Best Selling Manga 2021: Top 10 Series With Most Sales.

Manga is the comics that are released in Japan. Here I have listed the best-selling manga for the year 2021 so far. The data is updated till May 2021.

Updated on November 29, 2021: Yearly Oricon and Rakuten Data

Oricon Manga Sales 2021 – Top 10 Series (November 23, 2020 – November 21, 2021)

Rank	Series	Copies Sold	Author
1	Jujutsu Kaisen	30,917,746	Akutami Gege
2	Demon Slayer	29,511,021	Koyoharu Gotouge
3	Tokyo Revengers	24,981,486	Ken Wakui
4	Attack On Titan	7,332,398	Hajime Isayama
5	My Hero Academia	7,020,361	Kohei Horikoshi
6	One Piece	7,002,583	Eiichiro Oda
7	Chainsaw Man	5,212,578	Tatsuki Fujimoto
8	Spy x Family	4,973,402	Tatsuya Endo
9	Kingdom	4,672,612	Yasuhisa Hara
10	Haikyu!!	4,345,443	Haruichi Furudate

Oricon Yearly Manga Sales By Volume – Top 20 Volumes(November 23, 2020 – November 21, 2021)

Rank	Series	Volume	Sales
1	Demon Slayer	23	5,171,440
2	Demon Slayer	24	2,374,621
3	Jujutsu Kaisen	14	2,312,250
4	Jujutsu Kaisen	15	2,306,950
5	Jujutsu Kaisen	16	2,098,087
6	One Piece	98	2,018,042
7	Jujutsu Kaisen	0	1,930,831
8	One Piece	99	1,863,574
9	One Piece	100	1,839,886
10	Jujutsu Kaisen	13	1,772,617
11	Jujutsu Kaisen	9	1,772,331
12	Jujutsu Kaisen	8	1,770,228
13	Jujutsu Kaisen	1	1,765,995
14	Jujutsu Kaisen	12	1,759,287
15	Jujutsu Kaisen	10	1,749,558
16	Jujutsu Kaisen	11	1,748,084
17	Jujutsu Kaisen	2	1,732,361
18	Jujutsu Kaisen	7	1,710,326
19	Jujutsu Kaisen	4	1,705,266
20	Jujutsu Kaisen	3	1,702,581

Rakuten’s Yearly Digital Sales Info – January 2021 to October 2021

Note that these are just Digital sales in Rakuten Only.

Rank	Series Name
1	Jujutsu Kaisen
2	Tokyo Revengers
3	Demon Slayer
4	Attack On Titan
5	Kingdom
6	Mystery to lu Nakare
7	One Piece
8	My Hero Academia
9	That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime
10	Chainsaw Man
11	Golden Kamuy
12	Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
13	The Promised Neverland
14	World Trigger
15	Dr. Stone
16	Spy X Family
17	Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
18	Haikyuu
19	Police In A Pod
20	Record of Ragnarok
21	Aoashi
22	Space Brothers
23	Hajime no Ippo
24	The Fable
25	Blue Period
26	My Happy Marriage
27	The Apothecary Diaries 〜 Maomao no Koukyuu Nazotoki Techou〜
28	Kaiju No. 8
29	Yona of the Dawn
30	Hunter x Hunter
31	Promise Cinderella
32	Zatch Bell!
33	Kaguya-sama: Love is War
34	One Piece Full Color
35	Giant Killing
36	Sweat and Soap
37	Shoujiki Fudousan
38	Detective Conan
39	Beastars
40	Honey Lemon Soda
41	The Apothecary Diaries
42	Fire Force
43	My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World
44	Jujutsu Kaisen #0
45	Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun
46	Chi – Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite
47	Yowamushi Pedal
48	Bleach
49	That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Light Novel)
50	Black Clover

Oricon released the list for the first half of the year till May 2021.

Oricon Top 10 Best Selling Series Half-yearly:

Rank	Series	Copies Sold	Author
1	Kimetsu No Yaiba	26,351,483	Koyoharu Gotouge
2	Jujutsu Kaisen	23,797,483	Akutami Gege
3	Tokyo Revengers	5,007,825	Ken Wakui
4	Attack On Titan	4,635,754	Hajime Isayama
5	Chainsaw Man	4,181,650	Tatsuki Fujimoto
6	The Promised Neverland	3,191,416	Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu
7	My Hero Academia	3,045,057	Kohei Horikoshi
8	Haikyu!!	2,944,002	Haruichi Furudate
9	Kingdom	2,596,395	Yasuhisa Hara
10	One Piece	2,573,010	Eiichiro Oda

10. One Piece

Sales: 2,573,010

Author: Eiichiro Oda

One Piece tells the story of Monkey D. Luffy who aims to become the Pirate King and his adventures along with friends. One Piece has completed 24 years of serialization and has even surpassed Batman to become the second highest-grossing comic of all time.

One Piece has consistently topped the yearly manga sales for several years only recently displaced by Demon Slayer recently. One Piece sales are really great for a weekly anime series.

The problem with it is that not a lot of new readers start it as it is very long. Also, the backlogs aren’t selling that high compared to the modern series since the fans would have already bought the old volumes. Having said that, its per volume sales are really high. Volume 99 has around 1.8 million and volume 100 had a great opening. Volume 101 is likely to be released in December and it is likely to end up at any position from 6th to 4th.

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9. Kingdom

Sales: 2,596,395

Author: Yasuhisa Hara

Kingdom tells the story of Shin, who aims to become a great general, and Ei Sei, who wants the unification of China.

Kingdom doesn’t have great worldwide popularity but it is insanely popular in Japan. Kingdom doesn’t have a great anime adaptation but it continues to be the best-selling Seinen in Japan currently. It even beat One Piece in 2020 which is an incredible achievement.

With a volume released in July (July sales aren’t reflected here) and another one likely down the line in 2021, it is likely to go up few places.

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8. Haikyuu

Sales: 2,944,002

Author: Haruichi Furudate

Haikyuu tells the story of Hinata Shoto who wants to play Volleyball even though he is really short and his journey with the Karasuno School Volleyball Team.

Haikyuu ended its serialization in 2020 but the manga sales are still great in 2021. The second part of the fourth season of the anime aired in later 2020, which might have helped in its manga sales. With no anime in the immediate future, the sales will continue to drop going forward in 2021. But for a series that ended almost one year ago, the sales numbers are outstanding.

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7. My Hero Academia

Sales: 3,045,057

Author: Kohei Horikoshi

My Hero Academia tells the story of Izuku Midoriya, who aims to become a great hero even though he is born quirkless in this world full of people with quirks. My Hero Academia is one of the most popular series in the world.

The manga sales have been really consistent with no notable gain or loss throughout its journey. The fifth season of the anime hasn’t boosted the sales that much but the next volume release get a boost due to anime. The latest volume in August is one of its best-selling volumes ever and another volume by the year-end will boost its sales even higher.

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6. Promised Neverland

Sales: 3,191,416

Author: Kaiu Shirai/ Posuka Demizu

Promised Neverland tells the story about a group of orphans who are raised as food for another demon-like race in an orphanage and the kids’ quest to escape the place to go to a better world.

The manga serialization ended last year but the sales are still really high this year due to the anime airing. The anime was a bad adaptation which hampered the sales to an extent considering how well other series perform during their anime airing. The sales will only go down so this may not be in the top 10 by the year-end.

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5. Chainsaw Man

Sales: 4,181,650

Author: Tatsuki Fujimoto

Chainsaw Man tells the story of Denji, who can turn into a Chainsaw devil, and his journey as a devil hunter. The first part of the series ended and the sales are amazing given it doesn’t even have an anime adaptation yet. The anime airing will make the sales skyrocket and this may take the fourth spot in the end and I have a feeling this will be like Jujutsu Kaisen in its sales.

I have never seen a series as hyped as Chainsaw Man even before the anime adaptation. The only thing that was like this Attack On Titan as far as I remember.

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4. Attack On Titan

Sales: 4,635,754

Author: Hajime Isayama

Attack On Titan tells the story about a civilization that is inside three walls to protect itself from Titans. Attack On Titan is a global phenomenon that has had a great impact on the anime industry.

The last volume has released in June 2021 with a great opening, though the ending isn’t being universally loved. It will still be expected to get consistent sales throughout the year. With anime scheduled only for 2022, the sales won’t receive any boost from it.

I expect Attack On Titan to drop few places from this list since Kingdom and One Piece will probably surpass it by the end of the year.

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3. Tokyo Revengers

Sales: 5,007,825

Author: Ken Wakui

Takemichi Hanagaki, a 26-year-old freeter with no hope in life, learns one day that his middle school ex-girlfriend, Hinata Tachibana, and her younger brother Naoto, are killed by the Tokyo Manji Gang. He teleports exactly 12 years into the past to 2005, when he was pushed in front of a train. He vows to save her girlfriend by changing the future.

Tokyo Revengers is another series that has an unbelievable manga sales boost due to its anime. It started its anime airing in April 2021 and the sales have skyrocketed since then. The sales in July, and August month for Tokyo Revengers are over the roof but it will be tough for Tokyo Revengers to beat Jujutsu Kaisen or Demon Slayer but the third position is locked for it for 2021 manga sales.

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2. JuJutsu Kaisen

Sales: 23,797,483

Author: Gege Akutami

Jujutsu Kaisen is a story about Yuji Itadori, a high school student who joins an organization of sorcerers to defeat Ryomen Sukuna, for whom Itadori becomes the host. Anime started airing last year October and the manga sales have skyrocketed since then.

At the time of writing this article, Gege has taken a break for one month which might impact the sales a bit. A movie adapting chapter 0 has been scheduled to release at the end of December so it may not boost the sales for 2021 but the talk of the movie itself usually affects the sales of a series positively.

With one another volume at least to be released this year, Jujutsu Kaisen will definitely end up at the top of the charts by 2021.

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1. Demon Slayer

Sales: 26,351,483

Author: Koyoharu Gotoge

Demon Slayer is the story about Tanjiro who sets on a path to turn her sister Nezuko back into a human as she has currently become a demon. He meets Inouske and Zenitsu on his journey and they continue their journey together.

Demon Slayer ended 2020 as the best-selling manga for that year and it doesn’t look like stopping anytime soon. It has become a cultural phenomenon among the Japanese young population and the release of the movie only increased sales. Though the manga has ended in 2020 the sales haven’t stopped and it is just an unbelievable achievement.

With such a revolution, no wonder Gotouge was selected in the TIMES 100. With season 2 scheduled to release in 2021, the sales will probably experience another peak. But Jujutsu Kaisen will probably beat it to the top.

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Best Selling Manga Half Year By Volumes

Rank	Series	Volume No	Author
1	Jujutsu Kaisen	14	Akutami Gege
2	Jujutsu Kaisen	15	Akutami Gege
3	Jujutsu Kaisen	16	Akutami Gege
4	Jujutsu Kaisen	0	Akutami Gege
5	Kimetsu no Yaiba Official Fanbook	2	Koyoharu Gotoge
6	Jujutsu Kaisen	8	Akutami Gege
7	Jujutsu Kaisen	9	Akutami Gege
8	Jujutsu Kaisen	10	Akutami Gege
9	One Piece	98	Eiichiro Oda
10	Jujutsu Kaisen	1	Akutami Gege
11	Jujutsu Kaisen	13	Akutami Gege
12	Jujutsu Kaisen	11	Akutami Gege
13	Jujutsu Kaisen	2	Akutami Gege
14	Jujutsu Kaisen	12	Akutami Gege
15	Jujutsu Kaisen	7	Akutami Gege
16	Jujutsu Kaisen	3	Akutami Gege
17	Jujutsu Kaisen	4	Akutami Gege
18	Jujutsu Kaisen	6	Akutami Gege
19	Jujutsu Kaisen	5	Akutami Gege
20	One Piece	99	Eiichiro Oda

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