(Oricon collected data for the period of November 2019 to November 2020, that's why this is getting publish a month before the year ends)
Total domination by Kimetsu No Yaiba
Best selling Manga by series
Best selling Manga by volume
Best selling Light novels by series
Best selling Light novels by volume
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Total domination by Kimetsu No Yaiba
Best selling Manga by series
Rank | Title | Author | Estimated Sales |
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1 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Koyoharu Gotouge | 82,345,447 |
2 | Kingdom | Yasuhisa Hara | 8,251,058 |
3 | ONE PIECE | Eiichiro Oda | 7,709,667 |
4 | Haikyu!! | Haruichi Furudate | 7,212,099 |
5 | Jujutsu Kaisen | Gege Akutami | 6,702,736 |
Best selling Manga by volume
Rank | Title | Author | Estimated Sales |
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1 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 18 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 4,393,137 |
2 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 19 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 4,243,312 |
3 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 1 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,703,309 |
4 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 8 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,645,580 |
5 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 7 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,636,822 |
6 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 9 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,622,257 |
7 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 11 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,616,800 |
8 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 2 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,613,001 |
9 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 10 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,609,676 |
10 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 12 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,606,418 |
11 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 14 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,588,193 |
12 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 3 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,584,243 |
13 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 13 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,580,286 |
14 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 15 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,554,931 |
15 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 4 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,551,955 |
16 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 6 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,546,800 |
17 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 5 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,546,548 |
18 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 16 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,510,596 |
19 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 17 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,469,660 |
20 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 22 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 3,105,812 |
21 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 20 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 2,759,462 |
22 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 21 | Koyoharu Gotouge | 2,654,558 |
23 | ONE PIECE 95 | Eiichiro Oda | 2,054,642 |
24 | ONE PIECE 96 | Eiichiro Oda | 1,898,453 |
25 | ONE PIECE 97 | Eiichiro Oda | 1,806,133 |
26 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 20 Special Edition Bundled With Postcard Set | Koyoharu Gotouge | 1,637,005 |
27 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 21 Special Edition Bundled With Seal Set | Koyoharu Gotouge | 1,629,582 |
28 | SPY×FAMILY 3 | Tatsuya Endō | 1,063,724 |
29 | Attack on Titan 30 | Hajime Isayama | 1,021,684 |
30 | SPY×FAMILY 4 | Tatsuya Endō | 977,058 |
Best selling Light novels by series
Rank | Title | Author | Estimated Sales |
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1 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Novelization | Original Story: Koyoharu Gotouge/Novel: Aya Yajima | 2,752,593 |
2 | Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- | Writer: Tappei Nagatsuki/Illustration: Shinichirou Otsuka | 732,314 |
3 | That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Writer: Fuse/Illustration: Mitz Vah | 606,700 |
4 | Sword Art Online | Writer: Reki Kawahara/Illustration: abec | 564,235 |
5 | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | Writer: Hyūnganatsu /Illustration: Kashiwa Miyako | 527,950 |
Best selling Light novels by volume
Rank | Title | Author | Estimated Sales |
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1 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Shiawase no Hana | Original Story: Koyoharu Gotouge/Novel: Aya Yajima | 923,139 |
2 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Kataha no Chō | Original Story: Koyoharu Gotouge/Novel: Aya Yajima | 913,388 |
3 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Kaze no Michishirube | Original Story: Koyoharu Gotouge/Novel: Aya Yajima | 607,347 |
4 | Overlord 14 | Writer: Kugane Maruyama/Illustration: so-bin | 228,628 |
5 | Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train Novelization | Original Story: Koyoharu Gotouge/Novel: Aya Yajima/Script: ufotable | 197,397 |
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Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2020
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba sells 82 million, followed by Kingdom, One Piece, Haikyu!!, Jujutsu Kaisen
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Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2020
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba takes record top 22 spots, followed by 3 One Piece books, more Demon Slayer, SPY×FAMILY, Attack on Titan
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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2020
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is 1st franchise to top general book & manga rankings in 1 year
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Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2020
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is 1st novelization to take top 3 spots, followed by Overlord, Demon Slayer film novel
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- Kimetsu No Yaiba broke the record for most manga issues sold in a single year by more than two times the previous amount
- The previous record holder was One Piece who in 2011 sold 38 million issues
- This is the first time since 2005 that One Piece fails to top the list of best selling series (it was beaten by Nana)
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