Light novel and manga rankings in Japan in the first half of the year

Oricon has now released its half-year sales charts for books related to the Japanese market, as it does every year. We’ll tell you which franchises were the big winners here. The breakdown includes sales for entire franchises as well as individual volumes.

The sales period under review was from November 23, 2020, to May 23, 2021.

Manga Rankings

By Series

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Koyoharu Gotouge, 26,351,483

2. Jujutsu Kaisen, Gege Akutami, 23,797,483

3. Tokyo Revengers, Ken Wakui, 5,007,825

4. Attack on Titan, Hajime Isayama, 4,635,754

5. Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto, 4,181,650

By Volume

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 23, Koyoharu Gotouge, 4,982,832

2. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Side Story, Ryōji Hirano/ Koyoharu Gotouge, 2,289,411

3. Jujutsu Kaisen 14, Gege Akutami, 2,055,130

4. ONE PIECE 98, Eiichiro Oda, 1,876,047

5. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Kōtō Senmon Gakkō, Gege Akutami, 1,640,157

Light Novel Rankings

By Series

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Novel Adaptation), Koyoharu Gotouge / Aya Yajima, 651,358

2. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Fuse / Mitz Vah, 357,852

3. The Apothecary Diaries, Hyūnganatsu / Kashiwa Miyako, 350,043

4. Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Tappei Nagatsuki / Shinichirou Otsuka, 301,196

5. Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Novel), Koyoharu Gotouge / Aya Yajima, 270,825

6. Jujutsu Kaisen: Iku Natsu to Kaeru Aki, Gege Akutami / Baraddo Kitaguni, 235,170

7. Haikyu!! Novelization!!, Haruichi Furudate / Kiyoko Hoshi, 225,002

8. Jujutsu Kaisen: Yoake no Ibara Michi, Gege Akutami / Baraddo Kitaguni, 206,059

Once again, these numbers clearly show how much the anime adaptation of Jujutsu Kaisen has boosted the series' popularity.