Top Selling Manga and Volumes for, 2024-25. Guess Who Didn't Make the List?

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So, the list of the top manga of the year, based on manga sales from Japan as reported by Oricon, is in, and a few of the West’s most beloved series didn’t make the cut. The ranking period spans from November 18, 2024, to November 16, 2025. Without further ado, here are the top 10 best selling manga series and the top 50 best selling manga volumes.

Top 10 best-selling manga series:

RANK./LAST YEAR'S RANK. TITLE [WRITER] ( MAGAZINE / PUBLISHER ) {NUMBER OF VOLUMES PUBLISHED} - YEAR-TO-DATE SALES

01./02. One Piece [Eiichirō Oda] (Weekly Shōnen Jump / Shūeisha) {3 volumes} - 4,211,363 (-20%)

02./01. Jujutsu Kaisen [Gege Akutami] (Weekly Shōnen Jump / Shūeisha) {2 volumes} - 3,921,875 (-48%)

03./18. Dandadan [Yukinobu Tatsu] (Shōnen Jump+ / Shūeisha) {4 volumes} - 3,517,870 (+157%)

04./05. Blue Lock [Muneyuki Kaneshiro / Yusuke Nomura] (Weekly Shōnen Magazine / Kōdansha) {4 volumes} - 3,012,745 (-22%)

05./07. Kingdom [Yasuhisa Hara] (Weekly Young Jump / Shūeisha) {4 volumes} - 2,497,085 (-23%)

06./14. Blue Box [Kōji Miura] (Weekly Shōnen Jump / Shūeisha) {5 volumes} - 2,385,295 (+33%)

07./19. Sakamoto Days [Yūto Suzuki] (Weekly Shōnen Jump / Shūeisha) {5 volumes} - 2,344,740 (+76%)

08./04. The Apothecary Diaries [Natsu Hyūga / Itsuki Nanao / Nekokurage and Natsu Hyūga / Minoji Kurata] (Monthly Big Gangan / Square Enix and Sunday GX / Shogakukan) {3 volumes} - 2,252,310 (-52%)

09./09. My Hero Academia [Kōhei Horikoshi] (Weekly Shōnen Jump / Shūeisha) {1 volume} - 2,097,599 (-29%)

10./36. The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity [Saka Mikami] (Magazine Pocket / Kōdansha) {6 volumes} - 2,038,691 (+178%)

Top 4 out of 5 Best Selling Manga Volumes

Top 50 Best-Selling Manga Volumes:

RANK. TITLE [RELEASE DATE] - YEAR-TO-DATE SALES

01. One Piece #111 [2025.03.04] - 1,370,154

02. Jujutsu Kaisen #30 [2024.12.25] - 1,329,993

03. Jujutsu Kaisen #29 [2024.12.25] - 1,298,880

04. One Piece #112 [2025.07.04] - 1,217,769

05. My Hero Academia #42 [2024.12.04] - 977,955

06. Spy x Family #15 [2025.03.04] - 802,206

07. One Piece #113 [2025.11.04] - 796,155

08. Spy x Family #16 [2025.10.03] - 633,932

09. Kingdom #74 [2024.12.18] - 583,210

10. The Apothecary Diaries #15 [2025.03.25] - 566,342

11. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #14 [2025.03.18] - 563,226

12. Kingdom #75 [2025.03.18] - 557,355

13. Kingdom #76 [2025.07.17] - 519,621

14. Kingdom #77 [2025.10.17] - 444,116

15. Kaiju No. 8 #15 [2025.03.04] - 429,632

16. Yotsuba&! #16 [2025.02.26] - 422,312

17. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #28 [2025.01.30] - 417,464

18. World Trigger #28 [2025.02.04] - 408,081

19. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #29 [2025.06.09] - 382,001

20. Do Not Say Mystery #15 [2025.03.10] - 379,750

21. Detective Conan #107 [2025.04.18] - 376,917

22. March Comes in Like a Lion #18 [2025.09.29] - 375,780

23. One Piece #110 [2024.11.01] - 372,411

24. Kaiju No. 8 #16 [2025.09.04] - 368,721

25. Blue Lock #32 [2024.12.17] - 362,280

26. [Oshi no Ko] #16 [2024.12.18] - 361,901

27. Blue Lock #33 [2025.03.17] - 332,663

28. My Dress-up Darling #15 [2025.07.25] - 331,659

29. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #30 [2025.10.09] - 330,332

30. My Dress-up Darling #14 [2024.11.25] - 308,910

31. Chainsaw Man #19 [2024.12.04] - 296,994

32. Blue Lock #34 [2025.06.17] - 290,886

33. Jujutsu Kaisen #28 [2024.10.04] - 284,387

34. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #23 [2024.12.27] - 274,027

35. One-Punch Man #33 [2025.04.04] - 267,749

36. Blue Lock #35 [2025.08.12] - 255,677

37. Chainsaw Man #20 [2025.04.04] - 252,266

38. Dandadan #18 [2025.01.04] - 250,738

39. Blue Box #18 [2024.12.04] - 241,312

40. One-Punch Man #34 [2025.08.04] - 240,985

41. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #24 [2025.06.26] - 236,557

42. The Summer Hikaru Died #6 [2024.12.04] - 232,215

43. Chainsaw Man #21 [2025.07.04] - 229,898

44. Dandadan #19 [2025.04.04] - 228,935

45. Kagurabachi #5 [2024.12.04] - 222,759

46. Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe #3 [2025.05.19] - 222,439

47. Blue Box #19 [2025.03.04] - 222,122

48. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 9 The JOJOLands #5 [2024.12.18] - 219,088

49. Chiikawa Nanka Chiisakute Kawaii Yatsu #7 [2024.11.21] - 218,261

50. Dandadan #20 [2025.07.04] - 209,597

Also, these are the top 10 best-selling Light Novel series.

Top 3 Best-Selling Light Novels series

Top 10 best-selling Light Novel series:

RANK./ TITLE - YEAR-TO-DATE SALES

01./ The Apothecary Diaries - 1,060,890

02./ Classroom of the elite: Year 3 - 190,737

03./ Classroom of the elite: Year 2 - 187,089

04./ My Happy Marriage - 176,934

05./ Silent Witch - 169,805

06./ Too Many Losing Heroines! - 166,413

07./ Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? - 164,326

08./ That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime - 158,151

09./ Sekai de Ichiban Sukitootta Monogatari - 137,961

10./ The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten - 110,785

One series I was shocked to see missing from the list is the West’s acclaimed Gachiakuta. It didn’t make the top 10 best-selling manga series or the top 50 best-selling manga volumes, even after the release of its anime adaptation on July 6, 2025. The anime is close to finish airing (or done by the time some of you read this). The manga, serialized since February 2022, currently has 157 chapters and 16 volumes, yet it still hasn’t gained much traction with Japanese fans.

Enjin from Gachiakuta Chapter 42 (corresponding to anime Episode 19).

I was expecting a Demon Slayer Episode 19 style explosion in popularity that would boost sales, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Dandadan, Sakamoto Days, and The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity all saw surges in manga sales following their anime adaptations, but Gachiakuta didn’t experience the same effect. So why aren’t Japanese fans connecting with this series? Was that one fan right for calling Urana’s work “mid”? Was it wise for Urana to respond to that criticism in a way that may have alienated some Japanese manga fans? Or perhaps the graffiti inspired, trash world setting just doesn’t appeal to them?

You’d be surprised at which manga series are considered masterpieces in Japan compared to what kaigai (overseas) anime and manga otaku hold in high regard. For example, in the West, Fullmetal Alchemist is often ranked among the top 10 or even top 5 greatest anime of all time. However, in a Japanese top 100 anime poll conducted by NHK (Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai/日本放送協会)), Japan’s national broadcasting organization, Fullmetal Alchemist is not even ranked in the top 10 or 20. It’s ranked only 27th. Surprisingly, Tiger & Bunny took the first and second spots. Dragon Ball and Naruto didn’t even make the list, while One Piece ranked 72nd. The poll was conducted nearly a decade ago, and some of these series were still ongoing at the time.

But nonetheless, as most Otaku know, sometimes the West's taste doesn't translate to Japan's taste.

Creditable sties for top 100 anime of all time by NHK: https://myanimelist.net/news/50582644, https://www.imdb.com/list/ls500880942/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2017/5/4/best-anime-100-results-revealed-for-nhks-nippon-anime-100?srsltid=AfmBOornX7_0X5khUShb3twhHnK3ZgaKae1moCg20bktQs9u_jvNUknK