Oricon’s Yearly Manga Sales Ranking 2020

Looks like last time in 2019, Oricon was a lot more generous in providing us with the list of Top 50 of individual Manga sales and the Top 10 series sales respectively, this year however, the numbers are down to Top 30 and Top 5… Nevertheless, I appreciate them for sharing the list every year for everybody to see. Remember to visit their site here and show them some love! The data you find below is all available via Oricon’s posts right here (Individual) and here (Series).

Back in 2019, ONE PIECE and Shingeki no Kyojin dominated the Top 7 spots of individual volume sales, but I am sure all of you are cognisant of how charts in 2020 are like. Kimetsu no Yaiba‘s hegemony is not a new phenomenon, it is felt by many, in many areas including Anime charts and Light Novels. The sales of all its volumes occupy all the Top 22 spots of individual sales, with the Special Editions at number 26 and 27. Thus, it controls 24 out of 30 positions in the Top 30. That is 80% of the chart, leaving the remaining 20% for other titles.

Series such as Kingdom, Boku no Hero Academia, Yakusoku no Neverland and Haikyuu!! that were present in the Top 30 for 2019 edition were all absent this time around. All hope is not lost yet. Although they are not featured in the Top 30, I am sure they are somewhere between Top 31 – 40. For instance, sales of Boku no Hero Academia Volume 28 sold 553,106 copies when it was charted in the Top 30 for five weeks from late August till early October. Yakusoku no Neverland Volume 20 sold 568,118 copies the four weeks it was featured in the chart.

The chart does provide a breath of fresh air with a new title breaching the Top 30 at number 28 and 30. Spy x Family has been gaining traction in Japan, and sales have been very encouraging. We are sure to see it more often when new volumes are release. Without further ado, the full Top 30 is as follows:

Manga Individual Volumes Sales Ranking Top 30

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From November 18, 2019 to November 22, 2020

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As for sales according to series… well what can I say? Kimetsu no Yaiba killed it. The difference between the 2nd and 1st placing is just too wide. Kimetsu no Yaiba as a series sold a massive 82,345,447 copies the period between November 18, 2019 to November 22, 2020. Nearly 10 times the amount Kingdom had sold for the same period. Another interesting fact is, ONE PIECE sales are down from 10,134,232 copies it made for the year 2019 to 7,709,667 copies for 2020, dropping a spot to number 3.

Manga Sales Ranking According to Series Top 5

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From November 18, 2019 to November 22, 2020

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I am aware that MAL listed the Top 10 for series on their site, however I am not able to ascertain this as according to Oricon’s post, they only listed the Top 5. The numbers I assume, may have come from a different source. If you know where they got it, please let me know. After exhausting my search on the internet, I can’t seem to find the official list for 6 to 10.

Based on MAL’s post right here.

Based on Oricon’s post right here.

As you can see, the numbers posted on MAL’s Top 5 tally Oricon’s own, and since it is a trusted site, we can rest assure that their numbers are correct. Be sure to check out their post too.

Note: Thanks to Sakura Beth (see comment section) for pointing this out! MAL most likely got the full Top 10 here: https://twitter.com/WSJ_manga/status/1333129568308310019?s=20

Let me know if you find any faults with the list and I shall have them fixed right away! Be sure to drop a comment or two if you have any down in the comment section below.

Sources

1. Oricon 2020 Chart
2. Oricon 2020 Chart, Manga Individual (1 – 30)
3. Oricon 2020 Chart, Manga According to Series
4. MyAnimeList

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