Oricon’s Half-Year Manga Sales Ranking 2023 and a Short Market Update

Oricon has finally revealed some of the bestselling series and volumes for the half-year of 2023, which took place from November 21, 2022, to May 21, 2023. The 2018 Manga series by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yuusuke Nomura, Blue Lock tops the list with 8,046,032 copies sold within the span of 182 days, leaving behind Chainsaw Continue reading Oricon’s Half-Year Manga Sales Ranking 2023 and a Short Market Update

Bandai Namco Holdings FY2023: Sales Reach All-time High, Dragon Ball Generates 144.5 Billion Yen in Sales, Likely the Highest for a Single IP in History

Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. posted its best fiscal year sales to date since FY2006, with a year-over-year increase of 11.34% to reach a strong closing of FY2023 at 990,089 million yen (≈7.18 billion USD), coming close to the 1 trillion yen (≈7.27 billion USD) mark. Despite achieving record sales, the group experienced a profit decline Continue reading Bandai Namco Holdings FY2023: Sales Reach All-time High, Dragon Ball Generates 144.5 Billion Yen in Sales, Likely the Highest for a Single IP in History

Toei Animation Achieves Record-Breaking Performance Thanks to Blockbuster Films in FY2023

Toei Animation has achieved its highest-ever recorded sales, surpassing its initial sales forecast of 76,000 million yen (≈561.51 million USD). Instead, the company saw a 53.38% jump in net sales, reaching 87,457 million yen (≈646.16 million USD), the steepest recorded since FY2012, while net income soared 63.03% to end the fiscal year at 20,900 million Continue reading Toei Animation Achieves Record-Breaking Performance Thanks to Blockbuster Films in FY2023

Toei Animation’s Q3 FY2023: Strong Performances Driven by Latest Film Success

Toei Animation has achieved its highest growth and performance to date, potentially in its history, for the third quarter of FY2023. Sales have grown by 53.01% to 65,064 million yen (≈484.82 million USD), while profit has increased by 64.20% year-over-year to 16,502 million yen (≈122.96 million USD). In comparison, the group only experienced a sales Continue reading Toei Animation’s Q3 FY2023: Strong Performances Driven by Latest Film Success

Bandai Namco’s Q3 FY2023 Results: Strongest Performances for Dragon Ball and Mobile Suit Gundam Since FY2008

Bandai Namco Holdings announced its Q3 FY2023 results, revealing its best-ever performance for the quarter to date, surpassing even its previous record from FY2002. The group reported sales of 743,187 million yen (≈5.63 million USD), up 18.28% compared to the same quarter in FY2022, and a year-over-year increase in profit of 36.86% to 84,444 million Continue reading Bandai Namco’s Q3 FY2023 Results: Strongest Performances for Dragon Ball and Mobile Suit Gundam Since FY2008

Top Sales According to Series for the Month of March 2023

In the monthly series chart for March 2023, Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon claimed the top spot. The release of the series’ live-action film boosted sales across the board, from Music to Books and Novels to Manga. While sales from Manga and Novels, particularly Novels, were strong throughout the period tracked, Music became the series’ Continue reading Top Sales According to Series for the Month of March 2023

Oricon’s Yearly Manga Sales Ranking 2022

Remember! That it is thanks to Oricon that we get to see these charts on a yearly basis, so be sure to say your thanks by visiting their site here. All the information you see below is accessible via Oricon right here (Series) and here (Individuals). For previous years’ charts, you can read them here Continue reading Oricon’s Yearly Manga Sales Ranking 2022