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The following is a list of the best-selling Japanese manga series to date in terms of the number of collected ''
tankōbon is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or ...
'' volumes sold. All series in this list have at least 20 million copies in circulation. This list is limited to Japanese manga and does not include
manhwa (; ) is the general Korean term for comics and print cartoons. Outside Korea, the term usually refers to South Korean comics. is greatly influenced by Japanese Manga comics. Modern Manhwa has extended its reach to many other countries. ...
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manhua () are Chinese-language comics produced in China and Taiwan. Whilst Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China in some shape or form throughout its imperial history, the term first appeared in 1904 in a comic titled ''Cu ...
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original English-language manga An original English-language manga or OEL manga is a comic book or graphic novel drawn in the style of manga and originally published in English. The term "international manga", as used by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encompasses all ...
. The series are listed according to the highest circulation (copies in print) estimate of their collected ''tankōbon'' volumes as reported in reliable sources unless indicated otherwise. As for the series with the same total number of circulation or sales, they are arranged in alphabetical order. Note that most manga series are first sold as part of
manga magazines This is a list of manga magazines or published in Japan. The majority of manga magazines are categorized into one of five demographics, which correspond to the age and gender of their readership: * '' Kodomo'' – aimed at young children. * '' ...
, where most manga series are first serialized, before being sold separately as individual collected ''tankōbon'' volumes. This list only includes the number of collected ''tankōbon'' volumes sold. For sales of manga magazines which includes these series, see ''
List of Japanese manga magazines by circulation The following is a list of Japanese manga magazines by circulation, during the timespan of April 1 to June 30, 2022. These figures have been collected by the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association, which updates every three months. The updates ar ...
''. The best-selling manga magazine (and best-selling comic magazine) is ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run ...
'', with over 7.5billion copies sold. Estimated circulation figures for individual manga series published in manga magazines are given in footnotes.


Collected tankōbon volumes

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At least 100 million copies and above


Between 50 million and 99 million copies


Between 30 million and 49 million copies


Between 20 million and 29 million copies


See also

* List of best-selling comic series *
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List of best-selling light novels This page provides a list of light novels which have sold over 10 million copies. A is a style of Japanese young adult fiction primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese ...
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List of Japanese manga magazines by circulation The following is a list of Japanese manga magazines by circulation, during the timespan of April 1 to June 30, 2022. These figures have been collected by the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association, which updates every three months. The updates ar ...
* List of ''The New York Times'' Manga Best Sellers * ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' circulation figures


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