Like American comics, Japanese manga is a hot seller worldwide, thanks to otakus. It's always fun to see the top manga rankings every year; acts as a suggestion guide to find something new to read. Since we're halfway through the year, the list of best-selling manga for the first half of 2023 has been released, and surprisingly, sports manga Blue Lock has taken the pole position. Read on to learn more about Oricon's manga sales rankings for the first half of 2023 and see where your favorite manga ranks.
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Note: Before we move on to the rankings, just know that the sales of Oricon Manga cover the sales of many stores in Japan. However, it should be noted that it does not include all stores. More importantly, the fact that Oricon only counts sales of only physical copies of manga is crucial. Digital copies do not count towards their sales total.
Okay, the first half of 2023 went by very quickly, and here we are with Oricon's manga sales rankings until May 2023. Manga sales for some of the most popular anime releases like Chainsaw Man, Blue Lock, Spy x Family, etc. skyrocketed, but we have a clear winner here.
All of these manga have been serialized in Shonen Jump, and here is a ranked list of the best-selling manga in the first half of 2023: MangaCopies SoldBlue Lock8,046,032 Chainsaw Man4,492,906Slam Dunk4,199,966JujutsuOn5 Kaisen,235,73,73,73,73 ,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73,73 ,73,73,73,705 Spy x Family2,688,171Tokyo Revengers2,622,078My Hero Academia1,887,507Oshi no Ko1,690,722Kingdom1,569,434
