Kodansha Best Selling English Manga

For several years, Kodansha has announced their best selling manga series in English. This list is by each book line and includes both the Kodansha Comics and Vertical Comics imprints. This list of best sellers was provided to booksellers and librarians to help provide an easy list on their most popular titles each year.

As the titles are listed by the book line, there are some instances where the same series will be listed multiple times within a year. For example in 2022, both the Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan Omnibus are listed as those were two different formats the books were printed in and each independently ranked as some of their best selling manga series. The specific sales numbers are not listed on this database and have not be publicly released.

About the Database & FAQ

Sourcing

This information was taken from the publisher’s own self-reported best sellers lists. This information is only for the printed books and not for digital-only sales. This sales information is likely accounting for all possible sales within a year, which could differ from third-party sales tracking numbers.

At this time, we are not including sales numbers for past years from third-party tracking in this database. We are keeping this database set to a single source to keep it as accurate as possible.

Missing Years

Only the years listed in this database have been announced by Kodansha for their best sellers. Future years and previous years may be available if Kodansha continues to publicize those numbers. Do not ask us or the publishers for any missing information. The publishers will not comment on it (unless via a press release) as the target audience for this is booksellers and librarians. As information is available, we can update the database.

First Volume Sale Date

These best sellers list can include titles that were both old titles that were released in previous years as well as titles that were only released for a short time period within the associated year. This First Volume Sale Date is a helpful metric to see how long the first volume has been on the market, and the overall trend on how long these series can remain popular.