Japan's Yearly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for 2025

by Snow
Dec 29, 2025 2:43 PM | 17 Comments

Here are the manga and light novel sales rankings for the fiscal year of 2025 (November 18, 2024 - November 16, 2025).

Manga Sales by Series
*1.　4,211,363　One Piece
*2.　3,921,875　Jujutsu Kaisen
*3.　3,517,870　Dandadan
*4.　3,012,745　Blue Lock
*5.　2,497,085　Kingdom
*6.　2,385,295　Ao no Hako
*7.　2,344,740　Sakamoto Days
*8.　2,252,310　Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
*9.　2,097,599　Boku no Hero Academia
10.　2,038,691　Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku

Manga Sales by Volume
*1.　1,370,154　One Piece Vol.111
*2.　1,329,993　Jujutsu Kaisen Vol.30
*3.　1,298,880　Jujutsu Kaisen Vol.29

*4.　1,217,769　One Piece Vol.112
*5.　*,977,955　Boku no Hero Academia Vol.42
*6.　*,802,206　Spy x Family Vol.15
*7.　*,796,155　One Piece Vol.113
*8.　*,633,932　Spy x Family Vol.16
*9.　*,583,210　Kingdom Vol.74
10.　*,566,342　Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Vol.15

11.　*,563,226　Sousou no Frieren Vol.14
12.　*,557,355　Kingdom Vol.75
13.　*,519,621　Kingdom Vol.76
14.　*,444,116　Kingdom Vol.77
15.　*,429,632　Kaijuu 8-gou Vol.15
16.　*,422,312　Yotsuba to! Vol.16
17.　*,417,464　Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.28
18.　*,408,081　World Trigger Vol.28
19.　*,382,001　Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.29

20.　*,379,750　Mystery to Iu nakare Vol.15

21.　*,376,917　Meitantei Conan Vol.107
22.　*,375,780　3-gatsu no Lion Vol.18
23.　*,372,411　One Piece Vol.110
24.　*,368,721　Kaijuu 8-gou Vol.16
25.　*,362,280　Blue Lock Vol.32
26.　*,361,901　[Oshi no Ko] Vol.16
27.　*,332,663　Blue Lock Vol.33
28.　*,331,659　Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Vol.15
29.　*,330,332　Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.30
30.　*,308,910　Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru Vol.14

Light Novel Sales by Series
*1.　1,060,890　Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

*2.　*,190,737　Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 2-nensei-hen
*3.　*,187,089　Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 3-nensei-hen
*4.　*,166,413　Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!
*5.　*,166,413　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka

Light Novel Sales by Volumes
*1.　199,976　Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Vol.16
*2.　130,449　Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken Vol.22
*3.　103,509　Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 3-nensei-hen Vol.1
*4.　126,666　Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon Vol.9
*5.　101,651　Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 2-nensei-hen Vol.12.5
*6.　*87,228　Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 3-nensei-hen Vol.2

Light Novels Separated by Specific Ranking

Source: Oricon

17 Comments Recent Comments

It's funny how JJK fans complained so much about the ending and it's final two volumes are still selling over a million copies each. Another funny thing is the "new cultural phenomenon" is not even among the top ten either by series or volumes. I am surprised by Yotsuba selling that much. I love the manga and I never realized it's actually that popular.

Jan 7, 5:02 AM by Captain-577

@Geark77 Oricon does not include digital copies and overseas sales~

COTE still has high sales but not as high as Apothecary Diaries.

Slime Isekai and Apothecary Diaries have the highest sales according to the publishers~

Jan 6, 3:53 PM by NewestPersonHere

I remember when One Piece volumes used to sell that many copies in a few days and roughly 3 million volumes each.

Jan 1, 12:40 PM by scabab

Yeah, the gap in LN series ranking is funny.
Did people get sick of Ayaji and decide to jump to Mao² instead?

Dec 31, 2025 1:52 AM by Geark77

The massive gap in sales between Kusuriya and the second place in Light Novel Sales by Series is fucking hilarious

Dec 30, 2025 11:00 AM by DatRandomDude

Look at the gap in LN sales by series between KnH and the second ranked lmao.

Dec 30, 2025 9:05 AM by Zefyris

Safe to say the anime adaptation played a big part in Ao no Hako, Dandadan and Sakamoto days huge sales.

Dec 30, 2025 7:10 AM by Softhenic03

Sakamoto Days outsells Spy x Family. Good to see.

Dec 30, 2025 6:32 AM by wildhood

One Piece is at a point where those numbers are considered “low” for it yet it’s still at the top. Unc still got it. 🙂‍↕️🙏

Dec 30, 2025 2:30 AM by thebrentinator24

I hate looking at these because they're usually filled with disappointment for me. 😭

Dec 30, 2025 12:08 AM by Retro8bit

The gap Between 1 and 2 in Light Novel Sales is crazy.I'm surprised to see in manga sales by series 2 romance titles in Top 10.

Dec 29, 2025 11:42 PM by Lordponczek

Shout out to them! This list does sorta remind me of how "inflated" 2020 and even 2021 rankings were (especially 2020 with demon slayer just doing Numbers)

Dec 29, 2025 7:32 PM by 3inPunisher

Another year, another great show for the manga and light novel industries. So happy for One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Dandadan, Blue Lock, Boku no Hero Academia, Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku, Spy x Family, Sousou no Frieren, Kaijuu No. 8, Oshi no Ko, Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru and Classroom of the Elite.

Dec 29, 2025 6:32 PM by Andan210

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Dec 29, 2025 6:14 PM by SushiRoe

It's always so interesting to see what Japan prefers. I've wanted to get more in touch with Japan's culture, and have been interested lately into what anime and manga sells the best over there. Though, it's no surprise One Piece is dominating.

Dec 29, 2025 5:23 PM by Gardevoir7

Great list again this year.i wish more light novels were available in audiobook form

Dec 29, 2025 5:19 PM by Chronowarp

up to top 29 ranking here independently compiled by a fan https://x.com/RoukHein/status/1991884378016989506

Dec 29, 2025 2:54 PM by deg

Related Database Entries

Manga:	One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen, Dandadan, Blue Lock, Kingdom, Ao no Hako, Sakamoto Days, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, Boku no Hero Academia, Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku, Spy x Family, Sousou no Frieren, Kaijuu 8-gou, Yotsuba to!, Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken, World Trigger, Mystery to Iu nakare, Meitantei Conan, 3-gatsu no Lion, [Oshi no Ko], Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto, Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 2-nensei-hen, Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 3-nensei-hen, Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!, Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka, Tensei shitara Slime Datta Ken, Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon