A Tale of Two Manga
March 14, 2025
The Top 20 manga of the year fell cleanly into two very different types.
Unit Sales Continued to Slide in 2024
March 14, 2025
Sales of the Top 20 Manga were down year over year in 2024.
Column by Richardson Handjaja
March 13, 2025
In his first column for ICv2, Richardson Hanjaja explains how recent manga publishing trends in Japan can drive strategies in the U.S.
Recent Trends at the Source
March 13, 2025
These unit sales rankings show the relative popularity of recent manga releases in Japan and trends at the source of American manga publications.
Fewer Properties in Top Titles; First Marvel Premier Collection Volumes Hit Chart
March 12, 2025
In general, fewer properties were making up the top titles across multiple categories; and another line of digest-sized superhero titles hit the charts.
Author Titles Up, Manga and Superhero Stay Flat
March 12, 2025
Sales of Author titles soared on the strength of a new volume of Solo Leveling, while the Manga and Superhero categories stayed even with last year's numbers.
Two Second Volumes Point to Strong Manga Debuts
March 7, 2025
Two manga series placed their second volumes in the Top 20, indicating strong reader support.
Flat Is Good, These Days
March 7, 2025
Sales of the Top 20 went up by a miniscule amount, but that's good news in an era of dropping sales.
Familiar Favorites Fill the Charts
January 20, 2025
Shoppers stuck with familiar properties in December.
Sales Drop, Best-Sellers Hit Harder
January 20, 2025
Sales were down across all three categories, compared to December 2023, with big dips at the top of the charts.
