Japan's Yearly Manga & Light Novel Rankings for 2015

by Snow
Nov 29, 2015 1:52 PM | 176 Comments

Here are the manga and light novel sales rankings for the fiscal year of 2015 (November 17, 2014 - November 22, 2015).

Manga Sales by Series

*1.　14,102,521　One Piece
*2.　10,304,112　Nanatsu no Taizai
*3.　*8,778,048　Shingeki no Kyojin
*4.　*8,605,861　Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
*5.　*8,569,215　Kingdom
*6.　*6,531,508　Haikyuu!!
*7.　*4,321,830　Shokugeki no Souma
*8.　*4,188,158　Terra Formars
*9.　*4,058,119　Prison School
10.　*3,758,541　Tokyo Ghoul:re

11.　*3,689,013　One Punch-Man
12.　*3,638,637　Ao Haru Ride
13.　*3,576,177　Tokyo Ghoul
14.　*3,498,177　Naruto
15.　*3,472,121　Fairy Tail
16.　*3,355,844　Yowamushi Pedal
17.　*3,199,971　Nisekoi
18.　*2,940,024　Diamond no Ace
19.　*2,850,718　Owari no Seraph
20.　*2,820,526　Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic

21.　*2,818,926　Bleach
22.　*2,735,269　World Trigger
23.　*2,642,690　Gintama
24.　*2,321,095　Orange
25.　*2,308,421　Detective Conan
26.　*2,304,674　Ore Monogatari!
27.　*2,190,845　Boku no Hero Academia
28.　*2,148,504　Hoozuki no Reitetsu
29.　*1,979,421　3-gatsu no Lion
30.　*1,957,229　Kuroshitsuji

Manga Sales by Volumes

*1.　3,185,018　One Piece Vol.76
*2.　3,020,137　One Piece Vol.77
*3.　2,977,466　One Piece Vol.78
*4.　2,810,583　One Piece Vol.79
*5.　2,000,137　Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.15
*6.　1,920,780　Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.16
*7.　1,807,155　Shingeki no Kyojin Vol.17
*8.　1,324,693　Naruto Vol.72
*9.　1,017,871　Tokyo Ghoul:re Vol.1
10.　1,012,500　Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.12

11.　1,009,550　Naruto Gaiden: Nanadaime Hokage to Akairo no Hanatsuzuki
12.　*,997,782　Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.13
13.　*,991,094　Haikyuu!! Vol.14
14.　*,988,183　Tokyo Ghoul:re Vol.2
15.　*,987,660　Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.14
16.　*,974,184　Ao Haru Ride Vol.13
17.　*,957,215　Ao Haru Ride Vol.12
18.　*,952,338　Gin no Saji Vol.13
19.　*,947,140　Ansatsu Kyoushitsu Vol.15
20.　*,935,354　Tokyo Ghoul:re Vol.3

Rank 21 - 100

Novel Sales by Series

*1.　1,220,217　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
*2.　1,175,978　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei
*3.　1,050,446　Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.
*4.　*,927,413　Overlord
*5.　*,883,833　Naruto Hiden Series
*6.　*,788,895　Sword Art Online
*7.　*,494,721　Kagerou Daze
*8.　*,413,663　Kokuhaku Yokou Renshuu Series
*9.　*,405,666　Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index
10.　*,390,856　Sword Art Online: Progressive

11.　*,380,413　Boukyaku Tantei Series
12.　*,336,883　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria
13.　*,333,922　Haikyuu!! Shousetsu-ban!!
14.　*,326,179　No Game No Life
15.　*,314,890　Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
16.　*,313,744　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata
17.　*,313,159　Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Tanpenshuu (Vol.6.5, 7.5, 10.5)
18.　*,302,486　Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 16-sai no Hametsu
19.　*,294,451　Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
20.　*,289,046　Hataraku Maou-sama!

21.　*,288,060　Monogatari Series
22.　*,263,824　Date A Live
23.　*,254,547　Bakemono no Ko (Kadokawa Bunko)
24.　*,250,630　Kuroko no Basket: Replace
25.　*,242,408　Seiken Tsukai no World Break
26.　*,237,742　Accel World
27.　*,234,809　Shinmai Maou no Testament
28.　*,230,153　Hidan no Aria
29.　*,226,010　Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry
30.　*,216,734　Naruto Shinden Series

Novel Sales by Volumes

*1.　*,531,409　Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou Vol.6
*2.　*,325,991　Sword Art Online: Progressive Vol.3
*3.　*,285,081　Sword Art Online Vol.16
*4.　*,255,785　Kagerou Daze Vol.6
*5.　*,251,640　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Vol.16
*6.　*,247,532　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Vol.15
*7.　*,244,336　Bakemono no Ko (Kadokawa Bunko)
*8.　*,224,761　Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Vol.10
*9.　*,217,136　Naruto Hiden Series Vol.1
10.　*,207,460　Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Vol.10.5

11.　*,199,729　Coffee-ten Talleran Jikenbo Vol.4
12.　*,194,973　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Vol.17
13.　*,187,465　Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Vol.11
14.　*,168,810　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Vol.18
15.　*,158,397　Naruto Hiden Series Vol.2
16.　*,157,524　Shinyaku Toaru Majutsu no Index Vol.12
17.　*,157,104　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Vol.7
18.　*,156,331　No Game No Life Vol.7
19.　*,151,793　Haikyuu!! Shousetsu-ban!! Vol.5
20.　*,148,228　Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Vol.9

Rank 21 - 44

Novels Separated by Specific Ranking

Source: Oricon Youtaiju

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ichii_1 said:
lol
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/01/02/top-selling-light-novel-series-of-2015-announced

overlord is selling real well in the store fronts :O

Isn't this just from one store?

Jan 2, 2016 9:25 PM by AP24

lol
http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/01/02/top-selling-light-novel-series-of-2015-announced

overlord is selling real well in the store fronts :O

Jan 2, 2016 5:28 PM by ichii_1

The backlog sales for Bleach were up by a pretty sizable margin this year rather than the last 2 years, did it get more promotion this year than in '13 and '14?

243,402 in 2013
192,019 in 2014
333,737 in 2015

I initially thought it was the 13 blades fan book, but that was separated from Bleach in both the monthly and weekly rankings throughout august, so that wasn't it, the app is the only thing I can think of that caused this slight increase, but that's hard to believe

Dec 28, 2015 12:34 PM by Moverman75

KaoruMatsuoka said:
Danmachi beating Mahouka and Oregairu lolwat

anime boost.

Dec 11, 2015 2:57 PM by Kuma

Danmachi beating Mahouka and Oregairu lolwat

Dec 11, 2015 8:22 AM by KaoruMatsuoka

Iam pretty sure DanMachi gonna get s2 for Overlord, OPM etc which is made by madhouse idk i truly hope they do make 2nd seasons for em cuz all of them obviousy gave a huge boost in sales specialy Overlord, so i hope they change their policy or smth and start making 2nd seasons more and not just leave great animes on 1season... =/

Dec 11, 2015 7:39 AM by KurumiNightmare

moodie said:

Comic_Sans said:
The shit taste

It's killing me

Its time to realize its u who has the shit taste

And that's coming from the guy who has a Futanari doujinshi in his favorites? Pls

AquaWateria said:

Comic_Sans said:
The shit taste

It's killing me

You salty

Not as salty as the people who get their jimmies rustled on a daily basis just because they can't handle my memes

Dec 10, 2015 1:42 AM by Comic_Sans

Kuma said:

shanimebib said:

Not happening. No shoujo manga since post 90s ever got an anime adaptation after ending the serialization.

and then, there goes my hope for orange and taiyou no ie anime adaptation.

I really want a High School Debut anime adaptation!! ): It's a perfect entry to the shoujo romance demographic. Shame it's probably never gonna get one. The live action adaptation sucked.

Dec 9, 2015 9:18 PM by ToG25thBaam

Prison School and OPM doing great. It's too bad I can't say the same about Magi, especially because it returned to being a very enjoyable read for a while now.

Dec 9, 2015 12:53 AM by isla12

Glad to see Prison School is doing well.

Dec 8, 2015 6:03 PM by removed-user

bigivelfhq said:

riqueterremoto said:

Just like Beelzebub,Shaman King and many others who were axed.Selling 200k-350k is less than the least a 30+ volume on WSJ with more than one One Piece and Dragon Ball crossover should do.

Does the series has bad rankings in the magazine? No? Than it has no reason to be cancelled, doesn't matter what you think about it!

I don't look much into TOC,maybe if we had an average for 2015 it would be better.But most of the times Toriko only does better than the mangas with sell good but weirdly has low rankings(Bleach,Gintama ...) and Kochikame.

So he sells low and does less than average on TOC

Dec 8, 2015 5:20 PM by riqueterremoto

riqueterremoto said:

MysticLeviathan said:

You're acting like it's selling literally nothing. There are 20 series in WSJ right now. The top 30 is all manga from all magazines. I think you're giving real unnecessary hate to Toriko. Sure, it might not be a top 30 series, but it does sell volumes in the hundreds of thousands.

Just like Beelzebub,Shaman King and many others who were axed.Selling 200k-350k is less than the least a 30+ volume on WSJ with more than one One Piece and Dragon Ball crossover should do.

Does the series has bad rankings in the magazine? No? Than it has no reason to be cancelled, doesn't matter what you think about it!

Dec 8, 2015 4:53 PM by bigivelfhq

MysticLeviathan said:

riqueterremoto said:

Quality means nothing if it doesn't sell

Just like Beelzebub,Shaman King and many others who were axed.Selling 200k-350k is less than the least a 30+ volume on WSJ with more than one One Piece and Dragon Ball crossover should do.

Dec 8, 2015 4:46 PM by riqueterremoto

riqueterremoto said:

aboe said:

why axe one one of the best ongoing battle shonen?

Quality means nothing if it doesn't sell

Dec 8, 2015 3:21 PM by MysticLeviathan

aboe said:

Monomunu said:
Toriko kicked out from top 30 another year. time to axe it.

why axe one one of the best ongoing battle shonen?

Quality means nothing if it doesn't sell

Dec 8, 2015 1:40 PM by riqueterremoto

Monomunu said:
Toriko kicked out from top 30 another year. time to axe it.

why axe one one of the best ongoing battle shonen?

Dec 8, 2015 1:15 PM by aboe

Toriko kicked out from top 30 another year. time to axe it.

Dec 8, 2015 7:42 AM by Monomunu

Agafin said:

Z4k said:

I can't imagine what will happen the day this gets an adaptation.

Judging by the synopsis, it doesn't look like the type of series that can get more popular than it already is imo.

well, it's basicly OPM but with daily life. and look what happened to OPM today.

shanimebib said:

Ritshiro said:
So... Ao Haru Ride season 2, please? :)

Not happening. No shoujo manga since post 90s ever got an anime adaptation after ending the serialization.

and then, there goes my hope for orange and taiyou no ie anime adaptation.

Dec 3, 2015 8:45 AM by Kuma

Ritshiro said:
So... Ao Haru Ride season 2, please? :)

Not happening. No shoujo manga since post 90s ever got an anime adaptation after ending the serialization.

Dec 3, 2015 3:56 AM by shanimebib

Ray-Sensei said:
One Piece still dominating in sales. <3
Nanatsu takes over the second spot beating AOT, thank god.

SnK will definitely take #2 again next year.

Dec 3, 2015 1:21 AM by Guranto-kun

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