The sales of manga have increased tenfold since the craze of anime has gone global. Fans have seen a rapid increase in the sales of manga series like Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece, Blue Lock, etc. The manga industry in particular has had a fantastic year, and the anime industry has contributed a plethora of new adaptations that have helped secure new audiences for their source materials.
Changes from 2022 to this year were influenced by several factors, such as the introduction of new anime adaptations, the love individual characters earned that attracted an audience, and significant plot developments that held readers’ attention. This has led to many mangas competing for the top spot.
In a shocking revelation, one fan-favorite manga series has joined the ranks of the best-selling mangas of all time, going after the record of the current best-selling manga of all time: One Piece. This manga is none other than Tatsuya Endo’s Spy x Family, which was released in 2019.
Spy x Family Joins The Race of The Best-Selling Manga of All Time
The plot of Spy x Family centers on a spy who must “build a family” to complete a mission. He is unaware that the woman he agrees to marry is an accomplished assassin and that his adopted daughter is a telepath.
With the release of volume 12, it was recently discovered that Spy x Family had 34 million copies in circulation. Based on statistical data, Spy x Family has the potential to become one of the most popular manga series ever. With the publication of its 12th volume, One Piece—the best-selling manga of all time—had 37 million copies in circulation.
However, it appears that Spy x Family may overtake One Piece in sales. The show has won praise from critics all over the world for its action sequences, voice acting, comedy, characters, storytelling, and artwork. This is truly a big achievement for the series as it was only released in 2019.
Spy x Family Manga Sales Record
Before the series began, the manga, which was created by Tatsuya Endo, had 12.5 million copies circulating. But after that, in 2022, as the manga series was adapted into an anime, in the two months that the anime series was on the air, sales figures nearly doubled, hitting over 21 million copies.
After that, sales of the manga series multiplied tenfold and reached all-time highs. Manga volumes 11 and 12 of Spy x Family were among the best-selling titles in 2023. The series was reported to be in circulation more than 34 million copies as of December 17, 2023.
Since May 2021, a number of the Spy x Family manga’s volumes have also appeared on The New York Times Graphic Books and Manga bestseller monthly list. This is truly a magnificent achievement and it has led the series in competition with manga and anime giants like One Piece and Jujutsu Kaisen.
