Chainsaw Man Manga Has Crossed 27 Million Copies In Circulation In Japan!
Chainsaw Man had topped the manga sales list in the US for 3 consecutive months in December, January, and February.
Twitter’s manga expert, @MangaMoguraRE, posted on May 11, 2024, that Chainsaw Man manga is standing strong worldwide in terms of sales.
It has sold over 27 million copies for volumes 1 to 17, including digital copies.
"Chainsaw Man" by Tatsuki Fujimoto has 27 million copies in circulation for vols 1-17 (including digital).
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— Manga Mogura RE (Manga & Anime News) (@MangaMoguraRE) May 10, 2024
In August 2023, Chainsaw Man manga had 26 million copies in circulation, meaning it took 10 months for the series to get another million copies sold.
Even if you think it has done poorly in Japan, Chainsaw Man manga has done pretty well overseas, topping the manga sales list in the US for 3 consecutive months in December, January, and February.
About Chainsaw Man:
Chainsaw Man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Its first arc was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from December 2018 to December 2020; its second arc began serialization in Shueisha’s Shōnen Jump+ online magazine in July 2022. Its chapters have been collected in 16 tankōbon volumes as of December 2023.
Season 1 of the anime, produced by MAPPA, was broadcast from October to December 2022. An anime film, titled Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, has been announced.
Crunchyroll describes the overall plot of Chainsaw Man as follows:
Denji is a young boy who works as a devil hunter with the “Chainsaw Devil” Pochita. One day, as he was living his miserable life trying to pay off the debt he inherited from his parents, he got betrayed and killed. As he was losing his consciousness, he made a deal with Pochita, and got resurrected as the “Chainsaw Man”: the owner of the Devil’s heart.
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