The year 2021 is coming to an end. The opportunity to take stock of the manga released this year and especially on the best-selling in Japan. Do you have any idea which sagas have broken all records? We reveal everything thanks to the Oricon top!
10 – Haikyu
Haikyu, by Furudate Haruichi, sold 4,345,443 copies. Available from Kazé, the manga currently has 42 volumes in France against 45 volumes in Japan (Completed).
"Shôyô Hinata has an innate talent for volleyball despite his small size. But after a loss to the team of the "king of the field", Tobio Kageyama, his volleyball club in college loses all its members. He decides to return to volleyball when he enters high school, because this defeat left him with a bitter taste and his ultimate goal is to surpass Tobio. Except that he realizes that he has joined the same high school as him, and that he must therefore play in his team! And to restore the image of the volleyball team of Karasuno High School, considered as "the fallen champions", it will be necessary that Shôyô and Tobio recognize each other as teammates and not as rivals! Which may be a bit complicated… " (Nautiljon)
9 – Kingdom
Hara Yasuhisa's Kingdom sold 4,672,612 copies. Available from Meian, the manga currently has 60 volumes in France against 63 volumes in Japan (in progress).
"China, which is not yet unified, is going through a great war of five centuries. Shin, a young boy contemporary of these violent and stormy times, seeks, by the sheer force of his sword, to make a name for himself under the heavens!!! "
8 – Spy x Family
Endo Tatsuya's Spy x Family sold 4,973,402 copies. Available from Kurokawa, the manga currently has 6 volumes in France against 8 volumes in Japan (in progress).
"Twilight, the greatest spy in the world, must for his new mission create a family from scratch in order to be able to break into the most prestigious school of the aristocracy. Totally devoid of family experience, he will adopt a little girl unaware that she is telepathic, and associate with a shy young woman, without suspecting that she is a formidable hitwoman. This atypical trio will have to compose to go unnoticed, while discovering the true values of a united and loving family."
7 – Chainsaw Man
Fujimoto Tatsuki's Chainsaw Man sold 5,212,578 copies. Available from kazé, the series is finished in 11 volumes.
"To pay off his debts, Denji, a young man in total disarray, is exploited as Devil Hunter with his dog-demon-chainsaw, "Pochita". But following a cruel betrayal, he finally sees a possibility to get out of the shallows where he languishes! Becoming overpowered after his merger with Pochita, Denji is recruited by an organization and goes on a demon hunt… "
6 – One Piece
One Piece, by Oda Eiichiro, sold 7,002,583 copies. Available at Glénat, the series currently has 99 volumes in France against 100 volumes in Japan (in progress).
"Before his execution, legendary pirate Gold Roger launches an unprecedented treasure hunt and thus stimulates pirates around the world. Luffy, transformed into an elastic man after eating a demon fruit, dreams of becoming the king of pirates and finding the mysterious "One Piece". The pirate era is in full swing, Luffy in the straw hat and his crew will face colorful enemies and live incredible adventures!"
5 – My Hero Academia
My hero Academia, by Horikoshi Kohei, sold 7,020,361 copies. Available at Ki-oon, the series currently has 30 volumes in France compared to 32 volumes in Japan (in progress).
"In a world where 80% of the population has a superpower called alter, heroes are part of everyday life. And the supervillains too! In front of them stands the invincible All Might, the most powerful of heroes! The young Izuku Midoriya is an absolute fan. He has only one dream: to enter the Hero Academia to follow in the footsteps of his idol. The problem is that he is one of the 20% who have no power…
His destiny is turned upside down the day his path crosses that of All Might himself! The latter offers him an unexpected chance to see his dream come true. For Izuku, the obstacle course has only just begun!"
4 – Attack on the Titans
Isayama Hajime's Attack of the Titans sold 7,332,398 copies. Available from Pika, the series is finished in 34 volumes.
"The world now belongs to the Titans, gigantic beings who have almost decimated humanity. A hundred years ago, the last survivors built a stronghold, a city surrounded by a high wall in which their descendants live today. Parked, ignorant of the outside world, they consider themselves at least safe from these terrible beings who would make them only a mouthful. Alas, this illusion of security is shattered the day an oversized Titan appears, even more colossal than all the others. Then begins a desperate fight for the survival of the human race… "
3 – Tokyo Revengers
Wakui Ken's Tokyo Revengers sold 24,981,486 copies. The manga, in progress with 24 volumes in Japan, is available in France at Glénat (15 volumes currently published).
"At 26, Takemichi feels like he's already missed his life. Living on thankless odd jobs just good at paying the rent of a seedy studio, he laments the desert of his love life when he learns of the death of Hinata, the only girlfriend he has had… The girl and her brother were collateral victims of a settling of scores between members of a gigantic gang, the Tokyo Manji-kai. Still in shock, Takemichi is in turn the victim of an accident that inexplicably takes him back 12 years, when he was in college and gave himself the air of a bad boy. What if this was an opportunity for him to save Hinata? But as he tries to alter the future, Takemichi will find himself inexorably involved in the plots hatching around Tokyo Manji-kai and its charismatic and mysterious leader… "
2 – Demon Slayer
Gotoge Koyoharu's Demon Slayer sold 29,511,021 copies. The series is completed in 23 volumes. In France, Panini Publishing published 19 volumes (in progress).
"Japan, at the beginning of the twentieth century (Taisho era). A young charcoal seller named Tanjiro leads an uneventful life in the mountains, until the tragic day he discovers his village and family massacred by a demon. The only survivor of this tragedy is her younger sister Nezuko. Alas, in contact with the devil, she metamorphosed into a ferocious monster… In order to reverse the process and avenge his family, Tanjiro decides to go in search of the truth. For the young hero and his sister, a long adventure of blood and steel begins!"
1 – Jujutsu Kaisen
Akutami Gege's Jujutsu Kaisen sold 30,917,746 copies. Available from Ki-oon, the manga currently has 11 volumes in France compared to 17 volumes in Japan (in progress).
"Every year in Japan, there are more than 10,000 unexplained and missing deaths. In the majority of cases, it is the negative feelings of human beings that are at issue. Suffering, regrets, humiliation: their accumulation in the same place causes curses that are often fatal…
This is what Yuji Itadori, a high school student and member of the spiritism club, will discover the hard way. He does not believe in ghosts, but still contributes to the various missions of the group… until one of them went wrong. The relic they find, the severed finger of a thousand-year-old creature, attracts monsters! The young man does not hesitate for a second: he swallows the relic to ward off bad luck!
Here he is possessed by Ryomen Sukuna, the famous two-faced demon. Against all odds, Yuji managed to regain control of his body. This is unheard of! Nevertheless, he is sentenced to death by the organization of exorcists… A sentence that can only be postponed on one condition: find and ingest all of Sukuna's fingers in order to eliminate the threat once and for all. And for that, the teenager will have to learn the occult and mysterious art of exorcism!
Bloodthirsty monsters, epic combat and powerful magic: discover the new dark fantasy bomb! At the heart of a thousand-year-old struggle between exorcists and demons, how can you keep your humanity even when evil lurks deep within you?"
As you can see, the step is high between the podium and the rest of the ranking. What do you think of this top? Do you think that the manga present deserve their place?
