The best-selling manga of 2024isn’t going to surprise anybody, which is a token of its elaborate success. Oricon is a Japanese company supplying statistics on several forms of media, including the sales of printed manga volumes in multiple popular retailers. Oricon rankings provide a way to assess the best-selling manga over a given period of time. Oricon’s official annual rankings will be available within a week of November 25, the time of writing, but estimates already show thatJujutsu Kaisenhas taken the top spot for 2024.
The revelation ofJujutsu Kaisen’s claim to top bestseller is nowhere near as climactic as its finale, the culmination of which spanned the entire year and finally resolved with chapter #271 on September 29. The circumstances aroundJujutsu Kaisenbeing 2024’s top bestseller, though, make matters far more interesting.Jujutsu Kaisenisn’t just 2024’s best-selling manga—it’s firmly cemented itself as a legendary series, and its 2024 victory is just a celebration lap.
Jujutsu Kaisen Is The Best-Selling Manga For the Third Time in Four Years
Jujutsu Kaisen Beats One Piece For Best-Selling Manga of 2024
The news comes by way ofestimates shared by X user @RoukHein. Derived from Oricon’s weekly rankings from November 20th, 2023 to November 17th, 2024, the resulting estimates show something very unexpected. While it’s normal for a manga to sell well during the same year as it ends,Jujutsu Kaisenholds a marked edge over the competition—even established mega-hit franchises likeOne Piece. The estimated top 10 manga for 2024 are as follows:
7,610,995
~5,280,000
~4,955,000
~4,695,000
3,881,269
~3,415,000
~3,235,000
~3,075,000
~2,910,000
Spy x Family
~2,710,000
Jujutsu Kaisenis well ahead of silver medalistOne Pieceby a jaw-dropping 2 million sales.Jujutsu Kaisenbeing in its final arc alone isn’t a satisfying explanation, especially when fellow massively popular battle shōnenMy Hero Academiaalso ended this year but lags so far behind. Overtaking one of the Big Three is a big event no matter how it’s spun, and it deserves its fair share of credit.
More importantly, this isthe third time in four years thatJujutsu Kaisentops Oricon’s chartsfor the best-selling manga,losing only toBlue Lockin 2023. This is an incredible achievement that speaks of how consistent the success of the series has been during its short run.Jujutsu Kaisenstarted in 2018, and for that year the top spot belonged toOne Piece. In 2019 and 2020 it wasDemon Slayer’s time to shine but after Gotouge’s series ended,Jujutsu Kaisenhas simply dominated until its conclusion.
Jujutsu KaisenIsn’t Just Legendary, It Made The Big Three Outdated
The Shōnen Has Led Charts And Discussions Alike For Years
There’s been plenty of discussion aboutJujutsu Kaisen’s place among the Big Three:Naruto,Bleach, andOne Piece, extremely successful franchises with a massive cultural impact. AlthoughJujutsu Kaisen’s influence has remained high in recent years, its ability to outrankOne Piece—the best-selling manga of all time—for four years should be an indication that it has earned more than a seat at the table.Jujutsu Kaisendidn’t suddenly arrive at the top. For years, it’s consistently been a high-ranked bestseller.
In reality,Jujutsu Kaisenhasn’t just nudged the Big Three enough to warrant a revision.Jujutsu Kaisenhas done something much bigger. It’s worked to makethe idea of the Big Three entirely irrelevant. While series likeNarutowill retain a timeless charm,Jujutsu Kaisenis part of a wave of shonen manga that build on the ideas of franchises like The Big Three to better fit today’s viewers. Its gritty storytelling places it in the so-called “Dark Trio” alongsideChainsaw ManandHell’s Paradise, while it’s placed alongsideDemon SlayerandMy Hero Academiain “The New Big Three” when evaluating sales and cultural relevance.
As manga grows ever more popular worldwide, it’s certain that former manga legends will make way for new legends to achieve such milestones asJujutsu Kaisenhas.
Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kaisenis a Japanese anime and manga series created by Gege Akutami. The story is set in a world where Cursed Spirits, born from negative human emotions, prey on humanity. It follows high school student Yuji Itadori as he becomes entangled in the world of Jujutsu Sorcery after swallowing a cursed talisman—Ryomen Sukuna’s finger—and becomes the host for one of the most powerful curses. Yuji joins the Tokyo Metropolitan Magic Technical College to learn how to combat curses while searching for the remaining fingers of Sukuna to exorcise him permanently.
