Shogakukan
Founded in 1922, Shogakukan completes the trio of major Japanese publishers. Known for Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Big Comic Spirits, with foundational works such as Detective Conan, Doraemon and Inuyasha.
705
Total series
2902.7M
Total copies
46
Magazines
153
Active series
Market share by demographic
How Shogakukan's manga circulation splits across demographics.
Shonen
1206.2M
42.3%
Seinen
1120.4M
39.2%
Shojo
319.3M
11.2%
Kodomo
132.1M
4.6%
Josei
66.3M
2.3%
Web Manga
10.6M
0.4%
Sales evolution
Total yearly manga sales across all available years.
Manga
Top 10 historic — total circulation
| # | Series | Status | Total copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golgo 13 | Ongoing | 300M |
| 2 | Detective Conan | Ongoing | 270M |
| 3 | Oishinbo | Hiatus | 135M |
| 4 | Touch | Finished | 100M |
| 5 | Major | Finished | 66.7M |
| 6 | Ranma 1/2 | Finished | 55M |
| 7 | H2 | Finished | 55M |
| 8 | Inuyasha | Finished | 50M |
| 9 | Doraemon | Finished | 50M |
| 10 | Kyo Kara Ore Wa! | Finished | 40M |
Top 10 ongoing — total circulation
| # | Series | Total copies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golgo 13 | 300M |
| 2 | Detective Conan | 270M |
| 3 | Pocket Monsters Special | 28M |
| 4 | Tsuribaka Nisshi | 26M |
| 5 | Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight | 20M |
| 6 | Kaze no Daichi | 18.8M |
| 7 | Don't Call it Mystery | 16M |
| 8 | Soumubu Soumuka Yamaguchi Roppeita | 16M |
| 9 | Gallery Fake | 10M |
| 10 | Mogura no Uta | 9.7M |
Top 10 ongoing — latest weekly
| # | Series | Week | Total sales (cumulative) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kujou no Taizai #17 | Aug 10, 2026 | 32.1K |
| 2 | Nobunaga Concerto #23 | Aug 10, 2026 | 15.5K |
| 3 | Hajimete no Sefure #3 | Aug 10, 2026 | 13.6K |
| 4 | Rairairai #7 | Aug 10, 2026 | 10.3K |
| 5 | Mix #25 | Jul 27, 2026 | 83K |
| 6 | Like Shooting Stars in the Twilight #80 | Jul 27, 2026 | 6.1K |
| 7 | Ao Ashi Brotherfoot #2 | Jul 13, 2026 | 43.4K |
| 8 | 999-goushitsu #1 | Jul 13, 2026 | 33.7K |
| 9 | Lonely Attack on a Different World #27 | Jul 13, 2026 | 5.3K |
| 10 | The Apothecary Diaries - Maomao's Notebook #22 | Jul 6, 2026 | 132.4K |
Top 10 ongoing — latest monthly
| # | Series | Month | Top volume sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mix #25 | Jul 2026 | 83K |
| 2 | The Apothecary Diaries - Maomao's Notebook #22 | Jun 2026 | 106.1K |
| 3 | Detective Conan #108 | Apr 2026 | 288.6K |
| 4 | Don't Call it Mystery #16 | Feb 2026 | 258.2K |
| 5 | Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #15 | Jan 2026 | 129.5K |
| 6 | Firefly Wedding #5 | Aug 2024 | 67.9K |
| 7 | Major 2nd #28 | May 2024 | 48.6K |
| 8 | Black Lagoon #13 | Dec 2023 | 127.1K |
| 9 | Love Phantom #9 | May 2019 | 101.4K |
| 10 | Detective Conan: Hanazawa-san the Criminal #4 | Apr 2019 | 141K |
Light novels
Top 10 historic — total circulation
| # | Series | Status | Total copies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected | Finished | 10M |
| 2 | A Sister's All You Need. | Finished | 2.5M |
| 3 | From The Strongest Job of Dragon Knight, To The Beginner Job Carrier, Somehow, The Heroes are Depending on Me | Ongoing | 1.5M |
| 4 | Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku | Finished | 1.3M |
| 5 | Shiotaiou no Sato-san ga Ore ni dake Amai | Ongoing | 1.2M |
| 6 | Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki | Ongoing | 1.2M |
| 7 | Making fun mating harem of the strongest ever oak… | Ongoing | 1M |
| 8 | Time and the seasons | Finished | 800K |
| 9 | Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle | Ongoing | 200K |
| 10 | COP CRAFT | Ongoing | 200K |
Top 10 ongoing — latest monthly
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Magazines
Weekly Shonen Sunday
110
Big Comic Spirits
84
Sho-Comi
60
Cheese!
42
Betsucomi
39
Petit Comic
36
CoroCoro Comic
32
Flowers
31
Big Comic Superior
24
Big Comic Original
23
Gessan
20
Big Comic
19
MangaONE
18
Weekly Young Sunday
15
Ciao
14
Ura Sunday
13
Sunday X
12
Gekkan! Spirits
10
Ikki
10
Manga One
7
Yawaraka Spirits
6
Ane-kei Petit Comic
5
Judy
5
Heros
4
Sunday GX
4
Mobafura
3
Shounen Big Comic
3
Shounen Sunday S
3
Sunday Webry
3
Young Sunday
3
&Flower
2
Manga One Joshibu
2
Rinka
2
Shougaku Gonensei
2
Big Comic Zoukan
1
ChuChu
1
Hibana
1
Mobaman
1
Mobile Man
1
Monthly Hero's
1
Premium Cheese!
1
Shougaku Ninensei
1
Big Comic For Lady
0
Club Sunday
0
Twitter
0
Web Ikipara Comic
0