List of best-selling manga

The following is a list of the best-selling Japanese manga series to date in terms of the number of collected volumes sold. All series in this list have at least 20 million copies in circulation. This list is limited to Japanese manga and does not include manhwa, manhua or original English-language manga. The series are listed according to the highest sales or circulation estimate of their collected volumes as reported in reliable sources unless indicated otherwise. Ties are arranged in alphabetical order.
Note that most manga series are first serialized and sold as part of manga magazines, before being sold separately as individual collected volumes. This list only includes the number of collected volumes sold.

Collected tankōbon volumes

'''Legend'''

Between 50 million and 99 million copies

Manga series	Author	Publisher	Demographic	No. of collected volumes	Serialized	Approximate sales
Captain Tsubasa	Yōichi Takahashi	Shueisha	/	110	1981–2024	90 million
Sazae-san	Machiko Hasegawa	Kodansha	—	68	1946–1974	86 million
Kinnikuman	Yudetamago	Shueisha	/	91	1979–1987, 2011–present	85 million
Hunter × Hunter	Yoshihiro Togashi	Shueisha		38	1998–2024	84 million
Vagabond	Takehiko Inoue	Kodansha		37	1998–2015	82 million
Fullmetal Alchemist	Hiromu Arakawa	Enix Square Enix		27	2001–2010	80 million
Sangokushi	Mitsuteru Yokoyama	Ushio Shuppansha		60	1971–1986	80 million
Tokyo Revengers	Ken Wakui	Kodansha		31	2017–2022	80 million
Haikyu!!	Haruichi Furudate	Shueisha		45	2012–2020	75 million
Gintama	Hideaki Sorachi	Shueisha		77	2003–2019	73 million
Fairy Tail	Hiro Mashima	Kodansha		63	2006–2017	72 million
Rurouni Kenshin	Nobuhiro Watsuki	Shueisha		28	1994–1999	72 million
Berserk	Kentaro Miura, Kouji Mori, Studio Gaga	Hakusensha		43	1989–present	70 million
Major	Takuya Mitsuda	Shogakukan		109	1994–present	66.66 million
Boys Over Flowers	Yoko Kamio	Shueisha		37	1992–2003	61 million
The Prince of Tennis	Takeshi Konomi	Shueisha		42	1999–2008	60 million
Rokudenashi Blues	Masanori Morita	Shueisha		42	1988–1997	60 million
Initial D	Shuichi Shigeno	Kodansha		48	1995–2013	56 million
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime	Fuse, Taiki Kawakami	Kodansha		29	2015–present	56 million
Bad Boys	Hiroshi Tanaka	Shōnen Gahōsha		22	1988–1996	55 million
H2	Mitsuru Adachi	Shogakukan		34	1992–1999	55 million
Ranma ½	Rumiko Takahashi	Shogakukan		38	1987–1996	55 million
The Seven Deadly Sins	Nakaba Suzuki	Kodansha		65	2012–present	55 million
Shura no Mon	Masatoshi Kawahara	Kodansha		31	1987–1996	55 million
Minami no Teiō	Dai Tennōji, Rikiya Gō	Nihon Bungeisha		187	1992–present	53 million
Super Radical Gag Family	Kenji Hamaoka	Akita Shoten		107	1993–present	51 million
Blue Lock	Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yusuke Nomura	Kodansha		37	2018–present	50 million
City Hunter	Tsukasa Hojo	Shueisha		35	1985–1991	50 million
Cobra	Buichi Terasawa	Shueisha		18	1978–1984	50 million
Devilman	Go Nagai	Kodansha		5	1972–1973	50 million
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai	Riku Sanjo, Koji Inada	Shueisha		37	1989–1996	50 million
Fisherman Sanpei	Takao Yaguchi	Kodansha		65	1973–1983	50 million
Glass Mask	Suzue Miuchi	Hakusensha		49	1976–2012	50 million
Great Teacher Onizuka	Tooru Fujisawa	Kodansha		25	1997–2002	50 million
Inuyasha	Rumiko Takahashi	Shogakukan		56	1996–2008	50 million
Nana	Ai Yazawa	Shueisha		21	2000–2009	50 million
Saint Seiya	Masami Kurumada	Shueisha		28	1985–1990	50 million
Shoot!	Tsukasa Ōshima	Kodansha		33	1990–1996	50 million
YuYu Hakusho	Yoshihiro Togashi	Shueisha		19	1990–1994	50 million

Between 30 million and 49 million copies

Manga series	Author	Publisher	Demographic	No. of collected volumes	Serialized	Approximate sales
Dokaben	Shinji Mizushima	Akita Shoten		205	1972–2018	48 million
Black Jack	Osamu Tezuka	Akita Shoten		25	1973–1983	47.66million
Kosaku Shima	Kenshi Hirokane	Kodansha		91	1983–present	47 million†‡
Tokyo Ghoul	Sui Ishida	Shueisha		30	2011–2018	47 million†
Crows	Hiroshi Takahashi	Akita Shoten		26	1990–1998	46 million†
Dear Boys	Hiroki Yagami	Kodansha		95	1989–present	46 million
Sailor Moon	Naoko Takeuchi	Kodansha		18	1991–1997	46 million
Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story	Tatsuo Nitta	Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha		108	1988–2013	46 million
Ace of Diamond	Yuji Terajima	Kodansha		81	2006–2022	45 million
The Apothecary Diaries	Hyūganatsu, Minoji Kurata, Nekokurage	Square Enix Shogakukan		54	2017–present	45 million
Shonan Junai Gumi	Tooru Fujisawa	Kodansha		31	1990–1996	45 million
The Promised Neverland	Kaiu Shirai, Posuka Demizu	Shueisha		20	2016–2020	42 million
Spy × Family	Tatsuya Endo	Shueisha		16	2019–present	41 million
Be-Bop High School	Kazuhiro Kiuchi	Kodansha		48	1983–2003	40 million
Cooking Papa	Tochi Ueyama	Kodansha		176	1985–present	40 million
Crest of the Royal Family	Chieko Hosokawa	Akita Shoten		70	1976–present	40 million
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!	Hiroyuki Nishimori	Shogakukan		38	1988–1997	40 million
Yu-Gi-Oh!	Kazuki Takahashi	Shueisha		38	1996–2004	40 million
Nodame Cantabile	Tomoko Ninomiya	Kodansha	[Josei manga\|]	25	2001–2010	39 million
Shaman King	Hiroyuki Takei			32	1998–2004	38 million
20th Century Boys	Naoki Urasawa	Shogakukan		22	1999–2006	36 million
Black Butler	Yana Toboso	Square Enix		35	2006–present	36 million
Kimi ni Todoke	Karuho Shiina	Shueisha		30	2005–2017	36 million
The Chef	Mai Tsurugina, Tadashi Katou	Nihon Bungeisha		62	1986–2016	35 million
Chibi Maruko-chan	Momoko Sakura	Shueisha		18	1986–2022	35 million
Itazura na Kiss	Kaoru Tada	Shueisha		23	1990–1999	35 million
One-Punch Man	One, Yusuke Murata	Shueisha		35	2012–present	35 million
Salary Man Kintaro	Hiroshi Motomiya	Shueisha		46	1994–2016	35 million†
Urusei Yatsura	Rumiko Takahashi	Shogakukan		34	1978–1987	35 million
Worst	Hiroshi Takahashi	Akita Shoten		33	2002–2013	35 million
Chainsaw Man	Tatsuki Fujimoto	Shueisha		22	2018–present	34 million
Space Brothers	Chūya Koyama	Kodansha		45	2007–present	34 million
3×3 Eyes	Yuzo Takada	Kodansha		40	1987–2002	33.33 million
Kaze Densetsu: Bukkomi no Taku	Hiroto Saki, Juzo Tokoro	Kodansha	/	27	1991–1997	33 million
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End	,	Shogakukan		15	2020–present	32 million
The Silent Service	Kaiji Kawaguchi	Kodansha		32	1988–1996	32 million
Yowamushi Pedal	Wataru Watanabe	Akita Shoten		98	2008–present	32 million
A Certain Magical Index	Kazuma Kamachi	Square Enix		105	2007–present	31 million
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube	Shō Makura, Takeshi Okano	Shueisha		31	1993–1999	31 million‡
Kuroko's Basketball	Tadatoshi Fujimaki	Shueisha		30	2008–2014	31 million
Bastard!!	Kazushi Hagiwara	Shueisha	/	27	1988–2012	30 million
Chameleon	Atsushi Kase	Kodansha		47	1990–1999	30 million
Death Note	Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata	Shueisha		12	2003–2006	30 million
Dr. Slump	Akira Toriyama	Shueisha		18	1980–1984	30 million
Fruits Basket	Natsuki Takaya	Hakusensha		23	1998–2006	30 million
	Tatsuhiko Yamagami	Akita Shoten		26	1974–1980	30 million
Golden Kamuy	Satoru Noda	Shueisha		31	2014–2022	30 million
Jarinko Chie	Etsumi Haruki	Futabasha		67	1978–1997	30 million
Jingi	Tachihara Ayumi	Akita Shoten		66	1988–2017	30 million†
Kaiji	Nobuyuki Fukumoto	Kodansha		91	1996–present	30 million
Pokémon Adventures	Hidenori Kusaka, Mato, Satoshi Yamamoto	Shogakukan	Children	64	1997–present	30 million
Reborn!	Akira Amano	Shueisha		42	2004–2012	30 million
Tokimeki Tonight	Koi Ikeno	Shueisha		30	1982–1994	30 million
Toriko	Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro	Shueisha		43	2008–2016	30 million
Ushio and Tora	Kazuhiro Fujita	Shogakukan		33	1990–1996	30 million
Yawara!	Naoki Urasawa	Shogakukan		29	1986–1993	30 million