Tuesday, June 20, 2006
JAPANESE MANGA ANTHOLOGY CIRCULATION FIGURES, 2005: PART I
Recently I noticed that the 2005 circulation figures for Japanese manga anthologies have been put online. As with the 2003 and 2004 figures, I thought I'd translate them for anyone who's interested. My post is rather long, so I've divided it into two parts: the first part with the figures themselves, and the second part with some simple analysis.
As before, I've tried to give the titles in the form that would be most recognizable to Western fans. Also as before, I don't know whether these figures are average circulation for 2005, or the circulation of the last issue in 2005, or what. Also as before, this list is far from complete. All three of the anthologies published by Square Enix that were on the 2004 list have been dropped from this list, though they're presumably still being published. (One of their current anthologies is Full Metal Alchemist, so I'd guess they're doing pretty well.) Both of Kindaieigasha's listed anthologies have also been dropped (Erutiin and Petit Momo, both shoujo titles). The only other to be dropped, Young You, suspended publication in November 2005. These facts make me suspect that being listed must be voluntary on the publishers' part, but I don't know for sure.
In 2004 and 2005 most of the circulation figures were confirmed by audit. I've marked with a single asterisk those figures that haven't been so verified. Other footnotes are on the bottom of the table.
SHOUNEN (BOY'S) MANGA
Weekly Shounen Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 3,240,000
2004: 2,994,897
2005: 2,953,750
Weekly Shounen Magazine (Koudansha)
2003: 3,190,000
2004: 2,721,633
2005: 2,365,750
Corocoro Comic (Shogakukan)
2003: 1,222,000
2004: 1,198,333
2005: 1,085,000
Weekly Shounen Sunday (Shogakukan)
2003: 1,311,000
2004: 1,160,913
2005: 1,068,265
Monthly Shounen Magazine (Koudansha)
2003: 1,140,000
2004: 1,041,417
2005: 1,009,167
Weekly Shounen Champion (Akita Shoten)
2003: 800,000
2004: 500,000*
2005: 500,000*
Monthly Shounen Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 510,000
2004: 446,666
2005: 417,500
Bessatsu [special volume] Corocoro Special (Shogakukan)
2003: 263,000
2004: 240,000
2005: 223,333
Monthly Dengeki [electric shock or blitzkrieg] Comic Gao! (Media Works)
2003: 200,000
2004: 200,000*
2005: 200,000*
V Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 310,000
2004: 149,833
2005: 178,334
Comic Bom Bom (Koudansha)
2003: 200,000
2004: 186,666
2005: 136,417
Magazine Special (Koudansha),
2003: 110,000
2004: 107,083
2005: 110,750
Shounen Ace (Kadokawa Shoten),
2003: 300,000
2004: 59,167
2005: 68,917
Dragon Age (Kadokawa Shoten),
2003: 200,000
2004: 55,667
2005: 46,167
Shounen Sunday Chou (Super) (Shogakukan)
2003: 65,000 [1]
2004: 41,000
2005: 39,333
SEINEN (YOUNG MEN'S) MANGA
Weekly Young Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 1,275,000
2004: 1,136,666
2005: 1,081,459
Young Magazine (Koudansha)
2003: 1,220,000
2004: 1,044,489
2005: 1,012,209
Big Comic Original (Shogakukan)
2003: 1,184,000
2004: 1,030,000
2005: 958,958
Big Comic (Shogakukan)
2003: 741,000
2004: 677,916
2005: 627,083
Weekly Manga Goraku [entertainment] (Nihonbungeisha)
2003: 500,000
2004: 500,000*
2005: 500,000*
Weekly Manga Times (Houbunsha)
2003: 540,000
2004: 500,000*
2005: 500,000*
Morning (Koudansha)
2003: 660,000
2004: 584,167
2005: 462,979
Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan)
2003: 556,000
2004: 460,354
2005: 416,625
Business Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 440,000
2004: 416,875
2005: 376,667
Super Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 410,000
2004: 370,000
2005: 357,917
Kairakuten [Pleasure heaven] (Wanimagajinsha)
2003: 150,000
2004: 300,000*
2005: 350,000*
Big Comic Superior (Shogakukan)
2003: 428,000
2004: 370,400
2005: 339,000
Manga Time (Houbunsha)
2003: 400,000
2004: 320,000*
2005: 320,000*
Manga Time Original (Houbunsha)
2003: 380,000
2004: 300,000*
2005: 300,000*
Weekly Manga Sunday (Jitsugyounonihonsha)
2003: 300,000
2004: 300,000*
2005: 300,000*
Young King (Shounengahousha)
2003: 300,000
2004: 280,000*
2005: 268,000*
Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh (Media Works)
2003: 250,000
2004: 250,000*
2005: 250,000*
Manga Action (Futabasha)
2003: 220,000
2004: 245,000*
2005: 245,000*
Weekly Comic Bunch (Shinchousha)
2003: 450,000
2004: 259,271
2005: 238,568
Young Sunday (Shogakukan)
2003: 285,000
2004: 245,417
2005: 230,479
Evening (Koudansha)
2003: 330,000
2004: 266,250
2005: 229,125
Gundam Ace (Kadokawa Shoten)
2003: 300,000
2004: 211,416
2005: 209,292
Young Animal (Hakusensha)
2003: 240,000
2004: 201,083
2005: 201,209
Comic Ran [disorder, riot] (Riidosha)
2003: 200,000
2004: 191,201
2005: 200,975
Young Champion (Akita Shoten)
2003: 220,000
2004: 180,000*
2005: 180,000*
Young Animal Ran [storm, tempest] (Hakusensha)
2005: 150,000*
Comic Ran [disorder, riot] Twins (Riidosha)
2003: 150,000
2004: 134,571
2005: 146,325
Afternoon (Koudansha)
2003: 140,000
2004: 144,583
2005: 133,834
Zoukan [special edition] Ran [disorder, riot] Twins Sengoku Bushou Retsuden [series of biographies of civil wars military commanders], (Riidosha)
2004: 180,000*
2005: 130,000*
Young Comic (Shounengahousha)
2003: 145,000
2004: 125,000*
2005: 117,000*
Young King Ours (Shounengahousha)
2003: 115,000
2004: 95,000*
2005: 91,000*
Monthly Comic Tokujou [special energetic] (Shuueisha)
2004: 99,166
2005: 90,834
Dengeki Moeoh [moe king] (Media Works)
2004: 90,000*
2005: 90,000*
Ultra Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 90,000
2004: 72,000
2005: 72,000
Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan)
2004: 39,167
2005: 39,000
Monthly Magazine Z (Koudansha)
2003: 50,000
2004: 46,041
2005: 36,584
Ikki (Shogakukan)
2003: 75,000
2004: 33,916
2005: 29,000
Comic Beam (Enterbrain)
2005: 25,000*
SHOUJO (GIRLS') COMICS
Ciao (Shogakukan),
2003: 910,000
2004: 1,065,000
2005: 1,033,333
Ribbon (Shuueisha)
2003: 990,000
2004: 729,167
2005: 537,500
Nakayoshi (Koudansha)
2003: 520,000
2004: 457,083
2005: 457,500
Bessatsu Margaret (Shuueisha),
2003: 465,000
2004: 378,333
2005: 355,833
Shoujo Comic (Shogakukan)
2003: 265,000
2004: 301,956
2005: 299,565
Hana to Yume [flower and dream] (Hakusensha)
2003: 340,000
2004: 300,416
2005: 295,208
Deluxe Margaret (Shuueisha)
2003: 290,000
2004: 218,333
2005: 208,334
Cookie (Shuueisha)
2003: 190,000
2004: 203,333
2005: 204,167
The Margaret (Shuueisha)
2003: 280,000
2004: 216,666
2005: 200,000
Margaret (Shuueisha)
2003: 260,000
2004: 209,565
2005: 173,913
LaLa (Hakusensha)
2003: 200,000
2004: 166,750
2005: 173,583
Cheese! (Shogakukan)
2003: 208,000
2004: 174,833
2005: 155,833
Petit Comic (Shogakukan)
2003: 131,000
2004: 121,250
2005: 117,583
Betsucomi (Shogakukan)
2003: 110,000
2004: 101,833
2005: 106,833
Bessatsu Hana to Yume (Hakusensha)
2003: 130,000
2004: 106,166
2005: 94,334
Ribbon Original (Shuueisha)
2004: 101,666
2005: 82,500
LaLa DX (Hakusensha)
2003: 80,000
2004: 71,833
2005: 69,500
Asuka (Kadokawa Shoten)
2003: 200,000
2004: 38,000
2005: 35,750
Ciel (Kadokawa Shoten)
2003: 120,000
2004: 23,417
2005: 23,833
JOSEI (Young Women's) COMICS
You (Shuueisha)
2003: 270,000
2004: 234,166
2005: 214,167
Be Love (Koudansha)
2003: 240,000
2004: 206,875
2005: 203,750
Dessert (Koudansha)
2003: 220,000
2004: 221,666
2005: 195,750
Bessatsu Friend (Koudansha)
2003: 200,000
2004: 203,333
2005: 190,417
Kiss (Koudansha)
2003: 240,000
2004: 202,583
2005: 183,208
The Dessert (Koudansha)
2003: 210,000
2004: 197,083
2005: 182,750
Elegance Eve (Akita Shoten)
2003: 200,000
2004: 160,000*
2005: 160,000*
Chorus (Shuueisha)
2003: 180,000
2004: 151,250
2005: 145,833
Judy (Shogakukan)
2003: 181,000
2004: 156,833
2005: 135,833
The Betsufure [2] (Koudansha)
2003: 170,000
2004: 153,333
2005: 126,000
Office You (Shuueisha)
2003: 140,000
2004: 129,333
2005: 124,667
One More Kiss (Koudansha)
2003: 130,000
2004: 99,166
2005: 90,660
Silky (Hakusensha)
2003: 100,000
2004: 86,833
2005: 80,167
Feel Young (Shuueisha)
2003: 80,000
2004: 72,458
2005: 68,396
Flowers (Shogakukan)
2003: 75,000
2004: 58,000
2005: 54,417
Comic Aqua (Aqua Shuppan)
2004: 36,000*
2005: 30,000*
MRS. COMICS
For Mrs. (Akita Shoten)
2003: 210,000
2004: 160,000*
2005: 160,000*
[1] The 2003 figure is actually for a magazine called "Zoukan [Special edition] Shounen Sunday (Super)." I don't know whether these are the same magazine or not.
[2] The Betsufure was formerly known as Juliet, and the 2003 and 2004 figures here are for Juliet.
(Edited 6/25/06 to fix an error: "Deluxe Margaret" was mistakenly transcribed as "Deluxe Magazine")
Recently I noticed that the 2005 circulation figures for Japanese manga anthologies have been put online. As with the 2003 and 2004 figures, I thought I'd translate them for anyone who's interested. My post is rather long, so I've divided it into two parts: the first part with the figures themselves, and the second part with some simple analysis.
As before, I've tried to give the titles in the form that would be most recognizable to Western fans. Also as before, I don't know whether these figures are average circulation for 2005, or the circulation of the last issue in 2005, or what. Also as before, this list is far from complete. All three of the anthologies published by Square Enix that were on the 2004 list have been dropped from this list, though they're presumably still being published. (One of their current anthologies is Full Metal Alchemist, so I'd guess they're doing pretty well.) Both of Kindaieigasha's listed anthologies have also been dropped (Erutiin and Petit Momo, both shoujo titles). The only other to be dropped, Young You, suspended publication in November 2005. These facts make me suspect that being listed must be voluntary on the publishers' part, but I don't know for sure.
In 2004 and 2005 most of the circulation figures were confirmed by audit. I've marked with a single asterisk those figures that haven't been so verified. Other footnotes are on the bottom of the table.
SHOUNEN (BOY'S) MANGA
Weekly Shounen Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 3,240,000
2004: 2,994,897
2005: 2,953,750
Weekly Shounen Magazine (Koudansha)
2003: 3,190,000
2004: 2,721,633
2005: 2,365,750
Corocoro Comic (Shogakukan)
2003: 1,222,000
2004: 1,198,333
2005: 1,085,000
Weekly Shounen Sunday (Shogakukan)
2003: 1,311,000
2004: 1,160,913
2005: 1,068,265
Monthly Shounen Magazine (Koudansha)
2003: 1,140,000
2004: 1,041,417
2005: 1,009,167
Weekly Shounen Champion (Akita Shoten)
2003: 800,000
2004: 500,000*
2005: 500,000*
Monthly Shounen Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 510,000
2004: 446,666
2005: 417,500
Bessatsu [special volume] Corocoro Special (Shogakukan)
2003: 263,000
2004: 240,000
2005: 223,333
Monthly Dengeki [electric shock or blitzkrieg] Comic Gao! (Media Works)
2003: 200,000
2004: 200,000*
2005: 200,000*
V Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 310,000
2004: 149,833
2005: 178,334
Comic Bom Bom (Koudansha)
2003: 200,000
2004: 186,666
2005: 136,417
Magazine Special (Koudansha),
2003: 110,000
2004: 107,083
2005: 110,750
Shounen Ace (Kadokawa Shoten),
2003: 300,000
2004: 59,167
2005: 68,917
Dragon Age (Kadokawa Shoten),
2003: 200,000
2004: 55,667
2005: 46,167
Shounen Sunday Chou (Super) (Shogakukan)
2003: 65,000 [1]
2004: 41,000
2005: 39,333
SEINEN (YOUNG MEN'S) MANGA
Weekly Young Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 1,275,000
2004: 1,136,666
2005: 1,081,459
Young Magazine (Koudansha)
2003: 1,220,000
2004: 1,044,489
2005: 1,012,209
Big Comic Original (Shogakukan)
2003: 1,184,000
2004: 1,030,000
2005: 958,958
Big Comic (Shogakukan)
2003: 741,000
2004: 677,916
2005: 627,083
Weekly Manga Goraku [entertainment] (Nihonbungeisha)
2003: 500,000
2004: 500,000*
2005: 500,000*
Weekly Manga Times (Houbunsha)
2003: 540,000
2004: 500,000*
2005: 500,000*
Morning (Koudansha)
2003: 660,000
2004: 584,167
2005: 462,979
Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan)
2003: 556,000
2004: 460,354
2005: 416,625
Business Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 440,000
2004: 416,875
2005: 376,667
Super Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 410,000
2004: 370,000
2005: 357,917
Kairakuten [Pleasure heaven] (Wanimagajinsha)
2003: 150,000
2004: 300,000*
2005: 350,000*
Big Comic Superior (Shogakukan)
2003: 428,000
2004: 370,400
2005: 339,000
Manga Time (Houbunsha)
2003: 400,000
2004: 320,000*
2005: 320,000*
Manga Time Original (Houbunsha)
2003: 380,000
2004: 300,000*
2005: 300,000*
Weekly Manga Sunday (Jitsugyounonihonsha)
2003: 300,000
2004: 300,000*
2005: 300,000*
Young King (Shounengahousha)
2003: 300,000
2004: 280,000*
2005: 268,000*
Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh (Media Works)
2003: 250,000
2004: 250,000*
2005: 250,000*
Manga Action (Futabasha)
2003: 220,000
2004: 245,000*
2005: 245,000*
Weekly Comic Bunch (Shinchousha)
2003: 450,000
2004: 259,271
2005: 238,568
Young Sunday (Shogakukan)
2003: 285,000
2004: 245,417
2005: 230,479
Evening (Koudansha)
2003: 330,000
2004: 266,250
2005: 229,125
Gundam Ace (Kadokawa Shoten)
2003: 300,000
2004: 211,416
2005: 209,292
Young Animal (Hakusensha)
2003: 240,000
2004: 201,083
2005: 201,209
Comic Ran [disorder, riot] (Riidosha)
2003: 200,000
2004: 191,201
2005: 200,975
Young Champion (Akita Shoten)
2003: 220,000
2004: 180,000*
2005: 180,000*
Young Animal Ran [storm, tempest] (Hakusensha)
2005: 150,000*
Comic Ran [disorder, riot] Twins (Riidosha)
2003: 150,000
2004: 134,571
2005: 146,325
Afternoon (Koudansha)
2003: 140,000
2004: 144,583
2005: 133,834
Zoukan [special edition] Ran [disorder, riot] Twins Sengoku Bushou Retsuden [series of biographies of civil wars military commanders], (Riidosha)
2004: 180,000*
2005: 130,000*
Young Comic (Shounengahousha)
2003: 145,000
2004: 125,000*
2005: 117,000*
Young King Ours (Shounengahousha)
2003: 115,000
2004: 95,000*
2005: 91,000*
Monthly Comic Tokujou [special energetic] (Shuueisha)
2004: 99,166
2005: 90,834
Dengeki Moeoh [moe king] (Media Works)
2004: 90,000*
2005: 90,000*
Ultra Jump (Shuueisha)
2003: 90,000
2004: 72,000
2005: 72,000
Sunday Gene-X (Shogakukan)
2004: 39,167
2005: 39,000
Monthly Magazine Z (Koudansha)
2003: 50,000
2004: 46,041
2005: 36,584
Ikki (Shogakukan)
2003: 75,000
2004: 33,916
2005: 29,000
Comic Beam (Enterbrain)
2005: 25,000*
SHOUJO (GIRLS') COMICS
Ciao (Shogakukan),
2003: 910,000
2004: 1,065,000
2005: 1,033,333
Ribbon (Shuueisha)
2003: 990,000
2004: 729,167
2005: 537,500
Nakayoshi (Koudansha)
2003: 520,000
2004: 457,083
2005: 457,500
Bessatsu Margaret (Shuueisha),
2003: 465,000
2004: 378,333
2005: 355,833
Shoujo Comic (Shogakukan)
2003: 265,000
2004: 301,956
2005: 299,565
Hana to Yume [flower and dream] (Hakusensha)
2003: 340,000
2004: 300,416
2005: 295,208
Deluxe Margaret (Shuueisha)
2003: 290,000
2004: 218,333
2005: 208,334
Cookie (Shuueisha)
2003: 190,000
2004: 203,333
2005: 204,167
The Margaret (Shuueisha)
2003: 280,000
2004: 216,666
2005: 200,000
Margaret (Shuueisha)
2003: 260,000
2004: 209,565
2005: 173,913
LaLa (Hakusensha)
2003: 200,000
2004: 166,750
2005: 173,583
Cheese! (Shogakukan)
2003: 208,000
2004: 174,833
2005: 155,833
Petit Comic (Shogakukan)
2003: 131,000
2004: 121,250
2005: 117,583
Betsucomi (Shogakukan)
2003: 110,000
2004: 101,833
2005: 106,833
Bessatsu Hana to Yume (Hakusensha)
2003: 130,000
2004: 106,166
2005: 94,334
Ribbon Original (Shuueisha)
2004: 101,666
2005: 82,500
LaLa DX (Hakusensha)
2003: 80,000
2004: 71,833
2005: 69,500
Asuka (Kadokawa Shoten)
2003: 200,000
2004: 38,000
2005: 35,750
Ciel (Kadokawa Shoten)
2003: 120,000
2004: 23,417
2005: 23,833
JOSEI (Young Women's) COMICS
You (Shuueisha)
2003: 270,000
2004: 234,166
2005: 214,167
Be Love (Koudansha)
2003: 240,000
2004: 206,875
2005: 203,750
Dessert (Koudansha)
2003: 220,000
2004: 221,666
2005: 195,750
Bessatsu Friend (Koudansha)
2003: 200,000
2004: 203,333
2005: 190,417
Kiss (Koudansha)
2003: 240,000
2004: 202,583
2005: 183,208
The Dessert (Koudansha)
2003: 210,000
2004: 197,083
2005: 182,750
Elegance Eve (Akita Shoten)
2003: 200,000
2004: 160,000*
2005: 160,000*
Chorus (Shuueisha)
2003: 180,000
2004: 151,250
2005: 145,833
Judy (Shogakukan)
2003: 181,000
2004: 156,833
2005: 135,833
The Betsufure [2] (Koudansha)
2003: 170,000
2004: 153,333
2005: 126,000
Office You (Shuueisha)
2003: 140,000
2004: 129,333
2005: 124,667
One More Kiss (Koudansha)
2003: 130,000
2004: 99,166
2005: 90,660
Silky (Hakusensha)
2003: 100,000
2004: 86,833
2005: 80,167
Feel Young (Shuueisha)
2003: 80,000
2004: 72,458
2005: 68,396
Flowers (Shogakukan)
2003: 75,000
2004: 58,000
2005: 54,417
Comic Aqua (Aqua Shuppan)
2004: 36,000*
2005: 30,000*
MRS. COMICS
For Mrs. (Akita Shoten)
2003: 210,000
2004: 160,000*
2005: 160,000*
[1] The 2003 figure is actually for a magazine called "Zoukan [Special edition] Shounen Sunday (Super)." I don't know whether these are the same magazine or not.
[2] The Betsufure was formerly known as Juliet, and the 2003 and 2004 figures here are for Juliet.
(Edited 6/25/06 to fix an error: "Deluxe Margaret" was mistakenly transcribed as "Deluxe Magazine")
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