In 2017, comic books saw the highest sales volume among manga publications in Japan. With approximately 98 million copies sold in the year, monthly manga magazines ranked last.
Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies)
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Dentsu. (August 26, 2019). Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/
Dentsu. "Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies)." Chart. August 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/
Dentsu. (2019). Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/
Dentsu. "Unit Sales of Manga Publications in Japan in 2017, by Type (in Million Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/
Dentsu, Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/ (last visited January 18, 2021)