More than 300 million copies of manga books were sold in Japan in 2017. Manga books surpassed both weekly magazines and monthly magazines in sales volume.
Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies)
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Statistics on Manga industry in Japan
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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 March 28, 2023, 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 March 28, 2023. 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: March 28, 2023. 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 March 28, 2023)
Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies) [Graph], Dentsu, August 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/