We already know that Jujutsu Kaisen has been selling thousands of copies following the release of the anime and the prequel film. So it's no surprise that the manga has once again dominated Oricon's Top 20 for the month of March!
The results of Oricon's Top 20 by Series for the month of March have been revealed and Jujutsu Kaisen takes the Number 1 spot with 860,218 copies sold last month. The sales includes backlogs and pre-sales for Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 19 which was released on April 4, 2022, but copies were already available as early as March 28, 2022.
This is an awesome feat considering that Jujutsu Kaisen was up against major bestsellers. For instance, the Gege Akutami manga narrowly defeated Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers, which sold 848,131 in March.
The success of Jujutsu Kaisen is mostly attributed to the success of the anime and its prequel film. It also helped that Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was released internationally, reaching more people and converting more fans who want to read more about the Jujutsu sorcerers and their fight against Curses.
In addition to all this, fans have been waiting for Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 19 for some time now. As the first volume to be released after the prequel film's international premiere, it was only inevitable that it would sell more copies than its predecessors.
Jujutsu Kaisen isn't the only manga that got a lot of help from a new volume. One Piece also managed to take the Number 10 spot with 369,381 copies sold in March. This is largely attributed to One Piece Volume 102 pre-sales. The tankobon was officially released on April 4 but was made available a few days prior to release.
You can get a copy of Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 19 now. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is still screening in theaters worldwide.
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