Japan has finally released the top 10 best-selling manga in 2025And fans are very excited to see which series makes it. With the launch of some new manga series in 2025 and the conclusion of some others, fans are well aware that 2025 will always be interesting to watch.
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Many big series like One Piece, and Jujutsu Kaisen made their mark this year. A few new series, such as The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, also made it into the top 10. The best-selling series of 2025 were the most exciting stories, with the number 1 manga series selling 2 million copies to over 4 million copies.
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A fragrant flower blooms with respect
A fragrant flower blooms with respect It's a phenomenal series that's still skyrocketing in popularity overseas, but in Japan, it's proven to be one of the biggest manga series of the year, especially when it comes to romance manga.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity follows the story of Rintaro Tsumugi, a boy attending a delinquent school. Her school is right next to the prestigious all-girls school that Kaoruko attends. Despite their different backgrounds, the two develop a heartwarming bond.
With such an interesting romance, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity finishes in the top 10 for Japanese manga with 2.038 million sales.
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My Hero Academia
My Hero Academia 2025 was one of the best series. The anime aired its final season, and it certainly brought the series a lot of attention. However, one cannot forget the wonderful manga of My Hero Academia.
The manga of My Hero Academia ended in 2024, and still, even in 2025, it is one of the best-selling manga series in Japan. Deku's story revolving around the hero ranked 9th in Japan. Overall, MHA has sold around 2.097 million copies – an impressive number.
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Apothecary Diaries
Apothecary Diaries Currently one of the most popular series in Japan. This is due in large part to its incredible anime adaptation. The series follows the story of the main character Maomao. Mao Mao's story is set in the imperial palace of China where she solves many mysteries. His slow-burning romance with Jinxi, the secret heir to the empire, always brings fans back for more.
Manga for The Apothecary Diaries ranked in the top 8 with total sales of 2.252 million.. This series will only grow from here. Fans can probably expect even higher numbers in 2026 as Season 3 and a brand new movie are on the way.
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Sakamoto Days
Sakamoto Days has always been a very popular manga series for Weekly Shonen Jump. Recently, it finally got an anime, with the main character Sakamoto facing new problems years after retiring from being an assassin.
The Sakamoto Days anime was subpar Compared to many other current broadcast series, it still made the manga popular. Sakamoto Days did very well this year, as it ended 7th best selling manga with 2.344 million sales. Unfortunately, the manga is ending soon. It may have been last year that Sakamoto Days is in the top 10 manga in terms of sales.
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blue box
blue box One of the most mainstream new manga series out there right now. Thanks to its new anime adaptation starting in 2024, its manga sales have definitely exploded. While most other big hit manga focus on battles, Blue Box is based around the lives of high school athletes.
It's a slow series with some romance elements, but that's what really makes it special. Blue Box made it to the spot The sixth best-selling manga of the year, with a total circulation of 2.385 million copies.
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State
One of the most iconic long-running manga series in Japan, Kingdom is one of the best selling series of all time. Over the years, it has consistently been one of the most popular stories in Japan. Kingdom sales are always impressive, and it's definitely a shame that there isn't an official English release for fans overseas to enjoy.
in japan, With 2.49 million copies in circulation, Kingdom made it the 5th best-selling series in 2025..
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Blue lock
year after year Blue Lock has proven itself to be one of the biggest manga series in Japan. It was once Japan's number one manga, back in 2023, and since then, it's always hovered around the top 5. Blue Lock is the biggest game manga right nowAnd its story always has fans on the edge of their seats.
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Blue Lock has 3.01 million new volume copies in circulation this yearmaking it the fourth best-selling manga of 2025. What's more impressive, however, is that Blue Lock has so many sales with a subpar anime adaptation. Fans often wonder how much more the series could sell if it achieved anime on the level of Dandadan or Jujutsu Kaisen.
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punishment
Dandaan has solidified its place among the best new manga series For quite some time now. It is a story focused on the supernatural and aliens. While it went under the radar of many fans for a few years, anime has exposed it to the world, and it's bigger than ever. The series officially took off in 2024.
punishment is always one of the best-selling manga series in Japan, and this year, It grossed around 3.517 million, making it one of the top 3 best-selling manga in Japan.. Dandadan will continue to go strong, especially when more anime content is on the way for the series.
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Jujutsu Kaisen
Many fans were surprised to see Jujutsu KaisenA series that ended in 2024, which makes it so high in manga sales in 2025. Jujutsu Kaisen ended this year with 3.921 million salesWhich is quite an impressive number. Fans should note, though, that the final two volumes of Jujutsu Kaisen dropped in the final days of December 2024, so the sales numbers make sense.
However, Jujutsu Kaisen was once again close to being the number one manga in Japan, but it lost its title this year, to another big series. Fans really can't get enough of this story about wizards and curses.
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a piece
for many years, One Piece was Japan's number one manga. However, its streak was snapped by Demon Slayer. Since then, it has been surpassed by the likes of Jujutsu Kaisen and Blue Lock. But now for the first time since 2018 a piece Finally returned to the number one spot in Japan.
This one piece is huge for fans and proves how successful the Elbaf arc has been. The Straw Hat Pirates' adventures in the land of giants have been a fun ride. One piece sales have recovered after some declineAnd the series returns as the undisputed king of manga. A piece ends 2025 with approximately 4.211 million sales. Even with no clear competition in 2026, One Piece may remain number 1 again for years to come.
