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Top 100 Book / Manga / Comics in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest book / manga / comics in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 1.1k book / manga / comics tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. K (anime), Pyton and Nijō Castle lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 18M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 761k, and the largest, K (anime), reaches around 7.2M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each book / manga / comic, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Insomnia (novel) 388k 35.7 50.7%
52 Vagabond (manga) 383k 31.1 74.2% Manga
53 Q & A (novel) 382k 40.2 37.4%
54 Dune (novel) 381k 30.5 45.0%
55 Saint Seiya 379k 28.7 52.5% Manga
56 Devil May Cry (novels) 377k
57 Stardust (novel) 371k 35.3 80.5%
58 Walkabout 359k 41.9 62.8% Record label
59 Toriko 358k 39.6 63.0% Manga
60 Nichijou 352k 31.8 65.3%
61 Freezing (manga) 348k 23.3 62.5% Manga
62 Joker (graphic novel) 346k 24.8 56.9%
63 Hellsing 345k 30.8 67.7% Manga
64 Attack on Titan 335k 26.4 52.3% Manga
65 Micro (novel) 334k 45.0 44.8%
66 Blink (comics) 327k 33.7 76.5%
67 Howl 327k 28.2 46.1%
68 Claymore (manga) 322k 22.9 64.1% Manga
69 Raven (comics) 320k 28.4 34.0%
70 Winnie-the-Pooh (book) 316k 46.3 54.5%
71 Utopia (book) 315k 26.4 82.6%
72 Sabroso 296k 29.9 50.3%
73 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 294k 27.4 64.3%
74 Lost in Translation (poem) 285k 39.7 44.3%
75 Cat's Eye (manga) 276k 41.1 69.6%

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each book / manga / comic by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest book / manga / comic in Japan?

K (anime) currently leads with an estimated audience of 7.2M people in Japan.

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