Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Mangas in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest mangas in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 110 mangas tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. My Hero Academia, Hunter × Hunter and Lucky Star (manga) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 193k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 8.8k, and the largest, My Hero Academia, reaches around 81k people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each manga, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa 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 South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. 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 South Africa, 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 South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 My Hero Academia 81k 27.3 36.4% Manga
2 Hunter × Hunter 59k 26.8 37.4% Manga
3 Lucky Star (manga) 54k 40.7 59.1% Manga
4 Battle Angel Alita 41k 31.8 87.6% Manga
5 Beelzebub (manga) 40k 46.1 49.7% Manga
6 Fairy Tail 40k 27.3 36.9% Manga
7 Vinland Saga (manga) 35k 32.8 31.7% Manga
8 Yu-Gi-Oh! 32k 28.4 33.7% Manga
9 Inuyasha 25k 27.0 34.5% Manga
10 Death Note 24k 28.6 42.8% Manga
11 Vagabond (manga) 23k 34.4 56.6% Manga
12 Berserk (manga) 22k 32.7 65.8% Manga
13 Akame ga Kill! 22k 31.9 21.4% Manga
14 Fruits Basket 20k 33.3 61.6% Manga
15 Akira (manga) 18k 33.1 66.3% Manga
16 Drifters (manga) 18k 40.6 41.8% Manga
17 Sword Art Online 17k 27.7 40.7% Manga
18 Rurouni Kenshin 16k 30.1 50.5% Manga
19 Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga) 15k 33.2 39.3% Manga
20 Gin Tama 13k 28.5 47.8% Manga
21 Freezing (manga) 12k 22.9 81.6% Manga
22 Afro Samurai 12k 37.4 38.4% Manga
23 Reborn! 12k 38.7 63.4% Manga
24 Made in Abyss 11k 28.4 41.9% Manga
25 Junji Ito 11k 28.6 43.1% Manga

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular mangas compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each manga 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 manga in South Africa?

My Hero Academia currently leads with an estimated audience of 81k people in South Africa.

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