Demon Slayer’s New Benchmark – 1 Million Copies Sold In 1 Week

Koyoharu Gotoge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was one of the most significant anime sensations of 2019, bagging multiple titles since its release.

From outselling Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga after its decade long reign to having its opening theme be the most downloaded anime song of 2019, Demon Slayer has had a great year.

The manga’s 19th volume sold around 1,378,361 copies to rank #1 on Oricon’s weekly sales chart (print) from 3rd to 9th February. Demon Slayer is the 3rd manga series to achieve this benchmark, after One Piece and Attack on Titan.

The total estimated sales from the franchise during the week 27th January to 2nd February, according to Oricon, is around 1.23 billion yen.

For the first time in Oricon’s history, a single manga, Demon Slayer, has occupied the top 10 spots. Including the physical print and digital releases, Demon Slayer has approximately 40 million copies in circulation as of February 2020.

The manga has been performing exceedingly well for the past few months. In 2019, Demon Slayer was the second highest-selling manga with the first spot being taken by Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga.

About Demon Slayer:

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotoge. Its publication in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump began in February 2016 with 19 collected tankōbon volumes released as of present.

In a world filled with demons and demon slayers, Kimetsu no Yaiba follows the lives of two siblings Tanjiro and Nezuko Kamado. They persisted after a great tragedy — the murder of their family at the hands of a demon. Their hardship does not end there, as Nezuko is barely spared to live as a demon.

As the oldest sibling, Tanjiro vows to protect and cure his sister. The story traces the bond of this brother-sister or better yet, demon slayer and demon combo against the odds of an arch antagonist and the society.