More than 300 million copies of manga books were sold in Japan in 2017. Manga books surpassed both weekly magazines and monthly magazines in sales volume.
Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies)
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Dentsu. (August 26, 2019). Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/
Dentsu. "Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies)." Chart. August 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/
Dentsu. (2019). Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/
Dentsu. "Unit Sales of Manga Publications in Japan in 2017, by Type (in Million Copies)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/
Dentsu, Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Unit sales of manga publications in Japan in 2017, by type (in million copies) [Graph], Dentsu, August 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/688467/japan-manga-sales-volume-by-type/