Manga Anthology Circulations 2004-2006 | ComiPress (original) (raw)

topMagazine Data 2007, the 2007 edition of the Japan Magazine Publishers Association (JMPA)'s guide guide ti Japanese magazines, was released at the end of November.

The data book comes with data on 436 magazines from 57 publishing companies in Japan. The guide lists each magazine's format, forms of publication, dates, price and more, with each magazine categorized by genre. Moreover, each entry includes a brief description of the magazine from its Editor-in-Chief.

The Honkawa Data Tribune, preparing for the release of the latest Magazine Guide, has compiled a list of the 2006 manga anthology circulation figures, each magazine's publisher and circulation number based on data released by the JMPA last year in Magazine Data 2006. Below is a translated figure:

Circulation Chart

Below is a table with each magazine's circulation numbers taken from September 1st, 2005 to August 31st, 2006 (a "*" indicates the magazine's circulation has been confirmed):

| | Magazine | Publisher | Circulation | | | | --------------------------- | ------------------------------ | --------------- | --------- | -- | | Shonen | Weekly Shonen Jump | Shueisha | 2,839,792 | * | | Weekly Shonen Magazine | Kodansha | 2,151,354 | * | | | Weekly Shonen Sunday | Shogakukan | 1,003,708 | * | | | Monthly Shonen Magazine | Kodansha | 987,083 | * | | | Korokoro Comic | Shogakukan | 963,334 | * | | | Weekly Shonen Champion | Akita Shoten | 500,000 | | | | Monthly Shonen Jump | Shueisha | 376,667 | * | | | Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh | MediaWorks | 250,000 | | | | Dengeki Comic Gao! | MediaWorks | 200,000 | | | | Comic Bonbon | Kodansha | 98,000 | * | | | Shonen Ace | Kadokawa Shoten | 80,833 | * | | | Monthly Pre-comic Bunbun | Poplar | 80,309 | * | | | Ultra Jump | Shueisha | 72,000 | * | | | Dragon Age | Kadokawa Shoten (Fujimi Shobo) | 35,250 | * | | | Sunday GX | Shogakukan | 35,167 | * | | | Monthly Magazine Z | Kodansha | 32,750 | * | | | Seinen | Weekly Young Jump | Shueisha | 1,006,875 | * | | Young Magazine | Kodansha | 998,198 | * | | | Big Comic Original | Shogakukan | 905,500 | * | | | Big Comic | Shogakukan | 580,750 | * | | | Weekly Manga Goraku | Nihon Bungeisha | 500,000 | | | | Morning | Kodansha | 437,232 | * | | | Big Comic Sprits | Shogakukan | 394,042 | * | | | Weekly Manga Times | Houbunsha | 380,000 | | | | Business Jump | Shueisha | 375,208 | * | | | Super Jump | Shueisha | 355,417 | * | | | Kairakuten | Wani Magazine | 350,000 | | | | Manga Pachisuro Fighter | Wani Magazine | 350,000 | | | | Big Comic Superior | Shogakukan | 318,959 | * | | | Weekly Manga Sunday | Jitsugyo no Nihonsha | 300,000 | | | | Young King | Shonen Gahosha | 268,000 | | | | Shitsurakuten | Wani Magazine | 250,000 | | | | Manga Action | Futabasha | 240,000 | | | | Manga Times | Houbunsha | 240,000 | | | | Young Sunday | Shogakukan | 214,878 | * | | | Weekly Comic Bunch | Shinchosha | 214,190 | * | | | Evening | Kodansha | 213,417 | * | | | Comic Ran | Leed | 204,230 | * | | | Young Animal | Hakusensha | 196,334 | * | | | Gundam Ace | Kadokawa Shoten | 195,500 | * | | | Young Champion | Akita Shoten | 180,000 | | | | Afternoon | Kodansha | 127,417 | * | | | Young Comic | Shonen Gahosha | 117,000 | | | | Shonen Fang | Leed | 100,000 | | | | Dengeki Moeoh | MediaWorks | 90,000 | | | | Monthly Comic Tokumori | Shueisha | 78,334 | * | | | Monthly Comic Beam | Enterbrain | 25,000 | | | | IKKI | Shogakukan | 18,584 | * | | | Shojo | Ciao | Shogakukan | 1,008,500 | * | | Nakayoshi | Kodansha | 418,500 | * | | | Ribon | Shueisha | 400,000 | * | | | Bessatsu Margaret | Shueisha | 325,000 | * | | | Hana to Yume | Hakusensha | 289,375 | * | | | Shojo Comic | Shogakukan | 260,218 | * | | | The Margaret | Shueisha | 198,333 | * | | | DX Margaret | Shueisha | 190,000 | * | | | LaLa | Hakusensha | 171,750 | * | | | Betsufure | Kodansha | 167,834 | * | | | Margaret | Shueisha | 162,826 | * | | | Cheese! | Shogakukan | 148,167 | * | | | ChuChu | Shogakukan | 128,112 | * | | | Betsucomi | Shogakukan | 107,667 | * | | | Bessatsu Hana to Yume | Hakusensha | 94,000 | * | | | One more Kiss | Kodansha | 77,000 | * | | | ASUKA | Kadokawa Shoten | 45,834 | * | | | Josei | Cookie | Shueisha | 228,334 | * | | YOU | Shueisha | 202,750 | * | | | Be Love | Kodansha | 199,292 | * | | | Kiss | Kodansha | 176,958 | * | | | Dessert | Kodansha | 172,084 | * | | | The Dessert | Kodansha | 169,416 | * | | | Chorus | Shueisha | 164,583 | * | | | Elegance EVE | Akita Shoten | 150,000 | | | | For Mrs | Akita Shoten | 150,000 | | | | Judy | Shogakukan | 120,667 | * | | | office YOU | Shueisha | 120,000 | * | | | Petit Comic | Shogakukan | 111,833 | * | | | The Betsufure | Kodansha | 87,167 | * | | | Silky | Hakusensha | 86,500 | * | | | FEEL YOUNG | Shodensha | 64,167 | * | | | Comic B's-LOG | Enterbrain | 50,000 | | | | Flowers | Shogakukan | 49,084 | * | | | Comic AQUA | Oakla Shuppan | 25,000 | | | | CIEL | Kadokawa Shoten | 23,250 | * | |

Manga magazine that had the highest circulation is Shonen Jump, with a circulation of 2,840,000. Shonen Jump's circulation is the highest among all the magazines (even non-comics magazines), and is more than three times that of Weekly Bunshun, which had the highest circulation of the non-comics magazines. Shonen Jump is followed by Weekly Shonen Magazine, Ciao, Weekly Young Jump and Weekly Shonen Sunday.

Below is a table of manga anthology circulations from 2005, compiled by Ultimatum:

Magazine Publisher 2004 2005 Circulation Increase/Decrease
Afternoon Kodansha 144,583 133,834 10,749
Bessatu CoroCoro Comic Shogakukan 240,000 223,333 16,667
Big Comics Shogakukan 677,916 627,083 50,833
Big Comic Original Shogakukan 1,030,000 958,958 71,042
Big Comic Spirits Shogakukan 460,354 416,625 43,729
Big Comic Superior Shogakukan 370,400 339,000 31,400
Business Jump Shueisha 416,875 376,667 40,208
Comic BomBom Kodansha 186,666 136,417 50,249
Comic Bunch Shinchosha 259,271 238,568 20,703
Coro Coro Comic Shogakukan 1,198,333 1,085,000 113,333
Comic Ran Leed 191,201 200,975 9,774
Comic Ran Twins Leed 134,571 146,325 11,754
Dragon Age Kadokawa Shoten 55,667 46,167 9,500
Evening Kodansha 266,250 229,125 37,125
Gundam Ace Kadokawa Shoten 211,416 209,292 2,124
Magazine SPECIAL Kodansha 107,083 110,750 3,667
Morning Kodansha 584,167 462,979 121,188
Monthly Tokumori Shueisha 99,166 90,834 8,332
Monthly Magazine Z Kodansha 46,041 36,584 9,457
Monthly Shounen Jump Shueisha 446,666 417,500 29,166
Monthly Shounen Magazine Kodansha 1,041,417 1,009,167 32,250
Shounen Ace Kadokawa Shoten 59,167 68,917 9,750
Shounen Sunday Super Shogakukan 41,000 39,333 1,667
Sunday Gene-X (Sunday GX) Shogakukan 39,167 39,000 167
Super Jump Shueisha 370,000 357,917 12,083
Ultra Jump Shueisha 72,000 72,000 0
V Jump Shueisha 149,833 178,334 28,501
Weekly Shounen Sunday Shogakukan 1,160,913 1,068,265 92,648
Weekly Shounen Jump Shueisha 2,994,897 2,953,750 41,147
Weekly Shounen Magazine Kodansha 2,721,633 2,365,306 356,327
Weekly Young Jump Shueisha 1,136,666 1,081,459 55,207
Young Animal Hakusensha 201,083 201,209 126
Young Magazine Kodansha 1,044,489 1,012,209 32,280
Young Sunday Shogakukan 245,417 230,479 14,938
ASUKA Kadokawa Shoten 38,000 35,750 2,250
BE???LOVE Kodansha 206,875 203,750 3,125
Bessatsu Fureindo (Betsufure) Kodansha 203,333 190,417 12,916
Bessatsu Hana to Yume (Betsuhana) Hakusensha 106,166 94,334 11,832
Bessatsu Margaret (Betsuma) Shueisha 378,333 355,833 22,500
Betsucomi Shogakukan 101,833 106,833 5,000
Cheese! Shogakukan 174,833 155,833 19,000
Chorus Shueisha 151,250 145,833 5,417
Ciao Shogakukan 1,065,000 1,033,333 31,667
CIEL Kadokawa Shoten 23,417 23,833 416
Cookie Shueisha 203,333 204,167 834
Dessert Kodansha 221,666 195,750 25,916
FEEL YOUNG Shodensha 72,458 68,396 4,062
Flowers Shogakukan 58,000 54,417 3,583
Hana to Yume Hakusensha 300,416 295,208 5,208
IKKI Kodansha 33,916 29,000 4,916
Judy Shogakukan 156,833 135,833 21,000
Kiss Kodansha 202,583 183,208 19,375
LaLa Hakusensha 166,750 173,583 6,833
LaLa DX Hakusensha 71,833 69,500 2,333
Margaret Shueisha 209,565 173,913 35,652
Margaret DX Shueisha 218,333 208,334 9,999
Nakayoshi Kodansha 457,083 457,500 417
Office YOU Shueisha 129,333 124,667 4,666
One more Kiss Kodansha 99,166 90,660 8,506
Shojo Comic (Sho-comi) Shogakukan 301,956 299,565 2,391
Silky Hakusensha 86,833 80,167 6,666
Petit Comic Shogakukan 121,250 117,583 3,667
Ribon Shueisha 729,167 537,500 191,667
Ribon Original Shueisha 101,666 82,500 19,166
The Dessert Kodansha 197,083 182,750 14,333
The Margaret Shueisha 216,666 200,000 16,666
YOU Shueisha 234,166 214,167 19,999

It can be clearly seen that, although a few publications enjoyed rising sales, the circulation of most magazines dropped between 2004-2005, and again between 2005-2006, especially Weekly Shonen Magazine, Morning, and Ribon. Even Weekly Shonen Jump, despite it being the top ranked magazine, saw a drop in sales over the years.

Below is a comparison of circulation figures from 2004, 2005 and 2006 of some of the top ranked magazines from various publishers:

Magazine Publisher 2004 2005 2006
Weekly Shonen Jump Shueisha 2,994,897 2,953,750 2,839,792
Weekly Shonen Magazine Kodansha 2,721,633 2,365,306 2,151,354
Weekly Shonen Sunday Shogakukan 1,160,913 1,068,265 1,003,708
Weekly Young Jump Shueisha 1,136,666 1,081,459 1,006,875
Young Magazine Kodansha 1,044,489 1,012,209 998,198
Big Comic Shogakukan 677,916 627,083 580,750
Ciao Shogakukan 1,065,000 1,033,333 1,008,500
Nakayoshi Kodansha 457,083 457,500 418,500
Ribon Shueisha 729,167 537,500 400,000
Cookie Shueisha 203,333 204,167 228,334

Extra:

For those who are interested, below is the circulation numbers and ranking of popular non-comics magazines from last year.

Monthly:

  1. Bungei Shinju -- 620,850
  2. Ushio -- 434,767
  3. Fujin Koron -- 212,400
  4. Seiron -- 87,155
  5. Syokun! -- 82,058
  6. Shincho -- 45 40,975
  7. Chuokoron -- 40,975
  8. Forsite -- 33,348
  9. Voice -- 32,475
  10. Ronza -- 19,084

Weekly:

  1. Shukan Bunshun -- 798,340
  2. Shukan Shincho -- 765,713
  3. Shukan Gendai -- 690,398
  4. Shukan Post -- 608,681
  5. Friday -- 409,082
  6. Shukan Playboy -- 390,209
  7. Shukan Taisyu 353,356
  8. Flash -- 339,783
  9. Shukan Asahi -- 319,562
  10. Shukan Jitsuwa -- 300,000
  11. Shukan Asahi Geino -- 283,745
  12. SPA -- 245,928
  13. AERA -- 27,858
  14. Shukan Diamond -- 165,959
  15. Sunday Mainichi -- 147,521
  16. Yomiuri weekly -- 114,122
  17. Shukan Toyo Keizai -- 108,161
  18. Shukan Economist -- 85,000

Women's Weekly:

  1. Jyosei Seven -- 556,396
  2. Josei Jishin -- 519,464
  3. Non-no -- 440,870
  4. Shukan Josei -- 378,329
  5. AN-AN -- 280,673

Translation by T. Ohara

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