Legendary Collection Returns To Lastly Beat Demon Slayer

This text incorporates spoilers from Demon Slayer.

The success of Demon Slayer: Infinity Citadel can’t be understated. 2025 was massive for a lot of anime and manga sequence, however no sequence loved as a lot success as Demon Slayer, and that is due to Infinity Citadel. The first movie in the trilogy was officially released in the Summer of 2025, and since then, it has shattered one report after one other and established its personal dominance within the sphere of anime.

Whereas followers already know that by way of anime Demon Slayer is dominating, many are inclined to neglect that the manga is doing extremely effectively on the identical time, regardless of having ended years in the past. Demon Slayer’s anime success has been so unimaginable that the manga is experiencing super backlog gross sales. For months, Demon Slayer was probably the most bought manga in Japan and even now, it continues to hover across the high positions. That stated, October has seen Demon Slayer get overwhelmed by a legendary manga that each one followers know fights for the highest positions in any respect time, and that is none aside from Kingdom. Being probably the most bought manga in Japan, Kingdom is a legendary sequence the standard and recognition of which may’t be understated, particularly in Japan.

Kingdom Is One Of The Most Offered Manga In Japan in October 2025

The Manga Outsold Most Collection, Together with Demon Slayer

Demon Slayer obtained an enormous backlog enhance because of Infinity Citadel
Demon Slayer has now been surpassed

Oricon all the time publishes its listing of probably the most bought manga in Japan on a weekly foundation, in addition to offers the followers a roundup of what manga carried out how effectively on the finish of every month. Because the launch of Demon Slayer: Infinity Citadel, the manga has been dominating Oricon charts, regardless of not having had a manga quantity launch in years. That stated, since the hype around Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is now dying down in Japan, gross sales are step by step lowering.

shinobu demon slayer surpassed by kingdom

On the identical time, massive manga quantity releases be sure that Demon Slayer does not high the charts anymore. October noticed the discharge of the most recent quantity of the legendary manga sequence, Kingdom, and in simply two weeks, it managed to do unimaginable numbers that make it one of the top-selling manga of the month, with Spy x Household being its solely actual rival.

That stated, Kingdom solely dropped its 77th quantity halfway in October, so it’s going to nonetheless proceed to carry out strongly in November.

Kingdom Will Face Competitors In November As One Piece Quantity 113 Drops

New One Piece Quantity Will Doubtless Overtake It

Luffy one piece volume 113 to surpass kingdom

Whereas Kingdom is most actually going to be one of many best-selling manga in Japan in October, November goes to be very troublesome for it, and that is due to the release of One Piece Volume 113. Eiichiro Oda’s sequence has lastly dropped one other new quantity, and that solely means it’s going to go on to high the Oricon charts for this month. Kingdom’s finest weeks are behind it, and no different manga is as massive as One Piece, so it’s going to most positively be One Piece’s month this time round.

Nonetheless, the second place can be up for grabs and Kingdom might compete for it, offered there aren’t different massive releases that may overshadow it. For years, Kingdom was the one sequence able to rivaling One Piece in manga gross sales in Japan, and generally even beating it. Sadly, its gross sales have dropped remarkably over time, massive the standard continues to be there.