2021 is close to the end, if you are wondering “what manga’s and light novel’s were the most successful in 2021?”, we finally have the answer to that question.
Oricon recently revealed the top 10 list of highest selling manga and light novels in 2021, and we got some surprises in the top 10 list. Oricon is a Japan based web company which gathers data on sales of different Japanese media, including manga, light novel, and music. Oricon releases weekly, monthly and yearly rankings.
Manga Rankings
| Ranked | Name | Copies Sold |
| 1st | Jujutsu Kaisen | 30,917,746 |
| 2nd | Demon Slayer | 29,511,221 |
| 3rd | Tokyo Revengers | 24,981,486 |
| 4th | Attack on Titan | 7,332,398 |
| 5th | My Hero Academia | 7,020,361 |
| 6th | One Piece | 7,002,583 |
| 7th | Chainsaw Man | 5,212,578 |
| 8th | Spy x Family | 4,973,402 |
| 9th | Kingdom | 4,672,612 |
| 10th | Haikyuu!! | 4,345,443 |
No surprises for the first ranked Jujutsu Kaisen because it had an explosive year. The manga received an awesome anime adaptation from Mappa studio, which definitely influenced the manga sales. Chainsaw Man still managed to ranked in the top 10, despite that the manga ended in 2020, and it is the only manga in this list alongside Spy x Family, without an anime adaptation.
Light Novel Rankings
Oricon also revealed the top 10 highest selling light novel list. If you are confused what are the ‘Light Novels’? Well, it is just like a novel, but published in Japan. Most of the time, the author publishes the story 1 chapter at a time, which is then collected as a volume.
| Ranked | Name | Copies Sold |
| 1st | Demon Slayer | 776,320 |
| 2nd | That Time I got reincarnated as a slime | 597,819 |
| 3rd | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | 496,626 |
| 4th | Re: Zero | 424,173 |
| 5th | The Detective Is Already Dead | 367,984 |
| 6th | Classroom of the elite 2nd year | 306,355 |
| 7th | Sword Art Online | 305,408 |
| 8th | Demon Slayer: Mugen Train | 287,310 |
| 9th | Jujutsu Kaisen | 259,960 |
| 10th | Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy | 248,744 |
The classroom of the elite light novel could have been higher in the rankings, however, the volumes are published separately for the 1st year and 2nd year.
Source: Oricon via Twitter
