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NEWS: ICv2: U.S. Manga Sales Up 29% in 2016




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Blanchimont



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 8:34 am Reply with quote
As this is about comics, are there any kind of similar stats for light novels? Of course previously that would hardly been an issue as you could almost count those on one hand, but last few years have changed that...
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ajr



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 12:20 pm Reply with quote
Wow, that's a huge change.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:51 am Reply with quote
Blanchimont wrote:
As this is about comics, are there any kind of similar stats for light novels? Of course previously that would hardly been an issue as you could almost count those on one hand, but last few years have changed that...

I think their might be. However, let's not forget that, outside of LN titles, manga might generally sell a lot better than LN here. LN titles like "Spice & Wolf" probably are deserving of some sales stats.
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manapear



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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 4:43 pm Reply with quote
I wonder what the demographic increases look like, and how they compare across publishers.

I've been kind of disappointed with ShojoBeat lately (lol, more than usual), and I'm wondering if the offerings at other publishers are picked up in comparison.

It's interesting to see how the industry is growing though, in terms of how many publishers there are, what kind of series get picked up, and what makes profit.
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KH91



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:42 pm Reply with quote
That certainly is interesting. Good for manga in the US.
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Jose Cruz



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 09, 2017 2:55 pm Reply with quote
These include digital downloads as well?

Well, manga sales in 2007 peaked at 220 million dollars so today's level of sales is quite small. In fact, it represents only about 12% of the US's comic book market.
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