Haikyu manga sales: Oricon history after the series ended
A finished sports manga usually fades from the charts, but Haikyu's movie and event cycles have kept annual sales unusually high.
Published: 2026-08-19. Updated: 2026-08-19.
Short answer: Haikyu ranked 8th on Oricon's 2024 best-selling manga series chart with estimated sales of 3,077,085 copies during the November 20, 2023 to November 17, 2024 tracking period. The series concluded in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2020, yet total circulation passed 70 million copies by December 2024.
How Oricon tracks Haikyu's manga sales
Oricon's annual manga ranking measures estimated physical tankobon sales in Japan for each counting year. Haikyu has appeared on these charts both while it was serializing and after it ended, which is relatively rare for a sports manga.
The ranking excludes digital sales and overseas sales. Because Haikyu released no new volumes in some recent years, its continued chart presence is driven by back-catalog purchases tied to anime films and events.
How did sales move year by year?
The table below lists the Oricon fiscal-year ranks and estimated series sales we were able to verify from public year-end charts. Oricon counts physical tankobon sales at tracked retailers, so digital sales and some channels are not included.
A rank tells you how the series performed against every other manga that year, while the sales figure is the estimated number of copies sold during that 12-month window. It is not the same as total copies in circulation.
Haikyu Oricon annual series rank and estimated sales, 2018 to 2024.| Year | Oricon tracking period | Series rank | Estimated sales |
|---|
| 2018 | Nov 20, 2017 to Nov 18, 2018 | 5 | 5,030,624 |
| 2019 | Nov 19, 2018 to Nov 19, 2019 | 8 | 4,514,838 |
| 2020 | Nov 18, 2019 to Nov 22, 2020 | 4 | 7,212,099 |
| 2021 | Nov 23, 2020 to Nov 21, 2021 | 10 | 4,345,443 |
| 2022 | Nov 22, 2021 to Nov 20, 2022 | 16 | 2,267,180 |
| 2023 | Nov 21, 2022 to Nov 19, 2023 | 25 | 1,122,890 |
| 2024 | Nov 20, 2023 to Nov 17, 2024 | 8 | 3,077,085 |
What does the trend show?
Haikyu's annual sales peaked in 2020, the year the manga ended, with 7.21 million copies sold and a 4th-place rank. Sales then declined through 2023, but the 2024 Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump release pushed the series back into the top 10 with 3.08 million copies sold.
The 2024 rebound is notable because the series published zero new volumes that year. It shows how a theatrical film and fan event can restart back-catalog sales for a completed manga.
How do annual sales compare to total circulation?
Total circulation reached about 50 million copies by November 2020, when the final volume released. By December 2024, the total had grown to over 70 million copies, an increase of roughly 20 million copies after the series ended.
That post-completion growth is separate from any single year's Oricon sales. Oricon counts annual sell-through, while circulation counts copies shipped or printed over the entire life of the series.
Rank versus total sales: A high annual rank means a series sold more copies that year than most rivals. Total circulation counts every volume printed or shipped since the start. A long-running series can have a huge total without topping a single annual chart, while a new hit can top one year with far fewer total volumes.
Where does this fit in the manga market?
Haikyu is one of the few completed sports manga to return to the Oricon top 10 years after ending. Its performance highlights how anime films and event programming can extend a manga's sales lifecycle well beyond serialization.
For readers researching manga sales, the cleanest comparison is Oricon annual series rank over the same tracking period. Mixing circulation announcements, digital estimates, and regional sales without labeling them invites confusion.
Frequently asked questions
What was Haikyu's best Oricon annual rank?
Haikyu's best verified Oricon annual rank is 4th place in the 2020 counting year, with estimated sales of 7,212,099 copies.
How many copies of Haikyu are in circulation?
Total circulation passed 70 million copies by December 2024, including digital editions.
How did Haikyu return to the top 10 in 2024 without new volumes?
The 2024 theatrical film Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump and related fan events drove back-catalog manga sales.
Does Oricon count digital Haikyu sales?
No. The Oricon annual rankings used here count physical tankobon sales at tracked retailers, not digital sales.
Sources and methodology
- Oricon (Japan) Manga Sales 2024, Install Base (Oricon data compilation). Top 50 best-selling manga series for the Oricon period November 20, 2023 to November 17, 2024, with year-to-date sales and ranks.
- Oricon (Japan) Manga Sales 2023 White Paper, Install Base (Oricon data compilation). Top 50 best-selling manga series for the Oricon period November 21, 2022 to November 19, 2023, with ranks and sales.
- Oricon (Japan) Manga Sales 2022 White Paper, Install Base (Oricon data compilation). Top 50 best-selling manga series for the Oricon period November 22, 2021 to November 20, 2022, with ranks and sales.
- Haikyu!! Manga Circulation Surpasses 70 Million Copies, Mantan Web. Report that Haikyu!! total circulation exceeded 70 million copies including digital, with context on the 2024 film and fan event, dated December 22, 2024.