Kagurabachi manga sales: from 2.2 million to 4.5 million copies
A Weekly Shonen Jump series from September 2023 that roughly doubled its circulation in a year, ahead of an April 2027 anime.
Published: 2026-10-13. Updated: 2026-10-13.
Short answer: Kagurabachi's cumulative circulation has surpassed 4.5 million copies, including digital editions, according to an Anime News Network press release dated October 12, 2026. The manga began in Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023 and had passed 2.2 million copies by May 2025 and 4 million in the April 2026 anime announcement.
The milestones in order
Anime Corner reported in late April 2025 that the series had exceeded a total circulation of 2.2 million copies, print and digital together, with volume 7 due on May 2, 2025. Anime News Network's April 27, 2026 report on the TV anime says the manga had surpassed 2.2 million copies as of May 2025 and now stood at 4 million.
The most recent statement is in an October 12, 2026 press release on the anime's world tour, which says cumulative circulation has surpassed 4.5 million copies (including digital editions). An October 2, 2026 Anime Explained piece also reports 4.5 million copies worldwide across 12 volumes.
Figures as reported by Anime Corner, Anime News Network and a World Tour press release. Circulation is cumulative, not annual.| Date | Circulation | Basis |
|---|
| Late April 2025 | 2.2 million+ | Print and digital, six volumes released |
| April 27, 2026 | 4 million | Per the TV anime announcement |
| October 2026 | 4.5 million+ | Including digital editions |
What kind of number this is
These are cumulative circulation counts, not annual sales and not retail sell-through. The 2.2 million and 4.5 million figures are explicitly stated to include digital editions; the 4 million figure's basis is not stated in the pages we opened, so do not assume the three are measured identically.
The series started in September 2023, so the whole climb to 4.5 million happened in about three years. We make no ranking claim against other titles.
Anime and volume count
ANN reports a TV anime scheduled for April 2027, announced at a Shueisha Jump Press livestream. Anime Explained's October 2026 piece counts 12 volumes in print at the 4.5 million mark.
Where public evidence stops
We found no official Oricon annual total, no volume-by-volume cumulative table, and no overseas split. The circulation figure is rounded and includes digital, so physical Japan sales cannot be derived from it.
Frequently asked questions
How many copies of Kagurabachi are in circulation?
More than 4.5 million, including digital editions, per an October 12, 2026 press release.
When did Kagurabachi start?
It began in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023.
Is the circulation figure only Japan?
The sources do not give a regional split. They state that digital editions are included.
Sources and methodology
- Anime Kagurabachi unveils details for its World Tour Part 3 and finale, Anime News Network (press release). Dated October 12, 2026. Cumulative circulation has surpassed 4.5 million copies (including digital editions).
- Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga gets TV anime in April 2027, Anime News Network. 2.2 million as of May 2025, 4 million at the April 2026 announcement; serialization from September 2023.
- Kagurabachi launches 56-chapter poster display in Tokyo, manga surpasses 2.2 million copies in circulation, Anime Corner. April 2025. Total circulation of 2.2 million copies, print and digital; six volumes out, volume 7 due May 2, 2025.
- Kagurabachi nears 5 million after passing its 3rd anniversary, Anime Explained. October 2, 2026. 4.5 million copies worldwide, 12 volumes.