Oshi no Ko manga sales: Oricon surge and total circulation
The entertainment-industry thriller was a modest seller until its first anime season turned it into one of the year's biggest manga hits.
Published: 2026-08-19. Updated: 2026-08-19.
Short answer: Oshi no Ko ranked 4th on Oricon's 2023 best-selling manga series chart with estimated sales of 5,413,091 copies during the November 21, 2022 to November 19, 2023 tracking period. In 2024, it ranked 11th with 2,229,531 copies sold. The manga concluded in November 2024 with over 25 million copies in circulation.
How Oricon tracks Oshi no Ko sales
Oricon's annual manga ranking estimates physical tankobon sales in Japan for each counting year. Oshi no Ko serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump from 2020 to 2024 and had only modest annual sales before its anime adaptation.
The ranking excludes digital sales and overseas sales. The 2023 result captures the period when the first anime season drove a large number of new readers to the manga.
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.
Oshi no Ko Oricon annual series rank and estimated sales, 2021 to 2024.| Year | Oricon tracking period | Series rank | Estimated sales |
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| 2021 | Nov 23, 2020 to Nov 21, 2021 | 39 | 1,296,475 |
| 2023 | Nov 21, 2022 to Nov 19, 2023 | 4 | 5,413,091 |
| 2024 | Nov 20, 2023 to Nov 17, 2024 | 11 | 2,229,531 |
What does the trend show?
Oshi no Ko sold about 1.3 million copies in 2021, a respectable but not dominant total for a Weekly Young Jump series. The 2023 anime season produced a dramatic jump to 5.41 million copies and a 4th-place rank, one of the largest year-on-year increases that year.
By 2024, with the anime's first season complete and the manga heading toward its conclusion, annual sales settled to 2.23 million copies and an 11th-place rank. That is a typical post-anime-season trajectory.
How do annual sales compare to total circulation?
The Oshi no Ko manga concluded in November 2024, and reports state total circulation surpassed 25 million copies. The series ran for about four and a half years and produced 16 tankobon volumes.
The 25 million circulation figure counts copies in circulation over the series' lifetime, including print and digital. It is not the number of copies sold during any single Oricon counting year.
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?
Oshi no Ko's sales arc is a clear case of an anime adaptation creating a manga bestseller. Its 2023 Oricon rank placed it ahead of many longer-running series, even though the manga itself was relatively young.
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 Oshi no Ko's best Oricon annual rank?
Its best verified Oricon annual rank is 4th place in the 2023 counting year, with estimated sales of 5,413,091 copies.
How many copies of Oshi no Ko are in circulation?
Reports state the manga surpassed 25 million copies in circulation by the time it concluded in November 2024.
Did the anime boost Oshi no Ko manga sales?
Yes. The first anime season aired in 2023 and coincided with Oshi no Ko jumping from outside the top 35 to 4th place on Oricon's annual chart.
When did Oshi no Ko end?
The manga concluded in Weekly Young Jump in November 2024, with the final volume released in December 2024.
Sources and methodology
- Top-Selling Manga in Japan: 2021, FanVerse (Oricon data compilation). Top 50 best-selling manga series for the Oricon period November 23, 2020 to November 21, 2021, with ranks and sales.
- 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 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.
- Chanmina Performs Opening Theme for Oshi no Ko Season 3, ORICON NEWS. Report that the Oshi no Ko manga concluded in November 2024 and surpassed 25 million copies in circulation, dated December 28, 2025.