The overall sales of the anime-manga franchise are now out, which shows close competition between the top two positions, Blue Lock and One Piece. Blue Lock had almost overthrown the most popular & profitable franchise, One Piece, but sadly it didn’t.
These sales are not just for manga or anime, they also include manga, novel volumes, anime BD-DVD, Music, and Merchandise (Note that this doesn’t include the sale of video games). We already know that Blue Lock was the best-selling manga of 2023 by beating mangas like Jujutsu Kaisen and One Piece fair and square.
So, the manga sales definitely helped Blue Lock in the overall sales since its anime wasn’t released in 2023 (only 12 episodes were released). So, in this article, we will see the top ten list of most sales done by anime-manga franchises in 2023.
Top 10 Highest Profitable Anime-Manga Franchise of 2023
10. Kingdom
Kingdom franchise has done an overall business of 2,639,342,303 Yen. Coincidentally, Kingdom was also in 10th position in most-selling manga of 2023. Even though its anime wasn’t released this year, it managed to be in the top 10 list.
9. Spy × Family
Spy × Family franchise has done an overall business of 2,948,745,096 Yen. Spy × Family was in the 7th position in the best-selling manga list, but it fell short in the overall business. Spy x Family also released its second season this year, which may have helped it to make it into the top 9.
8. Love Live
Love Live franchise has done an overall business of 3,037,639,023 Yen. Love Live is releasing its new Squeal in April 2023. Love Live is a multimedia franchise that has anime series, anime films, light novels, manga, magazines, etc.
7. Bocchi the Rock!
Bocchi the Rock franchise has done an overall business of 2,256,664,177 Yen. Bocchi the Rock’s anime was released in 2022, but its DVD sales and merchandise sales helped the franchise to rise up in the list.
6. My Happy Marriage
My Happy Marriage franchise has done an overall business of 3, 765, 010, 408 Yen. My Happy Marriage had a wonderful year, as it got an anime adaptation, and also its manga ended in this same year.
5. Slam Dunk
Slam Dunk franchise has done an overall business of 4, 215, 282, 791 Yen. Slam Dunk released its new movie this year, which covered most of the sales for this year for its franchise. It was also in the 6th position in the best-selling manga list of 2023.
4. Oshi No Ko
Oshi No Ko franchise has done an overall business of 4,902,131,189 Yen. 2023 was the best year for Oshi no Ko since its opening song ‘Idol’ became the most-listened song in Japan in 2023 and also 8th worldwide. The anime was also very successful. Coincidentally, Kingdom was also in 4th position in most-selling manga of 2023.
3. Jujutsu Kaisen
Jujutsu Kiasen franchise has done an overall business of 4,942,790,902 Yen. 2023 was a banger for all the Jujutsu Kaisen fans, as we got Sukana vs Gojo in the manga and the most anticipated arc adaptation in anime, Shibuya. It was also the second most-selling manga of 2023.
2. Blue Lock
Blue Lock franchise has done an overall business of 6,170,897,392 Yen. You can just see the huge difference in the second and third positions. Blue Lock released almost 12 episodes this year. It was also the best-selling manga of 2023.
It is also the first Kodansha manga to top the list as every time only Shonen Jump Manga comes first. Not even Attack on Titan tops the list of best-selling manga. And Blue Lock is also the first sports manga to become the best-selling manga. So, 2023 was Blue Lock’s year, at least in Japan.
1. One Piece
One Piece has done an overall business of 6,389,670,438 Yen. In 2023, One Piece anime literally fire, as we got to amazing animation by Toei in Zoro vs. King, Sanji vs. Queen, Law+Kid vs. Big Mom, and lastly, Gear 5 – Luffy vs. Kaido. One Piece was also the 3rd best-selling manga of 2023.
Top 30 Highest Profitable Anime-Manga Franchise of 2023 (Full List)
The ranking and information are based on the list released by Oricon on January 4th, 2024.
