Which manga series are the most viewed, highest-selling, best-selling manga in the first half of 2021? If you are interested, then follow the article below! Super hot manga series, not in Japan but around the world, only in the first half of the year, but have achieved huge numbers in sales. There are manga series that have consistently sold well for decades, but there are also new series that usurp the classic manga masterpieces. So which manga is it? Let's take a look in the compilation of the 10 best-selling manga in early 2021!
1 Kimetsu no Yaiba
Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer) reached more than 23 million copies in the first half of 2021. Image source: Pinterest
In recent years, it can be said that top manga has never been absent from the Japanese manga Kimetsu no Yaiba, a shounen comic phenomenon that has emerged with the main character Tanjirou, a young man working as a woodcutter.
He is the son of a father with many secrets, and once he went to a village selling coal to sell firewood, unfortunately his family in the forest was slaughtered by cannibals. In it, her sister Nezuko is still alive, but she has been turned into a demon.
Carrying resentment and helplessness but not forgetting his duty as a brother, Tanjrou, along with his sister, is determined to find a way to help him become a human again.
And in that journey Tanjirou was fortunate to meet the Demon Slayer Society, they work as an organization, where there are talented Pillars with excellent sword techniques used to confront the cruel demons.
Kimetsu no Yaiba by Gotouge Koyoharu, sales in the first months of 2021 are 23,351,483 copies.
2 Jujutsu Kaisen
Manga manga Jujutsu Kaisen by Gege Akutami. Image source: New Newspaper
Manga manga Jujutsu Kaisen by author Gege Akutami was released not long ago, but it was enough to create a great resonance, always in the top of good manga, sales in the first 6 months of 2021 were 23,797,483 copies. Although the "recipe" for building the relationship between the main characters is something very similar to the previous shounen story pillars, it is all thanks to a plot with clear logic, without dragging on.
The story focuses on the character Yuuji and his friends. Yuuji is a high school boy who isn't particularly special other than he possesses such great physical strength that any physical education teacher would want to drag him into the team.
And on the day his dear grandfather passed away, Yuuji accidentally got caught up in an incident involving a super-strong demon that had been sealed away with a thousand-year power. During that crazy fight, he accidentally… swallowed a cursed object, inadvertently turning himself into a host for the demon.
3 Tokyo Revengers
Tokyo Revengers has excellently returned to the race track continuously ranking high in the top or worth-watching manga voted by netizens. Image source: GameK
The main character in the title Tokyo Revengers is Takemichi Hanagaki, a young man living by freelancing who is bored with life. The reason is because the more developed Japanese society, the more people without a specific job are easily looked down on, and “freelance” is one of them.
Not only was he despised to the point of being bored with life, but the only girlfriend he had had just been murdered by someone, it really didn't matter, he wandered around until he stopped at a road. tram rails.
Despite the jostling and jostling of people, he stood there, until he was accidentally pushed down by the flow of people onto the tracks and died. It was thought that life would end like that, but suddenly he was given a new chance to live again in his own body 12 years ago.
It was the best time of his life, all the tragedies had not yet begun, and this was his chance to do it all over again, including saving his ill-fated girlfriend.
The story of isekai seemed to have no place after many years of this story market being saturated, now, Tokyo Revengers has excellently returned to the race track, continuously ranking high in the top or worth-watching manga voted by netizens. . The first year sales of the series reached 5,007,825 copies.
4 Shingeki No Kyojin – Attack On Titan
Attack on titan is a classic work by Hajime Isayama. Image source: Pinterest
The author of this series of twists and turns that requires a tight helmet is the "godfather" Hajime Isayama - a man who is passionate about hot spring business who has successfully brought his series into the top of good manga with "swallow" sales. dew" is 4,635,754 copies.
Attack on titan is a story about the main character Eren and his friends, children who have to grow up in a narrow land that is limited by high walls.
The world beyond the walls is a "dead" place because there are always a lot of cannibals giants, they are the enemies of man, or the savior of humanity, no one has the correct answer. corpse. But Eren, the special son who was "chosen" to become the holder of the memories of many generations, he alone has the answer to all...
The story initially attracted viewers because of the grim darkness of the world in the story, later on, the truths about humanity and the world outside the wall made the viewer seem really sucked into the world. world, just to find the answer that each reader wants...
5 Chainsaw Man
Chainsaw Man is an attractive Manga series by author Tatsuki Fujimoto. Image source: Dignity Blog
The author of this emerging action horror title is Tatsuki Fujimoto, the sales of this series are 4,181,650 copies, although it has just been released, the story has soon ranked high in the manga charts.
It's not natural that the "saw-machine" story is considered the top good manga. The series paints a world as harsh and dark as the Attack on titan story. However, instead of just focusing on the endless greed of people and the consequences that stupidity brings, the Chainsaw man story also shows people more about human nature, not only what is greedy.
The main character of the story is a young man who specializes in killing hired monsters to make a living, and one day by accident, he saves a small but flexible monster, only to then save him from the evil one. died, also accidentally turning him into a special "saw machine".
He is assigned to a mysterious organization, where he is trained, clothed, given jobs and tasks to complete. However, life is not so easy, behind that "delicious" peace, are the truths that make people shiver...
Chainsaw Man has brought a breath of fresh air to Shounen Jump, and is now considered by many as "The Darkest Shounen Jump Manga". With a gripping, thrilling and mysterious plot, and an atmosphere of horror and thick gore, Tatsuki Fujimoto's Manga series unsurprisingly holds countless awards. .
6 Yakusoku no Neverland
Yakusoku no Neverland is a manga series written by Shirai Kaiu and illustrated by Demizu Posuka. Image source: VNSSUB Net
Yakusoku no Neverland is a manga series written by Shirai Kaiu and illustrated by Demizu Posuka. Thrilling suspense from the very first pages, The Promised Neverland is a popular chase and escape manga recently. If you are a fan of the brainstorming genre, this is the work that will satisfy your requirements. The remarkable sales at the beginning of the year of this series were 3,191,416 copies.
The story is about orphans who try to run away from a farm to save their lives from cannibals.
Set in 2045, Emma is an 11-year-old orphan girl living in a house with 37 siblings, she has 2 best childhood friends, Norman and Ray. Life has never been better; delicious food, soft beds, always in a clean white clothes with love from the "Mother" who raised Isabella, orphans can do all they want, but there is always a It is forbidden for them to enter through a gate, or even a forest that leads to the outside world.
One night, Conny, one of the orphans, was taken away by Isabelle to be adopted by someone else, unfortunately, she forgot the teddy bear, Emma and Norman immediately took the stuffed rabbit to forget and followed Conny. Terrified to find Conny dead in a car, they realize they are goods raised to feed evil monsters. Worse still to learn that Isabella, their adoptive mother who was the one to help those monsters, was watching and suspicious. Determined to leave the house and save their lives, Norman, Emma and Ray manage to climb a wall through the outside world, and escape with 15 children over the age of 5.
7 Boku no Hero Academia
Boku no Hero Academia is a super attractive Japanese action manga series. Image source: WordPress.com
Boku no Hero Academia is a Japanese action manga series revolving around the main character - Izuku Midoriya, an ordinary boy in a society full of superheroes. Among the few people who do not possess any special powers, Izuku is often bullied and ridiculed by his friends. It is also a very unique and novel highlight that attracts readers to this shounen manga.
Izuku is unlucky to have an ugly appearance with a small body and a freckled face. However, in his eyes, there is always a fire of passion, faith and burning desire to become the world's number one superhero, like All Might - whom Izuku admires.
Things quickly come to fruition when he is given the "One For All" ability from his idol. In order to realize his dream, Izuku joined the U.A academy - a place that trains future generations of heroes and constantly cultivates and studies to achieve his goals - becoming the strongest. Let's continue to discover about this special hero in the Boku no Hero Academia manga!
Boku no Hero Academia is a manga series by Kohei Horikoshi about the path to becoming a hero of a boy Midoriya Izuku. This is a work that is highly appreciated by experts and is likened to the Marvel of Japan. The first year sales of this series were 3,045,057 copies.
8 Haikyuu
The Little Giant is a very popular sports manga. Image source: hamtruyentranh
Haikyuu! The Little Giant is a very popular sports manga. Sales in the first 6 months of this series are 2,944,022 copies. The title Haikyuu also has a male lead with an admirable undying sportsmanship, with a petite stature similar to his friend Kuroko of the Generation of Miracles.
Hinata Shoyo is a middle school boy who cherishes his dream of becoming a professional volleyball player after accidentally watching the impressive match of Karasumo High's volleyball club in the National League on TELEVISION.
Despite having never played before, he still signed up for the school's volleyball club, but ironically, he's the only one currently a member. With a desire to play volleyball, he spent two years of school convincing everyone in his school to join the club so that enough members could participate in tournaments.
9 Kingdom
Kingdom is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hara Yasuhisa. Image source: newsmangas
Kingdom is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hara Yasuhisa. The manga is set in the Warring States period through the character Xin and his teammates with the goal of becoming the world's first general, and along the way, helping Ying Zheng unify all of China for the first time. The series has been serialized in Weekly Young Jump since 2006 by Shueisha, and has been adapted into two anime seasons with 77 episodes by studio Pierrot. Half-year 2021 sales of this transmitter reached 2,596,395 copies.
The story is set in the Warring States period in Chinese history. Tin and Phieu are two orphans living in Qin country with the dream of becoming "the first great general in the world". One day, Phieu was taken to the palace by a court official named Xuong Van Quan, leaving Tin alone in the village where they lived. A few months later, Phieu returned to meet Tin when he was seriously injured. While dying, Phieu urges Tin to go to another village and there Tin meets a young man who looks a lot like Phieu. That person is Doanh Chinh, the current King of Qin. Tin understands that Phieu is used as a substitute for Doanh Chinh in the war for power. Although at first he was very angry with Doanh Chinh, but Tin chose the path of assisting the young king to regain power, fighting for the Qin state to advance to the title of "The First Emperor of the World" as well as helping Qin Vuong Chinh achieve. dream of unifying the world.
10 One Piece
One Piece is the best-selling manga series in history. Image source: Game4V
One Piece, once published in Vietnam under the name Pirate Island, is a manga for teenagers by author Oda Eiichiro. In 2015, the author Oda Eiichiro and the One Piece manga were recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the manga series created by a single author with the most copies in the world. Currently, One Piece holds the record as the best-selling manga in history. In May 2018, One Piece's recorded number of copies reached 440 million copies worldwide. Sales in the second half of 2021 of this series are 2,573,010 copies.
One Piece tells the story of Monkey D. Luffy, a young man, inspired by his childhood idol "Red Hair" Shanks to become a pirate, begins his journey in East Blue in search of treasure. honor and become the new Pirate King. During the formation of the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy rescued and befriended a swordsman named Roronoa Zoro, and they began searching for One Piece. They join the journey with Nami, a navigator; Usopp, a marksman; Vinsmoke Sanji, a chef. They obtain a ship called the Going Merry and confront the notorious pirates of the East Blue. As Luffy and his crew begin their adventure, others join the crew later in the series, including Tony Tony Chopper, a doctor and a reindeer; Nico Robin, an archaeologist and former assassin; Franky, a cyborg shipbuilder; Brook, a musician, and Jimbei, a mermaid and former member of the Shichibukai. When the Going Merry was damaged beyond repair, the Straw Hat Pirates acquired a new ship called the Thousand Sunny. Together, they face off against pirates, bounty hunters, criminal organizations, revolutionaries, agents and the World Government, among other friends and foes.
