Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is gaining momentum! Ranked second on Japan's 2019 best-selling manga list

2019 is about to end, and it is time for major manufacturers to summarize the past year. On November 25, Shueisha confirmed that the most popular manga in 2019 was "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba", which ranked second on Japan's 2019 manga bestseller list with a total sales of 10.8 million copies.

·Even One Piece can’t be underestimated! On November 25, the latest sales statistics released by Shueisha confirmed that One Piece’s 2019 annual sales volume was about 12.7 million copies, and it still maintained the nearly 10-year record of 3 million copies of the first edition of each new single volume; while the second place, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, was so powerful that it reached 10.8 million copies, beating strong rivals such as My Hero Academia and One Punch Man, which shocked fans.

"Demon Slayer" is a fantasy manga created by Koyoharu Gotouge. It tells the story of the Japanese Taisho period, when it is said that after the sun sets, demons come out to eat people. There are also demon hunters who kill demons and protect people. The ordinary and happy daily life of Tanjiro, a charcoal seller, changed drastically on the day his family was attacked by demons. His mother and four younger siblings were brutally killed, and his sister Nezuko, who survived with him, also turned into a ferocious demon. In order to cut off the chain of sadness, the boy never stopped fighting with demons.