That's actually getting me thinking, how do you guys think Kimetsu's impact will look like when it ends?
I don't remember Gege saying he got inspiration from MHA, only that he was worried about the state of WSJ after naruto/bleach ended and MHA gave him hope again that WSJ could find another big long running hit. If there is any, I don't see it.
The thing is I think MHA appeals more internationally than inside Japan. And few series I would consider gigantic sales-wise (OP, KNY, Naruto etc) but I would say it is a big hit and a reliable performer which could carry it for at least 2-3 years IMHO...
500 chapters seems to be the sweet spot IMHO... As much as I love MHA, I don't want it to be as long as Naruto or Bleach were... Heck, I could argue 40 volumes would be even better (400-450ish)...
Are you kidding ?
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Forgive me, but it's a somewhat absurd reasoning.
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I guess you know that after a few years a series starts to drop in sales? Then drop, there are still 300-400 k copies per month, a figure that 80% of the published manga only dreams of being able to achieve.
Kek, do you have a secret stache or do you just look them up on the fly?
These are getting harder and harder to find.
Previously I had a very small collection, but now I'm having to look them up each time.
I think the extent of Kimetsu's true impact as a franchise will only be realised truly in retrospect once the anime hits season 2 or 3, since both its anime and manga are immensely popular. Though the extent of its current sales with just the manga already indicate that it has become quite the cultural phenomenon.
If you mean this
I don't think he meant week 1 (that would be crazy growth), just before it stops charting on oricon, which it should still be able to do next week
Yeah, I got it mixed up. Well, either way, I'm hoping the series isn't that far off from 100k first week.
This. I mean look at Haikyu as another example. It still sells right that amount, but it is so far from it's peak. Even AoT, which was once a million seller first week barely sells that in 5 weeks nowadays... It's hard to use OP and KNY as standards for sales as they come once in a blue moon when everything aligns...
It's definitely on its way there, maybe by next volume already
I guess the naked Reze volume cover did it's job.
Need precise numbers but seems to be there already, AA 10 was 80k, might even have passed it considering CSM tends to do really well digitally compared to other series
Is this the second reprint that's gonna happen in April already?
Yup! April 1 is the Vol 1-3 and 14-19 reprint and April 2 Vol 4-13.