My Hero Academia is a very popular series in the current manga generation, but it was destroyed by the sales of the new Shonen Jump series: SPY X FAMILY. According to data shared by the specialized site Oricon, there is a new boss in the industry and it is the work of Tatsuya Endo who received his anime adaptation in the spring season of 2022.
Now, the Shonen Jump News Twitter account has released the manga sales for May in a post that contains more than a few interesting details. In the month of May, sales of SPY X FAMILY topped the charts, with a total of 1,780,906 copies sold. This is followed by My Hero Academia, with sales of a measly 770,373, this represents less than half of the first place sales. That is a big difference.
My Hero Academia is a very popular series in the current manga generation, but it was destroyed by the sales of the new Shonen Jump series: SPY X FAMILY. According to data shared by the specialized site Oricon, there is a new boss in the industry and it is the work of Tatsuya Endo who received his anime adaptation in the spring season of 2022.
Now, the Shonen Jump News Twitter account released the sale of the manga for May in a post that includes some interesting details. In the month of May, sales of SPY X FAMILY topped the charts, with a total of 1,780,906 copies sold. It is followed by My Hero Academia, with sales of only 770,373, less than half the sales of first place. That is a big difference.
Not only did the previous series overlap the last one and more, but My Hero Academia surpassed other popular manga series such as Tokyo Revengers, One Punch Man and Jujutsu Kaisen by 300,000 copies, reminding us of the huge sales gap that exists in the industry. manga publisher. Furthermore, with only 63 chapters compared to other series, of which there are over 100, the success of Tatsuya Ando’s work during May is surprising.
This may sound surprising to Western readers, but this isn’t the first time an exciting new manga has toppled a popular superhero series. Tokyo Revengers also destroyed My Hero Academia last August, so it’s far from a big surprise. It seems that, contrary to what we might think in the West (especially fans of DC Comics or Marvel), the public likes new and interesting stories more than old ones.
The remarkable success of SPY x FAMILY
Undoubtedly, My Hero Academia is one of the best shonen manga series of its time, but like its predecessors, all good things must come to an end. As the superhero series nears its final stage, one can only imagine what will replace it. It seems that the answer to that question is already coming out, SPY x FAMILY is Shonen Jump’s new hit manga series, and its popularity might not be just Anecdotal and without a doubt makes it a milestone to be reached by other series.
The remarkable success of SPY x FAMIL
Without a doubt, My Hero Academia is one of the best shonen manga series of its time, but just like its predecessors, all good things must come to an end. As the superhero series nears its final arc, one might wonder what will take its place. It seems that the answer to that question is already coming out, SPY x FAMILY is Shonen Jump’s new hit manga series, and its popularity might not be just anecdotal and surely makes it a milestone for other series to reach.
