On February 25, according to new statistics from the Japan Publishing Association and the Institute of Publishing Science, the size of the Japanese comics market exceeded the 700 billion yen mark for the first time in 2024, an increase of 15% compared to last year. Statistics show that in the overall comics market, the proportion of electronic comics is significantly ahead, reaching 72.7%, and showing a growth trend, while the proportion of traditional paper comics continues to decline.
·In addition, the comics category accounts for 44.8% of all publication categories. It is no surprise that Japan is called a comics power.
·The most popular comic last year was "Monster No. 8". In addition, the previous wave of popular works "Spell Return" and "My Son" have been completed.