As we all know, commercial value is an important indicator of the popularity of a work, and the higher the popularity of the work, the commercial value is often very large. Recently, the Japanese media released the sales list of ACG works in 2021 (including sales of manga, animation, peripheral and other channels), and then we will take a look at which works are in the top ten.
10th place: Volleyball Boy 3.46 billion (yen)
Although the manga of "Volleyball Boy" has been completed last year, its animation is still in serial, so the popularity of this work is still quite good, after all, it is also the best and most popular sports in recent years.
9th Place: "About My Rebirth into a Slime" 3.98 billion (yen)
When it comes to the work of "About My Rebirth into Slime", many people will think of animation, but in fact, this IP contains many fields, including light novels, animation, comics, mobile games, so many fields of sales added together, its total sales last year is also very manageable.
8th place: "A certain college" 4.04 billion (yen)
Needless to say, this work is obscure.
7th place: "Run Giant" 4.22 billion (yen)
Although the work "Run Bar Giant" has also ended, but because of its previous popularity, this IP also covers many fields, including animation, manga, games, stage plays, live-action movies, etc., so its total sales last year were also very high.
6th place: "LOVELIVE" 5.24 billion (yen)
LOVELIVE is a very well-known two-dimensional idol project in Japan, which includes music works, tv and radio programs, books, manga, animation, games, etc., and has many loyal fans in Japan, so it is also ranked sixth in this year's sales list.
5th place: "One Piece" 5.43 billion (yen)
"One Piece" does not need to be introduced much, one of the three major migrant manga, the highest-selling works of Japanese manga, and the popularity of the anime adaptation is also very high. Moreover, as a national-level animation, "One Piece" has a very strong commercial expansion, with games, theater versions, etc., and sales are naturally very high.
4th place: "Horse Racing Lady" 10 billion (yen)
Originally a Japanese mobile game, Horse Racing Lady was later adapted into an anime and manga due to its high popularity. In Japan, the game "Horse Racing Lady" has a large number of players, and these players have a lot of kryptonite, so its annual sales rank fourth on the list.
3rd place: Tokyo Avengers 13.64 billion (yen)
Tokyo Avengers is a very popular manga in Japan in recent years, as well as anime adaptations and live-action movies, and its sales last year ranked third in the list, largely due to its manga sales.
2nd place: "Spell Return" 18.1 billion (yen)
In second place is the popular anime "Spell Return", which is one of the most popular manga in the past two years, and the manga sales have also reached a successful record. This year, the total sales of "Spell Return" are as high as 18.1 billion, ranking first in the list.
1st Prize: "Devil's Blade" 26.38 billion (yen)
As for the final champion, I think many people have guessed it, yes, it is the Japanese phenomenon anime "Devil's Blade". Although the Ghost Blade manga has come to an end, its second season of anime is currently airing, and it is the third consecutive year that Ghost Blade has topped the list, with annual sales of a terrifying 54.1 billion yen last year.
Judging from this list, the Japanese ACG industry has not begun to decline as many people speculate, and even the sales of the top four have exceeded 10 billion, and it is not too much to say that it is the peak of the industry. Finally, what do you think about this 2021 sales list of ACG in Japan? Feel free to leave a comment in the comments section below.