We asked GIGAZINE readers questions such as 'What's the hot manga right now?' and 'Have you ever bought manga as an e-book?'
With the advent of web serialization, there must be many people who say, 'Reading manga digitally has become the norm.' So, in
First, GIGAZINE readers were asked whether they had read manga recently. 64.1% answered 'Yes' (reading), and 35.9% answered 'No' (not reading).
When we asked readers who said they had recently read manga, 'Have you come across any interesting manga recently?', 60.5% answered 'Yes.' Surprisingly, it seems that the rate of coming across interesting manga is low.
Below is a word cloud that compiles the results of a free-response question asked of readers who answered that they had come across an interesting manga: 'Please tell us the title of a manga that you found interesting.'
The top 10 most popular manga among GIGAZINE readers are as follows:
1st place:
2nd place: Kingdom (10 votes)
3rd place: Chainsaw Man (9 votes)
3rd place: Thank You Pitch (9 votes)
3rd place: One Piece (9 votes)
3rd place: Dandadan (9 votes)
7th place: World Trigger (8 votes)
7th place: SPY×FAMILY (8 votes)
7th place: Mii-chan and Yamada-san (8 votes)
10th place: Jujutsu Kaisen (7 votes)
Next, we asked readers if they had ever purchased manga as an e-book. 50.1% of readers answered 'yes,' meaning that almost half had purchased manga as an e-book.
Among users who answered that they have purchased manga e-books, we asked, 'Which e-book app or service do you usually use?' (Multiple answers allowed.) The most popular platform was Amazon's Kindle (64.1%), followed by Piccoma (18.9%), Shonen Jump+ (18.7%), Magapoke (12.8%), and Sunday Webry (10%).
The answers for 'Other' (24.6%) were compiled into a word cloud as follows:
GIGAZINE accepts manga submissions every month for the GIGAZINE Manga Awards , and works that pass the screening are serialized in GIGAZINE and then published as comics for sale. If you're not just a manga reader but also someone who draws or wants to draw, please apply.
'GIGAZINE Manga Awards' March 2026 Recruitment Starts & Sale Results and Next Sale Announcement - GIGAZINE
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