Just two weeks after the literary franchise based on the manga, written and illustrated by Gege Akutami, Jujutsu Kaisenannounced that more than 20 million copies were in circulation. The official Twitter account of the franchise has now announced that there are more than 25 million copies in circulation (including physical and digital copies). «[Celebración] Thank you for your continued support of Jujutsu Kaisen. The number of accumulated copies in circulation has exceeded 25 million! The fifteenth compilation volume (including the digital version) will be released on March 4th. Thanks again for your support!‘Wrote the account.
Jujutsu Kaisen rose from 8.5 million copies in October 2020 to 25 million (unsold, but also digital). That means the series has increased 294% since the premiere of its animated adaptation.
Akutami started publishing the manga in the magazine Weekly shonen jump from the publisher Shueisha in March 2018. The publisher released the thirteenth compiled volume on October 13, followed by the fourteenth on January 4 in Japan.
The piece inspired an anime adaptation that is currently airing and is confirmed with a total of 24 episodes produced by the studios. MAPPA Headed by Seong-Hu Park ((Garo: Disappearing line, The god of high school) and scripts from Hiroshi seko ((Ajin, Dorohedoro, Inuyashiki).
Jujutsu Kaisen Synopsis
Yuuji Itadori is a student with exceptional physical ability. Every day he routinely goes to the hospital to visit his sick grandfather and decides to join the institute’s occult club in order not to give the water a stick … However, one fine day the seal of the talisman hidden in his institute breaks it and Monsters appear. Faced with this turning point, Itadori decides to enter the institute to save his companions. What will fate bring you
Source: Official Twitter account
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