Which Jump title has earned over 1 trillion yen?

With “Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen” breaking the 19-year record of Studio Ghibli’s “Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi” (Spirited Away) as the #1 box office earning film of all time in Japan in three months of release, many wonder, is “Kimetsu no Yaiba” the #1 earning title of all time considering the manga series, anime series and film have made a ton of money?

There have been manga that were magnificent hits such as “Kinnikuman”, “Captain Tsubasa”, “Dragon Ball”, “SLAM DUNK”, “ONE PIECE” and “Kimetsu no Yaiba”.  But of these titles, which Jump title would go to earned the most in Jump’s history? (This includes the manga, anime, video games, etc.)

A Shueisha official said the #1 earning Jump series that has earned the most is… “Yu-Gi-Oh!”.

Serialized in “Jump” magazine from 1996-2004, the cumulative circulation for “Yu-Gi-Oh!” is 40 million. Less than “One Piece” and “Kimetsu no Yaiba” but what makes “Yu-Gi-Oh!” the biggest moneymaker for a Jump title is the trading cards.

Part of the attraction of the manga series is that cards were integrated into the storyline, which helped spark the popularity of the card battling game.

If you are only a “Yu-Gi-Oh!” Fan, despite the complicated game nature of having to remember the special abilities and magic of each card character, in addition to the rules such as appearance conditions, the collection nature of collecting the cards, children all over the world were crazy about it. Card games such as “Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG” are generally called “trading card games” (TCG) and “Yu-Gi-Oh!” was popular in the big TCG market.

According to one toy maker, as of 2011, the cumulative number of cards issued was about 25.2 billion and it was certified by Guinness Book of World Records as the “highest selling trading card game in the world”. Men in the 20s and 30s must buy it at least once and it is said that 500-700 million copies were sold annually even after the serialization is over.

In 2013, Guinness World Records announced that the “100th Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series” held in Long Beach, California was the largest trading card game tournament ever held.

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