Yen Press Publisher and Managing Director Kurt Hassler also stated in an interview with ICv2 in March that 2020 was a record year for Yen Press.
Media news website ICv2 reported on Tuesday that NPD Bookscan’s report for the first quarter of 2021 show a 29% increase in overall print book sales the United States, the highest volume of print book sales in a first quarter since NPD Bookscan began tracking book sales in 2004.
and Jujutsu Kaisen as notable examples, adding that the latter is seeing the same “trajectory” as the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga.
In particular, the report showed a large growth in the category of graphic novels (up 4 million from first quarter 2020), with manga accounting for 80% of growth in that category.