Sales value of manga titles sold in France 2010-2020, by type

Between 2010 and 2020, the total sales value of manga comics amounted to more than 1.2 billion euros in France. Shōnen manga (targeted toward a young male audience) was the most lucrative type of manga, with a sales value of nearly 780 million euros. The manga phenomenon in FranceWhile France’s manga history dates back to the early 1990s, the industry experienced an unprecedented spike in demand and revenues over the past few years. In 2021, the number of manga volumes sold in France stood at an estimated 28 million – more than double the amount sold just five years prior. Sales figures also highlight that manga accounted for over half of all comic titles sold in France in 2020, underscoring why France currently ranks as the second-largest manga market outside Japan. Best-selling manga seriesThe growing appetite for manga was undeniably fueled by the translation of popular titles such as "Demon Slayer" and the extensive catalog of anime series that have become available on streaming platforms across the country. So which titles are French manga fans reading? In 2021, the first volume of "Solo Leveling", an adaptation of a South Korean novel series, was the best-selling manga title in France with a sales value of nearly 1.8 million euros. However, based on sales volume, several "Demon Slayer" and "One Piece" editions sold an even more impressive number of copies that year.

自2010年至2020年，法国漫画的总销售额超过了12亿欧元。针对年轻男性观众的少年漫画（Shōnen manga）是最具盈利能力的漫画类型，其销售额高达近7.8亿欧元。在法国，尽管漫画的历史可以追溯到20世纪90年代初，但近年来，该行业的需求和收入经历了前所未有的激增。2021年，法国销售的漫画卷数为约2800万册——是五年前的两倍多。销售数据还显示，2020年，漫画占法国所有漫画标题销售的一半以上，这也解释了为什么法国目前成为仅次于日本的第二大漫画市场。畅销漫画系列：对于漫画的日益增长的需求无疑是由诸如《鬼灭之刃》等热门作品的翻译以及该国流媒体平台上提供的丰富动漫系列所推动的。那么，法国的漫画爱好者们正在阅读哪些作品呢？2021年，《SOLO LEVELING》的第一卷，一部改编自韩国小说系列的漫画，在法国成为最畅销的漫画作品，销售额接近180万欧元。然而，根据销售量来看，那一年《鬼灭之刃》和《海贼王》的几个版本甚至售出了更多的副本。