NTT Solmare, a Japanese company renowned for its e-book services, has recently unveiled the annual rankings for its comprehensive e-book store, Comic C’moA. While the genres popular among male and female readers were drastically different, the only one widely read among both genders was isekai.
The most prominent genres for female-targeted manga categories include isekai, fantasy, and parenting/child-rearing. On the other hand, male-targeted manga categories consist of the isekai, battle/suspense, and drama genres (Source: Otaku Soken).
Here are the top three ranking titles for the following categories and their authors/ illustrators:
Girls’ Manga
1. Perfectly Fine on My Own, So My Fiancé Can Twist in the Wind! (Arase Yahiro, Hareta Jun)
2. To Sir, Without Love: I’m Divorcing You (Iroto Tsumugi, KoriHisakawa, Airumu)
3. The Ogre’s Bride (Jun Togashi, Kureha)
Women’s Manga
1. Belle Poupée’s Super Darling Engagement: When the Doll Princess Who Was Told “You’re Not My Type” Stopped Holding Back, the Prince Became Smitten. Truly Adorable! (unofficial translation) (Asaki Asagiri, Seren)
2. Once A Fighter Slave, Now Mate to the Dragonkin Who Freed Me (Kuroe Hayase, Kiiko Jou)
3. Your Grace, Please Leave Me Alone (unofficial translation)(Mika Sakurano, Kotoko)
Boys’ Manga
1. Solo Leveling (Chugong)
2. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (Saka Mikami)
3. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Fuse, Mitz Vah, Kawakami Taiki)
Young Adult Manga
1. A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You (Hachi Nishiga)
2. Medalist (Tsurumaikada)
3. Kingdom (Yasuhisa Hara)
Light Novels
1. The Apothecary Diaries (Hyūganatsu, Touko Shino)
2. Stepmother’s Knowledge (Toru, Nozu)
3. Secrets of the Silent Witch (Matsuri Isora, Nanna Fujimi)
I’m sure some of you may be tired of it, but there’s no denying the staying power of the isekai genre, especially in Japan.
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