{"id":55045,"date":"2025-12-17T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=55045"},"modified":"2025-12-16T18:42:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:42:40","slug":"isekai-was-the-top-manga-genre-among-men-and-women-in-2025-one-of-japans-biggest-comic-reading-platforms-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/isekai-was-the-top-manga-genre-among-men-and-women-in-2025-one-of-japans-biggest-comic-reading-platforms-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Isekai was the top manga genre among men and women in 2025, one of Japan&#8217;s biggest comic reading platforms reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NTT Solmare, a Japanese company renowned for its e-book services, has recently unveiled the annual rankings for its comprehensive e-book store, <strong>Comic C\u2019moA<\/strong>. While the genres popular among male and female readers were drastically different, the only one widely read among both genders was isekai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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: <a href=\"https:\/\/0115765.com\/archives\/162243\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Otaku Soken<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are the top three ranking titles for the following categories and their authors\/ illustrators:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"girls-manga\">Girls\u2019 Manga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Perfectly Fine on My Own, So My Fianc\u00e9 Can Twist in the Wind! (Arase Yahiro, Hareta Jun)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. To Sir, Without Love: I&#8217;m Divorcing You (Iroto Tsumugi, KoriHisakawa, Airumu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. The Ogre&#8217;s Bride (Jun Togashi, Kureha)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"women-s-manga\">Women\u2019s Manga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Belle Poup\u00e9e\u2019s Super Darling Engagement: When the Doll Princess Who Was Told \u201cYou\u2019re Not My Type\u201d Stopped Holding Back, the Prince Became Smitten. Truly Adorable! (unofficial translation) (Asaki Asagiri, Seren)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Once A Fighter Slave, Now Mate to the Dragonkin Who Freed Me (Kuroe Hayase, Kiiko Jou)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. \u200fYour Grace, Please Leave Me Alone (unofficial translation)(Mika Sakurano, Kotoko)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"boys-manga\">Boys\u2019 Manga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Solo Leveling (Chugong)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (Saka Mikami)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Fuse, Mitz Vah, Kawakami Taiki)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"young-adult-manga\">Young Adult Manga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. A Calm Sea and Beautiful Days with You (Hachi Nishiga)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Medalist (Tsurumaikada)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Kingdom (Yasuhisa Hara)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"light-novels\">Light Novels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The Apothecary Diaries (Hy\u016bganatsu, Touko Shino)<br>2. Stepmother\u2019s Knowledge (Toru, Nozu)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Secrets of the Silent Witch (Matsuri Isora, Nanna Fujimi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m sure some of you may be tired of it, but there\u2019s no denying the staying power of the isekai genre, especially in Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-government-urged-to-immediately-boost-support-for-video-game-anime-and-manga-industries-crack-down-on-piracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese government urged to \u201cimmediately\u201d boost support for video game, anime and manga industries, crack down on piracy <\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-adult-manga-platform-tightens-restrictions-on-ai-generated-content-to-prevent-oversaturation-only-three-uploads-per-month-allowed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese adult manga platform tightens restrictions on AI-generated content to prevent oversaturation. 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