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Fool Night Manga Passes One Million Copies Worldwide

Kasumi Yasuda reported on Thursday that her Fool Night manga has crossed one million copies worldwide.

Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.

Why it matters

The million-copy mark lands three weeks before the Netflix anime premiere, giving the adaptation a sales figure to point to at launch.

Fool Night Manga Passes One Million Copies Worldwide

Key Facts

  • Kasumi Yasuda reported on Thursday that Fool Night has crossed one million copies worldwide.
  • Shogakukan launched Fool Night in Big Comic Superior in November 2020 and will release the 14th volume on November 30.
  • Viz Media licensed the Fool Night manga.
  • The Fool Night anime premieres worldwide on Netflix on November 26.
  • Atsuyuki Yukawa directs the anime at Sunrise and SHAFT, with Jin Tanaka writing the script.

Shogakukan launched the series in Big Comic Superior in November 2020, released the 13th compiled volume on June 30, and will release the 14th on November 30. Viz Media licensed the manga. The television anime premieres worldwide on Netflix on November 26, directed by Atsuyuki Yukawa at Sunrise and SHAFT.

The one million figure covers worldwide copies, and Viz Media holds the English license. The manga placed 12th on the male reader list in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. Shogakukan's print schedule continues past the milestone: the 13th compiled volume arrived on June 30, with the 14th set for November 30. The anime adaptation arrives on Netflix on November 26, directed by Atsuyuki Yukawa at Sunrise and SHAFT, with Jin Tanaka writing the script, Robert Sato designing characters, and Tatsuya Kato composing.

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