Suu Morishita's A Sign of Affection is in its climactic stretch and has exceeded 7.8 million copies in circulation worldwide. A merchandise line drawn from new Morishita illustrations for the series opened for pre-order in October.
Two stories about Suu Morishita published five months apart show a series in its final stretch and a creator whose art is still the draw for licensed goods. In May 2026, the official X account for Kodansha's Dessert magazine put A Sign of Affection past 7.8 million copies in circulation worldwide. The manga launched in July 2019, the 14th compiled volume went on sale on May 13, and Morishita had stated earlier that year that the series is heading toward its climax.
By October 2026, the focus moved to merchandise. A line built from new Morishita illustrations of Yuki Itose and Itsuomi Nagi opened for pre-order, priced from 715 yen for a single trading acrylic card up to 7,150 yen per box, with glitter tin badges, bromides, illustration cards, acrylic stands in extra-large and BIG sizes, 75mm aurora tin badges, acrylic coasters, Itsuomi Nagi hologram tin badges, and an Ani-Frame set. AMNIBUS and Animate orders carry box bonuses.
The throughline is commercial scale that has not slowed after the 2024 anime adaptation. The circulation figure covers the whole run, not one volume, and the merchandise lineup is anchored on newly drawn work rather than reused key visuals. That is the current state of the entity: a long-running manga nearing its end and a goods business that still commits to new illustration before it commits to a pre-order window.
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A merchandise line drawn from new Suu Morishita illustrations for A Sign of Affection is open for pre-order, centered on Yuki Itose and Itsuomi Nagi. Trading acrylic cards cost 715 yen each or 7,150 yen per box. The line also includes glitter tin badges, bromides, illustration cards, extra-large and BIG acrylic stands, 75mm aurora tin badges, acrylic coasters, Itsuomi Nagi hologram tin badges, and an Ani-Frame set. AMNIBUS and Animate orders carry box bonuses.
May 17
Suu Morishita's A Sign of Affection manga has exceeded 7.8 million copies in circulation worldwide, according to the official X account for Kodansha's Dessert magazine. The manga, which launched in July 2019, is heading toward its climax as Morishita stated earlier this year. The 14th compiled volume was released on May 13.