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Attack on Titan Manga Has 31 Million in Circulation

The cover of the April issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine announced that Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga has over 31 million copies in circulation in Japan. Wit Studio producer George Wada told financial news source Nikkei that the manga had 30 million copies in January.

The manga has been translated into eight languages and published in over 10 countries. In particular, it has been a hit in North America (660,000 copies), South Korea (530,000), and Taiwan (420,000). Kodansha credited the series with its first revenue increase in 18 years and its first increase in both revenue and profit in 19 years.