The Gokurakugai manga by Yuto Sano officially surpassed 800,000 copies in circulation for volumes 1-4. Volume 4 is set to release on September 4, 2024. Fans who buy Gokurakugai Volume 4 at select stores in Japan will receive one of four random stickers featuring character illustrations of either Tao, Alma, Yoru, or Yomi.
The Gokurakugai manga recently received reprints for all of its volumes, marking the fifth time since it began serialization. Gokurakugai started as a one-shot titled Gokurakugai Sanban-doori no Ken published in Jump SQ in 2020, which eventually led to the serialization of the current Gokurakugai in 2022 under Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine. Since then, the manga has released a total of 20 chapters (1-5, 5.1-19) and three volumes.
The series has received four color spreads since it began serialization and was on the cover of the recent Jump SQ July 2024 issue (see below). The series took a break in the August issues but is set to return with Chapter 20 on September 3, 2024. Fans can read Gokurakugai on the official Shonen Jump and Manga Plus apps.
Gokurakugai has seen its fair share of success. The manga has over 500,000 copies in circulation as of August 1, 2024, and it placed 20th out of 50 candidates in the “Manga We Want to See Animated Poll” at Anime Japan 2024, beating series such as Tokyo Aliens and Nue’s Exorcist. VIZ Media picked up the English license for the series and has since published the first two volumes, with Volume 3 set to release on November 19, 2024.
Manga Plus describes the story as:
Gokurakugai, a bright and bustling working class district with a hidden dark side. In this area without order, Tao and Alma work as troubleshooters for hire. Their missions involve helping a young boy find his lost friend, a person who dissapears without a trace, and disfigured animal corpses. All the while, the evil spirits who live in the shadows bring out a different side to these troubleshooter!
The Gokurakugai manga has 800,000 copies in circulation as of August 30, 2024, for its first three volumes.
Source: Jump SQ Official X (formerly Twitter)
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