The manga “Mashle” is the best launch of the publisher Kazé in France, ahead of the already great success “The Promised Neverland” – Komoto Hajime / Shûeisha
Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan, Kaguya-sama… Driven by animated adaptations and by long-awaited titles, the manga should experience a record year 2021 as we explained in a recent article. Also mentioned, the manga Mashle has already achieved a small feat with more than 25,000 copies for its first volume available since April 7, to which are added the 20,000 of volume 2 released simultaneously. This is quite simply the best launch of its publisher Kazé, ahead of The Promised Neverland, and the fourth best launch ever in France, all titles combined. Okay okay. The two volumes are in reprint, before the release of volume 3 in early June.
Pre-published in the Weekly Shônen Jump in Japan and very classic, Mashle by Hajime Komoto tells the story of Mash, a mega-beefy young boy but born without magical powers, which is punishable by law. He must then integrate an academy to survive. So we are between Harry potter and One-Punch Man.
This first record confirms the very (very) good health of manga in France, with sales increased tenfold in the first quarter and an implacable fact, recalled by the publisher: “more than one in two comics sold in France is a manga”.