An article by Deb Aoki from Publisher Weekly discusses the current state of that managed market in North America, highlighting both its growth and challenges. This article's main claim is the manga sales trend in which they say"Some publishers report a decline in sales, especially for top-selling titles. For example, the first 10 weeks of 2023 saw a 20% drop in sales, particularly for mega-hit series, which have seen a 45% drop in sales year-to-date." Throughout the article, the author inserts multiple quotes from multiple sites from different publishers, people, and authors but never links to any of the information they have been given, but some of the data in the article can be proven true with a little bit of research. For example, the most recent volume of Spy x Family was the bestselling book in the U.S. in early April, according to data from Circana BookScan, with Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 19 holding on to the fifth spot on the chart (https://www.circana.com/industry-expertise/books/). Most of their information seems to come from local publisher groups, spokespersons, or market sales through apps.
