u/IceFire125

Source: https://x.com/okasakimiho_PR/status/2073664991496958335

Sources:

https://x.com/Josu_ke/status/2073463087026364545

https://x.com/WSJ_manga/status/2073524545361776652

https://x.com/RoukHein/status/2073423905096650793

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With the current total of 865,000 copies sold so far this year, TenSura could reach another 1 million seller year when volume 33 is released sometimes in the fall.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW3b8vCVY4I during the live presentation

Cute Miho being cute!!

Source:

https://x.com/336nt/status/2072668925842858433

https://x.com/336nt/status/2072668939000435055

WELL DONE, 8BIT!! I see what you did there!!

Google the images of what representative of a digital human being illustrations/arts and concepts, look like.

sorry for misspellings and typos.

2.6% - Chukyo region (Nagoya metro area)

2.2% - Kansai region (Kyoto/Osaka metro area)

3.1% - Kanto region (Tokyo metro area) via VR; 2.9% via TVAL

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1st on J:COM for overall shows; 2nd straight weeks at the top!!

Differences between J:COM vs Panasonic DiMORA (what Anime Hack uses for ratings)

Feature [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]	J:COM	Panasonic DiMORA
Nature of Service	TV broadcasting, VOD, and set-top box (STB) hardware.	Web service/app for remote TV management.
Hardware Dependent	Requires J:COM's proprietary set-top box (e.g., J:COM LINK) and a TV subscription.	Requires a separate Panasonic DIGA Blu-ray recorder.
Primary Function	Watching live/cable channels and basic local recording.	Scheduling, remote recording, and managing a personal video library via smartphone/PC.

Weekly

• 1st on Anime Hack for anime category; 1st for 8th straight weeks!!
• 1st on U-NEXT for overall shows; 1st since episode 1!!!
• 1st on Hulu Japan for overall shows
• 1st on D-animestore for anime category
• 1st on Bandai Channel for anime category
• 3rd on Rakuten Play for overall shows (survey data)
• Top 10 (6th placed) on Netflix Japan for overall shows (via Oricon)

Daily (ranking is current and 3 days after episode 12 was released on platforms)

• 1st on Amazon Prime Japan for 3 days straight for overall shows!! from Sun to Tues, a new high for TenSura, highest was 2 days straight (via FlixPatrol)
• 1st on Anime Hodai for anime category
• 3rd on Abema for anime category
• 4th on Telasa for anime category
• 2nd on TVer for anime category; a new high, previous was 3rd place

Fiscal year April 2024 to March 2025

• TenSura S3 (April 2024 - September 2024)
• Yuru Camp S3 (April 2024 - June 2024)
• The Irregulars at Magic High S3 (April - June 2024)
• Blue Lock: Additional Time Shorts OVA (April 2024 - May 2024)
• Blue Lock: Episode Nagi movie (April 2024)
• Yuru Camp S3 special, 3-OVAs (June, August, October 2024)
• SHY S2: Tokyo Recapture Arc (July 2024 - September 2024)
• Blue Lock S2: VS U-20 Japan (October 2024 - December 2024)

Total earnings: JP￥146 million (US$900k)

https://gamebiz.jp/news/406994

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Fiscal year April 2025 to March 2026

• 0 anime release in 2025
• TenSura: Tears of the Azure Sea movie (February 27, 2026)

Total earnings: JP￥209 million (US$1.28 million)

https://gamebiz.jp/news/427667

Earning time for Tears of Azure Sea movie was less than one month!!!! I'm not sure when the exact cut-off date is for the fiscal year ending in March 2026.

This can't be right, anime in general lose money, but holy moly, that's insane if this is true!!

Out of 131 shounen manga titles, TenSura was top 10 and placed 7th overall on the list!!! It's placed below Detective Conan (6th) and above Haikyu!! (8th).

>In the voting for "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime," male voters accounted for a high 74.2%, showing a significant difference between genders. When looking at the results by age group, each generation from their 40s onward received around 25% of the vote, making it a closely contested outcome.

That's why TenSura fandom's buying power is legit! Its manga readers are most likely people who are already in the workforce. And probably parents with kids, thus a lot of the merch are aiming at kids as well.

Some comments from the people who took part in the survey:

• I really like the pacing of the story. Since the story is the original "isekai" type, there are parts that are somewhat predictable, which makes it easy to read. - Female, 30s
• A salaryman is reincarnated in another world and creates a new kingdom; this rags-to-riches road movie about building a civilization from scratch is fascinating. - Male, 30s
• While it has many classic elements, the nation-building aspect is enjoyable to watch, and the various systems are easy to understand and interesting. - Male, 30s
• It's a reincarnation story with a protagonist possessing overwhelming skills, but what's even more thought-provoking is the profound content. - Male, 50s
• I think this manga is a well-rounded story that combines overpowered characters, themes of interconnectedness between different races without discrimination, and moments of both brightness and sadness. - Male, 50s
• The world-building is easy to understand, the contrast between the people from another world and the reincarnated individuals is well done, and the broken standards of strength are interesting. - Male, 50s

Survey period : February 27, 2026 - March 4, 2026

Sample size : 10,564 people

Default number of votes : 10 or more votes

Number of works surveyed : 131 works

Number of respondents by gender and age :

Male: 5,263 (10s/20s: 1,018, 30s: 1,037, 40s: 1,064, 50s: 1,067, 60s and over: 1,077 people)
Women: 5,301 people (10s and 20s: 1,021 people, 30s: 1,056 people, 40s: 1,073 people, 50s: 1,081 people, 60s and above: 1,070 people)

Definition of ranked works : Top-selling comics (print comics) for 2025, as provided by Oricon Research Inc.

Survey participant criteria : People who have read digital comics using a digital comic app/website within the past year.

Method of tabulation : Respondents were asked to select up to three favorite manga they had read on e-comic apps/websites within the past year. The number of votes for each manga was simply tallied, and a ranking was created based on the number of votes received.

Source : Oricon Research Inc.

https://life.oricon.co.jp/rank-manga-apps/special/column/comic-ranking-boys/

Source: https://x.com/pomodorosa/status/2070517951934218243

Source:

Oricon; U-NEXT; Tears of Azure Sea trailer

TV ratings % is for household averages.

• 2.8% - Chukyo region (Nagoya metro area)
• 2.8% - Kansai region (Kyoto/Osaka metro area)
• 3.2% - Kanto region (Tokyo metro area); VR prioritized "Individual household average", TenSura is still top 5 overall!!
• WHOA!! the ratings for Nippon TV's broadcast of Japan's match vs Tunisia in the World Cup, 30%!! LOL that's insane!!

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Manga total sales so far for volume 32.

https://us.oricon-group.com/news/8921/

I'm really shock that Bluelock's new volume release only sold 79k, it should be at least 100,000. Kodansha should totally up their marketing and apply some kind of connection to the World Cup.

Weekly

• 1st on Anime Hack for overall shows; 7 straight weeks at the top!!!
• 1st on U-NEXT for overall shows; number 1 since episode 1!!
• 1st on D-animestore for anime category; number 1 since episode 1!! (except Golden Week)
• 1st on Hulu Japan for overall shows
• 1st on Bandai Channel for anime category
• 1st on J:COM for overall shows; never left top 5 since the start! (except Golden Week)
• 2nd on Rakuten Play for overall shows; never left top 5! (except Golden Week)
• 4th on Abema for anime category via Otaku Research
• Top 10 on Netflix Japan for overall shows; understandably, new shows will bump TenSura down each time.

Daily (Today's ranking and 3 days after episode 11 was released on streaming platforms)

• 3rd on TVer for anime category
• 2nd on Abema for anime category; 6th for overall shows
• 4th on Anime Hodai; for anime category
• 5th on Telasa; for anime category
• 5th on Amazon Prime Japan for overall shows via FlixPatrol (was 1st for Monday and 2nd on Tuesday's ranking)

Source: https://bookwalker.jp/ex/feature/year_ranking/

via GCNovels: https://x.com/gcnovels/status/2069710706879102988

via Sirius: https://x.com/shonen_sirius/status/2069722203046945162

Official simul-release link here:

https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10044/episode/366177

For those that are able, let's support Fuse and Kawakami's hard work.

...into non-existence.

EDIT:

The chapter has been released!!

https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10044/episode/366177

It went by fast!! There's a very interesting adaptation that Fuse and Kawakami did for the manga.

I couldn't find the source link, but I'm assuming the labeled on the bottom corner is the editor's handle so you can locate it.

The editor:

https://www.tiktok.com/@rimuru__tempest___

The specific image is in the comments under this post:

https://www.tiktok.com/@rimuru__tempest___/video/7653513611960274196

Source:

https://x.com/gcnovels/status/2067978208796926451

Source:

https://x.com/AJPIXEL470/status/2067644504354783326

The exact quote:

>Inside my heart, I thought I felt Raphael smile for me, just a little.

Most likely in episode 12, not next episode 11, but we shall see.

EDIT:

It was this episode, ep.11