Japanese Manga Magazine Circulation Falling

Japanese publisher J-Magazine has published its Magazine Data 2005 reference book, which contains statistical data on 645 Japanese magazines from 78 publishers. Manga Jouhou hosts a translated partial list of the circulation figures on many of Japan’s manga anthology magazines. The table shows an average industry decline of 7% in publication and distribution. Individual declines range from a 1.4% drop for Weekly Shonen Jump to a 26% decline for Ribon Magazine.

Source: Manga Jouhou and Anime News Network