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Manga Sports — Book Covers & Market Data

Everything you need to publish in manga sports: real market data from 90 Amazon books, ready-made cover starters, and an AI cover generator — all in one place.

Based on 90 real Amazon books · Goodreads enriched · Updated March 2026

Kengan Ashura [Vol.1]
Kengan Ashura [Vol.4]
Hikaru no Go, Vol. 1: Descent of the Go Master
Kengan Ashura [Vol.13]
Space Punch Volume 5
Deep 3, Volume 1
Dream Match Revolution #1
Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Manga Edition: Japan's Legendary Book on Samurai Military Strategy

What manga sports bestsellers look like on Amazon

90
Books Analyzed
$7.12
Avg Price
4.8
Avg Rating
9%
KU Rate
221
Avg Pages
0%
Series
100%
Indie
4/10
Competition
Exclusive data

Manga Sports Market Insights

Price Distribution

Sweet spot: $6.99–$6.99 (72% of books)

$0–2.99
1%
$3–5.99
3%
$6–9.99
96%

Book Length

Average: 221 pages

< 200 pages
37%
200–350 pages
55%
350–500 pages
3%
500+ pages
6%

Revenue Estimates

$271k
Est. monthly revenue (top 90)
80
Median daily sales (top 10)
9%
Kindle Unlimited
0%
Part of a series

Genre DNA

14%
Published last 12 months

Top Manga Sports Authors (by catalog size)

Haruichi Furudate35 books
Masahiro Totsuka9 books
Yabako Sandrovich5 books
Oh! Great4 books
Afro4 books
Opportunity analysis

Competition & Opportunity in Manga Sports

Competition Score

4/ 10

Moderate competition — a strong cover and smart positioning can get you noticed.

Indie vs Traditional

100%
Indie / self-pub
0%
Traditional
VIZ Media: SHONEN JUMP (38)Yen Press World (9)Yen Press (6)MangaONE (5)VIZ Media: VIZ Signature (5)

Publication Velocity

↑ Growing
3
Q2 2024
3
Q3 2024
4
Q4 2024
2
Q2 2025
1
Q3 2025
2
Q4 2025
7
Q1 2026
1
Q2 2026
Data-driven tips

What Manga Sports Readers Expect

Based on our analysis of 90 manga sports bestsellers on Amazon. Follow these to match reader expectations in your niche.

💰

Price your book $6.99–$6.99

72% of manga sports books fall in this range. Pricing outside the sweet spot can hurt discoverability and conversion.

📖

Aim for 200–350 pages

55% of manga sports bestsellers are 200–350 pages. Readers in this genre have clear length expectations.

📚

Wide distribution may work better

Only 9% of manga sports books are in KU. Readers in this genre buy directly — consider going wide (Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play) instead of KU-exclusive.

📕

Standalones perform well here

Only 0% of manga sports bestsellers are series. Readers are comfortable with single-volume stories — you don't need to commit to a trilogy.

Quality bar is high (avg 4.8/5)

Manga Sports readers are demanding — the average bestseller rating is 4.8. Polish your manuscript and cover before launch to compete.

Sub-genres & mashups

Manga Sports Genre Map

How manga sports overlaps with other genres. These crossovers reveal sub-niches with dedicated readerships and less competition.

e.g. "Kengan Ashura [Vol.1]", "Kengan Ashura [Vol.4]", "Kengan Ashura [Vol.13]"

e.g. "Creed: The Next Round #4", "DIVE!!, Vol. 3", "Fence: Redemption"

e.g. "Kengan Ashura [Vol.1]", "Karate Master Isekai: Volume 2", "Karate Master Isekai: Volume 3"

e.g. "Air Gear Omnibus Vol. 1", "Air Gear Omnibus Vol. 3", "Air Gear Omnibus Vol. 4"

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Real Amazon data

Top Manga Sports Books by Bestseller Rank

The top-selling manga sports books on Amazon right now. Use this data to understand pricing, page counts, and Kindle Unlimited trends in your niche.

TitleAuthorPriceRatingReviewsPagesKU
Kengan Ashura [Vol.1]Yabako Sandrovich$8.994.818
Kengan Ashura [Vol.4]Yabako Sandrovich$8.994.88
Hikaru no Go, Vol. 1: Descent of the Go MasterYumi Hotta$6.994.8236191
Kengan Ashura [Vol.13]Yabako Sandrovich$8.994.85
Space Punch Volume 5ZD$11.690
Deep 3, Volume 1Mitsuhiro Mizuno$9.9952
Dream Match Revolution #1Christopher Curtis0KU
Miyamoto Musashi's Book of Five Rings: The Manga Edition: Japan's Legendary Book on Samurai Military StrategyMiyamoto Musashi$12.353.97228
Dream Match Revolution #2Christopher Curtis0KU
Monster Wrestling: Interspecies Combat Girls, Vol. 4Tyataniyou$6.994.789178
Karate Master Isekai: Volume 2D.P$8.994.54
Karate Master Isekai: Volume 3D.P$8.994.34
Banana Sioule Vol. 1: HelenaMichaël Sanlavaille$14.990200
Martial Master Asumi, Vol. 1Kawada,$6.9941
BAMBOO BLADE, Vol. 12Masahiro Totsuka$6.994.86208
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