{"rewrite":{"id":"r_441abd4bb04c2332e52eaf81","clusterId":"c_ef53569e716e85bf13b9a307","slug":"fool-night-manga-passes-one-million-copies-worldwide","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Fool Night Manga Passes One Million Copies Worldwide","summary":"Kasumi Yasuda reported on Thursday that her Fool Night manga has crossed one million copies worldwide. Shogakukan launched the series in Big Comic Superior in November 2020, released the 13th compiled volume on June 30, and will release the 14th on November 30. Viz Media licensed the manga. The television anime premieres worldwide on Netflix on November 26, directed by Atsuyuki Yukawa at Sunrise and SHAFT.","whyItMatters":"The million-copy mark lands three weeks before the Netflix anime premiere, giving the adaptation a sales figure to point to at launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe one million figure covers worldwide copies, and Viz Media holds the English license. The manga placed 12th on the male reader list in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha\u0026#39;s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. Shogakukan\u0026#39;s print schedule continues past the milestone: the 13th compiled volume arrived on June 30, with the 14th set for November 30. The anime adaptation arrives on Netflix on November 26, directed by Atsuyuki Yukawa at Sunrise and SHAFT, with Jin Tanaka writing the script, Robert Sato designing characters, and Tatsuya Kato composing.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Fool Night crossed one million copies before its Netflix anime airs on November 26. The print number is set; the anime is what turns a Shogakukan manga into a global one.","twitterPost":"Fool Night hit one million copies ahead of its November 26 Netflix premiere. The anime now carries the sales number, not the reverse.","threadsPost":"Fool Night passed one million copies with the anime still weeks out. Viz Media already holds the license, so the Netflix premiere on November 26 lands on a readership that exists before episode one airs.","newsletterBlurb":"Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night has passed one million copies worldwide. Shogakukan will release the 14th volume on November 30, and the Netflix anime premieres November 26 with Atsuyuki Yukawa directing at Sunrise and SHAFT.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-08/fool-night-manga-crosses-1-million-copies-worldwide/.243609\",\"title\":\"Fool Night Manga Crosses 1 Million Copies Worldwide\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5104,"outputTokens":664,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794203319,"createdAt":"2026-11-09T05:42:38.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-09T05:47:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T05:47:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ef53569e716e85bf13b9a307","canonicalTitle":"News\nFool Night Manga Crosses 1 Million Copies Worldwide","representativeArticleId":"a_7a64ace3455665e1e5edd423","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Fool Night\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Fool Night\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-09T04:22:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-09T04:22:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-09T05:47:26.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-08/fool-night-manga-crosses-1-million-copies-worldwide/.243609","title":"News\nFool Night Manga Crosses 1 Million Copies Worldwide"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Fool Night"],"manga_titles":["Fool Night"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kasumi Yasuda reported on Thursday that Fool Night has crossed one million copies worldwide.","Shogakukan launched Fool Night in Big Comic Superior in November 2020 and will release the 14th volume on November 30.","Viz Media licensed the Fool Night manga.","The Fool Night anime premieres worldwide on Netflix on November 26.","Atsuyuki Yukawa directs the anime at Sunrise and SHAFT, with Jin Tanaka writing the script."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["fool-night"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"fool-night","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":20,"overall":"green","story_count":7,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}