{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cc2bd688c29b4e49f734b25d","clusterId":"c_45a17a2de80a1c1b6cb14eed","slug":"tower-dungeon-manga-tops-1-million-in-circulation-worldwide","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Tower Dungeon Manga Tops 1 Million in Circulation Worldwide","summary":"Tsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon manga has surpassed 1 million copies in circulation worldwide, according to the official X/Twitter account of his editors. The series launched in Monthly Shonen Sirius in October 2023, and Kodansha published its sixth volume in Japan on March 9.","whyItMatters":"The circulation milestone confirms Tower Dungeon as a commercial success for Nihei, with Kodansha USA's English release keeping pace at five volumes.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe announcement came from the editorial staff\u0026#39;s social account on August 6, a little over a year after the manga\u0026#39;s debut. Kodansha USA has licensed the series for English release and published the fifth volume on May 5. The publisher\u0026#39;s synopsis follows a farmhand named Yuva who joins a royal guard to climb the Dragon Tower and rescue a kidnapped princess. A promotional video featuring animated clips by studio keel appeared on March 31.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tower Dungeon, Tsutomu Nihei's fantasy manga, has passed 1 million copies in circulation worldwide. The series launched in Monthly Shonen Sirius in October 2023, and Kodansha USA has released five volumes in English.","twitterPost":"Tsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon manga tops 1 million copies in circulation worldwide. The series began in Monthly Shonen Sirius in October 2023; Kodansha USA has published five English volumes.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Tsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon has surpassed 1 million copies in circulation worldwide. The fantasy series, which began in Monthly Shonen Sirius in October 2023, has six volumes out in Japan and five in English from Kodansha USA.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2026-08-11/tsutomu-nihei-tower-dungeon-manga-tops-1-million-in-circulation-globally/.240425\",\"title\":\"Tsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon Manga Tops 1 Million in Circulation Globally\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4186,"outputTokens":506,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786445164,"createdAt":"2026-08-11T10:36:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-11T10:41:46.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-11T10:36:45.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_45a17a2de80a1c1b6cb14eed","canonicalTitle":"News\nTsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon Manga Tops 1 Million in Circulation Globally","representativeArticleId":"a_219a2be92be5bc47d8be2629","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Tower Dungeon\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tsutomu Nihei\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"manga\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-11T08:56:21.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-11T08:56:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-11T10:41:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2026-08-11/tsutomu-nihei-tower-dungeon-manga-tops-1-million-in-circulation-globally/.240425","title":"News\nTsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon Manga Tops 1 Million in Circulation Globally"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Tower Dungeon"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tsutomu Nihei"],"type":"news","domain":"manga","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}