In 1995, the sales of comic magazines and comic books were 355.7 billion yen and 250.7 billion yen, respectively, but the sales of comic magazines have been decreasing and the sales in 2005 was below that of comic book.
1995年には漫画雑誌の販売金額が3557億円、単行本の販売金額が2507億円であったが、漫画雑誌の売上は減少が続き、2005年には漫画雑誌の販売金額が単行本の金額を下回った。