In 2009, "Toriko" was nominated for the second annual Manga Taishō award. It was the 10th best-selling manga series during the first half of 2011. Over 1.8 million copies were sold. "Toriko" was the eleventh best-selling manga series of 2012 and thirteenth best of 2013.Over 3 million copies sold in 2012 and 2.8 million copies were sold in 2013.