Saka Mikami’s hit romance manga, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, has exceeded 10 million copies in circulation. If that isn’t enough to impress you, around half of those sales have occurred over the past six months. Back in July, Kodansha released the manga’s circulation numbers, which exceeded 5.6 million. The last time Japan dealt with growth that exponential, Shin Godzilla was rampaging through Tokyo.
When the manga exceeded the 8 million copies threshold (BACK IN OCTOBER!!), Kodansha marked the occasion by running 47 newspaper ads. Each of these ads featured a scene from the manga alongside the prefecture’s most iconic flower. A special commemorative video was also released.
This time around, Kodansha and Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku invited fans to share appreciation messages via social media. Some of these messages will be displayed on the Shinjuku Unica Vision. An additional promotional video will be aired on the Umeda HEP Front Vision all week.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity Details
The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity is written and illustrated by Saka Mikami. Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket (website and app) has serialized the manga since October 2021. The publisher has compiled the manga into 21 tankobon volumes. K Manga (Kodansha) publishes an English digital version of the manga, while Kodansha USA publishes the print version of the manga. CloverWorks produced the TV anime adaptation of the series.
Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku follows the romance of Kaoruko Waguri and Rintaro Tsumugi. While the duo attends different high schools and lives on opposite sides of the social spectrum, a chance meeting binds them. And as Kaoruko and Rintaro learn more about each other, the buds of love begin to bloom.
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Source: Shonen Magazine Website, Oricon
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