Published using the Tentomushi Comics imprint, 88 million copies of the popular “Doraemon” manga have been sold in Japan alone. The first volume, released in 1974, had 251 print runs.

Since its inception in 1969 as a 45-volume manga series by Fujiko F. Fujio, the earless robotic cat, Doraemon, with a fourth-dimensional belly pocket full of gadgets, has been beloved by many.