On Tuesday (6/11), the X (formerly Twitter) account of Elex Media’s comic editor posted a list of their best-selling comic books in October 2025. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba volume 23 took first place, followed by One Punch Man volume 31 and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity: Kaoru & Rin volume 10 in second and third place, respectively.

Here is the full list of Elex Media’s top 10 best-selling comics for October 2025:

  1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba volume 23 (Released on 1 October 2025)
  2. One Punch Man volume 31 (Released on 1 October 2025)
  3. The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity volume 10 (Released on 8 October 2025)
  4. Boruto Two Blue Vortex volume 3 (Released on 8 October 2025)
  5. DAN DA DAN volume 7 (Released on 8 October 2025)
  6. Giant Killing volume 63 (Released on 8 October 2025)
  7. Hunter x Hunter volume 37 (Released on 15 October 2025)
  8. Yu Yu Hakusho Premium Edition volume 1 (Released on 22 October 2025)
  9. Naruto Bind Up Edition volume 23 (Released on 15 October 2025)
  10. Seeds of Anxiety 3 in 1 Edition (Released on 1 October 2025)

Written and illustrated by Koyoharu GotōgeDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba tells the story of Tanjirou Kamado, the eldest son of a poor family who lived during the Taisho era.​ One day, his whole family were slaughtered by an unknown demon when he was away from home. The only family member who survived is her little sister, Nezuko. Unfortunately, Nezuko also begins to transform into a demon. Now Tanjirou has to undergo a dangerous journey to find a cure for his half-demon sister.​

Written by ONE, the One-Punch Man manga tells the story of a superhero named Saitama. As a superhero, Saitama can defeat his enemy with only a single punch, which leads him to be titled “One-Punch Man”. However, because of his strong power, he has become bored and frustrated with winning all his battles so easily. Fortunately, he meets Genos, another superhero who is amazed at Saitama’s power. From this meeting, he meets new superheroes and new enemies, which gradually changes his boring life.

Written and illustrated by Saka Mikami, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity-Kaoru & Rin tells the story of Rintarou Tsumugi, a student at Chidori Public High School who is avoided by people because of his intimidating face. One day, she met Kaoruko Waguri at his family’s cake shop. Kaoruko is not afraid of his scary demeanour, and Rintarou easily forms a friendship with her. However, there’s one problem: Kaoruko is a student at the neighbouring Kikyo Private Academy, a school for wealthy people and people with good family backgrounds. In contrast, Chidori Public High School is a school that is full of delinquents and outcasts. Can they keep their friendship amidst the different social standings?

The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity-Kaoru & Rin has been serialised in Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket website app since 2021. The manga has been nominated for several awards, including the 2022 Next Manga Awards in the web manga category, the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen manga category, and the 2022 Tsutaya Comic Awards.

Elex Media Komputindo is a comics publisher under the Kompas-Gramedia Group. The publisher releases licensed foreign comics, including manga and Indonesian comics. Since 2005, Elex Media also published comics intended for adult audiences under the new imprint called Level Comics.

The Indonesian Anime Times

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