There’s a new young-readers manga among the top 20 Adult graphic novels in the book channel, based on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for July (7/30/23 – 8/26/23) provided to ICv2.
Volume 1 of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, from Kodansha Comics, debuts on the chart at number 18. This manga is based on an animated cartoon, and a new movie featuring the characters just began streaming on Netflix (see “Kodansha Licenses ‘Ladybug & Cat Noir’“). Librarians and others have been asking for kid-friendly manga such as this one (which is rated 10+), and its presence in the Top 20 reflects that demand. (For purposes of these charts, ICv2 classifies all manga as Adult.)
Volume 20 of Jujutsu Kaisen debuts in the top spot, with three more volumes down below. Interestingly, the top title a year ago was Volume 17 (see “August 2022 NPD BookScan“). The other big debut is Volume 7 of Solo Leveling, at number 4. In between are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin, a regular presence on the chart since its release in July 2022, and Volume 103 of One Piece, on the chart for the second month in a row.
Three other titles, Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection, Volume 7 of Kaiju No. 8, and Volume 18 of Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun, return for a second month on the chart, and two newer one-shots, Spider-Man: Fake Red and Goodbye, Eri, are back for the third month in a row.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – August 2023 (7/30/23 – 8/26/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 20 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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3 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 103 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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5 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
KOMI CAN’T COMMUNICATE VOL. 26 |
TOMOHITO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
KAIJU NO. 8 VOL. 7 |
NAOYA MATSUMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
SPIDER-MAN: FAKE RED |
YUSUKE OSAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 18 |
AIDAIRO |
YEN PRESS |
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14 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 2 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE COMICS |
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17 |
GOODBYE, ERI |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADYBUG & CAT NOIR VOL. 1 |
KOMA WARITA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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19 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA—STORIES OF WATER AND FLAME |
RYOJI HIRANO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
SOICHI: JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION |
JUNJI ITO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of August 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
August 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
August 2023 Circana – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
August 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
August 2023 Circana – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Circana collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. Circana covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. The ranks on this chart are based on piece sales. Some publishers classify titles that are primarily text, or art books, as graphic novels; we’ve removed those titles from the ranking above.
For past Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the “Top 20 GN Index.”
Source: ICv2
