For the first time, there are two Tokyopop Disney titles on the list of the top 20 Adult graphic novels in the book channel, based on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for September (8/27/23 – 9/30/23) provided to ICv2.
Disney Manga: Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas – The Battle for the Pumpkin King pops up in the number 3 spot, despite being released late in the month, and Disney Manga: Stitch and the Samurai: The Complete Collection is at number 10. Although both are branded as “Disney Manga,” the Nightmare Before Christmas story is actually a graphic novel by two non-Japanese creators. Stitch and the Samurai, though, is Japanese and was originally published as three trade paperbacks (see “Disney Manga“) before being compiled into a single hardcover.
There’s one other completely new property on the chart: Oddballs, a graphic novel by James Rallison and Ethan Banville, the creators of the Netflix animated series. The book contains five new stories set in the world of the show.
New volumes and first volumes of long-running series make up the bulk of the chart, with just a few of each title. One Piece may have set a record for the longest time span between volumes on the chart, with Volume 103, a July 2023 release, at number 16 and the first three-in-one volume, which was released in 2009, at number 19.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – September 2023 (8/27/23 – 9/30/23) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA, VOL. 35 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN, VOL. 20 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
DISNEY MANGA: TIM BURTON’S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS – THE BATTLE FOR PUMPKIN KING |
DAN CONNER |
TOKYOPOP |
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4 |
DRAGON BALL SUPER, VOL. 19 |
AKIRA TORIYAMA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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6 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN, VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
SOLO LEVELING, VOL. 7 |
CHUGONG |
YEN PRESS |
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8 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN, VOL. 0 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
BLUE LOCK 8 |
MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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10 |
DISNEY MANGA: STITCH AND THE SAMURAI: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION HC |
HIROTO WADA |
TOKYOPOP |
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11 |
SPY X FAMILY, VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
CHAINSAW MAN, VOL. 1 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA, VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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15 |
ONE-PUNCH MAN, VOL. 26 |
ONE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
ONE PIECE, VOL. 103 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
ODDBALLS: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL |
JAMES RALLISON |
TARCHERPERIGEE |
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18 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN, VOL. 2 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
ONE PIECE, VOL. 1: INCLUDES VOLS. 1, 2 & 3 (OMNIBUS EDITION) |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
SPY X FAMILY, VOL. 2 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of September 2023 graphic novel sales from Circana:
September 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
September 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:
September 2023 Circana – Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 2023 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
September 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
