All of the Top 20 manga of 2025 were either shonen or seinen, and most had an anime adaptation helping them along, according to Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for the full year 2025 (1/2/2025 – 1/3/2026) provided to ICv2.
VIZ Media continued to dominate the chart, with 15 of the 20 titles, although that’s fewer than last year, when it had 18 out of 20 (see “Full Year 2024 Circana BookScan“). In addition to Dark Horse Comics, which placed two deluxe volumes of Berserk on the chart (same as last year), Kodansha Comics placed the first volumes of Gachiakuta and Blue Lock in the Top 20 and Yen Press got in with the first volume of The Summer Hikaru Died.
Another similarity: Almost every title had an anime adaptation; the sole exceptions were Kagurabachi and Part 7 of JoJo’s Bizarre Advanture (although other parts have been adapted into anime). Theatrical films, including Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc (see “‘Chainsaw Man’ Carves Up BO“) and Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle (see “‘Demon Slayer’ Slays Again”), as well as streaming anime (Gachiakuta, Jujutsu Kaisen, The Summer Hikaru Died) clearly brought in new readers, as can be seen from the number of first volumes on the chart.
| Circana BookScan Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels – Full Year 2025 | |||
| Rank | Title | Author | Publisher |
| 1 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 26 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 2 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 25 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 3 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 4 | DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 | KOYOHARU GOTOUGE | VIZ MEDIA |
| 5 | ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 | EIICHIRO ODA | VIZ MEDIA |
| 6 | BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 | KENTARO MIURA | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 7 | CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 17 | TATSUKI FUJIMOTO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 8 | CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 18 | TATSUKI FUJIMOTO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 9 | BLUE LOCK VOL. 1 | MUNEYUKI KANESHIRO | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 10 | GACHIAKUTA VOL. 1 | KEI URANA | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 11 | DANDADAN VOL. 1 | YUKINOBU TATSU | VIZ MEDIA |
| 12 | JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 7 – STEEL BALL RUN VOL. 1 | HIROHIKO ARAKI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 13 | THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED VOL. 1 | MOKUMOKUREN | YEN PRESS |
| 14 | BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 2 | KENTARO MIURA | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 15 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 27 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 16 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 2 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 17 | JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 24 | GEGE AKUTAMI | VIZ MEDIA |
| 18 | CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 19 | TATSUKI FUJIMOTO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 19 | KAGURABACHI VOL. 1 | TAKERU HOKAZONO | VIZ MEDIA |
| 20 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 40 | KOHEI HORIKOSHI | VIZ MEDIA |
| Source: Circana | |||
For charts of Full Year 2025 graphic novel sales from Circana:
Full Year 2025 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Adult and Kids Graphic Novels
Full Year 2025 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from Circana, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
Full Year 2025 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Adult and Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2025 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
Full Year 2025 Circana BookScan – Top 20 Manga Graphic Novels with Actual Sales 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 more great manga features, see “ICv2 Manga Week 2026.”
For past Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the “Top 20 GN Index.”
Click here for more information on the author of this article (Brigid Alverson, Contributing Editor)
Source: ICv2
