Every two months, VIZ Media releases a new volume of My Hero Academia, and every two months, it tops the chart of the top 20 selling graphic novels, based on NPD BookScan data, provided to ICv2. June (5/28/2018 – 7/1/18) was no exception, and in fact, seven of the 20 top titles were volumes of this shonen-superhero series.
In contrast with the American graphic novels, manga that make the top 20 are almost always male-oriented, but the number 11 title in June was the first volume of My Solo Exchange Diary, a lesbian memoir. This is the followup to 2017’s My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness, a book that not only made last June’s BookScan chart (see "June 2017 BookScan – Top 20 Graphic Novels") but also got a lot of critical attention, winding up on several best-of-the-year lists. Yuri (lesbian romance) manga were one of the big trends of the past year (see "Manga Trends in 2017"), and while My Solo Exchange Diary doesn’t quite fit the genre (it’s not a romance), it does demonstrate the buying power of this group of fans.
The collected edition Dark Nights: Metal, Deluxe Edition Hardcover was the second best-seller of the month, one of three traditional superhero titles to make the top 20. Infinity Gauntlet came in at number 3, and the first volume of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther was number 14.
Instagram star Mari Andrew’s Am I There Yet? The Loop-de-Loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood dropped to the number 7 slot from number 2, where it spent three months.
The benefit anthology Ricanstruction: Reminiscing & Rebuilding Puerto Rico, released on May 29, made the number 10 slot. Proceeds from this book will go to hurricane relief in Puerto Rico.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – June 2018 (5/28/18 - 7/1/18) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 13 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
DARK NIGHTS: METAL: DLX. ED. HC |
SCOTT SNYDER |
DC COMICS |
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3 |
INFINITY GAUNTLET |
JIM STARLIN |
MARVEL COMICS |
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4 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 12 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
MARCH: BOOK ONE |
JOHN LEWIS |
TOP SHELF PRODUCTIONS |
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7 |
AM I THERE YET?: THE LOOP-DE-LOOP, ZIGZAGGING JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD HC |
MARI ANDREW |
CLARKSON POTTER |
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8 |
TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 5 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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9 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
RICANSTRUCTION: REMINISCING & REBUILDING PUERTO RICO |
EDGARDO MIRANDA-RODRIGUEZ |
SOMOS ARTE, LLC |
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11 |
MY SOLO EXCHANGE DIARY VOL. 1 |
KABI NAGATA |
SEVEN SEAS |
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12 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 11 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
SPLATOON, VOL. 3 |
HINODEYA SANKICHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
BLACK PANTHER BOOK 1: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET |
TA-NEHISI COATES |
MARVEL COMICS |
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15 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
RWBY: OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGY VOL. 1 |
VARIOUS |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
SNOTGIRL VOL. 2 |
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY |
IMAGE COMICS |
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18 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 3 |
AKIRA HIMEKAWA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of June graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
June 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
June 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
June 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
June 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
June 2018 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Superhero, Manga, Author Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan 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 BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."
