Anime continues to spur sales of manga and manhwa, according to the chart of the Top 20 best-selling adult graphic novels, based on Circana (formerly NPD) BookScan data for January 2024 (2/4/24 – 3/2/24) provided to ICv2.  And the final volume in a long-running series was the top seller on the Kids chart.

For the second month in a row, seven of the Top 20 titles are volumes of Jujutsu Kaisen: Vol. 1 and Vols. 16-21, the volumes that continue the story after the anime ends (see "January 2024 Circana BookScan").  Not only that, there are six volumes of Solo Leveling on the chart.  The anime just started running in January, and that seems to be giving the series a boost.  So that’s well over half the chart taken up by two series with anime adaptations.

Vol. 14 of Chainsaw Man is at the top of the chart, with Vol. 13 at number 7 and Vol. 12 at number 11.  Vol. 13 was the number 1 title in December 2023 and January 2024, so this series is picking up steam again.  There was a bit of a hiatus after Vol. 11, but now volumes are coming out every two months, which is the standard cadence for Shonen Jump titles.

The number 2 title is Vol. 20 of Dragon Ball Super, the latest volume in the series by the late Akira Toriyama (see "RIP Akira Toriyama"), this one done in collaboration with the artist Toyotarou.

The perennial best-seller Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin is the only non-manga/manhwa title on the chart.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – February 2024 (2/4/23 - 3/2/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 14

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

2

DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 20

AKIRA TORIYAMA

VIZ MEDIA

3

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

4

BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC

KENTARO MIURA

DARK HORSE

5

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC

KEVIN EASTMAN

IDW PUBLISHING

6

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

7

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 13

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

8

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 21

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

9

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

10

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 3

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

11

CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 12

TATSUKI FUJIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

12

[OSHI NO KO] VOL. 5

AKA AKASAKA

YEN PRESS

13

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

14

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 20

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

15

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

16

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 17

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

17

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 18

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

18

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 16

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

19

JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 19

GEGE AKUTAMI

VIZ MEDIA

20

SOLO LEVELING VOL. 4

CHUGONG

IZE PRESS

Source: Circana

The long-awaited final volume of Kazu Kibuishi’s Amulet tops the Kids’ chart.  The first volume of this series came out in 2008, so it’s been a long haul, but this series is a perennial seller; the first volume was one of ComicHub’s top sellers of 2022 (see "Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – Full Year 2022").  Aside from that, the chart is a predictable list of Graphix titles, with two exceptions: Kayla Miller’s Break, the sixth in her Olive Branche series, makes the chart for the second month in a row, and John Patrick Greene’s InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: From Badger to Worse, a February release, debuts in the Top 20, which is pretty typical for this series.

Circana BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – February 2024 (2/4/23 - 3/2/24)

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

AMULET VOL. 9: WAVERIDER

KAZU KIBUISHI

GRAPHIX

2

CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 5: INFLUENCERS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

3

BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 15: CLAUDIA AND THE BAD JOKE

ARLEY NOPRA

GRAPHIX

4

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS VOL. 4

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

5

DOG MAN VOL. 11: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

6

HEARTSTOPPER VOL. 5

ALICE OSEMAN

GRAPHIX

7

INVESTIGATORS: AGENTS OF S.U.I.T.: FROM BADGER TO WORSE HC

JOHN PATRICK GREEN

FIRST SECOND

8

THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 14: STACEY'S MISTAKE

ELLEN T. CRENSHAW

GRAPHIX

9

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS VOL. 1

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

10

DOG MAN VOL 9: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

11

DOG MAN VOL. 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

12

DOG MAN VOL. 7: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

13

CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 4: COLLABORATIONS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

14

WINGS OF FIRE VOL. 1: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY

TUI T. SUTHERLAND

GRAPHIX

15

DOG MAN VOL. 3: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

16

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS VOL. 3

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

17

THE SILVER EYES: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S VOL. 1

SCOTT CAWTHON

GRAPHIX

18

DOG MAN VOL. 1 HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

19

DOG MAN VOL. 5: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC

DAV PILKEY

GRAPHIX

20

BREAK

KAYLA MILLER

CLARION

Source: Circana

For charts of February 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
February 2024 Circana – 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:
February 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult and Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
February 2024 Circana – Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero 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."