Two new titles debut on the April chart. Bad Dreams in the Night, by Adam Ellis, is an adult take on kids’ horror collections such as Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Vol. 1 of Gokurakugai launches a new older-teen supernatural-adventure story that VIZ Media is publishing under the Shonen Jump imprint, although it ran in the sister publication Jump Square in Japan. Because Jump Square is a monthly, the release schedule of the collected editions is fairly slow, with only three out in Japan right now, and there is no anime (yet).
As usual, the Adult chart is mostly manga, with some interesting features compared to the April 2023 chart (see "April 2023 Circana BookScan"). The Top 20 includes a number of titles that only show up when a new volume is released: My Dress-Up Darling, Komi Can’t Communicate, and Dandadan. Those are on April charts in both years.
Missing from the April 2024 chart are the latest volume of Blue Lock, which was released on April 30 so the sales window is pretty small, and Kaiju No. 8, which won’t be out until June. That’s a big gap – the series seems to have been on a three-month release schedule until now, with the most recent volume out in January 2024. (The release intervals for the Japanese books have increased as well, but they are three volumes ahead of the English-language releases).
Volumes of the more popular series, such as Chainsaw Man and My Hero Academia, tend to stay on the chart for more than one month, and that’s happening here. Note that Vol. 21 of Jujutsu Kaisen, absent from the March 2024 chart, reappears in April; one of the recurring patterns on these charts is that a new volume often juices sales of an older one.
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – April 2024 (4/7/24 - 5/4/24) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 22 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1 HC |
KENTARO MIURA |
DARK HORSE |
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3 |
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN HC |
KEVIN EASTMAN |
IDW PUBLISHING |
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4 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 11 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
MY DRESS-UP DARLING VOL. 11 |
SHINICHI FUKUDA |
SQUARE ENIX |
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6 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 14 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 37 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
BAD DREAMS IN THE NIGHT HC |
ADAM ELLIS |
ANDREWS MCMEEL |
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9 |
ONE PIECE VOL. 105 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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11 |
KOMI CAN'T COMMUNICATE VOL. 29 |
TOMOHITO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
DANDADAN VOL. 7 |
YUKINOBU TATSU |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
ONE PIECE OMNIBUS EDITION VOL. 1 |
EIICHIRO ODA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8 |
CHUGONG |
IZE PRESS |
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16 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU ACADEMY VOL. 2 |
NATSUKI HOKAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 2 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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18 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 21 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
INVINCIBLE COMPENDIUM VOL. 1 |
ROBERT KIRKMAN |
IMAGE COMICS |
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20 |
GOKURAKUGAI VOL. 1 |
YUTO SANO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: Circana |
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Circana BookScan Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels – April 2024 (4/7/24 - 5/4/24) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
DOG MAN VOL. 12: THE SCARLET SHEDDER HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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2 |
DOG MAN VOL. 11: TWENTY THOUSAND FLEAS UNDER THE SEA HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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3 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 5: INFLUENCERS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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4 |
BABY-SITTERS CLUB VOL. 15: CLAUDIA AND THE BAD JOKE |
ARLEY NOPRA |
GRAPHIX |
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5 |
DOG MAN VOL. 10: MOTHERING HEIGHTS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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6 |
DOG MAN VOL. 7: FOR WHOM THE BALL ROLLS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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7 |
DOG MAN VOL. 9: GRIME AND PUNISHMENT HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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8 |
AMULET VOL. 9: WAVERIDER |
KAZU KIBUISHI |
GRAPHIX |
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9 |
DOG MAN VOL. 3: A TALE OF TWO KITTIES HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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10 |
DOG MAN VOL. 5: LORD OF THE FLEAS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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11 |
DOG MAN VOL. 8: FETCH-22 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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12 |
DOG MAN VOL. 1 HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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13 |
DOG MAN VOL. 2: UNLEASHED HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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14 |
I SURVIVED VOL. 9: I SURVIVED THE BATTLE OF D-DAY, 1944 |
LAUREN TARSHIS |
GRAPHIX |
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15 |
WINGS OF FIRE VOL. 1: THE DRAGONET PROPHECY |
TUI T. SUTHERLAND |
GRAPHIX |
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16 |
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: FAZBEAR FRIGHTS GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTION VOL. 4 |
SCOTT CAWTHON |
GRAPHIX |
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17 |
CAT KID COMIC CLUB VOL. 4: COLLABORATIONS HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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18 |
HEARTSTOPPER Vol. 5 |
ALICE OSEMAN |
GRAPHIX |
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19 |
DOG MAN VOL. 4: DOG MAN AND CAT KID HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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20 |
DOG MAN VOL. 6: BRAWL OF THE WILD HC |
DAV PILKEY |
GRAPHIX |
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Source: Circana |
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For charts of April 2024 graphic novel sales from Circana:
April 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:
April 2024 Circana – Top 20 Adult & Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
April 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."
