There were 10 volumes of Solo Leveling in print in 2024, so that’s how many are on the chart. This series debuted in the top 20 in March 2021 (see "March 2021 NPD BookScan") and has been a solid seller ever since, but the release of the anime in January 2024 really kicked it into high gear.
Lore Olympus is a totally different series, a romantasy with no other media (although an animated series has been in the works for years) that has eight volumes on the charts. Seven volumes were in print in 2024, with each volume released simultaneously in hardcover and paperback. One interesting trend, which is clear from the chart, is that the hardcover editions of newer volumes sell better than the paperbacks; once the volume has been around for a while, paperback sales surpass hardcovers.
That leaves room for two other titles. Both are manhwa. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint follows a young man who must complete a series of challenges to keep the world from coming to an end, so it has a similar structure to Solo Leveling. Under the Oak Tree is a romantasy about a lady and a knight coming to terms with their feelings for one another after a disastrous wedding night followed by a three-year separation, during which the knight becomes a war hero. It's very different from Lore Olympus but falls solidly into the romantasy category nonetheless, with a similar feel to previous best-selling manhwa such as The Remarried Empress (see "Top Webtoon Graphic Novel Franchises – Spring 2023").
ICv2's Top 20 Webtoon Graphic Novels - 2024 | |||
Rank | Title | Publisher | Price |
1 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 1 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
2 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 8 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
3 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 2 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
4 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 9 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
5 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 7 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
6 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SIX HC | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
7 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 3 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
8 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 6 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
9 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 4 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
10 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 5 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
11 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SEVEN HC | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
12 | SOLO LEVELING VOL. 10 | CHUGONG | IZE PRESS |
13 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. ONE | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
14 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. FIVE HC | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
15 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. SIX | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
16 | OMNISCIENT READER'S VIEWPOINT VOL. 1 | SLEEPY-C | IZE PRESS |
17 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. FOUR HC | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
18 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. FIVE | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
19 | LORE OLYMPUS: VOL. TWO | RACHEL SMYTHE | INKLORE |
20 | UNDER THE OAK TREE: VOL. 1 | SUJI KIM | INKLORE |
Source: Circana | |||
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."
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