Pokemon was the #1 manga franchise on ICv2’s Top 10  Manga Franchises chart for Fall 2016 (September – December).  With over 90 volumes of the various titles in print, VIZ Media had a lot of material to take advantage of the huge interest in Pokemon in 2016 (see "ICv2 Interview: VIZ's Kevin Hamric").  Among factors driving interest in the property were a Super Bowl ad, the 20th Anniversary publicity and product streams, the launch of the new Sun and Moon video games, and of course, the launch of the Pokemon Go mobile game last summer.

This chart of the ICv2 "Top 10 Manga Franchises" reflects sales in all channels for Fall 2016.  The "Top 10" chart is based on data from both the comic store and book channels, aggregated by character or property to determine the Top Franchises in the comics business.  Because it looks at both channels for graphic novels, which target a broad range of consumers across demographic groups, and aggregates info by property, the ICv2 Top 10 Graphic Novel Franchise charts give the best picture of the properties that are driving sales in the U.S.
 

Top 10 Manga Franchises – Fall  2016
Rank	Title	Publisher	Genre
1	Pokemon	VIZ Media	Shonen
2	Attack on Titan	Kodansha Comics	Shonen
3	Tokyo Ghoul	VIZ Media	Shonen
4	Naruto	VIZ Media	Shonen
5	One-Punch Man	VIZ Media	Shonen
6	Fairy Tail	Kodansha Comics	Shonen
7	One Piece	VIZ Media	Shonen
8	Dragon Ball/DBZ	VIZ Media	Shonen
9	Black Butler	Yen Press	Shonen
10	The Legend of Zelda	VIZ Media	Shonen
Note: Includes all channels