Viz Media’s Rosario+Vampire was the #1 adult graphic novel title in bookstores in April, according to data compiled by Nielsen BookScan.  It was one of nine new titles on the list, and one of eight Viz titles, which had most titles that charted for April.
 
Black Butler is turning into a real force for Yen Press, which had five volumes in the Top 20 (three of them Black Butler) emphasizing its now undisputed spot as the #2 U.S. manga publisher. 
 
Tokyopop’s Hetalia Axis Powers Vol. 2 was the only other manga title in the Top 20 for April.

 

BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in April 2011

Rank

Title

Author

Publisher

1

ROSARIO + VAMPIRE: SEASON II VOL. 4

AKISHISA IKEDA

VIZ MEDIA

2

FABLES VOL 15: ROSE RED

BILL WILLINGHAM

VERTIGO

3

MAXIMUM RIDE: THE MANGA VOL. 4

JAMES PATTERSON

YEN PRESS

4

NARUTO VOL. 50

MASASHI KISHIMOTO

VIZ MEDIA

5

BLACK BUTLER VOL. 5

YANA TOBOSO

YEN PRESS

6

BLUE EXORCIST VOL. 1

KATO KAZUE

VIZ MEDIA

7

SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 1

BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

ONI PRESS

8

BLACK BUTLER VOL. 4

YANA TOBOSO

YEN PRESS

9

YU-GI-OH! GX VOL. 6

NAOYUKI KAGEYAMA

VIZ MEDIA

10

SKIP BEAT! VOL. 23

YOSHIKI NAKAMURA

VIZ MEDIA

11

BLACK BUTLER VOL. 1

YANA TOBOSO

YEN PRESS

12

THE UNWRITTEN VOL. 3: DEAD MAN'S KNOCK

MIKE CAREY

VERTIGO

13

SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 2

BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY

ONI PRESS

14

WATCHMEN TP

ALAN MOORE

DC COMICS

15

DENGEKI DAISY VOL. 4

KYOUSUKE MOTOMI

VIZ MEDIA

16

THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1

ROBERT KIRKMAN

IMAGE COMICS

17

BLEACH VOL. 34

TITE KUBO

VIZ MEDIA

18

HELALIA AXIS POWERS VOL. 2

HIDEKAZ HIMARUYA

TOKYOPOP

19

DEATH NOTE BLACK EDITION VOL. 1

TSUGUMI OHBA

VIZ MEDIA

20

HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD VOL. 2

DAISUKE SATO

YEN PRESS
 
The top American title was the most recent Fables volume, which held the #2 slot. The latest volume of Mike Carey’s The Unwritten was the second Vertigo title in the Top 20. 
 
Two Scott Pilgrim volumes, a The Walking Dead volume, and Watchmen made up the American perennial cohort in the April Top 20. 
 
For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."