Works by Junji Ito made up the #2 manga franchise across channels in the U.S. for the Fall 2020 season (September through December) as measured in dollars, according to ICv2’s analysis of sales reported by NPD BookScan for the book channel, and of sales reported by ComicHub in the comic store channel.  Manga by the horror master have been steadily growing in popularity and are hitting new heights in the Covid era.  My Hero Academia and related series remain as the #1 manga franchise for Fall 2020.

Attack on Titan has been steadily moving upward on the charts since the anime started streaming in the U.S.

ICv2's Top 10 Manga Franchises – Fall 2020
Rank	Franchise	Publisher
1	My Hero Academia/MHA: Vigilantes	VIZ Media
2	Junji Ito	VIZ/Vertical
3	Berserk	Dark Horse
4	Tokyo Ghoul/Tokyo Ghoul: re	VIZ Media
5	Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba	VIZ Media
6	Attack on Titan	Kodansha Comics
7	Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Super	VIZ Media
8	Jojo's	VIZ Media
9	Naruto/Boruto	VIZ Media
10	One Piece	VIZ Media

These bestseller lists are from ICv2's Internal Correspondence #99.

For our other Top Graphic Novel Franchise charts for Fall 2020, see:
Top 10 Superhero Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2020
Top 10 Author Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2020
Top 10 Kids Graphic Novel Franchises – Fall 2020

For more on comics and graphic novel sales in the Fall season, and info on how to get your copy of ICv2’s Internal Correspondence, with the full market reports, charts, Pick Hits, and reviews, see "Strong 2020 Finish for Comic Stores."

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