Literally every book in the top 20 was a volume of manga, with the newest volume of My Hero Academia, Volume 27, leading the parade.
This month’s list wasn’t a one-hit wonder, though. In fact, there were only three volumes of My Hero Academia in the top 20, and Volume 1, which has reliably charted every month, was nowhere to be seen.
Instead, the top series in April was Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, with nine volumes in the Top 20. The anime film Demon Slayer: Mugen Train opened in the U.S. on April 23 and topped the box office in its second week of release, after coming in a close second the week before (see "‘Demon Slayer’ Wins the Weekend"). Shortly before the movie opened, Funimation released three Demon Slayer anime specials that had previously only been available on Japanese broadcast television (see "’Demon Slayer’ Specials").
Demon Slayer wasn’t the only hot property, though. Three volumes of Jujutsu Kaisen and two volumes of Chainsaw Man also made the chart. And the first volumes of Attack on Titan, Spy x Family, and Tokyo Ghoul also made the chart, so considerable numbers of readers are still reaching back to older series.
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NPD BookScan Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels – April 2021 (4/3/21 – 5/1/21) |
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Rank |
Title |
Author |
Publisher |
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1 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 27 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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2 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 4 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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3 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 9 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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4 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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5 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 2 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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6 |
CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2 |
TATSUKI FUJIMOTO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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7 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 21 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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8 |
ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 1 |
HAJIME ISAYAMA |
KODANSHA COMICS |
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9 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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10 |
SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1 |
TATSUYA ENDO |
VIZ MEDIA |
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11 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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12 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 3 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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13 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 8 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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14 |
JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 7 |
GEGE AKUTAMI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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15 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 4 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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16 |
TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1 |
SUI ISHIDA |
VIZ MEDIA |
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17 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 9 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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18 |
MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 26 |
KOHEI HORIKOSHI |
VIZ MEDIA |
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19 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 7 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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20 |
DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 10 |
KOYOHARU GOTOUGE |
VIZ MEDIA |
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Source: The NPD Group/BookScan |
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For charts of April 2021 graphic novel sales from NPD BookScan:
April 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels
April 2021 NPD BookScan – Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels
For the charts with the actual sales numbers from NPD BookScan, see these articles on the ICv2 Pro site:
April 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
April 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
April 2021 NPD BookScan - Top 20 Kids Graphic Novels with Actual Sales
NPD BookScan collects weekly point-of-sale data on print books from over 16,000 locations including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and more. NPD BookScan 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 BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GN Index."