Seven Seas Entertainment will not remove the manji symbol, a left-facing swastika that has been used since ancient times and has no association with the Nazis.

This month’s pick hits include the original classic Kamen Rider manga, a new Shonen Jump title, and a new collection of short stories from horror master Junji Ito.

These are estimates of graphic novels sales by Diamond Comic Distributors U.S. to comic specialty stores during August 2021.

This month’s picks include a new edition of a classic crime manga, as well as a searing memoir, a collection of stories about robots in a future society, and a series set in a coffeehouse staffed by cats.

VIZ Media has a book on all three charts of the top 20 Author, Manga, and Superhero graphic novels in the book channel.

These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.

U.S. manga sales, which have been on fire throughout the Covid period, hit a new benchmark the week ending August 7, when new manga releases were three of the bestselling (print) books in the U.S.

These are unit and dollar sales rankings based on sales tracked at point-of-sale by the ComicHub system at stores selling American comics around the world.

Beyond soaring demand, we look at the reasons for the manga shortage (some longstanding) and where we’re headed.

These top franchise charts originally appeared in ICv2's Internal Correspondence #100.