Top Manga Sold in the US: January 2021

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It has been a while since the blog last covered Top Manga sold in the United States, last was for the month of November 2020. Some of the data hardly comes by as consistent as before. Thus, the lack of coverage. Hopefully, once we are out of the COVID-19 situation, we will get data on a monthly basis. Besides! The data you find below is all accessible via ICv2 right here and Publishers Weekly here. So, be sure to check them out! You can also subscribe to their services by clicking on the links here here (ICv2) and here (Publishers Weekly) for more complete data. Note that I am not affiliated with any of the two. I am only leaving the links for those interested.

Nevertheless, both ICv2 and Publishers Weekly cover the same period for the month of January 2021. Therefore, the lists would be identical, only that ICv2’s chart does not disclose the number of copies sold, while Publishers Weekly does. My Hero Academia‘s latest English release, Volume 26 tops the ICv2 chart. The title is as heavily nested as ever, despite the intense competition by big titles such as Jujutsu Kaisen and Kimetsu no Yaiba. Eight of its volumes are charted on ICv2’s Top 20 chart for the month. Only two titles from Jujutsu Kaisen made onto the list with Volume 1 and Volume 0 occupying spots number 2 and 5 respectively. Kimetsu no Yaiba has three of its volumes on the chart with Volume 1 trailing The Promised Neverland closely at number 4.

Top 20 Manga Sold in the U.S. (Jan. 3 – Jan. 30) by ICv2

1. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 26
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

2. JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1
Author: Gege Akutami
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

3. THE PROMISED NEVERLAND VOL. 1
Author: Kaiu Shirai
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

4. KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1
Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

5. JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
Author: Gege Akutami
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

6. ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 1
Author: Hajime Isayama
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

7. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 24
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

8. DEATH NOTE BLACK EDITION VOL. 1
Author: Tsugumi Ohba
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

9. THE PROMISED NEVERLAND VOL. 2
Author: Kaiu Shirai
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

10. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 25
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

11. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

12. UZUMAKI HC
Author: Junji Ito
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

13. TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1
Author: Sui Ishida
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

14. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

15. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

16. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 4
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

17. THE PROMISED NEVERLAND VOL. 18
Author: Kaiu Shirai
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

18. KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 3
Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

19. KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 2
Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

20. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 5
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

Information supplied by NPD BookScan. Copyright © 2017 The NPD Group. All rights reserved.

In terms of copies sold, My Hero Academia sold 28,006 copies for the month of January, leading the chart by a big amount. In contrast, at number 2, Jujutsu Kaisen‘s Volume 1 sold 13,803 copies, nearly half the amount posted by My Hero Academia’s Volume 26. However, this is the first volume we are talking, which is still good news for the title. We can expect larger sales when a new volume is released for Jujutsu Kaisen. At number 3, sales of The Promised Neverland‘s Volume 1 are still powering through with 11,303 copies sold, so as the first volume of Kimetsu no Yaiba which ranked 4th for the month at 10,697 copies sold.

Top 9 Manga Sold in the U.S. (Four-week Period Jan. 3 – Jan. 30) by Publishers Weekly

1. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 26
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 28,006
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

2. JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1
Author: Gege Akutami
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 13,803
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

3. THE PROMISED NEVERLAND VOL. 1
Author: Kaiu Shirai
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 11,303
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

4. KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1
Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 10,697
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

5. JUJUTSU KAISEN 0
Author: Gege Akutami
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 9,783
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

6. ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 1
Author: Hajime Isayama
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Units Sold: 9,324
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

7. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 24
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 8,360
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

8. DEATH NOTE BLACK EDITION VOL. 1
Author: Tsugumi Ohba
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 7,704
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

9. THE PROMISED NEVERLAND VOL. 2
Author: Kaiu Shirai
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 7,417
PAID LINK: [Right Stuff]

Information supplied by NPD BookScan. Copyright © 2017 The NPD Group. All rights reserved.

As usual, if you find any faults with the above list, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, don’t shy away from dropping a comment or two down below and share your thoughts with us!

Sources: ICv2; Publishers Weekly

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16 thoughts on “Top Manga Sold in the US: January 2021”

  1. Otra vez Demon slayer parece monopolio xD. jujutsu seguramente lo veremos en el top en este año muy seguido. Funciona muy la receta de impulsar el manga con anime eh

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    1. You are right… it is amazing to see how well Anime is able to promote these Manga. They were unknown to me before this, but… now they’re everywhere.

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      1. aún se me hace extraño y asombroso el exito de Demon slayer ¿Es un producto mediático? O por varios factores diferentes

  2. También me sorprende la taquilla que tuvo su película, yo no hubiera ido a verla sinceramente por el covid valoro más mi vida que una simple película.

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    1. Hahaha it certainly crushed the box office didn’t it? 😂 I haven’t seen it myself as well. Maybe I’ll wait for the Blu-ray. Also, I am excited to see how many copies it will sell.

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      1. Hizo bastante dinero.. Es la nueva gallina de oro y pilar de Shūeisha🤔?. Aunque escuché que terminó el manga. El autor tiene una mansión asegurada 🤣

      2. Well… the author, she certainly did make a lot money out of it. But, as you said, the Manga has ended, I think some of the attention is being drawn over to Jujutsu Kaisen. So, Gege Akutami will be the new golden goose… I guess? 😅😅😅 But, Shueisha has a lot of popular titles, ONE PIECE, My Hero Academia, Spy x Family… etc. A lot of golden geese if I may say so myself. 😁

      4. That would be a difficult question to answer as most studios keep mum on the exact amount they spend on a given episode. Even most financial reports available cover operating cost as a whole. 😞 But according to an article in 2015, it averages around $2 million.

        You can read more here: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2015-08-13/anime-insiders-share-how-much-producing-a-season-costs/.91536

        I am not sure if the amount has increased though…

  3. Gracias por pasar ese artículo lo más interesante me pareció esto: Hay más publicaciones de manga y medios digitales en estos días, por lo que hay más canales para encontrar manga a tu gusto”, explicó. “No importa lo genial que sea un manga, no se convertirá en un éxito solo porque se publicó en Jump “. Incluso el éxito de Demon Slayer dependía del boca a boca generado después de la ejecución del anime, argumentó.

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    1. Right! So, there were many factors contributing to the success of Kimetsu no Yaiba and the Anime certainly played a major or the biggest role. Plus, the word of mouth you mentioned. With Anime and Manga becoming more accessible, more people can get their hands on it, hence the sudden rise in sales.

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      1. Gracias por pasar el artículo. 2 millones de dólares por una producción de un anime de 12 capitulos no parece rentable si no es exitoso ¿Eso no quiere decir que la mayoría de animes que veremos esté año se podrían considerar “fracaso”?🤔😂

      2. Well… that would be the case. Studios would have to earn more than $2 million for each cour at least. But, this is just a general estimate. The amount spend could be less or more depending on studios 😦😦😩

  4. Tienes razón muchas gallinas de oro aunque dudo que algunos de ellos tenga el mismo “boom” de Demon slayer ¿No sería mejor decir que Demon slayer es gallina de diamante? 😂

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