The US market for Manga between August 29 to October 2 saw five of My Hero Academia‘s volumes taking spots on ICv2’s chart for the period with its latest 29th volume released on September the 7th taking charge, heading the list at Number 1 for the month of September. The volume is immediately followed by the the title’s 2nd volume at Number 2 while Kimetsu no Yaiba‘s 1st volume featured at Number 3 for the month. However, the it is evidently quite a slow month amid a lack of new notable releases. The other new release that made onto the list belongs to Dragon Ball Super Volume 14 at Number 9.
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Top 20 Manga Sold in the U.S. (August 29 – October 2) by ICv2
1. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 29
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Release Date: September 7, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
2. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
3. KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1
Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
4. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 28
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Release Date: June 1, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
5. BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 8 HC
Author: Kentaro Miura
Release Date: August 31, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
6. KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 23
Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
Release Date: August 3, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
7. TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 1
Author: Aidairo
Release Date: January 28, 2020
Publisher: Yen Press
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
8. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 2
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Release Date: November 3, 2015
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
9. DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 14
Author: Akira Toriyama
Release Date: September 7, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
10. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2
Author: Tatsuki Fujimoto
Release Date: December 1, 2020
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
11. SENSOR
Author: Junji Ito
Release Date: August 17, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
12. GIVEN VOL. 6
Author: Natsuki Kizu
Release Date: September 14, 2021
Publisher: SuBLime
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
13. JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 11
Author: Gege Akutami
Release Date: August 3, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
14. ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 1
Author: Hajime Isayama
Release Date: June 19, 2012
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
15. JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1
Author: Gege Akutami
Release Date: December 3, 2019
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
16. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 3
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Release Date: February 2, 2016
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
17. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 6
Author: Tatsuki Fujimoto
Release Date: August 3, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
18. TOMIE: COMPLETE DELUXE EDITION HC
Author: Junji Ito
Release Date: December 20, 2016
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
19. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 9
Author: Akira Himekawa
Release Date: September 14, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
20. KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 2
Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Publisher: Viz Media
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
Publishers Weekly on the other hand, has numbers up between September 5 to October 2, one week short of ICv2’s list. Here, My Hero Academia Volume 29 and Volume 1 remain at the very same spots as the ones on ICv2. Volume 29 was noted to have sold 51,321 copies within the period, an amount considerably higher when compared vis-à-vis with the 26th volume. Note that Volume 26 had the same number of days when it was on the chart (26 days), and brought in nearly half the sales that Volume 29 made. Volume 28 went on sale longer when it was charted, at 33 days, yet the number it produced is slightly lower than Volume 29. Please remember that the numbers presented by NPD may not reflect the actual total sales as it does not represent all of the sales made in the States. Nevertheless, it is very apparent that sales of Manga are on the rise in the US. For the month of August, we noticed great sales being accumulated by titles such as Jujutsu Kaisen, and Chainsaw Man being steady with the number of copies sold. This is also confirmed by ICv2 that Manga continues to grow splendidly in North America, hitting an all-time high in 2020, passing the 2007 peak.
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Head over to Number 4 is the 14th volume of Dragon Ball Super at 14,098 copies sold. The series last made its appearance back in September 2020 selling 7,514 copies for its 10th volume.
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Top 8 Manga Sold in the U.S. (Four-week Period September 5 – October 2) by Publishers Weekly
1. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 29
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Release Date: September 7, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 51,321
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
2. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 21,911
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
3. KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1
Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 20,464
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
4. DRAGON BALL SUPER VOL. 14
Author: Akira Toriyama
Release Date: September 7, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 14,098
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
5. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 28
Author: Kohei Horikoshi
Release Date: June 1, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 13,517
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
6. KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 23
Author: Koyoharu Gotouge
Release Date: August 3, 2021
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 12,749
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
7. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2
Author: Tatsuki Fujimoto
Release Date: December 1, 2020
Publisher: Viz Media
Units Sold: 12,402
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
8. TOILET-BOUND HANAKO-KUN VOL. 1
Author: Aidairo
Release Date: January 28, 2020
Publisher: Yen Press
Units Sold: 12,314
PAID LINK: [Right Stuf]
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Sources: ICv2; Publishers Weekly
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