Chainsaw Man Claims Victory as #1 in U.S. Bookscan’s December Manga Rankings

In a resounding victory, Tatsuki Fujimoto’s “Chainsaw Man” manga has claimed the top spot on Circana BookScan’s Top 20 adult graphic novels list for December. The list, featuring 17 manga volumes, showcases the continued popularity of manga in the U.S. market.

The December rankings include an impressive lineup of manga volumes:

1. Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man volume 13
2. Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen volume 21
3. Kentarou Miura’s Berserk Deluxe volume 1
4. Kōhei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia volume 36
5. Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1
6. Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man volume 12
7. Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen 0
8. Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece volume 104
9. Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba volume 1
10. Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man Box Set (volumes 1-11)
11. Tatsuya Endō’s SPY x FAMILY volume 10
12. Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen volume 20
13. Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece Omnibus Edition volume 1
14. Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man volume 1
15. Tatsuya Endō’s SPY x FAMILY volume 1
16. Kentarou Miura’s Berserk Deluxe volume 2
17. Kōhei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia volume 1

NPD BookScan, now Circana Books, holds a robust position in the industry, collecting weekly point-of-sale data on print books from various retailers, covering approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market. The rankings reflect piece sales and showcase the sustained popularity of manga across a diverse range of titles.

As “Chainsaw Man” secures its position at the pinnacle of the December rankings, it reaffirms the manga’s global appeal and the thriving interest in captivating graphic novels within the U.S. market.