Jujutsu Kaisen, Gachiakuta Manga Rank on NYT May Bestseller List
The dual chart placements show Jujutsu Kaisen maintaining strong U.S. print sales momentum with five volumes on the NYT list and a #1 BookScan finish, while Gachiakuta's debut volume enters both rankings, signaling growing mainstream readership for the newer series.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
The New York Times released its monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list for early May, featuring multiple volumes of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen and the first volume of Kei Urana's Gachiakuta. Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 ranked at #6, followed by Gachiakuta volume 1 at #9, Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 at #10, volume 28 at #11, and volume 26 at #15. The list also included the KPop Demon Hunters: The Movie comic adaptation at #4. Separately, Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for April placed Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 at #1. That list featured 16 manga volumes, with Gachiakuta volume 1 at #4, and other titles such as Dandadan, One Piece, Witch Hat Atelier, Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, The Summer Hikaru Died, and My Dress-Up Darling also appearing. The BookScan chart covers approximately 85% of the U.S. trade print book market and ranks by piece sales.
The New York Times' Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list, first updated in October 2019, is one category of the newspaper's current bestseller lists. The early May edition included five Jujutsu Kaisen volumes, with volume 29 at #6, volume 1 at #10, volume 28 at #11, and volume 26 at #15. Gachiakuta volume 1 debuted at #9. The KPop Demon Hunters: The Movie comic adaptation ranked at #4. In the previous month's NYT list, Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 had ranked at #4, One Piece volume 111 at #5, and Dragon Ball Super volume 24 at #6.
Circana BookScan's April adult graphic novels list, compiled from point-of-sale data across over 16,000 U.S. locations, had Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 at #1. Gachiakuta volume 1 placed at #4. Other manga on the list included Dandadan volume 18 at #8, One Piece Omnibus volume 1 at #9, Witch Hat Atelier volume 1 at #11, Chainsaw Man volume 20 at #14, Demon Slayer volume 1 at #15, The Summer Hikaru Died volume 7 at #16, and My Dress-Up Darling volume 15 at #18. The BookScan chart does not include graphic novels classified for the children's market.
- Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29: NYT #6, BookScan #1
- Gachiakuta volume 1: NYT #9, BookScan #4
- Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1: NYT #10, BookScan #5
- Jujutsu Kaisen volume 28: NYT #11, BookScan #6
- Jujutsu Kaisen volume 26: NYT #15, BookScan #7
- KPop Demon Hunters: The Movie comic adaptation: NYT #4
- Dandadan volume 18: BookScan #8
- One Piece Omnibus Edition volume 1: BookScan #9
- Witch Hat Atelier volume 1: BookScan #11
- Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 0: Blinding Darkness: BookScan #12
- Jujutsu Kaisen volume 2: BookScan #13
- Chainsaw Man volume 20: BookScan #14
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba volume 1: BookScan #15
- The Summer Hikaru Died volume 7: BookScan #16
- Jujutsu Kaisen volume 25: BookScan #17
- My Dress-Up Darling volume 15: BookScan #18
- Jujutsu Kaisen volume 27: BookScan #20
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Anime News Network Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on Bookscan's April Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.