Chainsaw Man Becomes The Highest-Selling Book In December 2023

On January 12, ICv2 released its chart of the Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels of December 2023.

In this list, Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man manga volume 13 ranks at #1.

Total 17 manga volumes made to this list.

The top 20 adult graphic novels for December 2023 are as follows:

1. Chainsaw Man Vol. 13 – Tatsuki Fujimoto
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin HC – Kevin Eastman
3. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 21 – Gege Akutami
4. Berserk Deluxe Vol. 1 HC – Kentaro Miura
5. My Hero Academia Vol. 36 – Kohei Horikoshi
6. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 1 – Gege Akutami
7. Chainsaw Man Vol. 12 – Tatsuki Fujimoto
8. The Mysteries HC – Bill Watterson
9. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 0 – Gege Akutami
10. One Piece Vol. 104 – Eiichiro Oda
11. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol. 1 – Koyoharu Gotouge
12. Chainsaw Man Box Set (Vol. 1-11) – Tatsuki Fujimoto
13. Spy x Family Vol. 10 – Tatsuya Endo
14. Jujutsu Kaisen Vol. 20 – Gege Akutami
15. One Piece Vol. 1 Omnibus Edition (Vols. 1, 2 and 3) – Eiichiro Oda
16. Chainsaw Man Vol. 1 – Tatsuki Fujimoto
17. Spy x Family Vol. 1 – Tatsuya Endo
18. Berserk Deluxe Vol. 2 HC – Kentaro Miura
19. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin–Lost Years HC – Kevin Eastman
20. My Hero Academia Vol. 1 – Kohei Horikoshi

Following the merger of NPD Group and Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) in 2022, NPD BookScan became Circana Books in March.

Weekly point-of-sale data on print books is collected from over 16,000 venues, including e-tailers, chains, mass merchandisers, independent bookstores, and others.

Circana BookScan covers over 85% of the trade print book industry in the United States. This chart’s rankings are based on per-piece sales.

Some publishers identify graphic novels as predominantly text or art books; ICv2 eliminates those titles from the rankings.

Source: ICv2