Last Friday ICV2 posted their top 20 best-selling manga (unit sales) of 2022, from NPD BookScan. For those who are unaware; NPD BookScan compiles weekly point-of-sale information on printed books from a vast network of over 16,000 outlets, including e-commerce retailers, chain stores, independent bookstores, mass merchandisers, and other sources. This data covers about 85% of the United States trade print book market. The rankings presented in this chart are determined by the number of pieces sold.
Full list of the top 20 best selling manga of 2022 via ICV2
1. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 1
Author: TATSUKI FUJIMOTO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
2. SPY X FAMILY VOL. 1
Author: TATSUYA ENDO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
3. DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 1
Author: KOYOHARU GOTOUGE
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
4. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 2
Author: TATSUKI FUJIMOTO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
5. DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA–STORIES OF WATER AND FLAME
Author: HIRANO, RYOJI
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
6. JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 0
Author: GEGE AKUTAMI
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
7. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1
Author: KOHEI HORIKOSHI
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
8. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 3
Author: TATSUKI FUJIMOTO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
9. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 4
Author: TATSUKI FUJIMOTO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
10. SPY X FAMILY VOL. 2
Author: TATSUYA ENDO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
11. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 10
Author: TATSUKI FUJIMOTO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
12. DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 2
Author: KOYOHARU GOTOUGE
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
13. JUJUTSU KAISEN VOL. 1
Author: GEGE AKUTAMI
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
14. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 09
Author: TATSUKI FUJIMOTO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
15. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 11
Author: TATSUKI FUJIMOTO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
16. BERSERK DELUXE VOL. 1
Author: KENTARO MIURA
Publisher: DARK HORSE COMICS
17. DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA VOL. 3
Author: KOYOHARU GOTOUGE
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
18. CHAINSAW MAN VOL. 5
Author: TATSUKI FUJIMOTO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
19. SPY X FAMILY VOL. 7
Author: TATSUYA ENDO
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
20. MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 30
Author: KOHEI HORIKOSHI
Publisher: VIZ MEDIA
It’s evident from the staggering number of times that CHAINSAW MAN appears on this list that it thoroughly dominated the market last year, with a whopping eight volumes making the cut.
ICv2 also released a list of the top 20 manga volumes for 2022, sourced from ComicHub, a point-of-sale system used by comic book stores. You can find that list by clicking HERE.
With any luck, some of Saturday AM’s titles will make it onto the list next year – fingers crossed! Speaking of which don’t forget to check out our line of GRPAHIC NOVELS RIGHT HERE.