Here Are the Top Manga Volumes According to NPD BookScan

OK, so the April BookScan is out, and guess what? My Hero Academia Vol. 12 manga sits at the #1 spot proudly. It should come as no surprise to anyone who reads the manga and watches the anime because My Hero Academia is one of the best.

What’s interesting here is the fact that Manga dominates the list when compared to comic books, a sign of where things are headed, maybe? Furthermore, the last four issues of My Hero Academia has taken the top billing, so clearly, folks are more drawn to manga rather than to comics these days.

Here are all the mangas on the BookScan list:

·         MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 12

·         TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 4

·         ATTACK ON TITAN VOL. 24

·         THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TWILIGHT PRINCESS VOL. 3

·         MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 1

·         MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 11

·         TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 3

·         CARDCAPTOR SAKURA: CLEAR CARD VOL. 3

·         HOMESTUCK: BOOK 1: ACT 1 & ACT 2

·         ONE-PUNCH MAN VOL. 13

·         TOKYO GHOUL: RE VOL. 1

·         TOKYO GHOUL VOL. 1

Now, it should be noted that the NPD only collect sales information from the likes of Barnes & Noble and other bookstores. Online purchases and independent bookshops are also in partnership with the NPD, but the same can’t be said for comic book stores, Walmart, and other places.

Back in September of 2017, the NPD made it clear it aims to work with comic book stores via a deal with indie retailers and Diamond Comics in 2018, but nothing has happened as of yet.