Summary
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Jujutsu Kaisen and other manga series dominate the NYT bestseller list, with One Piece taking the top spot.
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The NYT reinstated the Graphics, Comics and Manga category in 2019 due to community backlash.
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Manga’s popularity in the US
Some manga series is made in August 2024 New York Times Best Seller Listincluded Jujutsu KaisenJust ahead of the end of the series. Every week or so, the NYT News Surveys section compiles a sales list. However, this list does not contain only one genre or media format. Business, young adult paperback and audiobooks are given a place on the best seller list. This month, August 2024, 3 manga made the list, taking a fifth of the 15 available spots.
Anime has taken the world by storm these past few years. Although manga has always been popular in Japan, it seems that the United States has a newfound appreciation for comics.. In February 2017, The New York Times pulled the graphics, comics and manga category from publication on their best seller list. The category was first introduced as an experiment in 2009 but was later pulled to make room for other content. However, due to backlash from the Illustrated Content community, the list was published for the first time in 2 years in November 2019.
My hero academia was the first manga To make the top 3 of the newly reinstated listWith its 21st volume sitting at number 3 this month, In August 2024Manga continues to make history on the NYT Best Seller list with series such as Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk, And more.
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first and foremost, One piece did claimed its rightful place on the NYT Best Seller List’s top 5, with its 106th volume sitting at number 4. As one of the world’s best-selling literature of all time, it only makes sense that Oda’s iconic manga series is in The highest of placements.
Just below the top five is the first volume of a new deluxe edition of Kentaro Miura’s classic, BerserkSitting at number 6. Last but not least, it should come as no surprise that Jujutsu Kaisen, Volume 1, made the rankings at number 13 on the NYT’s list, following the explosive 2nd season of the anime series.
Series |
volume # |
ranking |
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One piece |
106 |
4th |
Berserk Deluxe |
1 |
6th |
Jujutsu Kaisen |
1 |
13th |
What Qualifies as a New York Times “Best Seller”
The NYT ranked US it. Literature Sales Since 1931
Reports are obtained from selected samples of independent and chain bookstores and wholesalers throughout the United States. The New York Times claimed that the list does not include wholesalers, but this has not yet been confirmed. Once the data is analyzed, the top 15 best-selling books are Published on the NYT website.
Each grouping lists the top 15 most popular series or individual books, and the list is updated every month. In order to make the NYT bestseller list, a book is estimated to sell anywhere from 1,000 to 10,000 copies per week.
Category |
Copies sold |
Duration |
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Fiction |
4,000-8,000 |
per week |
Non-fiction |
2,000-6,000 |
per week |
Average |
10,000-100,000 |
per year |
With the reinstatement of the New York Times’ Graphics and Manga category in 2019, Manga will surely continue to make the list every month. The popularity of anime and manga, especially in recent years, is unprecedented but much deserved. Manga artists and authors are among the best storytellers in the world, combining complex illustrations with heartfelt stories from every genre.
While One piece Still dominates the market worldwide, and the inclusion of Berserk Proves the enduring popularity of this series, being the first volume of Jujutsu Kaisen The NYT best seller list shows that this relatively recent series has truly taken the world by storm. Jujutsu KaisenThe popularity of the manga has only been announced now that the upcoming end of the manga has been announced and fans will want to buy it in volume form, so expect to see Gege Akutami’s masterpiece on the NYT list for many months to come.
Sources: NYT Monthly Graphic Book and Manga List; The New York Times: Best Sellers List