Danica Davidson
February 7, 2022 
The New York Times has released its latest monthly list of Graphic Novel and Manga bestsellers, and two thirds of the fifteen titles are manga.
The number one spot goes to a graphic novel, Perspectives by Dav Pilkey. (Pilkey also nabs the thirteenth spot with Mothering Heights, from the Dog Man series.) Second place goes to Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba–Stories of Water and Flame.
Third place goes to another graphic novel, The Brightest Night by Tui T. Sutherland and Mike Holmes. Then we get to two more manga: the first volume of Chainsaw Man is in fourth place, and Jujutsu Kaisen Volume 0 is in fifth place.
Sixth place has another graphic novel, The Fourth Closet by Scott Cawthon, Kira Breed-Wrisley and Diana Camero. But seventh through twelfth place are all manga: Chainsaw Man: Volume 2 by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Jujutsu Kaisen: Volume 1 by Gege Akutami, Demon Slayer: Volume 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge, Chainsaw Man: Volume 4 by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Chainsaw Man Volume: 3 by Tatsuki Fujimoto, and Dragon Ball Super: Volume 15 by Akira Toriyama and Toyotarou.
Rounding out the bottom of the bestselling list is Demon Slayer: Volume 2 in fourteenth place and the graphic novel Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman in fifteenth place.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba–Stories of Water and Flame, which has the best sales in manga during this time period, was released by VIZ Media on January 4. VIZ gives this description of the manga:
“Savage demons devour unsuspecting humans in Taisho-era Japan. Armed with special swords, the Demon Slayer Corps fights to stop the devastation demons spread. Giyu Tomioka, the sole Water Hashira, and Kyojuro Rengoku, a high-ranking Kinoe, embark on missions to eliminate demons and prove their mettle as two of the fiercest Demon Slayers.
Giyu heads north to an area where a band of hunters was killed. He and the Insect Hashira meet Yae, the daughter of a slain hunter, who believes a bear killed her father, but the truth is harder to face. Kyojuro also receives his newest assignment and hopes completing it will prove he’s worthy of the title Flame Hashira, which his father abandoned. An explosive battle unfolds as Kyojuro takes on a demon of the Twelve Kizuki who holds a grudge against Kyojuro’s father.”
Source: New York Times
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, and its sequel, Manga Art for Intermediates, with professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
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