Jujutsu Kaisen is still moving like a cursed-energy monster.
According to Anime News Network, Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 landed at #2 on Circana BookScan’s July adult graphic novel chart in the U.S., making it the highest-ranked manga volume listed in the report. Even more interesting: it was not a one-volume cameo. Jujutsu Kaisen showed up repeatedly across the chart, with volume 30 at #4, volume 29 at #6, volume 2 at #8, volume 26 at #16, and volume 3 at #18.
That is a pretty strong spread, bro. You have early volumes climbing alongside late-series volumes, which usually suggests two things at once: new readers are still jumping in from the beginning, while existing fans are keeping up with later releases.
The manga volumes listed
ANN’s report says July’s list included 18 manga volumes. Among the rankings shown were:
- #2 — Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 by Gege Akutami
- #4 — Jujutsu Kaisen volume 30 by Gege Akutami
- #5 — One Piece volume 112 by Eiichiro Oda
- #6 — Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 by Gege Akutami
- #7 — The Summer Hikaru Died volume 1 by Mokumokuren
- #8 — Jujutsu Kaisen volume 2 by Gege Akutami
- #11 — Chainsaw Man volume 21 by Tatsuki Fujimoto
- #12 — Witch Hat Atelier volume 1 by Kamome Shirahama
- #13 — Phantom Busters volume 4 by Neoshoco
- #14 — The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All volume 1 by Sumiko Arai
- #15 — JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run volume 8 by Hirohiko Araki
- #16 — Jujutsu Kaisen volume 26 by Gege Akutami
- #17 — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba volume 1 by Koyoharu Gotouge
- #18 — Jujutsu Kaisen volume 3 by Gege Akutami
- #19 — One Piece Omnibus Edition volume 1 by Eiichiro Oda
- #20 — Blue Lock volume 1 by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura
The lineup is stacked. You have modern heavy hitters like Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, Blue Lock, and The Summer Hikaru Died sharing space with long-running giants like One Piece, Demon Slayer, and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. Not bad for a chart category that is specifically adult graphic novels, not the children’s market.
Why this matters for Malaysia and SEA readers
Analysis: this is a U.S. sales chart, so it should not be treated as a Malaysia or Southeast Asia sales ranking. But it is still useful as a signal of which manga titles are keeping momentum internationally.
For Malaysian anime and manga fans, the interesting bit is not just that Jujutsu Kaisen is popular — we already know that. The sharper takeaway is how volume 1 is still charting high while later volumes are also selling. That points to a series with both fresh discovery and ongoing reader commitment. In fandom terms, JJK is not only surviving on hype from the anime; the manga pipeline still looks active.
It is also worth watching titles like The Summer Hikaru Died and Witch Hat Atelier. Their presence beside blockbuster shonen names suggests readers are making room for moodier, more visually distinctive manga too. For SEA fans who follow anime adaptations, bookstore trends, or collector buzz, charts like this can hint at which titles may keep dominating conversations online.
Circana BookScan, formerly NPD BookScan, has operated under the Circana Books name since March 2023 after NPD Group and Information Resources, Inc. merged in 2022. Its chart uses weekly point-of-sale print book data from more than 16,000 U.S. locations, including online retailers, chains, mass merchandisers, and independent bookstores. Circana BookScan says it covers about 85% of the U.S. trade print book market, with rankings based on unit sales.
One caveat: ICv2 removes some titles that publishers classify as graphic novels when they are mainly text books or art books, and this adult graphic novel chart does not include children’s graphic novels.