Chainsaw Man and MHA Are Featured In Jan. NY Times Best Sellers List

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This month’s best-seller list looks to be another list filled with romance, suspense, and action as Alice Oseman’s popular YA novel, Heartstopper Vol. 5 takes No. 2, which also set a new record. It became the fastest-selling graphic novel ever in the UK, selling over 60,000 copies in just three days. Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man Vol. 13 debuted in the top five at No. 5, meanwhile, My Hero Academia Vol. 36 held the line at No. 11.

TMNT fans have plenty to celebrate with IDW and Paramount renewing the TMNT Comic License ahead of the franchise’s 40th Anniversary, it also included a confirmation for TMNT: The Last Ronin II having a newly updated release date. TMNT: The Last Ronin II – Re-Evolution #1 goes on sale March 6, speaking of the Last Ronin, the first part took on No. 13 on the Best Seller List.

Denji is desperate to tell the world that he’s Chainsaw Man, but is he competent enough to pull off a proper reveal? Meanwhile, Asa has made a friend! But this new friendship may be hiding a dark secret.


  1. Influencers– Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
  2. Heartstopper Vol. 5- Alice Oseman, Scholastic
  3. Winter Turning– Tui T. Sutherland. Illustrated by Mike Holmes, Scholastic
  4. Twenty Thousand Fleas Under The Sea– Dav PilkeyScholastic
  5. Chainsaw Man Vol. 13– Tatsuki Fujimoto, Viz Media
  6. Stacy’s Mistake– Ann M. Martin. Illustrated by Ellen T. Crenshaw, Scholastic
  7. The Bad Guys In Look Who’s Talking!– Aaron Blabey, Scholastic
  8. Grime And Punishment– Dav PilkeyScholastic
  9. Claudia and The Bad Joke– Ann M. Martin. Illustrated by Arley Nopra, Scholastic
  10. Mothering Heights– Dav Pilkey, Scholastic
  11. My Hero Academia Vol. 36- Kohei Horokoshi, Viz Media
  12. Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights Vol. 1- Scott Cawthon, Elley Cooper and Carly Anne West. Illustrated by Didi Esmeralda, Anthony Morris Jr., and Andi Santagata, Scholastic
  13. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin–  Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird and Tom Waltz. Illustrated by Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza and Ben Bishop, IDW Publishing
  14. Five Nights at Freddy’s: Fazbear Frights Vol. 2- Scott Cawthon, Kelly Parra and Andrea Waggener. Illustrated by Didi Esmeralda, Coryn MacPherson, and Diana Camero, Scholastic
  15. CollaborationsDav Pilkey, Scholastic

Source: New York Times

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