Charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [1] where he posts on manga, book retail & publishing, and general fandom -- and also posts ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts on a weekly basis.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
So just what is the Manga Top 100?
It's a chart of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings. Yes, I know that's a bit of a mouthful and it might not make sense at first glance; the explanation for just what it means and why this isn't really a bestseller list (in the traditional sense) follows after the jump.
I'm going to lead with this, though:
Top 10 Manga Volumes:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [1741.2]
2. ↑2 (4) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1659.2]
3. ↔0 (3) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1649.2]
4. ↑2 (6) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [1627.4]
5. ↑2 (7) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1609.8]
6. ↓-4 (2) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [1599.1]
7. ↑4 (11) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [1594.9]
8. ↔0 (8) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [1592.4]
9. ↑1 (10) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1572.1]
10. ↓-1 (9) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1542.5]
Top 10 Manga Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [6580.7]
2. ↔0 (2) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [4995.15]
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [4394.14]
4. ↔0 (4) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [3568.68]
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [3440.5]
6. ↔0 (6) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [2390.3]
7. ↑8 (15) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [2119.24]
8. ↑1 (9) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [2097.88]
9. ↑3 (12) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [1936.66]
10. ↓-2 (8) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [1903]
The full chart, the actual "Manga 100" posted at the end of this column, is based on data pulled from online retailers that sell manga.
The methodology used differs quite a bit from other posted bestseller lists with which you might be familiar, such as the USA Today weekly book charts [2] or ICv2's monthly posts of graphic novel sales [3]. There are two reasons for that: first, this chart is designed to track online sales, as opposed to sales in either the direct market or in bookstores. The online market is different from retail; while some of the same titles that sell in stores are also popular online, the customer base, demand, and overall availability of titles are all different. A title isn't limited because of stocking decisions made by corporate buyers and indivdual retailers -- for the most part if it's in print and out there, then online a site is also selling it to somebody, somewhere.
Second, I track online sales because I can't get the proprietary data to which USA Today and ICv2 have access: actual unit sales in bookstores, or through comic shops and the direct market.
In place of unit or dollar sales numbers, the Manga 100 uses scores assigned to tiles based on how they rank in sites' posted "bestseller" lists, or in how highly the volumes place when a site's manga category is sorted by sales or popularity. The higher the placement, the higher the score, obviously. Our crack staff checks 10 online sales sites multiple times a week, assigning scores to the individual manga volumes based on how they rank and compiling all those points in a spreadsheet to produce the following charts.
Though -- Our Crack Staff is in fact just one guy named Matt [4]. [That's me. Hi.]
It'd be nice to just get a batch of Neilsen Bookscan [5] numbers, do a little fact-checking and after one or two spot fixes, to then hit the 'sort' button and get a list in under 2 seconds. It takes me about 16 hours a week to make up for the lack of that data. One shouldn't assume, though, that the lack of actual, 'real' sales data is a fatal handicap; these "aggregate comparitive online sales rankings" may not constitute a bestseller list in the traditional sense, but they are very effective at taking the pulse of online demand and reporting on it quickly. (That is to say: fan boys, otaku, yaoistas, & fujoshi -- along with their cohorts and compatriots of varying degrees of fannish dedication -- can move a title up or down the Amazon Hourly Bestseller List a heck of a lot faster than Neilsen Bookscan can track.)
The strength of an online-based method derives from the breadth of sources used, the frequency at which sources can be checked, the focus one can bring to even the smallest market segments (manga makes up less than 1% of all book sales), and the immediacy and responsiveness of online sales to consumer demand. The only trick left is developing the method.
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Nuts and Bolts:
The August Rankings presented below represent 5 weeks of data (Mon 28 Jul through Fri 29 Aug) and 94 individual site checks. The sites:
Online Bookstores: Barnes & Noble [6], Books-a-Million [7], Borders [8], Chapters of Canada [9], and Amazon's Manga Category Listing [10]
Other Sales Charts: Amazon's Hourly Bestsellers [11], Buy.com [12], Deepdiscount.com [13], Powell's [14], Tower [15], and Virgin [16]
All sites are loaded up at least once a week. The core sites (Amazon, B&N, Borders) are each checked three times a week, with the top 300 titles scored: #1=300 points, then proceeding down until finally a single point is assigned to last place. If you add in the Amazon Hourly Bestsellers for manga -- which differ from the Amazon Manga Category listings -- then these three sites account for about 3/4 of the total data set. The other sales sites also matter, just not as much.
For my weekly charts, which in their current form have been continuously posted for the last six months, I also track movement from week to week (or include a short note of when a title was last ranked) but since this is the first presentation of a monthly manga chart, that comparative and historical data just isn't in place yet. To partially cover the gap I've imported the volume and series rankings from the weekly chart dated 3 August. Obviously this is not a one-for-one comparison, but as a bandage it does fill in a gap -- and is better by far than a leaving a blank in the listings.
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And on to the charts:
Before the list of bestselling volumes promised in this article's title, I'd also like to present a listing of the Top 25 Series.
To make it more meaningful, I've developed a hybrid chart showing not only the series with its rank and composite score, but also a few of the volumes (with their ranks & points) that contribute to that score. (A exhaustive description of how the series composite score is calculated can be found in a previously-posted commentary on RocketBomber [17]; also available there is a rudimentary Charts FAQ [18]).
Top 25 Manga Series, expanded chart
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [6580.7] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [1741.2]
2. ↑2 (4) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1659.2]
8. ↔0 (8) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [1592.4]
(+40 other listings)
2. ↔0 (2) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [4995.15] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1649.2]
4. ↑2 (6) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [1627.4]
6. ↓-4 (2) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [1599.1]
(+14 other listings)
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [4394.14] ::
5. ↑2 (7) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1609.8]
19. ↓-6 (13) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1416.3]
44. ↓-3 (41) : Fruits Basket 18 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [1007]
(+26 other listings)
4. ↔0 (4) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [3568.68] ::
36. ↓-11 (25) : Bleach 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [1101.6]
38. ↓-8 (30) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [1046.6]
41. ↓-7 (34) : Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1015.9]
(+26 other listings)
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [3440.5] ::
9. ↑1 (10) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1572.1]
10. ↓-1 (9) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1542.5]
11. ↓-6 (5) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1533.3]
(+3 other listings)
6. ↔0 (6) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [2390.3] ::
32. ↑5 (37) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [1150.9]
43. ↑12 (55) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [1010.9]
51. ↑7 (58) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [952.8]
(+3 other listings)
7. ↑8 (15) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [2119.24] ::
35. ↑158 (193) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1119.6]
47. ↑1 (48) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [999.6]
2059. ↑new (0) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [0.4]
8. ↑1 (9) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [2097.88] ::
28. ↑25 (53) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [1213.6]
99. ↔0 (99) : Kingdom Hearts vols 1-4 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [686.3]
111. ↓-25 (86) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories vols 1-2 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [630]
(+7 other listings)
9. ↑3 (12) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [1936.66] ::
30. ↑38 (68) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 - Del Rey, Jul 2008 [1161.8]
117. ↑23 (140) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 17 - Del Rey, May 2008 [605.4]
175. ↓-10 (165) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 16 - Del Rey, Feb 2008 [455.9]
(+16 other listings)
10. ↓-2 (8) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [1903] ::
79. ↑21 (100) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [755.2]
84. ↔0 (84) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [750.2]
104. ↓-11 (93) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [669.1]
(+8 other listings)
11. ↓-4 (7) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [1877.59] ::
65. ↓-15 (50) : Chibi Vampire 9 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [864.1]
108. ↑22 (130) : Chibi Vampire 2 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [639.1]
122. ↑32 (154) : Chibi Vampire 3 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [592.1]
(+13 other listings)
12. ↑2 (14) : Berserk - Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [1773.4] ::
55. ↑124 (179) : Berserk 24 - Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [935.4]
128. ↑14 (142) : Berserk 22 - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [584.3]
186. ↓-88 (98) : Berserk 23 - Dark Horse, Jun 2008 [434.3]
(+23 other listings)
13. ↑16 (29) : D. Gray-Man - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [1417.7] ::
73. ↑390 (463) : D. Gray-Man 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [808.3]
189. ↓-6 (183) : D. Gray-Man 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2008 [424.5]
224. ↑6 (230) : D. Gray-Man 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [375.5]
(+7 other listings)
14. ↓-4 (10) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [1331.33] ::
146. ↓-17 (129) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [534.6]
165. ↓-53 (112) : Fullmetal Alchemist 15 - Viz, Dec 2007 [483.8]
191. ↓-42 (149) : Fullmetal Alchemist 16 - Viz, Mar 2008 [421.3]
(+18 other listings)
15. ↑1 (16) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [1263.35] ::
86. ↓-15 (71) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 1 - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [746.7]
182. ↑5 (187) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 4 - Viz Signature, Aug 2006 [441.6]
192. ↑623 (815) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 16 - Viz Signature, Aug 2008 [417]
(+14 other listings)
16. ↑6 (22) : Pokemon - Vizkids, Nov 1999 [1263.17] ::
102. ↑14 (116) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [672]
180. ↑24 (204) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Red - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [444.3]
204. ↑6 (210) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [404.2]
(+8 other listings)
17. ↔0 (17) : xxxHolic - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [1247.32] ::
62. ↓-24 (38) : xxxHolic 12 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [870.3]
263. ↑99 (362) : xxxHolic 1 - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [307.9]
514. ↑713 (1227) : xxxHolic 9 - Del Rey, Jul 2007 [126.6]
(+10 other listings)
18. ↑5 (23) : Negima! - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [1182.84] ::
81. ↓-7 (74) : Negima! 18 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [753.5]
312. ↑13 (325) : Negima! 15 - Del Rey, Aug 2007 [259.5]
411. ↑200 (611) : Negima! 7 - Del Rey, Sep 2005 [181.9]
(+16 other listings)
19. ↓-8 (11) : Junjo Romantica - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007 [1168.29] ::
123. ↓-17 (106) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [591.6]
174. ↓-86 (88) : Junjo Romantica 6 - Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2008 [457.8]
231. ↓-56 (175) : Junjo Romantica 2 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [363.5]
(+4 other listings)
20. ↓-2 (18) : Inuyasha - Viz, Mar 2003 [1133.81] ::
85. ↓-25 (60) : Inuyasha 34 - Viz, Jul 2008 [749.9]
249. ↓-7 (242) : Inuyasha 1 - Viz, Mar 2003 [330]
485. ↑16 (501) : Inuyasha 2 - Viz, Mar 2003 [144.2]
(+31 other listings)
21. ↓-8 (13) : Vampire Hunter D - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [1103.53] ::
92. ↓-60 (32) : Vampire Hunter D (manga) 2 - DMP, Jun 2008 [714.2]
274. ↓-34 (240) : Vampire Hunter D (manga) 1 - DMP, Nov 2007 [297.2]
300. ↑6 (306) : Vampire Hunter D (novel) 1 - Dark Horse, Jun 2005 [265.8]
(+10 other listings)
22. ↑35 (57) : Warcraft - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [1094.28] ::
152. ↑new (0) : Warcraft Legends 1 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [515.5]
160. ↑42 (202) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy Ultimate Edition - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [496.2]
261. ↑98 (359) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 1 - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [308.8]
(+3 other listings)
23. ↑64 (87) : Tail of the Moon - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [1092.89] ::
56. ↑204 (260) : Tail of the Moon 12 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [927.5]
477. ↓-74 (403) : Tail of the Moon 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2008 [148.2]
649. ↑83 (732) : Tail of the Moon 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2007 [73.1]
(+9 other listings)
24. ↓-4 (20) : Absolute Boyfriend - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2006 [1085.45] ::
167. ↓-9 (158) : Absolute Boyfriend 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2007 [474.8]
169. ↓-25 (144) : Absolute Boyfriend 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [470.1]
179. ↑2 (181) : Absolute Boyfriend 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2007 [449.3]
(+3 other listings)
25. ↑35 (60) : Kitchen Princess - Del Rey, Jan 2007 [1066.69] ::
63. ↑589 (652) : Kitchen Princess 7 - Del Rey, Aug 2008 [867.6]
423. ↓-245 (178) : Kitchen Princess 6 - Del Rey, May 2008 [172.7]
530. ↓-126 (404) : Kitchen Princess 5 - Del Rey, Feb 2008 [119]
(+5 other listings)
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Top 100 Manga Volumes
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [1741.2]
2. ↑2 (4) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1659.2]
3. ↔0 (3) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1649.2]
4. ↑2 (6) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [1627.4]
5. ↑2 (7) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1609.8]
6. ↓-4 (2) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [1599.1]
7. ↑4 (11) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [1594.9]
8. ↔0 (8) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [1592.4]
9. ↑1 (10) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1572.1]
10. ↓-1 (9) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1542.5]
11. ↓-6 (5) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1533.3]
12. ↑3 (15) : Death Note 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [1506.3]
13. ↑4 (17) : Death Note 7 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2006 [1479.7]
14. ↑4 (18) : Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [1474.8]
15. ↓-1 (14) : Death Note 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [1455.6]
16. ↓-4 (12) : Death Note 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [1452.1]
17. ↓-1 (16) : Death Note 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2007 [1437.8]
18. ↑2 (20) : Naruto 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [1424.1]
19. ↓-6 (13) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1416.3]
20. ↓-1 (19) : Death Note 8 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [1401.4]
21. ↑1 (22) : Death Note 11 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [1345.3]
22. ↑4 (26) : Death Note 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2007 [1322.5]
23. ↓-2 (21) : Naruto 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [1311.2]
24. ↑4 (28) : Naruto 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2004 [1257.1]
25. ↑2 (27) : Naruto 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [1244.6]
26. ↓-2 (24) : Naruto 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1242.7]
27. ↓-4 (23) : Naruto 27 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1239.9]
28. ↑25 (53) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [1213.6]
29. ↔0 (29) : Naruto 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1190.5]
30. ↑38 (68) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 - Del Rey, Jul 2008 [1161.8]
31. ↑4 (35) : Naruto 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [1156.8]
32. ↑5 (37) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [1150.9]
33. ↑3 (36) : Naruto 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [1128.7]
34. ↓-3 (31) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1123.7]
35. ↑158 (193) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1119.6]
36. ↓-11 (25) : Bleach 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [1101.6]
37. ↑33 (70) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1092.9]
38. ↓-8 (30) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [1046.6]
39. ↑10 (49) : Dark Hunger -- Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [1039.3]
40. ↑7 (47) : Death Note Another Note (novel) - Viz, Feb 2008 [1021.1]
41. ↓-7 (34) : Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1015.9]
42. ↑3 (45) : Naruto 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [1015.7]
43. ↑12 (55) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [1010.9]
44. ↓-3 (41) : Fruits Basket 18 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [1007]
45. ↓-12 (33) : Naruto 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [1003.7]
46. ↓-4 (42) : Naruto 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [1002]
47. ↑1 (48) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [999.6]
48. ↓-8 (40) : Naruto 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [964.8]
49. ↓-6 (43) : Naruto 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [961.4]
50. ↑2 (52) : Naruto 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [952.9]
51. ↑7 (58) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [952.8]
52. ↓-8 (44) : Naruto 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2007 [949.4]
53. ↑6 (59) : Fruits Basket 17 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [949.4]
54. ↓-15 (39) : Naruto 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2007 [939.5]
55. ↑124 (179) : Berserk 24 - Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [935.4]
56. ↑204 (260) : Tail of the Moon 12 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [927.5]
57. ↑20 (77) : Fruits Basket 8 - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [899.4]
58. ↑17 (75) : Fruits Basket 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [897.8]
59. ↑8 (67) : Bleach 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [889.4]
60. ↓-9 (51) : Naruto 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [873.2]
61. ↓-7 (54) : Naruto 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [871.1]
62. ↓-24 (38) : xxxHolic 12 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [870.3]
63. ↑589 (652) : Kitchen Princess 7 - Del Rey, Aug 2008 [867.6]
64. ↑5 (69) : Naruto 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [865.8]
65. ↓-15 (50) : Chibi Vampire 9 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [864.1]
66. ↓-20 (46) : Naruto 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [860.3]
67. ↓-3 (64) : Naruto 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [839.7]
68. ↑8 (76) : Battle Royale Novel - Viz, Mar 2003 [833.9]
69. ↑20 (89) : Bleach 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [831.4]
70. ↑20 (90) : Bleach 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2004 [820.2]
71. ↓-15 (56) : Naruto 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2007 [819.3]
72. ↑7 (79) : Naruto The Official Fanbook - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [818.6]
73. ↑390 (463) : D. Gray-Man 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [808.3]
74. ↓-17 (57) : Naruto 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [803.3]
75. ↓-9 (66) : Naruto 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [803]
76. ↓-15 (61) : Naruto 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [792.1]
77. ↑76 (153) : Wallflower 16 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [787.1]
78. ↑36 (114) : Fruits Basket 2 - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [756.1]
79. ↑21 (100) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [755.2]
80. ↓-15 (65) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 2 - Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [754.1]
81. ↓-7 (74) : Negima! 18 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [753.5]
82. ↑9 (91) : In Odd We Trust -- Koontz, Chan - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [753.2]
83. ↓-20 (63) : Angel Diary 6 - Yen Press, Jul 2008 [752]
84. ↔0 (84) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [750.2]
85. ↓-25 (60) : Inuyasha 34 - Viz, Jul 2008 [749.9]
86. ↓-15 (71) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 1 - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [746.7]
87. ↑9 (96) : Making Comics -- McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [744.6]
88. ↑27 (115) : Bleach 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2005 [744.5]
89. ↑12 (101) : Fruits Basket 6 - Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [728]
90. ↑37 (127) : Bleach 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [724.4]
91. ↑16 (107) : Fruits Basket 9 - Tokyopop, Jun 2005 [717.4]
92. ↓-60 (32) : Vampire Hunter D (manga) 2 - DMP, Jun 2008 [714.2]
93. ↑33 (126) : Bleach 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2005 [711]
94. ↑19 (113) : Fruits Basket 5 - Tokyopop, Sep 2004 [709.5]
95. ↑25 (120) : Fruits Basket 14 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [708.8]
96. ↓-24 (72) : Case Closed 24 - Viz, Jul 2008 [695]
97. ↑59 (156) : Fruits Basket 13 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [693.9]
98. ↑74 (172) : Fruits Basket 10 - Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [686.8]
99. ↔0 (99) : Kingdom Hearts vols 1-4 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [686.3]
100. ↓-38 (62) : Claymore 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2008 [676.3]
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Matt Blind is a bookseller: that's his day job, working as an asst. manager at a far-flung outpost of one of the big box chains. He is also a big fan of manga, has been a blogger of one stripe or another since aught-four, drinks too much, and remembers enough discrete math from his classes at Georgia Tech to construct the truly frightening spreadsheet that spits out these charts.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [4] where he posts on manga, book retail & publishing, and general fandom -- and also posts ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts on a weekly basis.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
The following charts may be a tad late, but I'm committed to posting in chronological order. (October and November will follow before the end of the year)
Top 10 Manga Volumes:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [3047.2] ::
2. ↑2 (4) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [2820.9] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2690.9] ::
4. ↓-1 (3) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2651.2] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [2524.9] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [2455.7] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [2441.4] ::
8. ↔0 (8) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [2388.5] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [2361] ::
10. ↑1 (11) : Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [2327.3] ::
Top 10 Manga Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
2. ↔0 (2) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [67.4]
3. ↑1 (4) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [64.66]
4. ↓-1 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [60.27]
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [53.14]
6. ↔0 (6) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [35.36]
7. ↑1 (8) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [32.3]
8. ↓-1 (7) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [28.23]
9. ↑24 (33) : Gentlemen's Alliance† - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [28.15]
10. ↓-1 (9) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [27.58]
Yes, I think we all know that folks like Naruto. Past the two top 10s the charts get a little more interesting.
There are some shorter series (4 to 6 volumes currently available) that are also performing quite well; the ones to watch are Vampire Knight, Rosario+Vampire, and High School Debut.
Vampire Knight will likely overtake Fruits Basket in April when the 6th volume is finally available -- each volume is ranking quite well (consistantly within the top 50, often better) so even with a volume count that's only one third of Fruits Basket's, I predict it will move from a top 5 title to a top 3 title in the spring.
Rosario+Vampire is trending in the same direction, but hasn't been quite as popular. There is a different dynamic in place here, though:
While releases of Fruits basket have slowed to 3-a-year and Vampire Knight is stretching out to one release every six months, Shonen Jump is putting out a Rosario+Vampire book every other month. By this time next year there may be 10 volumes on the shelf, and each release only bumps up the combined series score.
High School Debut is also on a 6-a-year track, and so may be complete (at 12 volumes) by the end of '09. I don't know if we could infer a 'sales bonus' for complete series (the Death Note effect) but it's possible. Also, if my opinion counts for anything, I like it -- and I'm telling you to give it a shot.
Nuts and Bolts:
The September Rankings presented below represent 4 weeks of data (Tues 2 Sep through Mon 29 Sep) and 79 individual site checks. (Would have been 80 but I missed the last Amazon check)
In place of unit sales ("real" data, considered proprietary and a closely held secret of all publishers and retailers) these manga rankings use scores assigned to tiles based on how highly the volumes place on online sales sites' posted "bestseller" lists, or a search of their manga offerings sorted by popularity. The higher the placement, the higher the score, obviously.
The sites:
Online Bookstores: Barnes
& Noble [6], Books-a-Million [7],
Borders [8], Chapters
of Canada [9], and Amazon's
Manga Category Listing [10]
Other Sales Charts: Amazon's
Hourly Bestsellers [11], Buy.com [12],
Deepdiscount.com [13],
Powell's [14], Tower [15],
and Virgin [16]
Data from bookstores is weighted higher, as are the hourly bestsellers & manga category results from Amazon.
A few changes this month from last:
* Longer lists are better, I think we can all agree on that: I've upgraded to a Top 100 Series and Top 250 Volumes. * The weighted scores for each series have been scaled back; in place of point totals in the thousands and thousands, I've set up a formula that pegs #1 (Naruto) at 100 points, with everyone else scoring some fraction of that. (it's a straight scalar so all scores are still proportional)
Top 25 Manga Series, expanded chart
Series ranking and abbreviated listing of component volumes.
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [weighted score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [3047.2] ::
2. ↑2 (4) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [2820.9] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [2441.4] ::
(plus 44 other listings)
2. ↔0 (2) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [67.4]
5. ↔0 (5) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [2524.9] ::
10. ↑1 (11) : Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [2327.3] ::
11. ↓-1 (10) : Death Note 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [2317.4] ::
(plus 14 other listings)
3. ↑1 (4) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [64.66]
4. ↓-1 (3) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2651.2] ::
33. ↓-1 (32) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [1836.8] ::
50. ↑1 (51) : Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1527.2] ::
(plus 27 other listings)
4. ↓-1 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [60.27]
9. ↔0 (9) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [2361] ::
36. ↑4 (40) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1760] ::
47. ↓-4 (43) : Fruits Basket 6 - Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [1596.2] ::
(plus 27 other listings)
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [53.14]
3. ↓-1 (2) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2690.9] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [2455.7] ::
12. ↔0 (12) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [2304.5] ::
15. ↔0 (15) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [2250.6] ::
45. ↑1 (46) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1662.1] ::
1018. ↑29 (1047) : Vampire Knight 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [30.1] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [35.36]
37. ↑2 (39) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [1744.8] ::
40. ↑2 (42) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [1672.9] ::
46. ↓-5 (41) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [1614] ::
101. ↑1 (102) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1124.7] ::
111. ↓-1 (110) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1076.2] ::
321. ↓-12 (309) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [412.5] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [32.3]
24. ↑1 (25) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [2059.2] ::
120. ↓-8 (112) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories vols 1-2 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [1009.5] ::
137. ↑5 (142) : Kingdom Hearts vols 1-4 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [917.9] ::
(plus 8 other listings)
8. ↓-1 (7) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [28.23]
42. ↑5 (47) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1668] ::
72. ↑5 (77) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1367.4] ::
435. ↓-88 (347) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [271.8] ::
1160. ↑9 (1169) : Rosario+Vampire 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [19.4] ::
1576. ↑1 (1577) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [6.2] ::
1593. ↓-6 (1587) : Rosario+Vampire 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [5.8] ::
9. ↑24 (33) : Gentlemen's Alliance† - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [28.15]
23. ↓-3 (20) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2066.3] ::
153. ↑4 (157) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2007 [839.2] ::
265. ↓-4 (261) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2008 [517.4] ::
(plus 5 other listings)
10. ↓-1 (9) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [27.58]
29. ↓-1 (28) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 - Del Rey, Jul 2008 [1908] ::
163. ↑7 (170) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 17 - Del Rey, May 2008 [791.8] ::
199. ↑29 (228) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 16 - Del Rey, Feb 2008 [649.8] ::
(plus 17 other listings)
11. ↑7 (18) : Negima! - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [26.88]
56. ↓-18 (38) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1461] ::
93. ↓-2 (91) : Negima! 18 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [1185.1] ::
289. ↑6 (295) : Negima! 15 - Del Rey, Aug 2007 [470.6] ::
(plus 18 other listings)
12. ↓-1 (11) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [26]
98. ↓-40 (58) : Chibi Vampire 10 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1140.7] ::
113. ↓-2 (111) : Chibi Vampire 5 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [1060.8] ::
127. ↓-6 (121) : Chibi Vampire 4 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [967.3] ::
(plus 10 other listings)
13. ↓-3 (10) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [25.37]
83. ↔0 (83) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [1261.2] ::
123. ↑3 (126) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [994.5] ::
155. ↓-12 (143) : Ouran High School Host Club 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2006 [835.4] ::
(plus 8 other listings)
14. ↓-2 (12) : Berserk - Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [24.45]
88. ↑17 (105) : Berserk 24 - Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [1228.3] ::
132. ↑3 (135) : Berserk 22 - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [952.3] ::
222. ↓-29 (193) : Berserk 25 - Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [606.4] ::
(plus 23 other listings)
15. ↑21 (36) : High School Debut - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [22.14]
54. ↓-4 (50) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1465.7] ::
135. ↓-2 (133) : High School Debut 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [927.5] ::
848. ↓-40 (808) : High School Debut 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [57] ::
1012. ↓-48 (964) : High School Debut 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [30.3] ::
1204. ↑301 (1505) : High School Debut 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [17] ::
1463. ↓-245 (1218) : High School Debut 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [8.4] ::
16. ↓-3 (13) : D. Gray-Man - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [22.08]
77. ↑22 (99) : D. Gray-Man 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1310.4] ::
172. ↓-12 (160) : D. Gray-Man 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [767.4] ::
232. ↑3 (235) : D. Gray-Man 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2008 [588.5] ::
(plus 7 other listings)
17. ↓-1 (16) : Pokemon - Vizkids, Nov 1999 [21.08]
109. ↑6 (115) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [1088.6] ::
130. ↓-1 (129) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 2 - Vizkids, Jul 2008 [965.5] ::
166. ↓-1 (165) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [779.7] ::
(plus 11 other listings)
18. ↑4 (22) : Warcraft - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [21.03]
57. ↑11 (68) : Warcraft Legends 1 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [1449] ::
181. ↔0 (181) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy Ultimate Edition - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [725.7] ::
330. ↑11 (341) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 3 - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [400.6] ::
(plus 4 other listings)
19. ↑82 (101) : Wild Ones - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2007 [19.18]
34. ↓-5 (29) : Wild Ones 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1811.2] ::
446. ↑8 (454) : Wild Ones 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2008 [261.2] ::
769. ↑72 (841) : Wild Ones 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2008 [82.6] ::
1086. ↓-5 (1081) : Wild Ones 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2007 [24] ::
20. ↓-5 (15) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [18.68]
116. ↑11 (127) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 16 - Viz Signature, Aug 2008 [1019.9] ::
139. ↑2 (141) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 1 - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [913.2] ::
205. ↑6 (211) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 4 - Viz Signature, Aug 2006 [642.5] ::
(plus 13 other listings)
21. ↑177 (198) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [18.47]
Single volume, ranks 25th on the volume cart with a score of [2005.7]
22. ↓-8 (14) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [18.15]
182. ↓-2 (180) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [725.6] ::
186. ↓-2 (184) : Fullmetal Alchemist 14 - Viz, Aug 2007 [695.5] ::
217. ↓-16 (201) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [617] ::
(plus 17 other listings)
23. ↑40 (63) : Loveless - Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [18.03]
67. ↓-23 (44) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1387.7] ::
325. ↓-1 (324) : Loveless 6 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [407.5] ::
349. ↑26 (375) : Loveless 2 - Tokyopop, Jun 2006 [374.6] ::
(plus 5 other listings)
24. ↑22 (46) : Black Cat - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [17.86]
107. ↓-17 (90) : Black Cat 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1093.4] ::
173. ↑2 (175) : Black Cat 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [761.8] ::
494. ↑11 (505) : Black Cat 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2006 [226.3] ::
(plus 12 other listings)
25. ↓-6 (19) : Junjo Romantica - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007
[17.8]
112. ↓-24 (88) : Junjo Romantica 7 - Tokyopop Blu, Sep 2008 [1069.1] ::
203. ↑51 (254) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [644.9] ::
240. ↑1 (241) : Junjo Romantica 6 - Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2008 [571.6] ::
(plus 4 other listings)
Top Series, nos. 26 through 100:
26. ↑34 (60) : Skip Beat! - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2006 [17.25]
27. ↑23 (50) : S.A (Special A) - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2007 [15.7]
28. ↑20 (48) : Vampire Kisses - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [15.57]
29. ↓-3 (26) : Dark Hunger -- Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [15.36]
30. ↑72 (102) : Nana - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [14.99]
31. ↑67 (98) : Love*com - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2007 [14.86]
32. ↑3 (35) : MeruPuri - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [14.49]
33. ↓-1 (32) : Battle Royale - Viz/Tokyopop, Mar 2003 [13.89]
34. ↑13 (47) : Dragon Ball - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2003 [13.77]
35. ↓-5 (30) : Japanese in Mangaland - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [13.53]
36. ↑31 (67) : Blood+ - Dark Horse, Jan 2008 [13.36]
37. ↓-16 (21) : Vampire Hunter D - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [13.36]
38. ↑15 (53) : +Anima - Tokyopop, May 2006 [13.04]
39. ↓-11 (28) : Gothic & Lolita Bible - Tokyopop, Feb 2008 [12.87]
40. ↓-11 (29) : Avalon High: Coronation - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [12.84]
41. ↓-16 (25) : Kitchen Princess - Del Rey, Jan 2007 [12.44]
42. ↑28 (70) : Prince of Tennis - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2004 [12.42]
43. ↑2 (45) : Case Closed - Viz, Jul 2004 [12.17]
44. ↑87 (131) : Kurohime - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2008 [12.17]
45. ↓-21 (24) : Absolute Boyfriend - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2006 [12.09]
46. ↓-5 (41) : Buddha - Vertical, May 2006 [11.99]
47. ↑49 (96) : Record of a Fallen Vampire - Viz, May 2008 [11.84]
48. ↑32 (80) : Shaman King - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2003 [11.82]
49. ↓-5 (44) : Making Comics -- McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [11.38]
50. ↑2 (52) : Hellsing - Dark Horse, Dec 2003 [11.3]
51. ↓-31 (20) : Inuyasha - Viz, Mar 2003 [11.26]
52. ↑72 (124) : Monkey High! - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2008 [11.23]
53. ↑9 (62) : One Piece - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [11.1]
54. ↑63 (117) : Dororo - Vertical, Apr 2008 [11.01]
55. ↓-32 (23) : Tail of the Moon - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [10.9]
56. ↓-13 (43) : In Odd We Trust -- Koontz, Chan - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [10.61]
57. ↑21 (78) : Disgaea - Broccoli, Sep 2006 [10.47]
58. ↑13 (71) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [10.39]
59. ↑73 (132) : Starcraft - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [10.25]
60. ↑119 (179) : After School Nightmare - Go! Comi, Sep 2006 [10.13]
61. ↑15 (76) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - Viz Ghibli Library, Mar 2004 [9.84]
62. ↑42 (104) : Eyeshield 21 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2005 [9.77]
63. ↓-5 (58) : Black Lagoon - Viz, Aug 2008 [9.47]
64. ↓-33 (31) : Rave Master - Tokyopop, Jan 2003 [9.44]
65. ↓-38 (27) : Avatar - Tokyopop et al., Feb 2006 [9.31]
66. ↑8 (74) : Love Mode - Tokyopop Blu, Nov 2005 [9.24]
67. ↑69 (136) : Oh My Goddess! - Dark Horse, Nov 2002 [9.16]
68. ↓-51 (17) : xxxHolic - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [9.16]
69. ↑52 (121) : Barefoot Gen - Last Gasp, Sep 2004 [9.13]
70. ↓-2 (68) : Shugo Chara! - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [9.03]
71. ↓-6 (65) : Yotsuba&! - ADV, Jun 2005 [8.85]
72. ↓-18 (54) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [8.8]
73. ↓-1 (72) : Drawing Words and Writing Pictures -- Abel, Madden - First Second, Jun 2008 [8.69]
74. ↓-32 (42) : .hack// - Tokyopop, Sep 2003 [8.64]
75. ↓-36 (39) : Blade of the Immortal - Dark Horse, Mar 1997 [8.58]
76. ↑44 (120) : Nightmare Inspector - Viz, Apr 2008 [8.49]
77. ↑31 (108) : Vagabond - Viz Signature, Jun 2002 [8.4]
78. ↑9 (87) : Sundome - Yen Press, Jan 2008 [8.34]
79. ↓-13 (66) : Manga Bible -- Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [8.34]
80. ↓-42 (38) : Strawberry Panic - Seven Seas Strawberry, Nov 2007 [7.91]
81. ↓-12 (69) : A Foreign Love Affair - 801 Media, Mar 2008 [7.88]
82. ↑28 (110) : Tokyo Mew Mew - Tokyopop, Apr 2003 [7.79]
83. ↑new (0) : Crimson Spell - Media Blasters, Jul 2007 [7.71]
84. ↓-5 (79) : The Devil's Secret - 801 Media, Jun 2008 [7.58]
85. ↑83 (168) : Zatch Bell! - Viz, Aug 2005 [7.4]
86. ↔0 (86) : Reborn! - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2006 [7.34]
87. ↓-10 (77) : Scott Pilgrim - Oni Press, Jul 2004 [7.28]
88. ↑59 (147) : Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [7.23]
89. ↓-40 (49) : Return to Labyrinth - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [7.22]
90. ↑17 (107) : Trinity Blood - Tokyopop, Nov 2006 [6.99]
91. ↑8 (99) : Sonic the Hedgehog Archives - Archie Comics, Nov 2006 [6.9]
92. ↓-7 (85) : Rurouni Kenshin - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2003 [6.88]
93. ↑7 (100) : La Corda d'Oro - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2006 [6.81]
94. ↑35 (129) : Cardcaptor Sakura - Tokyopop, Aug 2002 [6.8]
95. ↓-36 (59) : Totally Captivated - Netcomics, Feb 2008 [6.8]
96. ↓-62 (34) : Claymore - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [6.73]
97. ↑22 (119) : Boys over Flowers - Viz, Oct 2003 [6.59]
98. ↓-61 (37) : Wallflower - Del Rey, Oct 2004 [6.59]
99. ↑98 (197) : Gin Tama - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [6.53]
100. ↑54 (154) : Chobits - Tokyopop, Apr 2002 [6.49]
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Top 250 Manga Volumes
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [3047.2] ::
2. ↑2 (4) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [2820.9] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2690.9] ::
4. ↓-1 (3) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2651.2] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [2524.9] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [2455.7] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [2441.4] ::
8. ↔0 (8) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [2388.5] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [2361] ::
10. ↑1 (11) : Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [2327.3] ::
11. ↓-1 (10) : Death Note 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [2317.4] ::
12. ↔0 (12) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [2304.5] ::
13. ↔0 (13) : Death Note 8 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [2265.7] ::
14. ↔0 (14) : Death Note 7 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2006 [2265.2] ::
15. ↔0 (15) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [2250.6] ::
16. ↑1 (17) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [2234] ::
17. ↓-1 (16) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [2221.9] ::
18. ↔0 (18) : Naruto 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [2164.5] ::
19. ↑3 (22) : Death Note 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2007 [2144.8] ::
20. ↑3 (23) : Death Note 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [2136.2] ::
21. ↑3 (24) : Naruto 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [2123.4] ::
22. ↓-1 (21) : Naruto 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [2079.5] ::
23. ↓-3 (20) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2066.3] ::
24. ↑1 (25) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [2059.2] ::
25. ↓-6 (19) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2005.7] ::
26. ↑44 (70) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [1985.1] ::
27. ↓-1 (26) : Naruto 27 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1947.6] ::
28. ↓-1 (27) : Naruto 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2004 [1936.5] ::
29. ↓-1 (28) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 - Del Rey, Jul 2008 [1908] ::
30. ↔0 (30) : Naruto 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1880.7] ::
31. ↔0 (31) : Naruto 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [1868.1] ::
32. ↑1 (33) : Death Note 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [1860.4] ::
33. ↓-1 (32) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [1836.8] ::
34. ↓-5 (29) : Wild Ones 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1811.2] ::
35. ↓-1 (34) : Naruto 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [1791] ::
36. ↑4 (40) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1760] ::
37. ↑2 (39) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [1744.8] ::
38. ↓-3 (35) : Death Note Another Note (novel) - Viz, Feb 2008 [1698.8] ::
39. ↑6 (45) : Death Note 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2007 [1673.9] ::
40. ↑2 (42) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [1672.9] ::
41. ↓-5 (36) : Dark Hunger -- Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [1668] ::
42. ↑5 (47) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1668] ::
43. ↓-6 (37) : Naruto 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2007 [1667.1] ::
44. ↑4 (48) : Death Note 11 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [1665.9] ::
45. ↑1 (46) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1662.1] ::
46. ↓-5 (41) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [1614] ::
47. ↓-4 (43) : Fruits Basket 6 - Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [1596.2] ::
48. ↑1 (49) : Naruto 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [1557.4] ::
49. ↑4 (53) : Naruto 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [1532.1] ::
50. ↑1 (51) : Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1527.2] ::
51. ↑1 (52) : Skip Beat! 14 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1491.7] ::
52. ↑2 (54) : Naruto 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [1489.9] ::
53. ↑2 (55) : Fruits Basket 8 - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [1468] ::
54. ↓-4 (50) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1465.7] ::
55. ↑2 (57) : Naruto 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [1465.1] ::
56. ↓-18 (38) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1461] ::
57. ↑11 (68) : Warcraft Legends 1 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [1449] ::
58. ↓-2 (56) : Bleach 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [1444.9] ::
59. ↔0 (59) : Battle Royale (novel) - Viz, Mar 2003 [1442.5] ::
60. ↑4 (64) : Fruits Basket 5 - Tokyopop, Sep 2004 [1430.4] ::
61. ↑6 (67) : Fruits Basket 13 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [1424] ::
62. ↓-2 (60) : Fruits Basket 9 - Tokyopop, Jun 2005 [1422.2] ::
63. ↓-2 (61) : Naruto 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [1421.9] ::
64. ↑1 (65) : Naruto 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2007 [1413.5] ::
65. ↓-2 (63) : Naruto 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [1401.5] ::
66. ↔0 (66) : Naruto 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1398.9] ::
67. ↓-23 (44) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1387.7] ::
68. ↓-6 (62) : S.A (Special A) 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1385.4] ::
69. ↑2 (71) : Bleach 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [1385.4] ::
70. ↑11 (81) : Naruto 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1370.9] ::
71. ↓-2 (69) : Naruto 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [1368.5] ::
72. ↑5 (77) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1367.4] ::
73. ↓-1 (72) : Fruits Basket 2 - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [1355.2] ::
74. ↑2 (76) : Fruits Basket 10 - Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [1321.4] ::
75. ↓-1 (74) : Bleach 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [1320.6] ::
76. ↓-3 (73) : Bleach 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [1319.5] ::
77. ↑22 (99) : D. Gray-Man 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1310.4] ::
78. ↑23 (101) : Kitchen Princess 7 - Del Rey, Aug 2008 [1304.9] ::
79. ↓-4 (75) : Bleach 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2007 [1296.5] ::
80. ↓-2 (78) : Naruto 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2007 [1294.7] ::
81. ↓-1 (80) : Bleach 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2005 [1281.7] ::
82. ↔0 (82) : Bleach 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2004 [1280.1] ::
83. ↔0 (83) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [1261.2] ::
84. ↑2 (86) : Bleach 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2005 [1257.7] ::
85. ↑8 (93) : Bleach 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [1252.8] ::
86. ↓-7 (79) : Naruto 11 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [1244.2] ::
87. ↔0 (87) : Making Comics -- McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [1235.5] ::
88. ↑17 (105) : Berserk 24 - Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [1228.3] ::
89. ↑11 (100) : Fruits Basket 17 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [1227.9] ::
90. ↓-6 (84) : Bleach 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2005 [1211.5] ::
91. ↑13 (104) : Fruits Basket 18 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [1205.8] ::
92. ↑5 (97) : Naruto 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [1190.5] ::
93. ↓-2 (91) : Negima! 18 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [1185.1] ::
94. ↓-9 (85) : Nana 12 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1161.8] ::
95. ↓-3 (92) : Bleach 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [1157] ::
96. ↑12 (108) : In Odd We Trust -- Koontz, Chan - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [1152.8] ::
97. ↑9 (106) : Naruto 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [1150.7] ::
98. ↓-40 (58) : Chibi Vampire 10 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1140.7] ::
99. ↓-10 (89) : Fruits Basket 12 - Tokyopop, Dec 2005 [1134] ::
100. ↓-6 (94) : Fruits Basket 11 - Tokyopop, Aug 2005 [1133.1] ::
101. ↑1 (102) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1124.7] ::
102. ↓-4 (98) : Fruits Basket 3 - Tokyopop, Jun 2004 [1123.3] ::
103. ↓-7 (96) : Bleach 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [1119.9] ::
104. ↑10 (114) : Naruto 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1113.8] ::
105. ↑11 (116) : Starcraft Frontline 1 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [1112.6] ::
106. ↑7 (113) : Fruits Basket 14 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [1101] ::
107. ↓-17 (90) : Black Cat 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1093.4] ::
108. ↓-1 (107) : Fruits Basket 7 - Tokyopop, Feb 2005 [1090] ::
109. ↑6 (115) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [1088.6] ::
110. ↓-1 (109) : Bleach 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2007 [1076.8] ::
111. ↓-1 (110) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1076.2] ::
112. ↓-24 (88) : Junjo Romantica 7 - Tokyopop Blu, Sep 2008 [1069.1] ::
113. ↓-2 (111) : Chibi Vampire 5 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [1060.8] ::
114. ↓-11 (103) : Love*com 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1049.4] ::
115. ↑5 (120) : Naruto 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1032.3] ::
116. ↑11 (127) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 16 - Viz Signature, Aug 2008 [1019.9] ::
117. ↑1 (118) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1018.4] ::
118. ↓-23 (95) : Vampire Kisses 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1016.7] ::
119. ↔0 (119) : Bleach 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2007 [1014] ::
120. ↓-8 (112) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories vols 1-2 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [1009.5] ::
121. ↓-4 (117) : Bleach 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2006 [1006.4] ::
122. ↑12 (134) : Black Lagoon 1 - Viz, Aug 2008 [995.7] ::
123. ↑3 (126) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [994.5] ::
124. ↑4 (128) : Disgaea The World of Disgaea 2 - Broccoli Books, Apr 2008 [985] ::
125. ↓-1 (124) : After School Nightmare 8 - Go! Comi, Jul 2008 [983.8] ::
126. ↑10 (136) : Fruits Basket 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [977.9] ::
127. ↓-6 (121) : Chibi Vampire 4 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [967.3] ::
128. ↓-6 (122) : Fruits Basket 16 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [966.4] ::
129. ↓-4 (125) : Prince of Tennis 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [965.7] ::
130. ↓-1 (129) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 2 - Vizkids, Jul 2008 [965.5] ::
131. ↑6 (137) : Naruto 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [954.7] ::
132. ↑3 (135) : Berserk 22 - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [952.3] ::
133. ↓-2 (131) : Drawing Words and Writing Pictures -- Abel, Madden - First Second, Jun 2008 [943.9] ::
134. ↑4 (138) : Record of a Fallen Vampire 2 - Viz, Aug 2008 [932.6] ::
135. ↓-2 (133) : High School Debut 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [927.5] ::
136. ↑9 (145) : Japanese in Mangaland 1 - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [923.8] ::
137. ↑5 (142) : Kingdom Hearts vols 1-4 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [917.9] ::
138. ↓-6 (132) : Fruits Basket 4 - Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [916.2] ::
139. ↑2 (141) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 1 - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [913.2] ::
140. ↑14 (154) : Oh My Goddess! 30 - Dark Horse, Aug 2008 [907.7] ::
141. ↑12 (153) : Love Mode 10 - Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2008 [906.1] ::
142. ↓-3 (139) : Manga Bible -- Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [905.3] ::
143. ↑9 (152) : Naruto The Official Fanbook - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [901.5] ::
144. ↑7 (151) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [885.7] ::
145. ↑22 (167) : Chibi Vampire 9 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [867.3] ::
146. ↓-23 (123) : Shaman King 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [859.5] ::
147. ↑22 (169) : A Foreign Love Affair - 801 Media, Mar 2008 [855.9] ::
148. ↓-4 (144) : Bleach 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2007 [846] ::
149. ↑1 (150) : Dororo 3 - Vertical, Aug 2008 [843.8] ::
150. ↓-3 (147) : Blood+ 2 - Dark Horse, May 2008 [843.3] ::
151. ↑4 (155) : Eyeshield 21 vol 21 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [842.8] ::
152. ↑10 (162) : Avalon High: Coronation 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [842.5] ::
153. ↑4 (157) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2007 [839.2] ::
154. ↑4 (158) : Naruto 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [836.8] ::
155. ↓-12 (143) : Ouran High School Host Club 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2006 [835.4] ::
156. ↔0 (156) : Fruits Basket 15 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [831.6] ::
157. ↑42 (199) : Tail of the Moon 12 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [829.7] ::
158. ↑3 (161) : The Devil's Secret - 801 Media, Jun 2008 [823] ::
159. ↓-19 (140) : Kurohime 7 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2008 [822.4] ::
160. ↓-11 (149) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 3 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [812.3] ::
161. ↓-13 (148) : MeruPuri 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [800.9] ::
162. ↑15 (177) : Monkey High! 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [797.5] ::
163. ↑7 (170) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 17 - Del Rey, May 2008 [791.8] ::
164. ↑8 (172) : Blade of the Immortal 19 - Dark Horse, Jun 2008 [788.5] ::
165. ↓-2 (163) : Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [785.4] ::
166. ↓-1 (165) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [779.7] ::
167. ↓-1 (166) : Bleach 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [778.6] ::
168. ↑5 (173) : Chibi Vampire 3 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [775.3] ::
169. ↓-23 (146) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [772.9] ::
170. ↑12 (182) : Vampire Hunter D (manga) 2 - DMP, Jun 2008 [771.4] ::
171. ↓-7 (164) : Chibi Vampire 6 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [769.7] ::
172. ↓-12 (160) : D. Gray-Man 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [767.4] ::
173. ↑2 (175) : Black Cat 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [761.8] ::
174. ↓-15 (159) : Hellsing 9 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [760.3] ::
175. ↓-4 (171) : Bleach 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [754.8] ::
176. ↑10 (186) : Scott Pilgrim 3 - Oni Press, May 2006 [748.7] ::
177. ↑1 (178) : Inuyasha 34 - Viz, Jul 2008 [745.8] ::
178. ↑17 (195) : Chibi Vampire 2 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [739.7] ::
179. ↓-5 (174) : MeruPuri 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2005 [737] ::
180. ↑3 (183) : Case Closed 24 - Viz, Jul 2008 [730.8] ::
181. ↔0 (181) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy Ultimate Edition - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [725.7] ::
182. ↓-2 (180) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [725.6] ::
183. ↑2 (185) : +Anima 4 - Tokyopop, May 2007 [716.6] ::
184. ↑7 (191) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [715.7] ::
185. ↑9 (194) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [713.5] ::
186. ↓-2 (184) : Fullmetal Alchemist 14 - Viz, Aug 2007 [695.5] ::
187. ↑28 (215) : xxxHolic 12 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [695.5] ::
188. ↔0 (188) : Draw Manga -- Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [692.8] ::
189. ↓-2 (187) : Chibi Vampire 8 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [691] ::
190. ↑22 (212) : Dragon Ball The Complete Illustrations - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [684.9] ::
191. ↓-1 (190) : Vagabond 2 - Viz Signature, Jul 2002 [681.4] ::
192. ↑13 (205) : Vampire Kisses 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [674.2] ::
193. ↑10 (203) : Yu Yu Hakusho 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [664] ::
194. ↓-2 (192) : Ouran High School Host Club 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [660.3] ::
195. ↑13 (208) : Buddha 1 - Vertical, May 2006 [657] ::
196. ↓-28 (168) : Bleach vols 1-21 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [652.6] ::
197. ↑10 (207) : Strawberry Panic (novel) 1 - Seven Seas Strawberry, Mar 2008 [652.4] ::
198. ↑4 (202) : Zatch Bell! 20 - Viz, Aug 2008 [649.8] ::
199. ↑29 (228) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 16 - Del Rey, Feb 2008 [649.8] ::
200. ↑10 (210) : Bleach 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2006 [649.2] ::
201. ↑5 (206) : Boys over Flowers 31 - Viz, Aug 2008 [648.2] ::
202. ↑2 (204) : Shugo Chara! 2 - Del Rey, Aug 2007 [645.9] ::
203. ↑51 (254) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [644.9] ::
204. ↑16 (220) : Bleach 11 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2006 [644.2] ::
205. ↑6 (211) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 4 - Viz Signature, Aug 2006 [642.5] ::
206. ↓-17 (189) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [641.5] ::
207. ↓-7 (200) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [641.5] ::
208. ↑17 (225) : Ouran High School Host Club 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [638] ::
209. ↓-12 (197) : One Piece 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [637] ::
210. ↑4 (214) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Red - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [636.1] ::
211. ↑57 (268) : Wallflower 16 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [635.2] ::
212. ↑26 (238) : Bleach 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [631] ::
213. ↑6 (219) : Monster Book of Manga 1 - Collins Design, Jan 2006 [624.3] ::
214. ↑62 (276) : Trinity Blood 7 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [622.9] ::
215. ↑17 (232) : Absolute Boyfriend 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2007 [620.6] ::
216. ↔0 (216) : Ouran High School Host Club 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [620.3] ::
217. ↓-16 (201) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [617] ::
218. ↓-88 (130) : Crimson Spell 1 - Media Blasters, Jul 2007 [610.7] ::
219. ↑10 (229) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 2 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [610.6] ::
220. ↓-7 (213) : Switch 3 - Viz, Jul 2008 [610.3] ::
221. ↑18 (239) : Mister Mistress 1 - Aurora Deux, Jul 2008 [607.1] ::
222. ↓-29 (193) : Berserk 25 - Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [606.4] ::
223. ↑14 (237) : Blood+ 3 - Dark Horse, Aug 2008 [603.8] ::
224. ↓-3 (221) : Gun Blaze West 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2008 [603.1] ::
225. ↑24 (249) : TEKKONKINKREET: Black & White - Viz Signature, Sep 2007 [602.8] ::
226. ↑4 (230) : Barefoot Gen 5 - Last Gasp, Apr 2008 [602.1] ::
227. ↓-29 (198) : Maid in Heaven - Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [601.4] ::
228. ↓-32 (196) : Ruff Love - Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [600.2] ::
229. ↓-5 (224) : Sundome 2 - Yen Press, May 2008 [598.7] ::
230. ↓-12 (218) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [598.4] ::
231. ↓-5 (226) : Fallen Moon - Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2008 [594.2] ::
232. ↑3 (235) : D. Gray-Man 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2008 [588.5] ::
233. ↔0 (233) : Necratoholic - DMP June, Apr 2008 [583.3] ::
234. ↓-17 (217) : .hack// G.U.+ 2 - Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [583.2] ::
235. ↓-56 (179) : Case Closed 25 - Viz, Sep 2008 [582.8] ::
236. ↓-2 (234) : Reborn! 8 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2008 [579.6] ::
237. ↓-6 (231) : Fullmetal Alchemist 3 - Viz, Sep 2005 [576.1] ::
238. ↑9 (247) : Princess Resurrection 4 - Del Rey, Aug 2008 [573.1] ::
239. ↓-12 (227) : Yotsuba&! 5 - ADV, Oct 2007 [572.4] ::
240. ↑1 (241) : Junjo Romantica 6 - Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2008 [571.6] ::
241. ↑7 (248) : Junjo Romantica 2 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [571.5] ::
242. ↓-20 (222) : Heavenly Body - Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [567] ::
243. ↑1 (244) : Vampire Hunter D (novel) 1 - Dark Horse, Jun 2005 [566.4] ::
244. ↑57 (301) : Love Attack 3 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [565.6] ::
245. ↑21 (266) : Anime: From Akira to Howl's Moving Castle -- Napier - Palgrave Macmillan, Nov 2005 [565.4] ::
246. ↓-70 (176) : Phoenix Wright 1 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [564.7] ::
247. ↑9 (256) : D. Gray-Man 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [564.4] ::
248. ↓-5 (243) : Cowa! - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [563.3] ::
249. ↑21 (270) : Chibi Vampire 7 - Tokyopop, Feb 2008 [562.6] ::
250. ↓-8 (242) : Naruto vols 1-27 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [558.7] ::
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Matt Blind is a bookseller: that's his day job, working as an asst. manager at a far-flung outpost of one of the big box chains. He is also a big fan of manga, has been a blogger of one stripe or another since aught-four, drinks too much, and remembers enough discrete math from his classes at Georgia Tech to construct the truly frightening spreadsheet that spits out these charts.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [4] where he occasionally posts manga reviews, book retail & publishing news, and commentary on fandom in general -- but mostly wastes his time with the ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts on a weekly basis.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
For those of you following along with the home game, November '08 will follow within the week -- and I've something special in the works for December/The End of The Year. But October numbers come first:
Top 10 Manga Volumes:
1. ↑2 (3) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2660.1] ::
2. ↓-1 (1) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2615.5] ::
3. ↑1 (4) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2510.8] ::
4. ↓-2 (2) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [2274] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [2178.5] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [2082.3] ::
7. ↑60 (67) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [2051.8] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [2014.5] ::
9. ↑7 (16) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1993.1] ::
10. ↓-2 (8) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1975.1] ::
Top 10 Manga Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
2. ↔0 (2) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [67.41]
3. ↔0 (3) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [67.12]
4. ↔0 (4) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [60.91]
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [59.84]
6. ↑2 (8) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [39.8]
7. ↔0 (7) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [37.75]
8. ↓-2 (6) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [35.15]
9. ↑13 (22) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [33.25]
10. ↑2 (12) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [32.54]
(commentary & full charts follow)
So here's the hard bit: what can I say to add to the actual numbers (the bit based on hard evidence, and presumably the only chunk you and other readers are interested in) that will add value? The most I can do is attempt to highlight current trends, or perhaps make an attempt at interpretation for you, based on my own experience -- though either practice could be discounted as merely me presenting my opinion, and in any event any additional gloss on my part is suspect as I'm the guy who is running the numbers to begin with.
To the limits of my method, though, interesting things can be revealed. Let's take a look at Fruits Basket -- Tokyopop has not only been releasing so-called-Ultimate editions the equivalent of two paperbacks in a single hardcover volume) but also a raft of assorted other Furuba-bits: a sticker book, a fan book, a planner. Of all of this, what ranks highest online?
13. ↓-4 (9) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1856] ::
37. ↓-1 (36) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1506.3] ::
52. ↑1 (53) : Fruits Basket 8 - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [1285.3] ::
53. ↑9 (62) : Fruits Basket 9 - Tokyopop, Jun 2005 [1265.4] ::
54. ↑63 (117) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1264.4] ::
59. ↓-12 (47) : Fruits Basket 6 - Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [1199.5] ::
61. ↓-1 (60) : Fruits Basket 5 - Tokyopop, Sep 2004 [1193.9] ::
64. ↑10 (74) : Fruits Basket 10 - Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [1188] ::
70. ↑3 (73) : Fruits Basket 2 - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [1165.7] ::
72. ↓-11 (61) : Fruits Basket 13 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [1160.7] ::
73. ↑27 (100) : Fruits Basket 11 - Tokyopop, Aug 2005 [1154.9] ::
89. ↑17 (106) : Fruits Basket 14 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [1011.8] ::
90. ↑1 (91) : Fruits Basket 18 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [1005.4] ::
100. ↑2 (102) : Fruits Basket 3 - Tokyopop, Jun 2004 [933.5] ::
104. ↓-15 (89) : Fruits Basket 17 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [926.4] ::
105. ↓-6 (99) : Fruits Basket 12 - Tokyopop, Dec 2005 [913.7] ::
113. ↑43 (156) : Fruits Basket 15 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [884.9] ::
118. ↑20 (138) : Fruits Basket 4 - Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [871.3] ::
120. ↑8 (128) : Fruits Basket 16 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [855.1] ::
124. ↓-16 (108) : Fruits Basket 7 - Tokyopop, Feb 2005 [839.4] ::
137. ↓-11 (126) : Fruits Basket 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [759.7] ::
228. ↑171 (399) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 4 - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [486.8] ::
303. ↓-22 (281) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 3 - Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [376.1] ::
642. ↓-17 (625) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [126.7] ::
670. ↓-59 (611) : Fruits Basket Sticker Collection - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [115.5] ::
832. ↓-198 (634) : Fruits Basket Fan Book - Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [70.9] ::
894. ↓-38 (856) : Fruits Basket Planner - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [57.6] ::
983. ↓-343 (640) : Fruits Basket vols 1-4 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [42.3] ::
1092. ↓-181 (911) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 2 - Tokyopop, Feb 2008 [28.3] ::
You'll note that the one thing the customers want is the actual manga. The most recent volumes rank highest, followed by online orders for the midlist: vols. 8 & 9, 5 & 6; they're onboard with the series, they're both fans and regular readers at this point, they just can't always find the books-in-between at their local.
The Ultimate Editions are selling, but even lowly volume one ($10, four and a half years old) outsells every one of the recent compilation editions.
What can we assume from this? Nothing, really, but if I were a manga publisher I might worry less about repackaging new editions of old manga and concentrate on making sure the backlist is still in print, in stock, and out on shelves. Maybe take those stickers and put them in a re-packaged, shrink-wrapped edition of (what is basically just
the same) volume one. You have brand recognition, and a title people want, and a format ($10 200-page paperbacks) that you've spent the last 6 years building up -- this isn't the time to change the ground rules. Build on strengths. If you want to offer big chunks, then bundle multiple volumes for online sale; you don't even have to waste
cardboard on a special Box Set, just assign a new ISBN to vols. 1-4, 5-8, etc. and ship them out shrink-wrapped together.
Speaking for consumers everywhere, I would like to assert: We want translated manga-- the actual drawings in your books. Everything else that just gets in the way just gets in the way.
That said... well... OK, so the new VizBig editions actually are offering some value-added content, most notably the color pages previous presented as such in Japanese anthology magazines: If there is a color original and you can offer that in a reprint, then maybe you do have an excuse to republish old manga in
collected editions (you might even get away with a mark-up). That, and shorter, self-contained (& older) series [_Azumanga Daioh_, _Demon Ororon_ et al.] are certainly welcome in all-in-one omnibus editions. _Battle Royale_ reprints also make sense as the original volumes are no longer available in stores -- but Fruits Basket? Most B&N and
Borders locations are stocking close-to-complete-runs because new books are still coming out and the original editions continue to sell quite well -- as noted in the extracted chart above. Tokyopop was perhaps 2-3 years too early with any sort of Ultimate Edition of Fruits Basket.
Nuts and Bolts:
The October Rankings presented below represent 4 weeks of data (Mon 6 Oct through Sun 2 Nov, omitting data from the week ending 19 October for the sole reason that I wasn't able to enter data that week) and 80 individual site checks.
In place of unit sales ("real" data, considered proprietary and a closely held secret of all publishers and retailers) these manga rankings use scores assigned to tiles based on how highly the volumes place on online sales sites' posted "bestseller" lists, or a search of their manga offerings sorted by popularity. The higher the placement, the higher the score, obviously.
The sites:
Online Bookstores:
Barnes & Noble [6]
Books-a-Million [7]
Borders [8]
Chapters of Canada [9], and
Amazon's Manga Category Listing [10]
Other Sales Charts:
Amazon's Hourly Bestsellers [11]
Buy.com [12]
Deepdiscount.com [13]
Powell's [14]
Tower [15],
and
Virgin [16]
Data from bookstores are weighted higher, as are the hourly bestsellers & manga category results from Amazon.
Changes that can now be considered permanent, ongoing:
* I'm posting the Top 100 Series and Top 250 Volumes.
* In place of point totals in the thousands and thousands, series scores use a formula that sets the No. 1 (Naruto, currently) at 100 points, with everyone else scoring some fraction of that. (it's a straight scalar so all scores are still proportional)
Top 25 Manga Series, expanded chart
Series ranking and abbreviated listing of component volumes.
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [weighted score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
2. ↓-1 (1) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2615.5] ::
4. ↓-2 (2) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [2274] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [2014.5] ::
(plus 48 other listings)
2. ↔0 (2) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [67.41]
6. ↓-1 (5) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [2082.3] ::
9. ↑7 (16) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1993.1] ::
15. ↑2 (17) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [1837.2] ::
(plus 14 other listings)
3. ↔0 (3) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [67.12]
3. ↑1 (4) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2510.8] ::
40. ↓-7 (33) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [1464.5] ::
62. ↓-12 (50) : Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1192.9] ::
(plus 27 other listings)
4. ↔0 (4) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [60.91]
13. ↓-4 (9) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1856] ::
37. ↓-1 (36) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1506.3] ::
52. ↑1 (53) : Fruits Basket 8 - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [1285.3] ::
(plus 27 other listings)
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [59.84]
1. ↑2 (3) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2660.1] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [2178.5] ::
11. ↑1 (12) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1974] ::
12. ↑3 (15) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1969.1] ::
34. ↑11 (45) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1518.8] ::
1443. ↓-425 (1018) : Vampire Knight 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [10.4] ::
6. ↑2 (8) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [39.8]
19. ↑416 (435) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1741.2] ::
25. ↑17 (42) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1691.7] ::
39. ↑33 (72) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1469.4] ::
1168. ↓-8 (1160) : Rosario+Vampire 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [22.4] ::
2141. ↓-548 (1593) : Rosario+Vampire 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [0.6] ::
2556. ↓-980 (1576) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [0.2] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [37.75]
22. ↑2 (24) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [1712.6] ::
56. ↑150 (206) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [1234.3] ::
85. ↑84 (169) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [1042.7] ::
(plus 9 other listings)
8. ↓-2 (6) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [35.15]
43. ↓-6 (37) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [1419.3] ::
47. ↓-7 (40) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [1389.9] ::
49. ↓-3 (46) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [1347.5] ::
97. ↑4 (101) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [959.5] ::
101. ↑10 (111) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [928.4] ::
379. ↓-58 (321) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [303.8] ::
9. ↑13 (22) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [33.25]
36. ↑551 (587) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [1506.6] ::
95. ↑87 (182) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [967.6] ::
135. ↑82 (217) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [773.6] ::
(plus 20 other listings)
10. ↑2 (12) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [32.54]
14. ↑84 (98) : Chibi Vampire 10 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1849.6] ::
156. ↓-43 (113) : Chibi Vampire 5 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [698.2] ::
179. ↓-52 (127) : Chibi Vampire 4 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [596.6] ::
(plus 12 other listings)
11. ↑12 (23) : Loveless - Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [27.27]
7. ↑60 (67) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [2051.8] ::
389. ↓-64 (325) : Loveless 6 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [291.1] ::
397. ↓-48 (349) : Loveless 2 - Tokyopop, Jun 2006 [286.6] ::
(plus 5 other listings)
12. ↑1 (13) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [26.16]
71. ↑12 (83) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [1165.4] ::
142. ↑42 (184) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [736.6] ::
150. ↓-27 (123) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [719.2] ::
(plus 8 other listings0
13. ↓-2 (11) : Negima! - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [25.7]
29. ↑27 (56) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1625] ::
229. ↓-136 (93) : Negima! 18 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [486.6] ::
297. ↓-8 (289) : Negima! 15 - Del Rey, Aug 2007 [381.2] ::
(plus 19 other listings)
14. ↔0 (14) : Berserk - Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [23.03]
67. ↑155 (222) : Berserk 25 - Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [1172.7] ::
172. ↓-84 (88) : Berserk 24 - Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [621.1] ::
245. ↓-113 (132) : Berserk 22 - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [460.6] ::
(plus 24 other listings)
15. ↔0 (15) : High School Debut - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008
[21.81]
81. ↓-27 (54) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1078.6] ::
133. ↑2 (135) : High School Debut 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [791.4] ::
284. ↑1179 (1463) : High School Debut 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [396.9] ::
452. ↑396 (848) : High School Debut 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [225.6] ::
483. ↑529 (1012) : High School Debut 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [205.7] ::
712. ↑492 (1204) : High School Debut 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [98.6] ::
16. ↑94 (110) : Phoenix Wright - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [21.59]
21. ↑225 (246) : Phoenix Wright 1 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1722.5] ::
461. ↑431 (892) : Phoenix Wright 2 - Del Rey, Feb 2009 [220.9] ::
17. ↓-7 (10) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [20.84]
55. ↓-26 (29) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 - Del Rey, Jul 2008 [1248.1] ::
252. ↓-89 (163) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 17 - Del Rey, May 2008 [448.5] ::
334. ↓-135 (199) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 16 - Del Rey, Feb 2008 [348.3] ::
(plus 16 other listings)
18. ↑7 (25) : Junjo Romantica - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007 [20.61]
68. ↑44 (112) : Junjo Romantica 7 - Tokyopop Blu, Sep 2008 [1171.3] ::
192. ↑49 (241) : Junjo Romantica 2 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [561.3] ::
274. ↓-19 (255) : Junjo Romantica 3 - Tokyopop Blu, May 2007 [412.3] ::
(plus 6 other listings)
19. ↓-10 (9) : Gentlemen's Alliance† - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar
2007 [20.4]
48. ↓-25 (23) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1368.7] ::
295. ↓-142 (153) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2007 [384.9] ::
368. ↓-98 (270) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2008 [312.3] ::
(plus 5 other listings)
20. ↑8 (28) : Vampire Kisses - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [20.36]
42. ↑76 (118) : Vampire Kisses 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1439] ::
286. ↓-94 (192) : Vampire Kisses 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [393.2] ::
21. ↓-4 (17) : Pokemon - Vizkids, Nov 1999 [19.87]
98. ↑11 (109) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [946.2] ::
161. ↑5 (166) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [674.2] ::
168. ↑42 (210) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Red - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [630.8] ::
(plus 10 other listings)
22. ↓-1 (21) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [18.11]
Single volume, ranks 28th on the volume chart with a score of 1630
23. ↓-7 (16) : D. Gray-Man - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [17.97]
128. ↑44 (172) : D. Gray-Man 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [822.6] ::
222. ↑25 (247) : D. Gray-Man 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [500.2] ::
240. ↓-8 (232) : D. Gray-Man 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2008 [467.7] ::
(plus 8 other listings)
24. ↑31 (55) : Tail of the Moon - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [17.67]
58. ↑658 (716) : Tail of the Moon 13 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [1210.2] ::
331. ↓-174 (157) : Tail of the Moon 12 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [350] ::
723. ↓-313 (410) : Tail of the Moon 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2008 [95.6] ::
(plus 11 other listings)
25. ↑4 (29) : Dark Hunger -- Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [17.36]
Single volume, ranks 33rd on the volume chart with a score of 1562.2
Top Series, nos. 26 through 100:
26. ↓-8 (18) : Warcraft - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [17.34]
27. ↑26 (53) : One Piece - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [17.27]
28. ↑55 (83) : Crimson Spell - Media Blasters, Jul 2007 [16.39]
29. ↑21 (50) : Hellsing - Dark Horse, Dec 2003 [16.11]
30. ↑8 (38) : +Anima - Tokyopop, May 2006 [15.53]
31. ↑51 (82) : Tokyo Mew Mew - Tokyopop, Apr 2003 [15.29]
32. ↑19 (51) : Inuyasha - Viz, Mar 2003 [14.36]
33. ↓-7 (26) : Skip Beat! - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2006 [14.06]
34. ↑44 (78) : Sundome - Yen Press, Jan 2008 [13.97]
35. ↓-16 (19) : Wild Ones - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2007 [13.93]
36. ↓-3 (33) : Battle Royale - Viz/Tokyopop, Mar 2003 [13.71]
37. ↑29 (66) : Love Mode - Tokyopop Blu, Nov 2005 [13.67]
38. ↓-4 (34) : Dragon Ball - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2003 [13.59]
39. ↑4 (43) : Case Closed - Viz, Jul 2004 [13.45]
40. ↑34 (74) : .hack// - Tokyopop, Sep 2003 [13.34]
41. ↑19 (60) : After School Nightmare - Go! Comi, Sep 2006 [13.05]
42. ↑4 (46) : Buddha - Vertical, May 2006 [13.05]
43. ↓-2 (41) : Kitchen Princess - Del Rey, Jan 2007 [13.03]
44. ↓-4 (40) : Avalon High: Coronation - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [12.93]
45. ↓-25 (20) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [12.86]
46. ↓-7 (39) : Gothic & Lolita Bible - Tokyopop, Feb 2008 [12.82]
47. ↓-2 (45) : Absolute Boyfriend - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2006 [12.69]
48. ↔0 (48) : Shaman King - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2003 [12.59]
49. ↑62 (111) : Mister Mistress - Aurora Deux, Jul 2008 [12.4]
50. ↓-15 (35) : Japanese in Mangaland - Japan Publications Trading
Co., Dec 2003 [11.96]
51. ↑72 (123) : Her Majesty's Dog - Go! Comi, Apr 2006 [11.7]
52. ↓-3 (49) : Making Comics -- McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [11.57]
53. ↑18 (71) : Yotsuba&! - ADV, Jun 2005 [11.54]
54. ↓-24 (30) : Nana - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [11.47]
55. ↑139 (194) : Red River - Viz, Jan 2008 [11.35]
56. ↑37 (93) : La Corda d'Oro - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2006 [11.18]
57. ↓-25 (32) : MeruPuri - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [11.15]
58. ↑124 (182) : Beauty Pop - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2006 [11]
59. ↑153 (212) : Legend of Zelda - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [10.95]
60. ↑3 (63) : Black Lagoon - Viz, Aug 2008 [10.9]
61. ↑37 (98) : Wallflower - Del Rey, Oct 2004 [10.63]
62. ↑183 (245) : Hikaru no Go - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [10.42]
63. ↓-9 (54) : Dororo - Vertical, Apr 2008 [10.34]
64. ↔0 (64) : Rave Master - Tokyopop, Jan 2003 [10.09]
65. ↑82 (147) : Fairy Tail - Del Rey, Mar 2008 [9.55]
66. ↑31 (97) : Boys over Flowers - Viz, Oct 2003 [9.54]
67. ↑101 (168) : Pet Shop of Horrors - Tokyopop, Jun 2003 [9.51]
68. ↓-26 (42) : Prince of Tennis - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2004 [9.44]
69. ↓-45 (24) : Black Cat - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [9.41]
70. ↓-5 (65) : Avatar - Tokyopop et al., Feb 2006 [9.38]
71. ↑127 (198) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [8.95]
72. ↓-45 (27) : S.A (Special A) - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2007 [8.84]
73. ↑86 (159) : Yu-Gi-Oh! - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [8.79]
74. ↓-16 (58) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [8.58]
75. ↑97 (172) : Black Jack 1 - Vertical, Sep 2008 [8.55]
76. ↑46 (122) : Welcome to the NHK - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [8.4]
77. ↓-30 (47) : Record of a Fallen Vampire - Viz, May 2008 [8.3]
78. ↑62 (140) : Gantz - Dark Horse, Jun 2008 [8.22]
79. ↓-9 (70) : Shugo Chara! - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [8.18]
80. ↑77 (157) : Miki Falls - HarperCollins, May 2007 [8.12]
81. ↑90 (171) : Manga Sutra (Futari H) - Tokyopop, Jan 2008 [8.08]
82. ↓-9 (73) : Drawing Words and Writing Pictures -- Abel, Madden - First Second, Jun 2008 [8.05]
83. ↓-46 (37) : Vampire Hunter D - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [8.02]
84. ↑17 (101) : Hana-Kimi - Viz, Sep 2004 [7.68]
85. ↓-54 (31) : Love*com - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2007 [7.55]
86. ↑5 (91) : Sonic the Hedgehog Archives - Archie Comics, Nov 2006 [7.53]
87. ↑19 (106) : Full Moon O Sagashite - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [7.48]
88. ↑14 (102) : Draw Manga -- Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [7.45]
89. ↓-17 (72) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [7.38]
90. ↓-28 (62) : Eyeshield 21 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2005 [7.13]
91. ↑9 (100) : Chobits - Tokyopop, Apr 2002 [7.12]
92. ↑50 (142) : Strawberry 100% - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [7.12]
93. ↑12 (105) : Yu Yu Hakusho - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [7.1]
94. ↑101 (195) : Kamichama Karin - Tokyopop/Del Rey, Sep 2005 [7.07]
95. ↓-18 (77) : Vagabond - Viz Signature, Jun 2002 [6.88]
96. ↑53 (149) : Time Stranger Kyoko - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [6.88]
97. ↓-8 (89) : Return to Labyrinth - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [6.83]
98. ↓-2 (96) : Claymore - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [6.8]
99. ↓-19 (80) : Strawberry Panic - Seven Seas Strawberry, Nov 2007 [6.6]
100. ↓-21 (79) : Manga Bible -- Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [6.52]
##
Top 250 Manga Volumes
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [score] ::
1. ↑2 (3) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2660.1] ::
2. ↓-1 (1) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2615.5] ::
3. ↑1 (4) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2510.8] ::
4. ↓-2 (2) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [2274] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [2178.5] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [2082.3] ::
7. ↑60 (67) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [2051.8] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [2014.5] ::
9. ↑7 (16) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1993.1] ::
10. ↓-2 (8) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1975.1] ::
11. ↑1 (12) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1974] ::
12. ↑3 (15) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1969.1] ::
13. ↓-4 (9) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1856] ::
14. ↑84 (98) : Chibi Vampire 10 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1849.6] ::
15. ↑2 (17) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [1837.2] ::
16. ↑2 (18) : Naruto 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [1806] ::
17. ↓-6 (11) : Death Note 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [1802.6] ::
18. ↓-8 (10) : Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [1747.2] ::
19. ↑416 (435) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1741.2] ::
20. ↓-7 (13) : Death Note 8 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [1740.8] ::
21. ↑225 (246) : Phoenix Wright 1 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1722.5] ::
22. ↑2 (24) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [1712.6] ::
23. ↓-9 (14) : Death Note 7 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2006 [1700.5] ::
24. ↑7 (31) : Naruto 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [1696.6] ::
25. ↑17 (42) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1691.7] ::
26. ↑4 (30) : Naruto 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1687.7] ::
27. ↓-5 (22) : Naruto 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [1632.5] ::
28. ↓-3 (25) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1630] ::
29. ↑27 (56) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1625] ::
30. ↓-4 (26) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [1583.8] ::
31. ↑4 (35) : Naruto 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [1580.2] ::
32. ↓-4 (28) : Naruto 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2004 [1562.8] ::
33. ↑8 (41) : Dark Hunger -- Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [1562.2] ::
34. ↑11 (45) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1518.8] ::
35. ↓-15 (20) : Death Note 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [1517.7] ::
36. ↑551 (587) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [1506.6] ::
37. ↓-1 (36) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1506.3] ::
38. ↓-19 (19) : Death Note 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2007 [1488.2] ::
39. ↑33 (72) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1469.4] ::
40. ↓-7 (33) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [1464.5] ::
41. ↓-20 (21) : Naruto 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [1457.9] ::
42. ↑76 (118) : Vampire Kisses 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1439] ::
43. ↓-6 (37) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [1419.3] ::
44. ↓-6 (38) : Death Note Another Note (novel) - Viz, Feb 2008 [1406] ::
45. ↓-13 (32) : Death Note 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [1398.8] ::
46. ↓-7 (39) : Death Note 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2007 [1394.7] ::
47. ↓-7 (40) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [1389.9] ::
48. ↓-25 (23) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1368.7] ::
49. ↓-3 (46) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [1347.5] ::
50. ↓-7 (43) : Naruto 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2007 [1329.4] ::
51. ↑4 (55) : Naruto 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [1296.4] ::
52. ↑1 (53) : Fruits Basket 8 - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [1285.3] ::
53. ↑9 (62) : Fruits Basket 9 - Tokyopop, Jun 2005 [1265.4] ::
54. ↑63 (117) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1264.4] ::
55. ↓-26 (29) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 - Del Rey, Jul 2008 [1248.1] ::
56. ↑150 (206) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [1234.3] ::
57. ↓-9 (48) : Naruto 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [1224.9] ::
58. ↑658 (716) : Tail of the Moon 13 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [1210.2] ::
59. ↓-12 (47) : Fruits Basket 6 - Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [1199.5] ::
60. ↑10 (70) : Naruto 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1199] ::
61. ↓-1 (60) : Fruits Basket 5 - Tokyopop, Sep 2004 [1193.9] ::
62. ↓-12 (50) : Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1192.9] ::
63. ↑8 (71) : Naruto 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [1189.1] ::
64. ↑10 (74) : Fruits Basket 10 - Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [1188] ::
65. ↓-38 (27) : Naruto 27 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1174.6] ::
66. ↓-22 (44) : Death Note 11 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [1174.1] ::
67. ↑155 (222) : Berserk 25 - Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [1172.7] ::
68. ↑44 (112) : Junjo Romantica 7 - Tokyopop Blu, Sep 2008 [1171.3] ::
69. ↓-5 (64) : Naruto 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2007 [1166.9] ::
70. ↑3 (73) : Fruits Basket 2 - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [1165.7] ::
71. ↑12 (83) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [1165.4] ::
72. ↓-11 (61) : Fruits Basket 13 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [1160.7] ::
73. ↑27 (100) : Fruits Basket 11 - Tokyopop, Aug 2005 [1154.9] ::
74. ↓-25 (49) : Naruto 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [1137.7] ::
75. ↓-9 (66) : Naruto 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1135.6] ::
76. ↑528 (604) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1124.3] ::
77. ↑9 (86) : Naruto 11 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [1121] ::
78. ↓-20 (58) : Bleach 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [1117.8] ::
79. ↓-45 (34) : Wild Ones 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1110.5] ::
80. ↓-15 (65) : Naruto 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [1083.7] ::
81. ↓-27 (54) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1078.6] ::
82. ↓-19 (63) : Naruto 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [1060.5] ::
83. ↓-3 (80) : Naruto 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2007 [1049.6] ::
84. ↑665 (749) : One Piece 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1043.3] ::
85. ↑84 (169) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [1042.7] ::
86. ↑1 (87) : Making Comics -- McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [1041.1] ::
87. ↓-35 (52) : Naruto 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [1030.6] ::
88. ↓-12 (76) : Bleach 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [1026.6] ::
89. ↑17 (106) : Fruits Basket 14 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [1011.8] ::
90. ↑1 (91) : Fruits Basket 18 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [1005.4] ::
91. ↑83 (174) : Hellsing 9 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [1004.5] ::
92. ↑416 (508) : Her Majesty's Dog 10 - Go! Comi, Aug 2008 [1003] ::
93. ↓-8 (85) : Bleach 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [980.7] ::
94. ↓-25 (69) : Bleach 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [976.9] ::
95. ↑87 (182) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [967.6] ::
96. ↓-39 (57) : Warcraft Legends 1 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [960] ::
97. ↑4 (101) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [959.5] ::
98. ↑11 (109) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [946.2] ::
99. ↓-24 (75) : Bleach 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [942.4] ::
100. ↑2 (102) : Fruits Basket 3 - Tokyopop, Jun 2004 [933.5] ::
101. ↑10 (111) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [928.4] ::
102. ↑831 (933) : Red River 23 - Viz, Oct 2008 [928.1] ::
103. ↑394 (497) : Legend of Zelda 1 - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [926.5] ::
104. ↓-15 (89) : Fruits Basket 17 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [926.4] ::
105. ↓-6 (99) : Fruits Basket 12 - Tokyopop, Dec 2005 [913.7] ::
106. ↑124 (230) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [911.2] ::
107. ↑746 (853) : Beauty Pop 9 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [907.8] ::
108. ↓-29 (79) : Bleach 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2007 [907.3] ::
109. ↑new (0) : Battle Royale Novel - Viz, Mar 2003 [897.2] ::
110. ↓-28 (82) : Bleach 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2004 [894.3] ::
111. ↑10 (121) : Bleach 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2006 [890.6] ::
112. ↑204 (316) : +Anima 9 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [886.3] ::
113. ↑43 (156) : Fruits Basket 15 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [884.9] ::
114. ↑1145 (1259) : Bleach The Art of Bleach: All Colour But The Black - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [884.3] ::
115. ↑1049 (1164) : Wallflower 17 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [878.2] ::
116. ↓-24 (92) : Naruto 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [877.6] ::
117. ↓-14 (103) : Bleach 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [871.6] ::
118. ↑20 (138) : Fruits Basket 4 - Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [871.3] ::
119. ↓-29 (90) : Bleach 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2005 [867.3] ::
120. ↑8 (128) : Fruits Basket 16 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [855.1] ::
121. ↑290 (411) : Sundome 3 - Yen Press, Sep 2008 [849.5] ::
122. ↑74 (196) : Bleach vols 1-21 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [843.6] ::
123. ↓-42 (81) : Bleach 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2005 [840.9] ::
124. ↓-16 (108) : Fruits Basket 7 - Tokyopop, Feb 2005 [839.4] ::
125. ↑368 (493) : Crimson Spell 2 - Media Blasters, Aug 2008 [831.3] ::
126. ↓-22 (104) : Naruto 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [830.4] ::
127. ↑715 (842) : Hikaru no Go 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [824.7] ::
128. ↑44 (172) : D. Gray-Man 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [822.6] ::
129. ↓-32 (97) : Naruto 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [809.8] ::
130. ↑318 (448) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [805.8] ::
131. ↓-36 (95) : Bleach 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [794.1] ::
132. ↓-48 (84) : Bleach 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2005 [793.1] ::
133. ↑2 (135) : High School Debut 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [791.4] ::
134. ↓-83 (51) : Skip Beat! 14 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [784] ::
135. ↑82 (217) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [773.6] ::
136. ↑242 (378) : Black Jack 1 - Vertical, Sep 2008 [768.7] ::
137. ↓-11 (126) : Fruits Basket 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [759.7] ::
138. ↓-7 (131) : Naruto 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [758.3] ::
139. ↑96 (235) : Case Closed 25 - Viz, Sep 2008 [754.5] ::
140. ↓-21 (119) : Bleach 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2007 [754.2] ::
141. ↓-21 (120) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories vols 1-2 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [744.7] ::
142. ↑42 (184) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [736.6] ::
143. ↓-7 (136) : Japanese in Mangaland 1 - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [732.2] ::
144. ↑175 (319) : Kingdom Hearts 2 - Tokyopop, Jan 2006 [730.7] ::
145. ↓-35 (110) : Bleach 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2007 [728.4] ::
146. ↑591 (737) : Love Mode 11 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2008 [727.7] ::
147. ↑1631 (1778) : Kitchen Princess 8 - Del Rey, Oct 2008 [726.3] ::
148. ↓-15 (133) : Drawing Words and Writing Pictures -- Abel, Madden - First Second, Jun 2008 [724.3] ::
149. ↓-3 (146) : Shaman King 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [724.1] ::
150. ↓-27 (123) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [719.2] ::
151. ↓-36 (115) : Naruto 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [713.4] ::
152. ↑386 (538) : Pet Shop of Horrors Tokyo 3 - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [712.6] ::
153. ↓-59 (94) : Nana 12 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [703.9] ::
154. ↔0 (154) : Naruto 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [703.1] ::
155. ↑540 (695) : Naruto Anime Profiles 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [700.1] ::
156. ↓-43 (113) : Chibi Vampire 5 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [698.2] ::
157. ↑285 (442) : Fairy Tail 4 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [687.7] ::
158. ↓-10 (148) : Bleach 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2007 [682.8] ::
159. ↑1843 (2002) : Gantz 2 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [679.1] ::
160. ↑891 (1051) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [675.8] ::
161. ↑5 (166) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [674.2] ::
162. ↓-10 (152) : Avalon High: Coronation 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [672.7] ::
163. ↑145 (308) : Welcome to the NHK 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [670.9] ::
164. ↑24 (188) : Draw Manga -- Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [670.2] ::
165. ↑new (0) : Mister Mistress 2 - Aurora Deux, Oct 2008 [665.3] ::
166. ↑new (0) : Inuyasha 35 - Viz, Oct 2008 [650.3] ::
167. ↑51 (218) : Crimson Spell 1 - Media Blasters, Jul 2007 [644] ::
168. ↑42 (210) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Red - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [630.8] ::
169. ↓-25 (144) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [627.9] ::
170. ↑88 (258) : Absolute Boyfriend 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [627.6] ::
171. ↓-4 (167) : Bleach 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [621.3] ::
172. ↓-84 (88) : Berserk 24 - Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [621.1] ::
173. ↑64 (237) : Fullmetal Alchemist 3 - Viz, Sep 2005 [614.4] ::
174. ↑169 (343) : Tokyo Mew Mew 5 - Tokyopop, Jan 2004 [613] ::
175. ↑362 (537) : Manga Sutra (Futari H) 3 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [611.7] ::
176. ↓-1 (175) : Bleach 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [609.6] ::
177. ↓-48 (129) : Prince of Tennis 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [600.6] ::
178. ↑191 (369) : Tokyo Mew Mew 2 - Tokyopop, May 2003 [598.1] ::
179. ↓-52 (127) : Chibi Vampire 4 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [596.6] ::
180. ↑5 (185) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [595] ::
181. ↑828 (1009) : Black Lagoon 2 - Viz, Oct 2008 [594.1] ::
182. ↓-40 (142) : Manga Bible -- Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [587.1] ::
183. ↑new (0) : After School Nightmare 9 - Go! Comi, Oct 2008 [584.5] ::
184. ↓-88 (96) : In Odd We Trust -- Koontz, Chan - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [583.6] ::
185. ↓-60 (125) : After School Nightmare 8 - Go! Comi, Jul 2008 [580.2] ::
186. ↑780 (966) : Ultimate Venus 2 - Go! Comi, Aug 2008 [575.5] ::
187. ↑414 (601) : .hack// G.U.+ 3 - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [575.4] ::
188. ↑16 (204) : Bleach 11 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2006 [572.6] ::
189. ↓-29 (160) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 3 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [569.5] ::
190. ↓-19 (171) : Chibi Vampire 6 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [565] ::
191. ↑9 (200) : Bleach 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2006 [563.2] ::
192. ↑49 (241) : Junjo Romantica 2 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [561.3] ::
193. ↓-54 (139) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 1 - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [557.8] ::
194. ↓-51 (143) : Naruto The Official Fanbook - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [557.5] ::
195. ↑7 (202) : Shugo Chara! 2 - Del Rey, Aug 2007 [556.8] ::
196. ↓-47 (149) : Dororo 3 - Vertical, Aug 2008 [553.8] ::
197. ↓-2 (195) : Buddha 1 - Vertical, May 2006 [548] ::
198. ↑337 (535) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 4 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [542] ::
199. ↑63 (262) : La Corda d'Oro 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [542] ::
200. ↑137 (337) : Kingdom Hearts II 1 - Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [540.9] ::
201. ↑128 (329) : Kingdom Hearts 3 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [539] ::
202. ↑26 (228) : Ruff Love - Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [538] ::
203. ↑192 (395) : Yotsuba&! 4 - ADV, Jun 2007 [535] ::
204. ↓-10 (194) : Ouran High School Host Club 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [534.9] ::
205. ↓-12 (193) : Yu Yu Hakusho 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [532.9] ::
206. ↓-9 (197) : Strawberry Panic (novel) 1 - Seven Seas Strawberry, Mar 2008 [532.4] ::
207. ↑27 (234) : .hack// G.U.+ 2 - Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [530] ::
208. ↑25 (233) : Necratoholic - DMP June, Apr 2008 [528.3] ::
209. ↑833 (1042) : Bakugan Battle Brawlers 1 - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [527.6] ::
210. ↓-52 (158) : The Devil's Secret - 801 Media, Jun 2008 [523.7] ::
211. ↑94 (305) : Just Around the Corner - 801 Media, Aug 2008 [521.3] ::
212. ↓-51 (161) : MeruPuri 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [516] ::
213. ↓-8 (205) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 4 - Viz Signature, Aug 2006 [514.6] ::
214. ↓-28 (186) : Fullmetal Alchemist 14 - Viz, Aug 2007 [513.8] ::
215. ↑1 (216) : Ouran High School Host Club 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [513.6] ::
216. ↑174 (390) : Miki Falls Spring - HarperCollins, May 2007 [511] ::
217. ↑67 (284) : Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. - Palgrave Macmillan, Nov 2007 [510.8] ::
218. ↓-84 (134) : Record of a Fallen Vampire 2 - Viz, Aug 2008 [505.9] ::
219. ↑31 (250) : Naruto vols 1-27 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [505.9] ::
220. ↓-79 (141) : Love Mode 10 - Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2008 [502.8] ::
221. ↓-45 (176) : Scott Pilgrim 3 - Oni Press, May 2006 [501.9] ::
222. ↑25 (247) : D. Gray-Man 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [500.2] ::
223. ↑584 (807) : Suzuka 9 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [496.7] ::
224. ↓-119 (105) : Starcraft Frontline 1 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [494.2] ::
225. ↓-47 (178) : Chibi Vampire 2 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [492.2] ::
226. ↑27 (253) : Avalon High: Coronation 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [491.3] ::
227. ↓-46 (181) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy Ultimate Edition - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [489.3] ::
228. ↑171 (399) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 4 - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [486.8] ::
229. ↓-136 (93) : Negima! 18 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [486.6] ::
230. ↑92 (322) : Fullmetal Alchemist 12 - Viz, Mar 2007 [483.2] ::
231. ↑186 (417) : Dragon Ball Z 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2006 [483.2] ::
232. ↓-64 (168) : Chibi Vampire 3 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [480.8] ::
233. ↑1032 (1265) : Boys over Flowers 32 - Viz, Oct 2008 [475.8] ::
234. ↓-87 (147) : A Foreign Love Affair - 801 Media, Mar 2008 [475] ::
235. ↓-80 (155) : Ouran High School Host Club 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2006 [471.5] ::
236. ↓-28 (208) : Ouran High School Host Club 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [470.6] ::
237. ↑450 (687) : Yakuza in Love 3 - Aurora Deux, Sep 2008 [470.4] ::
238. ↑132 (370) : Inuyasha 2 - Viz, Mar 2003 [468.8] ::
239. ↓-69 (170) : Vampire Hunter D (manga) 2 - DMP, Jun 2008 [467.7] ::
240. ↓-8 (232) : D. Gray-Man 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2008 [467.7] ::
241. ↑1480 (1721) : Kamichama Karin Chu 2 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [466.6] ::
242. ↓-97 (145) : Chibi Vampire 9 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [466.3] ::
243. ↓-31 (212) : Bleach 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [466.1] ::
244. ↑43 (287) : Buddha 3 - Vertical, Sep 2006 [460.9] ::
245. ↓-113 (132) : Berserk 22 - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [460.6] ::
246. ↑54 (300) : D. Gray-Man 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [458.6] ::
247. ↓-28 (219) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 2 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [454.6] ::
248. ↑1937 (2185) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [453.3] ::
249. ↓-181 (68) : S.A (Special A) 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [450.5] ::
250. ↓-29 (221) : Mister Mistress 1 - Aurora Deux, Jul 2008 [450.3] ::
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Matt Blind is a bookseller: that's his day job, working as an asst. manager at a far-flung outpost of one of the big box chains. He is also a big fan of manga, has been a blogger of one stripe or another since aught-four, drinks too much, and remembers enough discrete math from his classes at Georgia Tech to construct the truly frightening spreadsheet that spits out these charts.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [4] where he occasionally posts manga reviews, book retail & publishing news, and
commentary on fandom in general -- but mostly wastes his time (and yours) with posts on the ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
If you post something often enough, and on a regular schedule, you don't have to keep making excuses and explaining yourself. Of course, I'm not at the point where these monthly reports can be considered regular-and-timely. Yet. (all apologies to Shawn; we'll do better next year!) ...but I think I have done enough of these (in a row) (and quite recently) that we can skip past an intro to:
Top 10 Manga Volumes:
1. ↔0 (1) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2250] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2244.9] ::
3. ↑33 (36) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [2182.1] ::
4. ↓-1 (3) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2071.6] ::
5. ↓-1 (4) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [2039.8] ::
6. ↑13 (19) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1925.9] ::
7. ↑5 (12) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1868.7] ::
8. ↑3 (11) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1858] ::
9. ↑1 (10) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1805.5] ::
10. ↓-5 (5) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1793.4] ::
Top 10 Manga Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [86.59]
2. ↑1 (3) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [57.07]
3. ↑1 (4) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [54.56]
4. ↓-2 (2) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [52.65]
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [51.82]
6. ↔0 (6) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [42.25]
7. ↑2 (9) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [38.4]
8. ↔0 (8) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [31.38]
9. ↓-2 (7) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [31.1]
10. ↑2 (12) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [29.31]
(commentary & full charts follow)
There is quite a bit of movement, but past a single new listing (361. ↑new (0) : Naruto Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [272.2]) which isn't even manga, just an Ani-Manga adaptation of some Naruto... movie... thing... nothing here is enough to raise eyebrows.
Well, there are these:
374. ↑965 (1339) : Hunter x Hunter 23 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2008 [251.4] ::
323. ↑981 (1304) : Naruto Legend of the Stone of Gelel - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [312.6] ::
384. ↑988 (1372) : A Capable Man - Tokyopop Blu, Nov 2008 [244.6] ::
478. ↑1002 (1480) : Hell Girl 4 - Del Rey, Oct 2008 [171.4] ::
345. ↑1025 (1370) : Gin Tama 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2008 [286.3] ::
405. ↑1070 (1475) : Mao-Chan 1 - Del Rey, Oct 2008 [229.1] ::
471. ↑1087 (1558) : Your & My Secret 3 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [177.7] ::
459. ↑1272 (1731) : Vassalord 2 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [184] ::
465. ↑1488 (1953) : Code Geass (novel) Stage Zero Entrance - Bandai, Sep 2008 [182] ::
499. ↑2054 (2553) : Her Majesty's Dog 11 - Go! Comi, Nov 2008 [156.6] ::
Some new releases (Oct./Nov. titles) are making big gains now that they are finally available to ship, but even though gains of a thousand ranks (or more) seems impressive, this is in fact just the usual bump a title gets as soon as it is physically available. There is a psychological curb that divides available for pre-order from ships in 24 hrs. -- even online shoppers respond to the illusion of instant gratification.
Nuts and Bolts:
The November Rankings presented below represent 3 weeks of data (Sun 2 Nov through Sun 16 Nov, omitting data from the last two weeks because I wasn't available to enter data -- yes, I stil do all of my own data entry, more than 5500 lisings a week; even minor obstacles are enough to throw me off my game and foul the data collection process) and 60 individual site checks.
In place of unit sales ("real" data, considered proprietary and a closely held secret of all publishers and retailers) these manga rankings use scores assigned to tiles based on how highly the volumes place on online sales sites' posted "bestseller" lists, or a search of their manga offerings sorted by popularity. The higher the placement, the higher the score, obviously.
The sites:
Online Bookstores:
Barnes & Noble [6]
Books-a-Million [7]
Borders [8]
Chapters of Canada [9], and
Amazon's Manga Category Listing [10]
Other Sales Charts:
Amazon's Hourly Bestsellers [11]
Buy.com [12]
Deepdiscount.com [13]
Powell's [14]
Tower [15], and
Virgin [16]
Data from bookstores are weighted higher, as are the hourly bestsellers & manga category results from Amazon.
Math Note: In place of point totals in the thousands and thousands, series scores use a formula that sets the No. 1 (Naruto, currently) at 100 points, with everyone else scoring some fraction of that. (it's a straight scalar so all scores are still proportional)
Top 25 Manga Series, expanded chart
Series ranking and abbreviated listing of component volumes.
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [weighted score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2244.9] ::
5. ↓-1 (4) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [2039.8] ::
9. ↑1 (10) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1805.5] ::
(plus 48 other listings)
2. ↑1 (3) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [65.91]
4. ↓-1 (3) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2071.6] ::
25. ↑15 (40) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [1470.3] ::
35. ↑79 (114) : Bleach The Art of Bleach: All Colour But The Black - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1305] ::
(plus 27 other listings)
3. ↑1 (4) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [63.01]
13. ↑41 (54) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1689.7] ::
17. ↓-4 (13) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1626.9] ::
26. ↑11 (37) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1458.8] ::
(plus 29 other listings)
4. ↓-2 (2) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [60.8]
16. ↓-7 (9) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1648] ::
22. ↓-16 (6) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [1516.8] ::
23. ↑7 (30) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [1506] ::
(plus 14 other listings)
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [59.84]
1. ↔0 (1) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2250] ::
7. ↑5 (12) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1868.7] ::
8. ↑3 (11) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1858] ::
10. ↓-5 (5) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1793.4] ::
11. ↑23 (34) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1789.6] ::
1395. ↑48 (1443) : Vampire Knight 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [10.1] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [48.79]
6. ↑13 (19) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1925.9] ::
12. ↑13 (25) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1707.8] ::
19. ↑20 (39) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1578.6] ::
606. ↑562 (1168) : Rosario+Vampire 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [106] ::
2202. ↑354 (2556) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [0.4] ::
2506. ↓-365 (2141) : Rosario+Vampire 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [0.2] ::
7. ↑2 (9) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [44.35]
3. ↑33 (36) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [2182.1] ::
94. ↑1 (95) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [849.2] ::
147. ↓-12 (135) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [626.4] ::
(plus 20 other listings)
8. ↔0 (8) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [36.24]
31. ↑18 (49) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [1336.6] ::
51. ↓-4 (47) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [1188] ::
62. ↓-19 (43) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [1058.7] ::
(plus 4 other listings)
9. ↓-2 (7) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [35.91]
28. ↓-6 (22) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [1384.4] ::
65. ↓-9 (56) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [1054] ::
89. ↓-4 (85) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [864.7] ::
(plus 9 other listings)
10. ↑2 (12) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [33.85]
32. ↑128 (160) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [1330.6] ::
80. ↓-9 (71) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [918] ::
135. ↑7 (142) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [669.2] ::
(plus 8 other listings)
11. ↓-1 (10) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [30.17]
43. ↓-29 (14) : Chibi Vampire 10 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1245] ::
92. ↑642 (734) : Chibi Vampire 11 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [850.6] ::
195. ↑47 (242) : Chibi Vampire 9 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [511.8] ::
(plus 13 other listings)
12. ↑17 (29) : Hellsing - Dark Horse, Dec 2003 [26.35]
15. ↑76 (91) : Hellsing 9 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [1668.5] ::
293. ↑24 (317) : Hellsing 8 - Dark Horse, Jun 2007 [343.5] ::
597. ↑62 (659) : Hellsing 6 - Dark Horse, Mar 2005 [113.3] ::
(plus 6 other listings)
13. ↑2 (15) : High School Debut - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [25.27]
47. ↑237 (284) : High School Debut 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [1203.3] ::
141. ↓-60 (81) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [648.9] ::
191. ↓-58 (133) : High School Debut 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [520.8] ::
288. ↑164 (452) : High School Debut 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [347.9] ::
430. ↑53 (483) : High School Debut 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [208.5] ::
648. ↑64 (712) : High School Debut 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [92.6] ::
14. ↓-3 (11) : Loveless - Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [24.04]
21. ↓-14 (7) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1530.3] ::
383. ↑14 (397) : Loveless 2 - Tokyopop, Jun 2006 [244.9] ::
444. ↑51 (495) : Loveless 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [196.2] ::
(plus 5 other listings)
15. ↑58 (73) : Yu-Gi-Oh! - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [23.7]
24. ↑224 (248) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1477.3] ::
285. ↑90 (375) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [352.4] ::
730. ↑520 (1250) : Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [71.1] ::
(plus 19 other listings)
16. ↓-2 (14) : Berserk - Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [23.62]
46. ↑21 (67) : Berserk 25 - Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [1226.6] ::
212. ↓-40 (172) : Berserk 24 - Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [469.8] ::
490. ↑190 (680) : Berserk 26 - Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [163.3] ::
(plus 24 other listings)
17. ↑16 (33) : Skip Beat! - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2006 [22.84]
64. ↑246 (310) : Skip Beat! 15 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [1054.3] ::
157. ↓-23 (134) : Skip Beat! 14 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [595.3] ::
350. ↑81 (431) : Skip Beat! 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [284.3] ::
(plus 13 other listings)
18. ↑25 (43) : Kitchen Princess - Del Rey, Jan 2007 [22.83]
33. ↑114 (147) : Kitchen Princess 8 - Del Rey, Oct 2008 [1320.3] ::
241. ↑27 (268) : Kitchen Princess 7 - Del Rey, Aug 2008 [412.7] ::
519. ↑393 (912) : Kitchen Princess 2 - Del Rey, May 2007 [148.6] ::
(plus 5 other listings)
19. ↑13 (32) : Inuyasha - Viz, Mar 2003 [22.66]
63. ↑103 (166) : Inuyasha 35 - Viz, Oct 2008 [1056.5] ::
197. ↑94 (291) : Inuyasha 1 - Viz, Mar 2003 [499.6] ::
199. ↑39 (238) : Inuyasha 2 - Viz, Mar 2003 [486] ::
(plus 43 other listings)
20. ↓-7 (13) : Negima! - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [21.16]
48. ↓-19 (29) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1200.7] ::
340. ↓-43 (297) : Negima! 15 - Del Rey, Aug 2007 [291.1] ::
426. ↓-31 (395) : Negima! 14 - Del Rey, May 2007 [210.3] ::
(plus 19 others listings)
21. ↔0 (21) : Pokemon - Vizkids, Nov 1999 [20.5]
96. ↑2 (98) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [829.2] ::
137. ↑24 (161) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [661.4] ::
250. ↓-82 (168) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Red - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [396.4] ::
(plus 9 other listings)
22. ↑5 (27) : One Piece - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [20.08]
61. ↑23 (84) : One Piece 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1074.3] ::
263. ↑72 (335) : One Piece 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [376] ::
286. ↑94 (380) : One Piece 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [349.8] ::
(plus 17 other listings)
23. ↓-5 (18) : Junjo Romantica - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007 [18.75]
106. ↓-38 (68) : Junjo Romantica 7 - Tokyopop Blu, Sep 2008 [795.6] ::
180. ↑12 (192) : Junjo Romantica 2 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [542.9] ::
273. ↑328 (601) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [363.2] ::
(plus 7 other listings)
24. ↓-1 (23) : D. Gray-Man - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May
2006 [17.95]
178. ↑196 (374) : D. Gray-Man 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [547.8] ::
182. ↑413 (595) : D. Gray-Man 11 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2008 [535.5] ::
204. ↓-76 (128) : D. Gray-Man 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [478.9] ::
(plus 8 other listings)
25. ↓-9 (16) : Phoenix Wright - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [17.91]
29. ↓-8 (21) : Phoenix Wright 1 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1382.7] ::
1281. ↓-820 (461) : Phoenix Wright 2 - Del Rey, Feb 2009 [13.4] ::
Top Series, nos. 26 through 100:
26. ↑45 (71) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [17.34]
27. ↑22 (49) : Mister Mistress - Aurora Deux, Jul 2008 [17.16]
28. ↓-3 (25) : Dark Hunger -- Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [16.7]
29. ↑69 (98) : Claymore - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [16.53]
30. ↓-13 (17) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [16.24]
31. ↓-7 (24) : Tail of the Moon - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [15.78]
32. ↓-10 (22) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [15.28]
33. ↓-13 (20) : Vampire Kisses - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [15.17]
34. ↑4 (38) : Dragon Ball - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2003 [15.06]
35. ↓-16 (19) : Gentlemen's Alliance† - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [15.03]
36. ↑109 (145) : Fushigi Yugi - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2003 [14.73]
37. ↑126 (163) : Captive Hearts - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [14.29]
38. ↑10 (48) : Shaman King - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2003 [14.19]
39. ↑2 (41) : After School Nightmare - Go! Comi, Sep 2006 [13.83]
40. ↓-14 (26) : Warcraft - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [13.69]
41. ↑14 (55) : Red River - Viz, Jan 2008 [13.59]
42. ↑16 (58) : Beauty Pop - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2006 [13.57]
43. ↑19 (62) : Hikaru no Go - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [13.51]
44. ↓-8 (36) : Battle Royale - Viz/Tokyopop, Mar 2003 [13.28]
45. ↑27 (72) : S.A (Special A) - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2007 [12.93]
46. ↓-4 (42) : Buddha - Vertical, May 2006 [12.81]
47. ↓-2 (45) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [12.66]
48. ↑13 (61) : Wallflower - Del Rey, Oct 2004 [12.47]
49. ↑5 (54) : Nana - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [12.24]
50. ↑84 (134) : Angel Diary - Yen Press, Oct 2005 [12.11]
51. ↑105 (156) : Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan - Random House Pantheon, Oct 2008 [11.96]
52. ↓-18 (34) : Sundome - Yen Press, Jan 2008 [11.95]
53. ↑3 (56) : La Corda d'Oro - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2006 [11.7]
54. ↑6 (60) : Black Lagoon - Viz, Aug 2008 [11.69]
55. ↑4 (59) : Legend of Zelda - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [11.47]
56. ↓-4 (52) : Making Comics -- McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [11.44]
57. ↑12 (69) : Black Cat - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [11.28]
58. ↓-21 (37) : Love Mode - Tokyopop Blu, Nov 2005 [11.26]
59. ↓-12 (47) : Absolute Boyfriend - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2006 [11.19]
60. ↓-9 (51) : Her Majesty's Dog - Go! Comi, Apr 2006 [11.19]
61. ↓-17 (44) : Avalon High: Coronation - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [11.11]
62. ↑16 (78) : Gantz - Dark Horse, Jun 2008 [10.78]
63. ↑20 (83) : Vampire Hunter D - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [10.75]
64. ↓-18 (46) : Gothic & Lolita Bible - Tokyopop, Feb 2008 [10.51]
65. ↓-35 (30) : +Anima - Tokyopop, May 2006 [10.44]
66. ↓-38 (28) : Crimson Spell - Media Blasters, Jul 2007 [10.36]
67. ↓-17 (50) : Japanese in Mangaland - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [10.26]
68. ↓-15 (53) : Yotsuba&! - ADV, Jun 2005 [10.18]
69. ↑84 (153) : Code Geass - Bandai, Aug 2008 [9.64]
70. ↓-3 (67) : Pet Shop of Horrors - Tokyopop, Jun 2003 [9.51]
71. ↑18 (89) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [9.41]
72. ↑2 (74) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [9.33]
73. ↑37 (110) : Bakugan Battle Brawlers - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [9.27]
74. ↑20 (94) : Kamichama Karin - Tokyopop/Del Rey, Sep 2005 [9.26]
75. ↓-35 (40) : .hack// - Tokyopop, Sep 2003 [9.26]
76. ↑111 (187) : Air Gear - Del Rey, Jul 2006 [9.01]
77. ↑87 (164) : Nora - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [9]
78. ↑145 (223) : Lover's Pledge - DMP June, Oct 2008 [8.99]
79. ↓-44 (35) : Wild Ones - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2007 [8.92]
80. ↑53 (133) : Kyo Kara Maoh! - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [8.88]
81. ↓-50 (31) : Tokyo Mew Mew - Tokyopop, Apr 2003 [8.88]
82. ↑13 (95) : Vagabond - Viz Signature, Jun 2002 [8.66]
83. ↑14 (97) : Return to Labyrinth - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [8.51]
84. ↓-45 (39) : Case Closed - Viz, Jul 2004 [8.38]
85. ↑11 (96) : Time Stranger Kyoko - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [8.3]
86. ↓-1 (85) : Love*com - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2007 [8.2]
87. ↓-8 (79) : Shugo Chara! - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [8.2]
88. ↓-31 (57) : MeruPuri - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [8.18]
89. ↓-19 (70) : Avatar - Tokyopop et al., Feb 2006 [8.11]
90. ↓-24 (66) : Boys over Flowers - Viz, Oct 2003 [8.04]
91. ↑40 (131) : Ral Ω Grad - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [7.85]
92. ↓-28 (64) : Rave Master - Tokyopop, Jan 2003 [7.7]
93. ↑48 (141) : How to Draw Manga - Graphic Sha, Nov 2002 [7.65]
94. ↑52 (146) : Zombie Loan - Yen Press, Oct 2007 [7.63]
95. ↓-32 (63) : Dororo - Vertical, Apr 2008 [7.56]
96. ↓-8 (88) : Draw Manga -- Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [7.55]
97. ↓-11 (86) : Sonic the Hedgehog Archives - Archie Comics, Nov 2006 [7.53]
98. ↑114 (212) : Wild Adapter - Tokyopop, Jan 2007 [7.52]
99. ↑20 (119) : xxxHolic - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [7.36]
100. ↑8 (108) : Necratoholic - DMP June, Apr 2008 [7.23]
##
Top 250 Manga Volumes
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [2250] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2244.9] ::
3. ↑33 (36) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [2182.1] ::
4. ↓-1 (3) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [2071.6] ::
5. ↓-1 (4) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [2039.8] ::
6. ↑13 (19) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1925.9] ::
7. ↑5 (12) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1868.7] ::
8. ↑3 (11) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1858] ::
9. ↑1 (10) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1805.5] ::
10. ↓-5 (5) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1793.4] ::
11. ↑23 (34) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1789.6] ::
12. ↑13 (25) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1707.8] ::
13. ↑41 (54) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1689.7] ::
14. ↑92 (106) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1670] ::
15. ↑76 (91) : Hellsing 9 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [1668.5] ::
16. ↓-7 (9) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1648] ::
17. ↓-4 (13) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1626.9] ::
18. ↓-10 (8) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [1582.9] ::
19. ↑20 (39) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1578.6] ::
20. ↓-4 (16) : Naruto 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [1537.4] ::
21. ↓-14 (7) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1530.3] ::
22. ↓-16 (6) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [1516.8] ::
23. ↑7 (30) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [1506] ::
24. ↑224 (248) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1477.3] ::
25. ↑15 (40) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [1470.3] ::
26. ↑11 (37) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1458.8] ::
27. ↓-12 (15) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [1451.5] ::
28. ↓-6 (22) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [1384.4] ::
29. ↓-8 (21) : Phoenix Wright 1 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1382.7] ::
30. ↑100 (130) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [1351.4] ::
31. ↑18 (49) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [1336.6] ::
32. ↑128 (160) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [1330.6] ::
33. ↑114 (147) : Kitchen Princess 8 - Del Rey, Oct 2008 [1320.3] ::
34. ↓-10 (24) : Naruto 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [1308.4] ::
35. ↑79 (114) : Bleach The Art of Bleach: All Colour But The Black - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1305] ::
36. ↓-13 (23) : Death Note 7 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2006 [1301.7] ::
37. ↓-4 (33) : Dark Hunger -- Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [1301.6] ::
38. ↓-18 (20) : Death Note 8 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [1293.1] ::
39. ↓-12 (27) : Naruto 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [1292.8] ::
40. ↓-22 (18) : Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [1289] ::
41. ↔0 (41) : Naruto 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [1288.2] ::
42. ↓-16 (26) : Naruto 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [1260.3] ::
43. ↓-29 (14) : Chibi Vampire 10 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1245] ::
44. ↑1 (45) : Death Note 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [1233.9] ::
45. ↓-14 (31) : Naruto 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [1230.6] ::
46. ↑21 (67) : Berserk 25 - Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [1226.6] ::
47. ↑237 (284) : High School Debut 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [1203.3] ::
48. ↓-19 (29) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [1200.7] ::
49. ↑27 (76) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1197.6] ::
50. ↓-22 (28) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1190.7] ::
51. ↓-4 (47) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [1188] ::
52. ↓-35 (17) : Death Note 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [1176.1] ::
53. ↓-18 (35) : Death Note 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [1161.4] ::
54. ↓-12 (42) : Vampire Kisses 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [1157.5] ::
55. ↓-23 (32) : Naruto 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2004 [1152.6] ::
56. ↓-10 (46) : Death Note 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2007 [1129.9] ::
57. ↓-6 (51) : Naruto 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [1125.1] ::
58. ↑289 (347) : Captive Hearts 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [1113.8] ::
59. ↑1 (60) : Naruto 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1108.8] ::
60. ↑105 (165) : Mister Mistress 2 - Aurora Deux, Oct 2008 [1083.4] ::
61. ↑23 (84) : One Piece 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1074.3] ::
62. ↓-19 (43) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [1058.7] ::
63. ↑103 (166) : Inuyasha 35 - Viz, Oct 2008 [1056.5] ::
64. ↑246 (310) : Skip Beat! 15 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [1054.3] ::
65. ↓-9 (56) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [1054] ::
66. ↑36 (102) : Red River 23 - Viz, Oct 2008 [1045.1] ::
67. ↓-2 (65) : Naruto 27 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1025.7] ::
68. ↓-10 (58) : Tail of the Moon 13 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [1020.2] ::
69. ↓-25 (44) : Death Note Another Note (novel) - Viz, Feb 2008 [1016.3] ::
70. ↓-22 (48) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1014.3] ::
71. ↓-33 (38) : Death Note 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2007 [999] ::
72. ↓-22 (50) : Naruto 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2007 [996.1] ::
73. ↓-7 (66) : Death Note 11 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [976.3] ::
74. ↑319 (393) : Claymore 13 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2008 [947.6] ::
75. ↑219 (294) : Angel Diary 7 - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [942.3] ::
76. ↓-23 (53) : Fruits Basket 9 - Tokyopop, Jun 2005 [939.1] ::
77. ↑245 (322) : Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan - Random House Pantheon, Oct 2008 [931.9] ::
78. ↓-26 (52) : Fruits Basket 8 - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [928] ::
79. ↑28 (107) : Beauty Pop 9 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [920.1] ::
80. ↓-9 (71) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [918] ::
81. ↑34 (115) : Wallflower 17 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [912.4] ::
82. ↑8 (90) : Fruits Basket 18 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [910.4] ::
83. ↑33 (116) : Naruto 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [908.4] ::
84. ↓-21 (63) : Naruto 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [908.3] ::
85. ↓-28 (57) : Naruto 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [903.9] ::
86. ↔0 (86) : Making Comics -- McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [891.2] ::
87. ↓-25 (62) : Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [869.3] ::
88. ↑352 (440) : Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [868.9] ::
89. ↓-4 (85) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [864.7] ::
90. ↑3 (93) : Bleach 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [856.2] ::
91. ↑31 (122) : Bleach vols 1-21 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [851.1] ::
92. ↑642 (734) : Chibi Vampire 11 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [850.6] ::
93. ↓-16 (77) : Naruto 11 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [850.2] ::
94. ↑1 (95) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [849.2] ::
95. ↓-34 (61) : Fruits Basket 5 - Tokyopop, Sep 2004 [833.8] ::
96. ↑2 (98) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [829.2] ::
97. ↓-23 (74) : Naruto 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [827.2] ::
98. ↑61 (159) : Gantz 2 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [826.2] ::
99. ↑28 (127) : Hikaru no Go 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [822.6] ::
100. ↓-27 (73) : Fruits Basket 11 - Tokyopop, Aug 2005 [817.9] ::
101. ↓-26 (75) : Naruto 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [815.7] ::
102. ↓-19 (83) : Naruto 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2007 [810.6] ::
103. ↓-25 (78) : Bleach 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [809.2] ::
104. ↑77 (181) : Black Lagoon 2 - Viz, Oct 2008 [807] ::
105. ↓-33 (72) : Fruits Basket 13 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [796] ::
106. ↓-38 (68) : Junjo Romantica 7 - Tokyopop Blu, Sep 2008 [795.6] ::
107. ↑19 (126) : Naruto 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [795.2] ::
108. ↑425 (533) : Nana 13 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [793.9] ::
109. ↑261 (370) : Battle Royale (novel) - Viz, Mar 2003 [791.6] ::
110. ↓-51 (59) : Fruits Basket 6 - Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [789.1] ::
111. ↓-8 (103) : Legend of Zelda 1 - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [788.5] ::
112. ↓-15 (97) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [787.8] ::
113. ↓-12 (101) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [787.6] ::
114. ↑24 (138) : Naruto 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [783.9] ::
115. ↑285 (400) : S.A (Special A) 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [783.3] ::
116. ↑135 (251) : Naruto 33 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [769.7] ::
117. ↓-53 (64) : Fruits Basket 10 - Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [763.2] ::
118. ↑260 (378) : Bleach Souls: Official Character Book - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [759.2] ::
119. ↓-30 (89) : Fruits Basket 14 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [748.9] ::
120. ↑32 (152) : Pet Shop of Horrors Tokyo 3 - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [740.5] ::
121. ↑88 (209) : Bakugan Battle Brawlers 1 - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [722.7] ::
122. ↓-30 (92) : Her Majesty's Dog 10 - Go! Comi, Aug 2008 [712.9] ::
123. ↑31 (154) : Naruto 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [703.7] ::
124. ↑380 (504) : Lover's Pledge - DMP June, Oct 2008 [700.6] ::
125. ↑94 (219) : Naruto vols 1-27 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [700.3] ::
126. ↓-57 (69) : Naruto 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2007 [695.4] ::
127. ↓-23 (104) : Fruits Basket 17 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [695.1] ::
128. ↓-4 (124) : Fruits Basket 7 - Tokyopop, Feb 2005 [693.9] ::
129. ↑8 (137) : Fruits Basket 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [692.9] ::
130. ↑135 (265) : Kyo Kara Maoh! 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [691.7] ::
131. ↑20 (151) : Naruto 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [688.3] ::
132. ↑8 (140) : Bleach 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2007 [676.9] ::
133. ↑220 (353) : Nora 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [672] ::
134. ↓-54 (80) : Naruto 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [671.7] ::
135. ↑7 (142) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [669.2] ::
136. ↑306 (442) : Air Gear 10 - Del Rey, Oct 2008 [668.7] ::
137. ↑24 (161) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [661.4] ::
138. ↑42 (180) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [659.6] ::
139. ↓-51 (88) : Bleach 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [655.3] ::
140. ↓-11 (129) : Naruto 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [650.5] ::
141. ↓-60 (81) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [648.9] ::
142. ↑101 (243) : Bleach 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [646] ::
143. ↑58 (201) : Kingdom Hearts 3 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [633.6] ::
144. ↑161 (305) : Bleach 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [629.4] ::
145. ↓-75 (70) : Fruits Basket 2 - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [629.1] ::
146. ↔0 (146) : Love Mode 11 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2008 [627.7] ::
147. ↓-12 (135) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [626.4] ::
148. ↓-61 (87) : Naruto 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [624.6] ::
149. ↓-26 (123) : Bleach 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2005 [617.9] ::
150. ↑611 (761) : Love*com 9 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2004 [616.7] ::
151. ↓-69 (82) : Naruto 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [614.3] ::
152. ↑81 (233) : Boys over Flowers 32 - Viz, Oct 2008 [613] ::
153. ↓-33 (120) : Fruits Basket 16 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [609.9] ::
154. ↓-9 (145) : Bleach 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2007 [609.4] ::
155. ↑45 (200) : Kingdom Hearts II 1 - Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [602.5] ::
156. ↑27 (183) : After School Nightmare 9 - Go! Comi, Oct 2008 [595.4] ::
157. ↓-23 (134) : Skip Beat! 14 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [595.3] ::
158. ↑162 (320) : Zombie Loan 4 - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [594.8] ::
159. ↓-54 (105) : Fruits Basket 12 - Tokyopop, Dec 2005 [592] ::
160. ↓-16 (144) : Kingdom Hearts 2 - Tokyopop, Jan 2006 [589.4] ::
161. ↑3 (164) : Draw Manga -- Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [588.4] ::
162. ↑79 (241) : Kamichama Karin Chu 2 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [588.3] ::
163. ↓-55 (108) : Bleach 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2007 [587.9] ::
164. ↓-109 (55) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 - Del Rey, Jul 2008 [584.5] ::
165. ↑4 (169) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [576.2] ::
166. ↓-48 (118) : Fruits Basket 4 - Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [575.8] ::
167. ↑129 (296) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 17 - Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [575.7] ::
168. ↓-25 (143) : Japanese in Mangaland 1 - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [570.6] ::
169. ↓-14 (155) : Naruto Anime Profiles 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [567.6] ::
170. ↑731 (901) : Black Cat 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [567.2] ::
171. ↓-58 (113) : Fruits Basket 15 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [565.4] ::
172. ↑36 (208) : Necratoholic - DMP June, Apr 2008 [563.5] ::
173. ↑9 (182) : Manga Bible -- Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [562.4] ::
174. ↓-64 (110) : Bleach 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2004 [560.6] ::
175. ↓-2 (173) : Fullmetal Alchemist 3 - Viz, Sep 2005 [557] ::
176. ↑142 (318) : Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion 1 - Bandai, Aug 2008 [556] ::
177. ↑463 (640) : BODY 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [552.3] ::
178. ↑196 (374) : D. Gray-Man 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [547.8] ::
179. ↓-21 (158) : Bleach 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2007 [547.7] ::
180. ↑12 (192) : Junjo Romantica 2 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [542.9] ::
181. ↑99 (280) : Ral Ω Grad 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [541] ::
182. ↑413 (595) : D. Gray-Man 11 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2008 [535.5] ::
183. ↓-33 (150) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [534.3] ::
184. ↑139 (323) : Kiss All the Boys 3 - Aurora Deux, Oct 2008 [533.2] ::
185. ↑323 (508) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 19 - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [532] ::
186. ↓-87 (99) : Bleach 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [530.8] ::
187. ↑464 (651) : Shaman King 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [528.3] ::
188. ↓-109 (79) : Wild Ones 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [523.2] ::
189. ↓-95 (94) : Bleach 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [521.9] ::
190. ↓-90 (100) : Fruits Basket 3 - Tokyopop, Jun 2004 [521] ::
191. ↓-58 (133) : High School Debut 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [520.8] ::
192. ↓-44 (148) : Drawing Words and Writing Pictures -- Abel, Madden - First Second, Jun 2008 [519.6] ::
193. ↑4 (197) : Buddha 1 - Vertical, May 2006 [517] ::
194. ↑502 (696) : Wild Adapter 6 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [512.8] ::
195. ↑47 (242) : Chibi Vampire 9 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [511.8] ::
196. ↓-100 (96) : Warcraft Legends 1 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [508.4] ::
197. ↑94 (291) : Inuyasha 1 - Viz, Mar 2003 [499.6] ::
198. ↓-81 (117) : Bleach 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [486.6] ::
199. ↑39 (238) : Inuyasha 2 - Viz, Mar 2003 [486] ::
200. ↑57 (257) : La Corda d'Oro 9 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [485.8] ::
201. ↑166 (367) : Silver Diamond 2 - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [482.6] ::
202. ↑34 (236) : Ouran High School Host Club 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [481.7] ::
203. ↑406 (609) : The Guilty (novel) 1 - DMP June, Oct 2008 [480.6] ::
204. ↓-76 (128) : D. Gray-Man 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [478.9] ::
205. ↓-43 (162) : Avalon High: Coronation 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [478.5] ::
206. ↓-21 (185) : After School Nightmare 8 - Go! Comi, Jul 2008 [476.7] ::
207. ↓-86 (121) : Sundome 3 - Yen Press, Sep 2008 [472.8] ::
208. ↓-96 (112) : +Anima 9 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [472.4] ::
209. ↓-15 (194) : Naruto The Official Fanbook - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [471.5] ::
210. ↑163 (373) : One Night Lesson - DMP June, Aug 2008 [471.2] ::
211. ↓-80 (131) : Bleach 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [470.5] ::
212. ↓-40 (172) : Berserk 24 - Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [469.8] ::
213. ↓-81 (132) : Bleach 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2005 [468.2] ::
214. ↑227 (441) : Dragon Drive 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [460.5] ::
215. ↓-66 (149) : Shaman King 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [460.2] ::
216. ↓-97 (119) : Bleach 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2005 [459.5] ::
217. ↑11 (228) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 4 - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [458.6] ::
218. ↓-82 (136) : Black Jack 1 - Vertical, Sep 2008 [456.5] ::
219. ↑62 (281) : Time Stranger Kyoko 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [453.1] ::
220. ↑289 (509) : Sundome 4 - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [452.2] ::
221. ↑6 (227) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy Ultimate Edition - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [446.8] ::
222. ↔0 (222) : D. Gray-Man 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [446.3] ::
223. ↓-20 (203) : Yotsuba&! 4 - ADV, Jun 2007 [445.2] ::
224. ↓-54 (170) : Absolute Boyfriend 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [441.7] ::
225. ↓-58 (167) : Crimson Spell 1 - Media Blasters, Jul 2007 [437.1] ::
226. ↑191 (417) : Enchanter 9 - DMP, Aug 2008 [434.4] ::
227. ↑29 (256) : Monster Book of Manga 1 - Collins Design, Jan 2006 [430.3] ::
228. ↓-117 (111) : Bleach 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2006 [429.6] ::
229. ↓-58 (171) : Bleach 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [429.2] ::
230. ↓-5 (225) : Chibi Vampire 2 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [427.7] ::
231. ↔0 (231) : Dragon Ball Z 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2006 [427.4] ::
232. ↓-33 (199) : La Corda d'Oro 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [426.4] ::
233. ↑13 (246) : D. Gray-Man 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [425.8] ::
234. ↑28 (262) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 2 - Viz Signature, Dec 2008 [423.6] ::
235. ↓-48 (187) : .hack// G.U.+ 3 - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [421.7] ::
236. ↓-20 (216) : Miki Falls Spring - HarperCollins, May 2007 [420.8] ::
237. ↑159 (396) : Fullmetal Alchemist 15 - Viz, Dec 2007 [420.5] ::
238. ↓-36 (202) : Ruff Love - Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [418.8] ::
239. ↑727 (966) : Neon Genesis Evangelion 11 - Viz, Nov 2008 [416.8] ::
240. ↓-64 (176) : Bleach 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [415.8] ::
241. ↑27 (268) : Kitchen Princess 7 - Del Rey, Aug 2008 [412.7] ::
242. ↑255 (497) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 3 - Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [408.8] ::
243. ↓-48 (195) : Shugo Chara! 2 - Del Rey, Aug 2007 [403.8] ::
244. ↑32 (276) : Fullmetal Alchemist 13 - Viz, May 2007 [400] ::
245. ↑30 (275) : Manga Matrix: Create Unique Characters Using the Japanese Matrix System - HarperCollins, Aug 2006 [399.3] ::
246. ↑117 (363) : Shy Intentions - DMP June, Oct 2008 [398.3] ::
247. ↓-49 (198) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 4 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [397] ::
248. ↓-59 (189) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 3 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [396.7] ::
249. ↓-19 (230) : Fullmetal Alchemist 12 - Viz, Mar 2007 [396.5] ::
250. ↓-82 (168) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Red - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [396.4] ::
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Matt Blind is a bookseller: that's his day job, working as an asst. manager at a far-flung outpost of one of the big box chains. He is also a big fan of manga, has been a blogger of one stripe or another since aught-four, drinks too much, and remembers enough discrete math from his classes at Georgia Tech to construct the truly frightening spreadsheet that spits out these charts.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [4] where he occasionally posts manga reviews, book retail & publishing news, and commentary on fandom in general -- but mostly wastes his time (and yours) with posts on the ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
[sigh] Naruto, Death Note, Fruits Basket, Vampire Knight, and Bleach.
Well, at least you kids know what you like.
What's the midlist, you ask? Well, since a chart showing just the very top volumes is awfully repetitive, and not very illuminating, I'll exclude volumes from the top five series (listed above) and re-run and re-number the chart for a Midlist ranking. First up, though:
Top 100 Manga Volumes of 2008
1. Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [21636.9] ::
2. Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [21578.4] ::
3. Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [20971.2] ::
4. Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [20778.5] ::
5. Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [20640.8] ::
6. Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [20504.1] ::
7. Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [20413.2] ::
8. Death Note 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [19818.2] ::
9. Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [19484.5] ::
10. Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [19440.4] ::
11. Death Note 7 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2006 [19160.9] ::
12. Death Note 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [19102.8] ::
13. Death Note 8 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [18940] ::
14. Death Note 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2007 [18313.2] ::
15. Death Note 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [18151.4] ::
16. Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [18111.5] ::
17. Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [18019.4] ::
18. Death Note 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2007 [17395.4] ::
19. Naruto 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [16899.2] ::
20. Naruto 27 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [16380.3] ::
21. Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [16349.9] ::
22. Death Note 11 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [16158.1] ::
23. Naruto 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [15630.5] ::
24. Naruto 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [15392.9] ::
25. Naruto 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2004 [15276.1] ::
26. Naruto 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [15236.5] ::
27. Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [15201.5] ::
28. Naruto 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [14816.8] ::
29. Naruto 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2007 [14724.5] ::
30. Naruto 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [14694] ::
31. Naruto 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [14642.9] ::
32. Naruto 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [14142.6] ::
33. Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [14024.9] ::
34. Bleach 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [13970.2] ::
35. Bleach 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [13920.6] ::
36. Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [13867.3] ::
37. Dark Hunger – Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [13822.9] ::
38. Naruto 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2007 [13648.7] ::
39. Naruto 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [13625.8] ::
40. Naruto 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [13559.2] ::
41. Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [13253.3] ::
42. Naruto 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [13064.1] ::
43. Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [13010.5] ::
44. Fruits Basket 18 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [12935] ::
45. Naruto 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [12832.4] ::
46. Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [12817] ::
47. Naruto 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [12792.6] ::
48. Death Note Another Note (novel) - Viz, Feb 2008 [12710.4] ::
49. Naruto 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [12708.2] ::
50. Naruto 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [12692.2] ::
51. Naruto 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [12601.4] ::
52. Naruto 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [12478.4] ::
53. Naruto 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [12271.7] ::
54. Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [12145.7] ::
55. Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [12137.7] ::
56. Fruits Basket 17 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [12103.1] ::
57. Naruto 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [11926.6] ::
58. Naruto 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [11858.8] ::
59. Naruto 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [11792.1] ::
60. Bleach 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2004 [11784] ::
61. Naruto 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2007 [11745.4] ::
62. Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [11448.8] ::
63. Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [11172.6] ::
64. Bleach 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [10687.8] ::
65. Bleach 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2005 [10624.5] ::
66. Bleach 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [10611.8] ::
67. Bleach 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2005 [10492.8] ::
68. Naruto 11 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [10378.3] ::
69. Fruits Basket 8 - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [10190.3] ::
70. Fruits Basket 9 - Tokyopop, Jun 2005 [10126.3] ::
71. Bleach 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [10073.9] ::
72. Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [9974.4] ::
73. Bleach 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2007 [9781.7] ::
74. Bleach 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2007 [9758.6] ::
75. Fruits Basket 6 - Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [9730.9] ::
76. Fruits Basket 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [9654] ::
77. Naruto The Official Fanbook - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [9641.2] ::
78. Bleach 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2007 [9638] ::
79. Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [9604.3] ::
80. Fruits Basket 5 - Tokyopop, Sep 2004 [9570.4] ::
81. Fruits Basket 13 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [9570.1] ::
82. Bleach 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2005 [9497.8] ::
83. Bleach 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2007 [9431.8] ::
84. Fruits Basket 10 - Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [9287.8] ::
85. Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [9059.3] ::
86. Fruits Basket 14 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [9003.4] ::
87. Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories vols 1-2 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [8979.2] ::
88. Fruits Basket 2 - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [8922.5] ::
89. Fruits Basket 7 - Tokyopop, Feb 2005 [8878.7] ::
90. Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [8787] ::
91. Bleach 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [8749.7] ::
92. Battle Royale (novel) - Viz, Mar 2003 [8731.3] ::
93. Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [8685.9] ::
94. Ouran High School Host Club 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [8669.3] ::
95. Bleach 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [8596.9] ::
96. Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [8588.8] ::
97. Making Comics – McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [8479.6] ::
98. Bleach 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [8398.3] ::
99. Bleach 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2006 [8230.4] ::
100. Fruits Basket 15 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [8225.6] ::
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Top 100 Manga Midlist of 2008
key:
midlist ranking. (actual rank) : title - pulishing info [score] ::
1. (37) : Dark Hunger – Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [13822.9] ::
2. (41) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [13253.3] ::
3. (43) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [13010.5] ::
4. (46) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [12817] ::
5. (55) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [12137.7] ::
6. (63) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [11172.6] ::
7. (72) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [9974.4] ::
8. (85) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [9059.3] ::
9. (87) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories vols 1-2 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [8979.2] ::
10. (90) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [8787] ::
11. (92) : Battle Royale (novel) - Viz, Mar 2003 [8731.3] ::
12. (93) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [8685.9] ::
13. (94) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [8669.3] ::
14. (97) : Making Comics – McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [8479.6] ::
15. (102) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 16 - Del Rey, Feb 2008 [8157.3] ::
16. (104) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [7999.7] ::
17. (105) : Ouran High School Host Club 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2006 [7927] ::
18. (109) : Ouran High School Host Club 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [7775.7] ::
19. (111) : Fullmetal Alchemist 16 - Viz, Mar 2008 [7724.4] ::
20. (113) : Berserk 22 - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [7487.7] ::
21. (114) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Red - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [7349.7] ::
22. (115) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [7304.8] ::
23. (116) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [7263.7] ::
24. (117) : Kingdom Hearts vols 1-4 box set - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [7225.5] ::
25. (118) : Fullmetal Alchemist 15 - Viz, Dec 2007 [7123.8] ::
26. (119) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [7120.1] ::
27. (121) : Negima! 18 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [6945.9] ::
28. (122) : Manga Bible -- Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [6926] ::
29. (123) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 17 - Del Rey, May 2008 [6690.3] ::
30. (124) : Chibi Vampire 2 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [6631.9] ::
31. (125) : Ouran High School Host Club 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [6614.9] ::
32. (126) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Yellow - Vizkids, Dec 2006 [6567.2] ::
33. (127) : Absolute Boyfriend 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2007 [6534.2] ::
34. (128) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 - Del Rey, Jul 2008 [6501.5] ::
35. (129) : Yotsuba&! 5 - ADV, Oct 2007 [6424] ::
36. (130) : Chibi Vampire 5 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [6299.4] ::
37. (131) : Ouran High School Host Club 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [6226] ::
38. (132) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [6173.4] ::
39. (133) : Necratoholic - DMP June, Apr 2008 [6118.4] ::
40. (134) : In Odd We Trust -- Koontz, Chan - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [6038.8] ::
41. (135) : Absolute Boyfriend 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [5978] ::
42. (136) : Fullmetal Alchemist 3 - Viz, Sep 2005 [5929.8] ::
43. (137) : Chibi Vampire 1 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [5890.8] ::
44. (139) : Chibi Vampire 3 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [5777] ::
45. (140) : Absolute Boyfriend 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2007 [5737.7] ::
46. (141) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2007 [5680.4] ::
47. (142) : Return to Labyrinth 2 - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [5642.3] ::
48. (143) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [5624.1] ::
49. (144) : Ouran High School Host Club 10 - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2008 [5614.3] ::
50. (145) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [5604.4] ::
51. (146) : Chibi Vampire 6 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [5530.9] ::
52. (147) : xxxHolic 12 - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [5527.1] ::
53. (148) : MeruPuri 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [5519.1] ::
54. (149) : Japanese in Mangaland 1 - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [5515.6] ::
55. (150) : Ouran High School Host Club 9 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2007 [5499.3] ::
56. (151) : Negima! 17 - Del Rey, Mar 2008 [5493.6] ::
57. (153) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [5450.9] ::
58. (154) : Berserk 21 - Dark Horse, Feb 2008 [5392.7] ::
59. (155) : Chibi Vampire 4 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [5367.1] ::
60. (156) : D. Gray-Man 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2008 [5334.8] ::
61. (157) : Kingdom Hearts II 1 - Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [5300.2] ::
62. (158) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 2 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [5289.3] ::
63. (159) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [5145.5] ::
64. (160) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2008 [5128.6] ::
65. (161) : Fullmetal Alchemist 14 - Viz, Aug 2007 [5110.5] ::
66. (162) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [5067] ::
67. (163) : Fullmetal Alchemist 4 - Viz, Nov 2005 [5063.6] ::
68. (164) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [5041] ::
69. (165) : High School Debut 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [5021.7] ::
70. (166) : Avalon High: Coronation 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [4980.3] ::
71. (167) : Crimson Spell 1 - Media Blasters, Jul 2007 [4979.5] ::
72. (168) : Scott Pilgrim 3 - Oni Press, May 2006 [4972.2] ::
73. (169) : Hellsing 9 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [4965.3] ::
74. (170) : Draw Manga -- Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [4947.2] ::
75. (172) : Avalon High: Coronation 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [4888.4] ::
76. (173) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy Ultimate Edition - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [4858.5] ::
77. (174) : Drawing Words and Writing Pictures -- Abel, Madden - First Second, Jun 2008 [4831.1] ::
78. (175) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2008 [4824.8] ::
79. (176) : Junjo Romantica 6 - Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2008 [4822.8] ::
80. (177) : Return to Labyrinth 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [4782.3] ::
81. (178) : Berserk 24 - Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [4773.4] ::
82. (179) : A Foreign Love Affair - 801 Media, Mar 2008 [4749.2] ::
83. (180) : Yotsuba&! 4 - ADV, Jun 2007 [4744] ::
84. (181) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [4727.9] ::
85. (182) : Chibi Vampire 8 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [4715.8] ::
86. (183) : Berserk 23 - Dark Horse, Jun 2008 [4715.2] ::
87. (184) : MeruPuri 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2005 [4677.1] ::
88. (185) : Absolute Boyfriend 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2006 [4619.8] ::
89. (186) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 1 - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [4602.7] ::
90. (187) : Absolute Boyfriend 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2008 [4572.3] ::
91. (188) : Fullmetal Alchemist 5 - Viz, Jan 2006 [4562] ::
92. (189) : Chibi Vampire 9 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [4539.6] ::
93. (190) : Hellsing 8 - Dark Horse, Jun 2007 [4470.7] ::
94. (191) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 3 - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [4458.3] ::
95. (192) : Blade of the Immortal 19 - Dark Horse, Jun 2008 [4454.2] ::
96. (193) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 2 - Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [4452.9] ::
97. (194) : Loveless 6 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [4440.5] ::
98. (195) : Buddha 1 - Vertical, May 2006 [4413.9] ::
99. (196) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [4405.2] ::
100. (197) : Blood+ 2 - Dark Horse, May 2008 [4377.1] ::
Matt Blind is a bookseller: that's his day job, working as an asst. manager at a far-flung outpost of one of the big box chains. He is also a big fan of manga, has been a blogger of one stripe or another since aught-four, drinks too much, and remembers enough discrete math from his classes at Georgia Tech to construct the truly frightening spreadsheet that spits out these charts.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [4] where he occasionally posts manga reviews, book retail & publishing news, and commentary on fandom in general—but mostly wastes his time (and yours) with posts on the ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
My 2008 rankings are based on 37 weeks of data (about 70% of the year) starting in late February and running (with minimal gaps) to the end of November, with a couple of charts right at the end to round out the year.
Full weekly charts have been posted (and continue to post) under the rankings category [19] at Rocketbomber.com [4].
Top 300 Series, 2008
Publishers' Scorecard
[Note: 801 Media & DMP June could be considered to be over-represented since each one-shot manga and novel counts as a single series. It would be more representative to look at some of their authors and mangaka as constituting a single series -- but I'm not doing that.]
Series Rankings
Scores normalized to a 100 pt. scale (#1=100 points). (actually, the top score is 840539.5 points, which is harder to wrap your brain around, hence the extra calculation) It's a straight scalar, though, so all scores are still proportional.
And, let me stress, the scores are estimates. I like my method quite a bit, but am the first to admit I have to go through a hell of a lot of math making these estimates because I don't have access to actual unit sales numbers
1. Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100] ::
2. Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [77.7] ::
3. Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [59.6] ::
4. Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [59.4] ::
5. Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [54.3] ::
6. Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [34.5] ::
7. Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [31.1] ::
8. Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [29.6] ::
9. Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [26.7] ::
10. Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [21.2] ::
11. Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [21.2] ::
12. Pokemon - Vizkids, Nov 1999 [21.1] ::
13. Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [20.6] ::
14. Berserk - Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [18.6] ::
15. Negima! - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [17.5] ::
16. Absolute Boyfriend - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2006 [17.2] ::
17. Dark Hunger – Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [16.4] ::
18. Gentlemen's Alliance† - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [15] ::
19. D. Gray-Man - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [14.6] ::
20. Loveless - Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [14.4] ::
21. Yotsuba&! - ADV, Jun 2005 [14.2] ::
22. Junjo Romantica - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007 [13.5] ::
23. Warcraft - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [12.8] ::
24. MeruPuri - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [12.7] ::
25. Return to Labyrinth - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [12.5] ::
26. xxxHolic - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [12.4] ::
27. One Piece - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [12.4] ::
28. Hellsing - Dark Horse, Dec 2003 [12.1] ::
29. +Anima - Tokyopop, May 2006 [12.1] ::
30. Avalon High: Coronation - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [11.7] ::
31. Avatar - Tokyopop/Simon & Schuster, Feb 2006 [11.5] ::
32. High School Debut - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [11.2] ::
33. Battle Royale - Viz/Tokyopop, Mar 2003 [11.1] ::
34. Japanese in Mangaland - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [10.5] ::
35. Gothic & Lolita Bible - Tokyopop, Feb 2008 [10.5] ::
36. Making Comics – McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [10.1] ::
37. Hana-Kimi - Viz, Sep 2004 [10] ::
38. Vampire Hunter D - Dark Horse/DMP, Jun 2005 [10] ::
39. Skip Beat! - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2006 [10] ::
40. Inuyasha - Viz, Mar 2003 [9.86] ::
41. The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [9.62] ::
42. Vampire Kisses - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [9.6] ::
43. Buddha - Vertical, May 2006 [9.51] ::
44. Blade of the Immortal - Dark Horse, Mar 1997 [9.49] ::
45. Wild Ones - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2007 [9.42] ::
46. Shugo Chara! - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [9.39] ::
47. Kitchen Princess - Del Rey, Jan 2007 [9.11] ::
48. Tail of the Moon - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [8.97] ::
49. Millennium Snow - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2007 [8.92] ::
50. Naoki Urasawa's Monster - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [8.79] ::
51. Black Cat - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [8.79] ::
52. Rave Master - Tokyopop, Jan 2003 [8.54] ::
53. .hack// - Tokyopop, Sep 2003 [8.37] ::
54. Manga Bible -- Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [8.24] ::
55. Dragon Ball - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2003 [8.21] ::
56. S.A (Special A) - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2007 [8.21] ::
57. Claymore - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [7.91] ::
58. Blood+ - Dark Horse, Jan 2008 [7.85] ::
59. Sundome - Yen Press, Jan 2008 [7.84] ::
60. Nana - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [7.83] ::
61. Strawberry Panic - Seven Seas Strawberry, Nov 2007 [7.78] ::
62. Yurara - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2007 [7.73] ::
63. Tokyo Mew Mew - Tokyopop, May 2004 [7.58] ::
64. Crimson Spell - Media Blasters, Jul 2007 [7.37] ::
65. Necratoholic - DMP June, Apr 2008 [7.28] ::
66. In Odd We Trust -- Koontz, Chan - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [7.18] ::
67. Pretty Face - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2007 [6.91] ::
68. Fairy Tail - Del Rey, Mar 2008 [6.81] ::
69. Shaman King - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2003 [6.65] ::
70. Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [6.6] ::
71. Prince of Tennis - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2004 [6.6] ::
72. Case Closed - Viz, Jul 2004 [6.56] ::
73. Beauty Pop - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2006 [6.49] ::
74. Totally Captivated - Netcomics, Feb 2008 [6.16] ::
75. Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [6.12] ::
76. Scott Pilgrim - Oni Press, Jul 2004 [6.05] ::
77. Red River - Viz, Jan 2008 [6.03] ::
78. Her Majesty's Dog - Go! Comi, Apr 2006 [6.02] ::
79. La Corda d'Oro - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2006 [5.99] ::
80. Godchild - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2006 [5.96] ::
81. Draw Manga -- Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [5.89] ::
82. Dragon Drive - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2007 [5.8] ::
83. Yu-Gi-Oh! - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [5.77] ::
84. Drawing Words and Writing Pictures -- Abel, Madden - First Second, Jun 2008 [5.75] ::
85. A Foreign Love Affair - 801 Media, Mar 2008 [5.65] ::
86. Monkey High! - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2008 [5.54] ::
87. Lovecom - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2007 [5.5] ::
88. Love Mode - Tokyopop Blu, Nov 2005 [5.4] ::
89. Full Moon O Sagashite - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [5.24] ::
90. Wallflower - Del Rey, Oct 2004 [5.22] ::
91. Phoenix Wright - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [5.18] ::
92. Monster Book of Manga - Collins Design, Jan 2006 [4.97] ::
93. Kanji de Manga - Japanime's Manga University, Jan 2005 [4.94] ::
94. Love Is Like a Hurricane - 801 Media, Jun 2007 [4.8] ::
95. Dororo - Vertical, Apr 2008 [4.69] ::
96. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - Viz, Mar 2004 [4.67] ::
97. Gantz - Dark Horse, Jun 2008 [4.6] ::
98. Mister Mistress - Aurora Deux, Jul 2008 [4.52] ::
99. How to Draw Manga - Graphic Sha, Jul 1999 [4.52] ::
100. After School Nightmare - Go! Comi, Sep 2006 [4.51] ::
101. Black Lagoon - Viz, Aug 2008 [4.51] ::
102. Eyeshield 21 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2005 [4.49] ::
103. Record of a Fallen Vampire - Viz, May 2008 [4.43] ::
104. Angel Diary - Yen Press, Oct 2005 [4.41] ::
105. Miki Falls - HarperCollins, May 2007 [4.39] ::
106. Kamichama Karin - Tokyopop/Del Rey, Sep 2005 [4.39] ::
107. Sonic the Hedgehog Archives - Archie Comics, Nov 2006 [4.38] ::
108. Kurohime - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2008 [4.36] ::
109. Rurouni Kenshin - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2003 [4.33] ::
110. Pet Shop of Horrors - Tokyopop, Jun 2003 [4.27] ::
111. Oh My Goddess! - Dark Horse, Jun 2002 [4.21] ::
112. Saiyuki - Tokyopop, May 2003 [4.2] ::
113. Caged Slave (novel) - DMP June, May 2008 [4.2] ::
114. The Devil's Secret - 801 Media, Jun 2008 [4.16] ::
115. Mamotte! Lollipop - Del Rey, Feb 2007 [4.08] ::
116. Ghost in the Shell - Dark Horse, Jun 2004 [4.08] ::
117. Reborn! - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2006 [4.08] ::
118. Time Stranger Kyoko - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [4.03] ::
119. Vagabond - Viz Signature, Apr 2002 [4.02] ::
120. Hunter x Hunter - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2005 [3.97] ::
121. Switch - Viz, Mar 2008 [3.93] ::
122. Boys over Flowers - Viz, Jul 2003 [3.92] ::
123. Suzuka - Del Rey, Aug 2006 [3.9] ::
124. Fushigi Yugi - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2003 [3.84] ::
125. DNAngel - Tokyopop, Mar 2004 [3.71] ::
126. Nightmare Inspector - Viz, Apr 2008 [3.68] ::
127. ION - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [3.67] ::
128. Air Gear - Del Rey, Jul 2006 [3.63] ::
129. Chobits - Tokyopop, Apr 2002 [3.62] ::
130. Manga Matrix: Create Unique Characters Using the Japanese Matrix System - Collins Design, Aug 2006 [3.59] ::
131. Trinity Blood - Tokyopop, Nov 2006 [3.57] ::
132. Samurai Deeper Kyo - Tokyopop, Jun 2003 [3.51] ::
133. Dog Style - Media Blasters, Sep 2007 [3.49] ::
134. Cardcaptor Sakura - Tokyopop, May 2000 [3.44] ::
135. Hikaru no Go - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [3.4] ::
136. Yu Yu Hakusho - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [3.38] ::
137. Gin Tama - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [3.35] ::
138. Fairy Cube - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [3.33] ::
139. Bride of the Water God - Dark Horse, Oct 2007 [3.28] ::
140. Buso Renkin - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2006 [3.26] ::
141. Welcome to the NHK - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [3.25] ::
142. Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs - Viz, Feb 2007 [3.25] ::
143. Battle Vixens - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [3.24] ::
144. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [3.24] ::
145. School Rumble - Del Rey, Feb 2006 [3.21] ::
146. Gun Blaze West - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2008 [3.18] ::
147. Angel Sanctuary - Viz, Apr 2004 [3.16] ::
148. Manga Sutra (Futari H) - Tokyopop, Jan 2008 [3.12] ::
149. Disgaea - Broccoli, Sep 2006 [3.1] ::
150. Ral O Grad - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [3.07] ::
151. Love Attack - Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [3.06] ::
152. Zatch Bell! - Viz, Aug 2005 [3.05] ::
153. Barefoot Gen - Last Gasp, Sep 2004 [3.03] ::
154. Body Language (novel) - DMP, Jan 2008 [2.95] ::
155. Pichi Pichi Pitch - Del Rey, Apr 2006 [2.94] ::
156. Manga Messiah - Tyndale, Sep 2007 [2.93] ::
157. Fallen Moon - Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2008 [2.88] ::
158. Strawberry 100% - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [2.83] ::
159. I Want To Be Naughty - Media Blasters, Oct 2007 [2.79] ::
160. Pet on Duty - Boysenberry Books, Nov 2007 [2.77] ::
161. Fall in Love Like a Comic - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [2.77] ::
162. Okami Official Complete Works - Udon, May 2008 [2.76] ::
163. Zombie Loan - Yen Press, Oct 2007 [2.73] ::
164. Manga Mania - Watson-Guptill, Apr 2001 [2.73] ::
165. Mushishi - Del Rey, Jan 2007 [2.69] ::
166. MÄR - Viz, Apr 2005 [2.67] ::
167. Hayate the Combat Butler - Viz, Nov 2006 [2.67] ::
168. Honey & Clover - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2008 [2.66] ::
169. Legend of Zelda - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [2.65] ::
170. CLAMP no Kiseki - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [2.63] ::
171. Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [2.61] ::
172. Starcraft - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [2.6] ::
173. My Dearest Devil Princess - Broccoli Books, Nov 2007 [2.6] ::
174. Hero Heel - DMP June, Nov 2006 [2.54] ::
175. Only the Ring Finger Knows - DMP June, Aug 2004 [2.53] ::
176. Full Metal Panic! - ADV/Tokyopop, Sep 2003 [2.52] ::
177. The Dreaming - Tokyopop, Dec 2005 [2.52] ::
178. Ai no Kusabi (novel) - DMP June, Nov 2007 [2.51] ::
179. Shakugan no Shana - Viz, Apr 2007 [2.49] ::
180. Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan - Random House Pantheon, Oct 2008 [2.47] ::
181. Me & My Brothers - Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [2.44] ::
182. Azumanga Daioh - ADV, Sep 2003 [2.43] ::
183. Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. - Palgrave Macmillan, Nov 2007 [2.43] ::
184. Sensual Phrase - Viz, Apr 2004 [2.39] ::
185. Hell Girl - Del Rey, Jan 2008 [2.39] ::
186. Black Jack - Vertical, Sep 2008 [2.39] ::
187. Your & My Secret - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [2.37] ::
188. Manga Studio for Dummies - Wiley, John & Sons, Jan 2008 [2.36] ::
189. Bizenghast - Tokyopop, Aug 2005 [2.36] ::
190. Tramps Like Us - Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [2.33] ::
191. Selfish Mr. Mermaid - DMP June, Apr 2008 [2.31] ::
192. Usagi Yojimbo - Dark Horse, Sep 1999 [2.21] ::
193. Princess Resurrection - Del Rey, May 2007 [2.14] ::
194. Cherry Juice - Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [2.12] ::
195. The Prime Minister's Secret Diplomacy - 801 Media, Jan 2008 [2.1] ::
196. Robot - DMP/Udon, Aug 2005 [2.08] ::
197. TEKKONKINKREET: Black & White - Viz Signature, Sep 2007 [2.07] ::
198. Love Pistols - Tokyopop Blu, May 2007 [2.05] ::
199. Queen's Knight - Tokyopop, Nov 2004 [2.04] ::
200. Kiss All the Boys - Aurora Deux, Mar 2008 [2.04] ::
201. Tea for Two - Tokyopop Blu, May 2008 [2.03] ::
202. Pastel - Del Rey, Dec 2005 [2.03] ::
203. Gacha Gacha - Del Rey, Sep 2005 [1.98] ::
204. Sgt. Frog - Tokyopop, Jan 2004 [1.95] ::
205. Ultimate Venus - Go! Comi, May 2008 [1.95] ::
206. Wild Adapter - Tokyopop, Jan 2007 [1.93] ::
207. Kilala Princess - Tokyopop, Jan 2007 [1.93] ::
208. Love Recipe - DMP June, Jun 2007 [1.9] ::
209. Captive Hearts - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [1.89] ::
210. Vassalord - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1.89] ::
211. Cowa! - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [1.88] ::
212. Scandalous Seiryo University - Media Blasters, Aug 2007 [1.85] ::
213. Manga Moods - Japanime's Manga University, Mar 2006 [1.84] ::
214. Yakuza in Love - Aurora Deux, Jan 2008 [1.81] ::
215. Mamotte Shugogetten - Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [1.8] ::
216. Enchanter - DMP, Jan 2007 [1.8] ::
217. The President's Time - 801 Media, May 2008 [1.79] ::
218. Bakugan Battle Brawlers - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [1.79] ::
219. Mixed Vegetables - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1.77] ::
220. Eternal Love (novel) - DMP June, Jun 2008 [1.77] ::
221. BODY - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [1.77] ::
222. Chocolat - Yen Press, Oct 2005 [1.76] ::
223. Psycho Busters - Del Rey, Oct 2007 [1.76] ::
224. Code Geass - Bandai, Aug 2008 [1.72] ::
225. Manga Shakespeare - HNA Amulet, Apr 2007 [1.7] ::
226. Venus Versus Virus - Seven Seas, Jul 2007 [1.7] ::
227. My Heavenly Hockey Club - Del Rey, May 2007 [1.7] ::
228. Ruff Love - Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [1.68] ::
229. King of Hell - Tokyopop, Jun 2003 [1.66] ::
230. Weekend Lovers - 801 Media, Apr 2008 [1.65] ::
231. Love Master A - Go! Comi, Nov 2007 [1.62] ::
232. Nora - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1.61] ::
233. Gakuen Alice - Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [1.61] ::
234. Dazzle - Tokyopop, Jan 2006 [1.6] ::
235. Oh My God! - Aurora Deux, Jul 2008 [1.58] ::
236. Dramacon - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [1.57] ::
237. My Paranoid Next Door Neighbor - 801 Media, Aug 2007 [1.56] ::
238. From Far Away - Viz, Dec 2004 [1.56] ::
239. Hoshin Engi - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2007 [1.55] ::
240. The Art of Studio Ghibli Films - Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2002 [1.54] ::
241. Getbackers - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [1.52] ::
242. My Neighbor Totoro - Viz Ghibli Library, Aug 2004 [1.52] ::
243. King of Debt - 801 Media, Jan 2008 [1.51] ::
244. Kagetora - Del Rey, Mar 2006 [1.51] ::
245. Battle Club - Tokyopop, Mar 2006 [1.5] ::
246. S (novel) - DMP June, May 2008 [1.49] ::
247. Vampire Doll - Tokyopop, Sep 2006 [1.47] ::
248. Emma - CMX, Sep 2006 [1.46] ::
249. Peace Maker - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [1.46] ::
250. Flame of Recca - Viz, Jul 2003 [1.45] ::
251. Nodame Cantabile - Del Rey, Apr 2005 [1.44] ::
252. Ballad of a Shinigami - Seven Seas, Mar 2008 [1.44] ::
253. Blue Sky - DMP June, Jul 2008 [1.43] ::
254. The Devil Within - Go! Comi, Jun 2007 [1.43] ::
255. Speed Racer - DMP/Seven Seas, Dec 2007 [1.4] ::
256. A Promise of Romance (novel) - DMP June, May 2008 [1.39] ::
257. Basara - Viz, Jul 2003 [1.38] ::
258. Sola - Broccoli Books, Jun 2008 [1.38] ::
259. Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service - Dark Horse, Aug 2006 [1.37] ::
260. Neon Genesis Evangelion - Viz/ADV, Aug 2002 [1.37] ::
261. Shakespeare the Manga Edition - Wiley, John & Sons, Apr 2007 [1.37] ::
262. Maid in Heaven - Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [1.36] ::
263. Peach Fuzz - Tokyopop, Jan 2005 [1.36] ::
264. Love+Alpha - 801 Media, Jul 2008 [1.34] ::
265. Great Place High School - DMP June, Apr 2008 [1.32] ::
266. Elemental Gelade - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [1.32] ::
267. Koi Cupid - Broccoli Books, Apr 2008 [1.31] ::
268. Blame! - Tokyopop, Aug 2005 [1.3] ::
269. Sweet Admiration (novel) - DMP June, Mar 2008 [1.29] ::
270. Aoi House - Seven Seas, May 2006 [1.29] ::
271. Endless Rain - DMP June, May 2008 [1.27] ::
272. Zombie Powder - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [1.27] ::
273. Anime: From Akira to Howl's Moving Castle -- Napier - Palgrave Macmillan, Nov 2005 [1.25] ::
274. Just Around the Corner - 801 Media, Aug 2008 [1.25] ::
275. Uzumaki - Viz Signature, Oct 2001 [1.21] ::
276. Black God - Yen Press, Oct 2007 [1.21] ::
277. Better Than a Dream (novel) - DMP June, May 2008 [1.17] ::
278. Kyo Kara Maoh! - Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [1.17] ::
279. Legend - Yen Press, Nov 2006 [1.17] ::
280. Flight (anthology) - Random House Villard, Sep 2004 [1.17] ::
281. Bring It On! - Yen Press, Oct 2005 [1.16] ::
282. He Is My Master - Seven Seas, Jul 2007 [1.16] ::
283. Immoral Darkness (novel) - DMP June, Jul 2008 [1.15] ::
284. Spiral - Yen Press, Oct 2007 [1.14] ::
285. Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [1.14] ::
286. Excel Saga - Viz, Jul 2003 [1.13] ::
287. Strawberry Marshmallow - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [1.13] ::
288. Japanese the Manga Way - Stone Bridge Press, Nov 2004 [1.12] ::
289. Parasyte - Del Rey, May 2007 [1.11] ::
290. Mugen Spiral - Tokyopop, Jan 2007 [1.11] ::
291. Silver Diamond - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1.1] ::
292. Hibiki's Magic - Tokyopop, Jan 2007 [1.1] ::
293. Whistle! - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [1.1] ::
294. Aranzi Aronzo - Vertical, Feb 2007 [1.08] ::
295. Dance in the Vampire Bund - Seven Seas, May 2008 [1.08] ::
296. Sleeping with Money (novel) - DMP June, Jun 2008 [1.08] ::
297. VB Rose - Tokyopop, Jan 2008 [1.08] ::
298. Avril Lavigne's Make 5 Wishes - Del Rey, Apr 2007 [1.05] ::
299. Heavenly Body - Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [1.05] ::
300. Kashimashi - Seven Seas Strawberry, Dec 2006 [1.04] ::
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Matt Blind is a bookseller: that's his day job, working as an asst. manager at a far-flung outpost of one of the big box chains. He is also a big fan of manga, has been a blogger of one stripe or another since aught-four, drinks too much, and remembers enough discrete math from his classes at Georgia Tech to construct the truly frightening spreadsheet that spits out these charts.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [4] where he occasionally posts manga reviews, book retail & publishing news, and commentary on fandom in general -- but mostly wastes his time (and yours) with posts on the ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
Top 10 Manga Volumes:
1. ↑272 (273) : Naruto 33 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1767.2] ::
2. ↑168 (170) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1673.2] ::
3. ↑51 (54) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1648.1] ::
4. ↑75 (79) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1598.7] ::
5. ↑146 (151) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1551.5] ::
6. ↑392 (398) : Bleach 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1536.8] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1463.4] ::
8. ↑13 (21) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [1459.4] ::
9. ↓-3 (6) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1411.8] ::
10. ↑86 (96) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1406.2] ::
Top 10 Manga Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
2. ↔0 (2) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [63.94]
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [59.95]
4. ↔0 (4) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [55.72]
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [48.88]
6. ↔0 (6) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [40.14]
7. ↑4 (11) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [37.47]
8. ↓-1 (7) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [32.89]
9. ↓-1 (8) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [32.36]
10. ↔0 (10) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [28.1]
(commentary & full charts follow)
Please note that the lack of a December post (in lieu of a monthly post we presented Volume [20] & Series [21] charts for all of 2008) is reflected in the listings above. This has no effect on the data or the rankings, which are derived only from recent site checks, but there are some minor points that are affected; actually, this presents a good opportunity, not only to explain how historical data affects the reports but also to take a closer look at how the reports are formatted.
key:
*rank.* ↕movement (last ranked) : title - pub.info & [score] ::
I've been using this format for these monthly charts for 5 months now (and for more than a year in the weekly reports [22]. No one has complained or asked questions, which is either due to some inate clarity or intuitive formatting (if that's the case I stumbled upon it accidentally, I assure you) or the fact that past the first number and the title most of us don't care.
When there are questions, it usually relates to that last point, the [score] and how it's derived and what it actually means. To answer that: the rankings are comparitive, based on estimates, and the scores come from online 'bestseller' charts -- as explained below.
The bit right after the rank is where historical data is tracked. Usually, the (last ranked) refers to the previous month, but this month I went back to November for the series ranking, and on the volume chart relied on the 2008 yearly numbers.
I include this long aside merely to explain how the Naruto volumes suddenly jumped up hundreds of places; it's not so much that there was a huge surge in just one month -- instead one sees the improvement in sales from late summer and early autumn.
Nuts and Bolts:
The January Rankings presented below represent 5 weeks of data (Tues 1 Jan through Sun 1 Feb) and 72 individual site checks.
In place of unit sales ("real" data, considered proprietary and a closely held secret of all publishers and retailers) these manga rankings use scores assigned to tiles based on how highly the volumes place on online sales sites' posted "bestseller" lists, or a search of their manga offerings sorted by popularity. The higher the placement, the higher the score, obviously.
The sites:
Online Bookstores:
Barnes & Noble [6]
Books-a-Million [7]
Borders [8]
Chapters of Canada [9], and
Amazon's Manga Category Listing [10]
Other Sales Charts:
Amazon's Hourly Bestsellers [11]
Buy.com [12]
Deepdiscount.com [13]
Powell's [14]
& Tower [15]
Data from bookstores are weighted higher, as are the hourly bestsellers & manga category results from Amazon.
Math Note: In place of point totals in the thousands and thousands, series scores use a formula that sets the No. 1 (Naruto, currently) at 100 points, with everyone else scoring some fraction of that. (it's a straight scalar so all scores are still proportional)
Top 25 Manga Series, expanded chart
Series ranking and abbreviated listing of component volumes.
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [weighted score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
1. ↑272 (273) : Naruto 33 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1767.2] ::
2. ↑168 (170) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1673.2] ::
3. ↑51 (54) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1648.1] ::
(plus 56 other listings)
-- now that is worth interrupting the chart for: In addition to 33 extant volumes and pre-orders for the next 11, there are also 15 other line items that make up Naruto Nation:
63. ↑298 (361) : Naruto vols 1-27 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [898] ::
122. ↓-45 (77) : Naruto The Official Fanbook - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [654.9] ::
166. ↑658 (824) : Naruto Legend of the Stone of Gelel - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [519.8] ::
178. ↑721 (899) : Naruto Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [493.3] ::
211. ↑599 (810) : Naruto Wall Calendar 2009 - Andrews McMeel, Jul 2008 [411.2] ::
220. ↓-17 (203) : Naruto The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [386.7] ::
345. ↓-126 (219) : Naruto Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [230.4] ::
411. ↑122 (533) : Naruto Anime Profiles 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [171] ::
709. ↓-464 (245) : Naruto Anime Profiles 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [57.4] ::
732. ↑1184 (1916) : Naruto Collector's Edition Hardcover 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [52.5] ::
900. ↓-402 (498) : Naruto Anime Profiles 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2006 [26.8] ::
973. ↑807 (1780) : Naruto Chapterbook 1 - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [20.6] ::
2462. ↑new (0) : Naruto Mission Protect the Waterfall Vilage - , Dec 1899 [0.1] ::
2601. ↓-842 (1759) : Naruto Saga: The Unofficial Guide - Cocoro Books, Nov 2004 [0.1] ::
2654. ↓-23 (2631) : Naruto Chapterbook 3 - Vizkids, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [63.94]
6. ↑392 (398) : Bleach 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1536.8] ::
10. ↑86 (96) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1406.2] ::
15. ↑420 (435) : Bleach Souls: Official Character Book - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1346.4] ::
(plus 30 other listings)
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [59.95]
5. ↑146 (151) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1551.5] ::
24. ↑12 (36) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1239] ::
31. ↓-14 (17) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1132.1] ::
(plus 29 other listings)
4. ↔0 (4) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [55.72]
13. ↓-12 (1) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1382.6] ::
25. ↓-21 (4) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [1233.7] ::
28. ↓-19 (9) : Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [1141.6] ::
(plus 14 other listings)
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [48.88]
4. ↑75 (79) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1598.7] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1463.4] ::
9. ↓-3 (6) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1411.8] ::
16. ↓-11 (5) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1340.5] ::
19. ↑8 (27) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1308.6] ::
408. ↑1268 (1676) : Vampire Knight 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [173.2] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [40.14]
17. ↑656 (673) : Rosario+Vampire 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [1338.7] ::
21. ↑197 (218) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1251.9] ::
37. ↑78 (115) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1097.6] ::
39. ↑33 (72) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1089.9] ::
167. ↑1599 (1766) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [519.1] ::
1188. ↑ (last ranked 1 Nov 08) : Rosario+Vampire 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [11.3] ::
7. ↑4 (11) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [37.47]
11. ↑1809 (1820) : Chibi Vampire 12 - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [1403.1] ::
79. ↑417 (496) : Chibi Vampire 11 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [841.8] ::
116. ↑20 (136) : Chibi Vampire 1 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [661.8] ::
(plus 14 other listings)
8. ↓-1 (7) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [32.89]
27. ↑184 (211) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [1148.1] ::
84. ↑20 (104) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [821.6] ::
121. ↓-3 (118) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [656.9] ::
(plus 16 other listings)
9. ↓-1 (8) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [32.36]
47. ↓-4 (43) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [1026.9] ::
53. ↓-7 (46) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [991] ::
89. ↓-48 (41) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [794.5] ::
127. ↑403 (530) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [642.4] ::
130. ↑1 (131) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [630.9] ::
141. ↓-25 (116) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [606.7] ::
467. ↑2047 (2514) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [140.3] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [28.1]
74. ↓-11 (63) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [858.3] ::
98. ↑277 (375) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [747.1] ::
106. ↓-12 (94) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [710.5] ::
(plus 8 other listings)
11. ↑12 (23) : Junjo Romantica - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007 [26.69]
14. ↑1683 (1697) : Junjo Romantica 8 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2009 [1354.5] ::
191. ↓-28 (163) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [455.6] ::
206. ↑35 (241) : Junjo Romantica 2 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [425] ::
(plus 6 other listings)
12. ↑8 (20) : Negima! - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [25.69]
30. ↑796 (826) : Negima! 20 - Del Rey, Dec 2008 [1138.5] ::
149. ↑46 (195) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [564] ::
391. ↓-241 (150) : Negima! 17 - Del Rey, Mar 2008 [182.8] ::
(plus 19 other listings)
13. ↓-4 (9) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [25.48]
91. ↓-36 (55) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [781.9] ::
111. ↑31 (142) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [677.6] ::
115. ↑83 (198) : Kingdom Hearts 3 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [664.2] ::
(plus 8 other listings)
14. ↑51 (65) : +Anima - Tokyopop, May 2006 [21.49]
43. ↑683 (726) : +Anima 10 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [1060.1] ::
222. ↑203 (425) : +Anima 9 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [385] ::
279. ↓-70 (209) : +Anima 1 - Tokyopop, May 2006 [301.6] ::
(plus 7 other listings)
15. ↑15 (30) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [21.44]
60. ↑495 (555) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 19 - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [924] ::
195. ↑2455 (2650) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 20 - Del Rey, Jan 2009 [443.8] ::
285. ↓-183 (102) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 16 - Del Rey, Feb 2008 [296.1] ::
(plus 17 other listings)
16. ↓-4 (12) : Hellsing - Dark Horse, Dec 2003 [20.66]
18. ↑150 (168) : Hellsing 9 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [1332.5] ::
527. ↑375 (902) : Hellsing 4 - Dark Horse, Sep 2004 [111.1] ::
549. ↑33 (582) : Hellsing 7 - Dark Horse, Oct 2005 [103.6] ::
(plus 6 other listings)
17. ↑18 (35) : Gentlemen's Alliance† - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [20.45]
101. ↑722 (823) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [737.6] ::
123. ↑57 (180) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [654.5] ::
256. ↓-4 (252) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [329.2] ::
(plus 5 other listings)
18. ↓-4 (14) : Loveless - Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [20.41]
61. ↑91 (152) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [917.6] ::
210. ↓-5 (205) : Loveless 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [419.8] ::
303. ↓-91 (212) : Loveless 2 - Tokyopop, Jun 2006 [271.9] ::
(plus 5 other listings)
19. ↓-6 (13) : High School Debut - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [20.22]
55. ↑new (0) : High School Debut 7 - , Dec 1899 [966.9] ::
198. ↑58 (256) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [439.8] ::
352. ↑172 (524) : High School Debut 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [223.3] ::
639. ↓-475 (164) : High School Debut 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [75.5] ::
989. ↓-262 (727) : High School Debut 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [19.2] ::
1000. ↓-683 (317) : High School Debut 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [18.5] ::
1291. ↑new (0) : High School Debut 8 - , Dec 1899 [9] ::
1398. ↓-1145 (253) : High School Debut 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [7.6] ::
20. ↓-4 (16) : Berserk - Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [18.43]
93. ↑637 (730) : Berserk 26 - Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [776.2] ::
213. ↑1539 (1752) : Berserk 27 - Dark Horse, Jan 2009 [405.9] ::
246. ↑37 (283) : Berserk 25 - Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [348.3] ::
(plus 22 other listings)
21. ↓-4 (17) : Skip Beat! - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2006 [18.38]
54. ↑2469 (2523) : Skip Beat! 16 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [984.9] ::
357. ↑190 (547) : Skip Beat! 15 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [216.6] ::
362. ↑378 (740) : Skip Beat! 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2006 [212.2] ::
(plus 14 other listings)
22. ↑15 (37) : Captive Hearts - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [17.88]
118. ↑2130 (2248) : Captive Hearts 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [658.2] ::
139. ↑368 (507) : Captive Hearts 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [616.6] ::
23. ↑64 (87) : Shugo Chara! - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [17.22]
82. ↑2192 (2274) : Shugo Chara! 5 - Del Rey, Dec 2008 [832.7] ::
248. ↑132 (380) : Shugo Chara! 1 - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [347.1] ::
268. ↓-71 (197) : Shugo Chara! 2 - Del Rey, Aug 2007 [313.2] ::
446. ↓-155 (291) : Shugo Chara! 4 - Del Rey, May 2008 [152.2] ::
1015. ↓-655 (360) : Shugo Chara! 3 - Del Rey, Feb 2008 [17.9] ::
24. ↑16 (40) : Warcraft - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [15.45]
168. ↑551 (719) : Warcraft Legends 2 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [515.5] ::
187. ↓-2 (185) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 1 - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [466.9] ::
221. ↓-31 (190) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 3 - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [386.2] ::
225. ↑8 (233) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 2 - Tokyopop, Mar 2006 [382.2] ::
244. ↓-22 (222) : Warcraft Legends 1 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [352] ::
650. ↓-478 (172) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy Ultimate Edition - Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [71.9] ::
25. ↓-4 (21) : Pokemon - Vizkids, Nov 1999 [15.29]
150. ↓-60 (90) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [563.3] ::
200. ↓-75 (125) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Yellow - Vizkids, Dec 2006 [437] ::
204. ↑11 (215) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [427.9] ::
(plus 12 other listings)
Top Series, nos. 26 through 100:
26. ↑23 (49) : Nana - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [14.74]
27. ↑169 (196) : Saiyuki - Tokyopop, May 2003 [14.48]
28. ↔0 (28) : Dark Hunger – Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [14.38]
29. ↓-3 (26) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [14.02]
30. ↓-15 (15) : Yu-Gi-Oh! - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [13.78]
31. ↑33 (64) : Gothic & Lolita Bible - Tokyopop, Feb 2008 [13.75]
32. ↑14 (46) : Buddha - Vertical, May 2006 [13.57]
33. ↓-2 (31) : Tail of the Moon - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [13]
34. ↑99 (133) : Blade of the Immortal - Dark Horse, Mar 1997 [12.84]
35. ↑22 (57) : Black Cat - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [12.81]
36. ↑19 (55) : Legend of Zelda - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [12.7]
37. ↓-4 (33) : Vampire Kisses - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [12.66]
38. ↓-14 (24) : D. Gray-Man - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [12.28]
39. ↓-7 (32) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [11.98]
40. ↑5 (45) : S.A (Special A) - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2007 [11.64]
41. ↑491 (532) : Hero Heel - DMP June, Nov 2006 [11.24]
42. ↑284 (326) : Harlequin - Dark Horse, Dec 2005 [10.95]
43. ↑384 (427) : Battle Angel Alita - Viz, Apr 2003 [10.92]
44. ↑7 (51) : Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan - Random House Pantheon, Oct 2008 [10.87]
45. ↑11 (56) : Making Comics – McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [10.83]
46. ↑23 (69) : Code Geass - Bandai, Aug 2008 [10.73]
47. ↓-3 (44) : Battle Royale - Viz/Tokyopop, Mar 2003 [10.65]
48. ↑29 (77) : Nora - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [10.55]
49. ↓-30 (19) : Inuyasha - Viz, Mar 2003 [10.55]
50. ↑9 (59) : Absolute Boyfriend - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2006 [10.12]
51. ↑35 (86) : Love*com - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2007 [9.6]
52. ↑9 (61) : Avalon High: Coronation - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [9.59]
53. ↓-1 (52) : Sundome - Yen Press, Jan 2008 [9.45]
54. ↓-4 (50) : Angel Diary - Yen Press, Oct 2005 [9.35]
55. ↓-14 (41) : Red River - Viz, Jan 2008 [9.21]
56. ↑7 (63) : Vampire Hunter D - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [9.15]
57. ↑10 (67) : Japanese in Mangaland - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [9.14]
58. ↑50 (108) : Black Jack 1 - Vertical, Sep 2008 [9.13]
59. ↑34 (93) : How to Draw Manga - Graphic Sha, Nov 2002 [9.11]
60. ↓-22 (38) : Shaman King - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2003 [8.85]
61. ↑42 (103) : Prince of Tennis - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2004 [8.59]
62. ↓-44 (18) : Kitchen Princess - Del Rey, Jan 2007 [8.34]
63. ↑26 (89) : Avatar - Tokyopop et al., Feb 2006 [8.15]
64. ↑128 (192) : Love Attack - Tokyopop, Dec 1899 [8.06]
65. ↑105 (170) : Manga Mania - Watson-Guptill, Dec 1899 [8.02]
66. ↓-41 (25) : Phoenix Wright - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [8.01]
67. ↑186 (253) : Higurashi When They Cry 1 - Yen Press, Nov 2008 [7.98]
68. ↑80 (148) : The Manga Guide to Statistics - No Starch Press, Nov 2008 [7.89]
69. ↑3 (72) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [7.88]
70. ↑191 (261) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - Viz Ghibli Library, Mar 2004 [7.86]
71. ↓-11 (60) : Her Majesty's Dog - Go! Comi, Apr 2006 [7.77]
72. ↑47 (119) : Monster Book of Manga - Collins Design, Jan 2006 [7.49]
73. ↓-26 (47) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster - Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [7.25]
74. ↑33 (107) : Rurouni Kenshin - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2003 [7.24]
75. ↔0 (75) : .hack// - Tokyopop, Sep 2003 [7.15]
76. ↑6 (82) : Vagabond - Viz Signature, Jun 2002 [7.13]
77. ↑new (0) : Loveholic 2 - DMP June, Dec 2008 [7.11]
78. ↑23 (101) : Manga Bible – Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [7.06]
79. ↔0 (79) : Wild Ones - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2007 [7.04]
80. ↑74 (154) : Fairy Tail - Del Rey, Mar 2008 [6.99]
81. ↑3 (84) : Case Closed - Viz, Jul 2004 [6.96]
82. ↑14 (96) : Draw Manga – Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [6.9]
83. ↑683 (766) : Phantom Dream 1 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [6.87]
84. ↑54 (138) : Strawberry 100% - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [6.86]
85. ↓-14 (71) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [6.84]
86. ↑208 (294) : Starcraft - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [6.84]
87. ↓-65 (22) : One Piece - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [6.81]
88. ↑287 (375) : Trigun - Dark Horse, Dec 1899 [6.81]
89. ↓-1 (88) : MeruPuri - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [6.8]
90. ↑330 (420) : Black Sun - 801 Media, Nov 2008 [6.77]
91. ↑347 (438) : Maximum Ride 1 - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [6.71]
92. ↑26 (118) : Kurohime - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2008 [6.67]
93. ↓-8 (85) : Time Stranger Kyoko - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [6.51]
94. ↑174 (268) : Manga Moods - Japanime's Manga University, Mar 2006 [6.35]
95. ↑157 (252) : Oh My Goddess! - Dark Horse, Nov 2002 [6.14]
96. ↓-23 (73) : Bakugan Battle Brawlers - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [6.1]
97. ↑new (0) : Secret Moon (novel) - DMP June, Dec 2008 [5.94]
98. ↓-1 (97) : Sonic the Hedgehog Archives - Archie Comics, Nov 2006 [5.74]
99. ↑new (0) : The Art of Howl's Moving Castle - Viz Ghibli Library, Jul 2005 [5.64]
100. ↑new (0) : 07-Ghost 1 - Go! Comi, Nov 2008 [5.55]
##
Top 250 Manga Volumes
key:
rank. ↕movement (2008 year-end rank) : title - pub.info & [score] ::
1. ↑272 (273) : Naruto 33 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1767.2] ::
2. ↑168 (170) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1673.2] ::
3. ↑51 (54) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1648.1] ::
4. ↑75 (79) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1598.7] ::
5. ↑146 (151) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1551.5] ::
6. ↑392 (398) : Bleach 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1536.8] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1463.4] ::
8. ↑13 (21) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [1459.4] ::
9. ↓-3 (6) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1411.8] ::
10. ↑86 (96) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1406.2] ::
11. ↑1809 (1820) : Chibi Vampire 12 - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [1403.1] ::
12. ↓-2 (10) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1386.7] ::
13. ↓-12 (1) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1382.6] ::
14. ↑1683 (1697) : Junjo Romantica 8 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2009 [1354.5] ::
15. ↑420 (435) : Bleach Souls: Official Character Book - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1346.4] ::
16. ↓-11 (5) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1340.5] ::
17. ↑656 (673) : Rosario+Vampire 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [1338.7] ::
18. ↑150 (168) : Hellsing 9 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [1332.5] ::
19. ↑8 (27) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1308.6] ::
20. ↓-17 (3) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [1290.7] ::
21. ↑197 (218) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1251.9] ::
22. ↑2 (24) : Naruto 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [1239.8] ::
23. ↑926 (949) : Naruto 34 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1239.5] ::
24. ↑12 (36) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1239] ::
25. ↓-21 (4) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [1233.7] ::
26. ↑1078 (1104) : Naruto 35 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1162.4] ::
27. ↑184 (211) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [1148.1] ::
28. ↓-19 (9) : Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [1141.6] ::
29. ↓-17 (12) : Death Note 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [1139.9] ::
30. ↑796 (826) : Negima! 20 - Del Rey, Dec 2008 [1138.5] ::
31. ↓-14 (17) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [1132.1] ::
32. ↓-17 (15) : Death Note 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [1124.7] ::
33. ↓-25 (8) : Death Note 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [1119.3] ::
34. ↑1435 (1469) : Naruto 36 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1117.7] ::
35. ↓-16 (19) : Naruto 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [1107.7] ::
36. ↑26 (62) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [1101.1] ::
37. ↑78 (115) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1097.6] ::
38. ↑290 (328) : Bleach The Art of Bleach: All Colour But The Black - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1097.2] ::
39. ↑33 (72) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1089.9] ::
40. ↓-38 (2) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [1078] ::
41. ↓-28 (13) : Death Note 8 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [1067.5] ::
42. ↓-31 (11) : Death Note 7 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2006 [1064.7] ::
43. ↑683 (726) : +Anima 10 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [1060.1] ::
44. ↓-24 (20) : Naruto 27 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1049.9] ::
45. ↓-20 (25) : Naruto 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2004 [1033] ::
46. ↓-23 (23) : Naruto 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [1027.4] ::
47. ↓-4 (43) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [1026.9] ::
48. ↓-11 (37) : Dark Hunger – Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [1025.5] ::
49. ↓-31 (18) : Death Note 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2007 [1021.9] ::
50. ↑258 (308) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1016.8] ::
51. ↓-20 (31) : Naruto 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [1003.4] ::
52. ↓-26 (26) : Naruto 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [1001.3] ::
53. ↓-7 (46) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [991] ::
54. ↑2469 (2523) : Skip Beat! 16 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [984.9] ::
55. ↑new (0) : High School Debut 7 - , Dec 1899 [966.9] ::
56. ↓-26 (30) : Naruto 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [962.9] ::
57. ↑1959 (2016) : Naruto 37 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [953.3] ::
58. ↓-44 (14) : Death Note 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2007 [949.7] ::
59. ↓-25 (34) : Bleach 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [937.3] ::
60. ↑495 (555) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 19 - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [924] ::
61. ↑91 (152) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [917.6] ::
62. ↑1781 (1843) : Saiyuki Reload 9 - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [915.9] ::
63. ↑298 (361) : Naruto vols 1-27 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [898] ::
64. ↓-31 (33) : Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [891] ::
65. ↑ (last ranked 1 Jun 08) : Nana 14 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [878.4] ::
66. ↓-38 (28) : Naruto 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [878] ::
67. ↓-23 (44) : Fruits Basket 18 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [876] ::
68. ↓-52 (16) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [875.8] ::
69. ↓-21 (48) : Death Note Another Note (novel) - Viz, Feb 2008 [870.6] ::
70. ↓-23 (47) : Naruto 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [862.5] ::
71. ↓-2 (69) : Fruits Basket 8 - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [862.2] ::
72. ↓-20 (52) : Naruto 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [861.2] ::
73. ↑3 (76) : Fruits Basket 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [858.6] ::
74. ↓-11 (63) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [858.3] ::
75. ↑325 (400) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [855.2] ::
76. ↑82 (158) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [854.2] ::
77. ↓-55 (22) : Death Note 11 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [853.7] ::
78. ↓-39 (39) : Naruto 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [846] ::
79. ↑417 (496) : Chibi Vampire 11 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [841.8] ::
80. ↑9 (89) : Fruits Basket 7 - Tokyopop, Feb 2005 [841.3] ::
81. ↓-20 (61) : Naruto 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2007 [834.2] ::
82. ↑2192 (2274) : Shugo Chara! 5 - Del Rey, Dec 2008 [832.7] ::
83. ↓-3 (80) : Fruits Basket 5 - Tokyopop, Sep 2004 [823.9] ::
84. ↑20 (104) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [821.6] ::
85. ↓-56 (29) : Naruto 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2007 [808.6] ::
86. ↓-41 (45) : Naruto 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [805.7] ::
87. ↓-17 (70) : Fruits Basket 9 - Tokyopop, Jun 2005 [801.7] ::
88. ↑ (last ranked 1 Jul 08) : Hero Heel 3 - DMP June, Dec 2008 [801.6] ::
89. ↓-48 (41) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [794.5] ::
90. ↓-55 (35) : Bleach 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [787] ::
91. ↓-36 (55) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [781.9] ::
92. ↓-8 (84) : Fruits Basket 10 - Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [776.6] ::
93. ↑637 (730) : Berserk 26 - Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [776.2] ::
94. ↑316 (410) : Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan - Random House Pantheon, Oct 2008 [775] ::
95. ↑2 (97) : Making Comics – McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [772.3] ::
96. ↑647 (743) : Blade of the Immortal 20 - Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [769] ::
97. ↓-5 (92) : Battle Royale (novel) - Viz, Mar 2003 [751] ::
98. ↑277 (375) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [747.1] ::
99. ↑215 (314) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [746.9] ::
100. ↑102 (202) : Vampire Kisses 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [746.7] ::
101. ↑722 (823) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [737.6] ::
102. ↑225 (327) : Bleach vols 1-21 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [719.8] ::
103. ↑new (0) : S.A (Special A) 8 - , Dec 1899 [715.3] ::
104. ↑414 (518) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 4 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [713.5] ::
105. ↓-17 (88) : Fruits Basket 2 - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [712.9] ::
106. ↓-12 (94) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [710.5] ::
107. ↑710 (817) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 10 - Viz, Dec 2008 [705.2] ::
108. ↓-13 (95) : Bleach 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [702.8] ::
109. ↓-69 (40) : Naruto 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [691] ::
110. ↓-25 (85) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [688.7] ::
111. ↑31 (142) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [677.6] ::
112. ↓-80 (32) : Naruto 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [673.8] ::
113. ↓-71 (42) : Naruto 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [672.9] ::
114. ↓-33 (81) : Fruits Basket 13 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [664.7] ::
115. ↑83 (198) : Kingdom Hearts 3 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [664.2] ::
116. ↑20 (136) : Chibi Vampire 1 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [661.8] ::
117. ↓-67 (50) : Naruto 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [659.1] ::
118. ↑2130 (2248) : Captive Hearts 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [658.2] ::
119. ↑18 (137) : Bleach 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [657.4] ::
120. ↓-61 (59) : Naruto 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [657.1] ::
121. ↓-3 (118) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [656.9] ::
122. ↓-45 (77) : Naruto The Official Fanbook - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [654.9] ::
123. ↑57 (180) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [654.5] ::
124. ↓-64 (60) : Bleach 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2004 [654] ::
125. ↑580 (705) : Sundome 4 - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [650.7] ::
126. ↓-7 (119) : Fruits Basket 4 - Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [650] ::
127. ↑403 (530) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [642.4] ::
128. ↓-90 (38) : Naruto 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2007 [640.9] ::
129. ↑148 (277) : Kingdom Hearts 2 - Tokyopop, Jan 2006 [640.2] ::
130. ↑1 (131) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [630.9] ::
131. ↓-56 (75) : Fruits Basket 6 - Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [629.5] ::
132. ↑new (0) : Love*com 10 - , Dec 1899 [627.7] ::
133. ↓-32 (101) : Fruits Basket 11 - Tokyopop, Aug 2005 [626.5] ::
134. ↑ (last ranked 1 Mar 08) : Black Cat 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2009 [623.8] ::
135. ↑1200 (1335) : Fruits Basket 22 - Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [623.5] ::
136. ↓-78 (58) : Naruto 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [622.8] ::
137. ↓-81 (56) : Fruits Basket 17 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [621.1] ::
138. ↓-60 (78) : Bleach 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2007 [620.6] ::
139. ↑368 (507) : Captive Hearts 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [616.6] ::
140. ↑283 (423) : Legend of Zelda 1 - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [606.9] ::
141. ↓-25 (116) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [606.7] ::
142. ↓-56 (86) : Fruits Basket 14 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [598.7] ::
143. ↓-60 (83) : Bleach 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2007 [594.1] ::
144. ↓-21 (123) : Chibi Vampire 2 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [592.2] ::
145. ↑699 (844) : Tail of the Moon 14 - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [590.7] ::
146. ↓-78 (68) : Naruto 11 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [589.5] ::
147. ↓-37 (110) : Fruits Basket 3 - Tokyopop, Jun 2004 [584.3] ::
148. ↑69 (217) : Phoenix Wright 1 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [568.8] ::
149. ↑46 (195) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [564] ::
150. ↓-60 (90) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [563.3] ::
151. ↓-80 (71) : Bleach 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [562.7] ::
152. ↑new (0) : Red River 24 - , Dec 1899 [561.1] ::
153. ↓-88 (65) : Bleach 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2005 [558.3] ::
154. ↑978 (1132) : Kingdom Hearts II 3 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [555.2] ::
155. ↓-88 (67) : Bleach 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2005 [553.6] ::
156. ↓-105 (51) : Naruto 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [547.5] ::
157. ↑new (0) : Angel Diary 8 - , Dec 1899 [544.7] ::
158. ↓-109 (49) : Naruto 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [542.6] ::
159. ↓-93 (66) : Bleach 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [542.2] ::
160. ↓-107 (53) : Naruto 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [541.4] ::
161. ↓-52 (109) : Ouran High School Host Club 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [531.1] ::
162. ↓-69 (93) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [529.3] ::
163. ↓-7 (156) : Kingdom Hearts II 1 - Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [529.2] ::
164. ↑new (0) : Shaman King 20 - , Dec 1899 [524.4] ::
165. ↓-108 (57) : Naruto 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [520.6] ::
166. ↑658 (824) : Naruto Legend of the Stone of Gelel - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [519.8] ::
167. ↑1599 (1766) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [519.1] ::
168. ↑551 (719) : Warcraft Legends 2 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [515.5] ::
169. ↑new (0) : Inuyasha 36 - , Dec 1899 [512.9] ::
170. ↑36 (206) : Chibi Vampire 10 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [511.1] ::
171. ↑ (last ranked 1 Nov 08) : Her Majesty's Dog 11 - Go! Comi, Nov 2008 [510.5] ::
172. ↑22 (194) : Buddha 1 - Vertical, May 2006 [506.7] ::
173. ↓-109 (64) : Bleach 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [504] ::
174. ↑612 (786) : The Manga Guide to Statistics - No Starch Press, Nov 2008 [503.2] ::
175. ↓-54 (121) : Manga Bible – Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [503] ::
176. ↑2108 (2284) : Loveholic 2 - DMP June, Dec 2008 [500.5] ::
177. ↓-42 (135) : Fullmetal Alchemist 3 - Viz, Sep 2005 [493.9] ::
178. ↑721 (899) : Naruto Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [493.3] ::
179. ↓-10 (169) : Draw Manga – Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [492] ::
180. ↑ (last ranked 1 Nov 08) : Phantom Dream 1 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [489.8] ::
181. ↑49 (230) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [488.5] ::
182. ↑998 (1180) : Black Sun - 801 Media, Nov 2008 [483] ::
183. ↓-77 (106) : Fruits Basket 12 - Tokyopop, Dec 2005 [480.1] ::
184. ↑new (0) : Strawberry 100% 7 - , Dec 1899 [477.8] ::
185. ↑36 (221) : Monster Book of Manga 1 - Collins Design, Jan 2006 [469.1] ::
186. ↑2320 (2506) : Maximum Ride 1 - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [467.7] ::
187. ↓-2 (185) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 1 - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [466.9] ::
188. ↑new (0) : Kurohime 9 - , Dec 1899 [466.2] ::
189. ↓-116 (73) : Bleach 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2007 [463.9] ::
190. ↑422 (612) : Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion 1 - Bandai, Aug 2008 [463.8] ::
191. ↓-28 (163) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [455.6] ::
192. ↑323 (515) : Manga Moods - Japanime's Manga University, Mar 2006 [453.1] ::
193. ↑1298 (1491) : Rurouni Kenshin VizBig Edition 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [446.5] ::
194. ↓-46 (148) : Japanese in Mangaland 1 - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [445.9] ::
195. ↑2455 (2650) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 20 - Del Rey, Jan 2009 [443.8] ::
196. ↓-8 (188) : Chibi Vampire 9 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [441.2] ::
197. ↓-94 (103) : Fruits Basket 16 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [440.6] ::
198. ↑58 (256) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [439.8] ::
199. ↓-34 (165) : Avalon High: Coronation 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [438.6] ::
200. ↓-75 (125) : Pokemon Best of Pokemon Adventures Yellow - Vizkids, Dec 2006 [437] ::
201. ↓-96 (105) : Ouran High School Host Club 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2006 [433.1] ::
202. ↑585 (787) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 3 - Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [431] ::
203. ↑2053 (2256) : Time Stranger Kyoko 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [428.5] ::
204. ↑11 (215) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [427.9] ::
205. ↑1586 (1791) : Oh My Goddess! 31 - Dark Horse, Jan 2009 [426.8] ::
206. ↑35 (241) : Junjo Romantica 2 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [425] ::
207. ↑2272 (2479) : Secret Moon (novel) - DMP June, Dec 2008 [423.3] ::
208. ↓-108 (100) : Fruits Basket 15 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [423.2] ::
209. ↓-71 (138) : Chibi Vampire 3 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [419.9] ::
210. ↓-5 (205) : Loveless 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [419.8] ::
211. ↑599 (810) : Naruto Wall Calendar 2009 - Andrews McMeel, Jul 2008 [411.2] ::
212. ↑ (last ranked 1 Nov 08) : Harlequin Pink A Girl in a Million - Dark Horse, Dec 2005 [406.4] ::
213. ↑1539 (1752) : Berserk 27 - Dark Horse, Jan 2009 [405.9] ::
214. ↑937 (1151) : 07-Ghost 1 - Go! Comi, Nov 2008 [396.1] ::
215. ↑new (0) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 3 - , Dec 1899 [393] ::
216. ↑298 (514) : Manga Mania Chibi & Furry - Watson-Guptill, Sep 2005 [392.6] ::
217. ↑417 (634) : Nora 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [391.7] ::
218. ↓-57 (161) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [390.8] ::
219. ↓-145 (74) : Bleach 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2007 [390.4] ::
220. ↓-17 (203) : Naruto The Art of Naruto: Uzumaki - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [386.7] ::
221. ↓-31 (190) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 3 - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [386.2] ::
222. ↑203 (425) : +Anima 9 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [385] ::
223. ↑243 (466) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 1 - Viz Ghibli Library, Mar 2004 [382.5] ::
224. ↑1038 (1262) : Naoki Urasawa's Monster 18 - Viz Signature, Dec 2008 [382.3] ::
225. ↑8 (233) : Warcraft Sunwell Trilogy 2 - Tokyopop, Mar 2006 [382.2] ::
226. ↓-135 (91) : Bleach 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [381.9] ::
227. ↓-54 (173) : Drawing Words and Writing Pictures – Abel, Madden - First Second, Jun 2008 [377] ::
228. ↑1797 (2025) : Heaven's Will - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [374.7] ::
229. ↓-85 (144) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [373.6] ::
230. ↑2008 (2238) : Hunter x Hunter 24 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2009 [369.2] ::
231. ↑1644 (1875) : Love Attack 5 - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [368.8] ::
232. ↑636 (868) : Wild Ones 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [368.5] ::
233. ↑775 (1008) : Higurashi When They Cry 1 - Yen Press, Nov 2008 [364.1] ::
234. ↓-89 (145) : Chibi Vampire 6 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [362.8] ::
235. ↑294 (529) : Bakugan Battle Brawlers 1 - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [361.2] ::
236. ↑1446 (1682) : Samurai Deeper Kyo 32 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [360.3] ::
237. ↑870 (1107) : Nora 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [360.1] ::
238. ↑43 (281) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 3 - Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [357.6] ::
239. ↓-106 (133) : In Odd We Trust – Koontz, Chan - Del Rey, Jun 2008 [354.9] ::
240. ↓-78 (162) : Fullmetal Alchemist 4 - Viz, Nov 2005 [354.7] ::
241. ↑ (last ranked 1 Oct 08) : Starcraft Frontline 2 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [353] ::
242. ↓-42 (200) : Absolute Boyfriend 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2006 [352.6] ::
243. ↑461 (704) : Neon Genesis Evangelion 11 - Viz, Nov 2008 [352.3] ::
244. ↓-22 (222) : Warcraft Legends 1 - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [352] ::
245. ↓-133 (112) : Bleach 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2006 [350.5] ::
246. ↑37 (283) : Berserk 25 - Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [348.3] ::
247. ↑640 (887) : Trigun Maximum 13 - Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [348.1] ::
248. ↑132 (380) : Shugo Chara! 1 - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [347.1] ::
249. ↑1585 (1834) : Dazzle 10 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [346.1] ::
250. ↑178 (428) : Kitchen Princess 8 - Del Rey, Oct 2008 [345.8] ::
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Matt Blind is a bookseller: that's his day job, working as an asst. manager at a far-flung outpost of one of the big box chains. He is also a big fan of manga, has been a blogger of one stripe or another since aught-four, drinks too much, and remembers enough discrete math from his classes at Georgia Tech to construct the truly frightening spreadsheet that spits out these charts.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [4] where he occasionally posts manga reviews, book retail & publishing news, and commentary on fandom in general -- but mostly wastes his time (and yours) with posts on the ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
We all know Naruto is going to be all over these charts. So even in the initially posted summaries, let's dig a little deeper this month:
Manga Top 250 Volumes and Top 100 Series for February 2009
Top 25 Manga Volumes:
1. ↑22 (23) : Naruto 34 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1759.8] ::
2. ↑24 (26) : Naruto 35 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1746.1] ::
3. ↑31 (34) : Naruto 36 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1717.4] ::
4. ↓-3 (1) : Naruto 33 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1710.1] ::
5. ↑52 (57) : Naruto 37 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1704] ::
6. ↓-4 (2) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1525.1] ::
7. ↑160 (167) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [1516.4] ::
8. ↓-5 (3) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1456.7] ::
9. ↓-5 (4) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1433.7] ::
10. ↓-5 (5) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1402.9] ::
11. ↓-5 (6) : Bleach 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1399.3] ::
12. ↓-1 (11) : Chibi Vampire 12 - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [1399.3] ::
13. ↓-5 (8) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [1396] ::
14. ↓-5 (9) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1352.1] ::
15. ↓-8 (7) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1330.1] ::
16. ↔0 (16) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1297.3] ::
17. ↓-4 (13) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1248.1] ::
18. ↑1 (19) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1248] ::
19. ↓-2 (17) : Rosario+Vampire 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [1243.7] ::
20. ↓-8 (12) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1220.5] ::
21. ↓-7 (14) : Junjo Romantica 8 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2009 [1197.2] ::
22. ↓-12 (10) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1194.6] ::
23. ↓-8 (15) : Bleach Souls: Official Character Book - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1185.2] ::
24. ↑162 (186) : Maximum Ride 1 - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [1174.3] ::
25. ↓-4 (21) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1151.3] ::
Top 10 Manga Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
2. ↔0 (2) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [55.14]
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [51.06]
4. ↔0 (4) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [48.09]
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [44.99]
6. ↔0 (6) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [43.06]
7. ↔0 (7) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [34.85]
8. ↑1 (9) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [29.12]
9. ↓-1 (8) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [27.73]
10. ↑5 (15) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [25.2]
11. ↓-1 (10) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [24.94]
12. ↓-1 (11) : Junjo Romantica - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007 [23.54]
13. ↑7 (20) : Berserk - Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [22.94]
14. ↓-1 (13) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [22.51]
15. ↑23 (38) : D. Gray-Man - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [19.15]
(commentary & full charts follow)
Naruto. Damn I hate that little fox-faced ninja, even while I enjoy his ongoing adventures.
Alas, the best candidates that I see to eventually displace ninjas from the top of the manga rankings... are Vampires. I hate Vampires, too. I feel like a statistician played by Bruce Campbell stuck in a movie plot that I just can't win. (Disclaimer: I look nothing like the One True Bruce.) And Yes, I am most thankful there are only a couple of 'zombie' titles in the manga fold, else I'd have to give this up because at that point (Zombie vs. Vampire vs. Ninja) I think it'd become an internet meme and then all the cool kids would be doing it.
Both Vampire Knight and Rosario+Vampire are doing quite well for series with only 5-6 books out; I only see those scores going up as more volumes become available. If 7 or 8 titles all eventually rank in the top 100, these will displace Death Note and Fruits Basket for the 3-4 spots and may even knock off Bleach. Naruto is safe at #1 for the next 6 months to a year, though (maybe longer)
Nuts and Bolts:
The February Rankings presented below represent 5 weeks of data (Sat 31 Jan through Wed 1 Mar) and 77 individual site checks (some counted multiple times).
In place of unit sales ("real" data, considered proprietary and a closely held secret of all publishers and retailers) these manga rankings use scores assigned to tiles based on how highly the volumes place on online sales sites' posted "bestseller" lists, or a search of their manga offerings sorted by popularity. The higher the placement, the higher the score, obviously.
The sites:
Online Bookstores:
Barnes & Noble [6]
Books-a-Million [7]
Borders [8]
Chapters of Canada [9], and
Amazon's Manga Category Listing [10]
Other Sales Charts:
Amazon's Hourly Bestsellers [11]
Buy.com [12]
Deepdiscount.com [13]
Powell's [14]
& Tower [15]
Data from bookstores are weighted higher, as are the hourly bestsellers & manga category results from Amazon.
Math Note: In place of point totals in the thousands and thousands, series scores use a formula that sets the No. 1 (Naruto, currently) at 100 points, with everyone else scoring some fraction of that. (it's a straight scalar so all scores are still proportional)
Top 25 Manga Series, expanded chart
Series ranking and abbreviated listing of component volumes.
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [weighted score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
1. ↑22 (23) : Naruto 34 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1759.8] ::
2. ↑24 (26) : Naruto 35 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1746.1] ::
3. ↑31 (34) : Naruto 36 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1717.4] ::
[plus 66(!) other listings]
2. ↔0 (2) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [55.14]
11. ↓-5 (6) : Bleach 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1399.3] ::
22. ↓-12 (10) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1194.6] ::
23. ↓-8 (15) : Bleach Souls: Official Character Book - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1185.2] ::
[plus 32 other listings]
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [51.06]
10. ↓-5 (5) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1402.9] ::
35. ↓-11 (24) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1027] ::
43. ↑92 (135) : Fruits Basket 22 - Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [961] ::
[plus 30 other listings]
4. ↔0 (4) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [48.09]
17. ↓-4 (13) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1248.1] ::
31. ↓-6 (25) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [1063.5] ::
34. ↓-5 (29) : Death Note 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [1039.2] ::
[plus 15 other listings]
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [44.99]
9. ↓-5 (4) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1433.7] ::
14. ↓-5 (9) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1352.1] ::
15. ↓-8 (7) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1330.1] ::
16. ↔0 (16) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1297.3] ::
18. ↑1 (19) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1248] ::
86. ↑322 (408) : Vampire Knight 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [760.5] ::
714. ↑new (0) : Vampire Knight 7 - , TBA [46.3] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [43.06]
7. ↑160 (167) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [1516.4] ::
19. ↓-2 (17) : Rosario+Vampire 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [1243.7] ::
25. ↓-4 (21) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1151.3] ::
32. ↑5 (37) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1053.7] ::
38. ↑1 (39) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [988.3] ::
262. ↑925 (1187) : Rosario+Vampire 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [343.6] ::
2069. ↑new (0) : Rosario+Vampire 7 - , TBA [0.2] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [34.85]
12. ↓-1 (11) : Chibi Vampire 12 - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [1399.3] ::
108. ↑8 (116) : Chibi Vampire 1 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [660.6] ::
120. ↓-41 (79) : Chibi Vampire 11 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [636.4] ::
[plus 16 other listings]
8. ↑1 (9) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [29.12]
53. ↓-6 (47) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [903.3] ::
54. ↑35 (89) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [877] ::
60. ↓-7 (53) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [867.8] ::
122. ↑19 (141) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [630.5] ::
124. ↑3 (127) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [626.2] ::
138. ↓-8 (130) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [586] ::
189. ↑278 (467) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [464.8] ::
9. ↓-1 (8) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [27.73]
29. ↓-2 (27) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [1073.8] ::
117. ↓-33 (84) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [646.6] ::
162. ↓-41 (121) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [523.3] ::
[plus 22 other listings]
10. ↑5 (15) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [25.2]
30. ↑165 (195) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 20 - Del Rey, Jan 2009 [1070] ::
113. ↓-53 (60) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 19 - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [649] ::
348. ↓-6 (342) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 1 - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [229.2] ::
[plus 19 other listings]
11. ↓-1 (10) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [24.94]
80. ↓-6 (74) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [785.8] ::
101. ↓-3 (98) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [683.4] ::
104. ↑6 (110) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [669.2] ::
[plus 9 other listings]
12. ↓-1 (11) : Junjo Romantica - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007 [23.54]
21. ↓-7 (14) : Junjo Romantica 8 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2009 [1197.2] ::
210. ↓-19 (191) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [424.3] ::
282. ↓-76 (206) : Junjo Romantica 2 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [320] ::
[plus 7 other listings]
13. ↑7 (20) : Berserk - Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [22.94]
48. ↑165 (213) : Berserk 27 - Dark Horse, Jan 2009 [924.1] ::
115. ↓-22 (93) : Berserk 26 - Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [647.2] ::
331. ↓-85 (246) : Berserk 25 - Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [251.7] ::
[plus 23 other listings]
14. ↓-1 (13) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [22.51]
97. ↑18 (115) : Kingdom Hearts 3 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [702.8] ::
126. ↓-15 (111) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [617.9] ::
141. ↑88 (229) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [575.5] ::
[plus 9 other listings]
15. ↑23 (38) : D. Gray-Man - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [19.15]
70. ↑314 (384) : D. Gray-Man 12 - , TBA [831.9] ::
259. ↔0 (259) : D. Gray-Man 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [352.2] ::
267. ↓-13 (254) : D. Gray-Man 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [335.6] ::
[plus 9 other listings]
16. ↔0 (16) : Hellsing - Dark Horse, Dec 2003 [18.14]
27. ↓-9 (18) : Hellsing 9 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [1130.6] ::
417. ↑220 (637) : Hellsing 1 - Dark Horse, Dec 2003 [165.9] ::
582. ↓-55 (527) : Hellsing 4 - Dark Horse, Sep 2004 [74.7] ::
[plus 6 other listings]
17. ↑20 (37) : Vampire Kisses - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [17.65]
63. ↑37 (100) : Vampire Kisses 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [860.7] ::
221. ↑220 (441) : Vampire Kisses 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [415.6] ::
18. ↑1 (19) : High School Debut - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [17.33]
83. ↓-28 (55) : High School Debut 7 - , TBA [762.8] ::
218. ↓-20 (198) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [416.5] ::
326. ↑964 (1290) : High School Debut 8 - , TBA [257.1] ::
[plus 5 other listings]
19. ↓-7 (12) : Negima! - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [17.31]
49. ↓-19 (30) : Negima! 20 - Del Rey, Dec 2008 [923.7] ::
340. ↓-191 (149) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [237.4] ::
351. ↑283 (634) : Negima! 21 - Del Rey, Feb 2009 [227.1] ::
[plus 19 other listings]
20. ↑5 (25) : Pokemon - Vizkids, Nov 1999 [17.26]
142. ↑280 (422) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 3 - Vizkids, Feb 2009 [572.7] ::
145. ↑5 (150) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [565.4] ::
227. ↓-23 (204) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [404.9] ::
[plus 13 other listings]
21. ↑15 (36) : Legend of Zelda - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [17.21]
119. ↑163 (282) : Legend of Zelda 3 - Vizkids, Feb 2009 [637.5] ::
133. ↑7 (140) : Legend of Zelda 1 - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [601.2] ::
800. ↑906 (1706) : Legend of Zelda 4 - Vizkids, Apr 2009 [37.7] ::
1017. ↑221 (1238) : Legend of Zelda 2 - Vizkids, Dec 2008 [14.3] ::
1265. ↑979 (2244) : Legend of Zelda 5 - , TBA [7.6] ::
1581. ↑664 (2245) : Legend of Zelda 6 - , TBA [3] ::
22. ↑69 (91) : Maximum Ride - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [16.33]
24. ↑162 (186) : Maximum Ride 1 - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [1174.3] ::
1343. ↑140 (1483) : Maximum Ride 4 - Yen Press, TBA [6.2] ::
1689. ↓-445 (1244) : Maximum Ride 2 - Yen Press, Oct 2009 [1.5] ::
23. ↑10 (33) : Tail of the Moon - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [16.23]
40. ↑224 (264) : Tail of the Moon 15 - , Dec 1899 [970.2] ::
383. ↓-238 (145) : Tail of the Moon 14 - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [190.2] ::
620. ↓-19 (601) : Tail of the Moon 12 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [64.7] ::
[plus 8 other listings]
24. ↓-3 (21) : Skip Beat! - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2006 [15.29]
76. ↓-22 (54) : Skip Beat! 16 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [817] ::
399. ↑122 (521) : Skip Beat! 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [178.5] ::
408. ↑294 (702) : Skip Beat! 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2006 [170.2] ::
[plus 15 other listings]
25. ↓-2 (23) : Shugo Chara! - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [14.92]
107. ↓-25 (82) : Shugo Chara! 5 - Del Rey, Dec 2008 [662.4] ::
244. ↑4 (248) : Shugo Chara! 1 - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [373.1] ::
307. ↓-39 (268) : Shugo Chara! 2 - Del Rey, Aug 2007 [274.7] ::
555. ↑459 (1014) : Shugo Chara! 3 - Del Rey, Feb 2008 [86] ::
580. ↓-134 (446) : Shugo Chara! 4 - Del Rey, May 2008 [75.8] ::
Top Series, nos. 26 through 100:
26. ↑2 (28) : Dark Hunger – Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [14.46]
27. ↑60 (87) : One Piece - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [14.44]
28. ↓-10 (18) : Loveless - Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [14.29]
29. ↑185 (214) : Afro Samurai - Seven Seas, Sep 2008 [14.09]
30. ↓-8 (22) : Captive Hearts - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [13.68]
31. ↓-17 (14) : +Anima - Tokyopop, May 2006 [13.18]
32. ↑35 (67) : Higurashi When They Cry - Yen Press, Nov 2008 [13.16]
33. ↑14 (47) : Battle Royale - Viz/Tokyopop, Mar 2003 [13.16]
34. ↓-2 (32) : Buddha - Vertical, May 2006 [13.05]
35. ↑137 (172) : Otomen - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2009 [12.53]
36. ↓-19 (17) : Gentlemen's Alliance† - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [12.5]
37. ↑43 (80) : Fairy Tail - Del Rey, Mar 2008 [12.3]
38. ↓-7 (31) : Gothic & Lolita Bible - Tokyopop, Feb 2008 [12.04]
39. ↓-12 (27) : Saiyuki - Tokyopop, May 2003 [12.03]
40. ↓-11 (29) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [12.02]
41. ↑12 (53) : Sundome - Yen Press, Jan 2008 [12.02]
42. ↓-12 (30) : Yu-Gi-Oh! - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [11.99]
43. ↓-8 (35) : Black Cat - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [11.45]
44. ↑82 (126) : After School Nightmare - Go! Comi, Sep 2006 [11.07]
45. ↓-19 (26) : Nana - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [11.05]
46. ↑81 (127) : Wallflower - Del Rey, Oct 2004 [10.87]
47. ↑11 (58) : Black Jack - Vertical, Sep 2008 [10.47]
48. ↑21 (69) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [10.44]
49. ↔0 (49) : Inuyasha - Viz, Mar 2003 [10.42]
50. ↑4 (54) : Angel Diary - Yen Press, Oct 2005 [10.35]
51. ↑61 (112) : Hikaru no Go - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [10.28]
52. ↓-6 (46) : Code Geass - Bandai, Aug 2008 [10.21]
53. ↑98 (151) : Ral Ω Grad - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [9.93]
54. ↑1 (55) : Red River - Viz, Jan 2008 [9.79]
55. ↓-10 (45) : Making Comics – McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [9.79]
56. ↓-17 (39) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [9.75]
57. ↑24 (81) : Case Closed - Viz, Jul 2004 [9.71]
58. ↓-34 (24) : Warcraft - Tokyopop, Mar 2005 [9.64]
59. ↓-11 (48) : Nora - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [9.63]
60. ↑11 (71) : Her Majesty's Dog - Go! Comi, Apr 2006 [9.46]
61. ↑122 (183) : Gantz - Dark Horse, Jun 2008 [9.32]
62. ↑33 (95) : Oh My Goddess! - Dark Horse, Nov 2002 [9.1]
63. ↓-6 (57) : Japanese in Mangaland - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [8.82]
64. ↓-30 (34) : Blade of the Immortal - Dark Horse, Mar 1997 [8.81]
65. ↓-13 (52) : Avalon High: Coronation - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [8.74]
66. ↑99 (165) : Black Lagoon - Viz, Aug 2008 [8.7]
67. ↑42 (109) : Rave Master - Tokyopop, Jan 2003 [8.63]
68. ↓-25 (43) : Battle Angel Alita - Viz, Apr 2003 [8.54]
69. ↓-3 (66) : Phoenix Wright - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [8.5]
70. ↑5 (75) : .hack// - Tokyopop, Sep 2003 [8.45]
71. ↑14 (85) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [8.36]
72. ↑63 (135) : Don't Rush Love - 801 Media, Jan 2009 [8.13]
73. ↓-29 (44) : Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan - Random House Pantheon, Oct 2008 [8.02]
74. ↑57 (131) : Kamichama Karin - Tokyopop/Del Rey, Sep 2005 [8.01]
75. ↑211 (286) : Battle Vixens - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [7.91]
76. ↑117 (193) : Air Gear - Del Rey, Jul 2006 [7.78]
77. ↓-21 (56) : Vampire Hunter D - Dark Horse, Apr 2008 [7.67]
78. ↑180 (258) : Your & My Secret - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [7.62]
79. ↓-20 (59) : How to Draw Manga - Graphic Sha, Nov 2002 [7.57]
80. ↑101 (181) : Trinity Blood - Tokyopop, Nov 2006 [7.41]
81. ↓-41 (40) : S.A (Special A) - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2007 [7.37]
82. ↓-19 (63) : Avatar - Tokyopop et al., Feb 2006 [7.31]
83. ↑234 (317) : Boys over Flowers - Viz, Oct 2003 [7.22]
84. ↑150 (234) : Magic Touch - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2009 [7.21]
85. ↓-17 (68) : The Manga Guide to … - No Starch Press, Nov 2008 [7.12]
86. ↔0 (86) : Starcraft - Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [7.08]
87. ↑99 (186) : Eyeshield 21 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2005 [7.07]
88. ↑526 (614) : 20th Century Boys - Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [7.02]
89. ↑384 (473) : Black Knight - Tokyopop Blu, Jul 2006 [6.97]
90. ↓-40 (50) : Absolute Boyfriend - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2006 [6.92]
91. ↓-31 (60) : Shaman King - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2003 [6.88]
92. ↓-20 (72) : Monster Book of Manga - Collins Design, Jan 2006 [6.83]
93. ↑5 (98) : Sonic the Hedgehog Archives - Archie Comics, Nov 2006 [6.77]
94. ↓-53 (41) : Hero Heel - DMP June, Nov 2006 [6.72]
95. ↑33 (128) : Dragon Ball - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2003 [6.62]
96. ↑127 (223) : Gakuen Alice - Tokyopop, Dec 1899 [6.59]
97. ↑17 (114) : Hana-Kimi - Viz, Sep 2004 [6.58]
98. ↑255 (353) : Record of a Fallen Vampire - Viz, May 2008 [6.55]
99. ↑44 (143) : Miki Falls - HarperCollins, May 2007 [6.5]
100. ↑1 (101) : Samurai Deeper Kyo - Tokyopop, Jun 2003 [6.45]
Top 250 Manga Volumes
key:
rank. ↕movement (2008 year-end rank) : title - pub.info & [score] ::
1. ↑22 (23) : Naruto 34 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1759.8] ::
2. ↑24 (26) : Naruto 35 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1746.1] ::
3. ↑31 (34) : Naruto 36 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1717.4] ::
4. ↓-3 (1) : Naruto 33 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1710.1] ::
5. ↑52 (57) : Naruto 37 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1704] ::
6. ↓-4 (2) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1525.1] ::
7. ↑160 (167) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [1516.4] ::
8. ↓-5 (3) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1456.7] ::
9. ↓-5 (4) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1433.7] ::
10. ↓-5 (5) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1402.9] ::
11. ↓-5 (6) : Bleach 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1399.3] ::
12. ↓-1 (11) : Chibi Vampire 12 - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [1399.3] ::
13. ↓-5 (8) : Naruto 30 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [1396] ::
14. ↓-5 (9) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1352.1] ::
15. ↓-8 (7) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1330.1] ::
16. ↔0 (16) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1297.3] ::
17. ↓-4 (13) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1248.1] ::
18. ↑1 (19) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1248] ::
19. ↓-2 (17) : Rosario+Vampire 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [1243.7] ::
20. ↓-8 (12) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1220.5] ::
21. ↓-7 (14) : Junjo Romantica 8 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2009 [1197.2] ::
22. ↓-12 (10) : Bleach 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1194.6] ::
23. ↓-8 (15) : Bleach Souls: Official Character Book - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [1185.2] ::
24. ↑162 (186) : Maximum Ride 1 - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [1174.3] ::
25. ↓-4 (21) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1151.3] ::
26. ↓-6 (20) : Naruto 28 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [1137.1] ::
27. ↓-9 (18) : Hellsing 9 - Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [1130.6] ::
28. ↓-6 (22) : Naruto 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [1090.6] ::
29. ↓-2 (27) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [1073.8] ::
30. ↑165 (195) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 20 - Del Rey, Jan 2009 [1070] ::
31. ↓-6 (25) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [1063.5] ::
32. ↑5 (37) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1053.7] ::
33. ↑15 (48) : Dark Hunger – Feehan, Zid - Berkley, Oct 2007 [1045.4] ::
34. ↓-5 (29) : Death Note 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [1039.2] ::
35. ↓-11 (24) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [1027] ::
36. ↑285 (321) : Naruto 38 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1008.5] ::
37. ↓-2 (35) : Naruto 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [995.7] ::
38. ↑1 (39) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [988.3] ::
39. ↓-11 (28) : Death Note 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [972.8] ::
40. ↑224 (264) : Tail of the Moon 15 - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2009 [970.2] ::
41. ↓-1 (40) : Death Note 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [963.7] ::
42. ↑8 (50) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [963.4] ::
43. ↑92 (135) : Fruits Basket 22 - Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [961] ::
44. ↓-11 (33) : Death Note 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [946.4] ::
45. ↑231 (276) : Bleach 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [945] ::
46. ↓-8 (38) : Bleach The Art of Bleach: All Colour But The Black - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [926.5] ::
47. ↓-1 (46) : Naruto 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [926] ::
48. ↑165 (213) : Berserk 27 - Dark Horse, Jan 2009 [924.1] ::
49. ↓-19 (30) : Negima! 20 - Del Rey, Dec 2008 [923.7] ::
50. ↓-1 (49) : Death Note 9 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2007 [919] ::
51. ↓-19 (32) : Death Note 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2007 [911.2] ::
52. ↑331 (383) : Otomen 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2009 [906.3] ::
53. ↓-6 (47) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [903.3] ::
54. ↑35 (89) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [877] ::
55. ↓-11 (44) : Naruto 27 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [876.9] ::
56. ↓-4 (52) : Naruto 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [875.8] ::
57. ↑1 (58) : Death Note 10 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2007 [872.8] ::
58. ↓-7 (51) : Naruto 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [870.5] ::
59. ↑13 (72) : Naruto 9 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [868] ::
60. ↓-7 (53) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [867.8] ::
61. ↑338 (399) : One Piece 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [867.5] ::
62. ↓-31 (31) : Fruits Basket 19 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [863.7] ::
63. ↑37 (100) : Vampire Kisses 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [860.7] ::
64. ↓-5 (59) : Bleach 1 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [859.8] ::
65. ↓-3 (62) : Saiyuki Reload 9 - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [858.3] ::
66. ↑39 (105) : Fruits Basket 2 - Tokyopop, Apr 2004 [847.2] ::
67. ↓-25 (42) : Death Note 7 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2006 [836] ::
68. ↓-23 (45) : Naruto 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2004 [834.2] ::
69. ↓-28 (41) : Death Note 8 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2006 [834] ::
70. ↑314 (384) : D. Gray-Man 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [831.9] ::
71. ↓-35 (36) : Bleach 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [828] ::
72. ↑53 (125) : Sundome 4 - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [826.3] ::
73. ↑267 (340) : Naruto 40 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [821.8] ::
74. ↑1 (75) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [821.2] ::
75. ↓-19 (56) : Naruto 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [817.1] ::
76. ↓-22 (54) : Skip Beat! 16 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [817] ::
77. ↓-8 (69) : Death Note Another Note (novel) - Viz, Feb 2008 [810.5] ::
78. ↓-8 (70) : Naruto 10 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [808.1] ::
79. ↑209 (288) : After School Nightmare 10 - Go! Comi, Jan 2009 [794.8] ::
80. ↓-6 (74) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [785.8] ::
81. ↑342 (423) : Naruto 39 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [780.8] ::
82. ↓-16 (66) : Naruto 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [763] ::
83. ↓-28 (55) : High School Debut 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [762.8] ::
84. ↓-11 (73) : Fruits Basket 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [762.8] ::
85. ↑265 (350) : Fairy Tail 5 - Del Rey, Jan 2009 [761.5] ::
86. ↑322 (408) : Vampire Knight 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [760.5] ::
87. ↓-19 (68) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [756.1] ::
88. ↓-11 (77) : Death Note 11 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [750.8] ::
89. ↓-26 (63) : Naruto vols 1-27 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [746.9] ::
90. ↓-5 (85) : Naruto 15 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2007 [743.1] ::
91. ↑66 (157) : Angel Diary 8 - Yen Press, Jan 2009 [734] ::
92. ↓-28 (64) : Bleach 2 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [731.7] ::
93. ↓-32 (61) : Loveless 8 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [713.3] ::
94. ↑1 (95) : Making Comics – McCloud - HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [707.7] ::
95. ↓-19 (76) : Wanted - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [704.8] ::
96. ↑308 (404) : Wallflower 18 - Del Rey, Jan 2009 [704.1] ::
97. ↑18 (115) : Kingdom Hearts 3 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [702.8] ::
98. ↑14 (112) : Naruto 8 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [701.8] ::
99. ↓-2 (97) : Battle Royale (novel) - Viz, Mar 2003 [697.1] ::
100. ↑259 (359) : Hikaru no Go 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [696.1] ::
101. ↓-3 (98) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [683.4] ::
102. ↓-19 (83) : Fruits Basket 5 - Tokyopop, Sep 2004 [678.2] ::
103. ↓-22 (81) : Naruto 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2007 [671.8] ::
104. ↑6 (110) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [669.2] ::
105. ↓-25 (80) : Fruits Basket 7 - Tokyopop, Feb 2005 [667.9] ::
106. ↑359 (465) : Naruto 41 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [663.3] ::
107. ↓-25 (82) : Shugo Chara! 5 - Del Rey, Dec 2008 [662.4] ::
108. ↑8 (116) : Chibi Vampire 1 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [660.6] ::
109. ↓-31 (78) : Naruto 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [659.1] ::
110. ↑61 (171) : Her Majesty's Dog 11 - Go! Comi, Nov 2008 [654] ::
111. ↑41 (152) : Red River 24 - Viz, Jan 2009 [653.2] ::
112. ↑93 (205) : Oh My Goddess! 31 - Dark Horse, Jan 2009 [649.3] ::
113. ↓-53 (60) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 19 - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [649] ::
114. ↓-43 (71) : Fruits Basket 8 - Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [647.3] ::
115. ↓-22 (93) : Berserk 26 - Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [647.2] ::
116. ↓-73 (43) : +Anima 10 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [646.9] ::
117. ↓-33 (84) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [646.6] ::
118. ↓-51 (67) : Fruits Basket 18 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [641.7] ::
119. ↑163 (282) : Legend of Zelda 3 - Vizkids, Feb 2009 [637.5] ::
120. ↓-41 (79) : Chibi Vampire 11 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [636.4] ::
121. ↓-15 (106) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [636.2] ::
122. ↑19 (141) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [630.5] ::
123. ↓-36 (87) : Fruits Basket 9 - Tokyopop, Jun 2005 [627.3] ::
124. ↑3 (127) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [626.2] ::
125. ↑364 (489) : Ral Ω Grad 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [622.1] ::
126. ↓-15 (111) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [617.9] ::
127. ↓-37 (90) : Bleach 3 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [613.7] ::
128. ↑242 (370) : Higurashi When They Cry 2 - Yen Press, Feb 2009 [613.3] ::
129. ↑40 (169) : Inuyasha 36 - Viz, Jan 2009 [611.6] ::
130. ↓-65 (65) : Nana 14 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [609.2] ::
131. ↓-32 (99) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 - Yen Press, Oct 2008 [605.5] ::
132. ↑12 (144) : Chibi Vampire 2 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [603.4] ::
133. ↑7 (140) : Legend of Zelda 1 - Vizkids, Oct 2008 [601.2] ::
134. ↓-32 (102) : Bleach vols 1-21 box set - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [596.2] ::
135. ↓-43 (92) : Fruits Basket 10 - Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [590.7] ::
136. ↑169 (305) : Don't Rush Love - 801 Media, Jan 2009 [588.3] ::
137. ↓-51 (86) : Naruto 12 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [587.2] ::
138. ↓-8 (130) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [586] ::
139. ↓-11 (128) : Naruto 14 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2007 [582] ::
140. ↓-46 (94) : Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan - Random House Pantheon, Oct 2008 [579.7] ::
141. ↑88 (229) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [575.5] ::
142. ↑280 (422) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 3 - Vizkids, Feb 2009 [572.7] ::
143. ↓-6 (137) : Fruits Basket 17 - Tokyopop, Aug 2007 [570] ::
144. ↓-18 (126) : Fruits Basket 4 - Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [569.8] ::
145. ↑5 (150) : Pokemon Let's Find Pokemon! - Vizkids, Oct 2006 [565.4] ::
146. ↑56 (202) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 3 - Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [561.8] ::
147. ↑658 (805) : Afro Samurai 2 - Seven Seas, Mar 2009 [561.7] ::
148. ↑1162 (1310) : Black Lagoon 4 - Viz, Feb 2009 [556] ::
149. ↓-20 (129) : Kingdom Hearts 2 - Tokyopop, Jan 2006 [555.5] ::
150. ↑20 (170) : Chibi Vampire 10 - Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [555.3] ::
151. ↑2 (153) : Bleach 5 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2005 [554] ::
152. ↓-14 (138) : Bleach 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2007 [552.4] ::
153. ↓-14 (139) : Captive Hearts 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [552.2] ::
154. ↓-30 (124) : Bleach 4 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2004 [547.7] ::
155. ↓-8 (147) : Fruits Basket 3 - Tokyopop, Jun 2004 [545.9] ::
156. ↑322 (478) : Air Gear 11 - Del Rey, Jan 2009 [545.6] ::
157. ↑24 (181) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [541.9] ::
158. ↓-67 (91) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [541.5] ::
159. ↓-45 (114) : Fruits Basket 13 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [539.2] ::
160. ↑525 (685) : Your & My Secret 4 - Tokyopop, Feb 2009 [531.6] ::
161. ↓-65 (96) : Blade of the Immortal 20 - Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [527.8] ::
162. ↓-41 (121) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [523.3] ::
163. ↓-43 (120) : Naruto 19 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [522.4] ::
164. ↑391 (555) : Magic Touch 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2009 [521.2] ::
165. ↑501 (666) : Rave Master 32 - Tokyopop, Feb 2009 [520.6] ::
166. ↓-6 (160) : Naruto 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [516.2] ::
167. ↑1217 (1384) : Battle Vixens 14 - Tokyopop, Feb 2009 [514.7] ::
168. ↓-59 (109) : Naruto 24 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [513.5] ::
169. ↓-10 (159) : Bleach 16 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [509.9] ::
170. ↑124 (294) : Case Closed 27 - Viz, Jan 2009 [507.3] ::
171. ↓-10 (161) : Ouran High School Host Club 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [506.5] ::
172. ↓-29 (143) : Bleach 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2007 [500.6] ::
173. ↓-27 (146) : Naruto 11 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [500.2] ::
174. ↑1512 (1686) : 20th Century Boys 1 - Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [499.8] ::
175. ↓-56 (119) : Bleach 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [499.5] ::
176. ↑42 (218) : Manga Cookbook - Japanime's Manga University, Aug 2007 [499.2] ::
177. ↑986 (1163) : Black Knight 4 - Tokyopop Blu, Feb 2009 [498.5] ::
178. ↑11 (189) : Bleach 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2007 [498.3] ::
179. ↓-66 (113) : Naruto 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [496.2] ::
180. ↓-57 (123) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [495.2] ::
181. ↑15 (196) : Chibi Vampire 9 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [492.3] ::
182. ↓-94 (88) : Hero Heel 3 - DMP June, Dec 2008 [485.7] ::
183. ↓-10 (173) : Bleach 6 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [481] ::
184. ↓-53 (131) : Fruits Basket 6 - Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [471.9] ::
185. ↑168 (353) : Black Jack 3 - Vertical, Jan 2009 [466.9] ::
186. ↑1204 (1390) : Trinity Blood 9 - Tokyopop, Feb 2009 [466.3] ::
187. ↓-83 (104) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 4 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [465.6] ::
188. ↓-54 (134) : Black Cat 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2009 [465.6] ::
189. ↑278 (467) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [464.8] ::
190. ↓-73 (117) : Naruto 21 - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2007 [464.5] ::
191. ↓-9 (182) : Black Sun - 801 Media, Nov 2008 [464.2] ::
192. ↓-7 (185) : Monster Book of Manga 1 - Collins Design, Jan 2006 [462.1] ::
193. ↑400 (593) : Afro Samurai 1 - Seven Seas, Sep 2008 [457.2] ::
194. ↑144 (338) : Tricky Prince - DMP June, Jan 2009 [455.8] ::
195. ↑33 (228) : Heaven's Will - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [450.9] ::
196. ↓-34 (162) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [443.6] ::
197. ↓-75 (122) : Naruto The Official Fanbook - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [440.8] ::
198. ↓-42 (156) : Naruto 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [440.4] ::
199. ↓-19 (180) : Phantom Dream 1 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [439] ::
200. ↓-92 (108) : Bleach 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [436.9] ::
201. ↓-46 (155) : Bleach 7 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2005 [436.6] ::
202. ↓-60 (142) : Fruits Basket 14 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [436.3] ::
203. ↑795 (998) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 - Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [436.1] ::
204. ↑37 (241) : Starcraft Frontline 2 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [435.2] ::
205. ↑753 (958) : Rebirth 22 - Tokyopop, Feb 2009 [434] ::
206. ↓-12 (194) : Japanese in Mangaland 1 - Japan Publications Trading Co., Dec 2003 [433] ::
207. ↓-35 (172) : Buddha 1 - Vertical, May 2006 [427.1] ::
208. ↓-90 (118) : Captive Hearts 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [427] ::
209. ↓-73 (136) : Naruto 22 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [425.8] ::
210. ↓-19 (191) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [424.3] ::
211. ↓-32 (179) : Draw Manga – Lewis - Collins & Brown, Jun 2005 [423.7] ::
212. ↓-47 (165) : Naruto 23 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [421.3] ::
213. ↓-62 (151) : Bleach 13 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [420.4] ::
214. ↑106 (320) : .hack// G.U.+ 4 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [420.4] ::
215. ↑42 (257) : Hana-Kimi 13 - Viz, Aug 2006 [420.2] ::
216. ↓-83 (133) : Fruits Basket 11 - Tokyopop, Aug 2005 [419.8] ::
217. ↑843 (1060) : Boys over Flowers 34 - Viz, Feb 2009 [419.2] ::
218. ↓-20 (198) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [416.5] ::
219. ↑373 (592) : Take Me to Heaven - Aurora Deux, Jan 2009 [416.3] ::
220. ↑388 (608) : Naruto 44 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [416] ::
221. ↑220 (441) : Vampire Kisses 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [415.6] ::
222. ↓-58 (164) : Shaman King 20 - Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2009 [413.2] ::
223. ↓-15 (208) : Fruits Basket 15 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [408.8] ::
224. ↓-15 (209) : Chibi Vampire 3 - Tokyopop, Dec 2006 [407.3] ::
225. ↓-51 (174) : The Manga Guide to Statistics - No Starch Press, Nov 2008 [406.9] ::
226. ↓-119 (107) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 10 - Viz, Dec 2008 [406.4] ::
227. ↓-23 (204) : Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventure 1 - Vizkids, Apr 2008 [404.9] ::
228. ↑326 (554) : Naruto 42 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [404.3] ::
229. ↓-32 (197) : Fruits Basket 16 - Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [403.8] ::
230. ↓-72 (158) : Naruto 18 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2007 [402.6] ::
231. ↓-128 (103) : S.A (Special A) 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [401] ::
232. ↓-40 (192) : Manga Moods - Japanime's Manga University, Mar 2006 [399.4] ::
233. ↑458 (691) : Naruto 43 - Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [396.8] ::
234. ↑339 (573) : Kamichama Karin Chu 3 - Del Rey, Jan 2009 [391.6] ::
235. ↓-60 (175) : Manga Bible – Siku - Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [391.5] ::
236. ↑97 (333) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 5 - Tokyopop, Apr 2009 [388.7] ::
237. ↑30 (267) : Angel Sanctuary 20 - Viz, Jun 2007 [384.2] ::
238. ↓-19 (219) : Bleach 17 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2007 [383.5] ::
239. ↑389 (628) : Drawing Words & Writing Pictures – Abel, Madden - First Second, Jun 2008 [383.3] ::
240. ↑801 (1041) : Hayate the Combat Butler 10 - Viz, Feb 2009 [382.3] ::
241. ↓-40 (201) : Ouran High School Host Club 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2006 [379.9] ::
242. ↑415 (657) : Eyeshield 21 vol 24 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [379.7] ::
243. ↑61 (304) : Code Geass Suzaku of the Counterattack 1 - Bandai, Dec 2008 [374.8] ::
244. ↑4 (248) : Shugo Chara! 1 - Del Rey, Mar 2007 [373.1] ::
245. ↓-46 (199) : Avalon High: Coronation 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [372] ::
246. ↓-68 (178) : Naruto Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [369.3] ::
247. ↑11 (258) : Buddha 3 - Vertical, Sep 2006 [368.5] ::
248. ↓-65 (183) : Fruits Basket 12 - Tokyopop, Dec 2005 [363.2] ::
249. ↓-59 (190) : Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion 1 - Bandai, Aug 2008 [362.7] ::
250. ↓-16 (234) : Chibi Vampire 6 - Tokyopop, Nov 2007 [362.3] ::
##
Matt Blind is a bookseller: that's his day job, working as an asst. manager at a far-flung outpost of one of the big box chains. He is also a big fan of manga, has been a blogger of one stripe or another since aught-four, drinks too much, and remembers enough discrete math from his classes at Georgia Tech to construct the truly frightening spreadsheet that spits out these charts.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [4] where he occasionally posts manga reviews, book retail & publishing news, and commentary on fandom in general -- but mostly wastes his time (and yours) with posts on the ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
Top 10 Manga Volumes:
1. ↑35 (36) : Naruto 38 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1712.8] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto 35 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1692.4] ::
3. ↓-2 (1) : Naruto 34 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1688.5] ::
4. ↑1 (5) : Naruto 37 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1655.2] ::
5. ↓-2 (3) : Naruto 36 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1568.2] ::
6. ↑80 (86) : Vampire Knight 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [1494.9] ::
7. ↓-3 (4) : Naruto 33 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1441.3] ::
8. ↑254 (262) : Rosario+Vampire 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [1391.1] ::
9. ↓-3 (6) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1370.2] ::
10. ↑35 (45) : Bleach 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1352.9] ::
Top 10 Manga Series:
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
2. ↔0 (2) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [54.6]
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [51.52]
4. ↑1 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [47.26]
5. ↑1 (6) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [44.99]
6. ↓-2 (4) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [43.77]
7. ↑1 (8) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [31.27]
8. ↓-1 (7) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [29.89]
9. ↑2 (11) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [24.86]
10. ↑8 (18) : High School Debut - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [23.67]
(commentary & full charts follow)
Sometimes less is more. I've been churning through online sales data for more than a year (close to two, now) and while I love the minutia and fractions and the slow accumulation of arbitrarily-assigned points over time until they become statistically significant, I know the majority of readers are looking for the headline, the bullet point summary, the easily-quotable Top 10.
And I try to give you that -- above the fold, even; one doesn't have to click through to read my commentary and the extended charts unless that's really what you want.
Well, now I've really buried the data: The Top 10s are visible on the main page, the Top 25s are listed below (including the usual 'exploded' series listing showing just what forms the composite score) but rather than clog up the site with long lists of manga titles that only a fraction of you actually read I'll be shunting the full listings off to an independent, permanent archive site [archive.org] [23]. This accomplishes two goals: one, the data is preserved; and two, I can present a significantly streamlined summary report. It's just a click away if you'd care to delve deeper into the monthly numbers -- and the link is to a Top 500 for the volume chart, twice what I've previously posted.
Nuts and Bolts:
The March Rankings presented below represent 5 weeks of data (Wed 25 Feb through Sun 29 Mar) and 74 individual site checks (some counted multiple times).
In place of unit sales ("real" data, considered proprietary and a closely held secret of all publishers and retailers) these manga rankings use scores assigned to tiles based on how highly the volumes place on online sales sites' posted "bestseller" lists, or a search of their manga offerings sorted by popularity. The higher the placement, the higher the score, obviously.
The sites:
Online Bookstores:
Barnes & Noble [6]
Books-a-Million [7]
Borders [8]
Chapters of Canada [9], and
Amazon's Manga Category Listing [10]
Other Sales Charts:
Amazon's Hourly Bestsellers [11]
Buy.com [12]
Deepdiscount.com [13]
Powell's [14]
& Tower [15]
Data from bookstores are weighted higher, as are the hourly bestsellers & manga category results from Amazon.
Math Note: In place of point totals in the thousands and thousands, series scores use a formula that sets the No. 1 (Naruto, currently) at 100 points, with everyone else scoring some fraction of that. (it's a straight scalar so all scores are still proportional)
Top 25 Manga Series, expanded chart
Series ranking and abbreviated listing of component volumes.
key:
rank. ↕movement (last months rank) : title - pub.info & [weighted score] ::
1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto - Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [100]
1. ↑35 (36) : Naruto 38 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1712.8] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto 35 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1692.4] ::
3. ↓-2 (1) : Naruto 34 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1688.5] ::
[plus 55 other listings]
2. ↔0 (2) : Bleach - Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [54.6]
10. ↑35 (45) : Bleach 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1352.9] ::
26. ↓-15 (11) : Bleach 25 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1192.3] ::
39. ↓-16 (23) : Bleach Souls: Official Character Book - Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [999.6] ::
[plus 28 other listings]
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket - Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [51.52]
14. ↑29 (43) : Fruits Basket 22 - Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [1299.8] ::
17. ↓-7 (10) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1254.7] ::
55. ↓-20 (35) : Fruits Basket 20 - Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [875.9] ::
[plus 27 other listings]
4. ↑1 (5) : Vampire Knight - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [47.26]
6. ↑80 (86) : Vampire Knight 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [1494.9] ::
11. ↑5 (16) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1329.2] ::
13. ↓-4 (9) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1317.8] ::
16. ↓-2 (14) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1278.2] ::
20. ↓-2 (18) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1225.2] ::
22. ↓-7 (15) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1211.9] ::
370. ↑new (0) : Vampire Knight 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [195.9] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Rosario+Vampire - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [44.99]
8. ↑254 (262) : Rosario+Vampire 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [1391.1] ::
12. ↓-5 (7) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [1328.3] ::
23. ↑2 (25) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1205.8] ::
24. ↑14 (38) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1199.4] ::
30. ↓-11 (19) : Rosario+Vampire 4 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [1124.5] ::
33. ↓-1 (32) : Rosario+Vampire 2 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [1082.3] ::
712. ↑new (0) : Rosario+Vampire 7 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2009 [31.5] ::
760. ↑new (0) : Rosario+Vampire 8 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2009 [24.2] ::
6. ↓-2 (4) : Death Note - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [43.77]
32. ↓-15 (17) : Death Note 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1100.3] ::
44. ↓-13 (31) : Death Note 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [952] ::
45. ↓-3 (42) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [947.8] ::
[plus 14 other listings]
7. ↑1 (8) : Warriors - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [31.27]
41. ↑13 (54) : Warriors 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [996] ::
46. ↑14 (60) : Warriors 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [930.1] ::
61. ↓-8 (53) : Warriors 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [826.2] ::
128. ↓-4 (124) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [574.5] ::
152. ↓-30 (122) : Warriors 4 - HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [508.7] ::
154. ↓-16 (138) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [508.3] ::
173. ↑16 (189) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 3 - HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [467.1] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Chibi Vampire - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [29.89]
29. ↓-17 (12) : Chibi Vampire 12 - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [1148.6] ::
125. ↓-17 (108) : Chibi Vampire 1 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [586.7] ::
131. ↑1 (132) : Chibi Vampire 2 - Tokyopop, Aug 2006 [560.2] ::
[plus 15 other listings]
9. ↑2 (11) : Ouran High School Host Club - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [24.86]
77. ↑3 (80) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [754.5] ::
94. ↑10 (104) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [690.5] ::
117. ↑4 (121) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [609.9] ::
[plus 9 other listings]
10. ↑8 (18) : High School Debut - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [23.67]
35. ↑new (0) : High School Debut 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2009 [1034.1] ::
134. ↓-51 (83) : High School Debut 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [552.6] ::
239. ↓-21 (218) : High School Debut 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [345.4] ::
349. ↑93 (442) : High School Debut 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [218.4] ::
468. ↓-7 (461) : High School Debut 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [113.3] ::
483. ↑154 (637) : High School Debut 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [104.4] ::
562. ↑13 (575) : High School Debut 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2008 [68.6] ::
636. ↑5 (641) : High School Debut 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2008 [46.6] ::
11. ↑13 (24) : Skip Beat! - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2006 [23.16]
57. ↑new (0) : Skip Beat! 17 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2009 [863.8] ::
123. ↓-47 (76) : Skip Beat! 16 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [594.1] ::
244. ↑164 (408) : Skip Beat! 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2006 [341] ::
[plus 15 other listings]
12. ↓-3 (9) : Fullmetal Alchemist - Viz, Apr 2005 [23.15]
53. ↓-24 (29) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 - Viz, Oct 2008 [889.3] ::
143. ↓-26 (117) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 - Viz, Apr 2005 [541.6] ::
206. ↓-44 (162) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Viz, Jun 2005 [408.9] ::
[plus 16 other listings]
13. ↑4 (17) : Vampire Kisses - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [21.88]
66. ↓-3 (63) : Vampire Kisses 2 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [817.7] ::
84. ↑137 (221) : Vampire Kisses 1 - HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [732.1] ::
14. ↔0 (14) : Kingdom Hearts - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [21.58]
103. ↓-6 (97) : Kingdom Hearts 3 - Tokyopop, Apr 2006 [643.6] ::
109. ↑17 (126) : Kingdom Hearts 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [626.7] ::
122. ↑36 (158) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 - Tokyopop, May 2008 [600.8] ::
130. ↑19 (149) : Kingdom Hearts 2 - Tokyopop, Jan 2006 [566.2] ::
149. ↓-8 (141) : Kingdom Hearts 4 - Tokyopop, Jul 2006 [524.2] ::
175. ↓-18 (157) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories 1 - Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [463] ::
307. ↑11 (318) : Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories 2 - Tokyopop, Feb 2007 [250.4] ::
413. ↓-114 (299) : Kingdom Hearts II 1 - Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [152.8] ::
820. ↓-528 (292) : Kingdom Hearts II 3 - Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [19.3] ::
1589. ↑303 (1892) : Kingdom Hearts Art Book - Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [0.4] ::
15. ↓-2 (13) : Berserk - Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [20.34]
43. ↑5 (48) : Berserk 27 - Dark Horse, Jan 2009 [958.2] ::
200. ↓-85 (115) : Berserk 26 - Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [416.5] ::
245. ↑563 (808) : Berserk 28 - Dark Horse, Apr 2009 [339.4] ::
[plus 18 other listings]
16. ↓-1 (15) : D. Gray-Man - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [20.15]
92. ↓-22 (70) : D. Gray-Man 12 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [694.9] ::
157. ↑110 (267) : D. Gray-Man 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [503.5] ::
198. ↑61 (259) : D. Gray-Man 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [419.4] ::
[plus 9 other listings
17. ↓-7 (10) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [19.23]
50. ↓-20 (30) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 20 - Del Rey, Jan 2009 [902.6] ::
199. ↓-86 (113) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 19 - Del Rey, Nov 2008 [419.2] ::
322. ↑26 (348) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 1 - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [238] ::
[plus 17 other listings]
18. ↑27 (45) : Nana - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [18.84]
65. ↑new (0) : Nana 15 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2009 [817.8] ::
158. ↓-28 (130) : Nana 14 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [501] ::
428. ↓-25 (403) : Nana 13 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [143.2] ::
[plus 7 other listings]
19. ↑52 (71) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) - Tokyopop, Mar 2007 [18.42]
28. ↑118 (146) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 3 - Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [1171.1] ::
447. ↑302 (749) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 1 - Tokyopop, Feb 2008 [124.9] ::
525. ↑860 (1385) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 2 - Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [86] ::
20. ↓-1 (19) : Negima! - Del Rey, Apr 2004 [17.94]
90. ↓-41 (49) : Negima! 20 - Del Rey, Dec 2008 [713] ::
155. ↑196 (351) : Negima! 21 - Del Rey, Feb 2009 [505.3] ::
403. ↓-63 (340) : Negima! 19 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [162.4] ::
[plus 21 other listings]
21. ↓-9 (12) : Junjo Romantica - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007 [17.7]
62. ↓-41 (21) : Junjo Romantica 8 - Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2009 [820.7] ::
252. ↓-42 (210) : Junjo Romantica 1 - Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [327.5] ::
282. ↑271 (553) : Junjo Romantica 9 - Tokyopop Blu, Apr 2009 [285.5] ::
[plus 7 other listings]
22. ↑14 (36) : Gentlemen's Alliance† - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [17.41]
63. ↑385 (448) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 9 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2009 [818.9] ::
224. ↓-44 (180) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [367.2] ::
351. ↓-13 (338) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2007 [218.1] ::
371. ↓-118 (253) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [193] ::
671. ↔0 (671) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2007 [38.1] ::
918. ↑23 (941) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2008 [12.2] ::
1154. ↑266 (1420) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2007 [4.5] ::
1248. ↑378 (1626) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2008 [2.6] ::
1284. ↓-370 (914) : Gentlemen's Alliance† 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2007 [1.6] ::
23. ↑7 (30) : Captive Hearts - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [17.07]
108. ↑415 (523) : Captive Hearts 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2009 [631.1] ::
138. ↑15 (153) : Captive Hearts 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [546.2] ::
263. ↓-55 (208) : Captive Hearts 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [313.4] ::
24. ↑147 (171) : Love Com - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2007 [16.88]
51. ↑new (0) : Love Com 11 - Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2009 [901.6] ::
278. ↑new (0) : Love Com 10 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [288.9] ::
662. ↑39 (701) : Love Com 9 - Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [40.7] ::
1085. ↓-323 (762) : Love Com 8 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [6] ::
1909. ↑535 (2444) : Love Com 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2007 [0.2] ::
2081. ↑5 (2086) : Love Com 7 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [0.1] ::
25. ↑44 (69) : Phoenix Wright - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [16.17]
52. ↑204 (256) : Phoenix Wright 2 - Del Rey, Feb 2009 [891.5] ::
303. ↑20 (323) : Phoenix Wright 1 - Del Rey, Sep 2008 [253.6] ::
Link: Top 100 Manga Series, March 2009 [txt file] at Archive.org [24]
##
Top 25 Manga Volumes
key:
rank. ↕movement (2008 year-end rank) : title - pub.info & [score] ::
1. ↑35 (36) : Naruto 38 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1712.8] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto 35 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1692.4] ::
3. ↓-2 (1) : Naruto 34 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1688.5] ::
4. ↑1 (5) : Naruto 37 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1655.2] ::
5. ↓-2 (3) : Naruto 36 - Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [1568.2] ::
6. ↑80 (86) : Vampire Knight 6 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [1494.9] ::
7. ↓-3 (4) : Naruto 33 - Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1441.3] ::
8. ↑254 (262) : Rosario+Vampire 6 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [1391.1] ::
9. ↓-3 (6) : Naruto 32 - Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [1370.2] ::
10. ↑35 (45) : Bleach 26 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1352.9] ::
11. ↑5 (16) : Vampire Knight 1 - Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1329.2] ::
12. ↓-5 (7) : Rosario+Vampire 5 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [1328.3] ::
13. ↓-4 (9) : Vampire Knight 5 - Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [1317.8] ::
14. ↑29 (43) : Fruits Basket 22 - Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [1299.8] ::
15. ↓-7 (8) : Naruto 31 - Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [1292.9] ::
16. ↓-2 (14) : Vampire Knight 2 - Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [1278.2] ::
17. ↓-7 (10) : Fruits Basket 21 - Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [1254.7] ::
18. ↑55 (73) : Naruto 40 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1246.4] ::
19. ↑87 (106) : Naruto 41 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1236.2] ::
20. ↓-2 (18) : Vampire Knight 4 - Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [1225.2] ::
21. ↑60 (81) : Naruto 39 - Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [1215] ::
22. ↓-7 (15) : Vampire Knight 3 - Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [1211.9] ::
23. ↑2 (25) : Rosario+Vampire 3 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [1205.8] ::
24. ↑14 (38) : Rosario+Vampire 1 - Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [1199.4] ::
25. ↓-5 (20) : Naruto 29 - Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [1194.6] ::
Link: Top 500 Manga Volumes, March 2009 [txt file] at Archive.org [25]
##
Matt Blind is a bookseller: that's his day job, working as an asst. manager at a far-flung outpost of one of the big box chains. He is also a big fan of manga, has been a blogger of one stripe or another since aught-four, drinks too much, and remembers enough discrete math from his classes at Georgia Tech to construct the truly frightening spreadsheet that spits out these charts.
Matt maintains his own site at RocketBomber.com [4] where he occasionally posts manga reviews, book retail & publishing news, and commentary on fandom in general -- but mostly wastes his time (and yours) with posts on the ever-changing variations and derivatives of these manga charts.
Readers with questions, comments or corrections should email Matt at, not surprisingly, matt[at]rocketbomber[dot]com.
Links:
[1] http://www.rocketbomber.com/
[2] http://content.usatoday.com/life/books/booksdatabase/default.aspx
[3] http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/1850.html
[4] http://www.rocketbomber.com
[5] http://www.bookscan.com/controller.php?page=109
[6] http://browse.barnesandnoble.com/browse/nav.asp?z=y&endeca=1&bncatid=1133350&visgrp=fiction
[7] http://www.booksamillion.com/search?id=4194972356699&query=manga&where=Books&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=Search
[8] http://www.borders.com/online/store/Landing?view=2&rpp=50&type=1&sort=SALES_RANK%7c1&page=1&kids=false&nav=5185+10589&simple=false#resultset
[9] http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/search?keywords=manga&pageSize=10&sort=Sales&sortDirection=true&page=0
[10] http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/103-1875800-6551803?url=node%3D1000%2C4366%2C4367&field-keywords=&x=17&y=16
[11] http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/books/4367/ref=pd_ts_b_nav/102-4716884-6804945
[12] http://www.buy.com/search/q/search_store/3/querytype/book/loc/106/dclksa/1/nrecpage/36/Manga.html
[13] http://www.deepdiscount.com/viewcategory.htm?categoryId=482660&sortby=sales&count=#listtop
[14] http://www.powells.com/s3?kw=&title=&author=&publisher=&section=manga&class=new&binding=0&sort=by_relevance&location=0&received_date=0&perpage=100
[15] http://www.tower.com/surf/top_100/top100_1.cfm?&cat101=7&facet=PIW_cfg_id,PIW_Cat102_id,label_facet&cat102=524
[16] http://www.virginmega.com/
[17] http://www.rocketbomber.com/2008/07/13/and-of-course-as-you-know-im-channeling-a-very-special-brand-of-insanity-to-even-think-of-these-online-rankings-to-begin-with#SeriesMethod
[18] http://www.rocketbomber.com/2008/07/01/about-the-charts
[19] http://www.rocketbomber.com/category/rankings
[20] http://comipress.com/special/manga-ranking/2008-top-100-and-midlist-100-volumes-of-2008
[21] http://comipress.com/special/manga-ranking/2008-top-300-series-of-2008
[22] http://www.rocketbomber.com/category/rankings/
[23] http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator:%22Matt%20Blind%22
[24] http://www.archive.org/stream/March2009MangaRankings/Top100MangaSeries03March2009.txt
[25] http://www.archive.org/stream/March2009MangaRankings/Top500MangaVolumes03March2009.txt
