2011 Autumn Manga Bestsellers

Comparative Rankings Based on Consolidated Online Sales
for the 15 Weeks Ending Sunday 1 Jan 2012

last quarter’s charts
about the charts

The Quarterly chart is a bit different from the usual weekly post: There are five times as many volumes in the Manga Bestsellers (a full 2,500 volumes listed & ranked) and the Series/Property list is twice as long, with a top 100 listed & ranked. Secondary charts – New Releases, Preorders, Manhwa, and BL/Yaoi – are each a Top 50.

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Manga Bestsellers

1. ↑7 (8) : Sailor Moon 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [6,786.2] ::
2. ↑27 (29) : Sailor Moon 2 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [6,751.5] ::
3. ↑83 (86) : Sailor Moon Codename: Sailor V 2 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [5,652.8] ::
4. ↑80 (84) : Naruto 52 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2011 [5,270.6] ::
5. ↑9 (14) : Sailor Moon Codename: Sailor V 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [5,245.3] ::
6. ↑262 (268) : Vampire Knight 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2011 [5,210.3] ::
7. ↑2 (9) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [4,968.6] ::
8. ↑73 (81) : Sailor Moon 3 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2012 [4,744.6] ::
9. ↑457 (466) : Yotsuba&! 10 – Yen Press, Oct 2011 [4,613.5] ::
10. ↓-9 (1) : Maximum Ride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [4,601.5] ::

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Top Imprints
Number of volumes ranking in the Top 2500:

Viz Shonen Jump 358
Viz Shojo Beat 319
Yen Press 277
Del Rey 171
Tokyopop 152
Dark Horse 144
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 130
Viz 118
Viz Shonen Sunday 104
DMP Juné 81

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Series/Property

1. ↑4 (5) : Sailor Moon – Kodansha Comics [16,019.7] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [11,156.0] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press [10,796.1] ::
4. ↓-3 (1) : Black Butler – Yen Press [10,697.3] ::
5. ↓-1 (4) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [10,208.8] ::
6. ↑4 (10) : Pokemon – Vizkids [8,073.2] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Negima! – Del Rey [7,508.1] ::
8. ↑4 (12) : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop [7,375.6] ::
9. ↑5 (14) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [6,987.1] ::
10. ↓-2 (8) : Black Bird – Viz Shojo Beat [6,748.6] ::

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New Releases
(Titles releasing/released This Month & Last)

2. ↑27 (29) : Sailor Moon 2 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [6,751.5] ::
3. ↑83 (86) : Sailor Moon Codename: Sailor V 2 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [5,652.8] ::
6. ↑262 (268) : Vampire Knight 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2011 [5,210.3] ::
9. ↑457 (466) : Yotsuba&! 10 – Yen Press, Oct 2011 [4,613.5] ::
11. ↑344 (355) : Black Butler 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2011 [4,587.9] ::
16. ↑848 (864) : Maximum Ride 5 – Yen Press, Dec 2011 [3,916.5] ::
21. ↑856 (877) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2011 [3,541.3] ::
22. ↑536 (558) : Naruto 53 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2011 [3,475.2] ::
28. ↑217 (245) : Negima! 32 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [3,110.0] ::
34. ↑760 (794) : Skip Beat! 25 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2011 [2,942.3] ::

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Preorders

8. ↑73 (81) : Sailor Moon 3 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2012 [4,744.6] ::
18. ↑53 (71) : Sailor Moon 4 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2012 [3,804.1] ::
19. ↑698 (717) : Sailor Moon 5 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2012 [3,646.3] ::
84. ↑3143 (3227) : Sailor Moon 6 – Kodansha Comics, Jun 2012 [1,711.9] ::
93. ↑355 (448) : Negima! 33 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2012 [1,593.5] ::
117. ↑1056 (1173) : Negima! 34 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2012 [1,330.1] ::
121. ↑475 (596) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 11 – Seven Seas, Jan 2012 [1,319.7] ::
128. ↑531 (659) : Black Butler 8 – Yen Press, Jan 2012 [1,217.8] ::
136. ↑1025 (1161) : Naruto 54 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [1,135.5] ::
145. ↑731 (876) : Private Teacher 2 – DMP Juné, Jan 2012 [1,066.0] ::

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Manhwa

278. ↑3072 (3350) : March Story 3 – Viz Signature, Oct 2011 [581.2] ::
309. ↑1838 (2147) : Bride of the Water God 9 – Dark Horse, Oct 2011 [523.9] ::
492. ↑649 (1141) : JTF-3 Counter Ops (ebook) – RealinterfaceStudios.com, Mar 2011 [307.7] ::
584. ↓-105 (479) : Jack Frost 4 – Yen Press, Dec 2010 [242.6] ::
684. ↓-26 (658) : March Story 2 – Viz Signature, Apr 2011 [188.2] ::
685. ↓-535 (150) : Bride of the Water God 8 – Dark Horse, May 2011 [188.2] ::
784. ↓-14 (770) : Jack Frost 3 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [152.9] ::
794. ↓-408 (386) : March Story 1 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [150.2] ::
818. ↑new (0) : Black God 14 – Yen Press, Oct 2011 [141.7] ::
822. ↓-9 (813) : Angel Diary 13 – Yen Press, Dec 2010 [140.2] ::

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BL/Yaoi

50. ↑40 (90) : Finder Series 4 Prisoner in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Aug 2011 [2,511.1] ::
90. ↑48 (138) : Finder Series 5 Truth in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Dec 2011 [1,667.9] ::
145. ↑731 (876) : Private Teacher 2 – DMP Juné, Jan 2012 [1,066.0] ::
160. ↑359 (519) : Secrecy of the Shivering Night – DMP Juné, Dec 2011 [1,003.2] ::
187. ↑new (0) : Maelstrom (ebook) 1 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2011 [883.5] ::
191. ↑227 (418) : About Love – DMP Juné, Nov 2011 [848.0] ::
217. ↑672 (889) : Only Serious About You 2 – DMP Juné, Dec 2011 [725.7] ::
224. ↑757 (981) : Storm Flower – DMP Juné, Dec 2011 [696.4] ::
244. ↑186 (430) : Private Teacher 1 – DMP Juné, Jan 2012 [649.5] ::
262. ↓-177 (85) : Maelstrom (Kindle ebook) 1 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2011 [611.1] ::

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