Manga Bestsellers: 2012, Week Ending 7 October

Comparative Rankings Based on Consolidated Online Sales

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Manga Bestsellers

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon 3 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2012 [372.2] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Yotsuba&! 11 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [358.2] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Sailor Moon 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [346.9] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Naruto 58 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [338.9] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Sailor Moon 4 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2012 [338.3] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Sailor Moon 2 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [336.3] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [292.7] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Sailor Moon 7 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2012 [290.7] ::
9. ↑5 (14) : Sailor Moon 8 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [271.6] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 2 – Seven Seas, Sep 2012 [262.9] ::

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Top Imprints
Number of volumes ranking in the Top 500:

Yen Press 85
Viz Shonen Jump 78
Viz Shojo Beat 59
Kodansha Comics 43
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 37
DMP Juné 23
Dark Horse 21
Vertical 21
Seven Seas 18
Viz 13

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Series/Property

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon – Kodansha Comics [975.5] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [752.2] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [648.2] ::
4. ↑2 (6) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press [440.1] ::
5. ↓-1 (4) : Alice in the Country of Clover – Seven Seas [437.5] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : One Piece – Viz Shonen Jump [429.6] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [403.8] ::
8. ↑1 (9) : Negima! – Del Rey/Kodansha Comics [391.3] ::
9. ↓-1 (8) : Yotsuba&! – Yen Press [381.8] ::
10. ↑1 (11) : Avatar: The Last Airbender – [multiple publishers] [346.7] ::

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

2. ↔0 (2) : Yotsuba&! 11 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [358.2] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Naruto 58 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [338.9] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Sailor Moon 7 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2012 [290.7] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 2 – Seven Seas, Sep 2012 [262.9] ::
12. ↓-3 (9) : Bleach 46 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [253.7] ::
13. ↓-1 (12) : Bleach 47 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [247.9] ::
14. ↑4 (18) : Loveless 9 – Viz, Sep 2012 [244.4] ::
15. ↓-4 (11) : One Piece 64 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [243.5] ::
23. ↑8 (31) : Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus 4 – Dark Horse, Oct 2012 [197.7] ::
30. ↑12 (42) : Negima! 36 – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2012 [170.4] ::

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Preorders

9. ↑5 (14) : Sailor Moon 8 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [271.6] ::
17. ↔0 (17) : Sailor Moon 10 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2013 [230.9] ::
19. ↔0 (19) : Sailor Moon 9 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [227.2] ::
51. ↑9 (60) : Naruto 59 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [134.4] ::
53. ↔0 (53) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 2 vol hardcover box set [complete] – Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2012 [133.0] ::
74. ↔0 (74) : Omamori Himari 9 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [106.6] ::
80. ↓-10 (70) : Negima! 37 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [102.3] ::
107. ↑12 (119) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 2 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [90.5] ::
110. ↑32 (142) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 16 – Kodansha Comics, Dec 2012 [89.4] ::
111. ↑14 (125) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 1 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [88.9] ::

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Manhwa

550. ↓-7 (543) : Bride of the Water God 10 – Dark Horse, Jan 2012 [16.5] ::
767. ↓-122 (645) : Time & Again 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [8.6] ::
780. ↑8 (788) : Bride of the Water God 11 – Dark Horse, May 2012 [8.2] ::
792. ↓-130 (662) : Time & Again 3 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [8.0] ::
844. ↓-194 (650) : Time & Again 2 – Yen Press, Mar 2010 [7.0] ::
874. ↓-123 (751) : Time & Again 5 – Yen Press, Mar 2011 [6.4] ::
883. ↓-89 (794) : Time & Again 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2009 [6.2] ::
913. ↓-105 (808) : One Thousand & One Nights 8 – Yen Press, Aug 2009 [5.7] ::
965. ↑540 (1505) : Color Trilogy 1 The Color of Earth – Macmillan First Second, Apr 2009 [4.7] ::
1068. ↓-57 (1011) : Arcana 4 – Tokyopop, Mar 2006 [3.5] ::

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BL/Yaoi

14. ↑4 (18) : Loveless 9 – Viz, Sep 2012 [244.4] ::
29. ↑1 (30) : Finder Series 6 Passion within the View Finder – DMP Juné, Jul 2012 [173.4] ::
81. ↑86 (167) : Secret Thorns – DMP Juné, Oct 2012 [102.1] ::
141. ↑185 (326) : The Tyrant Falls in Love 7 – DMP Juné, Sep 2012 [74.7] ::
202. ↑72 (274) : Only the Ring Finger Knows (novel) 5 – DMP Juné, Sep 2012 [56.0] ::
211. ↑174 (385) : Sleepless Nights – DMP Juné, Jan 2013 [53.4] ::
214. ↓-19 (195) : His Arrogance – 801 Media, Dec 2008 [52.2] ::
215. ↑69 (284) : Samejima-Kun & Sasahara-Kun – DMP Juné, May 2012 [52.2] ::
228. ↑97 (325) : Honey*Smile – DMP Juné, Oct 2012 [50.8] ::
251. ↑6 (257) : Black Sun 1 – 801 Media, Nov 2008 [44.8] ::

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Ebooks

16. ↔0 (16) : Naruto 57 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [241.7] ::
20. ↑2 (22) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [214.3] ::
26. ↔0 (26) : Maximum Ride 5 – Yen Press, Dec 2011 [180.2] ::
36. ↓-2 (34) : Naruto 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2012 [164.2] ::
54. ↔0 (54) : Naruto 55 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [129.3] ::
58. ↓-3 (55) : Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [124.1] ::
65. ↑1 (66) : Maximum Ride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [117.7] ::
79. ↑14 (93) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [102.3] ::
87. ↓-4 (83) : Blue Exorcist 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [98.9] ::
101. ↑14 (115) : Naruto 52 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2011 [91.8] ::

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