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December 30, 2012 by Matt Blind 2 Comments

Manga Bestsellers: 2012, Week Ending 30 December

Comparative Rankings Based on Consolidated Online Sales

last week’s charts
about the charts

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Manga Bestsellers

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon 8 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [409.2] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Maximum Ride 6 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [393.6] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Sailor Moon vols 1-6 box set – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [378.6] ::
4. ↑1 (5) : Naruto 59 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [363.0] ::
5. ↓-1 (4) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [359.7] ::
6. ↑14 (20) : Sailor Moon 9 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [317.1] ::
7. ↑9 (16) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind two volume hardcover box set [complete] – Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2012 [315.7] ::
8. ↓-2 (6) : Vampire Knight 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [313.7] ::
9. ↓-2 (7) : Sailor Moon 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [300.3] ::
10. ↓-2 (8) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [300.2] ::

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Top Imprints
Number of volumes ranking in the Top 500:

Yen Press 101
Viz Shonen Jump 98
Kodansha Comics 49
Viz Shojo Beat 49
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 37
Seven Seas 25
Dark Horse 20
Viz 18
Tokyopop 10
Vizkids 10

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Series/Property

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon – Kodansha Comics [1,050.7] ::
2. ↑1 (3) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press [771.9] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [757.7] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Black Butler – Yen Press [660.2] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [529.3] ::
6. ↑1 (7) : Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [511.1] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Soul Eater – Yen Press [483.8] ::
8. ↓-2 (6) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [457.6] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Alice in the Country of Clover – Seven Seas [361.6] ::
10. ↑13 (23) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind – Viz [355.8] ::

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

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon 8 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [409.2] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Sailor Moon vols 1-6 box set – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [378.6] ::
4. ↑1 (5) : Naruto 59 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [363.0] ::
7. ↑9 (16) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind two volume hardcover box set [complete] – Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2012 [315.7] ::
8. ↓-2 (6) : Vampire Knight 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [313.7] ::
17. ↓-5 (12) : Black Bird 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [235.7] ::
20. ↓-3 (17) : Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [222.5] ::
28. ↑3 (31) : Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [204.8] ::
30. ↓-7 (23) : D. Gray-Man 23 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2012 [194.4] ::
33. ↓-6 (27) : Bleach 52 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [180.8] ::

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Preorders

6. ↑14 (20) : Sailor Moon 9 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [317.1] ::
46. ↓-2 (44) : Sailor Moon 10 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2013 [170.1] ::
79. ↑39 (118) : Sailor Moon 12 – Kodansha Comics, Jul 2013 [123.9] ::
88. ↑4 (92) : Negima! 37 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [112.9] ::
98. ↔0 (98) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 1 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [102.3] ::
102. ↑2 (104) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 2 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [98.2] ::
103. ↑10 (113) : Sailor Moon 11 – Kodansha Comics, May 2013 [97.4] ::
104. ↓-1 (103) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 17 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [97.3] ::
106. ↑5 (111) : Wallflower 30 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [96.4] ::
114. ↓-5 (109) : Negima! 38 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2013 [91.5] ::

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Manhwa

381. ↑ (last ranked 16 Dec 12) : Jack Frost 1 – Yen Press, May 2009 [25.8] ::
525. ↓-14 (511) : Chocolat 8 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [16.3] ::
560. ↓-102 (458) : March Story 4 – Viz Signature, Oct 2012 [14.8] ::
581. ↓-193 (388) : Legend 6 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [13.6] ::
625. ↓-284 (341) : Legend 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2008 [12.3] ::
681. ↓-155 (526) : Bride of the Water God 12 – Dark Horse, Nov 2012 [10.7] ::
813. ↓-325 (488) : Legend 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2006 [7.3] ::
827. ↓-326 (501) : Legend 2 – Yen Press, May 2008 [7.0] ::
842. ↑1257 (2099) : Moon Boy 9 – Yen Press, Nov 2010 [6.6] ::
905. ↓-322 (583) : Legend 4 – Yen Press, Dec 2008 [5.5] ::

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BL/Yaoi

119. ↑6 (125) : Alice the 101st 3 – DMP DokiDoki, Jan 2013 [86.6] ::
131. ↑6 (137) : A Century of Temptation – DMP Juné, Apr 2013 [80.3] ::
167. ↓-5 (162) : Ze 7 – 801 Media, Jan 2013 [67.2] ::
204. ↓-18 (186) : Otodama: Voice from the Dead 2 – DMP DokiDoki, Oct 2013 [56.4] ::
209. ↓-24 (185) : Finder Series 6 Passion within the View Finder – DMP Juné, Jul 2012 [55.4] ::
218. ↓-51 (167) : Loveless 9 – Viz, Sep 2012 [52.1] ::
242. ↑956 (1198) : Ninth Life Love – DMP Juné, Dec 2012 [47.1] ::
246. ↓-15 (231) : Honey*Smile – DMP Juné, Oct 2012 [46.5] ::
382. ↑79 (461) : Loveless 10 – Viz, Jan 2013 [25.7] ::
445. ↑ (last ranked 2 Dec 12) : Vampire Slave 1 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2012 [20.5] ::

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Ebooks

10. ↓-2 (8) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [300.2] ::
24. ↑6 (30) : Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [212.7] ::
25. ↑12 (37) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [211.0] ::
29. ↔0 (29) : Maximum Ride 5 – Yen Press, Dec 2011 [196.5] ::
52. ↑6 (58) : Maximum Ride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [160.5] ::
54. ↓-1 (53) : Naruto 57 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [158.1] ::
84. ↑2 (86) : Naruto 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2012 [118.5] ::
97. ↓-9 (88) : Naruto 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [102.4] ::
110. ↓-4 (106) : Blue Exorcist 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [94.7] ::
123. ↑10 (133) : Blue Exorcist 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2011 [83.8] ::

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About Matt Blind

Matt has been a bookseller for more than 11 years, and a blogger for more than 9. His first manga was Planetes in 2003, his first anime was Star Blazers (Uchu Senkan Yamato) in 1981: In fandom terms, this means he is ooooold. Despite advancing decrepitude, Matt maintains the world's only steam-powered differential computation engine dedicated to manga (which occasionally spits out bestseller lists) & still holds down a 45-hour a week job at the bookstore.

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  1. Dan says

    January 6, 2013 at 2:37 am

    Just saw a link to this blog. My first time ever seeing the manga bestseller list. It is surprising to say the least. Based on parallel anime popularity, you would assume that the distributions would be different. Did not expect Sailor Moon to take up so many top spots. Maybe they had a new volume released recently?

    Reply
    • Matt Blind says

      January 6, 2013 at 3:41 am

      Sailor Moon volume 8 in November, vol. 9 coming soon this January.

      Since the method tracks online sales, I’d say the stellar performance of Sailor Moon in this context is due to older fans (introduced to the series in the 90s via the anime TV show, in syndication) who are motivated and have credit cards, but not always the time to find a good local bookstore with manga, or a local comic shop.

      It’s not just the older fans, though: Sailor Moon is finding new teen and tween fans, if the customer who have bought it in my bookstore are any indication. Even the kids go, “Sailor Moon? I’ve heard of that…”

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