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Sparkler Monthly, New Licenses, Manhwa, and More

March 16, 2015 by Brigid Alverson

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At Robot 6, I interviewed Lianne Sentar of Chromatic Press, who is serious about publishing manga-influenced comics for a female audience. Their flagship publication is Sparkler Monthly, and if you’re curious, check it out now, because the archives are available for free. And MJ breaks another bit of Sparkler Monthly news at Manga Bookshelf: They have just picked up the series Orange Junk, which formerly ran on Inkblazers.

Yen Press announced that it has licensed the Irregular at Magic High School (Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei) light novels and the spinoff manga Mahōka Kōkō no Yūtōsei (The Honour at Magic High School).

Sean Gaffney rounds up all the recent license announcements and tells us a bit about each title.

ICv2 declared last week Manga Week, and their coverage included interviews with Mike Richardson, Carl Horn, and Mike Gombos of Dark Horse, who said their manga line is doing well and they have plans to expand this year with more titles and omnibus editions of older works; Kevin Hamric of Viz, who also says sales are good and notes that sales of shoujo manga have gone up in comics shops; and Matt Lehman, owner of Boston’s Comicopia, who talks about selling manga in the direct market. ICv2 also analyzes last year’s manga sales, which appear to be up for the second year in a row.

A treasure trove of manhwa in an abandoned storage locker has been donated to the University of Washington, where librarian Yi Hyo-kyoung is organizing then, putting together a symposium featuring Misaeng creator Yoon Tae-ho—and reminiscing about reading manhwa on the sly when she was a child.

The Manga Bookshelf team discusses this week’s new manga and their picks of the week.

Erica Friedman updates us on all things yuri at Okazu and at Manga Bookshelf, she looks at Mangatime Kirara ☆ Magica, a Japanese magazine dedicated entirely to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise.

At Heart of Manga, Laura looks at the shoujo manga that have been licensed over the past two years, notes some recent trends, and shares her own list of series she would like to see licensed. And then explains the shoujo trope of kate don.

News from Japan: The Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs has awarded Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto their Rookie of the Year award; apparently he qualifies because Naruto is his first series, although it ran for 15 years. Attack on Titan took the top slot in the manga category of the Sugoi Japan Grand Prix, in which readers voted on the manga and anime they thought should be shared with readers outside Japan. The mayor of Yokote, in Akita Prefecture, is planning to beef up the collection of the Yokote Masuda Manga Museum to turn it into a “manga mecca” with a collection of over 100,000 works of art. A new Cardfight!! Vanguard series is in the works.

Reviews: Khursten Santos reviews Sayonara, Sorcier, a manga about Theo Van Gogh (Vincent’s younger brother) which, sadly, has not been translated. Somebody grab this one! Ash Brown rounds up the week’s manga news and offers some quick takes on new titles at Experiments in Manga. The Manga Bookshelf team check in with some short reviews of recent releases in their latest edition of Bookshelf Briefs.

Laura on vol. 2 of Attack on Titan: No Regrets (Heart of Manga)
Kristin on vols. 2 and 3 of Black Rose Alice (Comic Attack)
Lori Henderson on vols. 1-5 of Bloody Cross (Manga Xanadu)
Ollie Barder on Gundam: The Origin (Forbes)
Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 25 of Hayate the Combat Butler (The Comic Book Bin)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 1 of Maria the Virgin Witch (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Dave Ferraro on vol. 1 of Meteor Prince (Comics-and-More)
Ash Brown on vol. 2 of Mushishi (Experiments in Manga)
Helen on Orange (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 18 of Oresama Teacher (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Johanna Draper Carlson on vol. 2 of Prophecy (Comics Worth Reading)
Ken H. on vol. 2 of Prophecy (Sequential Ink)
Kristin on vol. 1 of Requiem of the Rose King (Comic Attack)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 1 of Servamp (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Laura on Strobe Edge (Heart of Manga)
Erica Friedman on Wakemonaku Kurushikunaruno (Okazu)
Erica Friedman on vol. 3 of Whispered Words (Okazu)
Ken H. on vols. 1 and 2 of xxxHolic Rei (Sequential Ink)
Justin on Zone-00 (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses)

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Countdown to Manhwa Moveable Feast!

June 18, 2010 by MJ 5 Comments

With Monday quickly approaching, here’s a quick reminder to all that the Manhwa Moveable Feast is nearly upon us!

Let’s review the basics: This month’s series is Kim Dong Hwa’s Eisner-nominated trilogy, The Color of Earth, The Color of Water, and The Color of Heaven, published in English by First Second.

The Manga Moveable Feast is open to participation by anyone. No blog? No problem! Just email me your submission anytime between Monday, June 21st and Wednesday, June 30th, and I’ll post it on your behalf! Join the new MMF Google Group for updates. Also, feel free to leave any questions here in comments.

I’ll make an introductory post to the series on Monday, June 21st and let things go from there. Don’t forget to email or direct message me a link to your post! …

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Filed Under: DAILY CHATTER, Manhwa Bookshelf Tagged With: announcements, MMF

Monday Morning Link-Blogging

January 25, 2010 by MJ 3 Comments

A few links caught my eye this morning, so I’ll share them along with a couple of my own. First of all, I have a short review of the final two volumes of the melodramatic Korean romance 100% Perfect Girl in today’s Manga Minis column at PopCultureShock. Thinking about this manhwa, I first considered saying something along the lines of, “Recommended for fans of Hot Gimmick and Black Bird,” but the truth is, 100% Perfect Girl is a little bit different.

By “different” I truly don’t mean “better,” so don’t get me wrong there. I possibly mean “more interesting” though, for the simple reason that, unlike either of the manga series I mentioned, the author of 100% Perfect Girl spends a whoooole lot of time psychoanalyzing her lead characters and doing a pretty good job of it too. While she still makes the mistake of romanticizing their seriously destructive relationship (and to some extent the male lead’s abusive nature) she also picks it apart at every opportunity. …

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Monday Morning Links

January 11, 2010 by MJ 2 Comments

Good morning! First of all, a reminder not to miss today’s installment of Manhwa Monday! Secondly, since Google Reader greeted me this morning with several wonderful gems, I thought it would be a crime not to pass them along to you!

Reverse Thieves offer up an interview with Ed Chavez, head of marketing for Vertical, Inc. and all-around manga expert. Ed discusses his background, his thoughts on manga, and goes into quite a bit of detail regarding Vertical’s highly anticipated (at least by me) 2010 manga releases, including Twin Spica, Peepo Choo, 7 Billion Needles, and the endlessly adorable Chi’s Sweet Home (insert happy sigh). The interview is long, but it’s a great read, so I recommend going in for the long haul.

Over at the newly-renamed Manga Curmudgeon, David Welsh writes the most delightful review of Yen Press’ Time and Again ever, in which he compares …

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Filed Under: DAILY CHATTER, NEWS Tagged With: links, manga, manhwa, yaoi/boys' love

Special Edition: Favorite Manhwa of 2009!

December 28, 2009 by MJ 20 Comments

goong7Welcome to a special year-end edition of Manhwa Monday! With “best of” lists popping up all over the manga blogosphere, I thought it might be fun to put together a manhwa-specific list of favorites for the year. Then when Michelle Smith expressed dismay over the lack of a manhwa category in this year’s Manga Recon round-up, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to invite some other bloggers along! So I asked a few of my favorite manga bloggers, Michelle Smith (Soliloquy in Blue, Manga Recon), Danielle Leigh (Comics Should Be Good), and Connie C. (Slightly Biased Manga) to talk about up to five of their favorite series for the year, with one special mention, one special discussion topic, and a few words about what they’d like to see in 2010. To see what they came up with (and how we broke the rules), read on!…

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Moving Day

May 1, 2010 by MJ 2 Comments

Hello readers! I’m going to be moving over the next week, which means updates here may be sporadic until we’re finally all in place (and with working internet service). One point of interest: I hadn’t quite realized just how large my manga collection had grown until I packed it all up this morning. Also, wow were those boxes heavy!

On deck we have the upcoming edition of Manhwa Monday as well as reviews of Ode to Kirihito, One Fine Day, Vol. 2, Hikaru no Go, Vol. 19 and as much more as I can manage in between all the hauling.

In the meantime, check out my blogroll for links to all of my favorite blogs.

More from Manga Bookshelf soon!

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Bloggish, moving day

New Kodansha, new Kenshin

April 25, 2012 by Brigid Alverson

Kodansha made news this week with their announcement of three new licenses: Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, Ema Toyama’s Missions of Love (Watashi ni xx Shinasai!), and Natsume Ono’s Danza. Natsume Ono!

Meanwhile, in her Yuri Network News column, Erica Friedman lets slip that ALC Publishing is finishing work on Kimi no Tame nara Shineru, a yuri 4-koma comic that breaks new ground—it’s actually funny.

The Manga Bookshelf bloggers debate their Pick of the Week. Also at Manga Bookshelf: MJ, Sean Gaffney, and Michelle Smith look over some paper-free manga in their latest Going Digital column and Erica Friedman takes a look at the manga magazine IKKI.

In the same vein, Three Steps Over Japan takes a look at Comic Beam.

Kate Dacey is hosting this month’s Manga Moveable Feast, which features Viz Signature manga, at The Manga Critic, and she already has an introduction link roundups for day one and day two.

Issue 10 of the online manga magazine GEN is up!

MJ brings back her Manhwa Monday feature, because suddenly there’s news!

Matt Blind lists the manga best-sellers from early March as well as a new Manga Radar post.

Khursten Santos takes a look at the Filipino-language manga scene at Otaku Champloo.

Lissa Pattillo opens up the Swag Bag after a bit of a hiatus and chats about her recent purchases.

News from Japan: Shonen Jump will publish a “chapter 0” of Rurouni Kenshin, and there’s going to be a Kenshin smartphone app as well. Manga-ka Leiji Matsumoto and Tetsuya Chiba have joined a study group formed by the Democratic Party of Japan to promote the popularity of manga overseas. Girls High has moved from Comic Sumomo to Comic High! One-shots are in the works from Bokurano creator Mohiro Kitoh and Samurai Gun manga-ka Kazuhiro Kumagai.

Reviews: Carlo Santos rounds up his take on some recent releases in his latest Right Turn Only!! column at ANN. Ash Brown has the weekly report at Manga Worth Reading. The Manga Bookshelf team starts the week with a new round of Bookshelf Briefs.

Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 20 of 20th Century Boys (The Comic Book Bin)
Johanna Draper Carlson on vols. 1 and 2 of A Devil and Her Love Song (Comics Worth Reading)
Lori Henderson on vol. 1 of Dorohedoro (Manga Xanadu)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 6 of Dorohedoro (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 2 of Durarara!! (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Ken Haley on vols. 5 and 6 of Erementar Gerad (Sequential Ink)
Sean Gaffney on vol. 18 of Higurashi: When They Cry (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
Kate Dacey on Love Song (The Manga Critic)
Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 2 of One Piece (Blogcritics)
Erica Friedman on Pie wo Agemassho, Anata ni Pie wo ne (Okazu)
Jason Wilkins on Rohan at the Louvre (Broken Frontier)
Philip Anthony on vol. 3 of Sailor Moon (Manga Bookshelf)
L.C. Moran on vols. 1-3.5 of I Married an Anti-Fan (Organization Anti-Social Geniuses)
Connie on vol. 8 of Toriko (Slightly Biased Manga)
Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 3 of Twin Spica (Blogcritics)
Connie on Working Kentauros (Slightly Biased Manga)

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Evolution of a website & other stories

October 5, 2010 by MJ Leave a Comment

With this year’s New York Anime Festival (now combined with New York Comic Con to form one massive SUPER CON) just days away, I’m struck by what’s happened in the last year, and particularly the contrast between Where I Was Then and Where I Am Now in terms of web presence and mission.

Last year was only my second time attending NYAF, and my very first time as press. I was lucky enough then to be shepherded through the con by the likes of MangaBlog‘s Brigid Alverson and super-librarian/author Robin Brenner, who not only put up with my utter lack of know-how, but who also graciously introduced me around to publishers, editors, and other members of the press. I remember vividly Brigid’s restrained (but obvious) frustration as she attempted to explain to people who I was despite my pathetic lack of business cards or even a coherent website address. In those days, I called my blog “There it is, Plain as daylight” (a bit of song lyric borrowed from an obscure Frank Loesser musical) on a domain called eyeballman.com, originally created to promote a CD I released back in 2002. And not only was “manga” featured in neither the blog’s title or url, the main image spread across the top of the page was a photo of my dog.

The one thing I came away with from last year’s con (besides an overwhelming feeling of gratitude towards Brigid, Robin, and all the other kind folks I’d met in the press room at the Javits Center) was that my branding sucked, and my “professional” reputation along with it. A month or so later, I re-vamped my website, giving it a new, manga-centered design and a brand new domain, mangabookshelf.com. In December I had business cards printed with the new website name and logo, and I began the new year with the goal of establishing a coherent feel for the site with more weekly/monthly regular features and a distinguishable personality.

Whether I’ve achieved the latter is not something I can necessarily judge myself, but Manga Bookshelf is now home to several regular features, including Manhwa Monday (hosted at sister site, Manhwa Bookshelf), Pick of the Week, Off the Shelf and BL Bookrack (both with Soliloquy in Blue‘s Michelle Smith), and the bi-monthly roundtable Breaking Down Banana Fish featuring a host of my favorite critics. Over the summer, I redesigned the site to better highlight its regular features (which have really become the heart of the blog), and just last night I finished a second redesign to refine that purpose (especially focusing on Pick of the Week) and to tweak the layout so that might have a more familiar feel for readers who are accustomed to a blog-style look. …

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Out of the office

February 3, 2010 by MJ 6 Comments

Hello readers! Early tomorrow morning I will begin a journey to Memphis, Tennessee for the sixteenth annual Unified Professional Theater Auditions. There I will be chained to a chair in a dimly lit room while scientists monitor my ability to endure repeated performances of Sophie’s monologue from The Star-Spangled Girl in various stages of sleep deprivation over a period of several days. Should I survive, I will be transported back north in an unmarked vehicle and returned to my loved ones on or about the evening of Wednesday, February 10th.

In rare moments of lucidity, you may well find me somewhere out in the manga blogosphere, Twittering over breakfast or celebrating another Manhwa Monday. My captors make no promises.

See you next week!

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Resources & Essays

This page contains links to selected features at Manga Bookshelf, providing easy access to our most popular or informative posts along with supporting resources, both on and offsite.

Manga Advocacy & Persuasion Posts | Regular (or semi-regular) Features | Gender in the Manga Blogosphere
Essays/Meta/Misc. | Recommendations & Buying Guides | Offsite Resources
Korean Manhwa | Yaoi/Boys’ Love | Read Manga Online


Manga Advocacy & Persuasion Posts

CLAMP Manga Moveable Feast – A week-long look at the work of the prolific, all-female creative team CLAMP

  • CLAMP MMF: Introduction and CLAMP Directory (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • Why You Should Read Cardcaptor Sakura (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • Off the Shelf: Tokyo Babylon (MJ, Michelle Smith, & Danielle Leigh, Manga Bookshelf)
  • 3 Things Thursday: Favorite CLAMP Women (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • Fanservice Friday: The Fujoshi Heart of CLAMP (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • Let’s Get Visual: A Tale of Two Series (Michelle Smith and MJ, Soliloquy in Blue)
  • The Shoujo Beauty of X (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • My 5 Favorite CLAMP Manga (Katherine Dacey, The Manga Critic)
  • The Best Manga You’re Not Reading: Suki (Katherine Dacey, The Manga Critic)
  • Chatting About CLAMP (Michelle Smith & Karen Peck, Soliloquy in Blue)
  • Some Thoughts on CLAMP (Sean Gaffney, A Case Suitable for Treatment)

Complete Archive


Wild Adapter Manga Moveable Feast – A week-long look at Kazuya Minekura’s Wild Adapter

  • Introduction to Wild Adapter (MJ & Michelle Smith, Manga Bookshelf)
  • BL Bookrack: Wild Adapter Roundtable (MJ, Michelle Smith, & David Welsh, Manga Bookshelf)
  • 3 Things Thursday: Wild Adapter (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • Fanservice Friday: The Human Touch (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • Let’s Get Visual: Wild Adapter (MJ & Michelle Smith, Soliloquy in Blue)
  • Random weekend question: hot stuff (David Welsh, The Manga Curmudgeon)
  • MMF: Bathtub manga (David Welsh, The Manga Curmudgeon)
  • MMF: More Minekura (David Welsh, The Manga Curmudgeon)
  • No Us and Them: Theme in Wild Adapter (Chou Jones, Manga Bookshelf)
  • MMF: Likeability (David Welsh, The Manga Curmudgeon)

Complete archive


Yun Kouga Manga Moveable Feast – A week-long look at the emotionally complex work of mangaka Yun Kouga

  • Call for Participation (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • MMF: Introduction to Yun Kouga (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • Crown of Love: Hey Jealousy (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • 3 Things Thursday: Kouga’s Women (MJ, Manga Bookshelf)
  • Off the Shelf, MMF Edition: Loveless (MJ & Michelle Smith, Manga Bookshelf)

Complete archive


Other Manga Moveable Feasts hosted at Manga Bookshelf blogs:

  • Shojo Beat (Manga Report)
  • Viz Signature (The Manga Critic)
  • Osamu Tezuka (The Manga Critic)
  • Sailor Moon (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
  • Fruits Basket (The Manga Curmudgeon)
  • Takehiko Inoue (Manga Report)
  • One Piece (The Manga Curmudgeon)
  • After School Nightmare (A Case Suitable for Treatment)
  • Karakuri Odette (Manga Report)
  • Paradise Kiss (Soliloquy in Blue)
  • The Color Trilogy (Manga Bookshelf)
  • To Terra… (The Manga Critic)
  • Sexy Voice & Robo (The Manga Curmudgeon)

Yumi Tamura at Manga Bookshelf
We didn’t host the Yumi Tamura Manga Moveable Feast, but we sure had a lot to say!

  • Fanservice Friday: Draco Malfoy & the Blue King (MJ)
  • License This! 7 Seeds by Tamura Yumi (Travis Anderson)
  • Yumi Tamura: Two Artbooks (Karen Peck)
  • Off the Shelf: Basara, MMF Edition (MJ, Michelle Smith, Anna N., & Karen Peck)
  • Basara, Vols 13-16 (Anna N.)
  • Personalizing Feminism in Basara (MJ)

A Celebration of Fumi Yoshinaga – a week-long look at Yoshinaga’s varied works

  • Essay: Flower of Life: A Love Story
  • Review: All My Darling Daughters
  • Review: Garden Dreams
  • Reviews: BL Bookrack: Yoshinaga Special, featuring:
    • Don’t Say Anymore, Darling
    • Ichigenme… The First Class is Civil Law
    • The Moon and the Sandals
    • Solfege
  • Review: Ooku: The Inner Chambers
  • Roundtable: Rountable: Gerard & Jacques
  • Review: Antique Bakery

Making the Case for Banana Fish – an introduction to the series by Akimi Yashida

  • Breaking Down Banana Fish – an ongoing roundtable discussion including Michelle Smith, Khursten Santos, Connie C., Eva Volin, Robin Brenner, and Katherine Dacey.
  • Ash vs. Shahryar – comparing the primary relationships in Akimi Yashida’s Banana Fish (Viz Media) and Han SeungHee and Jeon JinSeok’s One Thousand and One Nights (Yen Press)
  • Banana Fish at Shaenon Garrity’s Overlooked Manga Festival
  • If you like this, you might like: Wild Adapter (Tokyopop), Let Dai (NETCOMICS), One Thousand and One Nights (Yen Press)

Why You Should Read NANA – an introduction to the series by Ai Yazawa

  • Review: NANA, Vol. 14
  • Review: NANA, Vol. 15 (Manga Recon)
  • Review: NANA, Vol. 16
  • Review: NANA, Vol. 17
  • Review: NANA, Vol. 18
  • Review: NANA, Vol. 19 (Manga Recon)
  • Discussion: The NANA Project with Michelle Smith, Danielle Leigh, and me
  • If you like this, you might like: Paradise Kiss (Tokyopop), Small-Minded Schoolgirls (NETCOMICS), Please, Please Me (NETCOMICS)

Why You Should Read xxxHolic – an introduction to the series by CLAMP

  • Discussion: xxxHolic, Vol. 12
  • Review: xxxHolic, Vol. 13 (Comics Should Be Good)
  • Review: xxxHolic, Vol. 14 (Manga Recon)
  • Discussion: xxxHolic, Vol. 14
  • If you like this, you might like: Natsume’s Book of Friends (Viz Media), Tokyo Babylon (Tokyopop), The Antique Gift Shop (Yen Press)

Girls Only Week – a week-long look at series from female mangaka

  • Review: Shugo Chara! – Peach Pit
  • Review: Gestalt – Yun Kouga
  • Review: March on Earth – Mikase Hayashi
  • Review: We Were There – Yuki Obata
  • Review: Fullmetal Alchemist – Hiromu Arakawa
  • Review: Paradise Kiss – Ai Yazawa

Fanservice Friday – Friday feature focusing on fanservice in manga, with a personal, female-centric focus

  • Fanservice Friday: A Girl’s (G)Fantasy
  • Fanservice Friday: Sundome
  • Fanservice Friday: From the ladies
  • Fanservice Friday: Intimacy porn
  • Fanservice Friday: The sleeve’s the thing
  • Fanservice Friday: Hikaru no Go edition
  • Fanservice Friday: The Human Touch
  • Fanservice Friday: The Fujoshi Heart of CLAMP
  • Fanservice Friday: Lovesick over Loveless
  • Fanservice Friday: Draco Malfoy & the Blue King

10 Great Global Manga (Katherine Dacey)

Good Manga For Kids (Katherine Dacey)

Tezuka: A Bibliography for English Speakers (Katherine Dacey)

Know Your Publishers: Japan and North America (Sean Gaffney)

The CMX Project (Michelle Smith & Karen Peck)

Chatting About Canon (Michelle Smith & Karen Peck)


Regular (or semi-regular) Features

Pick of the Week – the Manga Bookshelf Battle Robot’s must-buys each week
Bookshelf Briefs – weekly capsule reviews from the Manga Bookshelf Battle Robot
Off the Shelf – weekly discussion of recent releases with MJ & Michelle
BL Bookrack – MJ & Michelle’s monthly look at recent boys’ love titles
It Came from the Sinosphere – Weekly columnist Sara K. discusses Chinese-language novels, films, comics, and television dramas
Weekly Shonen Jump Recaps – Weekly columnist Derek Bown gives us the scoop on what’s happening in VIZ Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump online.
License This! – Columnist Travis Anderson makes monthly license requests.
Magazine no Mori – Okazu’s Erica Friedman guides us through the world of Japanese manga anthologies.
My Week in Manga – MJshares what she’s been reading (and what she plans to read) for the week.
Let’s Get Visual – periodic discussion of manga artwork with MJ & Michelle, hosted at Michelle’s blog, Soliloquy in Blue
Bringing the Drama – Anna leads this discussion about Korean dramas along with Michelle, Nancy Thistlethwaite, Eva Volin, and Emily Snodgrass.
Manga Bestsellers – Matt Blind calculates weekly online bestsellers (currently on hiatus).
Adventures in the Key of Shoujo – Columnist Phillip Anthony throws aside lifelong social conditioning to embark on a journey through the world of shoujo manga.
3 Things Thursday – periodic list of 3 manga-centric things, just for fun!
Going Digital – the Battle Robot’s periodic look at what’s new in digital manga
Comic Conversion – Columnist Angela Eastman reviews graphic novel adaptations of prose novels.
A Kid’s View – Elementary school student Jia Li shares her take on manga.
Follow Friday – based on the Twitter meme of the same name, a periodic look at whose blogs you should be following
I Wish I Wrote That! – Friday feature focusing on comics criticism so awesome MJwishes she’d written it
Failure Friday – Failures in manga. Enough said.


Gender in the Manga Blogosphere

Personalizing Feminism in Basara – MJ’s personal take on feminism in Yumi Tamura’s Basara
Soapbox: Women’s Manga – The state of women’s manga in the US
New TCJ: Where are the women? – Questions on the relaunch of The Comics Journal online
Twilight & the Plight of the Female Fan – MJ’s guest post at The Hooded Utilitarian
5 Female Voices in Manga Criticism – MJ discusses a few of the many unique female voices in the manga blogosphere
Female Manga Bloggers from A-Z – alphabetical listing of women in the manga blogosphere, including links to blogs and Twitter accounts – ongoing
Dear Fandom: Please Grow Up. – MJ makes a plea for tolerance of an unlikely group: Twilight fans.
Keeping Up Appearances as a Female Fan – discussion of the problematic nature of maintaining credibility as a female comics fan
Gender Roles in Fruits Basket – discussion of three characters from Fruits Basket


Essays/Meta/Misc.

Confessions of a Former Scan Junkie – MJtalks about her past with scanlations and how getting closer to the North American manga industry convinced her to think more deeply about them.
Getting Our Geek On: What Our Symbols Mean to Us – discussion of the value and meaning behind our favorite geekish collectables
Tears and Manga – what kind of stories can bring us to tears?
Why Manga? – why we read fiction, specifically manga
Why Twitter? – a manga blogger’s view of Twitter
Musings on Online Identity – discussion of pseudonyms, accountability, and personal identity online
How MJread Dororo, volume one. Finally – Intimidated by Tezuka? Don’t be!
How I Got Into Comics, or Why There is Hope for Bob Thompson – the story of MJ’s journey from prose to comics.


Recommendations & Buying Guides

MJ’s Best of 2012, Part 2 – Includes “Top Five Continuing Series” and “Top Five Concluding Series.”
MJ’s Best of 2012, Part 1 – Includes “Top Five New Print Manga” and “Top Five New Digital-Only Manga.”
Comics Poll. List. Thing. – MJ discusses The Hooded Utilitarian’s Best Comics poll and shares her personal picks.
MJ’s Best of 2010 – MJshares her “best of” list for 2010.
Favorite Manhwa of 2009 – Michelle, Danielle Leigh, Connie C., and MJlist their favorite manhwa titles in 2009.
Favorite Manga of 2009 (Manga Recon) – MJjoins the crew at Manga Recon as they list their favorite manga of 2009.
Manga Bookshelf’s Manga/Manhwa Holiday Gift Guide – detailed gift guide including both manga and manhwa titles, divided into a number of gift-friendly categories.
Holiday Special Round-Up – list of holiday manga sales across the web, with an emphasis on recommendations.
Picks for Right Stuf’s DMP Sale – recommendations of series from Digital Manga Publishing
Let’s Talk about Manhwa: Yen Press Edition – recommendations focusing on Yen Press’ manhwa line
Recommendations for NETCOMICS Sale – recommendations of series from NETCOMICS
Recommendations for Yen Press Sale recommendations of series from Yen Press
Let’s Talk About Manhwa – request for manhwa recommendations, yielding much fruit in comments
Best of 2008! In a way – MJ’s favorite series read (not necessarily published) in 2008


Articles on Manga (offsite)

1000 Years of Pretty Boys: J.R. Brown offers a comprehensive history of the bishonen in Japanese art and literature, from the feudal era to the present day.

Akira Maruyama on Early Shojo Manga: Former Shojo Club editor Akira Maruyama discusses girls’ manga of the 1950s and 1960s, challenging popular perception of these works as sentimental and cliched.

Charting the Beginnings: Ryan Holmberg (The Comics Journal) explores the roots of alternative Japanese comics, from the 1950s through the 1970s. The first in an ongoing series at The Comics Journal, “What Was Alternative Manga?” Other articles from this series:

  • The Aomushi Showa Manga Library
  • The Bottom of a Bottomless Barrel: Introducing Akahon Manga
  • Emonogatari in the Age of Comics, 1948-1957
  • An Introduction to Gekiga, 6970 A.D.
  • Manga Finds Pirate Gold: The Case of New Treasure Island
  • Saito Takao and the “Gekiga Factory”
  • Tezuka Osamu and American Comics

The Classics of Manga: Brent Newhall (Otaku, No Video) compiles a list of the most beloved and influential manga published in English. A great resource for readers who are new to manga.

Early Manga Days: A Chronology: A list of manga published in the US between 1977 and 1991, arranged chronologically. Ryan Sands (Same Hat!) compiled the initial list and has continued to update it since posting it in February 2010. Also in this series:

  • Mai the Psychic Girl
  • The Manga Story #1: Fred Patten (reprint of an essay that appeared in the first issue of Mai the Psychic Girl)
  • The Manga Story #2: Frederik Schodt (reprint of an essay that appeared in subsequent issue of Mai the Psychic Girl)

The Early Years of Garo: A history of Garo magazine by Ryan Holmberg, curator of the 2010 exhibit, “Garo Manga: The Early Years, 1964 – 1973” (Center for Book Arts). The essay provides historical and artistic context for the magazine, as well as a corrective to the notion that the term “garo” is synonymous with “heta-uma.”

The Face of the Other: An essay by cultural anthropologist Matt Thorn explaining artistic conventions in manga, and challenging the widely held belief that manga characters look more Caucasian than Asian.

Full Circle: The Unofficial History of MixxZine: Adam Arnold (Aoi House, Vampire Cheerleaders) explores the early history of Tokyopop, focusing primarily on Tokyopop’s short-lived MixxZine anthology, home to Ice Blade, Magic Knight Rayearth, Parasyte, and Sailor Moon.

I Want to Get Drunk and Tell You About My Eating Disorder: Shaenon Garrity (ComiXology, The Comics Journal, CLAMP in America) examines the history of confessional omake (author’s notes) in shojo manga. Also of interest:

  • The Boys of Shojo Manga
  • The Girls of Shonen Manga
  • Mainstreaming Comics Culture (otaku culture and Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys)
  • The Patrick Swayze Manga Recommendation Guide

Making a Living in Manga: Deb Aoki (About.com) interviews Western artists who are working in the manga publisher field, both in the United States and abroad. Other essays in the series:

  • “Real” or “Fake” Manga: The OEL Dilemma
  • The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Manga Training Gap
  • Publishers, Self-Publishing, and Making it in Japan

Manga in the USA: Anime expert Mike Toole (ANN) discusses the first manga to be translated and published in the United States.

Mangaka Profile: Hideko Mizuno: Marc Bernabe interviews pioneering shojo artist Hideko Mizuno, who made her professional debut in Shojo Club magazine in 1956 with Akkake Pony.

Mangaphobia: Don’t Make Those Eyes at Me!: Author Paul Gravett provides a simple, illustrated rebuttal to the common misperception that manga is a style, not a storytelling medium.

Moe: The Cult of the Child: Author and manga editor Jason Thompson examines the roots of the moe phenomenon, differentiating between “moe” in the general sense (e.g. having a special affection for trains, Peter O’Toole, German shepherd puppies) and “moe” as an underage character type found in manga such as Azumanga Daioh, Blood Alone, Kanna, and Yotsuba&! Also of interest:

  • The Other Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name
  • To Protect and Kill: Morality in Action Comics

Purity and Power in Magic Knight Rayearth: Scholar Kathryn Hemmann (Contemporary Japanese Literature) examines gender and sexuality in CLAMP’s shojo fantasy Magic Knight Rayearth. Also of interest:

  • Ooku: The Inner Chambers
  • Sailor Moon and Femininity

Reading Manga: An overview of the manga publishing industry in the US, compiled by Deb Aoki (About.com). Deb has drafted a variety of introductory articles designed to help new readers find titles that appeal to their sensibilities. Also of interest to new manga readers:

  • Anime and Manga Magazines
  • Manga Reviews and Ratings
  • Recommended Reading Lists
  • Types of Manga

The Secret History of Manga: An audio recording of a talk given by author Jason Thompson (Manga: The Complete Guide) at SakuraCon 2010. Thompson’s presentation focuses on the history of manga translation in the US.

Ten Defining Manga: Shaenon Garrity (The Comics Journal, ComiXology, CLAMP in America) lists ten influential manga in a variety of genres and styles which, when taken as a whole, provide a good introduction to the medium.

Tones 101: A Primer for Readers and Reviewers: Artist Dee Dupuy, who’s worked with Svetlana Chmakova on Dramacon and Night School, explains the whys and hows of toning. Essential reading for reviewers.

Top Ten Scariest Manga You Haven’t Read: Reviewer Thomas Zoth (Mania.com) examines ten of the most influential — and least read — horror manga released between 1990 and the present.

Visual Languages of Manga and Comics: Writer and comic artist Stephanie Folse compares the visual flow of shonen and shojo manga with American superhero comics.

What Shoujo Manga Are and Are Not: A brief introduction to shojo manga by cultural anthropologist Matt Thorn, with a representative list of shojo titles that have been published in English. Also of interest at Thorn’s site:

  • Interview with Keiko Nishi
  • Interview with Moto Hagio
  • The Multi-Faceted Universe of Shoujo Manga
  • Pre-World War II Shoujo Manga and Illustrations
  • What Japanese Girls Do With Manga, and Why

What’s the Big Deal About Sailor Moon?: ALC founder Erica Friedman discusses the Sailor Moon phenomenon, both in Japan and the United States.

Year 24 Group Wikipedia entry: An introduction to the work and careers of pioneering shojo artists Ryoko Ikeda, Moto Hagio, Keiko Takemiya, and Mineko Yamada. Also of interest:

  • A Conversation with Moto Hagio (Carlo Santos, Anime News Network)
  • Interview with Moto Hagio (Shaenon Garrity, The Comics Journal)
  • Interview with Keiko Takemiya (Deb Aoki, About.com)
  • Moto Hagio: What Is the Year 24 Group? (Marc Bernabe, Masters of Manga)
  • Takemiya the Teacher (Star of Malaysia)

Forums

The Alternative Manga Club – A fan community hosted by MyAnimeList. The group’s areas of interest include gekiga, underground manga, early (pre-Tezuka) manga, heta-uma, horror manga, and nouvelle manga.

Year 24 Group – A fan community hosted by MyAnimeList, dedicated to exploring the work of the Magnificent 49ers (e.g. Yasuko Aoike, Moto Hagio, Ryoko Ikeda, Keiko Takemiya).


Websites

Anime Research – A comprehensive guide to English-language scholarship on anime, manga, and Japanese popular culture. Includes several extensive bibliographies of articles, books, and dissertations about anime and manga.

BonnKansan’s Translation Blog – An unofficial list of editors, letterers, and translators for JManga. The list is organized alphabetically by series title, and is updated on an ongoing basis.

Contemporary Japanese Literature – A website exploring manga, fiction, and movies, as well as scholarship about Japanese culture.

Good Comics for Kids – A blog at the School Library Journal that focuses on comics, graphic novels, and manga for readers under the age of 18.

Masters of Manga -Translator, author, and manga authority Marc Bernabe (Japanese in MangaLand, Kanji in MangaLand) interviews prominent Japanese artists about their work. Recent interviews include Ken Akamatsu (Love Hina, Negima!) and Hiroshi Hirata (Satsuma Gishiden). Interviews are conducted in Japanese with English and Spanish subtitles.

No Flying, No Tights – A website devoted to manga and comics for younger readers, founded by librarian and former Eisner judge Robin Brenner. Each review includes age guidelines and information about potentially offensive/suggestive content.

The Rumic World – A comprehensive overview of Rumiko Takahashi’s work, from her first published work to her most recent series. The site is updated on a regular basis with chapter and episode summaries of Rin-ne and InuYasha: The Final Act, and features character profiles, publication histories, and other information of interest to Takahashi fans.

Tezuka in English – A comprehensive guide to Osamu Tezuka’s work, maintained by manga scholar Ada Palmer. The site includes extensive summaries of Tezuka’s major work, as well as information about untranslated material. N.B. At the moment, many of the links to the official Tezuka World Web Page are broken.

TezukaOsamu.net – The official English-language website of Tezuka Productions. The site includes summaries of Tezuka’s best-known anime and manga, a biography of Tezuka, an encyclopedia of “representative” characters, and brief samples of manga such as I.L., Jungle Emperor Leo, Princess Knight, and The Three-Eyed One. N.B. Samples are in Japanese.


Korean Manhwa

Manhwa Publishers in North America

Dark Horse Comics
Fanfare/Ponent Mon
First Second
NBM/Comics Lit
NETCOMICS
Tokyopop
Udon Entertainment
Yen Press

Resources at Manga Bookshelf

Manhwa Monday – Manga Bookshelf’s (now defunct) weekly column featuring news, reviews, and discussion of manhwa from all over the web
Favorite Manhwa of 2009 – Michelle, Danielle Leigh, Connie C., and MJpick their favorite manhwa of the year
Manga Bookshelf’s Manga/Manhwa Holiday Gift Guide – detailed gift guide including both manga and manhwa titles, divided into a number of gift-friendly categories.
Manhwa 100: Centenary of Korean Comics – Press release detailing the 2009 exhibit created by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) UK
Let’s Talk About Manhwa – request for manhwa recommendations, yielding much fruit in comments
Ten Must-Read Manhwa – Ten recommendations from Kate Dacey.
Korean Comics: A Society Through Small Frames – Kate Dacey’s report from the Korea Society’s recent exhibit at the San Francisco Public Library.

Offsite Resources

100 Years of Manhwa – An overview of the manhwa industry, beginning with the very first Korean comics (ca. 1909) and covering the major stages of the medium’s development. The article includes a helpful timeline correlating major events in twentieth-century Korean history with industry trends.
Great General Mighty Wing – Artist Cho Pyong Kwon’s introduction to the agit-prop comic from North Korea (c. 1994). The article provides an overview of the manhwa industry from the 1960s to the present, with special attention to the role of the manhwabang, or rental shop, in popularizing the medium.
Make Mine Manhwa: Exporting Korean Comics – Author Paul Gravett explores the challenges of marketing Korean comics in the United States and Europe. The essay includes a profile of San-Ho Kim, a manhwa artist who emigrated to the US in the 1960s; Kim wrote a number of series for the now-defunct American publisher Charlton Comics.
Manhwa – Wikipedia entry on manhwa
List of Manhwa – Wikipedia list of manhwa licensed for release in English
On Manhwa: Availability and Representation – Great post by troisroyaumes at Dreamwidth about the availability of manhwa in English
Manhwa – the Korean manga. A short look. Brief overview from Animerated
Manhwa Reviews from Manga Recon – Archive of reviews from Manga Recon
Manhwa Reviews from Soliloquy in Blue – Archive of reviews by Michelle Smith
Manhwa Reviews from Joy Kim – Archive of reviews & tagged posts by Joy Kim
Manhwa Reviews from i ♥ manga – Archive of reviews by Lorena Nava Ruggero
Manhwa Reviews from TangognaT – Archive of reviews by Anna
A Short History of Manhwa – Blogger Kim Nahko translates a series of brief essays on manhwa’s past and present; the essays originally appeared in La dynamique de la bande desinnee coreene, a catalog accompanying an exhibition at the 2003 Angouleme International Comics Festival. Other articles from this anthology include:

  • Manhwa and Cultural Exchange
  • The Manhwa Market
  • Manhwa Today


Yaoi/Boys’ Love

BL Bookrack – monthly BL review column co-written by MJ & Michelle

  • Blue Morning (Vol. 1), Sleeping Moon (Vol. 1), Help! God of Love, KINE IN!
  • Where a Person Is Most Vulnerable, Awkward Silence (Vols. 2-3), His Favorite (Vols. 2-3), Punch Up! (Vol. 3)
  • The Heart of Thomas
  • Best of 2012
  • Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love (Vols. 1-2), My Dear Prince, Hitorijime Boyfriend, ULTRAS
  • Punch Up! (Vol. 1), Dousei Ai (Vols. 1-2). Awkward Silence (Vol. 1), Honeydew Syndrome (Vol. 2), My Boyfriend the Mad Dog, Starting With a Kiss (Vol. 1)
  • Honey Darling, Only the Ring Finger Knows, Kaoru Kun, The Young Protectors
  • Apartments of Calle Feliz, The Scent of Apple Blossoms (Vol. 1), Honeydew Syndrome (Vol. 1), Doukyusei, My Sweet Home
  • Tweeting Love Birds (Vol. 1), You & Tonight (Vol. 1), About Love, My Darling Kitten Hair (Vol. 1)
  • The Bed of My Dear King, Oku-San’s Daily Fantasies, Rainy Day Love, Only Serious About You (Vol. 2), Love Pistols (Vol. 1)
  • Love & Trap, My Sempai, Men of Tattoos
  • Climb On To My Shoulders, The Rule of Standing on Tiptoe, Pet On Duty
  • Yakuza Café, Sky Link, A Strange and Mystifying Story
  • An Even More Beautiful Lie, Only Serious About You (Vol. 1), Private Teacher
  • Butterfly of the Distant Day, I Give to You, A Liar in Love
  • Border (Vol. 1), Kizuna (Vol. 3), Rabbit Man, Tiger Man (Vol. 1), JUNK!
  • Wild Adapter (Roundtable)
  • The Color of Love, That Was Good, Your Story I’ve Known, Tale of the Waning Moon (Vol. 2)
  • Love Syndrome, Right Here, Right Now, Crimson Snow
  • Honey Chocolate Pancakes, Intense Rain, My Bad!, Then Comes Love
  • One Thousand and One Nights (at The Hooded Utilitarian)
  • No Touching at All, Treasure (Vol. 1), The Tyrant Falls in Love (Vol. 2), You & Me, ETC
  • Intriguing Secrets, The Object of My Affection, A Place in the Sun, Temperature Rising
  • Endless Comfort, Kiss Blue (Vol. 2), Seven Days: Monday-Thursday, Stay Close to Me
  • Baseball Heaven, Deeply Loving a Maniac, In the Walnut (Vols. 1-2)
  • Cafe Latte Rhapsody, Garden Sky, The Tyrant Falls in Love (Vol. 1), Double Cast
  • Calling, Scarlet, Midnight Bloom, Under Grand Hotel (Vol. 1)
  • Yoshinaga Special: Don’t Say Any More, Darling, Ichigenme… The First Class is Civil Law, The Moon and the Sandals, Solfege

Single Reviews (MJ)

  • Blood Honey
  • 9th Sleep
  • Let Dai, Vols. 1-15
  • Totally Captivated, Vols. 1-6
  • Kiss Your Hair
  • Physical Attraction
  • How to Seduce a Vampire
  • Love Skit
  • Ludwig II, Vols. 1-2
  • Roureville, Vols. 1-3
  • The Way to Heaven
  • Tale of the Waning Moon, Vol. 1
  • Ze, Vols. 1-2
  • Brilliant Blue, Vol. 1
  • Unsophisticated and Rude
  • On Bended Knee
  • Color
  • Tea for Two, Vols. 1-2
  • Future Lovers, Vol. 2
  • Awaken Forest
  • U Don’t Know Me
  • Age Called Blue
  • Live for Love
  • Hey, Sensei?
  • The Guilty, Vols. 2-3
  • Love/Knot
  • Future Lovers, Vol. 1
  • Tricky Prince
  • Hanky Panky
  • Red Blinds the Foolish
  • Seduce Me After the Show

Roundtable: Gerard & Jacques – MJand Michelle are joined by guests David Welsh, Danielle Leigh, Eva Volin, and Robin Brenner for this discussion about Fumi Yoshinaga’s two-volume BL series.
Claiming our BL biases – How MJ’s personal biases influence her tastes in BL
Failure Friday: BL Edition – What are MJ’s BL dealbreakers?
Fanservice Friday: The Fujoshi Heart of CLAMP – BL influences in the works of CLAMP
My Thoughts on Yaoi (no, really) – what MJliked and disliked about the genre as a new reader
My Thoughts on Yaoi Manga, Part II – continuation of discussion of yaoi and how it relates to my tastes in manga overall
Let’s Talk About Manhwa – discussion on Korean manhwa begins with a look at Korean BL, specifically
Shopping eManga – an overview of DMP’s eManga website, including discussion of several titles
Age Called Blue & the Drabble – a discussion of the writing style of BL icon, est em


Read Manga Online

eManga
Viz Manga
GEN Manga
Yen Plus
NETCOMICS
ComiXology






Welcome (Back) to The Manga Critic!

January 12, 2017 by Katherine Dacey


Welcome! My name is Kate Dacey, and I’ve been writing about comics since 2006 for sites like PopCultureShock, The School Library Journal, and MangaBlog. Though I’m passionate about comics in general, my first love is manga. I count Rumiko Takahashi, Katsuhiro Otomo, Kaoru Mori, Fumi Yoshinaga, Naoki Urasawa, and Osamu Tezuka among my favorite artists, as their work showed me the full potential of the comics medium.

I first created the Manga Critic in 2009. Back then, TOKYOPOP, CMX, and Del Rey were actively publishing material, Yen Press was the new kid on the block, and the New York Times was just beginning to acknowledge manga sales in its weekly bestseller lists. It was an exciting time: some weeks yielded as many as 50-60 new volumes of manga, and important artists — Hayao Miyazaki, Moto Hagio — were making the rounds at San Diego and New York Comic-Cons.

Though there were an astonishing number of manga-themed websites, blogs, and LiveJournals, many of these sites catered to self-professed otakus. For someone who primarily identified as a reader, I found the conversations at these sites unwelcoming, as I was more invested in the quality of the stories I read than in the fine details. I hankered for an online community where the hardcore fan and the occasional reader would feel equally welcome — and equally entitled to their opinions. When I didn’t find such a space, I set out to make one, and the Manga Critic was born.

For three years, I had a blast. I got shout-outs at the New Yorker and New York Times’ websites, a re-tweet from Roger Ebert that nearly crashed Manga Bookshelf, and enough passionate reader comments to fill a football stadium. (There are *still* a few people who are sore about my review of Blood Alone.) Then I hit the wall: I’d reviewed one too many books about teenage ninjas, wacky afterschool clubs, ruthless assassins, sexy robots, and vampire Romeos, and it showed. I put the Manga Critic in mothballs, and stopped blogging for almost two years.

In the immediate aftermath of shutting down my site, I felt relief: no more volumes of Highschool of the Dead to review! No more comments from infuriated teenaged boys! At the same time, however, I missed discussing and discovering new manga with thoughtful readers, an experience that I couldn’t fully replicate through Twitter or Tumblr feeds. So after several years of deliberation — and a few sporadic posts at MangaBlog — I decided that 2017 was the right time to bring back the Manga Critic.

HOW TO NAVIGATE THE SITE

If you’re new to manga, you’ll find several ways to discover new series and artists at the Manga Critic, from the Year in Review, an archive of my annual best-and-worst lists, to Recommended Reading, a series of articles highlighting different types of manga (e.g. horror, shojo). If you’re already a serious manga reader, you’ll find features that cater to your interests as well, including Manga Artifacts, an occasional column exploring Japanese comics published before 2000, and The Best Manga You’re Not Reading, a column highlighting great series that aren’t getting the attention they deserve. I also post occasional capsule reviews on Mondays — Bookshelf Briefs, a joint effort among the six Manga Bookshelf bloggers — and round-ups of manga industry news.

If you’re new to this site, I’ve compiled a short list of articles from the original Manga Critic (2009-2012). These essays provide a good introduction to my writing and reviewing style:

  • Ayako
  • The Best Manga You’re Not Reading: Benkei in New York
  • Manga Artifacts: Love Song
  • The Manga Hall of Shame: Wounded Man
  • My Favorite Shojo Manga: Kaze Hikaru
  • On Criticism: The 7 Deadly Sins of Reviewing
  • Rumiko Takashi’s Rumic Theater
  • Sexy Voice and Robo and Harriet the Spy
  • Summer, Fireworks and My Corpse

You’ll also find a wealth of sources on manga, manhwa, and comics for kids, all of which can be accessed through the Resources menu.

Going forward, I anticipate posting one major article each month, and one short review or news story each week. To stay abreast of what’s happening here at the Manga Critic, you can subscribe to my Twitter feed or the Manga Bookshelf Facebook page.

A WORD OF THANKS

Last but not least, I wanted to acknowledge three people for their encouragement and support: Brigid Alverson, who graciously gave me a place to hang out while The Manga Critic was on hiatus; Claire Dacey, who created the site’s funky new banner; and MJ, who played a major role in making the site functional and attractive. Thank you, ladies!

Filed Under: Manga Critic

Remembering Toren Smith

March 12, 2013 by Brigid Alverson

We lost one of the pioneers of the manga industry last week when Toren Smith passed away at the too-young age of 52. Smith was the founder of Studio Proteus and one of the first manga entrepreneurs in the U.S. Here’s a roundup of remembrances and obituaries from around the internet:

Jonathan Clements, Toren Smith, 1960-2013: Remembering one of the prime movers of modern manga (Manga UK)
Mike Toole, Mr. Smith Goes to Osaka (ANN)
Mike Hansen, Toren Smith (All Day Comics)
Chris Warner, A Tribute to Toren Smith (Dark Horse)
Ryan Sands, Toren Smith RIP (1960-2013) (awesome cover gallery) (Same Hat!)
Scott Green, Manga Translator Toren Smith Passes Away (Crunchyroll)
Andy Khouri, Pioneering Manga Translator Toren Smith Passes Away at 52 (Comics Alliance)
James Hudnall, Toren and I: 1987 (photos) (James Hudnall)
Toren’s Barnes & Noble author page

I’m playing a bit of catch-up with the news, after a busy week and an unexpectedly heavy snowstorm. (The bad part: I had to go to work on my day off. The cool part: I rode to work in a snowplow.) Here’s a quick roundup, and I’ll have more tomorrow.

The Manga Bookshelf team discuss their Pick of the Week in print manga and look over this week’s new releases in print and the latest batch at JManga. I made my picks from the past week’s new releases at MTV Geek, and Lissa Pattillo does the same in her On the Shelf column at Otaku USA.

Erica Friedman has the latest episode of Yuri Network News for us at Okazu.

Reviews

Johanna Draper Carlson on Beautiful Creatures: The Manga (Comics Worth Reading)
John Rose on vol. 12 of Black Butler (The Fandom Post)
Rebecca Silverman on Danza (ANN)
Sakura Eries on vol. 11 of Dengeki Daisy (The Fandom Post)
Rebecca Silverman on vols. 5 and 6 of A Devil and Her Love Song (ANN)
Kate O’Neil on vol. 8 of Dorohedoro (The Fandom Post)
Josh Begley on Emerald and Other Stories (The Fandom Post)
Erica Friedman on vol. 2 of Girl Friends: The Complete Collection (Okazu)
Rebecca Silverman on Good-Bye Geist (ANN)
Michael Buntag on vol. 8 of Honey and Clover (NonSensical Words)
Rebecca Silverman on vols. 2 and 3 of Jiu Jiu (ANN)
Rebecca Silverman on Kaoru Mori: Anything and Something (ANN)
Steve Bennett on The Misfortune of Kyon and Koizumi (ICv2)
Carlo Santos on vol. 12 of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (ANN)
Matthew Alexander on vol. 9 of Omamori Himari (The Fandom Post)
Nicholas Smith on chapter 701 of One Piece (Kaleo)
Sakura Eries on vol. 9 of Oresama Teacher (The Fandom Post)
Chris Beveridge on vol. 13 of Pandora Hearts (The Fandom Post)
Erica Friedman on vol. 9 of Pure Yuri Anthology, Hirari (Okazu)
Carlo Santos on vol. 8 of Psyren (ANN)
Mark Thomas on vol. 8 of Raiders (The Fandom Post)
Josh Begley on vol. 3 of Tale of the Waning Moon (The Fandom Post)
Kate O’Neil on vol. 3 of Until Death Do Us Part (The Fandom Post)

Filed Under: MANGABLOG

Top 500 Manga: 24 February 2013

presented by Matt Blind and MangaBookshelf.com

last week’s charts
about the charts
weekly ongoing commentary
Sources: Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, Rakuten, Chapters, Powells, Amazon’s Manga Category Listings & their Manga Hourly Bestsellers

An Index:

Top 500 Manga Volumes

Publishers’ Scorecard
Series/Property Ranking
New Releases
Preorders
Manhwa
BL/Yaoi
E-books (*still in beta)

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Top 500 Manga Volumes
Consolidated Online Sales Rankings for the week ending 24 February 2013

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon 9 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [409.8] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto 60 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [369.6] ::
3. ↑1 (4) : Negima! 37 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [318.1] ::
4. ↑1 (5) : Sailor Moon 8 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [298.2] ::
5. ↓-2 (3) : Sailor Moon 10 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2013 [290.1] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Black Butler 12 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [280.0] ::
7. ↑16 (23) : Legend of Zelda vols 1-10 box set – Vizkids, Oct 2011 [242.3] ::
8. ↔0 (8) : Sailor Moon vols 1-6 box set – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [234.2] ::
9. ↑1 (10) : Maximum Ride 6 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [230.8] ::
10. ↑8 (18) : Naruto 59 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [227.8] ::
11. ↓-2 (9) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [225.4] ::
12. ↑15 (27) : Vampire Knight 16 – Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2012 [212.0] ::
13. ↑12 (25) : Bakuman 18 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2013 [207.4] ::
14. ↓-1 (13) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind two volume hardcover box set [complete] – Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2012 [192.5] ::
15. ↑2 (17) : Bleach 55 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [188.1] ::
16. ↑8 (24) : Black Butler 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2010 [186.8] ::
17. ↓-6 (11) : Sailor Moon 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [186.6] ::
18. ↓-4 (14) : Sailor Moon 3 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2012 [184.2] ::
19. ↑3 (22) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [183.3] ::
20. ↓-8 (12) : Skip Beat! 30 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [181.9] ::
21. ↑18 (39) : Beautiful Creatures – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [174.4] ::
22. ↓-6 (16) : Fairy Tail 23 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [173.1] ::
23. ↑8 (31) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Lost Adventures – Dark Horse, Jul 2011 [172.3] ::
24. ↑35 (59) : Pandora Hearts 14 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [170.2] ::
25. ↓-6 (19) : Sailor Moon 2 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [165.2] ::
26. ↓-19 (7) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 1 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [163.4] ::
27. ↑1 (28) : Sailor Moon 7 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2012 [162.4] ::
28. ↓-13 (15) : Girl Friends: Complete Collection 2 – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [161.5] ::
29. ↑4 (33) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 17 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [161.0] ::
30. ↓-9 (21) : Sailor Moon 4 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2012 [159.8] ::
31. ↑40 (71) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise vols 1-3 hardcover – Dark Horse, Mar 2013 [156.7] ::
32. ↓-2 (30) : Black Butler 11 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [155.8] ::
33. ↓-4 (29) : Negima! 38 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2013 [154.7] ::
34. ↓-8 (26) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends 2 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [149.0] ::
35. ↑31 (66) : Naruto 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [146.9] ::
36. ↑4 (40) : Ouran High School Host Club vols 1-18 box set – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [146.4] ::
37. ↑73 (110) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 11 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2012 [144.1] ::
38. ↓-3 (35) : Vampire Knight 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [142.0] ::
39. ↑13 (52) : Soul Eater 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [140.7] ::
40. ↑2 (42) : Sailor Moon 11 – Kodansha Comics, May 2013 [138.0] ::
41. ↑5 (46) : Pokemon Adventures vols 1-7 Red & Blue box set – Vizkids, Aug 2012 [135.6] ::
42. ↑1 (43) : Fullmetal Alchemist vols 1-27 box set – Viz, Nov 2011 [133.5] ::
43. ↓-23 (20) : Kamisama Kiss 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [130.2] ::
44. ↑9 (53) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Art of the Animated Series – Dark Horse, Jun 2010 [129.8] ::
45. ↓-8 (37) : Sailor Moon 6 – Kodansha Comics, Jun 2012 [128.3] ::
46. ↓-2 (44) : Maximum Ride 5 – Yen Press, Dec 2011 [127.9] ::
47. ↑33 (80) : Bakuman 19 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2013 [127.8] ::
48. ↓-10 (38) : Soul Eater 12 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [127.6] ::
49. ↓-17 (32) : Naruto 58 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [126.3] ::
50. ↓-14 (36) : The Betrayal Knows My Name 5 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [126.1] ::
51. ↓-6 (45) : Sailor Moon 12 – Kodansha Comics, Jul 2013 [125.3] ::
52. ↓-11 (41) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise 3 – Dark Horse, Oct 2012 [123.5] ::
53. ↓-6 (47) : Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [123.1] ::
54. ↑1 (55) : Sailor Moon Short Stories 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2013 [120.8] ::
55. ↑36 (91) : Death Note 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [116.5] ::
56. ↓-6 (50) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 2 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [116.1] ::
57. ↑4 (61) : Stepping on Roses 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [115.1] ::
58. ↓-9 (49) : Sailor Moon 5 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2012 [111.1] ::
59. ↑26 (85) : Witch & Wizard 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [110.4] ::
60. ↓-9 (51) : Fairy Tail 1 – Del Rey, Mar 2008 [109.3] ::
61. ↑8 (69) : Negima! 36 – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2012 [107.5] ::
62. ↓-8 (54) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2009 [107.2] ::
63. ↑1 (64) : Bleach 54 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [106.1] ::
64. ↑115 (179) : Naruto 61 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2013 [105.5] ::
65. ↑10 (75) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [104.3] ::
66. ↓-10 (56) : Black Butler 10 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [104.1] ::
67. ↑1 (68) : Maximum Ride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [103.5] ::
68. ↓-20 (48) : A Bride’s Story 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [102.5] ::
69. ↑102 (171) : Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [98.6] ::
70. ↓-13 (57) : Wallflower 30 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [98.3] ::
71. ↓-1 (70) : Girl Friends: Complete Collection 1 – Seven Seas, Oct 2012 [97.7] ::
72. ↑49 (121) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 8 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [94.8] ::
73. ↑4 (77) : Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin 1 – Viz, May 2002 [92.8] ::
74. ↑2 (76) : Pokemon Adventures vols 8-14 Gold & Silver box set – Vizkids, Sep 2012 [92.3] ::
75. ↓-8 (67) : Negima! Omnibus 6 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [91.2] ::
76. ↓-18 (58) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2012 [89.6] ::
77. ↑43 (120) : The Infernal Devices 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [89.5] ::
78. ↑50 (128) : Witch & Wizard 1 – Yen Press, Sep 2011 [88.3] ::
79. ↓-19 (60) : Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin 3 – Viz, Nov 2002 [88.2] ::
80. ↓-2 (78) : A Century of Temptation – DMP Juné, Apr 2013 [85.9] ::
81. ↑55 (136) : Vampire Knight 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [84.6] ::
82. ↑73 (155) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [83.6] ::
83. ↓-4 (79) : A Certain Scientific Railgun 7 – Seven Seas, Apr 2013 [82.5] ::
84. ↔0 (84) : Witch Hunter vols 5-6 collection – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [82.5] ::
85. ↑9 (94) : Itsuwaribito 8 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Apr 2013 [81.9] ::
86. ↔0 (86) : Bunny Drop 8 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [80.6] ::
87. ↓-22 (65) : Black Butler 3 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [79.3] ::
88. ↓-6 (82) : Highschool of the Dead Color Omnibus 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2011 [78.8] ::
89. ↓-26 (63) : Love Hina Omnibus 5 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [78.6] ::
90. ↑17 (107) : Black Butler 2 – Yen Press, May 2010 [77.4] ::
91. ↑119 (210) : Bleach 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [75.8] ::
92. ↑3 (95) : Fairy Tail 2 – Del Rey, Mar 2008 [75.3] ::
93. ↓-59 (34) : Ai Ore! 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [74.5] ::
94. ↓-4 (90) : Pandora Hearts 13 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [74.1] ::
95. ↑20 (115) : Akira 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2009 [74.0] ::
96. ↑26 (122) : Soulless 2 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [73.8] ::
97. ↓-14 (83) : Black Butler 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2011 [73.5] ::
98. ↓-36 (62) : Black Butler 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2011 [71.8] ::
99. ↑58 (157) : Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus 4 – Dark Horse, Oct 2012 [71.8] ::
100. ↑48 (148) : Warriors vols 1-3 box set – HC/Tokyopop, Oct 2009 [71.3] ::
101. ↑69 (170) : Naruto 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [70.8] ::
102. ↓-28 (74) : Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [70.7] ::
103. ↑63 (166) : Spice & Wolf (manga) 6 – Yen Press, Mar 2012 [70.6] ::
104. ↑12 (116) : Mayo Chiki! 2 – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [70.2] ::
105. ↓-32 (73) : Battle Royale (novel) – Viz Haikasoru, Mar 2003 [69.7] ::
106. ↓-13 (93) : Black Butler 9 – Yen Press, Jul 2012 [69.4] ::
107. ↓-19 (88) : Omamori Himari 9 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [69.3] ::
108. ↑38 (146) : Bleach 53 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [69.1] ::
109. ↓-5 (104) : Alice in the Country of Hearts 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [69.0] ::
110. ↑35 (145) : Vampire Knight 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2012 [68.8] ::
111. ↓-39 (72) : Soul Eater 2 – Yen Press, Feb 2010 [68.6] ::
112. ↓-7 (105) : Itazura na Kiss 10 – DMP, Nov 2013 [68.0] ::
113. ↑14 (127) : Blue Exorcist 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [67.6] ::
114. ↑4 (118) : Naruto 57 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [67.5] ::
115. ↓-6 (109) : Omamori Himari 10 – Yen Press, May 2013 [67.3] ::
116. ↑282 (398) : One Piece 66 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2013 [67.1] ::
117. ↓-14 (103) : Black Butler 5 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [66.4] ::
118. ↑16 (134) : Fairy Tail 22 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [66.1] ::
119. ↓-2 (117) : The Art of Howl’s Moving Castle – Viz Ghibli Library, Jul 2005 [65.9] ::
120. ↓-22 (98) : Oreimo 2 – Dark Horse, Jan 2013 [65.9] ::
121. ↓-2 (119) : Black Bird 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [65.7] ::
122. ↓-8 (114) : Otodama: Voice from the Dead 2 – DMP DokiDoki, Oct 2013 [65.5] ::
123. ↓-15 (108) : Air Gear 27 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [65.0] ::
124. ↓-32 (92) : Black Butler 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [63.7] ::
125. ↑38 (163) : Bleach 49 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2012 [63.0] ::
126. ↓-30 (96) : Black Butler 8 – Yen Press, Jan 2012 [62.6] ::
127. ↑59 (186) : One Piece vols 13-15 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [62.5] ::
128. ↓-4 (124) : Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin 2 – Viz, Aug 2002 [62.2] ::
129. ↑6 (135) : Pokemon Black & White vols 1-8 box set – Vizkids, Oct 2012 [62.1] ::
130. ↑63 (193) : Daniel X 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [62.0] ::
131. ↓-25 (106) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 11 – Viz Signature, Feb 2013 [61.4] ::
132. ↑135 (267) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 9 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2012 [61.0] ::
133. ↑14 (147) : Rosario+Vampire 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [60.9] ::
134. ↓-5 (129) : Dawn of the Arcana 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [60.1] ::
135. ↓-9 (126) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends 1 – Seven Seas, Nov 2012 [60.0] ::
136. ↑1 (137) : Loveless 10 – Viz, Jan 2013 [59.6] ::
137. ↑37 (174) : Bleach 52 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [59.4] ::
138. ↑160 (298) : Bakuman 20 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2013 [58.8] ::
139. ↑23 (162) : Sailor Moon Codename: Sailor V 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [58.3] ::
140. ↓-27 (113) : Phoenix Wright Miles Edgeworth 4 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [58.2] ::
141. ↓-60 (81) : Soul Eater 3 – Yen Press, Jun 2010 [57.9] ::
142. ↓-1 (141) : Bleach 50 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [57.5] ::
143. ↓-20 (123) : Bleach 51 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [57.2] ::
144. ↑14 (158) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan 3 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [57.0] ::
145. ↑96 (241) : Uzumaki 1 – Viz Signature, Oct 2007 [56.3] ::
146. ↓-15 (131) : Alice in the Country of Hearts 3 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [56.3] ::
147. ↑108 (255) : Rosario+Vampire 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [56.2] ::
148. ↓-8 (140) : Fairy Tail 3 – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [55.9] ::
149. ↑49 (198) : Vampire Knight 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [55.6] ::
150. ↑22 (172) : Death Note 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [55.0] ::
151. ↑10 (161) : Warriors 4 – HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [54.8] ::
152. ↓-3 (149) : Dengeki Daisy 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [54.7] ::
153. ↑15 (168) : Soul Eater 11 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [54.4] ::
154. ↓-21 (133) : Blue Exorcist 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2012 [53.8] ::
155. ↑9 (164) : Dance in the Vampire Bund Omnibus 2 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [53.5] ::
156. ↓-12 (144) : A Certain Scientific Railgun 6 – Seven Seas, Dec 2012 [53.3] ::
157. ↑112 (269) : Cirque du Freak 9 – Yen Press, May 2011 [53.1] ::
158. ↑25 (183) : Bakuman 17 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [52.9] ::
159. ↑31 (190) : Deva Zan – Dark Horse, Nov 2012 [52.8] ::
160. ↓-61 (99) : Yotsuba&! 11 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [52.6] ::
161. ↓-9 (152) : Sailor Moon Codename: Sailor V 2 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [51.9] ::
162. ↑3 (165) : Heart of Thomas – Fantagraphics, Aug 2012 [50.7] ::
163. ↓-76 (87) : Death Note Black Edition 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2011 [50.3] ::
164. ↓-67 (97) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 9 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2012 [49.8] ::
165. ↓-64 (101) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 3 – Seven Seas, Nov 2012 [49.8] ::
166. ↑70 (236) : Fruits Basket 1 – Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [49.5] ::
167. ↑132 (299) : Cirque du Freak 10 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [49.3] ::
168. ↓-38 (130) : Puella Magi Madoka Magica 1 – Yen Press, May 2012 [48.4] ::
169. ↓-67 (102) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 2 – Seven Seas, Sep 2012 [48.3] ::
170. ↑26 (196) : Naruto 3 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [48.3] ::
171. ↑16 (187) : D. Gray-Man 23 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2012 [48.2] ::
172. ↑114 (286) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [48.2] ::
173. ↑133 (306) : Bleach 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [48.1] ::
174. ↑39 (213) : Vampire Knight 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [47.9] ::
175. ↓-75 (100) : Soul Eater 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [47.7] ::
176. ↑43 (219) : Legend of Zelda 1 – Vizkids, Oct 2008 [47.7] ::
177. ↓-39 (138) : Rosario+Vampire 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [46.9] ::
178. ↓-89 (89) : Rosario+Vampire 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [46.9] ::
179. ↑2671 (2850) : Mayo Chiki! 3 – Seven Seas, Jul 2013 [46.5] ::
180. ↑1020 (1200) : Fairy Tail 24 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2013 [45.8] ::
181. ↓-21 (160) : Pandora Hearts 12 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [45.6] ::
182. ↑2 (184) : One Piece 65 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [45.6] ::
183. ↓-24 (159) : Gunslinger Girl Omnibus 6 – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [45.5] ::
184. ↑44 (228) : Vampire Knight 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [45.5] ::
185. ↓-5 (180) : Vampire Knight vols 1-10 box set – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2010 [45.0] ::
186. ↑129 (315) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (novel) – Little, Brown & Co., Apr 2009 [44.9] ::
187. ↓-55 (132) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 1 – Seven Seas, Jul 2012 [43.6] ::
188. ↑42 (230) : Vampire Knight 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [42.7] ::
189. ↑26 (215) : Bleach 48 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2012 [42.7] ::
190. ↑5 (195) : Akira 2 – Kodansha Comics, Jun 2010 [42.3] ::
191. ↑91 (282) : Death Note 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [42.0] ::
192. ↑60 (252) : Naruto 4 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [42.0] ::
193. ↓-40 (153) : Akira 6 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2011 [41.8] ::
194. ↑89 (283) : Bleach vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [41.7] ::
195. ↑34 (229) : Naruto 28 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [41.6] ::
196. ↓-54 (142) : Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2 – Yen Press, Aug 2012 [41.0] ::
197. ↑138 (335) : Daniel X 2 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [40.8] ::
198. ↑44 (242) : Skip Beat! 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, May 2006 [40.6] ::
199. ↑18 (217) : Skip Beat! 29 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2012 [40.6] ::
200. ↑57 (257) : Dark Hunters 1 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Apr 2009 [40.1] ::
201. ↑19 (220) : Hetalia Axis Powers 1 – RightStuf/Tokyopop, Sep 2010 [39.8] ::
202. ↓-51 (151) : Rosario+Vampire 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [39.8] ::
203. ↑167 (370) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 – Viz, Apr 2005 [39.7] ::
204. ↑259 (463) : Bleach 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2013 [39.7] ::
205. ↑20 (225) : Starting Point: 1979-1996 – Hayao Miyazaki – Viz Ghibli Library, Aug 2009 [39.5] ::
206. ↑32 (238) : Pokemon Diamond & Pearl/Platinum 7 – Vizkids, Feb 2013 [39.3] ::
207. ↓-26 (181) : Soul Eater 10 – Yen Press, Aug 2012 [39.2] ::
208. ↓-19 (189) : Fairy Tail 4 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [39.1] ::
209. ↓-1 (208) : The Art of My Neighbor Totoro – Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2005 [39.1] ::
210. ↑50 (260) : Naruto 29 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [38.9] ::
211. ↓-42 (169) : Pandora Hearts 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2009 [38.3] ::
212. ↓-20 (192) : Ouran High School Host Club 18 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2012 [37.9] ::
213. ↑14 (227) : Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [37.7] ::
214. ↓-9 (205) : Soul Eater NOT! 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [37.4] ::
215. ↓-24 (191) : Demon Love Spell 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [37.3] ::
216. ↑73 (289) : Bleach 25 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [36.8] ::
217. ↑47 (264) : Valkyria Chronicles: Design Archive – Udon, Aug 2011 [36.8] ::
218. ↓-68 (150) : Barefoot Gen 1 – Last Gasp, Sep 2004 [36.7] ::
219. ↑98 (317) : Soulless 1 – Yen Press, Mar 2012 [36.4] ::
220. ↑68 (288) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [36.3] ::
221. ↑5 (226) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 13 – Seven Seas, Oct 2012 [36.2] ::
222. ↓-34 (188) : Hayate the Combat Butler 21 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Feb 2013 [36.1] ::
223. ↑22 (245) : Berserk 1 – Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [36.1] ::
224. ↓-81 (143) : Blue Exorcist 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2011 [35.8] ::
225. ↑23 (248) : Akira 4 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2010 [35.4] ::
226. ↑30 (256) : Legend of Zelda 2 – Vizkids, Dec 2008 [35.1] ::
227. ↑66 (293) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [35.0] ::
228. ↑1980 (2208) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Misfortune of Kyon & Koizumi – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [34.8] ::
229. ↓-47 (182) : Naruto 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2012 [34.7] ::
230. ↑114 (344) : You’re Mine 1 – Publingual Inc., Jan 2012 [34.5] ::
231. ↓-77 (154) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2012 [34.3] ::
232. ↑73 (305) : Legend of Zelda 3 – Vizkids, Feb 2009 [34.3] ::
233. ↑20 (253) : Akira 3 – Kodansha Comics, Jul 2010 [34.2] ::
234. ↓-123 (111) : Kamisama Kiss 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2011 [34.2] ::
235. ↓-24 (211) : Berserk 36 – Dark Horse, Oct 2012 [34.2] ::
236. ↓-97 (139) : The Earl & The Fairy 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2012 [34.1] ::
237. ↑82 (319) : Bleach 47 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [33.9] ::
238. ↑107 (345) : Naruto 33 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [33.9] ::
239. ↓-21 (218) : Blue Exorcist 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2011 [33.8] ::
240. ↑41 (281) : Finder Series 6 Passion within the View Finder – DMP Juné, Jul 2012 [33.8] ::
241. ↓-116 (125) : Kamisama Kiss 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2010 [33.7] ::
242. ↑1141 (1383) : Cage of Eden 9 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [33.2] ::
243. ↑203 (446) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 7 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [33.1] ::
244. ↓-5 (239) : Awkward Silence 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [32.9] ::
245. ↑31 (276) : Mayo Chiki! 1 – Seven Seas, Dec 2012 [32.2] ::
246. ↓-68 (178) : Durarara!! 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [32.0] ::
247. ↑12 (259) : Dragon Ball The Complete Illustrations – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [31.9] ::
248. ↓-5 (243) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 14 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [31.3] ::
249. ↑12 (261) : Akira 5 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2011 [31.3] ::
250. ↓-138 (112) : Kamisama Kiss 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2011 [31.2] ::
251. ↑417 (668) : Fairy Tail 17 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2012 [31.1] ::
252. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jan 13) : Sundome 2 – Yen Press, May 2008 [31.0] ::
253. ↑118 (371) : In These Words – 801 Media, Jun 2012 [30.8] ::
254. ↑ (last ranked 23 Jan 11) : St. Dragon Girl 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [30.5] ::
255. ↑22 (277) : Naruto 10 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [30.5] ::
256. ↑23 (279) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 4 – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [30.2] ::
257. ↑2020 (2277) : Btooom! 1 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [29.8] ::
258. ↑121 (379) : Bleach 24 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [29.4] ::
259. ↑146 (405) : Monster Book of Manga 1 – Collins Design, Jan 2006 [29.4] ::
260. ↑82 (342) : Bleach 46 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [29.3] ::
261. ↑134 (395) : Dawn of the Arcana 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [29.2] ::
262. ↓-30 (232) : Naruto 53 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2011 [29.0] ::
263. ↑129 (392) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 14 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [28.9] ::
264. ↑6 (270) : One Piece vols 1-3 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2009 [28.9] ::
265. ↑29 (294) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 16 – Kodansha Comics, Dec 2012 [28.6] ::
266. ↓-45 (221) : Pandora Hearts 3 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [28.4] ::
267. ↑58 (325) : Bleach 42 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [28.3] ::
268. ↑131 (399) : Naruto 34 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [28.3] ::
269. ↓-11 (258) : Fairy Tail 5 – Del Rey, Jan 2009 [28.3] ::
270. ↓-114 (156) : Otomen 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [28.1] ::
271. ↓-104 (167) : Missions of Love 2 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [28.0] ::
272. ↑15 (287) : Highschool of the Dead Color Omnibus 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2013 [28.0] ::
273. ↑28 (301) : Death Note Black Edition 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2011 [27.9] ::
274. ↔0 (274) : Love Selection – Fantagraphics Eros Comix, Sep 2010 [27.4] ::
275. ↓-102 (173) : Soul Eater 5 – Yen Press, Feb 2011 [27.4] ::
276. ↑65 (341) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [27.4] ::
277. ↓-92 (185) : Kamisama Kiss 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [27.3] ::
278. ↑118 (396) : Fruits Basket 8 – Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [27.1] ::
279. ↓-39 (240) : Alice in the Country of Hearts 1 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [27.0] ::
280. ↑12 (292) : One Piece 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [27.0] ::
281. ↑72 (353) : Vampire Knight 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2011 [26.8] ::
282. ↑31 (313) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [26.8] ::
283. ↑110 (393) : Vampire Knight 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2009 [26.6] ::
284. ↑150 (434) : Skip Beat! 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2007 [26.5] ::
285. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jan 13) : Sundome 3 – Yen Press, Sep 2008 [26.5] ::
286. ↑150 (436) : Black Butler 13 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [26.5] ::
287. ↑155 (442) : Naruto 38 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [26.2] ::
288. ↑97 (385) : Oh My Goddess! 43 – Dark Horse, Jan 2013 [26.2] ::
289. ↑1111 (1400) : Fairy Tail 9 – Del Rey, Dec 2009 [26.1] ::
290. ↓-46 (244) : A Devil & Her Love Song 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [26.0] ::
291. ↑75 (366) : Blue Exorcist 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2012 [25.7] ::
292. ↑41 (333) : One Piece 64 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [25.3] ::
293. ↑156 (449) : Naruto 37 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [25.2] ::
294. ↑1 (295) : Dogs 7 – Viz, Dec 2012 [25.2] ::
295. ↓-49 (246) : Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 13 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [25.1] ::
296. ↓-93 (203) : Pandora Hearts 8 – Yen Press, Jan 2012 [25.0] ::
297. ↑117 (414) : Naruto 30 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [25.0] ::
298. ↑856 (1154) : Full Moon O Sagashite 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [24.8] ::
299. ↑33 (332) : Death Note Another Note (novel) – Viz, Feb 2008 [24.6] ::
300. ↓-49 (251) : One Piece vols 4-6 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2010 [24.6] ::
301. ↑155 (456) : Naruto 35 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [24.6] ::
302. ↑719 (1021) : The Betrayal Knows My Name 3 – Yen Press, Apr 2012 [24.5] ::
303. ↓-35 (268) : I Don’t Like You At All, Big Brother! vols 3-4 collection – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [24.4] ::
304. ↑1254 (1558) : Fairy Tail 10 – Del Rey, Mar 2010 [24.1] ::
305. ↑32 (337) : Bleach vols 1-3 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2011 [24.1] ::
306. ↑75 (381) : Bleach 45 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2012 [24.0] ::
307. ↑240 (547) : Sundome 6 – Yen Press, Nov 2009 [23.8] ::
308. ↑78 (386) : Ouran High School Host Club 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [23.7] ::
309. ↑64 (373) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 12 – Seven Seas, Jun 2012 [23.6] ::
310. ↓-73 (237) : Ai Ore! 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [23.6] ::
311. ↓-14 (297) : Berserk 2 – Dark Horse, Jan 2004 [23.6] ::
312. ↓-90 (222) : Pandora Hearts 2 – Yen Press, May 2010 [23.5] ::
313. ↑119 (432) : Death Note 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [23.2] ::
314. ↓-36 (278) : Naruto 55 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [23.0] ::
315. ↓-139 (176) : Highschool of the Dead 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2011 [22.9] ::
316. ↑115 (431) : Fruits Basket 4 – Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [22.9] ::
317. ↑145 (462) : Bleach 23 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [22.8] ::
318. ↓-8 (310) : Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Adventures vols 1-8 box set – Vizkids, Oct 2011 [22.7] ::
319. ↑162 (481) : Naruto 36 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [22.5] ::
320. ↓-47 (273) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2010 [22.5] ::
321. ↑133 (454) : Naruto 31 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [22.4] ::
322. ↓-115 (207) : Loveless 9 – Viz, Sep 2012 [22.4] ::
323. ↑97 (420) : Daniel X 3 – Yen Press, May 2012 [22.4] ::
324. ↑135 (459) : Vampire Knight 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [22.4] ::
325. ↓-126 (199) : Stepping on Roses 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2012 [22.3] ::
326. ↑124 (450) : Sakura Hime 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2012 [22.3] ::
327. ↑118 (445) : Naruto 32 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [22.1] ::
328. ↑91 (419) : Naruto 46 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2009 [22.0] ::
329. ↓-25 (304) : Berserk 3 – Dark Horse, Apr 2004 [22.0] ::
330. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jan 13) : Sundome 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [22.0] ::
331. ↑66 (397) : The Earl & The Fairy 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [22.0] ::
332. ↑32 (364) : Higurashi When They Cry 20 Massacre Arc 2 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [22.0] ::
333. ↑93 (426) : Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus 2 – Dark Horse, Dec 2010 [21.9] ::
334. ↓-20 (314) : One Piece vols 7-9 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2010 [21.9] ::
335. ↑14 (349) : Knights of Sidonia 1 – Vertical, Feb 2013 [21.8] ::
336. ↑52 (388) : Vampire Knight 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2011 [21.8] ::
337. ↑19 (356) : Blue Exorcist 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2011 [21.8] ::
338. ↑46 (384) : Fairy Tail 21 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2012 [21.5] ::
339. ↓-115 (224) : Case Closed 45 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2013 [21.4] ::
340. ↓-128 (212) : Spice & Wolf (manga) 7 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [21.3] ::
341. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jan 13) : Sundome 5 – Yen Press, Jul 2009 [21.3] ::
342. ↑110 (452) : Naruto vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [21.0] ::
343. ↑17 (360) : Warriors SkyClan & The Stranger 3 – HarperCollins, Apr 2012 [21.0] ::
344. ↓-73 (271) : Dragon Ball Z VizBig Edition 7 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2010 [20.8] ::
345. ↑14 (359) : Rosario+Vampire 9 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2009 [20.8] ::
346. ↑240 (586) : We Were There 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2010 [20.8] ::
347. ↑28 (375) : Naruto 5 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2004 [20.7] ::
348. ↓-64 (284) : Pandora Hearts 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2011 [20.7] ::
349. ↓-147 (202) : Blue Exorcist 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2011 [20.7] ::
350. ↓-24 (326) : Naruto 54 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [20.6] ::
351. ↓-88 (263) : Pandora Hearts 5 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [20.6] ::
352. ↑83 (435) : Inuyasha VizBig Edition 14 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Feb 2013 [20.5] ::
353. ↑56 (409) : Skip Beat! 28 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2012 [20.4] ::
354. ↑ (last ranked 10 Feb 13) : Ratman 3 – Tokyopop, Dec 2010 [20.3] ::
355. ↑83 (438) : Bleach 41 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2012 [20.2] ::
356. ↓-49 (307) : Dragon Ball Z VizBig Edition 9 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2010 [20.2] ::
357. ↑54 (411) : Warriors 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [20.2] ::
358. ↑65 (423) : Hetalia Axis Powers 2 – RightStuf/Tokyopop, Dec 2010 [19.8] ::
359. ↓-21 (338) : Dragon Ball Z VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2010 [19.8] ::
360. ↑2746 (3106) : Full Moon O Sagashite 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2005 [19.8] ::
361. ↓-53 (308) : Pandora Hearts 11 – Yen Press, Jul 2012 [19.7] ::
362. ↑63 (425) : Wallflower 29 – Kodansha, Nov 2012 [19.6] ::
363. ↓-147 (216) : Fairy Tail 16 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [19.6] ::
364. ↑107 (471) : Naruto 47 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2010 [19.5] ::
365. ↑104 (469) : Omamori Himari vol 0 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [19.5] ::
366. ↑89 (455) : Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus 3 – Dark Horse, Feb 2012 [19.5] ::
367. ↓-113 (254) : Soul Eater 8 – Yen Press, Feb 2012 [19.3] ::
368. ↓-121 (247) : Rosario+Vampire 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2009 [19.2] ::
369. ↑37 (406) : My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book – Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2005 [19.2] ::
370. ↓-164 (206) : Rin-Ne 10 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Nov 2012 [19.1] ::
371. ↓-31 (340) : Pandora Hearts 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [19.0] ::
372. ↓-197 (175) : Higurashi When They Cry 5 Curse Killing Arc 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2009 [18.8] ::
373. ↓-53 (320) : Highschool of the Dead 7 – Yen Press, Jul 2012 [18.8] ::
374. ↓-38 (336) : Shojo Fashion Manga Art School Year 2: Draw Modern Looks – F+W Media, Apr 2012 [18.8] ::
375. ↑35 (410) : One Piece vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2010 [18.7] ::
376. ↑167 (543) : Strawberry 100% 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2008 [18.7] ::
377. ↓-154 (223) : Soul Eater 9 – Yen Press, May 2012 [18.7] ::
378. ↓-201 (177) : Midori Days 1 – Viz, Jun 2005 [18.6] ::
379. ↓-7 (372) : Triage X 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [18.6] ::
380. ↑ (last ranked 3 Feb 13) : Buso Renkin 7 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2007 [18.5] ::
381. ↓-79 (302) : Death Note Black Edition 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2011 [18.5] ::
382. ↓-32 (350) : Rosario+Vampire 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [18.4] ::
383. ↑75 (458) : Honey*Smile – DMP Juné, Oct 2012 [18.4] ::
384. ↑135 (519) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [18.4] ::
385. ↓-188 (197) : A Certain Scientific Railgun 2 – Seven Seas, Sep 2011 [18.3] ::
386. ↑117 (503) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Indignation of Haruhi Suzumiya (novel) – Little, Brown & Co., Nov 2012 [18.3] ::
387. ↓-186 (201) : Ai Ore! 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2012 [18.2] ::
388. ↑503 (891) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [18.2] ::
389. ↑59 (448) : Skip Beat! vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2013 [18.1] ::
390. ↓-56 (334) : Missions of Love 1 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [18.1] ::
391. ↑11 (402) : Fruits Basket 3 – Tokyopop, Jun 2004 [18.0] ::
392. ↑69 (461) : Bleach 40 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2012 [18.0] ::
393. ↓-97 (296) : Toriko 14 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [17.9] ::
394. ↓-85 (309) : Dragon Ball VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [17.9] ::
395. ↓-65 (330) : Rosario+Vampire 7 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2009 [17.8] ::
396. ↑141 (537) : Skip Beat! 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2007 [17.7] ::
397. ↓-164 (233) : Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee 12 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [17.5] ::
398. ↑142 (540) : Bleach 26 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [17.5] ::
399. ↓-205 (194) : Rin-Ne 9 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jul 2012 [17.4] ::
400. ↑113 (513) : Bleach 3 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2004 [17.4] ::
401. ↓-70 (331) : Fullmetal Alchemist vols 1-3 collection – Viz, Jun 2011 [17.4] ::
402. ↑112 (514) : Naruto 48 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2010 [17.4] ::
403. ↓-189 (214) : Soul Eater 6 – Yen Press, Jun 2011 [17.3] ::
404. ↓-170 (234) : Arata the Legend 12 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Dec 2012 [17.3] ::
405. ↓-38 (367) : Death Note 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [17.3] ::
406. ↑64 (470) : Bakuman 16 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [17.0] ::
407. ↓-33 (374) : One Piece 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2003 [17.0] ::
408. ↓-8 (400) : Sailor Moon vols 7-12 box set – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2013 [17.0] ::
409. ↓-209 (200) : Higurashi When They Cry 2 Abducted by Demons Arc 2 – Yen Press, Feb 2009 [16.9] ::
410. ↓-19 (391) : Ultimo 8 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [16.8] ::
411. ↑1 (412) : Alice in the Country of Hearts My Fanatic Rabbit 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [16.8] ::
412. ↑66 (478) : One Piece 63 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [16.8] ::
413. ↓-50 (363) : Alice in the Country of Clover Bloody Twins – Seven Seas, Jun 2012 [16.7] ::
414. ↑74 (488) : Ouran High School Host Club 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [16.6] ::
415. ↑6 (421) : Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus 1 – Dark Horse, Nov 2010 [16.6] ::
416. ↓-212 (204) : My Boyfriend Is a Vampire vols 1-2 collection – Seven Seas, Sep 2011 [16.5] ::
417. ↑119 (536) : Bleach 22 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2008 [16.4] ::
418. ↓-91 (327) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 11 – Viz Signature, Dec 2012 [16.2] ::
419. ↑57 (476) : Naruto 6 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [15.9] ::
420. ↑59 (479) : The Manga Guide to Physics – No Starch Press, May 2009 [15.8] ::
421. ↓-212 (209) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 6 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [15.8] ::
422. ↓-39 (383) : Naruto 11 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [15.7] ::
423. ↑136 (559) : Triage X 2 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [15.7] ::
424. ↓-101 (323) : Dragon Ball Z VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [15.7] ::
425. ↑219 (644) : Hunter x Hunter 14 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2007 [15.6] ::
426. ↓-72 (354) : Death Note Black Edition 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2011 [15.6] ::
427. ↑138 (565) : Dragon Ball VizBig Edition 5 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2009 [15.6] ::
428. ↑67 (495) : Bleach 43 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [15.4] ::
429. ↓-101 (328) : Seven Days Friday-Sunday – DMP Juné, Sep 2011 [15.3] ::
430. ↑ (last ranked 3 Feb 13) : Biomega 6 – Viz Signature, May 2011 [15.3] ::
431. ↑54 (485) : Bleach 44 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2012 [15.2] ::
432. ↑67 (499) : Naruto 15 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2007 [15.2] ::
433. ↓-64 (369) : Uzumaki 2 – Viz Signature, Dec 2007 [15.0] ::
434. ↑1856 (2290) : Negima! Omnibus 2 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [15.0] ::
435. ↓-163 (272) : Soul Eater 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2011 [15.0] ::
436. ↑4 (440) : Naruto 9 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [15.0] ::
437. ↑88 (525) : Naruto 13 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2007 [14.9] ::
438. ↓-109 (329) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 3 – Yen Press, Dec 2010 [14.9] ::
439. ↑28 (467) : Naruto 7 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [14.8] ::
440. ↑67 (507) : Naruto The Official Character Data Book – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2012 [14.8] ::
441. ↓-73 (368) : Pandora Hearts 9 – Yen Press, Mar 2012 [14.7] ::
442. ↑141 (583) : Naruto 26 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2007 [14.7] ::
443. ↑111 (554) : Blade of the Immortal 26 – Dark Horse, Mar 2013 [14.5] ::
444. ↑52 (496) : Shigenori Soejima Artworks – Udon, Dec 2011 [14.5] ::
445. ↓-214 (231) : Seven Days Monday-Thursday – DMP Juné, Aug 2010 [14.5] ::
446. ↑126 (572) : Vampire Knight 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [14.4] ::
447. ↑151 (598) : Kimi ni Todoke 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [14.4] ::
448. ↑120 (568) : Vampire Knight 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2010 [14.4] ::
449. ↓-127 (322) : Buddha 1 – Vertical, May 2006 [14.4] ::
450. ↓-215 (235) : Saikano 4 – Viz, Apr 2005 [14.3] ::
451. ↓-140 (311) : Durarara!! 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2012 [14.3] ::
452. ↑2737 (3189) : Full Moon O Sagashite 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2006 [14.3] ::
453. ↑1422 (1875) : Vampire Hunter D (novel) 16 – Dark Horse, May 2011 [14.2] ::
454. ↓-72 (382) : Blood Lad 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [14.2] ::
455. ↓-4 (451) : [Tyndale/NEXT] Manga Messiah – Tyndale, Sep 2007 [14.1] ::
456. ↓-104 (352) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 4 – Yen Press, Jun 2011 [13.9] ::
457. ↓-42 (415) : Fruits Basket 6 – Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [13.7] ::
458. ↓-80 (378) : 21st Century Boys 1 – Viz Signature, Jan 2013 [13.7] ::
459. ↓-31 (428) : Berserk 4 – Dark Horse, Jul 2004 [13.7] ::
460. ↓-30 (430) : Uzumaki 3 – Viz Signature, Feb 2008 [13.7] ::
461. ↑51 (512) : X vols 10-12 collection – Viz, Oct 2012 [13.6] ::
462. ↑18 (480) : Ninth Life Love – DMP Juné, Dec 2012 [13.6] ::
463. ↓-214 (249) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 7 – Viz Signature, Jul 2012 [13.5] ::
464. ↓-60 (404) : One Piece 17 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [13.4] ::
465. ↑92 (557) : Naruto 14 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2007 [13.4] ::
466. ↑40 (506) : Blue Exorcist 7 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2012 [13.4] ::
467. ↓-217 (250) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Aug 2012 [13.3] ::
468. ↓-4 (464) : Hellsing 1 – Dark Horse, Dec 2003 [13.3] ::
469. ↓-45 (424) : Fairy Tail 15 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [13.2] ::
470. ↓-123 (347) : D. Gray-Man 22 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2012 [13.2] ::
471. ↓-196 (275) : Rosario+Vampire 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2009 [13.2] ::
472. ↑112 (584) : Rurouni Kenshin VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2008 [13.1] ::
473. ↓-40 (433) : Soul Eater NOT! 1 – Yen Press, Jul 2012 [13.1] ::
474. ↓-6 (468) : Death Note 7 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2006 [13.0] ::
475. ↑55 (530) : Fairy Tail 13 – Kodansha Comics, May 2011 [13.0] ::
476. ↓-158 (318) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 10 – Viz Signature, Dec 2012 [12.9] ::
477. ↑41 (518) : Warriors 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [12.9] ::
478. ↓-216 (262) : Jiu Jiu 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2012 [12.9] ::
479. ↑63 (542) : Warriors SkyClan & The Stranger 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2011 [12.9] ::
480. ↓-214 (266) : Rohan at the Louvre – NBM/Comics Lit, Apr 2012 [12.9] ::
481. ↓-63 (418) : Pandora Hearts 10 – Yen Press, May 2012 [12.7] ::
482. ↓-217 (265) : Detroit Metal City 10 – Viz Signature, Sep 2011 [12.7] ::
483. ↑21 (504) : Higurashi When They Cry 19 Massacre Arc 1 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [12.7] ::
484. ↓-126 (358) : Bakuman 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2010 [12.6] ::
485. ↑84 (569) : Gantz 26 – Dark Horse, Feb 2013 [12.6] ::
486. ↑167 (653) : Skip Beat! 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2008 [12.6] ::
487. ↓-74 (413) : Ouran High School Host Club 17 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2011 [12.5] ::
488. ↓-61 (427) : Ghost in the Shell 1 – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2009 [12.5] ::
489. ↑11 (500) : Naruto 12 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [12.4] ::
490. ↓-199 (291) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [12.4] ::
491. ↑108 (599) : Vampire Kisses Graveyard Games 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2011 [12.4] ::
492. ↑34 (526) : The Manga Guide to Calculus – No Starch Press, Mar 2009 [12.3] ::
493. ↓-18 (475) : Unico – DMP Kickstarter, Apr 2013 [12.3] ::
494. ↓-5 (489) : Naruto 51 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2011 [12.3] ::
495. ↓-87 (408) : Dragon Ball VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [12.3] ::
496. ↑615 (1111) : Dragon Ball Z 7 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2003 [12.1] ::
497. ↓-217 (280) : Gin Tama 23 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2011 [12.1] ::
498. ↓-213 (285) : Negima! Omnibus 1 – Kodansha Comics, Jun 2011 [12.0] ::
499. ↓-209 (290) : Jiu Jiu 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [11.9] ::
500. ↓-13 (487) : Fruits Basket 21 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [11.9] ::

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Publishers’ Scorecard
Volumes placing in the top 500, by Publisher
for the week ending 24 February 2013

Yen Press 104
Viz Shonen Jump 102
Viz Shojo Beat 60
Kodansha Comics 47
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 40
Seven Seas 25
Dark Horse 20
Viz 13
Viz Signature 11
HC/Tokyopop 9
Vizkids 9
Del Rey 7
Tokyopop 7
Viz Shonen Sunday 7
DMP Juné 6
Viz Ghibli Library 5
Little, Brown & Co. 2
No Starch Press 2
RightStuf/Tokyopop 2
SuBLime 2
Udon 2
Vertical 2
801 Media 1
Collins Design 1
DMP 1
DMP DokiDoki 1
DMP Kickstarter 1
F+W Media 1
Fantagraphics 1
Fantagraphics Eros Comix 1
HarperCollins 1
Kodansha 1
Last Gasp 1
NBM/Comics Lit 1
Publingual Inc. 1
St. Martin’s Griffin 1
Tyndale 1
Viz Haikasoru 1

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Top 50 Series/Properties
for the week ending 24 February 2013

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon – Kodansha Comics [921.3] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [740.1] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Black Butler – Yen Press [552.3] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Negima! – Del Rey/Kodansha Comics [498.1] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press [460.0] ::
6. ↑4 (10) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [407.7] ::
7. ↓-1 (6) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [399.9] ::
8. ↔0 (8) : Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [376.9] ::
9. ↑3 (12) : Avatar: The Last Airbender – [multiple publishers] [354.6] ::
10. ↑5 (15) : Bakuman – Viz Shonen Jump [353.1] ::
11. ↓-4 (7) : Fairy Tail – Del Rey/Kodansha Comics [333.1] ::
12. ↓-1 (11) : Soul Eater – Yen Press [310.1] ::
13. ↑8 (21) : Legend of Zelda – Vizkids [297.3] ::
14. ↑2 (16) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [281.8] ::
15. ↓-6 (9) : Alice in the Country of Joker – Seven Seas [279.5] ::
16. ↑3 (19) : Pandora Hearts – Yen Press [272.1] ::
17. ↓-4 (13) : Girl Friends: Complete Collection – Seven Seas [259.2] ::
18. ↑4 (22) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [251.8] ::
19. ↑1 (20) : Pokemon – Vizkids [242.1] ::
20. ↓-3 (17) : Skip Beat! – Viz Shojo Beat [241.7] ::
21. ↑2 (23) : Spice & Wolf – Yen Press [222.7] ::
22. ↓-4 (18) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends – Seven Seas [209.4] ::
23. ↑1 (24) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind – Viz [204.5] ::
24. ↑9 (33) : Witch & Wizard – Yen Press [198.7] ::
25. ↑5 (30) : Battle Angel Alita – Viz/Kodansha [189.7] ::
26. ↓-1 (25) : Mobile Suit Gundam – Various [187.4] ::
27. ↑4 (31) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [182.9] ::
28. ↓-14 (14) : Kamisama Kiss – Viz Shojo Beat [175.8] ::
29. ↑14 (43) : Beautiful Creatures – Yen Press [174.4] ::
30. ↑9 (39) : One Piece – Viz Shonen Jump [166.5] ::
31. ↑31 (62) : Yu-Gi-Oh! – Viz Shonen Jump [162.3] ::
32. ↑9 (41) : The Betrayal Knows My Name – Yen Press [151.3] ::
33. ↑7 (40) : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop [148.1] ::
34. ↓-5 (29) : Omamori Himari – Yen Press [141.0] ::
35. ↓-3 (32) : A Certain Scientific Railgun – Seven Seas [138.7] ::
36. ↑1 (37) : Stepping on Roses – Viz Shojo Beat [137.8] ::
37. ↓-3 (34) : Blue Exorcist – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [137.2] ::
38. ↔0 (38) : Akira – Kodansha Comics [130.5] ::
39. ↓-3 (36) : Alice in the Country of Hearts – Tokyopop [129.8] ::
40. ↓-12 (28) : Puella Magi Madoka Magica – Yen Press [123.2] ::
41. ↑1 (42) : Wallflower – Del Rey [120.4] ::
42. ↑7 (49) : Mayo Chiki! – Seven Seas [119.9] ::
43. ↑7 (50) : Haruhi Suzumiya – Yen Press [117.2] ::
44. ↔0 (44) : A Bride’s Story – Yen Press [114.3] ::
45. ↓-10 (35) : Highschool of the Dead – Yen Press [113.4] ::
46. ↑9 (55) : Soulless – Yen Press [110.3] ::
47. ↓-20 (27) : Alice in the Country of Clover – Seven Seas [107.3] ::
48. ↓-3 (45) : The Art of – Viz Ghibli Library [107.2] ::
49. ↑28 (77) : Daniel X – Yen Press [105.0] ::
50. ↓-24 (26) : Ai Ore! – Viz Shojo Beat [103.9] ::

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Top 50 New Releases
(Titles releasing/released This Month & Last)
for the week ending 24 February 2013

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon 9 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [409.8] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto 60 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [369.6] ::
3. ↑1 (4) : Negima! 37 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [318.1] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Black Butler 12 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [280.0] ::
15. ↑2 (17) : Bleach 55 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [188.1] ::
20. ↓-8 (12) : Skip Beat! 30 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [181.9] ::
21. ↑18 (39) : Beautiful Creatures – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [174.4] ::
22. ↓-6 (16) : Fairy Tail 23 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [173.1] ::
24. ↑35 (59) : Pandora Hearts 14 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [170.2] ::
26. ↓-19 (7) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 1 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [163.4] ::
28. ↓-13 (15) : Girl Friends: Complete Collection 2 – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [161.5] ::
29. ↑4 (33) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 17 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [161.0] ::
34. ↓-8 (26) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends 2 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [149.0] ::
43. ↓-23 (20) : Kamisama Kiss 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [130.2] ::
48. ↓-10 (38) : Soul Eater 12 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [127.6] ::
50. ↓-14 (36) : The Betrayal Knows My Name 5 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [126.1] ::
57. ↑4 (61) : Stepping on Roses 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [115.1] ::
63. ↑1 (64) : Bleach 54 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [106.1] ::
68. ↓-20 (48) : A Bride’s Story 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [102.5] ::
70. ↓-13 (57) : Wallflower 30 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [98.3] ::
75. ↓-8 (67) : Negima! Omnibus 6 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [91.2] ::
89. ↓-26 (63) : Love Hina Omnibus 5 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [78.6] ::
93. ↓-59 (34) : Ai Ore! 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [74.5] ::
120. ↓-22 (98) : Oreimo 2 – Dark Horse, Jan 2013 [65.9] ::
123. ↓-15 (108) : Air Gear 27 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [65.0] ::
127. ↑59 (186) : One Piece vols 13-15 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [62.5] ::
131. ↓-25 (106) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 11 – Viz Signature, Feb 2013 [61.4] ::
134. ↓-5 (129) : Dawn of the Arcana 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [60.1] ::
136. ↑1 (137) : Loveless 10 – Viz, Jan 2013 [59.6] ::
140. ↓-27 (113) : Phoenix Wright Miles Edgeworth 4 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [58.2] ::
144. ↑14 (158) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan 3 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [57.0] ::
152. ↓-3 (149) : Dengeki Daisy 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [54.7] ::
155. ↑9 (164) : Dance in the Vampire Bund Omnibus 2 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [53.5] ::
183. ↓-24 (159) : Gunslinger Girl Omnibus 6 – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [45.5] ::
194. ↑89 (283) : Bleach vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [41.7] ::
206. ↑32 (238) : Pokemon Diamond & Pearl/Platinum 7 – Vizkids, Feb 2013 [39.3] ::
213. ↑14 (227) : Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [37.7] ::
222. ↓-34 (188) : Hayate the Combat Butler 21 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Feb 2013 [36.1] ::
228. ↑1980 (2208) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Misfortune of Kyon & Koizumi – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [34.8] ::
242. ↑1141 (1383) : Cage of Eden 9 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [33.2] ::
244. ↓-5 (239) : Awkward Silence 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [32.9] ::
257. ↑2020 (2277) : Btooom! 1 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [29.8] ::
270. ↓-114 (156) : Otomen 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [28.1] ::
271. ↓-104 (167) : Missions of Love 2 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [28.0] ::
288. ↑97 (385) : Oh My Goddess! 43 – Dark Horse, Jan 2013 [26.2] ::
290. ↓-46 (244) : A Devil & Her Love Song 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [26.0] ::
295. ↓-49 (246) : Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 13 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [25.1] ::
303. ↓-35 (268) : I Don’t Like You At All, Big Brother! vols 3-4 collection – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [24.4] ::
335. ↑14 (349) : Knights of Sidonia 1 – Vertical, Feb 2013 [21.8] ::
339. ↓-115 (224) : Case Closed 45 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2013 [21.4] ::

##

Top 50 Preorders
for the week ending 24 February 2013

5. ↓-2 (3) : Sailor Moon 10 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2013 [290.1] ::
13. ↑12 (25) : Bakuman 18 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2013 [207.4] ::
31. ↑40 (71) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise vols 1-3 hardcover – Dark Horse, Mar 2013 [156.7] ::
33. ↓-4 (29) : Negima! 38 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2013 [154.7] ::
40. ↑2 (42) : Sailor Moon 11 – Kodansha Comics, May 2013 [138.0] ::
47. ↑33 (80) : Bakuman 19 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2013 [127.8] ::
51. ↓-6 (45) : Sailor Moon 12 – Kodansha Comics, Jul 2013 [125.3] ::
54. ↑1 (55) : Sailor Moon Short Stories 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2013 [120.8] ::
56. ↓-6 (50) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 2 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [116.1] ::
64. ↑115 (179) : Naruto 61 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2013 [105.5] ::
72. ↑49 (121) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 8 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [94.8] ::
80. ↓-2 (78) : A Century of Temptation – DMP Juné, Apr 2013 [85.9] ::
83. ↓-4 (79) : A Certain Scientific Railgun 7 – Seven Seas, Apr 2013 [82.5] ::
84. ↔0 (84) : Witch Hunter vols 5-6 collection – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [82.5] ::
85. ↑9 (94) : Itsuwaribito 8 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Apr 2013 [81.9] ::
86. ↔0 (86) : Bunny Drop 8 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [80.6] ::
104. ↑12 (116) : Mayo Chiki! 2 – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [70.2] ::
112. ↓-7 (105) : Itazura na Kiss 10 – DMP, Nov 2013 [68.0] ::
115. ↓-6 (109) : Omamori Himari 10 – Yen Press, May 2013 [67.3] ::
116. ↑282 (398) : One Piece 66 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2013 [67.1] ::
122. ↓-8 (114) : Otodama: Voice from the Dead 2 – DMP DokiDoki, Oct 2013 [65.5] ::
138. ↑160 (298) : Bakuman 20 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2013 [58.8] ::
179. ↑2671 (2850) : Mayo Chiki! 3 – Seven Seas, Jul 2013 [46.5] ::
180. ↑1020 (1200) : Fairy Tail 24 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2013 [45.8] ::
204. ↑259 (463) : Bleach 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2013 [39.7] ::
256. ↑23 (279) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 4 – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [30.2] ::
263. ↑129 (392) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 14 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [28.9] ::
272. ↑15 (287) : Highschool of the Dead Color Omnibus 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2013 [28.0] ::
286. ↑150 (436) : Black Butler 13 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [26.5] ::
389. ↑59 (448) : Skip Beat! vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2013 [18.1] ::
408. ↓-8 (400) : Sailor Moon vols 7-12 box set – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2013 [17.0] ::
443. ↑111 (554) : Blade of the Immortal 26 – Dark Horse, Mar 2013 [14.5] ::
493. ↓-18 (475) : Unico – DMP Kickstarter, Apr 2013 [12.3] ::
522. ↑89 (611) : Pokemon Adventures 15 – Vizkids, Mar 2013 [11.0] ::
545. ↑560 (1105) : Demon Love Spell 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2013 [9.9] ::
557. ↓-30 (527) : Vinland Saga 1 – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2013 [9.4] ::
559. ↓-112 (447) : Lone Wolf & Cub Omnibus 1 – Dark Horse, Jul 2013 [9.4] ::
650. ↑50 (700) : Fullmetal Alchemist vols 10-12 collection – Viz, Mar 2013 [6.6] ::
669. ↑267 (936) : Blue Exorcist 9 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2013 [6.0] ::
692. ↑61 (753) : Arata the Legend 13 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Mar 2013 [5.6] ::
694. ↓-57 (637) : Zero’s Familiar Omnibus 1 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [5.6] ::
714. ↓-19 (695) : Skip Beat! 31 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2013 [5.2] ::
746. ↑120 (866) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends 3 – Seven Seas, Jun 2013 [4.6] ::
761. ↑284 (1045) : Neon Genesis Evangelion vols 4-6 collection – Viz, Mar 2013 [4.3] ::
765. ↑109 (874) : Kimi ni Todoke 16 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2013 [4.2] ::
787. ↓-6 (781) : Gunslinger Girl Finale (vol 15) – Seven Seas, Jul 2013 [3.9] ::
794. ↑218 (1012) : Black Bird 16 – Viz Shojo Beat, May 2013 [3.7] ::
795. ↓-1 (794) : Black Butler 14 – Yen Press, Jul 2013 [3.7] ::
798. ↑54 (852) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 9 – Yen Press, Aug 2013 [3.7] ::
858. ↓-5 (853) : Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossoms Pink – Seven Seas, Jun 2013 [3.1] ::

##

Top 50 Manhwa
for the week ending 24 February 2013

690. ↓-179 (511) : Black God 18 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [5.6] ::
845. ↓-219 (626) : Priest Purgatory 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2010 [3.1] ::
882. ↓-161 (721) : Yongbi The Invincible 1 – CPM, Aug 2004 [2.8] ::
950. ↓-160 (790) : Let Dai 5 – Netcomics, Jan 2007 [2.3] ::
1010. ↓-163 (847) : Bride of the Water God 12 – Dark Horse, Nov 2012 [2.0] ::
1031. ↓-162 (869) : Priest 6 – Tokyopop, May 2003 [1.9] ::
1115. ↓-158 (957) : Chocolat 8 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [1.6] ::
1119. ↓-105 (1014) : March Story 4 – Viz Signature, Oct 2012 [1.6] ::
1202. ↓-687 (515) : Angel Diary 11 – Yen Press, Mar 2010 [1.2] ::
1215. ↓-154 (1061) : Sarasah 5 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [1.2] ::
1313. ↓-42 (1271) : March Story 2 – Viz Signature, Apr 2011 [0.9] ::
1420. ↑ (last ranked 2 Dec 12) : Laon 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [0.7] ::
1458. ↓-179 (1279) : Bride of the Water God 1 – Dark Horse, Oct 2007 [0.6] ::
1562. ↓-208 (1354) : Dragon Hunter 1 – Tokyopop, Jun 2003 [0.4] ::
1567. ↑1087 (2654) : Angel Diary 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2008 [0.4] ::
1636. ↑1090 (2726) : Angel Diary 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [0.3] ::
1720. ↓-234 (1486) : Chrono Code 2 – Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [0.2] ::
1776. ↑382 (2158) : Bride of the Water God 4 – Dark Horse, Sep 2009 [0.2] ::
1902. ↓-105 (1797) : Click 2 – Netcomics, Jun 2007 [0.1] ::
1945. ↑9 (1954) : Color Trilogy 1 The Color of Earth – Macmillan First Second, Apr 2009 [0.1] ::
1966. ↑ (last ranked 9 Dec 12) : Totally Captivated 5 – Netcomics, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
1968. ↓-1363 (605) : Pig Bride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2010 [0.1] ::
1983. ↑74 (2057) : Bride of the Water God 13 – Dark Horse, May 2013 [0.1] ::
2024. ↑248 (2272) : Click 7 – Netcomics, Apr 2008 [0.1] ::
2095. ↓-367 (1728) : Jack Frost 6 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [0.1] ::
2133. ↑357 (2490) : Sky Blade: Sword of the Heavens 2 – ADV, Jul 2004 [0.1] ::
2178. ↑ (last ranked 9 Dec 12) : 100% Perfect Girl 6 – Netcomics, Jul 2008 [0.1] ::
2296. ↓-609 (1687) : Angel Diary 8 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [0.1] ::
2325. ↑ (last ranked 17 Jun 12) : Goong 2 – Yen Press, Jul 2008 [0.1] ::
2345. ↑ (last ranked 17 Jun 12) : Goong 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2006 [0.1] ::
2348. ↑ (last ranked 1 Jul 12) : Freak 3 – Yen Press, Jun 2008 [0.1] ::
2391. ↑ (last ranked 30 Dec 12) : Legend 4 – Yen Press, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
2402. ↑ (last ranked 10 Feb 13) : Chocolat 5 – Yen Press, Jun 2008 [0.1] ::
2455. ↓-702 (1753) : One 8 – Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [0.1] ::
2472. (new) : PhD: Phantasy Degree 10 – Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [0.1] ::
2485. ↓-644 (1841) : Chronicles of the Cursed Sword 18 – Tokyopop, May 2007 [0.1] ::
2487. ↓-645 (1842) : Chronicles of the Cursed Sword 19 – Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [0.1] ::
2503. ↑ (last ranked 9 Dec 12) : Shaman Warrior 3 – Dark Horse, May 2007 [0.1] ::
2511. ↓-643 (1868) : Saint Marie 2 – ADV, Sep 2004 [0.1] ::
2515. ↓-645 (1870) : One 5 – Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [0.1] ::
2525. ↑ (last ranked 3 Feb 13) : Boy Princess 9 – Netcomics, Oct 2007 [0.1] ::
2527. ↓-639 (1888) : Les Bijoux 1 – Tokyopop, Jan 2004 [0.1] ::
2529. ↑ (last ranked 3 Feb 13) : Let Dai 9 – Netcomics, Oct 2007 [0.1] ::
2534. ↑ (last ranked 4 Nov 12) : Let Dai 4 – Netcomics, Oct 2006 [0.1] ::
2540. ↓-639 (1901) : One 4 – Tokyopop, Oct 2004 [0.1] ::
2548. ↓-642 (1906) : Threads of Time 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [0.1] ::
2549. ↑ (last ranked 9 Dec 12) : Let Dai 3 – Netcomics, Jul 2006 [0.1] ::
2556. (new) : Land of Silver Rain 5 – Netcomics, Apr 2007 [0.1] ::
2560. ↓-547 (2013) : Romance Papa 1 – Netcomics, Feb 2008 [0.1] ::
2589. (new) : Aegis 1 – Netcomics, Jun 2006 [0.1] ::

##

Top 50 BL/Yaoi Volumes
for the week ending 24 February 2013

80. ↓-2 (78) : A Century of Temptation – DMP Juné, Apr 2013 [85.9] ::
122. ↓-8 (114) : Otodama: Voice from the Dead 2 – DMP DokiDoki, Oct 2013 [65.5] ::
136. ↑1 (137) : Loveless 10 – Viz, Jan 2013 [59.6] ::
213. ↑14 (227) : Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [37.7] ::
240. ↑41 (281) : Finder Series 6 Passion within the View Finder – DMP Juné, Jul 2012 [33.8] ::
244. ↓-5 (239) : Awkward Silence 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [32.9] ::
253. ↑118 (371) : In These Words – 801 Media, Jun 2012 [30.8] ::
322. ↓-115 (207) : Loveless 9 – Viz, Sep 2012 [22.4] ::
383. ↑75 (458) : Honey*Smile – DMP Juné, Oct 2012 [18.4] ::
429. ↓-101 (328) : Seven Days Friday-Sunday – DMP Juné, Sep 2011 [15.3] ::
445. ↓-214 (231) : Seven Days Monday-Thursday – DMP Juné, Aug 2010 [14.5] ::
462. ↑18 (480) : Ninth Life Love – DMP Juné, Dec 2012 [13.6] ::
502. ↑168 (670) : Finder Series 4 Prisoner in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Aug 2011 [11.9] ::
515. ↓-215 (300) : Rabbit Man, Tiger Man 1 – DMP Juné, Jun 2011 [11.3] ::
595. ↑64 (659) : Caramel – DMP Juné, Dec 2012 [8.2] ::
608. ↑326 (934) : Private Teacher 3 – DMP Juné, May 2012 [7.9] ::
625. ↑5 (630) : Ze 7 – 801 Media, Jan 2013 [7.3] ::
627. ↑8 (635) : Alice the 101st 3 – DMP DokiDoki, Jan 2013 [7.3] ::
631. ↑469 (1100) : Mr. Tiger & Mr. Wolf 1 – DMP Juné, Sep 2011 [7.1] ::
651. ↑47 (698) : Loveless vols 3-4 collection – Viz, Jan 2013 [6.5] ::
688. ↑674 (1362) : Private Teacher 2 – DMP Juné, Jan 2012 [5.6] ::
700. ↑213 (913) : Love Equation – DMP Digital Manga Guild, Feb 2013 [5.5] ::
779. ↓-128 (651) : I’ve Seen It All 2 – DMP Juné, Dec 2012 [4.0] ::
813. ↑759 (1572) : A Foreign Love Affair – 801 Media, Mar 2008 [3.5] ::
870. ↓-154 (716) : Author’s Pet – DMP Juné, Aug 2008 [3.0] ::
899. ↑771 (1670) : The Tyrant Falls in Love 2 – DMP Juné, Jan 2011 [2.7] ::
903. ↑1087 (1990) : Crimson Spell 1 – Media Blasters, Jul 2007 [2.7] ::
923. ↑378 (1301) : Sleepless Nights – DMP Juné, Jan 2013 [2.5] ::
924. ↓-219 (705) : Gakuen Heaven 2 Nakajima – Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2009 [2.5] ::
925. ↑237 (1162) : Private Teacher 1 – DMP Juné, Jan 2012 [2.5] ::
938. ↓-215 (723) : Love Pistols 4 – Tokyopop Blu, Feb 2008 [2.4] ::
939. ↑51 (990) : Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love 2 – SuBLime, Nov 2012 [2.4] ::
945. ↓-160 (785) : The Paradise on the Hill – DMP Juné, May 2007 [2.3] ::
950. ↓-160 (790) : Let Dai 5 – Netcomics, Jan 2007 [2.3] ::
987. ↓-24 (963) : Ai no Kusabi (novel) 1 – DMP Juné, Nov 2007 [2.1] ::
995. ↑56 (1051) : Samejima-Kun & Sasahara-Kun – DMP Juné, May 2012 [2.1] ::
1074. ↑869 (1943) : An Even More Beautiful Lie – DMP Juné, Jan 2012 [1.7] ::
1097. ↓-176 (921) : When the Heavens Smile – DMP Juné, Jul 2010 [1.7] ::
1107. ↑65 (1172) : Awkward Silence 2 – SuBLime, Oct 2012 [1.6] ::
1135. ↑1149 (2284) : Rin! 1 – DMP Juné, Oct 2006 [1.5] ::
1146. ↓-234 (912) : Loud Snow – Circle-G, Apr 2010 [1.5] ::
1152. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jan 13) : Yellow Omnibus 2 – DMP Juné, May 2010 [1.5] ::
1174. ↓-104 (1070) : Awkward Silence 1 – SuBLime, Jul 2012 [1.4] ::
1175. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jan 13) : Right Here, Right Now 1 – DMP Juné, Apr 2010 [1.4] ::
1179. ↓-146 (1033) : Big Deal 1 Lust for Vengence – Ai Press, Jan 2012 [1.3] ::
1186. ↓-118 (1068) : Punch Up! 3 – SuBLime, Jan 2013 [1.3] ::
1209. ↑900 (2109) : Finder Series 1 Target in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [1.2] ::
1229. ↓-20 (1209) : Beast & Feast – DMP Juné, Mar 2012 [1.1] ::
1235. ↑424 (1659) : Junjo Romantica 3 – Tokyopop Blu, May 2007 [1.1] ::
1253. ↓-16 (1237) : Loveless vols 1-2 collection – Viz, Oct 2012 [1.1] ::

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Top 50 Manga ebooks
for the week ending 24 February 2013
Ebook sales data from sources cited above only. Rankings below represent data from ebook sales in whole or in part, as Amazon and other sites do not differentiate listings by format.
also note: Amazon is making some manga ebooks available for free to Amazon Prime subscribers, & also infrequently free to any/all downloaders. Since Amazon does not currently differentiate between ‘downloads’ and ‘sales’, this activity will adverserly affect my attempts at an objective sales ranking. While I continue to supply an ebook “bestseller” chart, between Amazon blantantly manipulating sales rankings and Apple not reporting sales *at all*, this report is merely representative at best, and badly compromised at worst. I hold out hope that corporations will move past the _marketing_ of ebooks to just treating them as other books, but I’m not holding my breath. I continue in my own efforts since no one else is tracking this data, and so: compromised data/results is better than nothing at all.

19. ↑3 (22) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [183.3] ::
35. ↑31 (66) : Naruto 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [146.9] ::
46. ↓-2 (44) : Maximum Ride 5 – Yen Press, Dec 2011 [127.9] ::
53. ↓-6 (47) : Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [123.1] ::
65. ↑10 (75) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [104.3] ::
67. ↑1 (68) : Maximum Ride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [103.5] ::
78. ↑50 (128) : Witch & Wizard 1 – Yen Press, Sep 2011 [88.3] ::
91. ↑119 (210) : Bleach 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [75.8] ::
101. ↑69 (170) : Naruto 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [70.8] ::
113. ↑14 (127) : Blue Exorcist 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [67.6] ::
114. ↑4 (118) : Naruto 57 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [67.5] ::
130. ↑63 (193) : Daniel X 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [62.0] ::
133. ↑14 (147) : Rosario+Vampire 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [60.9] ::
147. ↑108 (255) : Rosario+Vampire 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [56.2] ::
170. ↑26 (196) : Naruto 3 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [48.3] ::
173. ↑133 (306) : Bleach 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [48.1] ::
177. ↓-39 (138) : Rosario+Vampire 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [46.9] ::
178. ↓-89 (89) : Rosario+Vampire 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [46.9] ::
192. ↑60 (252) : Naruto 4 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [42.0] ::
195. ↑34 (229) : Naruto 28 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [41.6] ::
197. ↑138 (335) : Daniel X 2 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [40.8] ::
200. ↑57 (257) : Dark Hunters 1 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Apr 2009 [40.1] ::
202. ↓-51 (151) : Rosario+Vampire 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [39.8] ::
210. ↑50 (260) : Naruto 29 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [38.9] ::
215. ↓-24 (191) : Demon Love Spell 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [37.3] ::
216. ↑73 (289) : Bleach 25 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [36.8] ::
219. ↑98 (317) : Soulless 1 – Yen Press, Mar 2012 [36.4] ::
224. ↓-81 (143) : Blue Exorcist 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2011 [35.8] ::
229. ↓-47 (182) : Naruto 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2012 [34.7] ::
230. ↑114 (344) : You’re Mine 1 – Publingual Inc., Jan 2012 [34.5] ::
238. ↑107 (345) : Naruto 33 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [33.9] ::
239. ↓-21 (218) : Blue Exorcist 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2011 [33.8] ::
255. ↑22 (277) : Naruto 10 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [30.5] ::
258. ↑121 (379) : Bleach 24 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [29.4] ::
262. ↓-30 (232) : Naruto 53 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2011 [29.0] ::
268. ↑131 (399) : Naruto 34 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [28.3] ::
280. ↑12 (292) : One Piece 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [27.0] ::
287. ↑155 (442) : Naruto 38 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [26.2] ::
291. ↑75 (366) : Blue Exorcist 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2012 [25.7] ::
293. ↑156 (449) : Naruto 37 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [25.2] ::
297. ↑117 (414) : Naruto 30 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [25.0] ::
301. ↑155 (456) : Naruto 35 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [24.6] ::
314. ↓-36 (278) : Naruto 55 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [23.0] ::
315. ↓-139 (176) : Highschool of the Dead 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2011 [22.9] ::
317. ↑145 (462) : Bleach 23 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [22.8] ::
319. ↑162 (481) : Naruto 36 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [22.5] ::
321. ↑133 (454) : Naruto 31 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [22.4] ::
327. ↑118 (445) : Naruto 32 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [22.1] ::
328. ↑91 (419) : Naruto 46 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2009 [22.0] ::
337. ↑19 (356) : Blue Exorcist 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2011 [21.8] ::

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Top 500 Manga: 17 February 2013

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Top 500 Manga Volumes
Consolidated Online Sales Rankings for the week ending 17 February 2013

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon 9 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [397.8] ::
2. ↑2 (4) : Naruto 60 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [361.1] ::
3. ↑2 (5) : Sailor Moon 10 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2013 [327.5] ::
4. ↓-2 (2) : Negima! 37 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [322.9] ::
5. ↓-2 (3) : Sailor Moon 8 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [319.5] ::
6. ↑30 (36) : Black Butler 12 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [280.9] ::
7. ↓-1 (6) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 1 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [265.3] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Sailor Moon vols 1-6 box set – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [257.3] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [251.5] ::
10. ↓-2 (8) : Maximum Ride 6 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [241.5] ::
11. ↓-1 (10) : Sailor Moon 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [240.2] ::
12. ↑8 (20) : Skip Beat! 30 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [238.1] ::
13. ↓-2 (11) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind two volume hardcover box set [complete] – Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2012 [229.5] ::
14. ↓-1 (13) : Sailor Moon 3 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2012 [227.2] ::
15. ↑1 (16) : Girl Friends: Complete Collection 2 – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [223.1] ::
16. ↓-2 (14) : Fairy Tail 23 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [221.6] ::
17. ↓-2 (15) : Bleach 55 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [216.3] ::
18. ↓-1 (17) : Naruto 59 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [210.8] ::
19. ↓-1 (18) : Sailor Moon 2 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [210.5] ::
20. ↑20 (40) : Kamisama Kiss 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [209.6] ::
21. ↓-2 (19) : Sailor Moon 4 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2012 [209.4] ::
22. ↔0 (22) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [207.9] ::
23. ↑5 (28) : Legend of Zelda vols 1-10 box set – Vizkids, Oct 2011 [202.4] ::
24. ↓-3 (21) : Black Butler 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2010 [200.8] ::
25. ↑92 (117) : Bakuman 18 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2013 [190.5] ::
26. ↓-1 (25) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends 2 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [189.8] ::
27. ↑44 (71) : Vampire Knight 16 – Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2012 [182.4] ::
28. ↓-4 (24) : Sailor Moon 7 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2012 [178.4] ::
29. ↑10 (39) : Negima! 38 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2013 [177.4] ::
30. ↑70 (100) : Black Butler 11 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [165.5] ::
31. ↓-8 (23) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Lost Adventures – Dark Horse, Jul 2011 [164.2] ::
32. ↓-5 (27) : Naruto 58 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [162.4] ::
33. ↑23 (56) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 17 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [160.1] ::
34. ↑142 (176) : Ai Ore! 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [160.1] ::
35. ↓-23 (12) : Vampire Knight 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [156.9] ::
36. ↑87 (123) : The Betrayal Knows My Name 5 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [156.4] ::
37. ↔0 (37) : Sailor Moon 6 – Kodansha Comics, Jun 2012 [155.8] ::
38. ↓-12 (26) : Soul Eater 12 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [155.6] ::
39. ↑104 (143) : Beautiful Creatures – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [154.3] ::
40. ↑47 (87) : Ouran High School Host Club vols 1-18 box set – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [153.8] ::
41. ↓-7 (34) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise 3 – Dark Horse, Oct 2012 [151.3] ::
42. ↓-13 (29) : Sailor Moon 11 – Kodansha Comics, May 2013 [147.0] ::
43. ↓-12 (31) : Fullmetal Alchemist vols 1-27 box set – Viz, Nov 2011 [142.7] ::
44. ↑3 (47) : Maximum Ride 5 – Yen Press, Dec 2011 [141.1] ::
45. ↓-15 (30) : Sailor Moon 12 – Kodansha Comics, Jul 2013 [140.3] ::
46. ↓-3 (43) : Pokemon Adventures vols 1-7 Red & Blue box set – Vizkids, Aug 2012 [139.2] ::
47. ↑11 (58) : Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [137.4] ::
48. ↓-10 (38) : A Bride’s Story 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [136.4] ::
49. ↑5 (54) : Sailor Moon 5 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2012 [134.1] ::
50. ↑26 (76) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 2 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [133.2] ::
51. ↓-9 (42) : Fairy Tail 1 – Del Rey, Mar 2008 [132.4] ::
52. ↓-19 (33) : Soul Eater 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [131.1] ::
53. ↔0 (53) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Art of the Animated Series – Dark Horse, Jun 2010 [129.1] ::
54. ↓-10 (44) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2009 [128.9] ::
55. ↑11 (66) : Sailor Moon Short Stories 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2013 [127.8] ::
56. ↓-11 (45) : Black Butler 10 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [127.8] ::
57. ↑18 (75) : Wallflower 30 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [127.2] ::
58. ↓-3 (55) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2012 [125.3] ::
59. ↑397 (456) : Pandora Hearts 14 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [121.6] ::
60. ↓-9 (51) : Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin 3 – Viz, Nov 2002 [121.4] ::
61. ↑87 (148) : Stepping on Roses 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [120.3] ::
62. ↑5 (67) : Black Butler 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2011 [119.6] ::
63. ↑23 (86) : Love Hina Omnibus 5 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [119.4] ::
64. ↑13 (77) : Bleach 54 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [117.8] ::
65. ↓-6 (59) : Black Butler 3 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [117.1] ::
66. ↑81 (147) : Naruto 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [117.0] ::
67. ↑17 (84) : Negima! Omnibus 6 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [116.7] ::
68. ↑17 (85) : Maximum Ride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [115.5] ::
69. ↓-5 (64) : Negima! 36 – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2012 [115.3] ::
70. ↓-22 (48) : Girl Friends: Complete Collection 1 – Seven Seas, Oct 2012 [114.1] ::
71. ↑23 (94) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise vols 1-3 hardcover – Dark Horse, Mar 2013 [113.3] ::
72. ↓-37 (35) : Soul Eater 2 – Yen Press, Feb 2010 [113.1] ::
73. ↓-21 (52) : Battle Royale (novel) – Viz Haikasoru, Mar 2003 [112.7] ::
74. ↓-24 (50) : Puella Magi Madoka Magica 3 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [112.3] ::
75. ↑34 (109) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [112.2] ::
76. ↓-14 (62) : Pokemon Adventures vols 8-14 Gold & Silver box set – Vizkids, Sep 2012 [109.7] ::
77. ↑6 (83) : Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin 1 – Viz, May 2002 [108.8] ::
78. ↑19 (97) : A Century of Temptation – DMP Juné, Apr 2013 [107.6] ::
79. ↑27 (106) : A Certain Scientific Railgun 7 – Seven Seas, Apr 2013 [107.4] ::
80. ↑31 (111) : Bakuman 19 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2013 [107.3] ::
81. ↓-49 (32) : Soul Eater 3 – Yen Press, Jun 2010 [106.8] ::
82. ↓-2 (80) : Highschool of the Dead Color Omnibus 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2011 [106.3] ::
83. ↓-10 (73) : Black Butler 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2011 [105.6] ::
84. ↑20 (104) : Witch Hunter vols 5-6 collection – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [105.3] ::
85. ↑123 (208) : Witch & Wizard 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [105.0] ::
86. ↑22 (108) : Bunny Drop 8 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [104.8] ::
87. ↑119 (206) : Death Note Black Edition 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2011 [104.5] ::
88. ↑78 (166) : Omamori Himari 9 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [102.6] ::
89. ↑289 (378) : Rosario+Vampire 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [102.2] ::
90. ↓-33 (57) : Pandora Hearts 13 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [99.8] ::
91. ↔0 (91) : Death Note 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [99.4] ::
92. ↓-20 (72) : Black Butler 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [98.9] ::
93. ↓-32 (61) : Black Butler 9 – Yen Press, Jul 2012 [98.7] ::
94. ↑21 (115) : Itsuwaribito 8 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Apr 2013 [98.6] ::
95. ↓-14 (81) : Fairy Tail 2 – Del Rey, Mar 2008 [97.8] ::
96. ↓-27 (69) : Black Butler 8 – Yen Press, Jan 2012 [96.9] ::
97. ↑142 (239) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 9 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2012 [96.6] ::
98. ↓-30 (68) : Oreimo 2 – Dark Horse, Jan 2013 [95.7] ::
99. ↓-58 (41) : Yotsuba&! 11 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [95.5] ::
100. ↓-54 (46) : Soul Eater 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [95.0] ::
101. ↓-41 (60) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 3 – Seven Seas, Nov 2012 [94.9] ::
102. ↓-28 (74) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 2 – Seven Seas, Sep 2012 [92.9] ::
103. ↓-14 (89) : Black Butler 5 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [91.4] ::
104. ↓-14 (90) : Alice in the Country of Hearts 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [91.2] ::
105. ↑25 (130) : Itazura na Kiss 10 – DMP, Nov 2013 [90.7] ::
106. ↑75 (181) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 11 – Viz Signature, Feb 2013 [90.5] ::
107. ↑44 (151) : Black Butler 2 – Yen Press, May 2010 [90.0] ::
108. ↑36 (144) : Air Gear 27 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [89.6] ::
109. ↑55 (164) : Omamori Himari 10 – Yen Press, May 2013 [89.6] ::
110. ↑217 (327) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 11 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2012 [89.4] ::
111. ↑383 (494) : Kamisama Kiss 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2011 [88.7] ::
112. ↑109 (221) : Kamisama Kiss 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2011 [88.7] ::
113. ↓-15 (98) : Phoenix Wright Miles Edgeworth 4 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [88.5] ::
114. ↑22 (136) : Otodama: Voice from the Dead 2 – DMP DokiDoki, Oct 2013 [87.3] ::
115. ↓-10 (105) : Akira 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2009 [86.6] ::
116. ↑16 (132) : Mayo Chiki! 2 – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [86.5] ::
117. ↓-15 (102) : The Art of Howl’s Moving Castle – Viz Ghibli Library, Jul 2005 [86.4] ::
118. ↓-36 (82) : Naruto 57 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [86.2] ::
119. ↓-70 (49) : Black Bird 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [85.8] ::
120. ↑54 (174) : The Infernal Devices 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [85.5] ::
121. ↑48 (169) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 8 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [85.0] ::
122. ↑18 (140) : Soulless 2 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [84.6] ::
123. ↑16 (139) : Bleach 51 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [83.3] ::
124. ↓-17 (107) : Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin 2 – Viz, Aug 2002 [83.0] ::
125. ↑409 (534) : Kamisama Kiss 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2010 [82.4] ::
126. ↓-16 (110) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends 1 – Seven Seas, Nov 2012 [82.2] ::
127. ↑35 (162) : Blue Exorcist 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [81.2] ::
128. ↑221 (349) : Witch & Wizard 1 – Yen Press, Sep 2011 [80.9] ::
129. ↑54 (183) : Dawn of the Arcana 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [80.5] ::
130. ↓-29 (101) : Puella Magi Madoka Magica 1 – Yen Press, May 2012 [77.9] ::
131. ↓-7 (124) : Alice in the Country of Hearts 3 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [77.8] ::
132. ↓-39 (93) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 1 – Seven Seas, Jul 2012 [77.3] ::
133. ↓-63 (70) : Blue Exorcist 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2012 [77.2] ::
134. ↓-22 (112) : Fairy Tail 22 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [77.1] ::
135. ↓-14 (121) : Pokemon Black & White vols 1-8 box set – Vizkids, Oct 2012 [77.0] ::
136. ↑136 (272) : Vampire Knight 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [76.3] ::
137. ↓-58 (79) : Loveless 10 – Viz, Jan 2013 [75.9] ::
138. ↑174 (312) : Rosario+Vampire 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [75.7] ::
139. ↑325 (464) : The Earl & The Fairy 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2012 [75.5] ::
140. ↓-7 (133) : Fairy Tail 3 – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [75.3] ::
141. ↑75 (216) : Bleach 50 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [74.7] ::
142. ↓-23 (119) : Puella Magi Madoka Magica 2 – Yen Press, Aug 2012 [74.6] ::
143. ↑187 (330) : Blue Exorcist 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2011 [73.9] ::
144. ↓-3 (141) : A Certain Scientific Railgun 6 – Seven Seas, Dec 2012 [73.7] ::
145. ↓-80 (65) : Vampire Knight 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2012 [73.3] ::
146. ↑47 (193) : Bleach 53 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [73.1] ::
147. ↑47 (194) : Rosario+Vampire 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [73.1] ::
148. ↑23 (171) : Warriors vols 1-3 box set – HC/Tokyopop, Oct 2009 [71.9] ::
149. ↓-27 (122) : Dengeki Daisy 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [71.8] ::
150. ↓-62 (88) : Barefoot Gen 1 – Last Gasp, Sep 2004 [71.6] ::
151. ↑63 (214) : Rosario+Vampire 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [70.2] ::
152. ↓-10 (142) : Sailor Moon Codename: Sailor V 2 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [69.2] ::
153. ↑7 (160) : Akira 6 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2011 [69.0] ::
154. ↑165 (319) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2012 [68.6] ::
155. ↑246 (401) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [68.1] ::
156. ↑200 (356) : Otomen 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [67.9] ::
157. ↑89 (246) : Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus 4 – Dark Horse, Oct 2012 [67.2] ::
158. ↓-5 (153) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan 3 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [67.0] ::
159. ↓-60 (99) : Gunslinger Girl Omnibus 6 – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [66.8] ::
160. ↓-40 (120) : Pandora Hearts 12 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [66.0] ::
161. ↑23 (184) : Warriors 4 – HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [65.6] ::
162. ↓-5 (157) : Sailor Moon Codename: Sailor V 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [65.5] ::
163. ↑5 (168) : Bleach 49 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2012 [64.9] ::
164. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jan 13) : Dance in the Vampire Bund Omnibus 2 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [64.0] ::
165. ↓-34 (131) : Heart of Thomas – Fantagraphics, Aug 2012 [63.8] ::
166. ↓-88 (78) : Spice & Wolf (manga) 6 – Yen Press, Mar 2012 [63.4] ::
167. ↓-104 (63) : Missions of Love 2 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [63.1] ::
168. ↓-16 (152) : Soul Eater 11 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [62.9] ::
169. ↓-24 (145) : Pandora Hearts 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2009 [62.9] ::
170. ↑35 (205) : Naruto 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [62.7] ::
171. ↓-57 (114) : Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [61.6] ::
172. ↓-5 (167) : Death Note 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [61.5] ::
173. ↓-70 (103) : Soul Eater 5 – Yen Press, Feb 2011 [60.5] ::
174. ↑5 (179) : Bleach 52 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [60.1] ::
175. ↑ (last ranked 3 Feb 13) : Higurashi When They Cry 5 Curse Killing Arc 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2009 [60.0] ::
176. ↑403 (579) : Highschool of the Dead 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2011 [59.7] ::
177. ↑ (last ranked 25 Dec 11) : Midori Days 1 – Viz, Jun 2005 [59.3] ::
178. ↓-86 (92) : Durarara!! 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [59.2] ::
179. ↑130 (309) : Naruto 61 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2013 [59.0] ::
180. ↓-52 (128) : Vampire Knight vols 1-10 box set – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2010 [58.7] ::
181. ↓-23 (158) : Soul Eater 10 – Yen Press, Aug 2012 [58.4] ::
182. ↓-86 (96) : Naruto 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2012 [58.0] ::
183. ↑20 (203) : Bakuman 17 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [57.2] ::
184. ↓-9 (175) : One Piece 65 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [57.1] ::
185. ↓-72 (113) : Kamisama Kiss 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [56.9] ::
186. ↑183 (369) : One Piece vols 13-15 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [56.7] ::
187. ↓-69 (118) : D. Gray-Man 23 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2012 [56.6] ::
188. ↑795 (983) : Hayate the Combat Butler 21 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Feb 2013 [56.6] ::
189. ↓-17 (172) : Fairy Tail 4 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [56.4] ::
190. ↑77 (267) : Deva Zan – Dark Horse, Nov 2012 [56.0] ::
191. ↓-54 (137) : Demon Love Spell 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [56.0] ::
192. ↓-43 (149) : Ouran High School Host Club 18 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2012 [55.8] ::
193. ↑313 (506) : Daniel X 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [55.5] ::
194. ↑1567 (1761) : Rin-Ne 9 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jul 2012 [54.8] ::
195. ↓-8 (187) : Akira 2 – Kodansha Comics, Jun 2010 [54.3] ::
196. ↑16 (212) : Naruto 3 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [54.1] ::
197. ↑848 (1045) : A Certain Scientific Railgun 2 – Seven Seas, Sep 2011 [53.7] ::
198. ↑146 (344) : Vampire Knight 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, May 2007 [53.4] ::
199. ↑221 (420) : Stepping on Roses 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2012 [53.4] ::
200. ↑1230 (1430) : Higurashi When They Cry 2 Abducted by Demons Arc 2 – Yen Press, Feb 2009 [53.4] ::
201. ↑529 (730) : Ai Ore! 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2012 [53.2] ::
202. ↑173 (375) : Blue Exorcist 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2011 [53.0] ::
203. ↓-77 (126) : Pandora Hearts 8 – Yen Press, Jan 2012 [52.9] ::
204. ↑ (last ranked 28 Oct 12) : My Boyfriend Is a Vampire vols 1-2 collection – Seven Seas, Sep 2011 [52.5] ::
205. ↓-35 (170) : Soul Eater NOT! 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [51.9] ::
206. ↑734 (940) : Rin-Ne 10 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Nov 2012 [51.6] ::
207. ↑54 (261) : Loveless 9 – Viz, Sep 2012 [51.5] ::
208. ↓-7 (201) : The Art of My Neighbor Totoro – Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2005 [51.1] ::
209. ↑270 (479) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 6 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [50.9] ::
210. ↑180 (390) : Bleach 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [50.9] ::
211. ↓-56 (155) : Berserk 36 – Dark Horse, Oct 2012 [50.7] ::
212. ↓-51 (161) : Spice & Wolf (manga) 7 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [50.6] ::
213. ↑108 (321) : Vampire Knight 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [50.2] ::
214. ↓-119 (95) : Soul Eater 6 – Yen Press, Jun 2011 [50.1] ::
215. ↑3 (218) : Bleach 48 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2012 [50.0] ::
216. ↑256 (472) : Fairy Tail 16 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [49.7] ::
217. ↓-52 (165) : Skip Beat! 29 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2012 [49.5] ::
218. ↓-40 (178) : Blue Exorcist 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2011 [49.4] ::
219. ↑58 (277) : Legend of Zelda 1 – Vizkids, Oct 2008 [48.4] ::
220. ↓-18 (202) : Hetalia Axis Powers 1 – RightStuf/Tokyopop, Sep 2010 [47.9] ::
221. ↓-41 (180) : Pandora Hearts 3 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [47.6] ::
222. ↓-68 (154) : Pandora Hearts 2 – Yen Press, May 2010 [47.3] ::
223. ↓-98 (125) : Soul Eater 9 – Yen Press, May 2012 [47.2] ::
224. ↓-86 (138) : Case Closed 45 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2013 [47.1] ::
225. ↑19 (244) : Starting Point: 1979-1996 – Hayao Miyazaki – Viz Ghibli Library, Aug 2009 [46.9] ::
226. ↓-30 (196) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 13 – Seven Seas, Oct 2012 [46.6] ::
227. ↑325 (552) : Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [46.4] ::
228. ↑125 (353) : Vampire Knight 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2008 [46.2] ::
229. ↑42 (271) : Naruto 28 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [46.1] ::
230. ↑55 (285) : Vampire Knight 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [46.0] ::
231. ↑484 (715) : Seven Days Monday-Thursday – DMP Juné, Aug 2010 [46.0] ::
232. ↓-43 (189) : Naruto 53 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2011 [45.9] ::
233. ↑84 (317) : Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee 12 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [45.9] ::
234. ↑642 (876) : Arata the Legend 12 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Dec 2012 [45.7] ::
235. ↑1229 (1464) : Saikano 4 – Viz, Apr 2005 [45.5] ::
236. ↑20 (256) : Fruits Basket 1 – Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [45.2] ::
237. ↑285 (522) : Ai Ore! 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2012 [44.8] ::
238. ↑90 (328) : Pokemon Diamond & Pearl/Platinum 7 – Vizkids, Feb 2013 [44.5] ::
239. ↑685 (924) : Awkward Silence 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [44.2] ::
240. ↓-48 (192) : Alice in the Country of Hearts 1 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [44.2] ::
241. ↑32 (273) : Uzumaki 1 – Viz Signature, Oct 2007 [44.1] ::
242. ↑32 (274) : Skip Beat! 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, May 2006 [44.1] ::
243. ↓-55 (188) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 14 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [43.8] ::
244. ↑158 (402) : A Devil & Her Love Song 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [43.8] ::
245. ↓-25 (220) : Berserk 1 – Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [43.7] ::
246. ↑106 (352) : Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 13 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [43.7] ::
247. ↑212 (459) : Rosario+Vampire 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2009 [43.4] ::
248. ↓-26 (222) : Akira 4 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2010 [43.3] ::
249. ↑1733 (1982) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 7 – Viz Signature, Jul 2012 [43.1] ::
250. ↑952 (1202) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Aug 2012 [42.8] ::
251. ↓-56 (195) : One Piece vols 4-6 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2010 [42.7] ::
252. ↑29 (281) : Naruto 4 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [42.6] ::
253. ↓-5 (248) : Akira 3 – Kodansha Comics, Jul 2010 [42.6] ::
254. ↓-120 (134) : Soul Eater 8 – Yen Press, Feb 2012 [42.5] ::
255. ↓-42 (213) : Rosario+Vampire 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [42.5] ::
256. ↑47 (303) : Legend of Zelda 2 – Vizkids, Dec 2008 [42.3] ::
257. ↑35 (292) : Dark Hunters 1 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Apr 2009 [42.3] ::
258. ↓-24 (234) : Fairy Tail 5 – Del Rey, Jan 2009 [42.3] ::
259. ↑66 (325) : Dragon Ball The Complete Illustrations – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [41.6] ::
260. ↑31 (291) : Naruto 29 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [41.4] ::
261. ↓-64 (197) : Akira 5 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2011 [41.1] ::
262. ↑1522 (1784) : Jiu Jiu 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2012 [41.0] ::
263. ↓-59 (204) : Pandora Hearts 5 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [40.8] ::
264. ↑22 (286) : Valkyria Chronicles: Design Archive – Udon, Aug 2011 [40.6] ::
265. ↑ (last ranked 15 Jul 12) : Detroit Metal City 10 – Viz Signature, Sep 2011 [40.5] ::
266. ↑1011 (1277) : Rohan at the Louvre – NBM/Comics Lit, Apr 2012 [40.4] ::
267. ↓-151 (116) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 9 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2012 [40.4] ::
268. ↓-95 (173) : I Don’t Like You At All, Big Brother! vols 3-4 collection – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [40.4] ::
269. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jan 13) : Cirque du Freak 9 – Yen Press, May 2011 [40.0] ::
270. ↓-41 (229) : One Piece vols 1-3 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2009 [40.0] ::
271. ↑40 (311) : Dragon Ball Z VizBig Edition 7 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2010 [39.8] ::
272. ↓-143 (129) : Soul Eater 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2011 [39.8] ::
273. ↓-50 (223) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2010 [39.5] ::
274. ↓-34 (240) : Love Selection – Fantagraphics Eros Comix, Sep 2010 [39.1] ::
275. ↑559 (834) : Rosario+Vampire 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2009 [38.9] ::
276. ↓-59 (217) : Mayo Chiki! 1 – Seven Seas, Dec 2012 [38.9] ::
277. ↑56 (333) : Naruto 10 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [38.8] ::
278. ↓-80 (198) : Naruto 55 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [38.6] ::
279. ↑47 (326) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 4 – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [38.5] ::
280. ↑ (last ranked 2 Dec 12) : Gin Tama 23 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2011 [38.5] ::
281. ↓-31 (250) : Finder Series 6 Passion within the View Finder – DMP Juné, Jul 2012 [38.5] ::
282. ↓-75 (207) : Death Note 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [38.1] ::
283. ↑291 (574) : Bleach vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [38.1] ::
284. ↓-49 (235) : Pandora Hearts 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2011 [38.0] ::
285. ↑2054 (2339) : Negima! Omnibus 1 – Kodansha Comics, Jun 2011 [38.0] ::
286. ↑345 (631) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [38.0] ::
287. ↓-45 (242) : Highschool of the Dead Color Omnibus 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2013 [37.9] ::
288. ↑314 (602) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [37.9] ::
289. ↑29 (318) : Bleach 25 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [37.6] ::
290. ↑1050 (1340) : Jiu Jiu 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [37.6] ::
291. ↑571 (862) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [37.2] ::
292. ↓-54 (238) : One Piece 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [37.1] ::
293. ↑7 (300) : Ouran High School Host Club 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2005 [37.1] ::
294. ↓-108 (186) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 16 – Kodansha Comics, Dec 2012 [36.8] ::
295. ↓-16 (279) : Dogs 7 – Viz, Dec 2012 [36.8] ::
296. ↑128 (424) : Toriko 14 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [36.1] ::
297. ↓-9 (288) : Berserk 2 – Dark Horse, Jan 2004 [36.1] ::
298. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jan 13) : Bakuman 20 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2013 [36.1] ::
299. ↑ (last ranked 6 Jan 13) : Cirque du Freak 10 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [36.0] ::
300. ↑ (last ranked 13 Jan 13) : Rabbit Man, Tiger Man 1 – DMP Juné, Jun 2011 [36.0] ::
301. ↓-74 (227) : Death Note Black Edition 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2011 [35.7] ::
302. ↓-78 (224) : Death Note Black Edition 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2011 [35.2] ::
303. ↑136 (439) : Library Wars: Love & War 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2012 [34.5] ::
304. ↑16 (320) : Berserk 3 – Dark Horse, Apr 2004 [34.4] ::
305. ↑42 (347) : Legend of Zelda 3 – Vizkids, Feb 2009 [34.3] ::
306. ↑83 (389) : Bleach 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [34.2] ::
307. ↓-17 (290) : Dragon Ball Z VizBig Edition 9 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2010 [34.1] ::
308. ↓-99 (209) : Pandora Hearts 11 – Yen Press, Jul 2012 [34.0] ::
309. ↓-51 (258) : Dragon Ball VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [33.7] ::
310. ↑14 (324) : Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Adventures vols 1-8 box set – Vizkids, Oct 2011 [33.6] ::
311. ↑1139 (1450) : Durarara!! 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2012 [33.6] ::
312. ↓-177 (135) : Deltora Quest 10 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [33.5] ::
313. ↓-51 (262) : Ouran High School Host Club 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2005 [33.4] ::
314. ↓-81 (233) : One Piece vols 7-9 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2010 [33.3] ::
315. ↑ (last ranked 10 Jun 12) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (novel) – Little, Brown & Co., Apr 2009 [33.3] ::
316. ↑19 (335) : Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2012 [33.2] ::
317. ↑199 (516) : Soulless 1 – Yen Press, Mar 2012 [33.0] ::
318. ↑251 (569) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 10 – Viz Signature, Dec 2012 [33.0] ::
319. ↓-37 (282) : Bleach 47 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [32.9] ::
320. ↓-69 (251) : Highschool of the Dead 7 – Yen Press, Jul 2012 [32.8] ::
321. ↑921 (1242) : Ai Ore! 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2011 [32.8] ::
322. ↓-62 (260) : Buddha 1 – Vertical, May 2006 [32.5] ::
323. ↓-53 (270) : Dragon Ball Z VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [32.3] ::
324. ↑ (last ranked 3 Feb 13) : Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion 6 – Bandai, Oct 2009 [32.3] ::
325. ↓-88 (237) : Bleach 42 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [32.2] ::
326. ↓-149 (177) : Naruto 54 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [32.1] ::
327. ↓-38 (289) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 11 – Viz Signature, Dec 2012 [32.1] ::
328. ↑203 (531) : Seven Days Friday-Sunday – DMP Juné, Sep 2011 [32.1] ::
329. ↓-82 (247) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 3 – Yen Press, Dec 2010 [32.1] ::
330. ↑157 (487) : Rosario+Vampire 7 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2009 [31.9] ::
331. ↓-68 (263) : Fullmetal Alchemist vols 1-3 collection – Viz, Jun 2011 [31.8] ::
332. ↓-63 (269) : Death Note Another Note (novel) – Viz, Feb 2008 [31.7] ::
333. ↓-79 (254) : One Piece 64 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [31.6] ::
334. ↓-91 (243) : Missions of Love 1 – Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [31.5] ::
335. ↑285 (620) : Daniel X 2 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [31.4] ::
336. ↓-38 (298) : Shojo Fashion Manga Art School Year 2: Draw Modern Looks – F+W Media, Apr 2012 [31.3] ::
337. ↓-14 (323) : Bleach vols 1-3 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2011 [31.3] ::
338. ↓-54 (284) : Dragon Ball Z VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2010 [31.2] ::
339. ↑ (last ranked 30 Dec 12) : Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 4 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2011 [30.8] ::
340. ↓-60 (280) : Pandora Hearts 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [30.7] ::
341. ↑392 (733) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [30.4] ::
342. ↓-28 (314) : Bleach 46 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2012 [30.4] ::
343. ↓-133 (210) : Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths – Drawn & Quarterly, Apr 2011 [30.3] ::
344. ↑37 (381) : You’re Mine 1 – Publingual Inc., Jan 2012 [30.3] ::
345. ↑38 (383) : Naruto 33 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [30.0] ::
346. ↓-200 (146) : Psyren 8 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [30.0] ::
347. ↑196 (543) : D. Gray-Man 22 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2012 [29.9] ::
348. ↓-61 (287) : Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 12 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2012 [29.9] ::
349. ↓-34 (315) : Knights of Sidonia 1 – Vertical, Feb 2013 [29.9] ::
350. ↓-84 (266) : Rosario+Vampire 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [29.9] ::
351. ↓-224 (127) : Wandering Son 1 – Fantagraphics, Jun 2011 [29.9] ::
352. ↓-121 (231) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 4 – Yen Press, Jun 2011 [29.8] ::
353. ↓-60 (293) : Vampire Knight 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2011 [29.8] ::
354. ↓-113 (241) : Death Note Black Edition 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2011 [29.8] ::
355. ↑ (last ranked 15 Jul 12) : Detroit Metal City 7 – Viz Signature, Dec 2010 [29.8] ::
356. ↓-49 (307) : Blue Exorcist 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2011 [29.7] ::
357. ↑967 (1324) : Ai Ore! 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2011 [29.7] ::
358. ↓-29 (329) : Bakuman 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2010 [29.6] ::
359. ↑232 (591) : Rosario+Vampire 9 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2009 [29.5] ::
360. ↑68 (428) : Warriors SkyClan & The Stranger 3 – HarperCollins, Apr 2012 [28.9] ::
361. ↑1008 (1369) : Ai Ore! 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, May 2011 [28.8] ::
362. ↓-206 (156) : Durarara!! 3 – Yen Press, Jun 2012 [28.8] ::
363. ↓-17 (346) : Alice in the Country of Clover Bloody Twins – Seven Seas, Jun 2012 [28.7] ::
364. ↓-48 (316) : Higurashi When They Cry 20 Massacre Arc 2 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [28.7] ::
365. ↓-89 (276) : One Piece 14 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2007 [28.6] ::
366. ↓-1 (365) : Blue Exorcist 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2012 [28.5] ::
367. ↑98 (465) : Death Note 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2006 [28.5] ::
368. ↓-69 (299) : Pandora Hearts 9 – Yen Press, Mar 2012 [28.4] ::
369. ↓-18 (351) : Uzumaki 2 – Viz Signature, Dec 2007 [28.2] ::
370. ↓-2 (368) : Fullmetal Alchemist 1 – Viz, Apr 2005 [28.1] ::
371. ↑20 (391) : In These Words – 801 Media, Jun 2012 [28.0] ::
372. ↓-76 (296) : Triage X 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2012 [28.0] ::
373. ↓-63 (310) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 12 – Seven Seas, Jun 2012 [28.0] ::
374. ↓-16 (358) : One Piece 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2003 [27.9] ::
375. ↓-14 (361) : Naruto 5 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2004 [27.9] ::
376. ↑999 (1375) : D. Gray-Man 19 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2010 [27.8] ::
377. ↓-158 (219) : Death Note Black Edition 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2011 [27.8] ::
378. ↓-41 (337) : 21st Century Boys 1 – Viz Signature, Jan 2013 [27.8] ::
379. ↓-13 (366) : Bleach 24 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [27.7] ::
380. ↓-116 (264) : Natsume’s Book of Friends 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [27.3] ::
381. ↓-21 (360) : Bleach 45 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2012 [27.3] ::
382. ↓-154 (228) : Blood Lad 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [27.3] ::
383. ↑78 (461) : Naruto 11 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2006 [27.3] ::
384. ↓-101 (283) : Fairy Tail 21 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2012 [27.2] ::
385. ↓-155 (230) : Oh My Goddess! 43 – Dark Horse, Jan 2013 [27.2] ::
386. ↓-52 (334) : Ouran High School Host Club 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [27.0] ::
387. ↑153 (540) : Highschool of the Dead 2 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [27.0] ::
388. ↓-82 (306) : Vampire Knight 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2011 [27.0] ::
389. ↓-114 (275) : One Piece 13 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2007 [27.0] ::
390. ↓-191 (199) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [27.0] ::
391. ↓-28 (363) : Ultimo 8 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [26.9] ::
392. ↑89 (481) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 14 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [26.9] ::
393. ↑117 (510) : Vampire Knight 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2009 [26.6] ::
394. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jan 13) : Sundome 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2008 [26.5] ::
395. ↑565 (960) : Dawn of the Arcana 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [26.4] ::
396. ↓-2 (394) : Fruits Basket 8 – Tokyopop, Apr 2005 [26.3] ::
397. ↑22 (419) : The Earl & The Fairy 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [26.3] ::
398. ↑183 (581) : One Piece 66 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2013 [25.9] ::
399. ↓-7 (392) : Naruto 34 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [25.9] ::
400. ↑32 (432) : Sailor Moon vols 7-12 box set – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2013 [25.8] ::
401. ↑ (last ranked 3 Feb 13) : Claymore 16 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2010 [25.8] ::
402. ↑10 (412) : Fruits Basket 3 – Tokyopop, Jun 2004 [25.7] ::
403. ↓-253 (150) : Psyren 7 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [25.7] ::
404. ↓-110 (294) : One Piece 17 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [25.6] ::
405. ↓-28 (377) : Monster Book of Manga 1 – Collins Design, Jan 2006 [25.6] ::
406. ↓-30 (376) : My Neighbor Totoro Picture Book – Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2005 [25.3] ::
407. ↑1054 (1461) : Higurashi When They Cry 1 Abducted by Demons Arc 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2008 [25.3] ::
408. ↓-51 (357) : Dragon Ball VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [25.3] ::
409. ↓-96 (313) : Skip Beat! 28 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2012 [25.0] ::
410. ↓-88 (322) : One Piece vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2010 [25.0] ::
411. ↑480 (891) : Warriors 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [24.8] ::
412. ↓-15 (397) : Alice in the Country of Hearts My Fanatic Rabbit 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [24.7] ::
413. ↓-73 (340) : Ouran High School Host Club 17 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2011 [24.7] ::
414. ↑1 (415) : Naruto 30 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [24.6] ::
415. ↑62 (477) : Fruits Basket 6 – Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [24.4] ::
416. ↑ (last ranked 9 Dec 12) : Princess Mononoke 2 – Viz Ghibli Library, Oct 2006 [24.3] ::
417. ↓-38 (379) : Oreimo 1 – Dark Horse, Sep 2012 [24.2] ::
418. ↓-116 (302) : Pandora Hearts 10 – Yen Press, May 2012 [24.2] ::
419. ↓-45 (374) : Naruto 46 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2009 [24.0] ::
420. ↑16 (436) : Daniel X 3 – Yen Press, May 2012 [23.9] ::
421. ↓-67 (354) : Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus 1 – Dark Horse, Nov 2010 [23.9] ::
422. ↑1521 (1943) : Wallflower 25 – Kodansha Comics, Jun 2011 [23.8] ::
423. ↓-52 (371) : Hetalia Axis Powers 2 – RightStuf/Tokyopop, Dec 2010 [23.6] ::
424. ↓-52 (372) : Fairy Tail 15 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [23.6] ::
425. ↓-32 (393) : Wallflower 29 – Kodansha, Nov 2012 [23.5] ::
426. ↓-16 (410) : Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus 2 – Dark Horse, Dec 2010 [23.4] ::
427. ↑6 (433) : Ghost in the Shell 1 – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2009 [23.4] ::
428. ↑3 (431) : Berserk 4 – Dark Horse, Jul 2004 [23.3] ::
429. ↑318 (747) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2010 [23.3] ::
430. ↑7 (437) : Uzumaki 3 – Viz Signature, Feb 2008 [23.3] ::
431. ↓-9 (422) : Fruits Basket 4 – Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [23.2] ::
432. ↑19 (451) : Death Note 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [23.2] ::
433. ↓-136 (297) : Soul Eater NOT! 1 – Yen Press, Jul 2012 [23.2] ::
434. ↓-18 (416) : Skip Beat! 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2007 [23.1] ::
435. ↑383 (818) : Inuyasha VizBig Edition 14 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Feb 2013 [23.0] ::
436. ↑24 (460) : Black Butler 13 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [23.0] ::
437. ↑ (last ranked 23 Dec 12) : Inuyasha 43 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Dec 2009 [23.0] ::
438. ↓-88 (350) : Bleach 41 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2012 [23.0] ::
439. ↓-91 (348) : One Piece 18 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [22.9] ::
440. ↑63 (503) : Naruto 9 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2006 [22.9] ::
441. ↓-110 (331) : Is This a Zombie? 3 – Yen Press, Nov 2012 [22.9] ::
442. ↓-15 (427) : Naruto 38 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [22.9] ::
443. ↑1453 (1896) : Wallflower 26 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [22.8] ::
444. ↑517 (961) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 9 – Viz Signature, Oct 2012 [22.8] ::
445. ↓-40 (405) : Naruto 32 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [22.7] ::
446. (new) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 7 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [22.5] ::
447. ↓-232 (215) : Lone Wolf & Cub Omnibus 1 – Dark Horse, Jul 2013 [22.5] ::
448. ↑105 (553) : Skip Beat! vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2013 [22.3] ::
449. ↓-4 (445) : Naruto 37 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [22.3] ::
450. ↑79 (529) : Sakura Hime 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2012 [22.2] ::
451. ↑29 (480) : [Tyndale/NEXT] Manga Messiah – Tyndale, Sep 2007 [22.2] ::
452. ↑796 (1248) : Naruto vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [21.9] ::
453. ↓-47 (406) : Fullmetal Alchemist 2 – Viz, Jun 2005 [21.8] ::
454. ↑4 (458) : Naruto 31 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [21.7] ::
455. ↓-30 (425) : Cardcaptor Sakura Omnibus 3 – Dark Horse, Feb 2012 [21.6] ::
456. ↓-14 (442) : Naruto 35 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [21.6] ::
457. ↓-102 (355) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 5 – Yen Press, Dec 2011 [21.6] ::
458. ↓-91 (367) : Honey*Smile – DMP Juné, Oct 2012 [21.4] ::
459. ↑253 (712) : Vampire Knight 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [21.3] ::
460. ↓-80 (380) : Neon Genesis Evangelion The Shinji Ikari Raising Project 12 – Dark Horse, Dec 2012 [21.3] ::
461. ↓-63 (398) : Bleach 40 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2012 [21.1] ::
462. ↓-55 (407) : Bleach 23 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2008 [21.1] ::
463. ↑44 (507) : Bleach 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2013 [21.1] ::
464. ↓-11 (453) : Hellsing 1 – Dark Horse, Dec 2003 [21.1] ::
465. ↑80 (545) : Naruto 8 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2005 [21.0] ::
466. ↓-161 (305) : Negima! 35 – Kodansha Comics, Jul 2012 [21.0] ::
467. ↑116 (583) : Naruto 7 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2005 [20.9] ::
468. ↓-25 (443) : Death Note 7 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2006 [20.9] ::
469. ↓-34 (435) : Omamori Himari vol 0 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [20.9] ::
470. ↑69 (539) : Bakuman 16 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2012 [20.6] ::
471. ↑59 (530) : Naruto 47 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2010 [20.4] ::
472. ↓-99 (373) : Naruto 52 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2011 [20.4] ::
473. ↓-141 (332) : One Piece 15 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2007 [20.4] ::
474. ↑11 (485) : Berserk 5 – Dark Horse, Oct 2004 [20.4] ::
475. ↑34 (509) : Unico – DMP Kickstarter, Apr 2013 [20.3] ::
476. ↓-59 (417) : Naruto 6 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2005 [20.2] ::
477. ↓-314 (163) : Dengeki Daisy 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2011 [20.2] ::
478. ↓-75 (403) : One Piece 63 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [20.2] ::
479. ↑22 (501) : The Manga Guide to Physics – No Starch Press, May 2009 [20.1] ::
480. ↓-118 (362) : Ninth Life Love – DMP Juné, Dec 2012 [20.1] ::
481. ↓-18 (463) : Naruto 36 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [20.1] ::
482. ↓-64 (418) : Fullmetal Alchemist vols 4-6 collection – Viz, Aug 2011 [20.0] ::
483. ↓-272 (211) : Kamisama Kiss 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2011 [19.9] ::
484. ↓-88 (396) : Pandora Hearts 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2011 [19.8] ::
485. ↓-115 (370) : Bleach 44 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2012 [19.8] ::
486. ↓-143 (343) : Toradora! 5 – Seven Seas, Aug 2012 [19.6] ::
487. ↓-61 (426) : Fruits Basket 21 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [19.5] ::
488. ↓-89 (399) : Ouran High School Host Club 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2006 [19.5] ::
489. ↓-48 (441) : Naruto 51 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2011 [19.4] ::
490. ↑51 (541) : The Earl & The Fairy 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2012 [19.3] ::
491. ↓-41 (450) : Fruits Basket 11 – Tokyopop, Aug 2005 [19.3] ::
492. ↓-128 (364) : One Piece 19 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [19.2] ::
493. ↓-59 (434) : D. Gray-Man 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, May 2006 [19.2] ::
494. ↓-335 (159) : That Was Good – DMP Juné, Jun 2011 [19.1] ::
495. ↓-111 (384) : Bleach 43 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [19.0] ::
496. ↑3 (499) : Shigenori Soejima Artworks – Udon, Dec 2011 [19.0] ::
497. ↓-76 (421) : Hellsing 2 – Dark Horse, Mar 2004 [19.0] ::
498. ↑ (last ranked 2 Dec 12) : Cross Game 6 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2012 [18.6] ::
499. ↓-88 (411) : Naruto 15 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2007 [18.6] ::
500. ↓-8 (492) : Naruto 12 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2006 [18.1] ::

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Publishers’ Scorecard
Volumes placing in the top 500, by Publisher
for the week ending 17 February 2013

Viz Shonen Jump 103
Yen Press 100
Viz Shojo Beat 57
Kodansha Comics 46
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 41
Seven Seas 25
Dark Horse 22
Viz 14
Viz Signature 13
Viz Shonen Sunday 9
Vizkids 9
DMP Juné 8
Tokyopop 7
HC/Tokyopop 6
Viz Ghibli Library 6
Del Rey 5
Fantagraphics 2
RightStuf/Tokyopop 2
SuBLime 2
Udon 2
Vertical 2
801 Media 1
Bandai 1
Collins Design 1
DMP 1
DMP DokiDoki 1
DMP Kickstarter 1
Drawn & Quarterly 1
F+W Media 1
Fantagraphics Eros Comix 1
HarperCollins 1
Kodansha 1
Last Gasp 1
Little, Brown & Co. 1
NBM/Comics Lit 1
No Starch Press 1
Publingual Inc. 1
St. Martin’s Griffin 1
Tyndale 1
Viz Haikasoru 1

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Top 50 Series/Properties
for the week ending 17 February 2013

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon – Kodansha Comics [976.1] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [728.5] ::
3. ↑2 (5) : Black Butler – Yen Press [596.0] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Negima! – Del Rey/Kodansha Comics [532.2] ::
5. ↓-2 (3) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press [500.1] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [448.9] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Fairy Tail – Del Rey/Kodansha Comics [409.8] ::
8. ↑2 (10) : Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [406.1] ::
9. ↑2 (11) : Alice in the Country of Joker – Seven Seas [398.5] ::
10. ↓-1 (9) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [396.6] ::
11. ↓-3 (8) : Soul Eater – Yen Press [362.2] ::
12. ↑1 (13) : Avatar: The Last Airbender – [multiple publishers] [340.1] ::
13. ↓-1 (12) : Girl Friends: Complete Collection – Seven Seas [337.2] ::
14. ↑5 (19) : Kamisama Kiss – Viz Shojo Beat [330.1] ::
15. ↑14 (29) : Bakuman – Viz Shonen Jump [318.3] ::
16. ↑8 (24) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [308.3] ::
17. ↓-3 (14) : Skip Beat! – Viz Shojo Beat [307.9] ::
18. ↓-1 (17) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends – Seven Seas [272.5] ::
19. ↑1 (20) : Pandora Hearts – Yen Press [270.6] ::
20. ↓-4 (16) : Pokemon – Vizkids [267.0] ::
21. ↑5 (26) : Legend of Zelda – Vizkids [258.7] ::
22. ↑6 (28) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [248.6] ::
23. ↓-8 (15) : Spice & Wolf – Yen Press [246.5] ::
24. ↓-6 (18) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind – Viz [244.9] ::
25. ↓-3 (22) : Mobile Suit Gundam – Various [238.8] ::
26. ↑57 (83) : Ai Ore! – Viz Shojo Beat [229.7] ::
27. ↓-6 (21) : Alice in the Country of Clover – Seven Seas [202.6] ::
28. ↓-5 (23) : Puella Magi Madoka Magica – Yen Press [197.6] ::
29. ↑21 (50) : Omamori Himari – Yen Press [197.5] ::
30. ↑2 (32) : Battle Angel Alita – Viz/Kodansha [197.2] ::
31. ↓-6 (25) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [190.7] ::
32. ↑4 (36) : A Certain Scientific Railgun – Seven Seas [188.0] ::
33. ↑43 (76) : Witch & Wizard – Yen Press [185.9] ::
34. ↓-7 (27) : Blue Exorcist – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [184.1] ::
35. ↑5 (40) : Highschool of the Dead – Yen Press [179.5] ::
36. ↓-6 (30) : Alice in the Country of Hearts – Tokyopop [176.1] ::
37. ↑31 (68) : Stepping on Roses – Viz Shojo Beat [174.4] ::
38. ↓-4 (34) : Akira – Kodansha Comics [173.7] ::
39. ↓-8 (31) : One Piece – Viz Shonen Jump [173.1] ::
40. ↑11 (51) : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop [162.5] ::
41. ↑22 (63) : The Betrayal Knows My Name – Yen Press [162.2] ::
42. ↑6 (48) : Wallflower – Del Rey [157.4] ::
43. ↑43 (86) : Beautiful Creatures – Yen Press [154.3] ::
44. ↓-6 (38) : A Bride’s Story – Yen Press [154.3] ::
45. ↓-2 (43) : The Art of – Viz Ghibli Library [141.0] ::
46. ↑41 (87) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition – Viz Signature [139.1] ::
47. ↑7 (54) : Love Hina – Tokyopop/Kodansha [135.2] ::
48. ↓-4 (44) : Loveless – Tokyopop/Viz [129.0] ::
49. ↑4 (53) : Mayo Chiki! – Seven Seas [125.4] ::
50. ↑2 (52) : Haruhi Suzumiya – Yen Press [124.5] ::

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Top 50 New Releases
(Titles releasing/released This Month & Last)
for the week ending 17 February 2013

1. ↔0 (1) : Sailor Moon 9 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [397.8] ::
2. ↑2 (4) : Naruto 60 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [361.1] ::
4. ↓-2 (2) : Negima! 37 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [322.9] ::
6. ↑30 (36) : Black Butler 12 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [280.9] ::
7. ↓-1 (6) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 1 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [265.3] ::
12. ↑8 (20) : Skip Beat! 30 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [238.1] ::
15. ↑1 (16) : Girl Friends: Complete Collection 2 – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [223.1] ::
16. ↓-2 (14) : Fairy Tail 23 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [221.6] ::
17. ↓-2 (15) : Bleach 55 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [216.3] ::
20. ↑20 (40) : Kamisama Kiss 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [209.6] ::
26. ↓-1 (25) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends 2 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [189.8] ::
33. ↑23 (56) : Battle Angel Alita Last Order 17 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [160.1] ::
34. ↑142 (176) : Ai Ore! 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [160.1] ::
36. ↑87 (123) : The Betrayal Knows My Name 5 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [156.4] ::
38. ↓-12 (26) : Soul Eater 12 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [155.6] ::
39. ↑104 (143) : Beautiful Creatures – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [154.3] ::
48. ↓-10 (38) : A Bride’s Story 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [136.4] ::
57. ↑18 (75) : Wallflower 30 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [127.2] ::
59. ↑397 (456) : Pandora Hearts 14 – Yen Press, Feb 2013 [121.6] ::
61. ↑87 (148) : Stepping on Roses 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [120.3] ::
63. ↑23 (86) : Love Hina Omnibus 5 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [119.4] ::
64. ↑13 (77) : Bleach 54 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [117.8] ::
67. ↑17 (84) : Negima! Omnibus 6 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [116.7] ::
98. ↓-30 (68) : Oreimo 2 – Dark Horse, Jan 2013 [95.7] ::
106. ↑75 (181) : Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 11 – Viz Signature, Feb 2013 [90.5] ::
108. ↑36 (144) : Air Gear 27 – Kodansha Comics, Feb 2013 [89.6] ::
113. ↓-15 (98) : Phoenix Wright Miles Edgeworth 4 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [88.5] ::
129. ↑54 (183) : Dawn of the Arcana 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [80.5] ::
137. ↓-58 (79) : Loveless 10 – Viz, Jan 2013 [75.9] ::
149. ↓-27 (122) : Dengeki Daisy 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [71.8] ::
156. ↑200 (356) : Otomen 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [67.9] ::
158. ↓-5 (153) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan 3 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [67.0] ::
159. ↓-60 (99) : Gunslinger Girl Omnibus 6 – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [66.8] ::
164. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jan 13) : Dance in the Vampire Bund Omnibus 2 – Seven Seas, Feb 2013 [64.0] ::
167. ↓-104 (63) : Missions of Love 2 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [63.1] ::
186. ↑183 (369) : One Piece vols 13-15 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [56.7] ::
188. ↑795 (983) : Hayate the Combat Butler 21 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Feb 2013 [56.6] ::
224. ↓-86 (138) : Case Closed 45 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2013 [47.1] ::
227. ↑325 (552) : Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [46.4] ::
233. ↑84 (317) : Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee 12 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [45.9] ::
238. ↑90 (328) : Pokemon Diamond & Pearl/Platinum 7 – Vizkids, Feb 2013 [44.5] ::
239. ↑685 (924) : Awkward Silence 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [44.2] ::
244. ↑158 (402) : A Devil & Her Love Song 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2013 [43.8] ::
246. ↑106 (352) : Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 13 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [43.7] ::
268. ↓-95 (173) : I Don’t Like You At All, Big Brother! vols 3-4 collection – Seven Seas, Jan 2013 [40.4] ::
283. ↑291 (574) : Bleach vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [38.1] ::
290. ↑1050 (1340) : Jiu Jiu 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2013 [37.6] ::
296. ↑128 (424) : Toriko 14 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2013 [36.1] ::
312. ↓-177 (135) : Deltora Quest 10 – Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [33.5] ::
346. ↓-200 (146) : Psyren 8 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2013 [30.0] ::

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Top 50 Preorders
for the week ending 17 February 2013

3. ↑2 (5) : Sailor Moon 10 – Kodansha Comics, Mar 2013 [327.5] ::
25. ↑92 (117) : Bakuman 18 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2013 [190.5] ::
29. ↑10 (39) : Negima! 38 – Kodansha Comics, Apr 2013 [177.4] ::
42. ↓-13 (29) : Sailor Moon 11 – Kodansha Comics, May 2013 [147.0] ::
45. ↓-15 (30) : Sailor Moon 12 – Kodansha Comics, Jul 2013 [140.3] ::
50. ↑26 (76) : Alice in the Country of Joker Circus & Liar’s Game 2 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [133.2] ::
55. ↑11 (66) : Sailor Moon Short Stories 1 – Kodansha Comics, Sep 2013 [127.8] ::
71. ↑23 (94) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise vols 1-3 hardcover – Dark Horse, Mar 2013 [113.3] ::
78. ↑19 (97) : A Century of Temptation – DMP Juné, Apr 2013 [107.6] ::
79. ↑27 (106) : A Certain Scientific Railgun 7 – Seven Seas, Apr 2013 [107.4] ::
80. ↑31 (111) : Bakuman 19 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2013 [107.3] ::
84. ↑20 (104) : Witch Hunter vols 5-6 collection – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [105.3] ::
86. ↑22 (108) : Bunny Drop 8 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [104.8] ::
94. ↑21 (115) : Itsuwaribito 8 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Apr 2013 [98.6] ::
105. ↑25 (130) : Itazura na Kiss 10 – DMP, Nov 2013 [90.7] ::
109. ↑55 (164) : Omamori Himari 10 – Yen Press, May 2013 [89.6] ::
114. ↑22 (136) : Otodama: Voice from the Dead 2 – DMP DokiDoki, Oct 2013 [87.3] ::
116. ↑16 (132) : Mayo Chiki! 2 – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [86.5] ::
121. ↑48 (169) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 8 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [85.0] ::
179. ↑130 (309) : Naruto 61 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2013 [59.0] ::
279. ↑47 (326) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 4 – Seven Seas, Mar 2013 [38.5] ::
287. ↓-45 (242) : Highschool of the Dead Color Omnibus 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2013 [37.9] ::
298. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jan 13) : Bakuman 20 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2013 [36.1] ::
392. ↑89 (481) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 14 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [26.9] ::
398. ↑183 (581) : One Piece 66 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2013 [25.9] ::
400. ↑32 (432) : Sailor Moon vols 7-12 box set – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2013 [25.8] ::
436. ↑24 (460) : Black Butler 13 – Yen Press, Apr 2013 [23.0] ::
447. ↓-232 (215) : Lone Wolf & Cub Omnibus 1 – Dark Horse, Jul 2013 [22.5] ::
448. ↑105 (553) : Skip Beat! vols 10-12 collection – Viz Shojo Beat, Mar 2013 [22.3] ::
463. ↑44 (507) : Bleach 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2013 [21.1] ::
475. ↑34 (509) : Unico – DMP Kickstarter, Apr 2013 [20.3] ::
527. ↓-52 (475) : Vinland Saga 1 – Kodansha Comics, Oct 2013 [16.5] ::
554. ↑73 (627) : Blade of the Immortal 26 – Dark Horse, Mar 2013 [14.9] ::
611. ↑204 (815) : Pokemon Adventures 15 – Vizkids, Mar 2013 [12.5] ::
637. ↑66 (703) : Zero’s Familiar Omnibus 1 – Seven Seas, May 2013 [11.5] ::
656. (new) : Knights of Sidonia 5 – Vertical, Oct 2013 [11.0] ::
662. (new) : Knights of Sidonia 4 – Vertical, Aug 2013 [10.8] ::
695. ↑268 (963) : Skip Beat! 31 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2013 [9.7] ::
700. ↑1208 (1908) : Fullmetal Alchemist vols 10-12 collection – Viz, Mar 2013 [9.6] ::
753. (new) : Arata the Legend 13 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Mar 2013 [8.3] ::
781. ↑46 (827) : Gunslinger Girl Finale (vol 15) – Seven Seas, Jul 2013 [7.6] ::
794. ↑174 (968) : Black Butler 14 – Yen Press, Jul 2013 [7.4] ::
852. ↑126 (978) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 9 – Yen Press, Aug 2013 [6.2] ::
853. ↓-330 (523) : Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossoms Pink – Seven Seas, Jun 2013 [6.2] ::
866. ↑184 (1050) : Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends 3 – Seven Seas, Jun 2013 [6.1] ::
874. ↑23 (897) : Kimi ni Todoke 16 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2013 [5.9] ::
933. ↑282 (1215) : Paradise Kiss 3 – Vertical, Mar 2013 [5.2] ::
936. ↓-139 (797) : Blue Exorcist 9 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2013 [5.2] ::
1012. ↓-306 (706) : Black Bird 16 – Viz Shojo Beat, May 2013 [4.3] ::
1045. ↓-54 (991) : Neon Genesis Evangelion vols 4-6 collection – Viz, Mar 2013 [4.0] ::

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Top 50 Manhwa
for the week ending 17 February 2013

511. ↓-81 (430) : Black God 18 – Yen Press, Jan 2013 [17.3] ::
515. ↓-266 (249) : Angel Diary 11 – Yen Press, Mar 2010 [17.1] ::
605. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jan 13) : Pig Bride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2010 [12.8] ::
626. ↑142 (768) : Priest Purgatory 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2010 [11.8] ::
721. ↑ (last ranked 9 Dec 12) : Yongbi The Invincible 1 – CPM, Aug 2004 [9.0] ::
790. ↑ (last ranked 4 Nov 12) : Let Dai 5 – Netcomics, Jan 2007 [7.4] ::
847. ↓-195 (652) : Bride of the Water God 12 – Dark Horse, Nov 2012 [6.3] ::
869. ↑ (last ranked 2 Oct 11) : Priest 6 – Tokyopop, May 2003 [6.0] ::
957. ↓-238 (719) : Chocolat 8 – Yen Press, Dec 2012 [4.9] ::
1014. ↓-210 (804) : March Story 4 – Viz Signature, Oct 2012 [4.3] ::
1061. ↑1983 (3044) : Sarasah 5 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [3.8] ::
1194. ↓-469 (725) : Legend 7 – Yen Press, Feb 2010 [2.8] ::
1271. ↑416 (1687) : March Story 2 – Viz Signature, Apr 2011 [2.2] ::
1279. ↓-118 (1161) : Bride of the Water God 1 – Dark Horse, Oct 2007 [2.1] ::
1354. ↓-38 (1316) : Dragon Hunter 1 – Tokyopop, Jun 2003 [1.6] ::
1486. ↓-64 (1422) : Chrono Code 2 – Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [0.9] ::
1495. ↓-353 (1142) : Eternity 1 – Tokyopop, Jul 2004 [0.9] ::
1498. ↑ (last ranked 11 Nov 12) : DVD 2 – DramaQueen, Apr 2007 [0.9] ::
1538. ↓-362 (1176) : Bride of the Water God 11 – Dark Horse, May 2012 [0.6] ::
1687. ↑ (last ranked 2 Sep 12) : Angel Diary 8 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [0.3] ::
1728. ↓-266 (1462) : Jack Frost 6 – Yen Press, Sep 2012 [0.2] ::
1734. ↓-234 (1500) : Priest 13 – Tokyopop, Oct 2004 [0.2] ::
1753. ↓-135 (1618) : One 8 – Tokyopop, Jul 2005 [0.2] ::
1797. ↑ (last ranked 9 Dec 12) : Click 2 – Netcomics, Jun 2007 [0.1] ::
1841. ↑30 (1871) : Chronicles of the Cursed Sword 18 – Tokyopop, May 2007 [0.1] ::
1842. ↑35 (1877) : Chronicles of the Cursed Sword 19 – Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [0.1] ::
1868. ↑86 (1954) : Saint Marie 2 – ADV, Sep 2004 [0.1] ::
1870. ↑ (last ranked 23 Oct 11) : One 5 – Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [0.1] ::
1888. ↑ (last ranked 9 Dec 12) : Les Bijoux 1 – Tokyopop, Jan 2004 [0.1] ::
1901. ↑ (last ranked 23 Oct 11) : One 4 – Tokyopop, Oct 2004 [0.1] ::
1906. ↑ (last ranked 14 Nov 10) : Threads of Time 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [0.1] ::
1920. ↑ (last ranked 14 Nov 10) : Threads of Time 6 – Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [0.1] ::
1954. ↓-343 (1611) : Color Trilogy 1 The Color of Earth – Macmillan First Second, Apr 2009 [0.1] ::
1962. ↑136 (2098) : 10, 20, & 30 vol 1 – Netcomics, Jul 2007 [0.1] ::
1966. ↑134 (2100) : Peppermint 4 – Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [0.1] ::
1970. ↑ (last ranked 5 Aug 12) : Click 1 – Netcomics, Apr 2007 [0.1] ::
1975. ↑105 (2080) : Aegis 5 – Netcomics, Sep 2007 [0.1] ::
1980. ↑107 (2087) : In the Starlight 3 – Netcomics, Mar 2008 [0.1] ::
1987. ↑ (last ranked 4 Nov 12) : Click 4 – Netcomics, Oct 2007 [0.1] ::
2013. ↑ (last ranked 6 Jan 13) : Romance Papa 1 – Netcomics, Feb 2008 [0.1] ::
2016. ↑122 (2138) : Aegis 6 – Netcomics, Feb 2008 [0.1] ::
2039. ↑111 (2150) : Kingdom of the Winds 3 – Netcomics, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
2057. ↓-203 (1854) : Bride of the Water God 13 – Dark Horse, May 2013 [0.1] ::
2085. ↑ (last ranked 6 Jan 13) : Seduction More Beautiful Than Love 2 – Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [0.1] ::
2090. ↑ (last ranked 10 Jun 12) : Heavenly Executioner Chiwoo 4 – Yen Press, May 2008 [0.1] ::
2096. ↑ (last ranked 4 Sep 11) : Rolling 1 – Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [0.1] ::
2102. ↑91 (2193) : Romance Papa 3 – Netcomics, Jul 2008 [0.1] ::
2106. ↑ (last ranked 2 Dec 12) : Comic 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2006 [0.1] ::
2158. ↑284 (2442) : Bride of the Water God 4 – Dark Horse, Sep 2009 [0.1] ::
2168. ↑ (last ranked 11 Nov 12) : One Thousand & One Nights 5 – Yen Press, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::

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Top 50 BL/Yaoi Volumes
for the week ending 17 February 2013

78. ↑19 (97) : A Century of Temptation – DMP Juné, Apr 2013 [107.6] ::
114. ↑22 (136) : Otodama: Voice from the Dead 2 – DMP DokiDoki, Oct 2013 [87.3] ::
137. ↓-58 (79) : Loveless 10 – Viz, Jan 2013 [75.9] ::
207. ↑54 (261) : Loveless 9 – Viz, Sep 2012 [51.5] ::
227. ↑325 (552) : Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [46.4] ::
231. ↑484 (715) : Seven Days Monday-Thursday – DMP Juné, Aug 2010 [46.0] ::
239. ↑685 (924) : Awkward Silence 3 – SuBLime, Feb 2013 [44.2] ::
281. ↓-31 (250) : Finder Series 6 Passion within the View Finder – DMP Juné, Jul 2012 [38.5] ::
300. ↑ (last ranked 13 Jan 13) : Rabbit Man, Tiger Man 1 – DMP Juné, Jun 2011 [36.0] ::
328. ↑203 (531) : Seven Days Friday-Sunday – DMP Juné, Sep 2011 [32.1] ::
371. ↑20 (391) : In These Words – 801 Media, Jun 2012 [28.0] ::
458. ↓-91 (367) : Honey*Smile – DMP Juné, Oct 2012 [21.4] ::
480. ↓-118 (362) : Ninth Life Love – DMP Juné, Dec 2012 [20.1] ::
494. ↓-335 (159) : That Was Good – DMP Juné, Jun 2011 [19.1] ::
630. ↓-186 (444) : Ze 7 – 801 Media, Jan 2013 [11.6] ::
635. ↓-186 (449) : Alice the 101st 3 – DMP DokiDoki, Jan 2013 [11.5] ::
651. ↓-182 (469) : I’ve Seen It All 2 – DMP Juné, Dec 2012 [11.1] ::
659. ↓-88 (571) : Caramel – DMP Juné, Dec 2012 [10.9] ::
670. ↑37 (707) : Finder Series 4 Prisoner in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Aug 2011 [10.4] ::
698. ↓-83 (615) : Loveless vols 3-4 collection – Viz, Jan 2013 [9.6] ::
705. ↑162 (867) : Gakuen Heaven 2 Nakajima – Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2009 [9.4] ::
716. ↑391 (1107) : Author’s Pet – DMP Juné, Aug 2008 [9.1] ::
723. ↑149 (872) : Love Pistols 4 – Tokyopop Blu, Feb 2008 [9.0] ::
785. ↑ (last ranked 23 Dec 12) : The Paradise on the Hill – DMP Juné, May 2007 [7.5] ::
790. ↑ (last ranked 4 Nov 12) : Let Dai 5 – Netcomics, Jan 2007 [7.4] ::
912. ↑289 (1201) : Loud Snow – Circle-G, Apr 2010 [5.4] ::
913. ↑343 (1256) : Love Equation – DMP Digital Manga Guild, Feb 2013 [5.4] ::
921. ↑500 (1421) : When the Heavens Smile – DMP Juné, Jul 2010 [5.3] ::
934. ↓-65 (869) : Private Teacher 3 – DMP Juné, May 2012 [5.2] ::
963. ↑110 (1073) : Ai no Kusabi (novel) 1 – DMP Juné, Nov 2007 [4.8] ::
990. ↓-268 (722) : Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love 2 – SuBLime, Nov 2012 [4.6] ::
1033. ↑1519 (2552) : Big Deal 1 Lust for Vengence – Ai Press, Jan 2012 [4.1] ::
1051. ↓-118 (933) : Samejima-Kun & Sasahara-Kun – DMP Juné, May 2012 [3.9] ::
1056. ↓-444 (612) : Fantastica 1 – Yaoi Press, Feb 2013 [3.9] ::
1068. ↓-417 (651) : Punch Up! 3 – SuBLime, Jan 2013 [3.7] ::
1070. ↓-446 (624) : Awkward Silence 1 – SuBLime, Jul 2012 [3.7] ::
1073. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jan 13) : Finder Series 2 Cage in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Nov 2010 [3.6] ::
1100. ↓-156 (944) : Mr. Tiger & Mr. Wolf 1 – DMP Juné, Sep 2011 [3.4] ::
1136. ↓-89 (1047) : Finder Series 5 Truth in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Dec 2011 [3.2] ::
1162. ↓-457 (705) : Private Teacher 1 – DMP Juné, Jan 2012 [3.0] ::
1172. ↓-324 (848) : Awkward Silence 2 – SuBLime, Oct 2012 [2.9] ::
1209. ↓-120 (1089) : Beast & Feast – DMP Juné, Mar 2012 [2.6] ::
1237. ↓-315 (922) : Loveless vols 1-2 collection – Viz, Oct 2012 [2.4] ::
1241. ↑1143 (2384) : Ludwig II 1 – DMP Juné, Jun 2009 [2.4] ::
1263. ↓-98 (1165) : Loveless 1 – Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [2.2] ::
1274. ↑ (last ranked 13 Jan 13) : Gorgeous Carat 2 – Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2006 [2.1] ::
1301. ↑131 (1432) : Sleepless Nights – DMP Juné, Jan 2013 [1.9] ::
1312. ↓-659 (653) : Bond of Dreams, Bond of Love 1 – SuBLime, Aug 2012 [1.9] ::
1362. ↓-144 (1218) : Private Teacher 2 – DMP Juné, Jan 2012 [1.6] ::
1386. ↑ (last ranked 21 Nov 10) : The Prime Minister’s Secret Diplomacy – 801 Media, Jan 2008 [1.5] ::

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Top 50 Manga ebooks
for the week ending 17 February 2013
Ebook sales data from sources cited above only. Rankings below represent data from ebook sales in whole or in part, as Amazon and other sites do not differentiate listings by format.
also note: Amazon is making some manga ebooks available for free to Amazon Prime subscribers, & also infrequently free to any/all downloaders. Since Amazon does not currently differentiate between ‘downloads’ and ‘sales’, this activity will adverserly affect my attempts at an objective sales ranking. While I continue to supply an ebook “bestseller” chart, between Amazon blantantly manipulating sales rankings and Apple not reporting sales *at all*, this report is merely representative at best, and badly compromised at worst. I hold out hope that corporations will move past the _marketing_ of ebooks to just treating them as other books, but I’m not holding my breath. I continue in my own efforts since no one else is tracking this data, and so: compromised data/results is better than nothing at all.

22. ↔0 (22) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [207.9] ::
44. ↑3 (47) : Maximum Ride 5 – Yen Press, Dec 2011 [141.1] ::
47. ↑11 (58) : Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [137.4] ::
66. ↑81 (147) : Naruto 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [117.0] ::
68. ↑17 (85) : Maximum Ride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2011 [115.5] ::
75. ↑34 (109) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [112.2] ::
89. ↑289 (378) : Rosario+Vampire 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [102.2] ::
118. ↓-36 (82) : Naruto 57 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [86.2] ::
127. ↑35 (162) : Blue Exorcist 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [81.2] ::
128. ↑221 (349) : Witch & Wizard 1 – Yen Press, Sep 2011 [80.9] ::
138. ↑174 (312) : Rosario+Vampire 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [75.7] ::
143. ↑187 (330) : Blue Exorcist 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2011 [73.9] ::
147. ↑47 (194) : Rosario+Vampire 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [73.1] ::
151. ↑63 (214) : Rosario+Vampire 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [70.2] ::
170. ↑35 (205) : Naruto 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2003 [62.7] ::
176. ↑403 (579) : Highschool of the Dead 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2011 [59.7] ::
182. ↓-86 (96) : Naruto 56 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2012 [58.0] ::
191. ↓-54 (137) : Demon Love Spell 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2012 [56.0] ::
193. ↑313 (506) : Daniel X 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [55.5] ::
196. ↑16 (212) : Naruto 3 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2004 [54.1] ::
202. ↑173 (375) : Blue Exorcist 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2011 [53.0] ::
210. ↑180 (390) : Bleach 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [50.9] ::
218. ↓-40 (178) : Blue Exorcist 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2011 [49.4] ::
229. ↑42 (271) : Naruto 28 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [46.1] ::
232. ↓-43 (189) : Naruto 53 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2011 [45.9] ::
247. ↑212 (459) : Rosario+Vampire 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2009 [43.4] ::
252. ↑29 (281) : Naruto 4 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [42.6] ::
255. ↓-42 (213) : Rosario+Vampire 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [42.5] ::
257. ↑35 (292) : Dark Hunters 1 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Apr 2009 [42.3] ::
260. ↑31 (291) : Naruto 29 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [41.4] ::
275. ↑559 (834) : Rosario+Vampire 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2009 [38.9] ::
277. ↑56 (333) : Naruto 10 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2006 [38.8] ::
278. ↓-80 (198) : Naruto 55 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [38.6] ::
289. ↑29 (318) : Bleach 25 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [37.6] ::
291. ↑571 (862) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [37.2] ::
292. ↓-54 (238) : One Piece 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [37.1] ::
306. ↑83 (389) : Bleach 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2004 [34.2] ::
317. ↑199 (516) : Soulless 1 – Yen Press, Mar 2012 [33.0] ::
326. ↓-149 (177) : Naruto 54 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [32.1] ::
330. ↑157 (487) : Rosario+Vampire 7 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2009 [31.9] ::
335. ↑285 (620) : Daniel X 2 – Yen Press, Jul 2011 [31.4] ::
339. ↑ (last ranked 30 Dec 12) : Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan 4 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2011 [30.8] ::
344. ↑37 (381) : You’re Mine 1 – Publingual Inc., Jan 2012 [30.3] ::
345. ↑38 (383) : Naruto 33 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [30.0] ::
350. ↓-84 (266) : Rosario+Vampire 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [29.9] ::
356. ↓-49 (307) : Blue Exorcist 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2011 [29.7] ::
358. ↓-29 (329) : Bakuman 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2010 [29.6] ::
359. ↑232 (591) : Rosario+Vampire 9 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2009 [29.5] ::
365. ↓-89 (276) : One Piece 14 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2007 [28.6] ::
366. ↓-1 (365) : Blue Exorcist 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2012 [28.5] ::

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