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Rocket Bomber - article - manga - rankings analysis - Me vs ICv2 (not that there's a competition or anything)


Me vs ICv2 (not that there's a competition or anything)

filed under , 20 August 2011, 15:13 by

Helpfully, geek-and-game-news-site ICv2 also recently posted some manga rankings,

Here’s their Top 25 Manga Properties for Q1 & Q2 2011

1. Naruto – Viz Media
2. Bleach – Viz Media
3. Vampire Knight – Viz Media
4. Black Butler – Yen Press
5. Death Note – Viz Media
6. Blackbird – Viz Media
7. Rosario + Vampire – Viz Media
8. Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz Media
9. Dragonball & DBZ – Viz Media
10. Soul Eater – Yen Press
11. One Piece – Viz Media
12. Maximum Ride – Yen Press
13. Alice in the Country of Hearts – Tokyopop
14. Hetalia – Tokyopop
15. Yu-Gi-Oh! – Viz Media
16. Pandora Hearts – Yen Press
17. Bakuman – Viz Media
18. Fruits Basket – Tokyopop
19. Dendeki Daisy – Viz Media
20. D. Gray Man – Viz Media
21. Yotsuba! – Yen Press
22. Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Media
23. Shugo Chara – Del Rey Manga
24. K-On! – Yen Press
25. High School of the Dead – Yen Press

My Rankings, just posted, have a lot of the same faces, just in different slots. For comparison, I’ll put the ICv2 ranks just to the right of mine:

1. ↑3 (4) : Black Butler – Yen Press, Jan 2010 [0.0] ::
2. ↑10 (12) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [0.0] ::
3. ↓-2 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [0.0] ::
4. ↑10 (14) : Hetalia Axis Powers – Tokyopop, Sep 2010 [0.0] ::
5. ↑20 (25) : Highschool of the Dead – Yen Press, Jan 2011 [0.0] ::
6. ↓-3 (3) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [0.0] ::
7. ↓-1 (6) : Black Bird – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [0.0] ::
8. ↓-6 (2) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [0.0] ::
9. ↑13 (22) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [0.0] ::
10. ↑6 (16) : Pandora Hearts – Yen Press, Dec 2009 [0.0] ::
11. ↓-4 (7) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [0.0] ::
12. : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [0.0] ::
13. ↓-3 (10) : Soul Eater – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [0.0] ::
14. : Pokemon – Vizkids, Nov 1999 [0.0] ::
15. ↓-2 (13) : Alice in the Country of Hearts – Tokyopop, Feb 2010 [0.0] ::
16. ↓-1 (15) : Yu-Gi-Oh! – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2003 [0.0] ::
17. ↓-9 (8) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz, Apr 2005 [0.0] ::
18. ↑1 (19) : Dengeki Daisy – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2010 [0.0] ::
19. ↑5 (24) : K-On! – Yen Press, Nov 2010 [0.0] ::
20. : Negima! – Del Rey, Apr 2004 [0.0] ::
21. ↓-4 (17) : Bakuman – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2010 [0.0] ::
22. ↓-4 (18) : Fruits Basket – Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [0.0] ::
23. ↓-14 (9) : Dragon Ball – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2003 [0.0] ::
24. : Dark Hunters – St. Martin’s Griffin, Apr 2009 [0.0] ::
25. : Haruhi Suzumiya – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [0.0] ::

On my chart, but not ICv2:

#12 Warriors (HC/Tokyopop), #14 Pokemon (Vizkids), #20 Negima (Del Rey), #24 Dark Hunters (St. Martin’s Griffin), #25 Haruhi Suzumiya (Yen Press)

on ICv2’s top 25, but not mine, and how they rank:

Death Note (Viz Shonen Jump Advanced) – ICv2 #5, RBR #26
One Piece (Viz Shonen Jump) – ICv2 #11, RBR #34
D. Gray Man (Viz Shonen Jump Advanced) – ICv2 #20, RBR #37
Yotsuba&! (Yen Press) – ICv2 #21, RBR #39
Shugo Chara (Del Rey) – ICv2 #23, RBR #38

that also prompts a by-the-way-mention: While ICv2 only lists a top 25, I list the top 100 series for the quarter, and other breakouts and sub charts.

No accusation levelled at the ICv2 guys, obviously. (Love you guys!)

…just sayin’



Comment

  1. Ah, yes, my numbers are online-only, while ICv2 can claim “all channels”

    They get numbers from Diamond AND Bookscan.

    [bastards]

    …another difference is no online site posts actual sales numbers, so my rankings are reconstructions – I can tell you which volume places higher, but not how many extra books it sold to beat the lower ranks.

    It’s a lot of work. And it would certainly be quicker if I just had Bookscan data.

    [dammit]

    Comment by Matt Blind — 20 August 2011, 15:25 #

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