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Your Executive Summary and Index, Week Ending 22 August 2010

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The Weekly Charts:
Your Executive Summary and Index
Week ending 22 August 2010

Internet Archive link: http://www.archive.org/details/MangaRankingsWeekEnding22August2010

Manga Top 500

1. ↑5 (6) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [426.9] ::
2. ↓-1 (1) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2010 [408.2] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Black Bird 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [393.3] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Naruto 48 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2010 [391.6] ::
5. ↓-2 (3) : Negima! 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [373.6] ::
6. ↑7 (13) : Bleach Color Bleach+: The Official Bootleg – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2010 [364.1] ::
7. ↓-2 (5) : Fullmetal Alchemist 23 – Viz, Jul 2010 [354.1] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [340.9] ::
9. ↓-1 (8) : Vampire Knight 10 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2010 [313.1] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : Skip Beat! 21 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [312.9] ::

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Top Imprints
Number of titles ranking in the Manga 500:

Viz Shonen Jump 97
Tokyopop 65
Yen Press 50
Viz Shojo Beat 45
Del Rey 36
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 32
Vizkids 26
Viz 18
Dark Horse 17
HC/Tokyopop 15

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Top 50 Series:

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [836.8] ::
2. ↑1 (3) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press [798.8] ::
3. ↑3 (6) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [692.8] ::
4. ↓-2 (2) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [675.8] ::
5. ↓-1 (4) : Black Bird – Viz Shojo Beat [635.9] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [627.7] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Negima! – Del Rey [560.4] ::
8. ↔0 (8) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [481.5] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [471.7] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop [422.7] ::

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Top 50 New Releases:
(Titles releasing/released This Month & Last)

1. ↑5 (6) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [426.9] ::
2. ↓-1 (1) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2010 [408.2] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Black Bird 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [393.3] ::
5. ↓-2 (3) : Negima! 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [373.6] ::
6. ↑7 (13) : Bleach Color Bleach+: The Official Bootleg – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2010 [364.1] ::
7. ↓-2 (5) : Fullmetal Alchemist 23 – Viz, Jul 2010 [354.1] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : Skip Beat! 21 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [312.9] ::
11. ↓-2 (9) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [310.2] ::
13. ↓-2 (11) : Ouran High School Host Club 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2010 [309.4] ::
15. ↑1 (16) : Return to Labyrinth 4 – Tokyopop, Aug 2010 [267.7] ::

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Top 50 Preorders:

38. ↑11 (49) : Hetalia Axis Powers 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2010 [163.1] ::
134. ↓-23 (111) : Negima! 28 – Del Rey, Oct 2010 [75.2] ::
145. ↑21 (166) : Naruto 49 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2010 [72.5] ::
152. ↑41 (193) : Berserk 34 – Dark Horse, Sep 2010 [70.0] ::
218. ↓-10 (208) : Finder Series 1 Target in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [49.7] ::
230. ↑68 (298) : Yotsuba&! 9 – Yen Press, Dec 2010 [46.0] ::
269. ↑64 (333) : Dark Hunters 3 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Sep 2010 [37.6] ::
279. ↓-4 (275) : Ninja Girls 4 – Del Rey, Dec 2010 [35.0] ::
288. ↑40 (328) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [34.0] ::
304. ↓-11 (293) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 9 – Seven Seas, Dec 2010 [31.9] ::

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Top 50 Manhwa:

158. ↓-51 (107) : Angel Diary 12 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [67.5] ::
203. ↑55 (258) : U Don’t Know Me – Netcomics, May 2009 [53.0] ::
211. ↔0 (211) : Jack Frost 3 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [51.3] ::
298. ↑2 (300) : Bride of the Water God 6 – Dark Horse, Aug 2010 [32.8] ::
332. ↑1037 (1369) : Goong 9 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [27.8] ::
353. ↑387 (740) : Black God 10 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [24.7] ::
385. ↑169 (554) : Sarasah 5 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [22.1] ::
408. ↓-89 (319) : Pig Bride 5 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [20.1] ::
562. ↑126 (688) : Legend 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2006 [9.0] ::
598. ↑249 (847) : Hissing 6 – Yen Press, Mar 2009 [7.1] ::

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Top 50 BL/Yaoi Volumes:

90. ↑7 (97) : Junjo Romantica 12 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2010 [105.2] ::
117. ↓-3 (114) : Incubus Master (Kindle Edition) 1 – Yaoi Press, Jan 2010 [84.9] ::
172. ↑9 (181) : Caged Slave (novel) – DMP Juné, May 2008 [62.4] ::
202. ↔0 (202) : Incubus Master Captured (Kindle Edition) 2 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2010 [53.3] ::
203. ↑55 (258) : U Don’t Know Me – Netcomics, May 2009 [53.0] ::
206. ↓-46 (160) : Voice or Noise 3 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2010 [52.4] ::
218. ↓-10 (208) : Finder Series 1 Target in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [49.7] ::
219. ↑62 (281) : Incubus Master Captured (Kindle Edition) 3 – Yaoi Press, Aug 2010 [47.4] ::
228. ↑5 (233) : Incubus Master Captured (Kindle Edition) 1 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2010 [46.2] ::
305. ↓-60 (245) : Cute Devil – Tokyopop Blu, Apr 2010 [31.6] ::

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Our ‘winner’ this week is is mizzelle, who asks

How is Yen doing? Is it just one or two big selling titles?

(note, I take requests: follow me @ ProfessorBlind on twitter and start lobbing questions in the general direction of my head)

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First, a bit of background on Yen:

Yen Press has Kurt Hassler. The man knows manga, knows bookstores, and knows what can/will sell, and what might sell with the proper push behind it. The very existence of Yen was a kick in the ass to a market segment that sorely needed it, but even before any Yen Press books hit stores, Yen bought up ICEKunion (and picked up editorial director Ju-Youn Lee, now a senior editor at Yen) and along with ICE got a backlist that goes back 5 years.

Yen is part of Hachette’s sci-fi Orbit imprint (shadowing both Del Rey manga and [Macmillan] Tor’s arrangement with Seven Seas) but that’s just corporate org charts; it runs day-to-day as its own shop.

The corporate connection isn’t to be immediately discounted, though. Hachette got behind Yen and actually published an anthology magazine for three years, from Aug. 2008 to July 2010. Yen Plus is now a “digital magazine” (fancy website with a subscription model) but Hachette gets full credit for even trying to compete with Shonen Jump on a one-on-one basis, and for putting out the content besides.

The old-school-publisher connection is also of note because through Hachette, Yen had access to a stable of teen-friendly properties for ready adaptation — and some of these books (Maximum Ride) are currently their bestsellers. Yen, to their credit, also reached out to at least one proven OEL manga-ka, Svetlana Chmakova, and her Nightschool series is also an early success for the imprint. OEL is great place to start, actually.

Yen OEL

6. ↑9 (15) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [351.2] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [333.0] ::
12. ↔0 (12) : Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [307.3] ::
132. ↓-29 (103) : Cirque du Freak 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [82.2] ::
162. ↑5 (167) : Cirque du Freak 1 – Yen Press, Jun 2009 [66.3] ::
289. ↑19 (308) : The Clique 1 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [32.2] ::
408. ↓-6 (402) : Nightschool 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [18.9] ::
538. ↑12 (550) : Nightschool 3 – Yen Press, Apr 2010 [10.3] ::
897. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jun 10) : Nightschool 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [1.7] ::
1407. ↓-19 (1388) : Nightschool 1 – Yen Press, Apr 2009 [0.1] ::

for comparison, here’s the HC/Tokyopop list:

33. ↓-1 (32) : Warriors Ravenpaw’s Path 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Aug 2010 [176.0] ::
37. ↓-8 (29) : Warriors vols 1-3 box set – HC/Tokyopop, Oct 2009 [170.5] ::
39. ↓-6 (33) : Warriors 4 – HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [166.8] ::
58. ↓-8 (50) : Warriors Ravenpaw’s Path 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Mar 2010 [143.5] ::
76. ↓-6 (70) : Warriors Ravenpaw’s Path 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Nov 2009 [123.0] ::
87. ↑7 (94) : Vampire Kisses 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2009 [110.4] ::
93. ↓-2 (91) : Seekers 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Feb 2010 [103.6] ::
120. ↓-11 (109) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [88.0] ::
139. ↓-17 (122) : Vampire Kisses 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [76.6] ::
144. ↓-19 (125) : Vampire Kisses 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [73.3] ::
154. ↑9 (163) : Warriors 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [68.1] ::
155. ↓-10 (145) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [67.6] ::
161. ↑4 (165) : Warriors 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [66.7] ::
196. ↓-16 (180) : Warriors 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [55.5] ::
209. ↓-38 (171) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [52.0] ::
479. ↓-71 (408) : Avalon High: Coronation 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2009 [13.9] ::
581. ↓-16 (565) : Avalon High: Coronation 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [8.1] ::
668. ↑170 (838) : Avalon High: Coronation 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [4.8] ::

My contempt for Warriors-Cat-Manga is blatant, and not only poorly hidden but oft-stated. However, I’m a Level 14 Bookseller, alignment Neutral Greedy, with the special feat Dissembling About Any Book and so I can often manage to subvert my personal feelings while building on what I know of the book [since I’ve read & reviewed it] & I can sell you Warriors. You might even thank me for it.

In this context, however, we can see that Yen’s Maximum Ride clearly beats Warriors, and Cirque du Freak and Nightschool seem to be ready analogues for HC/T’Pops next two bestsellers, Vampire Kisses and Avalon High.

If anything, I just wish Nightschool was selling better. Any sales are good, and Nightschool isn’t failing by any stretch — but it deserves better.

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Another thread to consider is of course the legacy of ICEKunion and Yen’s considerable manhwa listings:

Yen Manhwa

107. ↓-36 (71) : Angel Diary 12 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [95.1] ::
211. ↓-34 (177) : Jack Frost 3 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [51.7] ::
319. ↑36 (355) : Pig Bride 5 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [27.1] ::
674. ↑new (0) : Legend 4 – Yen Press, Dec 2008 [4.8] ::
688. ↑new (0) : Legend 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2006 [4.5] ::
689. ↑new (0) : Legend 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2008 [4.5] ::
699. ↑new (0) : Freak 3 – Yen Press, Jun 2008 [4.4] ::
797. ↑new (0) : Angel Diary 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [2.8] ::
823. ↑new (0) : Angel Diary 2 – Yen Press, Jan 2006 [2.5] ::
857. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Very Very Sweet 3 – Yen Press, Mar 2009 [2.2] ::
930. ↑new (0) : Angel Diary 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2005 [1.5] ::
1152. ↓-26 (1126) : Goong 6 – Yen Press, Sep 2009 [0.2] ::
1190. ↓-25 (1165) : Laon 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2010 [0.2] ::
1228. ↑171 (1399) : Pig Bride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2010 [0.2] ::
1237. ↑new (0) : One Thousand & One Nights 6 – Yen Press, Dec 2008 [0.2] ::
1259. ↑new (0) : Very Very Sweet 2 – Yen Press, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::
1262. ↓-26 (1236) : Laon 2 – Yen Press, May 2010 [0.1] ::
1296. ↑79 (1375) : Jack Frost 1 – Yen Press, May 2009 [0.1] ::
1305. ↑new (0) : Very Very Sweet 1 – Yen Press, Jul 2008 [0.1] ::
1369. ↑new (0) : Goong 9 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [0.1] ::

At first blush, you might think it’s not doing too well, but note some of those volume numbers: 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 — I’m sure Kurt would prefer to have a breakout manhwa title (…and maybe he has one, in Angel Diary) but this is a solid backlist, and the inclusion of manhwa says a lot about Yen as a brand, and as a purveyor of comics.

“Manga” is more than just Cool Japan. Manga is more than ‘manga’ for that matter. It’s about stories, and comics, no matter what the provenance. Yen’s commitment to global manga (both OEL and Manhwa and maybe manhua one of these days?) echoes Tokyopop’s efforts on this front and eventually may beat T’Pop at it’s own marketing game.

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And of course, Yen licenses manga:

26. ↓-1 (25) : Black Butler 2 – Yen Press, May 2010 [198.4] ::
32. ↑10 (42) : Black Butler 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2010 [178.4] ::
35. ↔0 (35) : Soul Eater 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [175.4] ::
47. ↓-13 (34) : Pandora Hearts 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2009 [157.9] ::
48. ↑155 (203) : Sundome 7 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [156.2] ::
53. ↓-1 (52) : Yotsuba&! 8 – Yen Press, Apr 2010 [149.8] ::
60. ↓-2 (58) : Spice & Wolf (manga) 2 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [141.8] ::
61. ↓-10 (51) : Soul Eater 3 – Yen Press, Jun 2010 [141.5] ::
69. ↓-6 (63) : Spice & Wolf (manga) 1 – Yen Press, Apr 2010 [131.5] ::
84. ↓-3 (81) : Yotsuba&! 7 – Yen Press, Dec 2009 [112.6] ::
94. ↓-5 (89) : Soul Eater 2 – Yen Press, Feb 2010 [102.1] ::
98. ↓-15 (83) : Pandora Hearts 2 – Yen Press, May 2010 [98.5] ::
102. ↓-16 (86) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [97.5] ::
121. ↓-29 (92) : RomeoxJuliet – Yen Press, Nov 2008 [87.7] ::
143. ↓-38 (105) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 6 – Yen Press, Jun 2010 [73.6] ::
205. ↓-37 (168) : Darker Than Black – Yen Press, Jun 2010 [53.0] ::
224. ↑53 (277) : Yotsuba&! 1 – Yen Press, Jun 2005 [45.7] ::
244. ↓-98 (146) : Nabari no Ou 4 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [39.4] ::
254. ↓-33 (221) : Azumanga Daioh Omnibus – Yen Press, Nov 2007 [37.4] ::
272. ↑1121 (1393) : Higurashi When They Cry 8 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [35.4] ::
298. ↑126 (424) : Yotsuba&! 9 – Yen Press, Dec 2010 [31.4] ::
314. ↓-23 (291) : Kobato 1 – Yen Press, May 2010 [27.6] ::
323. ↑43 (366) : My Girlfriend’s a Geek 1 – Yen Press, May 2010 [27.0] ::
328. ↑75 (403) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 7 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [26.4] ::
332. ↑40 (372) : Higurashi When They Cry 7 – Yen Press, Jun 2010 [26.3] ::
343. ↑125 (468) : Higurashi When They Cry 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2008 [24.8] ::
389. ↓-6 (383) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 5 – Yen Press, Mar 2010 [20.5] ::
401. ↓-65 (336) : Yotsuba&! 6 – Yen Press, Sep 2009 [19.4] ::
410. ↓-281 (129) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 2 – Yen Press, Jun 2010 [18.6] ::
416. ↓-7 (409) : Dragon Girl 1 – Yen Press, Feb 2011 [18.4] ::
417. ↑188 (605) : Yotsuba&! 3 – Yen Press, Oct 2005 [18.2] ::
418. ↓-6 (412) : Bunny Drop 2 – Yen Press, Sep 2010 [18.2] ::
429. ↑30 (459) : Yotsuba&! 5 – Yen Press, Oct 2007 [17.4] ::
451. ↑127 (578) : Yotsuba&! 2 – Yen Press, Jul 2005 [15.5] ::
476. ↑289 (765) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 – Yen Press, Mar 2009 [14.2] ::
489. ↓-78 (411) : Nabari no Ou 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [12.8] ::
496. ↓-39 (457) : Nabari no Ou 3 – Yen Press, Mar 2010 [12.3] ::
512. ↓-142 (370) : Spice & Wolf (novel) 1 – Yen Press, Dec 2009 [11.4] ::
523. ↑34 (557) : Kobato 2 – Yen Press, May 2010 [11.1] ::
530. ↓-159 (371) : Ugly Duckling’s Love Revolution 1 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [10.7] ::
539. ↑new (0) : Sumomomo Momomo 5 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [10.3] ::
541. ↑90 (631) : Book Girl & The Suicidal Mime (novel) – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [10.2] ::
545. ↓-104 (441) : Spice & Wolf (manga) 3 – Yen Press, Nov 2010 [9.7] ::
554. ↑new (0) : Sarasah 5 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [9.1] ::
569. ↑28 (597) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 3 – Yen Press, Jun 2009 [8.5] ::
708. ↓-148 (560) : Higurashi When They Cry 2 – Yen Press, Feb 2009 [4.2] ::
740. ↑new (0) : Black God 10 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [3.6] ::
794. ↑new (0) : Hissing 5 – Yen Press, Nov 2008 [2.9] ::
816. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jun 10) : Sunshine Sketch 1 – Yen Press, Jun 2008 [2.6] ::
837. ↓-251 (586) : Nabari no Ou 1 – Yen Press, May 2009 [2.3] ::
847. ↑new (0) : Hissing 6 – Yen Press, Mar 2009 [2.3] ::
854. ↓-183 (671) : Sundome 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2008 [2.2] ::
935. ↑177 (1112) : Haruhi Suzumiya Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [1.5] ::
942. ↑28 (970) : Black Butler 3 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [1.4] ::
1015. ↑new (0) : Cat Paradise 3 – Yen Press, Jan 2010 [0.9] ::
1024. ↑new (0) : Black God 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2007 [0.9] ::
1058. ↓-126 (932) : Yotsuba&! 4 – Yen Press, Jun 2007 [0.7] ::
1142. ↓-29 (1113) : Higurashi When They Cry 6 – Yen Press, Feb 2010 [0.3] ::
1183. ↑109 (1292) : Bunny Drop 1 – Yen Press, Mar 2010 [0.2] ::
1261. ↓-29 (1232) : Hissing 2 – Yen Press, Sep 2006 [0.1] ::
1269. ↓-22 (1247) : Hero Tales 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [0.1] ::
1286. ↓-583 (703) : Spiral 12 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [0.1] ::
1289. ↑new (0) : Black God 2 – Yen Press, Feb 2008 [0.1] ::
1301. ↓-299 (1002) : Crimson Shell 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2009 [0.1] ::
1379. ↓-716 (663) : Raiders 3 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [0.1] ::
1400. ↓-212 (1188) : Higurashi When They Cry 4 – Yen Press, Sep 2009 [0.1] ::

I love that Black Butler, Soul Eater, Yotsubato (a license rescue, as many of us know), Spice & Wolf, Sundome, and the upcoming release of RomeoxJuliet are all performing so well.

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I can break out individual titles as well, but I think these lists are both indicative and representative of the whole.

Your Executive Summary and Index, Week Ending 15 August 2010

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last week’s rankings
About the Charts
Analysis and Commentary Posts

Following up on last week’s analysis posts [specifically, look here and here] please note the addition of two new Top 10 charts below, with corresponding Top 50 lists in the expanded charts.

The Weekly Charts:
Your Executive Summary and Index
Week ending 15 August 2010

Internet Archive link: http://www.archive.org/details/MangaRankingsWeekEnding15August2010

Manga Top 500

1. ↑8 (9) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2010 [412.2] ::
2. ↑4 (6) : Black Bird 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [399.4] ::
3. ↓-2 (1) : Negima! 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [399.0] ::
4. ↓-2 (2) : Naruto 48 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2010 [387.7] ::
5. ↓-2 (3) : Fullmetal Alchemist 23 – Viz, Jul 2010 [375.1] ::
6. ↑9 (15) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [351.2] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [333.0] ::
8. ↓-4 (4) : Vampire Knight 10 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2010 [331.3] ::
9. ↓-4 (5) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [330.6] ::
10. ↑6 (16) : Skip Beat! 21 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [319.8] ::

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Top Imprints
Number of titles ranking in the Manga 500:

Viz Shonen Jump 104
Tokyopop 64
Viz Shojo Beat 51
Yen Press 47
Del Rey 35
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 34
Vizkids 27
Viz 18
HC/Tokyopop 16
Dark Horse 15

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Top 50 Series:

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [831.4] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [725.7] ::
3. ↑1 (4) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press [714.9] ::
4. ↑1 (5) : Black Bird – Viz Shojo Beat [634.4] ::
5. ↑2 (7) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [625.1] ::
6. ↑2 (8) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [614.9] ::
7. ↓-4 (3) : Negima! – Del Rey [591.5] ::
8. ↓-2 (6) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [516.2] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [465.9] ::
10. ↔0 (10) : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop [429.6] ::

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Top 50 New Releases:
(Titles releasing/released This Month & Last)

1. ↑8 (9) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2010 [412.2] ::
2. ↑4 (6) : Black Bird 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [399.4] ::
3. ↓-2 (1) : Negima! 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [399.0] ::
5. ↓-2 (3) : Fullmetal Alchemist 23 – Viz, Jul 2010 [375.1] ::
6. ↑9 (15) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [351.2] ::
9. ↓-4 (5) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [330.6] ::
10. ↑6 (16) : Skip Beat! 21 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [319.8] ::
11. ↓-4 (7) : Ouran High School Host Club 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2010 [310.5] ::
13. ↑13 (26) : Bleach Color Bleach+: The Official Bootleg – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2010 [294.5] ::
15. ↓-5 (10) : Shugo Chara! 9 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [282.7] ::

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Top 50 Preorders:

49. ↑18 (67) : Hetalia Axis Powers 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2010 [156.1] ::
111. ↑3 (114) : Negima! 28 – Del Rey, Oct 2010 [92.2] ::
166. ↑98 (264) : Naruto 49 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2010 [64.9] ::
193. ↑8 (201) : Berserk 34 – Dark Horse, Sep 2010 [56.3] ::
208. ↑6 (214) : Finder Series 1 Target in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [52.2] ::
275. ↑7 (282) : Ninja Girls 4 – Del Rey, Dec 2010 [35.0] ::
288. ↑13 (301) : How to Draw Manga Style – Quarto Publishing, Jan 2011 [32.5] ::
293. ↑28 (321) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 9 – Seven Seas, Dec 2010 [31.8] ::
298. ↑126 (424) : Yotsuba&! 9 – Yen Press, Dec 2010 [31.4] ::
301. ↑5 (306) : Psycho Busters vols 6-7 collection – Del Rey, Nov 2010 [31.1] ::

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Top 50 Manhwa:

107. ↓-36 (71) : Angel Diary 12 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [95.1] ::
211. ↓-34 (177) : Jack Frost 3 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [51.7] ::
258. ↑96 (354) : U Don’t Know Me – Netcomics, May 2009 [36.7] ::
300. ↑15 (315) : Bride of the Water God 6 – Dark Horse, Aug 2010 [31.1] ::
319. ↑36 (355) : Pig Bride 5 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [27.1] ::
667. ↑196 (863) : Dokebi Bride 7 – Netcomics, Apr 2009 [4.9] ::
674. ↑new (0) : Legend 4 – Yen Press, Dec 2008 [4.8] ::
688. ↑new (0) : Legend 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2006 [4.5] ::
689. ↑new (0) : Legend 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2008 [4.5] ::
696. ↑15 (711) : Priest 15 – Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [4.4] ::

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Top 50 BL/Yaoi Volumes:

97. ↑42 (139) : Junjo Romantica 12 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2010 [98.7] ::
114. ↓-8 (106) : Incubus Master (Kindle Edition) 1 – Yaoi Press, Jan 2010 [90.3] ::
160. ↑77 (237) : Voice or Noise 3 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2010 [66.8] ::
181. ↑15 (196) : Caged Slave (novel) – DMP Juné, May 2008 [59.4] ::
202. ↑100 (302) : Incubus Master Captured (Kindle Edition) 2 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2010 [53.5] ::
208. ↑6 (214) : Finder Series 1 Target in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [52.2] ::
233. ↑17 (250) : Incubus Master Captured (Kindle Edition) 1 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2010 [42.9] ::
245. ↑29 (274) : Cute Devil – Tokyopop Blu, Apr 2010 [39.3] ::
258. ↑96 (354) : U Don’t Know Me – Netcomics, May 2009 [36.7] ::
281. ↑264 (545) : Incubus Master Captured (Kindle Edition) 3 – Yaoi Press, Aug 2010 [34.2] ::

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The second-to-last sort code introduced into the database is Global Manga.

For the most part this is OEL, non-manga but that is marketed to the newbs as manga and in the same trim size, shelved alongside the ‘real’ manga and oh-gods-more-cat-sorta-manga-I-think-I’m-gonna-hurl…

Ah yes, but in the process I also rediscovered the Tokyopop Original German Manga titles, some Taiwanese stuff, Viz’s 1 World Manga, DrMaster’s manhua, plus offerings from Dark Horse, Seven Seas, Yen Press, Scholastic, HNA Amulet, HarperCollins — you know, there’s a lot of stuff here.

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Global Manga Volumes
from the Consolidated Online Sales Rankings
for the week ending 8 August 2010

8. ↓-3 (5) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [328.7] ::
12. ↓-3 (9) : Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [291.3] ::
15. ↑3 (18) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [252.5] ::
20. ↑18 (38) : Return to Labyrinth 4 – Tokyopop, Aug 2010 [227.5] ::
29. ↓-8 (21) : Warriors vols 1-3 box set – HC/Tokyopop, Oct 2009 [182.7] ::
32. ↑2 (34) : Warriors Ravenpaw’s Path 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Aug 2010 [178.0] ::
33. ↓-1 (32) : Warriors 4 – HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [176.0] ::
38. ↑93 (131) : Avatar The Last Airbender: The Art of the Animated Series – Dark Horse, Jun 2010 [169.9] ::
39. ↑71 (110) : Avatar The Last Airbender Prequel: Zuko’s Story – Del Rey, May 2010 [168.6] ::
50. ↓-5 (45) : Warriors Ravenpaw’s Path 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Mar 2010 [152.6] ::
60. ↑3 (63) : Dark Hunters 1 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Apr 2009 [136.7] ::
64. ↓-9 (55) : Dark Hunters 2 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Sep 2009 [133.9] ::
70. ↓-8 (62) : Warriors Ravenpaw’s Path 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Nov 2009 [124.2] ::
91. ↓-8 (83) : Seekers 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Feb 2010 [106.7] ::
94. ↓-1 (93) : Vampire Kisses 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2009 [102.8] ::
103. ↑24 (127) : Cirque du Freak 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [96.2] ::
109. ↓-11 (98) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [92.1] ::
113. ↑83 (196) : Avatar The Last Airbender (Movie Tie-In) 1 – Del Rey, Jun 2010 [90.0] ::
122. ↑2 (124) : Vampire Kisses 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [82.9] ::
125. ↑14 (139) : Vampire Kisses 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [81.4] ::
145. ↓-32 (113) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [75.5] ::
150. ↑9 (159) : Amulet 2 The Stonekeeper’s Curse – Scholastic Graphix, Sep 2009 [73.1] ::
163. ↑1 (164) : Warriors 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [67.8] ::
165. ↓-13 (152) : Warriors 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [67.6] ::
167. ↑8 (175) : Cirque du Freak 1 – Yen Press, Jun 2009 [65.7] ::
171. ↓-15 (156) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [63.1] ::
180. ↑4 (184) : Warriors 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [60.3] ::
190. ↑459 (649) : Starcraft Ghost Academy 2 – Tokyopop, Aug 2010 [56.7] ::
202. ↓-23 (179) : Warcraft Death Knight – Tokyopop, Dec 2009 [52.9] ::
210. ↓-37 (173) : Manga Bible – Siku – Random House Doubleday Galilee, Jan 2008 [50.2] ::
244. ↑22 (266) : Sonic the Hedgehog 10 – Archie Comics, Mar 2009 [43.0] ::
269. ↓-77 (192) : Bizenghast 7 – Tokyopop, Jun 2010 [37.4] ::
308. ↑194 (502) : The Clique 1 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [30.6] ::
345. ↓-85 (260) : Warcraft Mage – Tokyopop, Jun 2010 [24.2] ::
384. ↑161 (545) : Miki Falls 1 Spring – HarperCollins, May 2007 [20.6] ::
402. ↑152 (554) : Nightschool 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [18.8] ::
408. ↑47 (455) : Avalon High: Coronation 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2009 [18.3] ::
423. ↑140 (563) : Avatar The Last Airbender (Movie Tie-In) 2 – Del Rey, Sep 2010 [17.7] ::
433. ↓-222 (211) : Warcraft Shadow Wing 1 – Tokyopop, Jun 2010 [16.9] ::
474. ↑332 (806) : Miki Falls 2 Summer – HarperCollins, Jun 2007 [13.6] ::
539. ↑349 (888) : Miki Falls 3 Autumn – HarperCollins, Sep 2007 [9.6] ::
540. ↓-137 (403) : Return to Labyrinth 3 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [9.6] ::
550. ↑51 (601) : Nightschool 3 – Yen Press, Apr 2010 [9.3] ::
552. ↑62 (614) : Amulet 1 The Stonekeeper – Scholastic Graphix, Jan 2008 [9.1] ::
561. ↑240 (801) : Return to Labyrinth 1 – Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [8.9] ::
565. ↑274 (839) : Avalon High: Coronation 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [8.6] ::
602. ↑125 (727) : Amulet 3 The Cloud Searchers – Scholastic Graphix, Sep 2010 [7.3] ::
650. ↑207 (857) : Starcraft Frontline 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [5.8] ::
666. ↑78 (744) : Manga Messiah – Tyndale, Sep 2007 [5.1] ::
669. ↓-49 (620) : It Takes a Wizard – Seven Seas, Mar 2009 [5.1] ::
680. ↑326 (1006) : Manga Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet – HNA Amulet, Apr 2007 [4.9] ::
690. ↑new (0) : Manga Melech – Tyndale, Aug 2010 [4.7] ::
705. ↑138 (843) : Dark Hunters 3 – St. Martin’s Griffin, Sep 2010 [4.5] ::
736. ↑new (0) : Brody’s Ghost 1 – Dark Horse, Jul 2010 [4.0] ::
746. ↑314 (1060) : Manga Shakespeare The Tempest – HNA Amulet, Jun 2008 [3.9] ::
793. ↑156 (949) : Star Trek Manga Ultimate Edition – Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [3.3] ::
795. ↑new (0) : Aoi House Omnibus 2 – Seven Seas, Nov 2008 [3.2] ::
838. ↑343 (1181) : Avalon High: Coronation 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Jul 2007 [2.6] ::
852. ↑new (0) : Aoi House Omnibus 1 – Seven Seas, Apr 2008 [2.5] ::
859. ↓-9 (850) : Hollow Fields Omnibus – Seven Seas, Sep 2009 [2.4] ::
864. ↓-9 (855) : Re:Play 2 – Tokyopop, Mar 2008 [2.4] ::
898. ↓-369 (529) : Avatar Cine-Manga 6 – Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [2.1] ::
908. ↑ (last ranked 13 Jun 10) : Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles – DC Wildstorm, Jun 2010 [2.0] ::
909. ↑135 (1044) : Avatar Cine-Manga 1 – Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [1.9] ::
927. ↑ (last ranked 11 Jul 10) : Star Trek Manga The Next Generation 1 – Tokyopop, Apr 2009 [1.7] ::
964. ↓-19 (945) : Starcraft Ghost Academy 1 – Tokyopop, Dec 2009 [1.4] ::
973. ↑7 (980) : Starcraft Frontline 4 – Tokyopop, Sep 2009 [1.3] ::
1025. ↑new (0) : Star Trek Manga 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2006 [0.9] ::
1051. ↑new (0) : Star Trek Manga 2 – Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [0.7] ::
1071. ↓-307 (764) : Return to Labyrinth 2 – Tokyopop, Oct 2007 [0.5] ::
1124. ↑21 (1145) : Warcraft Legends 4 – Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [0.2] ::
1161. ↓-60 (1101) : Wicked Lovely 2 – Tokyopop, Apr 2010 [0.2] ::
1162. ↑116 (1278) : Sonic the Hedgehog 4 – Archie Comics, Jun 2007 [0.2] ::
1173. ↓-339 (834) : Avalon Web of Magic (novel) 12 – Seven Seas, Mar 2010 [0.2] ::
1179. ↑141 (1320) : Starcraft Frontline 2 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [0.2] ::
1191. ↑163 (1354) : Bizenghast 6 – Tokyopop, Aug 2009 [0.2] ::
1194. ↑136 (1330) : Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – Archie Comics, May 2007 [0.2] ::
1217. ↓-2 (1215) : Amazing Agent Luna Omnibus 1 – Seven Seas, Apr 2008 [0.1] ::
1278. ↓-533 (745) : Warcraft Legends 2 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::
1308. ↓-537 (771) : Manga Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing – HNA Amulet, Aug 2010 [0.1] ::
1349. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jul 10) : Miki Falls 4 Winter – HarperCollins, Jan 2008 [0.1] ::
1355. ↓-11 (1344) : Cirque du Freak 2 – Yen Press, Aug 2009 [0.1] ::
1362. ↑new (0) : Manga Shakespeare Macbeth – HNA Amulet, Aug 2008 [0.1] ::
1369. ↓-402 (967) : Manga Shakespeare A Midsummer Night’s Dream – HNA Amulet, Jun 2008 [0.1] ::
1370. ↓-12 (1358) : Cirque du Freak 5 – Yen Press, Apr 2010 [0.1] ::
1388. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jul 10) : Nightschool 1 – Yen Press, Apr 2009 [0.1] ::

Once one introduces a ‘sort code’ into the database, it seems obvious to use it for more than just a single special class; a manhwa chart not only seemed like a natural evolution, the procedure for sorting out global manga and yaoi titles from the rest turned up information on manhwa almost without me trying.

Once again, ‘new’ titles as listed below are just volumes not previously ranked (at least going back to 13 June) and Corrections and Additions are invited — drop your OCD-fuelled nitpicks in the comments below.

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Manhwa Volumes
from the Consolidated Online Sales Rankings
for the week ending 8 August 2010

71. ↓-12 (59) : Angel Diary 12 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [123.3] ::
177. ↓-40 (137) : Jack Frost 3 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [61.6] ::
315. ↑153 (468) : Bride of the Water God 6 – Dark Horse, Aug 2010 [29.7] ::
354. ↑195 (549) : U Don’t Know Me – Netcomics, May 2009 [23.5] ::
355. ↑33 (388) : Pig Bride 5 – Yen Press, Jul 2010 [23.5] ::
580. ↓-141 (439) : Apple (anthology) 4 – Udon, May 2010 [8.0] ::
685. ↓-38 (647) : Roureville 2 – Netcomics, Sep 2007 [4.8] ::
696. ↓-2 (694) : Boy Princess 8 – Netcomics, Aug 2007 [4.6] ::
711. ↑97 (808) : Priest 15 – Tokyopop, Oct 2006 [4.3] ::
715. ↓-36 (679) : One Thousand & One Nights 3 – Yen Press, Oct 2010 [4.2] ::
751. ↓-118 (633) : Boy Princess 9 – Netcomics, Oct 2007 [3.8] ::
863. ↑new (0) : Dokebi Bride 7 – Netcomics, Apr 2009 [2.4] ::
903. ↓-83 (820) : King of Hell 2 – Tokyopop, Aug 2003 [2.0] ::
906. ↑new (0) : King of Hell 5 – Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [2.0] ::
910. ↑new (0) : King of Hell 6 – Tokyopop, May 2004 [1.9] ::
914. ↑new (0) : King of Hell 8 – Tokyopop, Dec 2004 [1.9] ::
919. ↑new (0) : King of Hell 7 – Tokyopop, Oct 2004 [1.8] ::
991. ↑18 (1009) : Bride of the Water God 5 – Dark Horse, Feb 2010 [1.2] ::
1039. ↑79 (1118) : Bride of the Water God 4 – Dark Horse, Sep 2009 [0.8] ::
1102. ↓-266 (836) : Boy Princess 7 – Netcomics, Jun 2007 [0.3] ::
1126. ↓-56 (1070) : Goong 6 – Yen Press, Sep 2009 [0.2] ::
1165. ↓-405 (760) : Laon 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2010 [0.2] ::
1236. ↓-242 (994) : Laon 2 – Yen Press, May 2010 [0.1] ::
1253. ↑5 (1258) : Threads of Time 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2004 [0.1] ::
1254. ↓-220 (1034) : Bird Kiss 2 – Tokyopop, Nov 2006 [0.1] ::
1276. ↑new (0) : Priest 3 – Tokyopop, Nov 2002 [0.1] ::
1291. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Bride of the Water God 1 – Dark Horse, Oct 2007 [0.1] ::
1375. ↓-11 (1364) : Jack Frost 1 – Yen Press, May 2009 [0.1] ::
1399. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jun 10) : Pig Bride 4 – Yen Press, Apr 2010 [0.1] ::

More Than You Asked For:

please note the ‘new’ titles are not always new; just ‘new’ to the most recent iteration of my charts (reset on 13 July 2010).

Rankings — e.g. 106. ↑5 (111) — below correspond to how the title ranked in the most recent Manga 500

That said, since I have full access to the database [it’s my database, after all] there’s no need to stop at 500 and we can see how the BL titles are doing until the sidewalk ends.

Corrections and Additions are invited — I cribbed a bit from lore and also leaned heavily on Wikipedia but I’m sure I’m missing something, or mis-classified at least one title: Drop your OCD-fuelled nitpicks in the comments below.

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Boys Love/Yaoi Volumes
from the Consolidated Online Sales Rankings
for the week ending 8 August 2010

106. ↑5 (111) : Incubus Master (Kindle Edition) 1 – Yaoi Press, Jan 2010 [93.6] ::
139. ↑93 (232) : Junjo Romantica 12 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2010 [76.4] ::
196. ↑28 (224) : Caged Slave (novel) – DMP Juné, May 2008 [55.2] ::
214. ↑43 (257) : Finder Series 1 Target in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [49.5] ::
237. ↑203 (440) : Voice or Noise 3 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2010 [44.6] ::
250. ↑24 (274) : Incubus Master Captured (Kindle Edition) 1 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2010 [40.8] ::
256. ↓-2 (254) : Junjo Romantica 1 – Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2006 [39.4] ::
274. ↑5 (279) : Cute Devil – Tokyopop Blu, Apr 2010 [36.8] ::
288. ↑17 (305) : Junjo Romantica 3 – Tokyopop Blu, May 2007 [33.7] ::
302. ↑280 (582) : Incubus Master Captured (Kindle Edition) 2 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2010 [31.4] ::
311. ↑8 (319) : Millennium Prime Minister 4 – DMP DokiDoki, Apr 2010 [30.2] ::
331. ↑937 (1268) : Wolf God 1 – DMP DokiDoki, Aug 2010 [25.9] ::
341. ↑31 (372) : The Tyrant Falls in Love 1 – DMP Juné, Aug 2010 [24.6] ::
349. ↓-27 (322) : Junjo Romantica 2 – Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2007 [23.9] ::
350. ↑13 (363) : Vassalord 4 – Tokyopop, Nov 2010 [23.6] ::
364. ↑62 (426) : Gakuen Heaven 2 – Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2009 [22.6] ::
376. ↔0 (376) : Kiss Blue 2 – DMP Juné, Nov 2010 [21.4] ::
377. ↑67 (444) : Scarlet – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2010 [21.1] ::
385. ↓-50 (335) : I Want to Bite (novel) – DMP DokiDoki, Jul 2010 [20.4] ::
432. ↓-11 (421) : Mysterious Love – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [16.9] ::
439. ↑100 (539) : When the Heavens Smile – DMP Juné, Jul 2010 [16.4] ::
446. ↑new (0) : Pet on Duty Bonus Story: Pet in Love (Kindle Edition) – Animate/Libre, Aug 2010 [15.5] ::
454. ↓-2 (452) : Hey! Class President 3 – 801 Media, Aug 2010 [15.0] ::
458. ↑47 (505) : Midnight Bloom – DMP DokiDoki, Jul 2010 [14.6] ::
492. ↓-254 (238) : Ze 5 – 801 Media, May 2010 [11.8] ::
507. ↑18 (525) : Yaoi Candy (Kindle Edition) – Yaoi Press, Apr 2010 [11.0] ::
508. ↓-42 (466) : Stay Close to Me – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [11.0] ::
511. ↓-41 (470) : Cool/Uncool – DMP DokiDoki, Sep 2010 [10.8] ::
526. ↓-144 (382) : Winter Demon Zero (Kindle Edition) – Yaoi Press, Apr 2010 [10.2] ::
544. ↔0 (544) : Junjo Romantica 4 – Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2007 [9.5] ::
545. ↑new (0) : Incubus Master Captured (Kindle Edition) 3 – Yaoi Press, Aug 2010 [9.4] ::
569. ↑73 (642) : Our Kingdom Arabian Nights – DMP Juné, Nov 2009 [8.5] ::
572. ↑57 (629) : Incubus Master (Kindle Edition) 2 – Yaoi Press, Jan 2010 [8.4] ::
593. ↑1 (594) : Under Grand Hotel 1 – 801 Media, Jul 2010 [7.6] ::
603. ↓-206 (397) : Calling – Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2010 [7.2] ::
608. ↑46 (654) : Junjo Romantica 11 – Tokyopop Blu, Dec 2009 [7.1] ::
672. ↑new (0) : Ruff Love – Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [5.0] ::
679. ↓-67 (612) : Dog Style 2 – Media Blasters, Jun 2008 [4.9] ::
688. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Love Pistols 5 – Tokyopop Blu, May 2008 [4.8] ::
716. ↓-3 (713) : Cancellation of Darkness (Kindle Edition) – Yaoi Press, Jul 2010 [4.2] ::
717. ↓-2 (715) : Gentle Cage (novel) – DMP Juné, Jul 2008 [4.2] ::
744. ↓-104 (640) : Yaoi Hentai (anthology) 3 – Yaoi Press, Feb 2007 [3.9] ::
752. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Happy Yaoi Yum Yum 1 – Yaoi Press, Jul 2009 [3.8] ::
768. ↓-138 (630) : Spicy But Sweet – Aurora Deux, May 2009 [3.5] ::
770. ↓-2 (768) : Demon Flowers 5 – Tokyopop, Apr 2009 [3.5] ::
781. ↓-258 (523) : LOL Theater (Kindle Edition) – Animate/Libre, Jul 2010 [3.4] ::
806. ↑new (0) : Love Pistols 3 – Tokyopop Blu, Nov 2007 [3.0] ::
822. ↓-3 (819) : Caged Slave (novel) (Kindle Edition) – DMP Juné, Jun 2009 [2.8] ::
833. ↓-278 (555) : Incubus Master (Kindle Edition) 8 – Yaoi Press, Mar 2010 [2.6] ::
834. ↑new (0) : Love Pistols 4 – Tokyopop Blu, Feb 2008 [2.6] ::
860. ↑170 (1030) : Finder Series 2 Cage in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Nov 2010 [2.4] ::
861. ↑308 (1169) : Body Language (novel) – DMP Juné, Jan 2008 [2.4] ::
871. ↓-135 (736) : Madness 2 – Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2010 [2.3] ::
874. ↑new (0) : Love Pistols 2 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2007 [2.3] ::
878. ↑251 (1129) : Junjo Romantica 10 – Tokyopop Blu, Jul 2009 [2.3] ::
902. ↓-90 (812) : Yellow Omnibus 2 – DMP Juné, May 2010 [2.0] ::
907. ↓-410 (497) : Moonlit Promises – DMP Juné, Apr 2010 [2.0] ::
929. ↓-67 (862) : Junjo Romantica 5 – Tokyopop Blu, Feb 2008 [1.7] ::
931. ↓-359 (572) : Maiden Rose 1 – DMP Juné, May 2010 [1.7] ::
952. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Yaoi (anthology) 1 – Yaoi Press, Mar 2007 [1.5] ::
955. ↑1 (956) : Black Sun – 801 Media, Nov 2008 [1.5] ::
957. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jun 10) : All You Need Is Love (novel) 1 – DMP Juné, Jan 2010 [1.4] ::
976. ↓-304 (672) : Ai no Kusabi (novel) 1 – DMP Juné, Nov 2007 [1.3] ::
985. ↑6 (991) : Cause of My Teacher – Tokyopop Blu, Mar 2009 [1.3] ::
988. ↑new (0) : Yellow 2 – DMP Juné, Oct 2005 [1.2] ::
1011. ↑128 (1139) : Demon Flowers 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2007 [1.0] ::
1037. ↑new (0) : Scandalous Seiryo University 4 – Media Blasters, Mar 2009 [0.8] ::
1093. ↑40 (1133) : Junjo Romantica 8 – Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2009 [0.4] ::
1099. ↓-281 (818) : Yokan: Premonition 2 – DMP Juné, Dec 2010 [0.3] ::
1111. ↑57 (1168) : Loveless 1 – Tokyopop, Feb 2006 [0.3] ::
1121. ↑ (last ranked 11 Jul 10) : Loveless 4 – Tokyopop, Feb 2007 [0.3] ::
1133. ↑152 (1285) : Little Butterfly Omnibus – DMP Juné, Feb 2010 [0.2] ::
1158. ↓-468 (690) : Incubus Master (Kindle Edition) 3 – Yaoi Press, Jan 2010 [0.2] ::
1177. ↑211 (1388) : Junjo Romantica 9 – Tokyopop Blu, Apr 2009 [0.2] ::
1190. ↓-5 (1185) : Junjo Romantica 6 – Tokyopop Blu, Jun 2008 [0.2] ::
1197. ↓-60 (1137) : Junjo Romantica 7 – Tokyopop Blu, Sep 2008 [0.2] ::
1272. ↓-119 (1153) : Love Pistols 1 – Tokyopop Blu, May 2007 [0.1] ::
1299. ↓-564 (735) : Happy Yaoi Yum Yum (Kindle Edition) 1 – Yaoi Press, Apr 2010 [0.1] ::
1313. ↑3 (1316) : Saihoshi: Redemption (Kindle Edition) 1 – Yaoi Press, Feb 2010 [0.1] ::
1315. ↓-137 (1178) : Yaoi Hentai (anthology) (Kindle Edition) 1 – Yaoi Press, Jun 2010 [0.1] ::
1317. ↓-556 (761) : Incubus Master (Kindle Edition) 4 – Yaoi Press, Jan 2010 [0.1] ::
1323. ↑new (0) : Sleeping with Money (novel) – DMP Juné, Jun 2008 [0.1] ::
1335. ↑new (0) : Only the Ring Finger Knows (novel) 1 – DMP Juné, Mar 2006 [0.1] ::
1341. ↓-7 (1334) : The Tyrant Falls in Love 2 – DMP Juné, Jan 2011 [0.1] ::
1344. ↓-174 (1170) : You Will Fall in Love 2 You Will Drown in Love – Tokyopop Blu, Apr 2009 [0.1] ::
1359. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jul 10) : Maniac Shorts Shot – 801 Media, Jan 2010 [0.1] ::
1361. ↓-11 (1350) : Breath 5 – Yaoi Generation, Apr 2010 [0.1] ::
1377. ↓-10 (1367) : Loveless 2 – Tokyopop, Jun 2006 [0.1] ::
1383. ↑new (0) : Only the Ring Finger Knows (novel) 2 – DMP Juné, Jul 2006 [0.1] ::
1390. ↑new (0) : Pet on Duty – Boysenberry Books, Nov 2007 [0.1] ::

Viz has introduced several new brand names recently; there’s the Haikusoru fiction imprint, a new Shonen Sunday jacket dress that shows up to morning roll-call with a massive backlist (Inuyasha, Yakitate, and Case Closed are just for starters) (& definitely see also), the Sig Ikki website that is (I think?) technically just a part of Viz Signature but the publication details are perhaps secondary to the web push.

[and of course Shonen Jump & Shojo Beat, the venerable Ghibli Library, the license-to-print-money VizKids pokemon titles, and an English backlist that goes back to 2001. In some areas, I don’t even know what I’m missing when it comes to Viz, though I do know that someday I will own all of Eagle no matter what it costs.]

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So. No surprise, Viz publishes a lot of comics.

Of interest this week, and by request [thanks, Ed] (you certainly can follow me on twitter as well but I make no guarantees) we’re looking in depth at Sig, Sig Ikki, and a handful of titles — Pluto, 20th Century Boys, Vagabond, and maybe a couple others — mostly because I can.

[You don’t get this from BookScan, ICv2, or the New York Times. just sayin’]

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20th Century Boys

— you’ll note that not every volume ranks each and every week; the ‘new’ volume, #9, has the most consistent rankings over the 8 weeks for which I have comparable data — though preorders (note the rankings for vol 11) start 3 months in advance and are strongest following the first listing of the title on online sales sites.

Someone is reading it, past that I can’t draw more detailed conclusions.

18 Jul 1010. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 2 – Viz Signature, Apr 2009 [1.1] ::
25 Jul 789. ↑221 (1010) : 20th Century Boys 2 – Viz Signature, Apr 2009 [3.2] ::
01 Aug 887. ↓-98 (789) : 20th Century Boys 2 – Viz Signature, Apr 2009 [2.0] ::

25 Jul 903. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 3 – Viz Signature, Jun 2009 [2.0] ::
01 Aug 898. ↑5 (903) : 20th Century Boys 3 – Viz Signature, Jun 2009 [2.0] ::

27 Jun 953. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 4 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [1.4] ::
04 Jul 952. ↑1 (953) : 20th Century Boys 4 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [1.4] ::
25 Jul 920. ↑ (last ranked 4 Jul 10) : 20th Century Boys 4 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [1.9] ::
25 Jul 953. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 4 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [1.4] ::
01 Aug 905. ↑15 (920) : 20th Century Boys 4 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [1.9] ::

25 Jul 924. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 6 – Viz Signature, Dec 2009 [1.8] ::
01 Aug 913. ↑11 (924) : 20th Century Boys 6 – Viz Signature, Dec 2009 [1.8] ::

27 Jun 908. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 7 – Viz Signature, Feb 2010 [1.8] ::
04 Jul 906. ↑2 (908) : 20th Century Boys 7 – Viz Signature, Feb 2010 [1.8] ::
25 Jul 908. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 7 – Viz Signature, Feb 2010 [1.8] ::

20 Jun 170. ↓-4 (166) : 20th Century Boys 8 – Viz Signature, May 2010 [74.6] ::
27 Jun 215. ↓-45 (170) : 20th Century Boys 8 – Viz Signature, May 2010 [60.5] ::
04 Jul 292. ↓-77 (215) : 20th Century Boys 8 – Viz Signature, May 2010 [42.8] ::
11 Jul 464. ↓-172 (292) : 20th Century Boys 8 – Viz Signature, May 2010 [20.5] ::
18 Jul 1172. ↓-708 (464) : 20th Century Boys 8 – Viz Signature, May 2010 [0.2] ::
25 Jul 215. ↓-45 (170) : 20th Century Boys 8 – Viz Signature, May 2010 [60.5] ::

20 Jun 205. ↓-4 (201) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [61.0] ::
27 Jun 86. ↑119 (205) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [118.3] ::
04 Jul 103. ↓-17 (86) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [107.6] ::
11 Jul 164. ↓-61 (103) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [79.0] ::
18 Jul 261. ↓-97 (164) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [48.1] ::
25 Jul 336. ↓-75 (261) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [26.9] ::
25 Jul 86. ↑119 (205) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [118.3] ::
01 Aug 429. ↓-93 (336) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [17.1] ::
08 Aug 537. ↓-108 (429) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [9.7] ::

08 Aug 832. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 10 – Viz Signature, Aug 2010 [2.6] ::

04 Jul 842. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 11 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [2.6] ::
11 Jul 835. ↑7 (842) : 20th Century Boys 11 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [2.6] ::
18 Jul 1356. ↓-521 (835) : 20th Century Boys 11 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [0.1] ::

The ‘current’ volume for the time period considered, vol. 9, not only is a Top 500 title but manages an occasional Top 100 appearance; similarly, vol. 8 is also still in demand. Alas, the total lack of [tracked] sales of volume 1 points toward this being a fan-favorite only; not enough new readers were picking up the series in June or July.

##

Pluto

20 Jun 558. ↑7 (565) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [12.1] ::
27 Jun 527. ↑31 (558) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [15.7] ::
04 Jul 475. ↑52 (527) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [20.9] ::
11 Jul 592. ↓-117 (475) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [10.3] ::
18 Jul 1085. ↓-493 (592) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [0.5] ::
25 Jul 1037. ↑48 (1085) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [0.9] ::
01 Aug 1393. ↓-356 (1037) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [0.1] ::
08 Aug 1398. ↓-5 (1393) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 672. ↓-3 (669) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 2 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [6.0] ::
27 Jun 695. ↓-23 (672) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 2 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [5.7] ::
04 Jul 1327. ↓-632 (695) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 2 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [0.1] ::
18 Jul 1091. ↑ (last ranked 4 Jul 10) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 2 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [0.4] ::
25 Jul 1042. ↑49 (1091) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 2 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [0.9] ::

20 Jun 728. ↓-7 (721) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 3 – Viz Signature, May 2009 [4.0] ::
27 Jun 925. ↓-197 (728) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 3 – Viz Signature, May 2009 [1.7] ::
18 Jul 1104. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jun 10) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 3 – Viz Signature, May 2009 [0.4] ::
25 Jul 1046. ↑58 (1104) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 3 – Viz Signature, May 2009 [0.9] ::

20 Jun 842. ↓-47 (795) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 4 – Viz Signature, Jul 2009 [2.0] ::
27 Jun 880. ↓-38 (842) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 4 – Viz Signature, Jul 2009 [2.0] ::

20 Jun 824. ↓-50 (774) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 5 – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [2.2] ::
27 Jun 856. ↓-32 (824) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 5 – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [2.2] ::
01 Aug 1025. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jun 10) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 5 – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [1.0] ::
08 Aug 856. ↑169 (1025) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 5 – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [2.4] ::

20 Jun 806. ↓-49 (757) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 6 – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [2.4] ::
27 Jun 839. ↓-33 (806) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 6 – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [2.4] ::
01 Aug 1037. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jun 10) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 6 – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [0.9] ::
08 Aug 866. ↑171 (1037) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 6 – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [2.4] ::

20 Jun 850. ↑45 (895) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 7 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [2.0] ::
27 Jun 621. ↑229 (850) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 7 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [9.9] ::
04 Jul 555. ↑66 (621) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 7 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [13.9] ::
11 Jul 638. ↓-83 (555) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 7 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [7.9] ::
18 Jul 894. ↓-256 (638) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 7 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [2.2] ::
25 Jul 1197. ↓-303 (894) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 7 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [0.2] ::
01 Aug 1004. ↑193 (1197) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 7 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [1.1] ::
08 Aug 855. ↑149 (1004) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 7 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [2.4] ::

20 Jun 349. ↑5 (354) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 8 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [32.5] ::
27 Jun 521. ↓-172 (349) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 8 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [16.0] ::
04 Jul 566. ↓-45 (521) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 8 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [13.0] ::
11 Jul 423. ↑143 (566) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 8 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [25.0] ::
18 Jul 462. ↓-39 (423) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 8 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [21.2] ::
25 Jul 867. ↓-405 (462) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 8 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [2.3] ::
01 Aug 1011. ↓-144 (867) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 8 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [1.1] ::
08 Aug 872. ↑139 (1011) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 8 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [2.3] ::

Taking in the larger data set, we can see Pluto doing fairly well, actually. For the 8 weeks presented above, volumes 1, 7, and 8 are all solidly represented, with some decent movement on the backlist.

“Yes,” [you might be thinking to yourself,] “but what does a ranking in the 600s or 800s or 1000s even mean? It’s not a top ten, obviously.”

I’ll state it bluntly: if it shows up in my spreadsheet that means books are being sold online – it’s what I set out to track, it’s what I pull up from source charts weekly. So, yeah, #1011 seems like weak sauce; but out of 10,000 available volumes, even #1011 in a ranking means it outsells 90% of all other manga. And we likely only need to sell 5000 manga total [over it’s in-print life] to ‘break even’ — you can do your own math but at $10 a copy and the publishers’ take of 40% that’s $20K to just about cover printing & localization costs (printing @ let’s-call-it-$3-a-book with that leftover $5k for the translator, editorial, my convention travel costs, bar tabs, and legal expenses to defend against sexual harrasment suits) (that is to say, we’re still losing money)

—and I humbly invite correction, if you have actual publishing costs just laying around and cared to share—

But the midlist or slow-moving-backlist is actually a decent place to be for most publishers.

##

Vagabond is the closest Viz Signature has to a “bestseller”

04 Jul 830. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 1 – Viz Signature, May 2002 [2.7] ::
11 Jul 802. ↑28 (830) : Vagabond 1 – Viz Signature, May 2002 [3.0] ::
18 Jul 1108. ↓-306 (802) : Vagabond 1 – Viz Signature, May 2002 [0.3] ::
01 Aug 885. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Vagabond 1 – Viz Signature, May 2002 [2.1] ::
08 Aug 899. ↓-14 (885) : Vagabond 1 – Viz Signature, May 2002 [2.1] ::

11 Jul 942. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 3 – Viz Signature, Sep 2002 [1.7] ::
18 Jul 950. ↓-8 (942) : Vagabond 3 – Viz Signature, Sep 2002 [1.7] ::

04 Jul 843. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 5 – Viz Signature, Apr 2003 [2.6] ::
11 Jul 843. ↔0 (843) : Vagabond 5 – Viz Signature, Apr 2003 [2.6] ::

04 Jul 874. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 6 – Viz Signature, Jun 2003 [2.2] ::
11 Jul 886. ↓-12 (874) : Vagabond 6 – Viz Signature, Jun 2003 [2.2] ::

04 Jul 948. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 8 – Viz Signature, Jan 2004 [1.5] ::
11 Jul 956. ↓-8 (948) : Vagabond 8 – Viz Signature, Jan 2004 [1.5] ::
25 Jul 1089. ↑ (last ranked 11 Jul 10) : Vagabond 8 – Viz Signature, Jan 2004 [0.6] ::
01 Aug 1082. ↑7 (1089) : Vagabond 8 – Viz Signature, Jan 2004 [0.6] ::
08 Aug 867. ↑215 (1082) : Vagabond 8 – Viz Signature, Jan 2004 [2.4] ::

04 Jul 965. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 14 – Viz Signature, Jul 2004 [1.3] ::
11 Jul 972. ↓-7 (965) : Vagabond 14 – Viz Signature, Jul 2004 [1.3] ::

27 Jun 1017. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 20 – Viz Signature, Mar 2005 [0.8] ::
04 Jul 1029. ↓-12 (1017) : Vagabond 20 – Viz Signature, Mar 2005 [0.8] ::
11 Jul 1050. ↓-21 (1029) : Vagabond 20 – Viz Signature, Mar 2005 [0.7] ::
18 Jul 1060. ↓-10 (1050) : Vagabond 20 – Viz Signature, Mar 2005 [0.7] ::

04 Jul 1199. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 22 – Viz Signature, Aug 2006 [0.1] ::
11 Jul 1208. ↓-9 (1199) : Vagabond 22 – Viz Signature, Aug 2006 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 1152. ↓-97 (1055) : Vagabond 23 – Viz Signature, Oct 2006 [0.1] ::
27 Jun 1205. ↓-53 (1152) : Vagabond 23 – Viz Signature, Oct 2006 [0.1] ::
04 Jul 914. ↑291 (1205) : Vagabond 23 – Viz Signature, Oct 2006 [1.8] ::
11 Jul 887. ↑27 (914) : Vagabond 23 – Viz Signature, Oct 2006 [2.2] ::
18 Jul 1088. ↓-201 (887) : Vagabond 23 – Viz Signature, Oct 2006 [0.4] ::

20 Jun 1083. ↓-104 (979) : Vagabond 24 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [0.1] ::
27 Jun 864. ↑219 (1083) : Vagabond 24 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [2.2] ::
04 Jul 743. ↑121 (864) : Vagabond 24 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [4.3] ::
11 Jul 753. ↓-10 (743) : Vagabond 24 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [3.8] ::
18 Jul 932. ↓-179 (753) : Vagabond 24 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [1.8] ::
25 Jul 1057. ↓-125 (932) : Vagabond 24 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [0.8] ::
01 Aug 878. ↑179 (1057) : Vagabond 24 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [2.2] ::
08 Aug 889. ↓-11 (878) : Vagabond 24 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [2.2] ::

04 Jul 1010. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 25 – Viz Signature, Feb 2007 [1.0] ::
11 Jul 1010. ↔0 (1010) : Vagabond 25 – Viz Signature, Feb 2007 [1.0] ::

04 Jul 1262. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 28 – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
11 Jul 1253. ↑9 (1262) : Vagabond 28 – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::

04 Jul 1176. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 29 – Viz Signature, May 2009 [0.1] ::
11 Jul 1182. ↓-6 (1176) : Vagabond 29 – Viz Signature, May 2009 [0.1] ::

04 Jul 1212. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 31 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [0.1] ::
11 Jul 1215. ↓-3 (1212) : Vagabond 31 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [0.1] ::
08 Aug 1218. ↑ (last ranked 11 Jul 10) : Vagabond 31 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [0.1] ::

25 Jul 971. ↑new (0) : Vagabond 32 – Viz Signature, Aug 2010 [1.4] ::
01 Aug 963. ↑8 (971) : Vagabond 32 – Viz Signature, Aug 2010 [1.4] ::

08 Aug 1018. ↑ (last ranked 13 Jun 10) : Vagabond The Art of Vagabond: Sumi – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.9] ::
27 Jun 1141. ↑new (0) : Vagabond The Art of Vagabond: Water – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
04 Jul 1133. ↑8 (1141) : Vagabond The Art of Vagabond: Water – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.2] ::
11 Jul 1289. ↓-156 (1133) : Vagabond The Art of Vagabond: Water – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
01 Aug 832. ↑ (last ranked 11 Jul 10) : Vagabond The Art of Vagabond: Water – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [2.6] ::
08 Aug 724. ↑108 (832) : Vagabond The Art of Vagabond: Water – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [4.2] ::

20 Jun 1090. ↑39 (1129) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
27 Jun 508. ↑582 (1090) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [17.4] ::
04 Jul 405. ↑103 (508) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [27.4] ::
11 Jul 595. ↓-190 (405) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [10.2] ::
18 Jul 1137. ↓-542 (595) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.2] ::
25 Jul 1093. ↑44 (1137) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.6] ::
01 Aug 1188. ↓-95 (1093) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.2] ::
08 Aug 844. ↑344 (1188) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [2.5] ::

11 Jul 693. ↑new (0) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Signature, Dec 2008 [5.6] ::
18 Jul 689. ↑4 (693) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Signature, Dec 2008 [5.6] ::
08 Aug 772. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Signature, Dec 2008 [3.5] ::
11 Jul 1255. ↑new (0) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [0.1] ::
18 Jul 1259. ↓-4 (1255) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [0.1] ::
08 Aug 943. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [1.6] ::

20 Jun 136. ↑4 (140) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 7 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [87.5] ::
27 Jun 288. ↓-152 (136) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 7 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [42.5] ::

27 Jun 291. ↑new (0) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Jul 2010 [42.0] ::
04 Jul 151. ↑140 (291) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Jul 2010 [82.5] ::
11 Jul 163. ↓-12 (151) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Jul 2010 [79.9] ::
18 Jul 127. ↑36 (163) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Jul 2010 [98.1] ::
25 Jul 66. ↑61 (127) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Jul 2010 [128.7] ::
01 Aug 60. ↑6 (66) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Jul 2010 [135.1] ::
08 Aug 75. ↓-15 (60) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Jul 2010 [119.6] ::

11 Jul 899. ↑new (0) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 9 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [2.1] ::
18 Jul 775. ↑124 (899) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 9 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [3.6] ::
25 Jul 895. ↓-120 (775) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 9 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [2.1] ::
01 Aug 1071. ↓-176 (895) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 9 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [0.7] ::
08 Aug 973. ↑98 (1071) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 9 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [1.3] ::

18 Jul 1121. ↑new (0) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 10 – Viz Signature, Jan 2011 [0.3] ::
25 Jul 910. ↑211 (1121) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 10 – Viz Signature, Jan 2011 [1.9] ::
01 Aug 1005. ↓-95 (910) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 10 – Viz Signature, Jan 2011 [1.1] ::

That was a longer block, let me parse it for you:

Note how the VizBig Collections are selling, particularly the ‘new’ one, VizBig vol. 8: it’s a top 100 title right now. Also, preorders for the later collections (VizBig 9, 10) started last month, likely as soon as they were listed on online sales sites.

Folks are buying this one.

It’s not Naruto or Vampire Knight, but there is some movement on this one, with one type of customer. It’s driven by the value-priced compilations, but that’s better than nothing. [and fans are also still “buying in”, big, with VizBig vol. 1]

##

solanin

20 Jun 1224. ↑13 (1237) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
27 Jun 897. ↑327 (1224) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [1.9] ::
04 Jul 787. ↑110 (897) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [3.3] ::
11 Jul 952. ↓-165 (787) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [1.5] ::
18 Jul 1342. ↓-390 (952) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
25 Jul 1163. ↑179 (1342) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [0.2] ::
01 Aug 1154. ↑9 (1163) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [0.2] ::
08 Aug 1286. ↓-132 (1154) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::

##

Rin-Ne

11 Jul 1342. ↑new (0) : Rin-Ne 2 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2010 [0.1] ::
18 Jul 1364. ↓-22 (1342) : Rin-Ne 2 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2010 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 248. ↓-1 (247) : Rin-Ne 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [53.1] ::
27 Jun 430. ↓-182 (248) : Rin-Ne 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [25.0] ::
04 Jul 496. ↓-66 (430) : Rin-Ne 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [19.6] ::
11 Jul 572. ↓-76 (496) : Rin-Ne 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [12.2] ::
18 Jul 1181. ↓-609 (572) : Rin-Ne 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [0.2] ::
25 Jul 1162. ↑19 (1181) : Rin-Ne 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [0.2] ::
01 Aug 1227. ↓-65 (1162) : Rin-Ne 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [0.1] ::
08 Aug 1322. ↓-95 (1227) : Rin-Ne 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [0.1] ::

The online-plus-print-edition seems to be working, but (at least for the two months tracked) doesn’t seem to encourage a whole lot of people to jump in by buying vol. 1. At least, this title doesn’t have a backlist yet; we’ll see how long it runs.

##

Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix

just because

11 Jul 1038. ↑new (0) : Phoenix 3 – Viz Signature, Nov 2003 [0.9] ::
18 Jul 1040. ↓-2 (1038) : Phoenix 3 – Viz Signature, Nov 2003 [0.9] ::

27 Jun 807. ↑new (0) : Phoenix 4 – Viz Signature, May 2004 [3.0] ::
04 Jul 813. ↓-6 (807) : Phoenix 4 – Viz Signature, May 2004 [3.0] ::
25 Jul 807. ↑new (0) : Phoenix 4 – Viz Signature, May 2004 [3.0] ::

27 Jun 1207. ↑new (0) : Phoenix 5 – Viz Signature, Oct 2004 [0.1] ::
04 Jul 1257. ↓-50 (1207) : Phoenix 5 – Viz Signature, Oct 2004 [0.1] ::
11 Jul 1301. ↓-44 (1257) : Phoenix 5 – Viz Signature, Oct 2004 [0.1] ::
18 Jul 1307. ↓-6 (1301) : Phoenix 5 – Viz Signature, Oct 2004 [0.1] ::
25 Jul 1207. ↑new (0) : Phoenix 5 – Viz Signature, Oct 2004 [0.1] ::
01 Aug 1256. ↑1 (1257) : Phoenix 5 – Viz Signature, Oct 2004 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 1013. ↓-67 (946) : Phoenix 6 – Viz Signature, Mar 2006 [0.3] ::

20 Jun 1095. ↓-106 (989) : Phoenix 7 – Viz Signature, Jun 2006 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 1124. ↓-97 (1027) : Phoenix 8 – Viz Signature, Sep 2006 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 1147. ↓-100 (1047) : Phoenix 9 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 1170. ↓-64 (1106) : Phoenix 10 – Viz Signature, Feb 2007 [0.1] ::
04 Jul 971. ↑ (last ranked 20 Jun 10) : Phoenix 10 – Viz Signature, Feb 2007 [1.3] ::
11 Jul 982. ↓-11 (971) : Phoenix 10 – Viz Signature, Feb 2007 [1.3] ::

20 Jun 830. ↓-50 (780) : Phoenix 12 – Viz Signature, Mar 2008 [2.2] ::

way down on my charts; needs new Deluxe Editions & a major marketing push. Viz? Got that? Kthxbye.

##

Ooku: The Inner Chambers

20 Jun 687. ↑33 (720) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 1 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [5.4] ::
27 Jun 837. ↓-150 (687) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 1 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [2.4] ::
04 Jul 742. ↑95 (837) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 1 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [4.3] ::
11 Jul 902. ↓-160 (742) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 1 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [2.0] ::
25 Jul 1298. ↑ (last ranked 11 Jul 10) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 1 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [0.1] ::
01 Aug 1175. ↑123 (1298) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 1 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [0.2] ::
08 Aug 1155. ↑20 (1175) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 1 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [0.2] ::

20 Jun 369. ↑15 (384) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 3 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [29.8] ::
27 Jun 673. ↓-304 (369) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 3 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [6.8] ::
04 Jul 1126. ↓-453 (673) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 3 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [0.2] ::
11 Jul 1222. ↓-96 (1126) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 3 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [0.1] ::
18 Jul 1336. ↓-114 (1222) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 3 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [0.1] ::
25 Jul 1176. ↑160 (1336) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 3 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [0.2] ::
01 Aug 875. ↑301 (1176) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 3 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [2.2] ::
08 Aug 817. ↑58 (875) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 3 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [2.9] ::

01 Aug 1326. ↑new (0) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 4 – Viz Signature, Aug 2010 [0.1] ::
08 Aug 448. ↑878 (1326) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 4 – Viz Signature, Aug 2010 [15.5] ::

Not much action on pre-orders, but a decent movement on books once they come out.

And bloggers talking about how good it is likely doesn’t hurt.

##

Oishinbo

News Flash: Oishinbo is selling.

20 Jun 103. ↑10 (113) : Oishinbo 1 Japanese Cuisine – Viz Signature, Jan 2009 [107.5] ::
27 Jun 131. ↓-28 (103) : Oishinbo 1 Japanese Cuisine – Viz Signature, Jan 2009 [91.1] ::
04 Jul 160. ↓-29 (131) : Oishinbo 1 Japanese Cuisine – Viz Signature, Jan 2009 [78.5] ::
11 Jul 184. ↓-24 (160) : Oishinbo 1 Japanese Cuisine – Viz Signature, Jan 2009 [69.4] ::
18 Jul 236. ↓-52 (184) : Oishinbo 1 Japanese Cuisine – Viz Signature, Jan 2009 [55.3] ::
25 Jul 203. ↑33 (236) : Oishinbo 1 Japanese Cuisine – Viz Signature, Jan 2009 [54.1] ::
01 Aug 235. ↓-32 (203) : Oishinbo 1 Japanese Cuisine – Viz Signature, Jan 2009 [45.0] ::
08 Aug 362. ↓-127 (235) : Oishinbo 1 Japanese Cuisine – Viz Signature, Jan 2009 [22.6] ::

20 Jun 313. ↑4 (317) : Oishinbo 2 Sake – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [38.1] ::
27 Jun 360. ↓-47 (313) : Oishinbo 2 Sake – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [31.3] ::
04 Jul 350. ↑10 (360) : Oishinbo 2 Sake – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [33.0] ::
11 Jul 511. ↓-161 (350) : Oishinbo 2 Sake – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [16.3] ::
18 Jul 1264. ↓-753 (511) : Oishinbo 2 Sake – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 142. ↑12 (154) : Oishinbo 3 Ramen & Gyoza – Viz Signature, May 2009 [85.8] ::
27 Jun 169. ↓-27 (142) : Oishinbo 3 Ramen & Gyoza – Viz Signature, May 2009 [73.2] ::
04 Jul 218. ↓-49 (169) : Oishinbo 3 Ramen & Gyoza – Viz Signature, May 2009 [58.6] ::
11 Jul 389. ↓-171 (218) : Oishinbo 3 Ramen & Gyoza – Viz Signature, May 2009 [29.1] ::
18 Jul 772. ↓-383 (389) : Oishinbo 3 Ramen & Gyoza – Viz Signature, May 2009 [3.6] ::
25 Jul 737. ↑35 (772) : Oishinbo 3 Ramen & Gyoza – Viz Signature, May 2009 [3.8] ::
01 Aug 685. ↑52 (737) : Oishinbo 3 Ramen & Gyoza – Viz Signature, May 2009 [4.9] ::
08 Aug 794. ↓-109 (685) : Oishinbo 3 Ramen & Gyoza – Viz Signature, May 2009 [3.2] ::

20 Jun 234. ↑12 (246) : Oishinbo 4 Fish, Sushi, & Sashimi – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [56.0] ::
27 Jun 214. ↑20 (234) : Oishinbo 4 Fish, Sushi, & Sashimi – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [60.6] ::
04 Jul 189. ↑25 (214) : Oishinbo 4 Fish, Sushi, & Sashimi – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [66.5] ::
11 Jul 309. ↓-120 (189) : Oishinbo 4 Fish, Sushi, & Sashimi – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [40.9] ::
18 Jul 488. ↓-179 (309) : Oishinbo 4 Fish, Sushi, & Sashimi – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [19.0] ::
25 Jul 599. ↓-111 (488) : Oishinbo 4 Fish, Sushi, & Sashimi – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [7.6] ::
01 Aug 1318. ↓-719 (599) : Oishinbo 4 Fish, Sushi, & Sashimi – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [0.1] ::
08 Aug 1345. ↓-27 (1318) : Oishinbo 4 Fish, Sushi, & Sashimi – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 418. ↑35 (453) : Oishinbo 5 Vegetables – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [25.3] ::
27 Jun 322. ↑96 (418) : Oishinbo 5 Vegetables – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [37.0] ::
04 Jul 293. ↑29 (322) : Oishinbo 5 Vegetables – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [42.5] ::
11 Jul 453. ↓-160 (293) : Oishinbo 5 Vegetables – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [21.8] ::
18 Jul 536. ↓-83 (453) : Oishinbo 5 Vegetables – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [15.2] ::
25 Jul 518. ↑18 (536) : Oishinbo 5 Vegetables – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [11.6] ::
01 Aug 1028. ↓-510 (518) : Oishinbo 5 Vegetables – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [1.0] ::
08 Aug 1362. ↓-334 (1028) : Oishinbo 5 Vegetables – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [0.1] ::

20 Jun 300. ↑24 (324) : Oishinbo 6 The Joy of Rice – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [40.2] ::
27 Jun 457. ↓-157 (300) : Oishinbo 6 The Joy of Rice – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [23.1] ::
04 Jul 1043. ↓-586 (457) : Oishinbo 6 The Joy of Rice – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [0.7] ::
11 Jul 1328. ↓-285 (1043) : Oishinbo 6 The Joy of Rice – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [0.1] ::
18 Jul 1161. ↑167 (1328) : Oishinbo 6 The Joy of Rice – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [0.2] ::
25 Jul 1175. ↓-14 (1161) : Oishinbo 6 The Joy of Rice – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [0.2] ::
01 Aug 1349. ↓-174 (1175) : Oishinbo 6 The Joy of Rice – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [0.1] ::
08 Aug 1164. ↑185 (1349) : Oishinbo 6 The Joy of Rice – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [0.2] ::

20 Jun 274. ↑4 (278) : Oishinbo 7 Izakaya: Pub Food – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [46.8] ::
27 Jun 259. ↑15 (274) : Oishinbo 7 Izakaya: Pub Food – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [49.2] ::
04 Jul 279. ↓-20 (259) : Oishinbo 7 Izakaya: Pub Food – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [45.6] ::
11 Jul 411. ↓-132 (279) : Oishinbo 7 Izakaya: Pub Food – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [26.7] ::
18 Jul 483. ↓-72 (411) : Oishinbo 7 Izakaya: Pub Food – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [19.4] ::
25 Jul 357. ↑126 (483) : Oishinbo 7 Izakaya: Pub Food – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [25.0] ::
01 Aug 432. ↓-75 (357) : Oishinbo 7 Izakaya: Pub Food – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [17.1] ::
08 Aug 677. ↓-245 (432) : Oishinbo 7 Izakaya: Pub Food – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [5.0] ::

In terms of units sold, maybe Vagabond is the leader here, but Oishinbo has been an [maybe anticipated, but still] unbelievable success for the Signature line. Nothing here is Naruto — but what is, honestly? — Oishinbo is a solid midlist title and numerous fans are literally [given the cooking theme] salivating for more.

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here’s the most recent [8 Aug] rankings for the non-Beat-Jump-Viz. Not complete, and as logged extensively above these titles move quite a bit from week to week, but here’s a full reckoning:

72. ↓-32 (40) : Inuyasha 50 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jul 2010 [122.7] ::
75. ↓-15 (60) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 8 – Viz Signature, Jul 2010 [119.6] ::
164. ↓-103 (61) : Case Closed 35 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jul 2010 [67.7] ::
236. ↑759 (995) : Inuyasha 51 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Aug 2010 [45.1] ::
243. ↑755 (998) : Biomega 3 – Viz Signature, Aug 2010 [43.4] ::
278. ↓-64 (214) : Afterschool Charisma 1 – Viz Sig IkkI, Jun 2010 [35.9] ::
348. ↓-98 (250) : Biomega 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2010 [24.0] ::
353. ↑5 (358) : Inuyasha 45 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Feb 2010 [23.5] ::
362. ↓-127 (235) : Oishinbo 1 Japanese Cuisine – Viz Signature, Jan 2009 [22.6] ::
395. ↓-5 (390) : Naoki Urasawa’s Monster 6 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [19.5] ::
447. ↓-104 (343) : Biomega 2 – Viz Signature, May 2010 [15.5] ::
448. ↑878 (1326) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 4 – Viz Signature, Aug 2010 [15.5] ::
465. ↓-86 (379) : Inuyasha 48 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [14.4] ::
529. ↓-72 (457) : Inuyasha 49 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jun 2010 [10.1] ::
536. ↓-23 (513) : Inuyasha 47 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Apr 2010 [9.7] ::
537. ↓-108 (429) : 20th Century Boys 9 – Viz Signature, Jun 2010 [9.7] ::
555. ↓-45 (510) : Yakitate!! Japan 23 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jul 2010 [9.0] ::
581. ↓-78 (503) : Arata the Legend 2 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jun 2010 [8.0] ::
622. ↑1 (623) : Inuyasha 46 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Mar 2010 [6.6] ::
677. ↓-245 (432) : Oishinbo 7 Izakaya: Pub Food – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [5.0] ::
683. ↓-165 (518) : Hyde & Closer 1 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jul 2010 [4.9] ::
700. ↓-19 (681) : Inuyasha VizBig Edition 4 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Aug 2010 [4.5] ::
704. ↑66 (770) : Uzumaki 3 – Viz Signature, Feb 2008 [4.5] ::
724. ↑108 (832) : Vagabond The Art of Vagabond: Water – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [4.2] ::
733. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jul 10) : Case Closed 25 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Sep 2008 [4.1] ::
759. ↓-218 (541) : Arata the Legend 1 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Mar 2010 [3.7] ::
772. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Signature, Dec 2008 [3.5] ::
794. ↓-109 (685) : Oishinbo 3 Ramen & Gyoza – Viz Signature, May 2009 [3.2] ::
799. ↑322 (1121) : Uzumaki 1 – Viz Signature, Oct 2007 [3.2] ::
817. ↑58 (875) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 3 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [2.9] ::
823. ↓-2 (821) : Inuyasha 32 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2008 [2.8] ::
832. ↑new (0) : 20th Century Boys 10 – Viz Signature, Aug 2010 [2.6] ::
844. ↑344 (1188) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [2.5] ::
852. ↓-3 (849) : Inuyasha 20 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Dec 2004 [2.5] ::
855. ↑149 (1004) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 7 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [2.4] ::
856. ↑169 (1025) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 5 – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [2.4] ::
858. ↓-28 (830) : Naoki Urasawa’s Monster 3 – Viz Signature, Jun 2006 [2.4] ::
866. ↑171 (1037) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 6 – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [2.4] ::
867. ↑215 (1082) : Vagabond 8 – Viz Signature, Jan 2004 [2.4] ::
872. ↑139 (1011) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 8 – Viz Signature, Apr 2010 [2.3] ::
889. ↓-11 (878) : Vagabond 24 – Viz Signature, Dec 2006 [2.2] ::
899. ↓-14 (885) : Vagabond 1 – Viz Signature, May 2002 [2.1] ::
933. ↑8 (941) : Inuyasha 33 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Apr 2008 [1.7] ::
941. ↓-1 (940) : Maoh Juvenile Remix 1 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [1.6] ::
943. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [1.6] ::
971. ↑6 (977) : Inuyasha 44 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2010 [1.3] ::
973. ↑98 (1071) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 9 – Viz Signature, Oct 2010 [1.3] ::
992. ↑7 (999) : Yakitate!! Japan 21 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2010 [1.2] ::
1018. ↑ (last ranked 13 Jun 10) : Vagabond The Art of Vagabond: Sumi – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.9] ::
1044. ↑ (last ranked 4 Jul 10) : Children of the Sea 1 – Viz Sig IkkI, Jul 2009 [0.7] ::
1051. ↑23 (1074) : Yakitate!! Japan 22 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Apr 2010 [0.7] ::
1054. ↑new (0) : Inuyasha 52 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Sep 2010 [0.7] ::
1074. ↑23 (1097) : Inuyasha 14 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2003 [0.5] ::
1092. ↑6 (1098) : Inuyasha VizBig Edition 1 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Nov 2009 [0.4] ::
1097. ↑125 (1222) : Inuyasha 56 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jan 2011 [0.4] ::
1100. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jul 10) : Inuyasha VizBig Edition 5 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Nov 2010 [0.3] ::
1155. ↑20 (1175) : Ooku: The Inner Chambers 1 – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [0.2] ::
1164. ↑185 (1349) : Oishinbo 6 The Joy of Rice – Viz Signature, Nov 2009 [0.2] ::
1181. ↑148 (1329) : Kekkaishi 1 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2005 [0.2] ::
1211. ↓-3 (1208) : Inuyasha 7 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Dec 2003 [0.1] ::
1218. ↑ (last ranked 11 Jul 10) : Vagabond 31 – Viz Signature, Jan 2010 [0.1] ::
1223. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jul 10) : Inuyasha VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [0.1] ::
1234. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jul 10) : Inuyasha VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Feb 2010 [0.1] ::
1252. ↑new (0) : Inuyasha 38 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Jul 2009 [0.1] ::
1277. ↑13 (1290) : Inuyasha 27 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Oct 2006 [0.1] ::
1286. ↓-132 (1154) : solanin – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
1322. ↓-95 (1227) : Rin-Ne 3 – Viz Shonen Sunday, May 2010 [0.1] ::
1326. ↓-143 (1183) : Case Closed 10 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Mar 2006 [0.1] ::
1345. ↓-27 (1318) : Oishinbo 4 Fish, Sushi, & Sashimi – Viz Signature, Aug 2009 [0.1] ::
1362. ↓-334 (1028) : Oishinbo 5 Vegetables – Viz Signature, Sep 2009 [0.1] ::
1375. ↑new (0) : Inuyasha 5 – Viz Shonen Sunday, Oct 2003 [0.1] ::
1398. ↓-5 (1393) : Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [0.1] ::

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[Ed, ask for clarifications in the comments (or on twitter) and I’ll break it down further for you.]

Your Executive Summary and Index, Week Ending 8 August 2010

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Week ending 8 August 2010

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Manga Top 500

1. ↑6 (7) : Negima! 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [426.1] ::
2. ↓-1 (1) : Naruto 48 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2010 [403.7] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Fullmetal Alchemist 23 – Viz, Jul 2010 [398.0] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Vampire Knight 10 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2010 [356.2] ::
5. ↑7 (12) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [349.5] ::
6. ↑10 (16) : Black Bird 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [336.2] ::
7. ↓-4 (3) : Ouran High School Host Club 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2010 [328.9] ::
8. ↓-3 (5) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [328.7] ::
9. ↑26 (35) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2010 [325.8] ::
10. ↑14 (24) : Shugo Chara! 9 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [322.2] ::

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Top Imprints
Number of titles ranking in the Manga 500:

Viz Shonen Jump 109
Tokyopop 64
Viz Shojo Beat 50
Yen Press 45
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 34
Del Rey 33
Vizkids 28
Viz 18
Dark Horse 16
HC/Tokyopop 16

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Top 50 Series:

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [863.5] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [760.7] ::
3. ↑2 (5) : Negima! – Del Rey [648.1] ::
4. ↓-1 (3) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press [645.3] ::
5. ↑4 (9) : Black Bird – Viz Shojo Beat [587.6] ::
6. ↓-2 (4) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [565.4] ::
7. ↑4 (11) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [543.6] ::
8. ↓-2 (6) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [519.3] ::
9. ↓-2 (7) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [468.5] ::
10. ↓-2 (8) : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop [448.6] ::

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Top 50 New Releases:
(Titles releasing/released This Month & Last)

1. ↑6 (7) : Negima! 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [426.1] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Fullmetal Alchemist 23 – Viz, Jul 2010 [398.0] ::
5. ↑7 (12) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [349.5] ::
6. ↑10 (16) : Black Bird 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [336.2] ::
7. ↓-4 (3) : Ouran High School Host Club 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2010 [328.9] ::
9. ↑26 (35) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2010 [325.8] ::
10. ↑14 (24) : Shugo Chara! 9 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [322.2] ::
15. ↑3 (18) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [252.5] ::
16. ↑69 (85) : Skip Beat! 21 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [248.8] ::
20. ↑18 (38) : Return to Labyrinth 4 – Tokyopop, Aug 2010 [227.5] ::

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Top 50 Preorders:

67. ↑9 (76) : Hetalia Axis Powers 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2010 [130.0] ::
114. ↑54 (168) : Negima! 28 – Del Rey, Oct 2010 [89.8] ::
201. ↓-79 (122) : Berserk 34 – Dark Horse, Sep 2010 [53.4] ::
214. ↑43 (257) : Finder Series 1 Target in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [49.5] ::
264. ↓-12 (252) : Naruto 49 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2010 [38.2] ::
282. ↑3 (285) : Ninja Girls 4 – Del Rey, Dec 2010 [35.0] ::
301. ↑9 (310) : How to Draw Manga Style – Quarto Publishing, Jan 2011 [31.9] ::
306. ↑10 (316) : Psycho Busters vols 6-7 collection – Del Rey, Nov 2010 [30.8] ::
321. ↑35 (356) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 9 – Seven Seas, Dec 2010 [27.8] ::
330. ↑7 (337) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 28 – Del Rey, Nov 2010 [26.3] ::

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Your Executive Summary and Index, Week Ending 1 Aug 2010

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Week ending 1 Aug 2010

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Manga Top 500

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto 48 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2010 [420.6] ::
2. ↑1 (3) : Fullmetal Alchemist 23 – Viz, Jul 2010 [414.5] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Ouran High School Host Club 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2010 [369.2] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Vampire Knight 10 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jun 2010 [369.0] ::
5. ↑1 (6) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [332.7] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Hellsing 10 – Dark Horse, Jun 2010 [318.5] ::
7. ↑26 (33) : Negima! 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [313.0] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Naruto 47 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2010 [312.8] ::
9. ↓-1 (8) : Maximum Ride 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [293.6] ::
10. ↓-1 (9) : Bleach 31 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2010 [287.6] ::

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Top Imprints
Number of titles ranking in the Manga 500:

Viz Shonen Jump 100
Tokyopop 66
Viz Shojo Beat 50
Yen Press 46
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 36
Del Rey 29
Vizkids 28
Dark Horse 21
Viz 18
HC/Tokyopop 16

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Top 50 Series:

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump [905.7] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat [770.2] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Maximum Ride – Yen Press [648.1] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Fullmetal Alchemist – Viz [597.8] ::
5. ↑4 (9) : Negima! – Del Rey [552.2] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump [514.0] ::
7. ↓-2 (5) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat [508.7] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop [479.5] ::
9. ↑2 (11) : Black Bird – Viz Shojo Beat [473.9] ::
10. ↓-2 (8) : Alice in the Country of Hearts – Tokyopop [450.5] ::

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Top 50 New Releases:
(Titles releasing/released This Month & Last)

2. ↑1 (3) : Fullmetal Alchemist 23 – Viz, Jul 2010 [414.5] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Ouran High School Host Club 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2010 [369.2] ::
7. ↑26 (33) : Negima! 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [313.0] ::
12. ↑32 (44) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 27 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [257.1] ::
16. ↑71 (87) : Black Bird 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2010 [218.9] ::
17. ↓-3 (14) : Haruhi Suzumiya The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya (novel) – Little, Brown & Co., Jul 2010 [218.7] ::
18. ↑3 (21) : Maximum Ride 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2010 [218.0] ::
23. ↓-12 (11) : Black Lagoon 9 – Viz, Jul 2010 [204.2] ::
24. ↑133 (157) : Shugo Chara! 9 – Del Rey, Jul 2010 [202.4] ::
26. ↓-14 (12) : One Piece 54 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2010 [199.5] ::

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Top 50 Preorders:

76. ↓-23 (53) : Hetalia Axis Powers 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2010 [118.2] ::
122. ↓-44 (78) : Berserk 34 – Dark Horse, Sep 2010 [84.0] ::
168. ↑28 (196) : Negima! 28 – Del Rey, Oct 2010 [68.2] ::
252. ↓-26 (226) : Naruto 49 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2010 [40.7] ::
257. ↑82 (339) : Finder Series 1 Target in the View Finder – DMP Juné, Sep 2010 [39.8] ::
285. ↑11 (296) : Ninja Girls 4 – Del Rey, Dec 2010 [33.2] ::
297. ↓-91 (206) : Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Adventures 8 – Vizkids, Nov 2010 [31.3] ::
310. ↑161 (471) : How to Draw Manga Style – Quarto Publishing, Jan 2011 [29.9] ::
315. ↓-61 (254) : Spice & Wolf (manga) 3 – Yen Press, Nov 2010 [29.6] ::
316. ↑21 (337) : Psycho Busters vols 6-7 collection – Del Rey, Nov 2010 [29.3] ::

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