Top 50 Manga Graphic Novels & TPs: Year-End 2011
VIZ Media's Naruto Volume 50 was the best-selling Manga graphic novel sold to comics specialty retailers in 2011. VIZ Media took five of the top spots on the year-end Manga chart, including three additional Naruto volumes — volume 51 at #3, volume 52 at #4, and volume 53 at #8. VIZ Media's top-selling non-Naruto product was Bleach Volume 34 at #9.
Kodansha had two volumes of Sailor Moon in the top ten, plus a volume of the spin-off Codname: Sailor V, for a total of three volumes in the upper reaches of the sales chart.
Also placing volumes in the top ten were Yen Press and Dark Horse Comics.
TOP 100 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in Calendar Year 2011
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QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 4.18 | NOV101064 | NARUTO TP VOL 50 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 1 | 4.03 | JUL111150 | SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 3 | 6 | 3.65 | MAR111299 | NARUTO TP VOL 51 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 4 | 14 | 3.03 | JUN111269 | NARUTO TP VOL 52 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 5 | 7 | 2.87 | JUL111144 | CODENAME SAILOR V TP VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 6 | 12 | 2.70 | SEP111140 | SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 02 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 7 | 4 | 2.66 | NOV101099 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 01 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
| 8 | 21 | 2.54 | SEP111276 | NARUTO TP VOL 53 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 9 | 24 | 2.35 | DEC101080 | BLEACH TP VOL 34 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 10 | 2 | 2.25 | SEP100113 | BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 23 SCARLET SWORDS | $19.99 | DAR |
| 11 | 16 | 2.09 | MAY110051 | BERSERK TP VOL 35 | $14.99 | DAR |
| 12 | 22 | 2.09 | SEP111134 | CODENAME SAILOR V TP VOL 02 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 13 | 30 | 2.07 | OCT101184 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 24 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 14 | 18 | 2.05 | NOV101098 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 04 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 15 | 13 | 2.01 | FEB111218 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 02 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
| 16 | 19 | 1.97 | FEB111217 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 05 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 17 | 33 | 1.96 | MAR111314 | BLEACH TP VOL 35 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 18 | 38 | 1.90 | JUN111266 | BLEACH TP VOL 36 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 19 | 37 | 1.89 | DEC101082 | YU GI OH GX GN VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 20 | 15 | 1.85 | MAR110027 | USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 25 FOX HUNT | $16.99 | DAR |
| 21 | 5 | 1.85 | JUL111296 | TWILIGHT MANGA GN VOL 02 | $19.99 | HAC |
| 22 | 45 | 1.80 | MAR111305 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 25 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 23 | 47 | 1.77 | SEP111272 | BLEACH TP VOL 37 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 24 | 9 | 1.76 | JUN110040 | BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 24 MASSACRE | $19.99 | DAR |
| 25 | 32 | 1.64 | MAR111186 | NEGIMA GN VOL 29 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 26 | 57 | 1.61 | JUN111289 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST VOL 26 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 27 | 29 | 1.60 | MAY111272 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 06 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 28 | 23 | 1.60 | MAY111275 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 03 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
| 29 | 59 | 1.55 | APR111224 | YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 30 | 58 | 1.53 | JUN110039 | GATE 7 TP VOL 01 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 31 | 61 | 1.52 | SEP111285 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST TP VOL 27 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 32 | 41 | 1.52 | SEP100116 | GANTZ TP VOL 15 (MR) | $12.99 | DAR |
| 33 | 40 | 1.51 | APR110040 | DRIFTERS VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | DAR |
| 34 | 81 | 1.51 | JUL053236 | DEATH NOTE TP VOL 01 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 35 | 42 | 1.50 | MAY111126 | NEGIMA GN VOL 30 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 36 | 63 | 1.49 | OCT101183 | BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER TP VOL 14 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 37 | 36 | 1.48 | AUG111274 | YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 10 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 38 | 60 | 1.48 | AUG100062 | OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 37 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 39 | 46 | 1.46 | JUL111147 | NEGIMA GN VOL 31 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 40 | 67 | 1.45 | MAR111295 | VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 12 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 41 | 62 | 1.44 | DEC100088 | OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 38 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 42 | 48 | 1.43 | NOV100048 | GANTZ TP VOL 16 (MR) | $12.99 | DAR |
| 43 | 27 | 1.41 | AUG111268 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 04 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
| 44 | 20 | 1.37 | MAR110066 | CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS ED VOL 02 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 45 | 44 | 1.37 | AUG111264 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 07 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 46 | 69 | 1.36 | APR110041 | OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 39 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 47 | 73 | 1.35 | NOV101065 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 48 | 52 | 1.35 | JAN110133 | GANTZ TP VOL 17 (MR) | $12.99 | DAR |
| 49 | 56 | 1.34 | SEP111138 | NEGIMA GN VOL 32 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 50 | 113 | 1.33 | JUL084337 | LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 01 OCARINA OF TIME PT 1 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 51 | 74 | 1.32 | MAY111247 | YU GI OH GX GN VOL 07 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 52 | 54 | 1.32 | APR110038 | GANTZ TP VOL 18 (MR) | $12.99 | DAR |
| 53 | 79 | 1.28 | JAN111367 | ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 54 | 51 | 1.26 | SEP108189 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 01 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 55 | 143 | 1.25 | NOV101073 | POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM GN VOL 01 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 56 | 82 | 1.25 | NOV101067 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 56 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 57 | 55 | 1.22 | APR111245 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 06 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 58 | 105 | 1.21 | NOV100046 | NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 08 | $9.99 | DAR |
| 59 | 90 | 1.21 | JUL111277 | BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER TP VOL 15 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 60 | 64 | 1.21 | JUN110041 | GANTZ TP VOL 19 | $12.99 | DAR |
| 61 | 50 | 1.21 | MAR111279 | MEGA MAN GIGAMIX TP VOL 01 | $12.95 | UDO |
| 62 | 66 | 1.21 | APR111079 | GHOST IN SHELL STAND ALONE COMPLEX GN VOL 01 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 63 | 97 | 1.17 | MAR111302 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 05 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 64 | 87 | 1.17 | SEP100117 | NGE CAMPUS APOCALYSE TP VOL 02 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 65 | 100 | 1.17 | JUL111264 | VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 13 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 66 | 98 | 1.16 | MAR111325 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 57 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 67 | 110 | 1.16 | OCT101186 | CLAYMORE TP VOL 17 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 68 | 103 | 1.15 | APR111223 | ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 05 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 69 | 104 | 1.15 | JAN111363 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 70 | 70 | 1.14 | AUG110047 | GANTZ TP VOL 20 | $12.99 | DAR |
| 71 | 163 | 1.13 | STAR19164 | NARUTO TP VOL 01 | $7.95 | VIZ |
| 72 | 94 | 1.12 | MAR110920 | LUCKY STAR GN VOL 08 | $10.99 | BAN |
| 73 | 102 | 1.11 | AUG110048 | OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 40 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 74 | 121 | 1.09 | SEP111273 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 59 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 75 | 178 | 1.08 | SEP084329 | LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 02 OCARINA OF TIME PT 2 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 76 | 77 | 1.08 | DEC101055 | WARCRAFT SHADOW WING GN VOL 02 NEXUS POINT | $12.99 | TOK |
| 77 | 53 | 1.08 | NOV101063 | DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 78 | 112 | 1.08 | NOV100047 | NGE CAMPUS APOCALYSE TP VOL 03 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 79 | 31 | 1.08 | MAR110065 | MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH DH OMNIBUS ED VOL 01 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 80 | 34 | 1.07 | MAR100080 | CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS ED VOL 01 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 81 | 129 | 1.06 | JUL111278 | ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 82 | 72 | 1.06 | AUG111271 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 07 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 83 | 131 | 1.06 | JUL111271 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 58 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 84 | 127 | 1.05 | MAY111244 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 85 | 137 | 1.03 | OCT101177 | INU YASHA TP VOL 56 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 86 | 142 | 1.03 | MAR111294 | OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB TP VOL 16 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 87 | 76 | 1.02 | NOV101102 | PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 04 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 88 | 8 | 1.02 | FEB111074 | AKIRA KODANSHA ED GN VOL 06 (MR) | $29.99 | RAN |
| 89 | 140 | 1.01 | DEC101078 | NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TP VOL 12 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 90 | 130 | 1.01 | FEB110040 | NGE CAMPUS APOCALYSE TP VOL 04 | $10.99 | DAR |
| 91 | 43 | 0.99 | MAR111309 | TENJO TENGE GN VOL 01 (MR) | $17.99 | VIZ |
| 92 | 78 | 0.99 | NOV101060 | NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 13 | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 93 | 153 | 0.98 | MAR111317 | CLAYMORE VOL 18 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 94 | 65 | 0.97 | MAR111300 | NARUTO 3-IN-1 ED VOL 01 (NOTE PRICE) | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 95 | 28 | 0.97 | SEP090040 | CHOBITS DARK HORSE OMNIBUS ED VOL 01 | $24.99 | DAR |
| 96 | 68 | 0.95 | JUL111251 | MEGA MAN GIGAMIX TP VOL 03 | $13.95 | UDO |
| 97 | 215 | 0.95 | AUG053265 | DEATH NOTE TP VOL 02 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 98 | 80 | 0.95 | JAN111394 | K ON GN VOL 02 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 99 | 75 | 0.95 | MAY111238 | MEGA MAN GIGAMIX TP VOL 02 | $12.95 | UDO |
| 100 | 93 | 0.95 | SEP098121 | HELLSING TP VOL 01 | $13.99 | DAR |
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Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.
Unit and retail dollar sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.
About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond’s monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond’s total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title — with a value of 100 — because sales of Batman remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles' ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.
