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Top 50 Manga: June 2013

The groundbreaking samurai manga Lone Wolf & Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima returned to store shelves in June as Dark Horse Comics released the 700-page Lone Wolf & Cub Omnibus Volume 1, giving the publisher the best-selling manga to direct market specialty retailers. In total, Dark Horse Comics had five titles in the top ten.

Other publishers in the top ten include Digital Manga (Atomcat at #5) and VIZ Media (four titles, led by Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Volume 3 at #2).

TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2013

QTY
RANK
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 1 1.65 OCT128088 LONE WOLF & CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 $19.99 DAR
2 4 1.58 MAR131369 YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 03 $9.99 VIZ
3 2 1.42 FEB130039 USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 27 TOWN CALLED HELL $16.99 DAR
4 7 1.02 MAR131367 ONE PIECE TP VOL 67 $9.99 VIZ
5 6 0.80 FEB130980 ATOMCAT GN $12.95 DIG
6 5 0.79 APR131290 DRAGON BALL 3IN1 ED TP VOL 01 $14.99 VIZ
7 3 0.75 FEB130070 LONE WOLF 2100 OMNIBUS $24.99 DAR
8 11 0.68 FEB130069 OREIMO TP VOL 03 $10.99 DAR
9 12 0.66 MAR131356 RUROUNI KENSHIN RESTORATION GN VOL 01 $9.99 VIZ
10 10 0.59 FEB130068 BLOOD C GN VOL 02 $12.99 DAR
11 16 0.57 MAR131382 POKEMON ADV PLATINUM GN VOL 08 $9.99 VIZ
12 8 0.50 APR131225 ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF CLOVER ACE OF HEARTS GN VOL 01 (MR) $13.99 ST.
13 14 0.50 MAR131205 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 26 $10.99 RAN
14 13 0.48 MAR131392 SOUL EATER TP VOL 14 (MR) $11.99 HAC
15 28 0.41 MAR131380 LOVELESS GN VOL 11 $9.99 VIZ
16 18 0.39 MAR131275 HAGANAI I HAVE NO FRIENDS GN VOL 03 $12.99 ST.
17 19 0.38 APR131325 SPICE AND WOLF GN VOL 08 (MR) $12.99 HAC
18 9 0.35 MAR131277 KISSES SIGHS & CHERRY BLOSSOMS PINK COMPLETE COLL TP (MR) $18.99 ST.
19 36 0.35 MAR131375 SKIP BEAT TP VOL 31 $9.99 VIZ
20 22 0.35 APR131324 PUELLA MAGI KAZUMI MAGICA GN VOL 01 INNOCENT MALICE $11.99 HAC
21 29 0.34 APR131175 SANKAREA GN VOL 01 UNDYING LOVE $10.99 RAN
23 21 0.32 APR131326 TRIAGE X GN VOL 03 (MR) $13.99 HAC
22 31 0.32 APR131169 AIR GEAR GN VOL 28 (MR) $10.99 RAN
24 33 0.31 MAR131347 GTO 14 DAYS IN SHONAN GN VOL 09 $10.95 RAN
25 34 0.31 APR131174 NO 6 GN VOL 01 $10.99 RAN
26 25 0.30 APR131314 KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 03 $12.95 RAN
27 17 0.29 FEB131009 KNOCK ME UP GN (A) $17.95 801
28 23 0.29 MAR131278 SACRED BLACKSMITH GN VOL 01 (MR) $13.99 ST.
29 27 0.29 FEB131125 ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF JOKER CIRCUS & LIARS GAME VOL 02 $12.99 ST.
30 47 0.28 MAR131370 NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 15 $9.99 VIZ
31 20 0.27 FEB131010 LOVE INFUSION GN (A) $17.95 801
32 48 0.27 MAR131378 SAKURA HIME LEGEND OF PRINCESS SAKURA GN VOL 10 $9.99 VIZ
33 49 0.27 MAR131376 DAWN OF THE ARCANA TP VOL 10 $9.99 VIZ
34 15 0.27 MAR131203 AIR GEAR OMNIBUS GN VOL 01 (MR) $19.99 RAN
35 37 0.26 MAR131389 DURARARA SAIKA TP VOL 02 $11.99 HAC
36 30 0.26 MAR131368 ONE PIECE COLL TP 3IN1 VOL 06 $14.99 VIZ
37 51 0.26 MAR131374 DEMON LOVE SPELL GN VOL 03 $9.99 VIZ
38 41 0.24 APR131323 PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 16 $11.99 HAC
39 42 0.23 MAR131390 OMAMORI HIMARI GN VOL 10 (MR) $11.99 HAC
40 45 0.23 APR131170 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 05 $10.99 RAN
41 57 0.23 APR131327 DISSOCIATION OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA SC $8.99 HAC
42 44 0.22 MAR131384 ARE YOU ALICE GN VOL 01 $11.99 HAC
43 24 0.22 MAR131349 UTSUBORA STORY OF A NOVELIST OMNIBUS TP $18.95 RAN
44 60 0.21 MAR131377 DEVIL & HER LOVE SONG GN VOL 09 $9.99 VIZ
45 52 0.21 FEB131061 MISSIONS OF LOVE GN VOL 03 $10.99 RAN
46 61 0.20 MAR131373 ARATA THE LEGEND TP VOL 14 $9.99 VIZ
47 50 0.20 MAR131387 BTOOOM GN VOL 02 (MR) $11.99 HAC
48 46 0.20 MAR131388 DISAPPEARANCE OF NAGATO YUKI CHAN GN VOL 04 $12.99 HAC
49 68 0.19 MAR131366 MONSUNO GN VOL 01 $7.99 VIZ
50 56 0.19 MAR131207 MARDOCK SCRAMBLE GN VOL 07 $10.99 RAN

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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.