Top 50 Manga: August 2013
Itachi must return to the afterlife in VIZ Media's Naruto Volume 62, the latest volume of the fan-favorite series and the best-selling manga of August.
Other publishers in the top ten include Dark Horse Comics, Kodansha Comics, St. Martin's Press, and Yen Media.
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in August 2013
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 2.17 | MAY131322 | NARUTO TP VOL 62 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 1 | 1.52 | APR130078 | LONE WOLF & CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 3 | 8 | 0.83 | MAY131332 | POKEMON ADV HEARTGOLD & SOULSILVER GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 4 | 10 | 0.78 | MAY131321 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 20 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 5 | 12 | 0.72 | MAY131324 | MAGI GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 6 | 3 | 0.69 | JUN131378 | KINGDOM HEARTS II TP VOL 02 | $19.00 | HAC |
| 7 | 5 | 0.60 | MAY131253 | ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF HEARTS CLOCKMAKERS STORY GN VOL 01 (MR) | $13.99 | ST. |
| 8 | 7 | 0.55 | MAY131319 | TEZUKA TWIN KNIGHT GN VOL 01 | $13.95 | RAN |
| 9 | 15 | 0.54 | MAY131183 | FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 28 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 10 | 13 | 0.48 | MAY131254 | CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN GN VOL 08 | $12.99 | ST. |
| 11 | 18 | 0.48 | MAY131335 | TIGER & BUNNY COMIC ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 12 | 16 | 0.46 | JUN131369 | JUDGE GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | HAC |
| 13 | 6 | 0.44 | MAY131337 | NEON GENESIS EVANGELION 3IN1 ED TP VOL 04 | $19.99 | VIZ |
| 14 | 4 | 0.42 | JUN131183 | BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER OMNIBUS VOL 02 | $19.99 | RAN |
| 15 | 21 | 0.40 | JUN131372 | SPICE AND WOLF NOVEL VOL 09 (MR) | $11.99 | HAC |
| 16 | 9 | 0.37 | JUN131377 | KINGDOM HEARTS II TP VOL 01 | $19.00 | HAC |
| 17 | 30 | 0.36 | MAY131326 | HAPPY MARRIAGE GN VOL 01 (MR) | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 18 | 19 | 0.35 | JUN131368 | BUNNY DROP GN VOL 09 | $13.99 | HAC |
| 19 | 20 | 0.35 | MAY131258 | SACRED BLACKSMITH GN VOL 02 (MR) | $13.99 | ST. |
| 20 | 23 | 0.35 | JUN131371 | PUELLA MAGI KAZUMI MAGICA GN VOL 02 INNOCENT MALICE | $11.99 | HAC |
| 21 | 11 | 0.34 | MAY131257 | KANOKON GN COLL ED VOL 02 | $18.99 | ST. |
| 22 | 33 | 0.34 | MAY131330 | KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 17 FROM ME TO YOU | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 23 | 28 | 0.33 | JUN130767 | SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH MAGIC WITHIN TP VOL 03 | $10.99 | ARC |
| 24 | 24 | 0.30 | JUN131346 | KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 04 | $12.95 | RAN |
| 25 | 36 | 0.30 | MAY131323 | NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 16 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 26 | 27 | 0.30 | JUN131367 | BTOOOM GN VOL 03 (MR) | $11.99 | HAC |
| 27 | 14 | 0.30 | JUN131373 | UMINEKO WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 04 TURN GOLDEN WITCH PT 2 | $20.99 | HAC |
| 28 | 37 | 0.29 | MAY131329 | LIBRARY WARS LOVE & WAR GN VOL 10 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 29 | 17 | 0.28 | MAY131256 | DANCE IN VAMPIRE BUND OMNIBUS VOL 03 (MR) | $19.99 | ST. |
| 30 | 41 | 0.28 | MAY131328 | KAMISAMA KISS TP VOL 13 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 31 | 32 | 0.28 | JUN131186 | NO 6 GN VOL 02 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 32 | 29 | 0.28 | JUN131370 | PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 17 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 33 | 34 | 0.27 | JUN131188 | WALLFLOWER GN VOL 31 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 34 | 43 | 0.27 | MAY131341 | TEGAMI BACHI GN VOL 14 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 35 | 45 | 0.26 | MAY131336 | EXCEL SAGA TP VOL 26 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 36 | 47 | 0.25 | MAY131327 | DEVIL & HER LOVE SONG GN VOL 10 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 37 | 48 | 0.24 | DEC128232 | LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 03 CURR PTG | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 38 | 25 | 0.23 | MAY131325 | INU YASHA VIZBIG ED GN VOL 16 | $17.99 | VIZ |
| 39 | 38 | 0.22 | MAY131339 | IKIGAMI ULTIMATE LIMIT GN VOL 09 (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 40 | 26 | 0.21 | JUN131345 | HELTER SKELTER FASHION UNFRIENDLY GN | $16.95 | RAN |
| 41 | 42 | 0.21 | MAY131259 | WORLD WAR BLUE GN VOL 02 | $11.99 | ST. |
| 42 | 44 | 0.21 | MAY131338 | DOROHEDORO GN VOL 10 (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 43 | 39 | 0.20 | APR131229 | VAMPIRE CHEERLEADERS MUST DIE GN VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | ST. |
| 44 | 55 | 0.19 | MAY131340 | SLAM DUNK GN VOL 29 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 45 | 31 | 0.19 | OCT128088 | LONE WOLF & CUB OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 46 | 50 | 0.18 | JUN131184 | CAGE OF EDEN GN VOL 11 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 47 | 71 | 0.18 | JUN101159 | LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 10 PHANTOM HO | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 48 | 61 | 0.16 | MAY131342 | TORIKO GN VOL 17 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 49 | 35 | 0.16 | JUN131264 | WITCH BUSTER TP VOL 01 BOOKS 1 & 2 (MR) | $16.99 | ST. |
| 50 | 63 | 0.16 | MAR138188 | LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 01 CURR PTG | $9.99 | VIZ |
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