Top 50 Manga: October 2013
Sanrio's beloved Hello Kitty gets into wild adventures in Perfect Square's Hello Kitty: Here We Go, the best-selling manga to comic book retailers in October.
Other publishers in the top ten include Dark Horse Comics, Digital Manga, Kodansha Comics, VIZ Media, and Yen Press.
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2013
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 5 | 1.49 | JUL131343 | HELLO KITTY HERE WE GO GN | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 6 | 1.19 | JUL131332 | BLEACH TP VOL 58 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 3 | 4 | 0.92 | AUG131532 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 15 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 4 | 8 | 0.79 | JUN130064 | GANTZ TP VOL 29 (MR) | $13.99 | DAR |
| 5 | 12 | 0.75 | JUL131334 | ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 12 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 6 | 11 | 0.70 | JUL131181 | BATTLE ANGEL ALITA LAST ORDER TP VOL 18 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 7 | 16 | 0.63 | JUL131336 | CLAYMORE TP VOL 23 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 8 | 2 | 0.59 | MAY131075 | TRITON OF THE SEA GN VOL 01 | $19.95 | DIG |
| 9 | 7 | 0.59 | MAY130074 | TRIGUN OMNIBUS TP | $19.99 | DAR |
| 10 | 25 | 0.57 | JUL131347 | POKEMON ADV PLATINUM GN VOL 09 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 11 | 26 | 0.56 | JUL131345 | POKEMON POCKET COMICS BLACK & WHITE GN | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 12 | 1 | 0.51 | AUG131498 | UZUMAKI 3-IN-1 DLX ED HC | $27.99 | VIZ |
| 13 | 14 | 0.50 | MAR121101 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 14 | 9 | 0.49 | AUG131583 | MY LITTLE PONY MINI PONY COLLECTORS GUIDE | $19.00 | HAC |
| 15 | 18 | 0.48 | AUG131537 | K ON GN VOL 05 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 16 | 24 | 0.47 | JUL131182 | FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 30 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 17 | 19 | 0.46 | AUG131541 | PUELLA MAGI ORIKO MAGICA GN VOL 02 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 18 | 37 | 0.45 | AUG131518 | TIGER & BUNNY GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 19 | 38 | 0.44 | AUG131511 | MAGI GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 20 | 17 | 0.44 | JUL131266 | ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF JOKER CIRCUS & LIARS GAME VOL 03 (MR) | $12.99 | ST. |
| 21 | 13 | 0.43 | JUN131261 | ALICE I/T COUNTRY CLOVER CHESHIRE CAT WALTZ GN VOL 06 (MR) | $13.99 | ST. |
| 22 | 27 | 0.42 | AUG131539 | MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 16 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 23 | 15 | 0.41 | JUL131267 | DIVE I/T VAMPIRE BUND GN VOL 01 (MR) | $13.99 | ST. |
| 24 | 29 | 0.40 | AUG131535 | IM NOT POPULAR GN VOL 01 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 25 | 3 | 0.39 | JUL131329 | MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ORIGIN HC VOL 03 RAMBA RAL | $29.95 | RAN |
| 26 | 30 | 0.39 | AUG131534 | IS THIS A ZOMBIE GN VOL 06 (MR) | $12.00 | HAC |
| 27 | 21 | 0.39 | JUL131268 | DIVE I/T VAMPIRE BUND GN VOL 02 (MR) | $13.99 | ST. |
| 28 | 52 | 0.38 | JUN130063 | BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 14 | $9.99 | DAR |
| 29 | 31 | 0.37 | AUG131536 | INU X BOKU SS TP VOL 01 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 30 | 28 | 0.37 | JUL131269 | HAGANAI I HAVE NO FRIENDS GN VOL 04 (MR) | $12.99 | ST. |
| 31 | 59 | 0.36 | JUL131344 | UGLYDOLL SHHHHHHHH GN | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 32 | 22 | 0.36 | AUG131525 | SUMMER WARS GN PART 01 | $14.95 | RAN |
| 33 | 34 | 0.36 | JUL131271 | LOVE IN HELL GN VOL 01 (MR) | $11.99 | ST. |
| 34 | 32 | 0.34 | JUL131272 | MONSTER MUSUME GN VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | ST. |
| 35 | 36 | 0.33 | MAY131076 | TYRANT FALLS IN LOVE GN VOL 08 (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 36 | 55 | 0.33 | JUL131339 | BLACK BIRD GN VOL 17 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 37 | 42 | 0.32 | JUN121182 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 02 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 38 | 33 | 0.32 | JUL131335 | ONE PIECE COLL TP 3IN1 VOL 07 | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 39 | 35 | 0.30 | JUN131262 | DICTATORIAL GRIMOIRE CINDERELLA VOL 01 (MR) | $13.99 | ST. |
| 40 | 51 | 0.29 | JUN138210 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 07 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 41 | 48 | 0.29 | JUL131330 | SICKNESS UNTO DEATH GN PART 01 | $11.95 | RAN |
| 42 | 39 | 0.29 | NOV101063 | DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 43 | 60 | 0.28 | AUG131519 | TIGER & BUNNY BEGINNING GN VOL 01 SIDE A | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 44 | 44 | 0.28 | AUG131524 | KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 05 | $12.95 | RAN |
| 45 | 53 | 0.27 | SEP121137 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 03 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 46 | 20 | 0.27 | AUG131530 | MISS PEREGRINES HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN HC GN | $20.00 | HAC |
| 47 | 10 | 0.27 | AUG131531 | ANOTHER TP | $29.99 | HAC |
| 48 | 23 | 0.27 | JUN131120 | BOING BOING GN (A) | $19.95 | 801 |
| 49 | 61 | 0.27 | AUG131520 | TIGER & BUNNY BEGINNING GN VOL 02 SIDE B | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 50 | 47 | 0.27 | JUN131062 | PRICELESS HONEY GN (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
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