Top 50 Manga: March 2015
VIZ Media's Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds Volume 7 was March's best-selling manga title. In total, VIZ had five of the month's top ten manga titles.
Dark Horse Comics had two titles in the top ten, led by New Lone Wolf and Cub Volume 4 at #2.
Also with two titles in the top ten was Yen Press; their top book for March was Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance Volume 3 at #5.
Rounding out the top ten, Kodansha Comics' Attack on Titan Volume 1 returned to the top ten in March at #10.
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2015
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 3.11 | JAN151695 | YU GI OH 5DS GN VOL 07 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 2 | 2.15 | NOV140113 | NEW LONE WOLF AND CUB TP VOL 04 (MR) | $13.99 | DAR |
| 3 | 3 | 2.09 | JAN151694 | NARUTO GN VOL 69 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 4 | 4 | 1.33 | NOV140114 | OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 47 | $12.99 | DAR |
| 5 | 6 | 1.02 | JAN151752 | SWORD ART ONLINE FAIRY DANCE GN VOL 03 | $13.00 | HAC |
| 6 | 14 | 0.97 | JAN151733 | CLAYMORE GN VOL 26 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 7 | 5 | 0.82 | JAN151724 | MASTER KEATON GN VOL 02 | $19.99 | VIZ |
| 8 | 10 | 0.81 | JAN151725 | RESIDENT EVIL MARHAWA DESIRE GN VOL 03 (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 9 | 9 | 0.78 | JAN151751 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 25 (MR) | $13.00 | HAC |
| 10 | 15 | 0.75 | MAR121101 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 11 | 11 | 0.72 | JAN151744 | DEVIL IS PART TIMER GN VOL 01 | $13.00 | HAC |
| 12 | 23 | 0.72 | JAN151736 | NISEKOI FALSE LOVE GN VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 13 | 25 | 0.71 | FEB151696 | ONE PIECE GN VOL 74 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 14 | 67 | 0.66 | JAN151563 | POKEMON XY GN VOL 02 | $4.99 | VIZ |
| 15 | 13 | 0.63 | JAN151756 | SWORD ART ONLINE NOVEL PROGRESSIVE VOL 01 | $14.00 | HAC |
| 16 | 16 | 0.61 | DEC141654 | GIRLS UND PANZER LITTLE ARMY GN VOL 02 | $12.99 | STM |
| 17 | 17 | 0.59 | DEC141658 | SERVAMP GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | STM |
| 18 | 34 | 0.59 | JAN151696 | SERAPH OF END VAMPIRE REIGN GN VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 19 | 27 | 0.58 | JAN151497 | GENSHIKEN SECOND SEASON GN VOL 06 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 20 | 28 | 0.57 | JAN151501 | UQ HOLDER GN VOL 04 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 21 | 20 | 0.55 | JAN151674 | KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 13 | $12.95 | RAN |
| 22 | 36 | 0.54 | JAN151564 | POKEMON ADVENTURES GN VOL 27 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 23 | 8 | 0.53 | NOV141668 | SCARLET LETTER MANGA CLASSICS GN | $19.99 | UDO |
| 24 | 22 | 0.51 | DEC141659 | STRIKE WITCHES ONE WINGED WITCHES GN VOL 02 (MR) | $12.99 | STM |
| 25 | 7 | 0.51 | OCT141672 | KATAMARI HC VOL 01 | $24.99 | UDO |
| 26 | 43 | 0.51 | JAN151678 | REQUIEM OF THE ROSE KING GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 27 | 21 | 0.50 | JAN151753 | TRIAGE X GN VOL 09 (MR) | $14.00 | HAC |
| 28 | 46 | 0.50 | JAN151713 | RIN-NE GN VOL 17 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 29 | 30 | 0.49 | NOV148159 | BIG HERO 6 MANGA GN VOL 01 | $12.00 | HAC |
| 30 | 53 | 0.47 | FEB151733 | DEADMAN WONDERLAND GN VOL 08 (MR) | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 31 | 54 | 0.47 | JAN151565 | POKEMON THE MOVIE DIANCIE COCOON OF DESTRUCTION GN | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 32 | 24 | 0.46 | DEC141652 | ALICE I/T COUNTRY OF JOKER GN VOL 03 NIGHTMARE TRILOGY (MR) | $13.99 | STM |
| 33 | 29 | 0.46 | JAN151750 | PUELLA MAGI ORIKO MAGICA EXTRA STORY GN | $13.00 | HAC |
| 34 | 12 | 0.45 | JAN151747 | KARNEVAL GN VOL 01 | $20.00 | HAC |
| 35 | 58 | 0.44 | JAN151714 | KAMISAMA KISS GN VOL 17 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 36 | 37 | 0.44 | JAN151500 | SEVEN DEADLY SINS GN VOL 07 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 37 | 40 | 0.43 | JAN151499 | SANKAREA GN VOL 11 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 38 | 31 | 0.43 | DEC141655 | KOKORO CONNECT GN VOL 03 (MR) | $12.99 | STM |
| 39 | 32 | 0.42 | DEC141653 | D FRAG GN VOL 04 | $12.99 | STM |
| 40 | 19 | 0.41 | JAN151740 | ANGEL OF ELHAMBURG GN VOL 01 | $18.00 | HAC |
| 41 | 48 | 0.41 | DEC141562 | AIR GEAR GN VOL 33 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 42 | 35 | 0.39 | JAN151748 | LOG HORIZON GN VOL 01 | $13.00 | HAC |
| 43 | 62 | 0.39 | FEB151564 | POKEMON ADV BLACK & WHITE GN VOL 07 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 44 | 65 | 0.38 | FEB151695 | ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 45 | 49 | 0.38 | JUN121182 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 02 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 46 | 50 | 0.37 | FEB151715 | BLACK LAGOON GN VOL 10 (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 47 | 41 | 0.37 | JAN151739 | ACCEL WORLD GN VOL 03 | $13.00 | HAC |
| 48 | 18 | 0.36 | FEB151687 | GYO 2IN1 DLX ED HC | $22.99 | VIZ |
| 49 | 59 | 0.36 | JAN151498 | MY LITTLE MONSTER GN VOL 07 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 50 | 55 | 0.35 | JAN151732 | TERRA FORMARS GN VOL 05 (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
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