Top 50 Manga Graphic Novels & TPs: October 2012
Ichigo seeks a way to end the eternal conflict in VIZ Media's Bleach Volume 48, October's best-selling manga title to direct market retailers.
In total, VIZ had five of the month's top ten best-selling manga titles, including Bleach Volume 49 at #2, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5DS Volume 3 at #3, Bakuman Volume 15 at #6, and Pokemon Adventures Platinum Volume 6 at #7.
Yen Press had three titles in the top ten — Black Butler Volume 11 ranked #4, Pandora Hearts Volume 12 ranked #8, and Durarara Volume 4 ranked #9.
Dark Horse Comics' Gantz Volume 25 ranked #5. And rounding out the top ten, Kodansha Comics' Fairy Tale Volume 21 ranked #10.
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2012
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 1.35 | JUL121266 | BLEACH TP VOL 48 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 2 | 1.34 | JUL121267 | BLEACH TP VOL 49 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 3 | 5 | 1.10 | JUL121265 | YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 4 | 3 | 0.97 | AUG121391 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 11 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 5 | 4 | 0.93 | JUN120053 | GANTZ TP VOL 25 (MR) | $12.99 | DAR |
| 6 | 8 | 0.77 | JUL121268 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 15 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 7 | 18 | 0.65 | JUL121291 | POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM GN VOL 06 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 8 | 12 | 0.51 | AUG121396 | PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 12 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 9 | 13 | 0.50 | AUG121394 | DURARARA GN VOL 04 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 10 | 15 | 0.50 | JUL121130 | FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 21 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 11 | 9 | 0.49 | AUG121398 | TRIAGE X GN VOL 01 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
| 12 | 24 | 0.47 | JUN120052 | BRIDE OF THE WATER GOD TP VOL 12 | $9.99 | DAR |
| 13 | 14 | 0.46 | JUL121211 | DANCE IN THE VAMPIRE BUND GN VOL 13 (MR) | $11.99 | ST. |
| 14 | 6 | 0.46 | JUL121132 | GHOST IN THE SHELL GN VOL 1.5 (MR) | $17.99 | RAN |
| 15 | 7 | 0.43 | JUL121278 | TENJO TENGE GN VOL 09 (MR) | $17.99 | VIZ |
| 16 | 28 | 0.36 | JUL121281 | SKIP BEAT TP VOL 29 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 17 | 21 | 0.36 | AUG121393 | DISAPPEARANCE OF NAGATO YUKI CLAN GN VOL 02 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 18 | 16 | 0.36 | JUL121271 | LOVELESS 2-IN-1 ED TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 19 | 11 | 0.34 | JUL121213 | GIRL FRIENDS COMPLETE COLL TP VOL 01 (MR) | $17.99 | ST. |
| 20 | 22 | 0.33 | AUG121395 | INFERNAL DEVICES CLOCKWORK ANGEL GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | HAC |
| 21 | 26 | 0.33 | JUL121296 | GTO 14 DAYS IN SHONAN GN VOL 05 | $10.95 | RAN |
| 22 | 19 | 0.33 | MAY121355 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 07 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
| 23 | 27 | 0.32 | JUL121297 | LIMIT GN VOL 01 | $10.95 | RAN |
| 24 | 32 | 0.30 | JUL121269 | NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 11 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 25 | 33 | 0.29 | JUL121273 | JIU JIU GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 26 | 23 | 0.28 | JUL121295 | DROPS OF GOD GN VOL 05 | $14.95 | RAN |
| 27 | 37 | 0.26 | JUL121279 | DAWN OF THE ARCANA TP VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 28 | 30 | 0.24 | JUL121270 | MARCH STORY TP VOL 04 (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 29 | 17 | 0.24 | JUL121298 | PARADISE KISS TP VERTICAL INC ED VOL 01 | $19.95 | RAN |
| 30 | 25 | 0.23 | JUL121056 | WITH A DICTIONARY AND NO SKIRT GN (A) | $17.95 | 801 |
| 31 | 35 | 0.23 | MAY121193 | CAGE OF EDEN GN VOL 07 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 32 | 44 | 0.22 | JUL121280 | DEVIL & HER LOVE SONG GN VOL 05 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 33 | 47 | 0.21 | JUL121282 | STEPPING ON ROSES GN VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 34 | 45 | 0.21 | JUL121276 | CASE CLOSED GN VOL 44 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 35 | 36 | 0.20 | JUL121214 | JACK THE RIPPER HELL BLADE GN VOL 02 (MR) | $11.99 | ST. |
| 36 | 40 | 0.20 | JUL121128 | BLOODY MONDAY GN VOL 08 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 38 | 10 | 0.20 | JUL121292 | POKEMON BLACK & WHITE BOX SET | $34.99 | VIZ |
| 37 | 49 | 0.20 | JUL121283 | STORY OF SAIUNKOKU GN VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 39 | 34 | 0.19 | AUG121392 | BLACK GOD TP VOL 17 | $12.99 | HAC |
| 40 | 42 | 0.19 | JUL121126 | ARISA GN VOL 09 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 41 | 69 | 0.18 | JUL121290 | REDAKAI GN VOL 01 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 42 | 53 | 0.18 | JUL121274 | SLAM DUNK GN VOL 24 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 43 | 20 | 0.18 | AUG121400 | TWILIGHT MANGA COLLECTORS ED GN | $24.99 | HAC |
| 44 | 68 | 0.17 | JUL084337 | LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 01 OCARINA OF TIME PT 1 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 45 | 48 | 0.17 | JUL111150 | SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 46 | 58 | 0.17 | JUL121277 | KEKKAISHI GN VOL 34 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 47 | 39 | 0.17 | MAY120066 | BERSERK TP VOL 36 | $14.99 | DAR |
| 48 | 29 | 0.17 | JUL121217 | WITCH HUNTER COLL TP VOL 02 BOOK 3-4 (MR) | $16.99 | ST. |
| 49 | 81 | 0.16 | JUL121293 | LITTLE MISS DAREDEVIL INCREDIBLE RACE GN | $6.99 | VIZ |
| 50 | 62 | 0.16 | JUL121275 | TORIKO GN VOL 12 | $9.99 | VIZ |
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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.
