New York Times Manga Best Sellers

May 16 - May 29
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(1) 1 wk (Negima 26) DEL REY

(2) 2 wks (Black Butler 2) YEN PRESS

(3) 4 wks (Black Bird 4) VIZ

(4) 16 wks (Naruto 47) VIZ

(5) 2 wks (Pandora Hearts 2) YEN PRESS

(6) 17 wks (Black Butler 1) YEN PRESS

(7) 1 wk (Dance in the Vampire Bund 7) Seven Seas Manga

(8) 2 wks (Kobuto. 1) YEN PRESS

(9) 7 wks (Rosario + Vampire Season Ⅱ 1) VIZ

(10) 3 wks (Spice and Wolf 1) YEN PRESS

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May 30 - June 5
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(1) 1 wk (Naruto 48) VIZ

(2) 1 wk (Vampire Knight 10) VIZ

(3) 1 wk (Bleach 31) VIZ

(4) 2 wks (Negima 26) DEL REY

(5) 3 wks (Black Butler 2) YEN PRESS

(6) 1 wk (Yu-Gi-Oh! R 5) VIZ

(7) 1 wk (Hellsing 10) DARK HORSE

(8) 1 wk (Alice in the Country of Hearts 3) TOKYOPOP

(9) 1 wk (One Piece 50) VIZ

(10) 1 wk (One Piece 49) VIZ

Vampire Knight sold more than Bleach in their first week. Wow.

And I can't believe that Hellsing made it onto the list!

im surprised i dont recognize most of these =/

I was going to update this thread every 2 weeks, but I'll post last weeks info.

June 6 - June 12

(1) 2 wks (Naruto 48) VIZ

(2) 2 wks (Vampire Knight 10) VIZ

(3) 2 wk (Bleach 31) VIZ

(4) 2 wks (Hellsing 10) DARK HORSE

(5) 4 wks (Black Butler 2) YEN PRESS

(6) 2 wks (Yu-Gi-Oh! R 5) VIZ

(7) 2 wks (Alice in the Country of Hearts 3) TOKYOPOP

(8) 3 wks (Negima 26) DEL REY

(9) 17 wks (Naruto 47) VIZ

(10) 1 wk (Battle Angel Alita: Last Order 13) VIZ

Nothing really new besides Naruto 47 jumping back up the list and BAA: LO 13

September 19-25:

1. Hetalia-Axis Powers volume 1 Tokyopop (seinen)
2. Maximum Ride volume 3 Yen Press (OEL)
3. Bleach volume 32 VIZ (shonen)
4. Alice in the Country of Hearts volume 4 Tokyopop (shojo)
5. Naruto volume 48 VIZ (shonen)
6. Dogs: Bullets and Carnage volume 4 VIZ (seinen)
7. Bakuman. volume 1 VIZ (shonen)
8. Shakugan no Shana volume 6 VIZ (shonen)
9. Kuroshitsuji volume 2 Yen Press (shonen)
10. Rosario + Vampire season II volume 2 VIZ (shonen)

Last week was basically shonen hell, with VIZ Shonen Jump titles dominating the list. Hetalia taking the top spot in it's first week is heartening. Even if not my taste it is nice seeing something different sell well. Dogs becoming a chart fixture is also nice to see.

I'm amused that Hetalia is placed under "seinen". :XD Old news is old, but I'm really happy to see that Bakuman has been licensed.

As a whole, it's definitely interesting to see the difference between Japanese and Western tastes.

lol. There was a mistaken report, a while back, that a print version would be serialized in Comic Birz, which I found quite amusing. Considering how little demographic has to do with content it would not have been surprising if true. Technically it's a webcomic and demographic doesn't apply.

Ah, right! Hetalia originated as a webcomic.

My reaction rate is slow so the fact that it got licensed in the first place now comes as a shock to me. LOL

The book store I work at sold out of it in a week too. That doesn't happen that often.

September 26 - October 2
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(1) 2 wks (Hetalia: Axis Powers 1) TOKYOPOP
(2) 1 wk (Dance in the Vampire Bund 8) SEVEN SEAS
(3) 1 wk (Berserk 34) DARK HORSE
(4) 1 wk (Fairy Tail 12) DEL REY
(5) 7 wks (Maximum Ride 3) YEN PRESS
(6) 1 wk (The Dark Hunters 3) ST. MARTIN'S GRIFFIN
(7) 1 wk (Maid Sama! 6) TOKYOPOP
(8) 5 wks (Bleach 32) VIZ
(9) 1 wk (Deadman Wonderland 3) TOKYOPOP
(10) 1 wk (World of Warcraft: Shaman 3) TOKYOPOP

World of Warcraft? Zomfg x)
Nice to see Berserk <3

October 3 - October 8
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(1) 1 wk (Naruto 49) VIZ
(2) 1 wk (Black Bird 6) VIZ
(3) 1 wk (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 6) VIZ
(4) 3 wks (Hetalia: Axis Powers 1) TOKYOPOP
(5) 1 wk (One Piece 55) VIZ
(6) 1 wk (Dengeki Daisy 2) VIZ
(7) 8 wks (Maximum Ride 3) YEN PRESS
(8) 1 wk (Stepping on Roses 3) VIZ
(9) 2 wks (Dance in the Vampire Bund 8) SEVEN SEAS
(10) 2 wks (Berserk 34) DARK HORSE

October 16-22:

1. Tenjo Tenge volume 2(VIZ)
2. Black Jack volume 16 (Vertical)
3. Afterschool Charisma volume 4 (VIZ)
4. Sailor Moon volume 1 (Kodansha)
5. Vampire Knight volume 13 (VIZ)
6. Gon volume 2 (Kodansha)
7. Kingyo Used Books volume 4 (VIZ)
8. Code Name Sailor V volume 1 (Kodansha)
9. Blue Exorcist volume 4 (VIZ)

The New York Times charts are usually really boring, dominated by whatever Shounen Jump manga was most recently released. The last two weeks have been very interesting though, especially this week. Suddenly the charts are dominated by classics, seinen, and classic seinen. Nice to see a wider range of manga charting this week.

I agree. Seeing Black Jack, Gon, and Kingyo Used Books on the list is really refreshing. It makes me more hopeful for the industry that people's tastes seem to be broadening.