Naruto and his friends come under attack on Turtle Island in VIZ Media's Naruto Volume 55, the best-selling Manga sold to comics specialty retailers in March 2012. Viz had one other title in the top ten; One Piece Volume 61 ranked #3 for the month.
Other publishers in the top ten include Dark Horse Comics (Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Volume 12 ranked #4), Kodansha Comics (two titles, led by Sailor Moon Volume 4 at #2), Vertical (Chi's Sweet Home ranked #7), and Yen Press (four titles, led by Spice and Wolf Volume 6 at #5).
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2012
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 1 | 2.54 | DEC111231 | NARUTO TP VOL 55 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 2 | 2.09 | DEC111121 | SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 04 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 3 | 3 | 1.16 | DEC111232 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 61 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 4 | 6 | 0.79 | NOV110055 | KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE TP VOL 12 (MR) | $11.99 | DAR |
| 5 | 4 | 0.70 | JAN121318 | SPICE AND WOLF GN VOL 06 (MR) | $12.99 | HAC |
| 6 | 9 | 0.61 | JAN121317 | PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 09 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 7 | 7 | 0.57 | DEC111226 | CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 08 | $13.95 | RAN |
| 8 | 14 | 0.52 | DEC111117 | FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 18 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 9 | 10 | 0.51 | JAN121316 | MELANCHOLY OF SUZUMIYA HARUHI CHAN GN VOL 05 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 10 | 11 | 0.51 | JAN121315 | IS THIS A ZOMBIE VOL 01 (MR) | $11.99 | HAC |
| 11 | 15 | 0.50 | NOV111026 | AIR GEAR GN VOL 22 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 12 | 17 | 0.49 | DEC111245 | RIN-NE GN VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 13 | 20 | 0.48 | DEC111243 | EARL AND FAIRY VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 14 | 21 | 0.47 | DEC111237 | BLACK BIRD GN VOL 13 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 15 | 8 | 0.45 | JAN121313 | BRIDES STORY HC GN BOOK 03 | $16.99 | HAC |
| 16 | 13 | 0.42 | DEC111230 | BLEACH OFF CHARACTER BK SC VOL 02 MASKED | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 17 | 19 | 0.40 | DEC111120 | NINJA GIRLS GN VOL 09 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 18 | 32 | 0.39 | DEC111233 | PSYREN GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 19 | 34 | 0.39 | DEC111239 | KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 13 FROM ME TO YOU | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 20 | 5 | 0.37 | NOV111117 | TEZUKA DORORO COMP TP ED | $24.95 | RAN |
| 21 | 38 | 0.36 | DEC111238 | DENGEKI DAISY GN VOL 09 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 22 | 30 | 0.35 | OCT111152 | MONSTER HUNTER ORAGE TP VOL 04 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 23 | 12 | 0.34 | DEC111194 | GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 04 | $16.99 | ST. |
| 24 | 18 | 0.34 | JAN121314 | BUNNY DROP GN VOL 05 | $12.99 | HAC |
| 25 | 23 | 0.33 | DEC111036 | BEAST & FEAST GN (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 26 | 35 | 0.31 | NOV111030 | CAGE OF EDEN GN VOL 04 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 27 | 27 | 0.31 | DEC111037 | AMBIGUOUS RELATIONSHIP GN (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 28 | 29 | 0.30 | DEC111035 | DEPRESSION O/T ANTI ROMANTICIST GN (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 29 | 28 | 0.30 | JAN121311 | SOULLESS MANGA GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | HAC |
| 30 | 24 | 0.30 | DEC111236 | SKIP BEAT 3-IN-1 ED VOL 01 | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 31 | 16 | 0.29 | DEC111234 | ONE PIECE COLOR WALK SC (VIZ) VOL 02 | $19.99 | VIZ |
| 32 | 36 | 0.27 | NOV111089 | CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC RAILGUN GN VOL 03 | $11.99 | ST. |
| 33 | 37 | 0.27 | JAN121312 | BAMBOO BLADE TP VOL 12 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 34 | 46 | 0.27 | DEC111242 | STEPPING ON ROSES GN VOL 07 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 35 | 47 | 0.27 | DEC111244 | ARATA THE LEGEND TP VOL 09 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 36 | 33 | 0.26 | DEC111235 | HANA KIMI 3-IN-1 ED VOL 01 | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 37 | 41 | 0.26 | DEC111123 | SHUGO CHARA CHAN GN VOL 03 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 38 | 42 | 0.26 | DEC111044 | HOUSE OF ODD GN | $10.99 | RAN |
| 39 | 39 | 0.25 | DEC111038 | BLUE SHEEP REVERIE GN VOL 05 (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 40 | 22 | 0.25 | JAN121094 | PUSH MAN AND OTHER STORIES TP (MR) | $16.95 | DRA |
| 41 | 51 | 0.25 | DEC111246 | FLUFFY FLUFFY CINNAMOROLL GN VOL 02 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 42 | 49 | 0.25 | DEC111241 | ORESAMA TEACHER GN VOL 07 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 43 | 25 | 0.24 | JAN121096 | GOOD BYE TP (MR) | $16.95 | DRA |
| 44 | 26 | 0.24 | JAN121095 | ABANDON THE OLD IN TOKYO TP (MR) | $16.95 | DRA |
| 45 | 44 | 0.23 | DEC111045 | UGLIES SHAYS STORY GN | $10.99 | RAN |
| 46 | 43 | 0.22 | DEC111247 | HOUSE OF FIVE LEAVES TP VOL 06 | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 47 | 31 | 0.21 | DEC111195 | YOUNG MISS HOLMES COLL TP VOL 01 CASE 1-2 | $16.99 | ST. |
| 48 | 48 | 0.21 | NOV111116 | NO LONGER HUMAN GN VOL 03 (MR) | $10.95 | RAN |
| 49 | 50 | 0.21 | DEC111240 | LA CORDA DORO TP VOL 15 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 50 | 40 | 0.21 | JAN121309 | TWIN SPICA GN VOL 12 | $13.95 | RAN |
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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.
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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.
