More warriors enter the fray on both sides in the battle for Karakura Town in Bleach Volume 39, the latest volume of the popular series from VIZ Media and the best-selling Manga sold to comics retailers in April 2012. In total, VIZ Media had five of the month's top ten best-selling Manga titles.
Other publishers in the top ten include Dark Horse Comics (three titles, led by Oh My Goddess! Volume 41 at #4) and Yen Press (two titles, led by High School of the Dead Volume 6 at #2).
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in April 2012
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 1.70 | JAN121283 | BLEACH TP VOL 39 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 1 | 1.32 | FEB121207 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 06 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
| 3 | 3 | 1.23 | FEB121204 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 09 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 4 | 4 | 1.23 | DEC110082 | OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 41 | $12.99 | DAR |
| 5 | 6 | 1.10 | DEC110084 | GANTZ TP VOL 22 | $12.99 | DAR |
| 6 | 8 | 1.03 | JAN121284 | ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 7 | 10 | 0.97 | JAN121282 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 10 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 8 | 13 | 0.89 | JAN121281 | BLUE EXORCIST GN VOL 07 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 9 | 9 | 0.78 | JAN121286 | NAOKI URASAWA 20TH CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 20 | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 10 | 7 | 0.75 | DEC110083 | KATSUYA TERADA THE MONKEY KING TP VOL 02 | $16.99 | DAR |
| 11 | 5 | 0.72 | DEC110081 | MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH DARK HORSE OMNIBUS ED VOL 02 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 12 | 12 | 0.67 | FEB121206 | DURARARA GN VOL 02 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 13 | 25 | 0.63 | JAN121280 | VOLTRON FORCE GN VOL 01 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 14 | 18 | 0.53 | SEP110819 | CODE GEASS QUEEN GN VOL 05 | $11.99 | BAN |
| 15 | 15 | 0.48 | JAN121287 | TENJO TENGE GN VOL 06 (MR) | $17.99 | VIZ |
| 16 | 17 | 0.47 | FEB121208 | HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 18 ATONEMENT ARC PT 4 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 17 | 26 | 0.45 | JUL110863 | CODE GEASS KNIGHT GN VOL 05 | $10.99 | BAN |
| 18 | 31 | 0.43 | JAN121302 | SKIP BEAT TP VOL 27 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 19 | 14 | 0.41 | DEC111221 | SENGOKU BASARA SAMURAI LEGENDS GN VOL 01 | $19.99 | UDO |
| 20 | 22 | 0.40 | JAN121257 | TORADORA GN VOL 04 | $11.99 | ST. |
| 21 | 27 | 0.39 | JUL111150 | SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 22 | 28 | 0.38 | JAN121308 | GTO 14 DAYS IN SHONAN GN VOL 02 | $10.95 | RAN |
| 23 | 29 | 0.38 | JAN121167 | AIR GEAR GN VOL 23 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 24 | 41 | 0.34 | JAN121301 | SAKURA HIME LEGEND OF PRINCESS SAKURA GN VOL 07 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 25 | 43 | 0.33 | JAN121285 | NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 26 | 16 | 0.32 | JAN121274 | CAPTAIN COMMANDO GN VOL 01 | $19.99 | UDO |
| 27 | 19 | 0.31 | JAN121288 | X 3-IN-1 ED TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | VIZ |
| 28 | 24 | 0.31 | JAN121307 | DROPS OF GOD GN VOL 03 | $14.95 | RAN |
| 29 | 49 | 0.31 | JAN121296 | EXCEL SAGA TP VOL 23 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 30 | 38 | 0.31 | JAN121174 | SAYONARA ZETSUBOU SENSEI GN VOL 14 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 31 | 21 | 0.29 | FEB121203 | BETRAYAL KNOWS MY NAME GN VOL 03 (MR) | $18.99 | HAC |
| 32 | 52 | 0.29 | JAN121300 | KAMISAMA KISS TP VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 33 | 37 | 0.28 | JUL118016 | YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 01 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 34 | 55 | 0.28 | JAN121299 | DAWN OF THE ARCANA TP VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 35 | 54 | 0.28 | JAN121291 | CASE CLOSED GN VOL 42 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 36 | 20 | 0.28 | DEC111119 | NEGIMA OMNIBUS GN VOL 04 (MR) | $19.99 | RAN |
| 37 | 33 | 0.27 | FEB121170 | GTO EARLY YEARS GN VOL 12 (MR) | $12.95 | RAN |
| 38 | 45 | 0.27 | DEC111121 | SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 04 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 39 | 23 | 0.27 | MAR100080 | CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 40 | 30 | 0.27 | STAR10895 | USAGI YOJIMBO SC VOL 01 RONIN | $15.95 | FAN |
| 41 | 46 | 0.26 | JAN121169 | BLOODY MONDAY GN VOL 05 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 42 | 36 | 0.25 | JAN121292 | CROSS GAME TP VOL 07 | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 43 | 40 | 0.25 | JAN121088 | COUNTDOWN 7 DAYS GN VOL 02 | $12.95 | DIG |
| 44 | 44 | 0.24 | JAN121256 | BLOOD ALONE GN VOL 06 | $11.99 | ST. |
| 45 | 53 | 0.24 | JUL111144 | CODENAME SAILOR V TP VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 46 | 47 | 0.23 | JAN121087 | REPLICA GN VOL 02 | $12.95 | DIG |
| 47 | 79 | 0.23 | JAN121304 | MR BUMP IN LIGHTS CAMERA BUMP GN | $6.99 | VIZ |
| 48 | 56 | 0.22 | JAN121170 | CAGE OF EDEN GN VOL 05 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 49 | 65 | 0.22 | JAN121298 | DEVIL & HER LOVE SONG GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 50 | 48 | 0.22 | NOV101099 | HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 01 (MR) | $13.99 | HAC |
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