Ichigo and his friends continued their war against Ulquiorra in Bleach Volume 40 from VIZ Media, the best-selling Manga to specialty retailers in June.
In total, VIZ had six of the month's top ten best-selling manga volumes, with Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Ouran High School Host Club, and Bakuman, among others, placing in the tope ten.
Dark Horse Comics had three books in the top ten, led by Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo Volume 26: Traitors of the Earth at #3. Also in the top ten were Gantz Volume 23 and Neon Genesis Evangelion: Shinji Ikari Raising Project.
Rounding out the top ten was Seven Seas' Alice in the Country of Clover: Twins at #10.
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in June 2012
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 2 | 1.65 | MAR121239 | BLEACH TP VOL 40 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 3 | 1.64 | MAR121240 | BLEACH TP VOL 41 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 3 | 1 | 1.50 | MAR120028 | USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 26 TRAITORS O/T EARTH | $16.99 | DAR |
| 4 | 4 | 1.46 | MAR121241 | YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 5 | 5 | 1.10 | FEB120058 | GANTZ TP VOL 23 | $12.99 | DAR |
| 6 | 10 | 0.93 | FEB120057 | NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 11 | $9.99 | DAR |
| 7 | 11 | 0.85 | MAR121249 | OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB TP VOL 18 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 8 | 12 | 0.77 | APR121261 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 11 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 9 | 18 | 0.70 | MAR121259 | POKEMON ADVENTURES PLATINUM GN VOL 05 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 10 | 7 | 0.62 | MAR121181 | ALICE I/T COUNTRY CLOVER TWINS GN (MR) | $13.99 | ST. |
| 11 | 15 | 0.55 | MAR121103 | FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 19 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 12 | 8 | 0.51 | MAR121256 | TENJO TENGE GN VOL 07 (MR) | $17.99 | VIZ |
| 13 | 17 | 0.47 | MAR121106 | GHOST IN SHELL STAND ALONE COMPLEX GN VOL 03 (MR) | $10.99 | RAN |
| 14 | 24 | 0.45 | MAR121250 | BLACK BIRD GN VOL 14 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 15 | 9 | 0.42 | APR121312 | ALICE IN COUNTRY OF HEARTS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $18.99 | HAC |
| 16 | 20 | 0.39 | MAR121231 | GTO 14 DAYS IN SHONAN GN VOL 03 | $10.95 | RAN |
| 17 | 21 | 0.36 | APR121315 | KOBATO GN VOL 06 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 18 | 13 | 0.36 | APR121313 | ALICE IN COUNTRY OF HEARTS OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 | $18.99 | HAC |
| 19 | 22 | 0.35 | APR121320 | SPICE AND WOLF NOVEL VOL 06 | $11.99 | HAC |
| 20 | 32 | 0.34 | MAR121247 | EARL AND FAIRY GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 21 | 14 | 0.33 | APR121314 | ALICE IN COUNTRY OF HEARTS OMNIBUS TP VOL 03 | $18.99 | HAC |
| 22 | 19 | 0.33 | APR121306 | DROPS OF GOD GN VOL 04 | $14.95 | RAN |
| 23 | 33 | 0.32 | MAR121242 | NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 09 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 24 | 34 | 0.32 | MAR121252 | SAKURA HIME LEGEND OF PRINCESS SAKURA GN VOL 08 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 25 | 29 | 0.31 | MAR121101 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 26 | 39 | 0.30 | MAR121248 | DAWN OF THE ARCANA TP VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 27 | 49 | 0.30 | MAR121258 | VOLTRON FORCE GN VOL 02 | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 28 | 27 | 0.29 | MAR121010 | SAME DIFFERENCE GN (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 29 | 42 | 0.28 | APR121319 | INTRIGUES OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA NOVEL SC | $8.99 | HAC |
| 30 | 41 | 0.28 | MAR121251 | KAMISAMA KISS TP VOL 09 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 31 | 16 | 0.28 | APR121317 | OLYMPOS GN VOL 01 | $18.99 | HAC |
| 32 | 45 | 0.27 | MAR121246 | DEVIL & HER LOVE SONG GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 33 | 30 | 0.25 | APR121318 | WITCH & WIZARD MANGA GN VOL 02 | $12.99 | HAC |
| 34 | 46 | 0.25 | MAR121244 | ARATA THE LEGEND TP VOL 10 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 35 | 36 | 0.25 | MAR121100 | BLOODY MONDAY GN VOL 06 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 36 | 26 | 0.24 | MAR121183 | VAMPIRE CHEERLEADERS MYSTERY SQUAD COLL TP (MR) | $15.99 | ST. |
| 37 | 25 | 0.24 | MAR121184 | WITCH HUNTER COLL TP VOL 01 BOOK 1-2 (MR) | $16.99 | ST. |
| 38 | 28 | 0.23 | JAN120091 | EMPOWERED TP VOL 07 | $16.99 | DAR |
| 39 | 43 | 0.23 | MAR121104 | GON GN KODANSHA ED VOL 06 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 40 | 37 | 0.23 | MAR121190 | HONEY DARLING GN (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 41 | 38 | 0.23 | MAR121191 | THREE WOLVES MOUNTAIN GN (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 42 | 35 | 0.22 | MAR121009 | KIZUNA GN VOL 06 DLX ED (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 43 | 40 | 0.22 | MAR121182 | DANCE IN THE VAMPIRE BUND GN VOL 12 (MR) | $11.99 | ST. |
| 44 | 44 | 0.21 | MAR121253 | HOUSE OF FIVE LEAVES TP VOL 07 | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 45 | 31 | 0.21 | MAR121107 | KITCHEN PRINCESS OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | RAN |
| 46 | 23 | 0.21 | MAR121011 | BAD TEACHERS EQUATION GN VOL 04 (MR) | $19.95 | DIG |
| 47 | 56 | 0.21 | MAR121243 | SLAM DUNK GN VOL 22 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 48 | 6 | 0.21 | MAR120029 | USAGI YOJIMBO LTD HC VOL 26 TRAITORS O/T EARTH | $59.99 | DAR |
| 49 | 48 | 0.20 | APR121132 | MARDOCK SCRAMBLE GN VOL 05 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 50 | 59 | 0.19 | MAR121245 | KEKKAISHI GN VOL 32 | $9.99 | VIZ |
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