Top 50 Manga: March 2013
Apr 08, 2013
Dark Horse Comics' Blade of the Immortal Volume 26: Blizzard was the best-selling manga title to direct market retailers in March. In total, Dark Horse Comics had three titles in the top ten.
Other publishers in the top ten include VIZ Media (with 6 titles, led by One Piece Volume 66 at #2) and Yen Press (one title, Soul Eater Volume 13 at #7).
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in March 2013
QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 1 | 1.35 | NOV120067 | BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 26 BLIZZARD (MR) | $19.99 | DAR |
2 | 4 | 1.06 | DEC121281 | ONE PIECE TP VOL 66 | $9.99 | VIZ |
3 | 2 | 0.97 | NOV120063 | TRIGUN MULTIPLE BULLETS TP | $13.99 | DAR |
4 | 10 | 0.85 | DEC121295 | ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 11 | $9.99 | VIZ |
5 | 11 | 0.82 | DEC121299 | VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 16 | $9.99 | VIZ |
6 | 6 | 0.82 | NOV120064 | BLOOD C GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | DAR |
7 | 5 | 0.80 | JAN131351 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 13 | $11.99 | HAC |
8 | 13 | 0.73 | DEC121282 | BAKUMAN TP VOL 18 | $9.99 | VIZ |
9 | 8 | 0.70 | OCT121259 | NAOKI URASAWA 21ST CENTURY BOYS GN VOL 02 | $12.99 | VIZ |
10 | 15 | 0.70 | JAN131338 | POKEMON ADVENTURES TP VOL 15 | $9.99 | VIZ |
11 | 3 | 0.63 | NOV120065 | TOKYO BABYLON GN VOL 01 | $19.99 | DAR |
12 | 21 | 0.56 | DEC121280 | BARRAGE TP VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
13 | 18 | 0.52 | DEC120825 | SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH MAGIC WITHIN TP VOL 01 | $10.99 | ARC |
14 | 22 | 0.52 | JAN131339 | POKEMON THE MOVIE KYUREM VS SWORD OF JUSTICE GN | $9.99 | VIZ |
15 | 7 | 0.49 | NOV120066 | ANGELIC LAYER TP BOOK 02 | $19.99 | DAR |
16 | 14 | 0.47 | DEC121221 | ALICE I/T COUNTRY CLOVER CHESHIRE CAT WALTZ GN VOL 04 (MR) ( | $13.99 | ST. |
17 | 16 | 0.46 | JAN131348 | DURARARA SAIKA TP VOL 01 | $11.99 | HAC |
18 | 23 | 0.45 | NOV120068 | VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOL 19 MERCENARY ROAD (MR) | $11.99 | DAR |
19 | 9 | 0.45 | DEC121291 | NEON GENESIS EVANGELION 3-IN-1 ED TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | VIZ |
20 | 26 | 0.40 | DEC121284 | RIN-NE GN VOL 11 | $9.99 | VIZ |
21 | 29 | 0.38 | DEC121285 | VAGABOND TP VOL 34 (MR) | $9.95 | VIZ |
22 | 19 | 0.38 | DEC121290 | FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 3-IN-1 ED TP VOL 04 | $14.99 | VIZ |
23 | 12 | 0.37 | JAN131349 | HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 21 MASSACRE ARC PT 3 (NOTE PR | $18.99 | HAC |
24 | 24 | 0.32 | DEC121222 | MAYO CHICKI GN VOL 02 | $12.99 | ST. |
25 | 33 | 0.32 | DEC121294 | PSYREN GN VOL 09 | $9.99 | VIZ |
26 | 34 | 0.30 | DEC121286 | DEMON LOVE SPELL GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ |
27 | 35 | 0.29 | DEC121297 | FUSHIGI YUGI GENBU KAIDEN TP VOL 11 | $9.99 | VIZ |
28 | 31 | 0.28 | DEC121302 | BTOOOM GN VOL 01 (MR) | $11.99 | HAC |
29 | 17 | 0.27 | DEC121163 | NEGIMA OMNIBUS GN VOL 06 (MR) | $19.99 | RAN |
30 | 27 | 0.27 | JAN131347 | DARK HUNTERS INFINITY TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | HAC |
31 | 20 | 0.27 | JAN131346 | BLOOD LAD OMNIBUS GN VOL 02 | $18.99 | HAC |
32 | 30 | 0.26 | JAN131352 | WITCH & WIZARD MANGA GN VOL 03 | $12.99 | HAC |
33 | 37 | 0.26 | DEC121289 | 07 GHOST GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
34 | 39 | 0.24 | DEC121283 | ARATA THE LEGEND TP VOL 13 | $9.99 | VIZ |
35 | 47 | 0.23 | DEC121292 | WINX CLUB GN VOL 06 | $6.99 | VIZ |
36 | 40 | 0.22 | DEC121287 | STROBE EDGE GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
37 | 42 | 0.21 | DEC121298 | ORESAMA TEACHER GN VOL 13 | $9.99 | VIZ |
38 | 28 | 0.20 | DEC121100 | COLORFUL DREAMS GN (A) | $17.95 | 801 |
39 | 43 | 0.20 | OCT043092 | MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ |
40 | 36 | 0.19 | DEC121288 | SKIP BEAT 3-IN-1 ED TP VOL 04 | $14.99 | VIZ |
41 | 38 | 0.18 | JAN131350 | JACK FROST TP VOL 07 | $11.99 | HAC |
42 | 32 | 0.18 | DEC121101 | EXTRA JUICY GN (A) | $17.95 | 801 |
43 | 25 | 0.18 | JAN131320 | PARADISE KISS TP VERTICAL INC ED VOL 03 | $19.95 | RAN |
44 | 41 | 0.17 | DEC121227 | HIS FAVORITE GN VOL 03 | $12.99 | VIZ |
45 | 44 | 0.15 | DEC121278 | HEROMAN GN VOL 03 | $10.95 | RAN |
46 | 46 | 0.14 | JAN131199 | GENSHIKEN SECOND SEASON GN VOL 02 | $10.99 | RAN |
47 | 50 | 0.11 | JUL111150 | SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
48 | 45 | 0.10 | JAN131267 | DEMONS SERMON ON THE MARTIAL ARTS GN | $14.95 | RAN |
49 | 68 | 0.10 | JUL084337 | LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 01 OCARINA OF TIME PT 1 | $7.99 | VIZ |
50 | 75 | 0.09 | JUL053236 | DEATH NOTE TP VOL 01 | $7.99 | VIZ |
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