Top 50 Manga: January 2014
Feb 10, 2014
VIZ Media's Naruto Volume 64 was January's best-selling manga in the direct market. In total, VIZ had five titles in the top ten.
Kodansha Comics had two titles in the top ten, led by Attack on Titan Volume 10 at #3.
Dark Horse Comics also had two titles in the top ten, led by Blade of the Immortal Volume 28: Raining Chaos at #4.
Finally, Yen Press rounded out the top ten with Black Butler Volume 16 at #8.
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in January 2014
| QTY RANK |
DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 3 | 2.351 | NOV131293 | NARUTO GN VOL 64 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 2 | 5 | 1.693 | NOV131297 | YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 3 | 4 | 1.572 | OCT131229 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 10 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 4 | 1 | 1.436 | SEP130082 | BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 28 RAINING CHAOS (MR) | $19.99 | DAR |
| 5 | 9 | 1.373 | DEC131341 | BLEACH GN VOL 59 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 6 | 6 | 1.368 | NOV131124 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 11 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 7 | 2 | 1.293 | NOV131298 | SHONEN JUMP PACK 2014 #1 | $19.99 | VIZ |
| 8 | 8 | 1.083 | NOV131311 | BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 16 | $13.00 | HAC |
| 9 | 16 | 1.068 | NOV131199 | HELLO KITTY GN DELICIOUS | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 10 | 10 | 1.008 | SEP130083 | GANTZ TP VOL 30 (MR) | $13.99 | DAR |
| 11 | 15 | 0.902 | DEC131338 | DEADMAN WONDERLAND GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 12 | 7 | 0.817 | DEC131340 | DRAGON BALL FULL COLOR TP VOL 01 SAIYAN ARC | $19.99 | VIZ |
| 13 | 11 | 0.807 | NOV131319 | SOUL EATER TP VOL 18 (MR) | $13.00 | HAC |
| 14 | 13 | 0.767 | MAR121101 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 01 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 15 | 14 | 0.687 | NOV131317 | KINGDOM HEARTS 358 / 2 DAYS GN VOL 02 | $12.00 | HAC |
| 16 | 23 | 0.679 | NOV131203 | POKEMON ADV GN VOL 20 RUBY SAPPHIRE | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 17 | 25 | 0.649 | DEC131244 | POKEMON ADV PLATINUM GN VOL 10 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 18 | 27 | 0.641 | NOV131295 | RUROUNI KENSHIN RESTORATION GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 19 | 29 | 0.604 | NOV131292 | NISEKOI FALSE LOVE GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 20 | 17 | 0.591 | OCT131308 | MONSTER MUSUME GN VOL 02 (MR) | $12.99 | ST. |
| 21 | 12 | 0.558 | SEP130081 | TRIGUN MAXIMUM OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 | $19.99 | DAR |
| 22 | 22 | 0.551 | DEC131339 | GANGSTA GN VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | VIZ |
| 23 | 35 | 0.551 | DEC131342 | MAGI GN VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 24 | 24 | 0.537 | JUN138210 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 07 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 25 | 26 | 0.533 | NOV131133 | FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 34 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 26 | 33 | 0.451 | JUN121182 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 02 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 27 | 28 | 0.42 | NOV131302 | NARUTO 3IN1 TP VOL 07 | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 28 | 32 | 0.408 | NOV131318 | OMAMORI HIMARI GN VOL 11 (MR) | $13.00 | HAC |
| 29 | 36 | 0.391 | SEP131137 | MR MINI MART GN (RES) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 30 | 31 | 0.388 | NOV131294 | BLEACH 3IN1 TP VOL 07 | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 31 | 75 | 0.383 | NOV131200 | UGLYDOLL GN EAT DAT | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 32 | 43 | 0.378 | OCT131232 | SANKAREA GN VOL 04 | $10.99 | RAN |
| 33 | 79 | 0.377 | NOV131201 | BEN 10 OMNIVERSE GN JOYRIDES | $7.99 | VIZ |
| 34 | 64 | 0.371 | NOV131299 | MIDNIGHT SECRETARY GN VOL 03 (MR) | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 35 | 18 | 0.371 | NOV131136 | VINLAND SAGA GN VOL 02 | $19.99 | RAN |
| 36 | 66 | 0.364 | NOV131303 | PSYREN GN VOL 14 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 37 | 21 | 0.363 | OCT131310 | ZEROS FAMILIAR OMNIBUS TP VOL 03 (MR) | $18.99 | ST. |
| 38 | 34 | 0.359 | NOV131320 | TRIAGE X GN VOL 05 (MR) | $14.00 | HAC |
| 39 | 70 | 0.348 | NOV131300 | KIMI NI TODOKE GN VOL 18 FROM ME TO YOU | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 40 | 39 | 0.339 | SEP131139 | TAKASUGI SANS OBENTO GN VOL 01 (RES) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 41 | 38 | 0.331 | DEC131349 | ONE PIECE 3IN1 TP VOL 08 | $14.99 | VIZ |
| 42 | 19 | 0.32 | NOV131321 | UMINEKO WHEN THEY CRY GN VOL 05 BANQUET O/T GOLDEN WITCH PT | $22.00 | HAC |
| 43 | 46 | 0.315 | OCT131135 | CENTURY OF TEMPTATION GN (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
| 44 | 60 | 0.315 | NOV131265 | FROM THE NEW WORLD GN VOL 02 | $10.95 | RAN |
| 45 | 20 | 0.31 | NOV131088 | WANDERING SON HC VOL 06 | $24.99 | FAN |
| 46 | 77 | 0.307 | DEC131348 | NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 19 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 47 | 76 | 0.307 | DEC131346 | SAKURA HIME LEGEND OF PRINCESS SAKURA GN VOL 12 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 48 | 78 | 0.305 | NOV131309 | OTOMEN GN VOL 17 | $9.99 | VIZ |
| 49 | 30 | 0.301 | SEP131187 | COSPLAY GIRLFRIEND GN (A) | $17.95 | 801 |
| 50 | 54 | 0.297 | SEP131138 | PRESIDENT MOMOI KUN GN (RES) (MR) | $12.95 | DIG |
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