Top 50 Manga: December 2019
Jan 20, 2020
The first volume of Kouhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia, a perennial best-selling about a school for aspiring super-heroes, returned to the top of the sales charts in December as the month's best-selling manga title.
Kodansha Comics had two titles in the top ten: Attack on Titan Volume 29 ranked #2 and Saint Young Men Volume 1, the first volume of Hikaru Nakamura's series in which Buddha and Jesus are roommates in Tokyo, ranked #7.
Seven Seas Entertainment also had two titles among the top ten; the Dirty Pair Omnibus ranked #3 and Monster Musume Volume 15 ranked #6.
Dark Horse Comics' Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 3, a new presentation of Kentaro Miura's visceral sword-and-sorcery manga, ranked #4.
Yen On had three light novels among the top ten: Weathering With You ranked #5, Konosuba Volume 10 ranked #8, and So I'm a Spider, So What? Volume 7 ranked #10.
Finally, Ghost Ship's World's End Harem Volume 7 ranked #9.
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2019
QTY RANK |
OVERALL GRAPHIC NOVEL UNIT RANK |
OVERALL GRAPHIC NOVEL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
1 | 27 | 117 | 1.93 | JUN151643 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
2 | 37 | 110 | 1.77 | OCT192381 | ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 29 (MR) | $10.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
3 | 81 | 86 | 1.22 | SEP192357 | DIRTY PAIR OMNIBUS GN (MR) | $18.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
4 | 82 | 27 | 1.21 | JUN190381 | BERSERK DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 03 (MR) | $49.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
5 | 87 | 105 | 1.12 | SEP198616 | WEATHERING WITH YOU LIGHT NOVEL HC | $20.00 | YEN ON |
6 | 88 | 143 | 1.11 | SEP192368 | MONSTER MUSUME GN VOL 15 (MR) | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
7 | 94 | 70 | 1.08 | OCT192395 | SAINT YOUNG MEN HC GN VOL 01 (MR) | $23.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
8 | #N/A | #N/A | 0.93 | OCT192327 | KONOSUBA LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 10 | $14.00 | YEN ON |
9 | 110 | 165 | 0.92 | SEP192165 | WORLDS END HAREM GN VOL 07 (MR) | $12.99 | GHOST SHIP |
10 | #N/A | #N/A | 0.85 | SEP192270 | SO IM SPIDER SO WHAT LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 07 | $14.00 | YEN ON |
11 | 128 | 175 | 0.84 | OCT192342 | GOBLIN SLAYER SIDE STORY YEAR ONE GN VOL 03 (MR) | $13.00 | YEN PRESS |
12 | 136 | 248 | 0.79 | SEP151698 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
13 | 146 | 126 | 0.72 | SEP192335 | VINLAND SAGA GN VOL 11 (MR) | $22.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
14 | 153 | 227 | 0.67 | SEP192164 | TO LOVE RU DARKNESS GN VOL 13 (MR) | $12.99 | GHOST SHIP |
15 | 159 | 68 | 0.66 | OCT180363 | BERSERK DELUXE EDITION HC VOL 01 (MR) | $49.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
16 | 160 | 147 | 0.65 | AUG190326 | GANTZ OMNIBUS TP VOL 04 | $24.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
17 | 161 | 241 | 0.65 | SEP192339 | RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO GN VOL 12 MANGA | $11.95 | ONE PEACE BOOKS |
18 | 162 | 230 | 0.64 | SEP192300 | YOUR NAME ANOTHER SIDE EARTHBOUND GN VOL 02 | $13.00 | YEN PRESS |
19 | 162 | 149 | 0.64 | FEB151687 | GYO 2IN1 DLX ED HC JUNJI ITO | $22.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
20 | 183 | 245 | 0.59 | SEP192376 | REINCARNATED AS A SWORD GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
21 | 183 | 229 | 0.59 | SEP192369 | MY FATHER IS A UNICORN GN VOL 01 | $13.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
22 | #N/A | #N/A | 0.59 | SEP192263 | KONOSUBA EXPLOSION ON WORLD LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 01 | $14.00 | YEN ON |
23 | 183 | 214 | 0.59 | AUG192482 | WITCHS PRINTING OFFICE GN VOL 01 | $15.00 | YEN PRESS |
24 | 187 | 252 | 0.59 | JUL190426 | EMANON TP VOL 03 EMANON WANDERER | $14.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
25 | 194 | 337 | 0.58 | DEC151700 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 03 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
26 | 196 | 301 | 0.57 | SEP192190 | SCARLET SOUL MANGA GN VOL 01 | $10.99 | TOKYOPOP |
27 | 197 | 258 | 0.57 | SEP192374 | PLUS SIZED ELF GN VOL 04 (MR) | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
28 | 210 | 264 | 0.54 | OCT192353 | SWORD ART ONLINE HOLLOW REALIZATION GN VOL 05 | $13.00 | YEN PRESS |
29 | #N/A | #N/A | 0.53 | SEP192272 | WOLF & PARCHMENT LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 04 NEW THEORY | $14.00 | YEN ON |
30 | 217 | 271 | 0.52 | SEP192360 | GAL GOHAN GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
31 | 223 | 329 | 0.51 | OCT192386 | EDENS ZERO GN VOL 05 | $10.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
32 | 243 | 415 | 0.46 | JUN158141 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
33 | 244 | 414 | 0.46 | MAY182172 | DEMON SLAYER KIMETSU NO YAIBA GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
34 | 249 | 316 | 0.45 | AUG190322 | DRIFTERS TP VOL 06 | $14.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
35 | 251 | 276 | 0.45 | OCT192334 | SHADOW STUDENT COUNCIL VP GIVES HER ALL GN VOL 01 (MR) | $15.00 | YEN PRESS |
36 | 252 | 322 | 0.45 | SEP192293 | OVERLORD A LA CARTE GN VOL 02 | $13.00 | YEN PRESS |
37 | #N/A | #N/A | 0.42 | OCT192331 | THAT TIME I REINCARNATED SLIME LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 07 | $14.00 | YEN ON |
38 | 266 | 349 | 0.42 | AUG192510 | HEAVENLY DELUSION GN VOL 01 | $12.95 | DENPA BOOKS |
39 | 267 | 350 | 0.42 | OCT192348 | KONOSUBA EXPLOSION WONDERFUL WORLD GN VOL 03 | $13.00 | YEN PRESS |
40 | 268 | 458 | 0.42 | AUG192431 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 21 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
41 | 269 | 467 | 0.41 | MAR161872 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
42 | 269 | 362 | 0.41 | APR151799 | TOKYO GHOUL GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
43 | 272 | 358 | 0.41 | SEP192367 | MISS KOBAYASHIS DRAGON MAID KANNA DAILY LIFE GN VOL 06 | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
44 | 276 | 207 | 0.40 | SEP192191 | ARIA MANGA MASTERPIECE OMNIBUS GN VOL 04 | $24.99 | TOKYOPOP |
45 | 280 | 506 | 0.39 | JUN161950 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 05 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
46 | #N/A | #N/A | 0.39 | AUG192476 | RE ZERO SLIAW LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 11 | $14.00 | YEN ON |
47 | 281 | 321 | 0.39 | SEP192290 | MONSTER & BEAST GN VOL 02 | $15.00 | YEN PRESS |
48 | 283 | 226 | 0.38 | FEB192164 | SMASHED JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION HC (MR) | $22.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
49 | 295 | 382 | 0.37 | SEP192354 | ARIFURETA I HEART ISEKAI GN VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
50 | 302 | 393 | 0.36 | OCT192388 | GRANBLUE FANTASY GN VOL 02 | $12.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
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