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As usual from the Comiclist.

A. D. VISION
Cromartie High School Manga Vol 8 TPB, $10.95

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Beowulf #2 (Of 3), $2.99
Brian Denhams Bit Torment #1, $3.95
Gold Digger Annual 2006, $4.50
Gold Digger Halloween Special 2006, $2.99
Gold Digger Super Poster Mania #1, $4.99
Gold Digger Super Poster Mania Sgn Ed #1, $9.95
Ninja High School #143, $2.99

DARK HORSE COMICS
Magnus Robot Fighter Vol 3 4000 AD HC (resolicited), $49.95
Ohikkoshi TPB, $12.95

DC COMICS
Tenjho Tenge Vol 10, $9.99

DEL REY
Ghost Hunt Vol 5 GN, $10.95
Kagetora Vol 3 GN, $10.95
Kurogane Vol 2 GN, $10.95
Pastel Vol 4 GN, $10.95
Q-Ko-Chan Vol 2 Earth Invader Girl GN, $10.95
Wallflower Vol 9 GN, $10.95

FANFARE / PONENT MON
Walking Man GN (AA), $16.99

ICE KUNION
Angel Diary Vol 4, $10.95

TOHAN CORPORATION
Biohazard Ad Arts Collection, $41.99
Dcss Complete Visual Book, $39.99
Final Fantasy XII Official Guide Book, $24.99
Goth Loli Vol 7, $18.99
Gundam Profile Gp01, $35.99
He Is My Master Marumie Maid Works, $59.99
Hobby Japan Oct 2006, $12.99
Hyper Hobby Sept 2006 #0, $16.99
Kow Yokoyama Mak Sketchbook, $75.99
Megami Sept 2006, $14.99
Mobil Suits Gundam Character Encyclopedia, $65.99
Modeloid Vol 3, $24.99
Nanakusa No Ballad Ballad For Innocence, $63.99
Neon Genesis Evangelion Iron Maiden Special Edition Visual F, $39.99
Newtype Sept 2006 #104, $10.99
Petit Mania Petite Blythe Collections 1, $37.99
Replicant Vol 24, $23.99
Sf Illustrator Naoyuki Kato Bijo Mecha Powered Suit, $51.99
Shuffle Anime Complete Album, $43.99

VIZ MEDIA LLC
Cain Saga Vol 1 TPB, $8.99
Drifting Classroom Vol 2 TPB, $9.99
Flame Of Recca Vol 20 TPB, $9.99
Golgo 13 Vol 5 GN, $9.99
Hana Kimi Vol 14 GN, $9.99
Inu Yasha Ani Manga Vol 17 GN, $11.99
Inu Yasha Vol 27 TPB, $8.95
Naoki Urasawas Monster Vol 5 TPB, $9.99
Pokemon Lets Find Pokemon Special Complete Ed, $14.99
Rurouni Kenshin Novel, $9.99
Vagabond Vol 23 TPB, $9.95

As always from the ComicList.

ANTARCTIC PRESS
AP How To Draw Supersize Super 3 Pack, $34.95
How To Draw Manga Supersize 3 Pack, $39.95
How To Transform Your Art 2 Pack, $19.95
I Hunt Monsters Pkt Manga Monster Mash 2 Pack, $12.95
Luftwaffe Pkt Manga 4 Pack, $19.99

DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal #118, $2.99
Coffin Art Of Vampire Hunter D SC Slipcase Edition 1-2, $39.95
Old Boy Vol 2 TPB, $12.95
School Zone Vol 3 TPB, $12.95

DC COMICS
Densha Otoko Vol 1, $9.99

GO! MEDIA ENTERTAINMENT LLC
After School Nightmare Vol 1 GN, $10.99
Night Of The Beasts Vol 1 GN, $10.99

HK COMICS LTD
King Of Kings #1 Cover A, $2.95
King Of Kings #1 Cover B, $2.95

ICARUS PUBLISHING
A G Super Erotic Anthology #44 (adult), $4.99

JUNE MANGA
Our Kingdom Vol 4 GN, $12.95

NETCOMICS
Aegis Vol 2 GN, $9.99
Cant Lose You Vol 3 GN (Of 6), $9.99
Dokebi Bride Vol 3 GN, $9.99
Great Catsby Vol 3 (Of 6), $19.99
Manhwa Novella Collection Vol 2 GN, $11.99
Your Lover Vol 1 GN, $9.99

TOKYOPOP
Angel Cup Vol 2 GN (Of 5), $9.99
Blood Sucker Legend Of Zipangu Vol 2 GN (Of 8), $9.99
Dot Hack Sign Another Birth Vol 2 Novel (Of 3), $7.99
Dramacon Vol 2 GN (Of 3), $9.99
Earthlight Vol 1 GN, $9.99
Et Cetera Vol 8 GN (Of 9), $9.99
Gorgeous Carat Vol 3 GN (Of 4), $9.99
Gto Early Years Shonan Junai Gumi Vol 2 GN (Of 15), $12.99
Judas Vol 1 GN, $9.99
Kamichama Karin Vol 5 GN (Of 7), $9.99
Kingdom Hearts Chain Of Memories Vol 1 GN, $9.99
Loveless Vol 3 GN (Of 6), $9.99
Mitsukazu Mihara Haunted House GN, $9.99
Peach Fuzz Vol 2 GN (Of 3), $9.99
Planet Blood Vol 5 GN (Of 11), $9.99
Princess Ai Boxed Set, $24.99
Ra-I GN, $9.99
Saiyuki Reload Vol 5 GN (Of 6), $9.99
Snow Vol 1 GN, $9.99
Sokora Refugees Vol 2 GN, $9.99
Steady Beat Vol 2 GN (Of 3), $9.99
Welcome To The Nhk Vol 1 GN, $9.99

VIZ MEDIA LLC
Art Of Fullmetal Alchemist The Anime, $19.99
Bastard Vol 13 TPB, $9.99
Pokemon Best Of Pokemon Adventures Red, $7.99
Shojo Beat Manga Artist Academy, $14.99
Shojo Beat Nov 06 Vol 2 #11, $5.99

As usual from the ComicList.

ANTARCTIC PRESS
AP Premium Manga Paper (AA), $21.99
Gold Digger Halloween Special #1 (AA), $2.99
How To Draw Manga The Fred Perry Way DVD (AA), AR
Legends From Darkwood Summer Fun Special (AA), $2.99

BANDAI ENTERTAINMENT INC
Tomb Raider Vol 2 TPB (Bandai), $9.99

DC COMICS
Cipher Vol 5, $9.99
Emma Vol 1, $9.99

DR MASTERS PUBLICATIONS INC
Snk Vs Capcom Vol 4 Svc Chaos TPB (resolicited), $9.95

JUNE MANGA
Il Gatto Sul G Vol 2 GN, $12.95

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Last Hope Vol 2 GN, $10.99

TOKYOPOP
Ai Yori Aoshi Vol 14 GN (Of 17), $9.99
Daphne In The Brilliant Blue GN, $9.99
Dragon Head Vol 4 GN (Of 10), $9.99
Duan Surk Vol 1 Witches Forest Novel (Of 4) (resolicited), $10.99
Good Witch O/T West Vol 1 GN, $9.99
Junjo Romantica Vol 1 GN, $9.99
Kino No Tabi Book One O/T Beautiful World Vol 1 Novel (Of 8), $7.99
Lights Out Vol 5 GN (Of 9), $9.99
Magic Moon Vol 1 Novel (Of 3), $10.99
Phd Phantasy Degree Vol 7 GN (Of 10), $9.99
Queens Knight Vol 7 GN (Of 15), $9.99
Rg Veda Vol 7 GN (Of 10), $9.99
Scrapped Princess Novel Vol 1 GN (Of 13), $7.99
Sorcerer Hunters Vol 7 GN New Ptg (Of 13), $9.99
Threads Of Time Vol 8 GN (Of 11), $9.99
Tramps Like Us Vol 10 GN (Of 14), $9.99
Ultra Cute Vol 4 GN (Of 9), $9.99

VIZ MEDIA LLC
Aishiteruze Baby Vol 4 TPB, $8.99
Eyeshield 21 Vol 10 TPB, $7.99
Nana Vol 4 TPB, $8.99

As always from the ComicList.

A. D. VISION
Line Manga Vol 1 TPB, $9.99

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Ninja High School #142, $2.99

DARK HORSE COMICS
Berserk Vol 13 TPB, $13.95
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Vol 1 TPB, $10.95

DC COMICS
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne Vol 5, $9.99
Oyayubihime Infinity Vol 2, $9.99
Seimaden Vol 6, $9.99

ICARUS PUBLISHING
A G Super Erotic Anthology #43 (adult), $4.99
A G Super Erotic Anthology Mega Bundle #2 (adult), $18.00

TOKYOPOP
Avatar Cinemanga Box Set Vols 1 - 3, $19.99
Kingdom Hearts Vol 1-4 GN Boxed Set, $23.99
Tokyo Tribes Vol 5 GN (Of 11), $9.99

VIZ MEDIA LLC
Shonen Jump Nov 06 #47, $4.99

Using a mixture of Comic Book Resources and ICV2 articles, here is the compiled Top 50 Manga chart according to Diamond’s direct market sales in the US.
These are sales from the direct market only, e.g. Local Comic Shops, this chart isn’t the same as the weekly bookscan top ten listing which is complied by Neilsen and reflects sales in bookstores, e.g. Borders, Barnes & Noble.

There are two charts complied, Top 300 comics (i.e. Monthly floppy format) and Top 100 graphic novels (i.e. Trades, Paperbacks, Mangas). Recently there has also been a Top 50 Manga chart which takes the titles that made it into the Top 100 graphic novels and then rounds it out at 50. This is the chart that I publish here on Love Manga.
On to this months, as before the emphasised titles at the beginning are those that were in the Top 100 Graphic Novel chart, in the position column the parenthesis number is where they placed in that chart. Using ICV2’s article I also have the estimated quantities too, but as ICV2 does not run the Top 50 manga chart the numbers only last for those that made the Top 100 Graphic Novel chart.

(The estimates for the Top 50 chart will be added when ICV2 publish theirs!)

Okay before we get started, how the hell did Star Trek manga get all the way up there.

Anyway, not a good month for manga as only 25 titles make the Top 100 chart, not quite the worse but nearly; though there is an even balance between how many titles made the top and bottom parts of the chart. This month chart also sees a reversal of publishers too with only 6 making the list, when this happens its usual at the benefit of Tokyopop and VIZ Media and respectively they get 22 and 18 titles. The remaining 10 titles get divvied up between Dark Horse, Del Rey and Blu Manga with 3 apiece and DC’s CMX takes the remaining 1 with once again Tenjho Tenge proving that censoring hasn’t stopped every single volume appearing in the chart.

We get the first OEL Tokyopop title for a fair few months in Return to Labyrinth at #10(40) which is definitely one of the best placings ever, though should be interesting to see what the quantity column is going to be like if ICV2 post their article. Technically I guess the Star Trek manga might qualify as OEL, but I’m still in shock that it posted so high. ^.^ Also following on the latest trend of looking at Tokyopop’s volume 01 output, of their 22 titles this month 6 are either oneshots or opening volumes which is a fair sized number. Especially when compared to say only 4 volumes 01’s from everyone else.

Dark Horse with its new Samurai Executioner replacement Path of the Assassin places slightly worse then the previous volume but out of the three DH titles its the only one which gets into the Top 100 GN chart which is pretty unusual for them. Del Rey also only gets one title into the top 100 chart with Tsubasa vol.10 which has been doing very well in the bookscan chart over the last 2 weeks as well.
VIZ Media though gets the top spot with none other then Naruto vol.11 which rather surprisingly given its bookstore run is the first time its been at #1 this year, previously volumes have always been stuck at #2 behind the likes of Megatokyo and Fruits Basket. Including Naturo exactly half of VIZ’s titles from the Top 50 are inside the Top 100 GN chart which is only a little behind Tokyopops mammoth effort this month.

As always from the ComicList.

A. D. VISION
Orphen Manga Vol 6 TPB, $9.99

ANIME WORKS PUBLICATIONS
Apocalypse Zero Vol 6 GN, $9.99
Eiken Vol 6 GN, $9.99
Kamunagara Rebirth Of The Demonslayer Vol 6 GN, $9.99

ANTARCTIC PRESS
Ninja High School Yearbook 2006, $4.99

DARK HORSE COMICS
Banya Explosive Delivery Man TPB, $12.95
Ghost In The Shell Vol 2 Stand Alone Complex Novel, $8.95
Ju On Novel, $8.95
Satsuma Gishiden Vol 1 TPB, $14.95
Vampire Hunter D Vol 5 Stuff Of Dreams Novel, $8.95

DC COMICS
Moon Child Vol 4, $9.99

DIGITAL MANGA DISTRIBUTION
Day Of Revolution Vol 1 GN, $12.95

ICARUS PUBLISHING
Any Way I Want It TPB (adult), $19.95

JUNE MANGA
Close The Last Door Vol 1 GN, $12.95
Little Butterfly Vol 2 GN, $12.95

KITTY PRESS
I Cant Stop Loving You Vol 2 GN (adult), $10.99
Skyscrapers Of Oz GN (AA)(adult), $9.99

PONENT MON
Mariko Parade GN English Ed (AA), $17.99

SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC
Boogiepop Dual Vol 1, $10.99

TOHAN CORPORATION
Ai Yori Aoshi Complete Works, $55.99
Ghost In The Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd Gig Visual Book, $37.99
Gothic Lolita Punk Brand Book, $33.99
Hiromu Arakawa Illustrations Fullmetal Alchemist 2, $28.99
Hobby Japan Sept 2006, $12.99
Hyper Hobby Aug 2006, $16.99
Megami Aug 2006, $14.99
Newtype Aug 2006 #104, $10.99
Peach Pit Illustrations Dears, $43.99
Robot 5 GN, $35.99

As always from the ComicList.

BOOM! STUDIOS
Talent #3 (Of 4), $3.99

DARK HORSE COMICS
Blade Of The Immortal #117, $2.99
Crying Freeman Vol 3 TPB, $14.95
Reiko The Zombie Shop Vol 4 TPB, $12.95

DC COMICS
From Eroica With Love Vol 7, $9.99
Land Of The Blindfolded Vol 9, $9.99

ICE KUNION
Comic Vol 1 GN, $10.95
Hissing Vol 2 GN, $10.95

JUNE MANGA
Kiss Of Fire SC, $24.95

VIZ MEDIA LLC
Shojo Beat Oct 06 Vol 2 #10, $5.99