Top 25 Manga Properties – Full Year 2012 |
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Rank |
Title |
Publisher |
1 |
Naruto |
Viz Media |
2 |
Sailor Moon |
Kodansha Comics |
3 |
Bleach |
Viz Media |
4 |
Black Butler |
Yen Press |
5 |
Rosario & Vampire |
Viz Media |
6 |
Death Note |
Viz Media |
7 |
Soul Eater |
Yen Press |
8 |
Blue Exorcist |
Viz Media |
9 |
Black Bird |
Viz Media |
10 |
Vampire Knight |
Viz Media |
11 |
Maximum Ride |
Yen Press |
12 |
Alice in the Country of Hearts |
Yen Press |
13 |
Pandora Hearts |
Yen Press |
14 |
One Piece |
Viz Media |
15 |
Bakuman |
Viz Media |
16 |
High School of the Dead |
Yen Press |
17 |
Full Metal Alchemist |
Viz Media |
18 |
Dragon Ball/DBZ |
Viz Media |
19 |
Durarara! |
Yen Press |
20 |
Dawn of Arcana |
Viz Media |
21 |
Spice & Wolf |
Yen Press |
22 |
Yu-Gi-Oh! |
Viz Media |
23 |
D. Gray Man |
Viz Media |
24 |
Earl and Fairy |
Viz Media |
25 |
Puella Magi Madoka Magica |
Yen Press |
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Note: Includes all channels |
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From ICv2's 'Internal Correspondence' #81
Posted by ICv2 on March 8, 2013 @ 1:42 am CT
This chart of the ICv2 "Top 25 Manga Properties" reflects sales in all channels for the Full Year 2012. The "Top 25" chart is based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.
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