This chart of the ICv2 "Top 10 Shonen Properties" reflects sales in all channels for Summer 2012.  The "Top 10" chart is based on interviews with retailers, distributors, and manufacturers.




Top 10 Shonen Properties – Summer 2012

Rank

Title

Publisher

1

Naruto

Viz Media

2

Bleach

Viz Media

3

Black Butler

Yen Press

4

Blue Exorcist

Viz Media

5

Soul Eater

Yen Press

6

High School of the Dead

Yen Press

7

Rosario + Vampire

Viz Media

8

Bakuman

Viz Media

9

Death Note

Viz Media

10

Maximum Ride

Yen Press

 

Note: Includes all channels

 


For more information on the graphic novel market for Summer 2012, see "Comic Retailers Cautiously Ecstatic."
 
For more information on the release of the ICv2's Internal Correspondence #80, and information on how to get the ICv2's Internal Correspondence, see "ICv2 Releases 'Internal Correspondence' #80."