Rocket Bomber

key:
Manga 500 ranking. ↕movement (last wks. rank) : title – pub.info & [score] ::

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August New Releases, end of month
Top 10:

24. ↑1 (25) : Rosario+Vampire 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [539.4] ::
37. ↓-4 (33) : Kitchen Princess 7 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [469.4] ::
38. ↓-1 (37) : Tail of the Moon 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [449.1] ::
41. ↓-1 (40) : D. Gray-Man 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [427.1] ::
54. ↑44 (98) : Warcraft Legends 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [383.6] ::
73. ↓-2 (71) : Black Lagoon 1 – Viz, Aug 2008 [329.5] ::
90. ↑42 (132) : Naoki Urasawa’s Monster 16 – Viz Signature, Aug 2008 [301.6] ::
101. ↑18 (119) : Love Attack 3 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [279.3] ::
104. ↑7 (111) : Love Mode 10 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2008 [273.6] ::
106. ↑88 (194) : Starcraft Frontline 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [267.3] ::

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All Ranking Titles, by Publisher:

629. ↑186 (815) : Heavenly Body – Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [32.7] ::
663. ↑127 (790) : Maid in Heaven – Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [26] ::
764. ↑new (0) : Ruff Love – Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [16.4] ::
690. ↑212 (902) : Two of Hearts – Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [23.1] ::

1049. ↑126 (1175) : Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion 1 – Bandai, Aug 2008 [4.7] ::

413. ↑282 (695) : Tenjho Tenge 17 – CMX, Aug 2008 [81.9] ::
1751. ↑new (last ranked 17 Aug 08) : Two Flowers for the Dragon 2 – CMX, Aug 2008 [0.1] ::

419. ↑262 (681) : Blood+ 3 – Dark Horse, Aug 2008 [79.5] ::
142. ↑69 (211) : Oh My Goddess! 30 – Dark Horse, Aug 2008 [226.7] ::

794. ↓-25 (769) : Faust 1 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [14.4] ::
224. ↑30 (254) : Hell Girl 3 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [155] ::
37. ↓-4 (33) : Kitchen Princess 7 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [469.4] ::
384. ↑552 (936) : Mamotte! Lollipop 7 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [89.5] ::
622. ↑287 (909) : Mushishi 5 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [33.9] ::
470. ↑new (0) : Princess Resurrection 4 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [62.8] ::
1104. ↑424 (1528) : Yagyu Ninja Scrolls 4 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [3.7] ::

1114. ↑39 (1153) : Enchanter 9 – DMP, Aug 2008 [3.5] ::

728. ↓-101 (627) : Her Majesty’s Dog 10 – Go! Comi, Aug 2008 [19.6] ::
905. ↓-75 (830) : Ultimate Venus 2 – Go! Comi, Aug 2008 [8.1] ::

1321. ↓-15 (1306) : Boggiepop at Dawn (novel) – Seven Seas, Aug 2008 [0.5] ::
233. ↑205 (438) : Dance in the Vampire Bund 2 – Seven Seas, Aug 2008 [148.6] ::

527. ↑124 (651) : Aspirin 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [51.8] ::
1473. ↓-22 (1451) : Avatar Cine-Manga 8 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [0.2] ::
189. ↑1 (190) : Cherry Juice 4 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [181.8] ::
528. ↑31 (559) : Doors of Chaos 2 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [51.6] ::
1710. ↑15 (1725) : Genju no Seiza 7 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [0.1] ::
566. ↑126 (692) : Grenadier 7 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [42.5] ::
240. ↑43 (283) : GTO The Early Years: Shonan Junai Gumi 8 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [144.9] ::
899. ↓-8 (891) : Hotel Africa 2 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [8.3] ::
748. ↓-161 (587) : iD_eNTITY 12 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [18.1] ::
696. ↓-247 (449) : Initial D 31 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [22.7] ::
774. ↑205 (979) : Jade of Bango 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [15.8] ::
889. ↓-11 (878) : Jyu-Oh-Sei 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [8.5] ::
984. ↓-278 (706) : King of Thorn 5 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [5.9] ::
101. ↑18 (119) : Love Attack 3 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [279.3] ::
316. ↓-29 (287) : Mamotte Shugogetten 2 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [112.1] ::
306. ↓-36 (270) : Peace Maker 4 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [115] ::
269. ↓-89 (180) : Platinum Garden 7 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [130.2] ::
425. ↑183 (608) : Samurai Champloo Omnibus – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [76.9] ::
106. ↑88 (194) : Starcraft Frontline 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [267.3] ::
118. ↑48 (166) : Trinity Blood 7 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [246.3] ::
483. ↓-94 (389) : Tsukuyomi Moon Phase 11 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [60.5] ::
273. ↓-16 (257) : Vampire Doll 5 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [129.3] ::
597. ↑123 (720) : VB Rose 3 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [37.2] ::
54. ↑44 (98) : Warcraft Legends 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [383.6] ::

104. ↑7 (111) : Love Mode 10 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2008 [273.6] ::
207. ↓-97 (110) : Tea for Two 2 – Tokyopop Blu, Aug 2008 [167.9] ::

339. ↑314 (653) : Dororo 3 – Vertical, Aug 2008 [106.3] ::

73. ↓-2 (71) : Black Lagoon 1 – Viz, Aug 2008 [329.5] ::
183. ↓-24 (159) : Boys over Flowers 31 – Viz, Aug 2008 [188.9] ::
1050. ↑254 (1304) : Flame of Recca 28 – Viz, Aug 2008 [4.7] ::
1452. ↓-76 (1376) : Gimmick! 2 – Viz, Aug 2008 [0.2] ::
188. ↓-5 (183) : Hayate the Combat Butler 8 – Viz, Aug 2008 [182.1] ::
204. ↑194 (398) : Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs 10 – Viz, Aug 2008 [169.6] ::
1225. ↓-49 (1176) : Inuyasha Ani-Manga 28 – Viz, Aug 2008 [1.7] ::
1227. ↑287 (1514) : Kekkaishi 14 – Viz, Aug 2008 [1.7] ::
331. ↓-23 (308) : Nightmare Inspector 3 – Viz, Aug 2008 [107.8] ::
1550. ↑new (0) : One Pound Gospel 2 – Viz, Aug 2008 [0.1] ::
156. ↑72 (228) : Record of a Fallen Vampire 2 – Viz, Aug 2008 [209.9] ::
244. ↑24 (268) : Zatch Bell! 20 – Viz, Aug 2008 [143.1] ::

751. ↑70 (821) : Baby & Me 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [17.7] ::
507. ↓-18 (489) : BODY 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [55.3] ::
781. ↓-33 (748) : Fairy Cube 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [15.1] ::
560. ↓-22 (538) : Haruka Beyond the Stream of Time 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [44.2] ::
522. ↓-88 (434) : Kaze Hikaru 10 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [52.6] ::
691. ↑65 (756) : Short-Tempered Melancholic and Other Stories – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [22.9] ::
354. ↑221 (575) : Sugar Princess 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [100.9] ::
38. ↓-1 (37) : Tail of the Moon 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [449.1] ::

116. ↑79 (195) : Dragon Ball The Complete Illustrations – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [249.5] ::
495. ↑12 (507) : Dragon Drive 9 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [58.5] ::
471. ↑1 (472) : Hoshin Engi 8 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [62.8] ::
172. ↑10 (182) : Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation 6 – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [198.6] ::
505. ↑124 (629) : Naruto vols 1-27 box set (2008) – Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2008 [55.9] ::

41. ↓-1 (40) : D. Gray-Man 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [427.1] ::
165. ↓-15 (150) : Eyeshield 21 vol 21 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [203.5] ::
24. ↑1 (25) : Rosario+Vampire 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [539.4] ::

90. ↑42 (132) : Naoki Urasawa’s Monster 16 – Viz Signature, Aug 2008 [301.6] ::

1406. ↓-617 (789) : Pokemon Fun with Mazes & Puzzles – Vizkids, Aug 2008 [0.2] ::

1147. ↑436 (1583) : Manga for the Beginner — Hart – Watson-Guptill, Aug 2008 [3] ::

688. ↓-140 (548) : Antique Gift Shop 5 – Yen Press, Aug 2008 [23.2] ::
1365. ↓-162 (1203) : Comic 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2008 [0.3] ::
230. ↓-29 (201) : Legend 3 – Yen Press, Aug 2008 [150.5] ::
436. ↑158 (594) : SS Astro 1 – Yen Press, Aug 2008 [72.8] ::

Other August titles previously appearing in the charts as preorders:

. (last ranked 22 Jun 08) : 500 Essential Anime Movies — McCarthy – Collins Design, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 8 Jun 08) : Apothecarius Argentum 6 – CMX, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 1 Jun 08) : Archlord 6 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 3 Aug 08) : Cy-Believers 3 – Go! Comi, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 20 Jul 08) : Dokkoida?! 3 – CMX, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 25 May 08) : Dragon Sister! 2 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 20 Jul 08) : Gon 5 – CMX, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 23 Mar 08) : In the Starlight 4 – Netcomics, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 20 Jul 08) : JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure 11 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 29 Jun 08) : Law of Ueki 13 – Viz, Aug 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 22 Jun 08) : S (novel) 2 – DMP June, Aug 2008 [0] ::

key:
Manga 500 ranking. ↕movement (last wks. rank) : title – pub.info & [score] ::

Top 10 Preorders:

25. ↑22 (47) : Naruto 31 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [539] ::
66. ↑65 (131) : Vampire Knight 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [354] ::
91. ↑123 (214) : Bleach 24 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [297.1] ::
109. ↑4 (113) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [258.1] ::
143. ↑17 (160) : Fruits Basket 21 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [226.6] ::
150. ↑302 (452) : Wild Ones 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [214.9] ::
169. ↑463 (632) : Gentlemen’s Alliance† 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [200.1] ::
195. ↑342 (537) : Wanted – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [178.3] ::
197. ↑271 (468) : High School Debut 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [177.2] ::
209. ↑348 (557) : Skip Beat! 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [166.3] ::

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By Month of Release:

September:
385. ↑33 (418) : Berserk 25 – Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [89.4] ::
604. ↑900 (1504) : Black Cat 16 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [36.5] ::
846. ↓-62 (784) : Black Jack 1 – Vertical, Sep 2008 [10.3] ::
91. ↑123 (214) : Bleach 24 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [297.1] ::
869. ↓-9 (860) : Bleach Collector’s Edition Hardcover 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [9.2] ::
1359. ↑110 (1469) : Bleach vols 1-21 box set – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [0.4] ::
1788. ↑new (0) : Burst Angel 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
863. ↑244 (1107) : Chibi Vampire 10 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [9.4] ::
1640. ↓-132 (1508) : Death Note Collector’s Edition Hardcover 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
1655. ↓-121 (1534) : Dragon Ball VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
369. ↑175 (544) : Dragon Ball Z VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [96.2] ::
1590. ↓-254 (1336) : Eiken 12 – Media Blasters, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
1707. ↑12 (1719) : Evyione: Ocean Fantasy 2 – Udon, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
169. ↑463 (632) : Gentlemen’s Alliance† 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [200.1] ::
911. ↓-172 (739) : Getbackers 26 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [7.9] ::
1022. ↑new (0) : Gin Tama 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2008 [5] ::
242. ↑116 (358) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 3 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [143.8] ::
197. ↑271 (468) : High School Debut 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [177.2] ::
945. ↑654 (1599) : Hunter x Hunter 22 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2008 [7.1] ::
362. ↑68 (430) : Junjo Romantica 7 – Tokyopop Blu, Sep 2008 [97.5] ::
830. ↑new (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : Kurohime 7 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2008 [11.5] ::
553. ↑340 (893) : Love*com 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [45.4] ::
229. ↑68 (297) : Loveless 8 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [150.7] ::
983. ↓-189 (794) : Manga Mania Shonen – Sixth & Spring, Sep 2008 [6] ::
877. ↓-45 (832) : Mixed Vegetables 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [9] ::
313. ↑353 (666) : Monkey High! 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [112.9] ::
894. ↓-5 (889) : Monochrome Factor 3 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [8.4] ::
827. ↑new (0) : Monster Book of Manga 4 – Collins Design, Sep 2008 [11.5] ::
1569. ↓-650 (919) : My Dearest Devil Princess 4 – Broccoli Books, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
464. ↑418 (882) : Nana 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [64.1] ::
25. ↑22 (47) : Naruto 31 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [539] ::
424. ↑236 (660) : Negima! 19 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [77.9] ::
633. ↓-227 (406) : Phoenix Wright 1 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [32.1] ::
898. ↑new (0) : Prince of Tennis 27 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [8.3] ::
1517. ↑161 (1678) : Rave Master 30 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [0.2] ::
216. ↑319 (535) : S.A (Special A) 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [159.7] ::
1029. ↑new (0) : Shaman King 18 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [4.9] ::
209. ↑348 (557) : Skip Beat! 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [166.3] ::
790. ↑217 (1007) : Sundome 3 – Yen Press, Sep 2008 [14.5] ::
1136. ↑new (0) : Switch 4 – Viz, Sep 2008 [3.1] ::
1499. ↑55 (1554) : tactics 6 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [0.2] ::
1728. ↑new (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : Tokyo Zombie – Last Gasp, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
1583. ↓-339 (1244) : Vagabond The Art of Vagabond: Water – Viz Signature, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
337. ↓-12 (325) : Vampire Kisses 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [107] ::
66. ↑65 (131) : Vampire Knight 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [354] ::
195. ↑342 (537) : Wanted – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [178.3] ::
109. ↑4 (113) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [258.1] ::
150. ↑302 (452) : Wild Ones 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [214.9] ::
1562. ↑new (0) : Yu-Gi-Oh! Collector’s Edition Hardcover 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::

October:
550. ↓-105 (445) : Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan – Random House Pantheon, Oct 2008 [45.4] ::
1700. ↑12 (1712) : Beauty Pop 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
867. ↑new (0) : Black God 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [9.2] ::
746. ↑101 (847) : Black Lagoon 2 – Viz, Oct 2008 [18.3] ::
968. ↓-22 (946) : Blank Slate 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [6.5] ::
1107. ↓-237 (870) : Bleach Souls: Official Character Book – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [3.6] ::
1538. ↑new (last ranked 3 Aug 08) : Bleach The Art of Bleach: All Colour But The Black – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [0.2] ::
1325. ↓-701 (624) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [0.4] ::
1476. ↓-21 (1455) : Dragon Ball Collector’s Edition Hardcover 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [0.2] ::
1722. ↑new (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : Dragon Ball Z Collector’s Edition Hardcover 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
1480. ↓-13 (1467) : Fruits Basket Planner – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [0.2] ::
701. ↑81 (782) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 4 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [22.2] ::
1133. ↑186 (1319) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 – Viz, Oct 2008 [3.2] ::
288. ↓-23 (265) : Hellsing 9 – Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [121.9] ::
791. ↑new (0) : Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) 24 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [14.4] ::
760. ↓-32 (728) : Knights 2 – DMP, Oct 2008 [16.8] ::
1401. ↑116 (1517) : Legend of Zelda 1 – Vizkids, Oct 2008 [0.3] ::
855. ↓-17 (838) : Love Mode 11 – Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2008 [9.7] ::
383. ↑178 (561) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [89.6] ::
904. ↑new (0) : Musashi #9 vol 16 – CMX, Oct 2008 [8.1] ::
1612. ↓-199 (1413) : Ral Ω Grad 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
1384. ↓-22 (1362) : Rosario+Vampire 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [0.3] ::
865. ↑new (0) : Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [9.4] ::
880. ↑new (0) : Silver Diamond 2 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [8.9] ::
871. ↑new (0) : Spiral 5 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [9.1] ::
912. ↓-133 (779) : Strawberry Panic (novel) 3 – Seven Seas Strawberry, Oct 2008 [7.9] ::
1422. ↓-237 (1185) : Tail of the Moon 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [0.2] ::
1556. ↑new (0) : Time Stranger Kyoko 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
1628. ↓-168 (1460) : Vampire’s Portrait 1 – DMP June, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
1653. ↓-124 (1529) : Yagyu Ninja Scrolls 5 – Del Rey, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
652. ↑48 (700) : Zombie Loan 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [28.4] ::

November:
866. ↑new (last ranked 15 Jun 08) : Alice on Deadlines 4 – Yen Press, Nov 2008 [9.3] ::
1492. ↑10 (1502) : AP’s How to Draw Manga How to Draw Chibi – Antarctic Press, Nov 2008 [0.2] ::
1547. ↑new (0) : Dragon Ball vols 1-16 box set – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::
143. ↑17 (160) : Fruits Basket 21 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [226.6] ::
1790. ↑new (0) : Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 1 – Del Rey, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::
854. ↓-19 (835) : Hayate the Combat Butler 9 – Viz, Nov 2008 [9.7] ::
861. ↑154 (1015) : King City 1 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [9.4] ::
873. ↓-16 (857) : King of Thorn 6 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [9.1] ::
858. ↓-19 (839) : Mushishi 6 – Del Rey, Nov 2008 [9.6] ::
334. ↑5 (339) : Naruto 32 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [107.2] ::
828. ↓-16 (812) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [11.5] ::
1793. ↑new (0) : Warcraft Legends 2 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::
1652. ↓-125 (1527) : Wild Adapter 6 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::
1619. ↓-184 (1435) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::

December and Beyond:
1391. ↑33 (1424) : Berserk 26 – Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [0.3] ::
1715. ↑new (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : Blade of the Immortal 20 – Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
991. ↓-25 (966) : Blank Slate 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [5.8] ::
1230. ↑257 (1487) : Bleach 25 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [1.6] ::
949. ↑51 (1000) : Full Metal Panic! (novel) 2 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [7] ::
868. ↓-14 (854) : Monochrome Factor 4 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [9.2] ::
439. ↓-8 (431) : Naruto 33 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [72] ::
375. ↓-30 (345) : Negima! 8 – Del Rey, Dec 2008 [92.7] ::
1646. ↓-128 (1518) : Nightmare Inspector 5 – Viz, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
1791. ↑new (0) : Nora 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
1647. ↓-127 (1520) : Rave Master 31 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
1554. ↑new (0) : Sgt. Frog 16 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
487. ↑99 (586) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [59.8] ::

1560. ↑new (0) : Vampire Knight 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [0.1] ::

1420. ↓-254 (1166) : Yotsuba&! 6 – ADV, TBA [0.2] ::

As occasionally happens, I’ll think of new sorting & reporting criteria for my charts in the process of writing up one of my commentary posts; it happened last week and I feel the exercise, in this case, is definitely worth repeating.

All (but one) of these titles falls so far down the chart they don’t even register on the Midlist 500 yet. Considering the breadth of what I’m attempting, that’s saying something — You’d think the giant vacuum cleaner (a total of 10 sites, up to a top 500 pulled from Amazon and several others, 16 freakin’ hours of data entry) that comprises my current method would actually capture more of these each week.

These titles are also reported as part of the new releases and preorders, obviously, but it only takes an extra minute to pull-and-highlight these new immigrants to my database. The list is worth posting. —The only question is what to call it. I’m kinda-sorta partial to the title below, but not sure if it’s the most accurate description:

The Bleeding Edge
Pre-orders and new releases, new to the chart this week

key:
Manga 500 ranking. ↕movement (last wks. rank) : title – pub.info & [score] ::

470. ↑new (0) : Princess Resurrection 4 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [62.8] ::
764. ↑new (0) : Ruff Love – Aurora Deux, Aug 2008 [16.4] ::
791. ↑new (0) : Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) 24 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [14.4] ::
827. ↑new (0) : Monster Book of Manga 4 – Collins Design, Sep 2008 [11.5] ::
865. ↑new (0) : Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro 2 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [9.4] ::
867. ↑new (0) : Black God 4 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [9.2] ::
871. ↑new (0) : Spiral 5 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [9.1] ::
880. ↑new (0) : Silver Diamond 2 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [8.9] ::
898. ↑new (0) : Prince of Tennis 27 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [8.3] ::
904. ↑new (0) : Musashi #9 vol 16 – CMX, Oct 2008 [8.1] ::
1022. ↑new (0) : Gin Tama 8 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Sep 2008 [5] ::
1029. ↑new (0) : Shaman King 18 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [4.9] ::
1136. ↑new (0) : Switch 4 – Viz, Sep 2008 [3.1] ::
1547. ↑new (0) : Dragon Ball vols 1-16 box set – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::
1550. ↑new (0) : One Pound Gospel 2 – Viz, Aug 2008 [0.1] ::
1554. ↑new (0) : Sgt. Frog 16 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
1556. ↑new (0) : Time Stranger Kyoko 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
1560. ↑new (0) : Vampire Knight 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [0.1] ::
1562. ↑new (0) : Yu-Gi-Oh! Collector’s Edition Hardcover 1 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
1788. ↑new (0) : Burst Angel 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [0.1] ::
1790. ↑new (0) : Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo 1 – Del Rey, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::
1791. ↑new (0) : Nora 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
1793. ↑new (0) : Warcraft Legends 2 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [0.1] ::

I’m using my manga charts to look at the output of select publishers —

covered previously:
ADV Manga, Aurora Publishing, Broccoli Books, CMX, Dark Horse, Del Rey, DMP/DMP June/801,

Today the spotlight is on

Graphic-Sha & Japanime’s Manga University

Let’s change gears a bit and consider one interesting aspect of my manga charts: There is some stuff here that isn’t manga.

I’ll typically include any book that is “co-branded” (for lack of a better term) with a popular manga series: the art books, character guides, source books (“How to Read Death Note” anyone?), novels (which I discussed two weeks ago) — and a stack of stuff that is even more questionable, like ani-manga & cine-manga, calendars, sticker books, and Pokemon.

Past the tie-in stuff, there are some academic & scholarly works I’m tracking as well: obviously I’m going to include Thompson’s Guide to Manga; Scott McCloud will always have a place on my charts, and I’m also making room for Abel & Madden as well as at least one or two guides to Anime. —

By far the largest group of non-manga manga titles in my database, though, are the How-To books, and of these the vast majority are Graphic-Sha’s How to Draw Manga series. And that’s not a bad thing. Graphic-Sha, a Japanese publisher, commissioned Japanese artists and authors to produce a series of how-to books in Japan, for the Japanese market. (Do you see the trend there?) Quite a few of these books (around 65, give or take) have been translated and made available to the English market, via co-productions with two companies: Japan Publications Trading Co., who also publish the Japanese in Mangaland series of language texts, and Japanime, a company most American readers will know as Manga University

I don’t know which company worked on which books, though one could look at the titles are being offered on the two sites — but on at least one level (my level: the books on the shelf at retail) it doesn’t matter, as the entire series has a unified look-and-feel and if there are any differences, these are transparent to the consumer.

Graphic-Sha’s How to Draw Manga is a venerable series (in manga terms; the first book was published in the U.S. back in 1999) and well known to most folks who’ve browsed the art how-to section at their local big box. I’ll list the titles I have in my database (at the end of this post, and an aside: it’s so good to see that the anatomy volume is the top ranked, gives me some hope for the aspiring artists) but I think the more interesting story is hidden behind and around and beside the How-to-Draw series:

Let’s take a campus tour over at Manga University.

They’ve got some fun stuff there: free online tutorials, t-shirts, art supplies, a webcomic, complete online classes, a publisher’s blog…

that’s… nice. Just icing, though. The cake is the books.

And The Meat is MU’s selection of language titles.

I’ve been trying to teach myself Japanese for about a year. Unfortunately I can only do it on a very, very part time basis so I’m still stuck trying to memorize the kana. Hey, what do you know, they have a book for that: Kana de Manga. It’s cute — each page is illustrated (by Chihiro Hattori) — but also clear and accessible: the blurbs on each page include a sample word (often a familiar japanese term—like kimono—for the hirgana, and english loan words for the katakana) starting with the kana in question, and an illustation of the stroke order so you know how to properly write each one. It’s not a guarantee or an instant fix; one still needs to study, but this is a definite improvement over dry, boring college texts.

After you learn the kana, you can move on the Kanji de Manga, of which there are 5 volumes, and the special editions on Sound Effects drawn in most manga, and yojijukugo (4 kanji japanese idioms).

And the reason I kept using food metaphors is because they also publish a cookbook: not just any cookbook, though, a Manga Cookbook. The Manga Cookbook is also cute (Hattori does these characters, too) and is aimed, perhaps, at a slightly younger audience. While the introductory chapters on selected Japanese ingredients was certainly helpful, particularly in noting which should be available in the States and noting a few substitutions that can be made, on the whole it stuck me as Japanese Cooking for Kids. I personally would rather sink my teeth into The Japanese Pub Cookbook, and home chefs might be better served by one or both of Harumi’s books. Paired with a bento set, though, the Manga Cookbook would be a fine present for the tween manga fan, particularly if he or she is a fan of cooking manga like Kitchen Princess.

(If she’s a fan of Iron Wok Jan, you could always get her an iron wok — I own one of these Lodge Cast Iron Woks and it is super-sweet, a very close second-favorite right behind my 12’ heirloom cast iron skillet.)

Manga University also has a number of little gift books, each about 100 pages and 5 inches square — of these I own Manga Moods and 50 Things We Love About Japan and have been pleased with each; to actually recommend one of these is going to depend a lot on context and gift recipient, though, as they aren’t ‘manga’ enough for some fans (who’d likely rather just get more manga) and might be a bit too manga for the general public. Atsuhisa Okura’s art in 50 Things is awfully pretty though.

Manga University’s ranking titles:

113. ↑7 (120) : Manga Cookbook – Japanime’s Manga University, Aug 2007 [253.2] ::
405. ↓-12 (393) : Kanji de Manga 1 – Japanime’s Manga University, Jan 2005 [83.9] ::
499. ↓-142 (357) : Kanji de Manga vols 1-3 box set – Japanime’s Manga University, Nov 2006 [57.8] ::
845. ↑476 (1321) : Manga Moods – Japanime’s Manga University, Mar 2006 [10.5] ::
1769. ↑new (last ranked 27 Jul 08) : Kanji de Manga Kana de Manga Special Edition: Japanese Sound FX – Japanime’s Manga University, Apr 2007 [0.1] ::

previously ranked:

. (last ranked 17 Aug 08) : Kanji de Manga 3 – Japanime’s Manga University, Nov 2006 [0] ::
. (last ranked 22 Jun 08) : Kanji de Manga Special Edition: Yoji-Jukugo – Japanime’s Manga University, Apr 2008 [0] ::
. (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : Kanji de Manga Kana de Manga – Japanime’s Manga University, Jan 2005 [0] ::
. (last ranked 22 Jun 08) : Kanji de Manga 5 – Japanime’s Manga University, Aug 2007 [0] ::
. (last ranked 25 May 08) : Manga Cookbook Bento Box Gift Set – Japanime’s Manga University, Sep 2008 [0] ::

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Graphic Sha’s How To Draw Manga
(ranking titles; if you were looking for a complete, numbered list then check wikipedia)

304. ↓-31 (273) : How to Draw Manga Bodies & Anatomy – Graphic Sha, Aug 2002 [115.2] ::
382. ↓-18 (364) : How to Draw Manga Sketching Manga Style 1 – Graphic Sha, May 2007 [89.8] ::
584. ↑169 (753) : How to Draw Manga Compiling Characters – Graphic Sha, Jul 1999 [39.3] ::
901. ↓-155 (746) : How to Draw Manga Sketching Manga Style 2 – Graphic Sha, May 2007 [8.2] ::
927. ↓-269 (658) : How to Draw Manga Couples – Graphic Sha, Oct 2002 [7.4] ::
1065. ↑115 (1180) : How to Draw Manga Costume Encyclopedia 4 – Graphic Sha, Mar 2007 [4.5] ::
1068. ↓-316 (752) : How to Draw Manga Techniques for Drawing Female Manga Characters – Graphic Sha, Aug 2002 [4.4] ::
1102. ↓-27 (1075) : How to Draw Manga Putting Things in Perspective – Graphic Sha, Sep 2002 [3.7] ::
1146. ↓-25 (1121) : How to Draw Manga Occult & Horror – Graphic Sha, Aug 2002 [3] ::
1281. ↓-59 (1222) : How to Draw Manga Drawing Yaoi – Graphic Sha, Aug 2007 [0.9] ::
1407. ↓-557 (850) : How to Draw Manga Animals – Graphic Sha, May 2005 [0.2] ::
1421. ↓-248 (1173) : How to Draw Manga Action Scene Collection Samurai & Ninja – Graphic Sha, Apr 2007 [0.2] ::
1424. ↓-227 (1197) : How to Draw Manga Pen & Tone Techniques – Graphic Sha, Dec 2002 [0.2] ::
1425. ↓-220 (1205) : How to Draw Manga Mech Drawing – Graphic Sha, May 2003 [0.2] ::
1466. ↓-36 (1430) : How to Draw Manga Costume Encyclopedia 1 – Graphic Sha, Feb 2003 [0.2] ::
1578. ↓-368 (1210) : How to Draw Manga Girls’ Life Illustration File – Graphic Sha, Apr 2003 [0.1] ::
1579. ↓-361 (1218) : How to Draw Manga Ultimate Manga Lessons 1 – Graphic Sha, May 2005 [0.1] ::
1598. ↓-213 (1385) : How to Draw Manga Male Characters – Graphic Sha, Aug 2002 [0.1] ::
1613. ↓-199 (1414) : How to Draw Manga Ultimate Manga Lessons 6 – Graphic Sha, Mar 2006 [0.1] ::
1623. ↓-179 (1444) : How to Draw Manga Costume Encyclopedia 2 – Graphic Sha, Sep 2004 [0.1] ::
1632. ↓-144 (1488) : How to Draw Manga Giant Robots – Graphic Sha, Feb 2002 [0.1] ::
1643. ↓-132 (1511) : How to Draw Manga Ultimate Manga Lessons 3 – Graphic Sha, Aug 2005 [0.1] ::
1682. ↓-10 (1672) : How to Draw Manga Ninja & Samurai – Graphic Sha, Nov 2005 [0.1] ::
1694. ↑8 (1702) : How to Draw Manga Getting Started – Graphic Sha, Sep 2004 [0.1] ::
1777. ↑new (last ranked 3 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga Bishoujo Around the World – Graphic Sha, Aug 2002 [0.1] ::

other titles, previously ranked.

. (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga Bishoujo – Graphic Sha, Feb 2001 [0] ::
. (last ranked 1 Jun 08) : How to Draw Manga Computones 4 – Graphic Sha, Jun 2000 [0] ::
. (last ranked 27 Jul 08) : How to Draw Manga Computones 5 – Graphic Sha, Jun 2006 [0] ::
. (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga Creating Stories – Graphic Sha, Apr 2007 [0] ::
. (last ranked 18 May 08) : How to Draw Manga Dressing Your Characters – Graphic Sha, Jun 2001 [0] ::
. (last ranked 18 May 08) : How to Draw Manga Female Characters – Graphic Sha, Aug 2002 [0] ::
. (last ranked 17 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga Guns & Military 2 – Graphic Sha, Aug 2003 [0] ::
. (last ranked 18 May 08) : How to Draw Manga Illustration Kit – Graphic Sha, Sep 2004 [0] ::
. (last ranked 18 May 08) : How to Draw Manga Maids & Miko – Graphic Sha, Nov 2002 [0] ::
. (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga Making Anime – Graphic Sha, Nov 2002 [0] ::
. (last ranked 30 Mar 08) : How to Draw Manga More How to Draw Manga 1 – Graphic Sha, May 2004 [0] ::
. (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga More How to Draw Manga 3 – Graphic Sha, Sep 2004 [0] ::
. (last ranked 27 Jul 08) : How to Draw Manga More How to Draw Manga 4 – Graphic Sha, Jul 2004 [0] ::
. (last ranked 29 Jun 08) : How to Draw Manga Penning Characters – Graphic Sha, May 2004 [0] ::
. (last ranked 27 Jul 08) : How to Draw Manga Special: Colored Original Drawings – Graphic Sha, Jun 2001 [0] ::
. (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga Super Tone Techniques – Graphic Sha, Aug 2002 [0] ::
. (last ranked 22 Jun 08) : How to Draw Manga Super-deformed Characters 2 – Graphic Sha, May 2005 [0] ::
. (last ranked 17 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga Ultimate Manga Lessons 2 – Graphic Sha, Oct 2005 [0] ::
. (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga Ultimate Manga Lessons 4 – Graphic Sha, Jan 2006 [0] ::
. (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : How to Draw Manga Ultimate Manga Lessons 5 – Graphic Sha, Feb 2006 [0] ::
. (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : New Generation of Manga Artists 3 – Graphic Sha, Apr 2003 [0] ::

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(Some of you might have been expecting an article on Go! Comi this week, or last week actually — I promise I’ll be covering Go! Comi at some point in the near future but they’ve this very interesting tidbit on their site that requires some additional research and analysis)

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The Weekly Charts:
Your Executive Summary and Index
Week ending 31 August 2008

Manga Top 500

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto 30 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [723.6] ::
2. ↑1 (3) : Death Note 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [701.7] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Death Note 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [683.6] ::
4. ↑5 (9) : Death Note 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [679.8] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Naruto 29 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [678.9] ::
6. ↓-2 (4) : Naruto 28 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [673.6] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [656.1] ::
8. ↓-1 (7) : Vampire Knight 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [650.4] ::
9. ↓-3 (6) : Fruits Basket 20 – Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [643.9] ::
10. ↑4 (14) : Death Note 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2006 [641.6] ::

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Manga Top 50 Series

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [2681.77] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [2112.39] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket – Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [1825.47] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1438.05] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [1392.84] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [1029.87] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [964.03] ::
8. ↔0 (8) : Kingdom Hearts – Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [863.33] ::
9. ↔0 (9) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle – Del Rey, Apr 2004 [805.33] ::
10. ↑1 (11) : Berserk – Dark Horse, Oct 2003 [781.05] ::

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Manga Midlist 500
What’s the Midlist?

1. (24) : Rosario+Vampire 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [539.4] ::
2. (26) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 – Tokyopop, May 2008 [516.9] ::
3. (30) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 – Del Rey, Jul 2008 [492.8] ::
4. (31) : Warriors 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [492.3] ::
5. (37) : Kitchen Princess 7 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [469.4] ::
6. (38) : Tail of the Moon 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [449.1] ::
7. (39) : Warriors 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [441.3] ::
8. (40) : Berserk 24 – Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [432.5] ::
9. (41) : D. Gray-Man 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [427.1] ::
10. (43) : Rosario+Vampire 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [424.6] ::
11. (47) : Dark Hunger — Feehan, Zid – Berkley, Oct 2007 [405.7] ::
12. (51) : Warriors 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [390.9] ::
13. (54) : Warcraft Legends 1 – Tokyopop, Aug 2008 [383.6] ::
14. (64) : Battle Royale Novel – Viz, Mar 2003 [356] ::
15. (71) : Chibi Vampire 9 – Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [335.4] ::
16. (73) : Black Lagoon 1 – Viz, Aug 2008 [329.5] ::
17. (76) : In Odd We Trust — Koontz, Chan – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [324] ::
18. (84) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [309.6] ::
19. (85) : Making Comics — McCloud – HarperCollins, Sep 2006 [309] ::
20. (88) : xxxHolic 12 – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [303.6] ::
21. (90) : Naoki Urasawa’s Monster 16 – Viz Signature, Aug 2008 [301.6] ::
22. (92) : Naoki Urasawa’s Monster 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [295.3] ::
23. (93) : Wallflower 16 – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [295] ::
24. (94) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [292.5] ::
25. (97) : Negima! 18 – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [289] ::

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Link to the Full Rankings.