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Rankings Summary, week ending 17 August 2008

filed under , 18 August 2008, 11:22; byline — Matt Blind

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Week ending 17 August 2008

Manga Top 500

1. ↑4 (5) : Fruits Basket 20 – Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [642.7] ::
2. ↓-1 (1) : Naruto 29 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2008 [636.8] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Naruto 30 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2008 [634.7] ::
4. ↑2 (6) : Vampire Knight 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2007 [622.5] ::
5. ↑5 (10) : Death Note 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jan 2006 [614] ::
6. ↓-4 (2) : Death Note 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [607.7] ::
7. ↑1 (8) : Death Note 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2005 [602] ::
8. ↑1 (9) : Naruto 28 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2008 [599.1] ::
9. ↑3 (12) : Death Note 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2006 [584.5] ::
10. ↓-6 (4) : Death Note 13 How to Read Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2008 [571.6] ::

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Manga Top 50 Series

1. ↔0 (1) : Naruto – Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2003 [2510.18] ::
2. ↔0 (2) : Death Note – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2005 [1867.35] ::
3. ↔0 (3) : Fruits Basket – Tokyopop, Feb 2004 [1675.7] ::
4. ↔0 (4) : Bleach – Viz Shonen Jump, Jun 2004 [1416.63] ::
5. ↔0 (5) : Vampire Knight – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2007 [1307.74] ::
6. ↔0 (6) : Warriors – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [891.94] ::
7. ↔0 (7) : Kingdom Hearts – Tokyopop, Oct 2005 [837.4] ::
8. ↑3 (11) : Rosario+Vampire – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [825.51] ::
9. ↑1 (10) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle – Del Rey, Apr 2004 [761.07] ::
10. ↓-1 (9) : Ouran High School Host Club – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [749.96] ::

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Manga Midlist 500
What’s the Midlist?

1. (24) : Kingdom Hearts II 2 – Tokyopop, May 2008 [500] ::
2. (30) : Rosario+Vampire 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [460.1] ::
3. (31) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 18 – Del Rey, Jul 2008 [458.9] ::
4. (35) : Dark Hunger — Feehan, Zid – Berkley, Oct 2007 [417.3] ::
5. (37) : Warriors 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2008 [410.3] ::
6. (39) : Tail of the Moon 12 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2008 [405.5] ::
7. (45) : Warriors 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2007 [394.3] ::
8. (48) : Berserk 24 – Dark Horse, Jul 2008 [387.5] ::
9. (51) : Warriors 1 – HC/Tokyopop, Apr 2007 [377.4] ::
10. (53) : Kitchen Princess 7 – Del Rey, Aug 2008 [373.6] ::
11. (56) : Rosario+Vampire 1 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2008 [365.4] ::
12. (59) : D. Gray-Man 10 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Aug 2008 [355.1] ::
13. (60) : xxxHolic 12 – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [354] ::
14. (65) : Wallflower 16 – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [336.9] ::
15. (68) : Chibi Vampire 9 – Tokyopop, Jul 2008 [333.4] ::
16. (71) : Angel Diary 6 – Yen Press, Jul 2008 [329.3] ::
17. (75) : Inuyasha 34 – Viz, Jul 2008 [319] ::
18. (76) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 2 – Tokyopop, Jun 2008 [315.5] ::
19. (78) : Battle Royale Novel – Viz, Mar 2003 [310.8] ::
20. (79) : Ouran High School Host Club 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2006 [310.8] ::
21. (80) : Mister Mistress 1 – Aurora Deux, Jul 2008 [302] ::
22. (84) : Negima! 18 – Del Rey, Jun 2008 [295.8] ::
23. (85) : Naoki Urasawa’s Monster 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2006 [294] ::
24. (89) : Ouran High School Host Club 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2005 [287] ::
25. (91) : Vampire Hunter D (manga) 2 – DMP, Jun 2008 [283.1] ::

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