Emerging Trends Report, Week Ending 28 September 2008
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Emerging Trends Report:
Selections from the Manga Top 500 Rankings
for the week ending 28 September 2008
Top 10 New Releases
September
1. ↑2 (3) : Vampire Knight 5 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [810.7] ::
2. ↓-1 (1) : Naruto 31 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [780.2] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Bleach 24 – Viz Shonen Jump, Sep 2008 [774.3] ::
10. ↑42 (52) : Loveless 8 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [570.5] ::
14. ↑59 (73) : Chibi Vampire 10 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [561.5] ::
16. ↓-5 (11) : Wanted – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [558.6] ::
18. ↓-11 (7) : Gentlemen’s Alliance† 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [550] ::
23. ↑18 (41) : Negima! 19 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [527.3] ::
36. ↓-7 (29) : Wild Ones 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Sep 2008 [445.7] ::
45. ↑41 (86) : Junjo Romantica 7 – Tokyopop Blu, Sep 2008 [410.6] ::
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Top 10 New Releases
October
128. ↑25 (153) : Hellsing 9 – Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [235.7] ::
241. ↑202 (443) : Rosario+Vampire 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [146.8] ::
281. ↑326 (607) : .hack// G.U.+ 3 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [124.4] ::
288. ↑229 (517) : Legend of Zelda 1 – Vizkids, Oct 2008 [122.2] ::
331. ↑10 (341) : Fruits Basket Ultimate Edition 4 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [99.8] ::
352. ↑266 (618) : .hack// XXXX 2 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [93.6] ::
358. ↑525 (883) : Tail of the Moon 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [90.7] ::
366. ↑180 (546) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [89.1] ::
372. ↑1406 (1778) : One Piece 19 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [87.2] ::
380. ↑733 (1113) : Love Mode 11 – Tokyopop Blu, Oct 2008 [86] ::
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Top 25 Preorders
98. ↑20 (118) : Fruits Basket 21 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [291.3] ::
235. ↑9 (244) : Naruto 32 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [149.1] ::
246. ↑254 (500) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 4 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [140.3] ::
315. ↓-33 (282) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [107.3] ::
356. ↓-121 (235) : Naruto 33 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [92.4] ::
362. ↑18 (380) : Bleach 25 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [90] ::
441. ↑81 (522) : Negima! 8 – Del Rey, Dec 2008 [67.2] ::
537. ↑1486 (2023) : Phoenix Wright 2 – Del Rey, Feb 2009 [47.4] ::
619. ↑755 (1374) : Return to Labyrinth 3 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [35.8] ::
691. ↑822 (1513) : Bakugan Battle Brawlers 1 – Del Rey, Nov 2008 [28.2] ::
779. ↑163 (942) : Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [18.1] ::
784. ↑9 (793) : Negima! 20 – Del Rey, Dec 2008 [17.7] ::
816. ↑120 (936) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [15.8] ::
917. ↑550 (1467) : Naruto 34 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [11.4] ::
941. ↓-26 (915) : Gentlemen’s Alliance† 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [9.8] ::
947. ↓-21 (926) : Rosario+Vampire 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [9.7] ::
948. ↓-21 (927) : Black Jack 2 – Vertical, Nov 2008 [9.7] ::
953. ↓-25 (928) : Black Lagoon 3 – Viz, Dec 2008 [9.6] ::
967. ↑new (0) : Excel Saga 18 – Viz, Dec 2008 [9.1] ::
973. ↑new (0) : Mixed Vegetables 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [9] ::
974. ↓-194 (780) : Shaman King 19 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [9] ::
978. ↓-27 (951) : Case Closed 26 – Viz, Nov 2008 [8.9] ::
979. ↓-69 (910) : Neon Genesis Evangelion 11 – Viz, Nov 2008 [8.8] ::
980. ↓-20 (960) : Suzuka 10 – Del Rey, Nov 2008 [8.7] ::
983. ↑new (0) : Captive Hearts 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [8.6] ::
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New to the Charts this Week
a top 25
(+1 because it was too good to leave off)
633. ↑new (0) : Path of the Assassin 13 – Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [33.9] ::
706. ↑new (0) : Kagetora 11 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [26.6] ::
761. ↑new (0) : Ghost Slayers Ayashi 1 – Bandai, Sep 2008 [19.7] ::
765. ↑new (0) : Wallflower 17 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [19.3] ::
770. ↑new (0) : My Heavenly Hockey Club 6 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [18.8] ::
852. ↑new (0) : Boys over Flowers 32 – Viz, Oct 2008 [14.3] ::
967. ↑new (0) : Excel Saga 18 – Viz, Dec 2008 [9.1] ::
973. ↑new (0) : Mixed Vegetables 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [9] ::
983. ↑new (0) : Captive Hearts 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [8.6] ::
986. ↑new (0) : S.A (Special A) 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [8.5] ::
991. ↑new (0) : High School Debut 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [8.4] ::
997. ↑new (0) : Fairy Cube 3 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [8.3] ::
1081. ↑new (0) : Astro Boy vols 1-2 collection – Dark Horse, Sep 2008 [6.3] ::
1104. ↑new (0) : Apple 2 – Udon, Sep 2008 [5.7] ::
1190. ↑new (0) : Kamichama Karin Chu 2 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [3.6] ::
1249. ↑new (0) : Whistle! 21 – Viz Shonen Jump, Jan 2009 [2.4] ::
1293. ↑new (0) : Battle Royale Ultimate Edition 4 – Tokyopop, Oct 2008 [1.5] ::
1307. ↑new (0) : Legend of Zelda 3 – Vizkids, Feb 2009 [1.3] ::
1308. ↑new (0) : Penguin Revolution 7 – CMX, Mar 2009 [1.3] ::
1323. ↑new (0) : Robot 8 – Udon, Dec 2008 [1.1] ::
1350. ↑new (0) : Code Geass (novel) Stage Zero Entrance – Bandai, Sep 2008 [0.7] ::
1359. ↑new (0) : Gantz 2 – Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [0.6] ::
1739. ↑new (0) : +Anima 10 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
1748. ↑new (0) : Full Metal Panic! (novel) 4 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [0.1] ::
1762. ↑new (0) : Nora 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [0.1] ::
1774. ↑new (0) : Yokai Attack! The Japanese Monster Survival Guide – Kodansha, Oct 2008 [0.1] ::
and returning titles:
a top 10
470. ↑ (last ranked 14 Sep 08) : Suzuka 9 – Del Rey, Sep 2008 [60.8] ::
475. ↑ (last ranked 24 Aug 08) : Hikaru no Go 13 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [59.4] ::
763. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jul 08) : Speed Grapher 1 – Tokyopop, Sep 2008 [19.6] ::
952. ↑ (last ranked 14 Sep 08) : La Corda d’Oro 9 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [9.7] ::
1008. ↑ (last ranked 7 Sep 08) : Alice on Deadlines 4 – Yen Press, Nov 2008 [8.1] ::
1019. ↑ (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : Naoki Urasawa’s Monster 17 – Viz Signature, Oct 2008 [7.9] ::
1035. ↑ (last ranked 27 Jul 08) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 19 – Del Rey, Nov 2008 [7.6] ::
1195. ↑ (last ranked 14 Sep 08) : Blade of the Immortal 20 – Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [3.6] ::
1209. ↑ (last ranked 14 Sep 08) : Black Lagoon 2 – Viz, Oct 2008 [3.3] ::
1732. ↑ (last ranked 3 Aug 08) : Rurouni Kenshin VizBig Edition 4 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [0.2] ::
Link to the Full Listing of Ranking New Releases and Manga Pre-Orders.
