Emerging Trends Report, Week Ending 9 November 2008
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Emerging Trends Report:
Selections from the Manga Top 500 Rankings
for the week ending 9 November 2008
Top 10 New Releases
October
3. ↓-2 (1) : Fullmetal Alchemist 17 – Viz, Oct 2008 [735.7] ::
6. ↓-1 (5) : Rosario+Vampire 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [661.4] ::
13. ↑24 (37) : Hellsing 9 – Dark Horse, Oct 2008 [568.6] ::
30. ↑8 (38) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 1 – Yen Press, Oct 2008 [457.2] ::
32. ↓-8 (24) : Kitchen Princess 8 – Del Rey, Oct 2008 [444.2] ::
38. ↓-6 (32) : Death Note vols 1-13 box set – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Oct 2008 [425.2] ::
44. ↓-15 (29) : Bleach The Art of Bleach: All Colour But The Black – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [410.1] ::
56. ↓-20 (36) : Mister Mistress 2 – Aurora Deux, Oct 2008 [380.8] ::
60. ↓-8 (52) : One Piece 19 – Viz Shonen Jump, Oct 2008 [369] ::
61. ↓-2 (59) : Inuyasha 35 – Viz, Oct 2008 [366.8] ::
63. ↓-13 (50) : Tail of the Moon 13 – Viz Shojo Beat, Oct 2008 [356.5] ::
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Top 10 New Releases
November
14. ↑49 (63) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [559.3] ::
16. ↑18 (34) : Fruits Basket 21 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [548.8] ::
18. ↑24 (42) : Naruto 32 – Viz Shonen Jump, Nov 2008 [540.2] ::
31. ↑24 (55) : Ouran High School Host Club 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [449.7] ::
36. ↑62 (98) : High School Debut 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [430.8] ::
49. ↑72 (121) : Captive Hearts 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [396.3] ::
57. ↑53 (110) : Skip Beat! 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [378] ::
70. ↑80 (150) : Claymore 13 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Nov 2008 [332.4] ::
79. ↑105 (184) : Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [310.1] ::
94. ↑76 (170) : S.A (Special A) 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [276.3] ::
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Top 25 Preorders
117. ↑66 (183) : Naruto 33 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [248.3] ::
169. ↑33 (202) : Bleach 25 – Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2008 [191.1] ::
204. ↑55 (259) : Sundome 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [162.8] ::
228. ↑50 (278) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 2 – Viz Signature, Dec 2008 [147] ::
248. ↑25 (273) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 3 – Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [136.5] ::
249. ↓-11 (238) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 4 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [134.7] ::
292. ↑46 (338) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 2 – HC/Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [119.3] ::
398. ↑930 (1328) : Kingdom Hearts II 3 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [81.8] ::
483. ↑203 (686) : Return to Labyrinth 3 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [58.1] ::
506. ↓-131 (375) : Manga Cookbook Bento Box Gift Set – Japanime’s Manga University, Feb 2009 [52.1] ::
536. ↑51 (587) : Legend of Zelda 3 – Vizkids, Feb 2009 [45.6] ::
544. ↓-53 (491) : Berserk 26 – Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [44.5] ::
553. ↑662 (1215) : Naruto 34 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [42.6] ::
613. ↑649 (1262) : Naruto 35 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [33.8] ::
705. ↑ (last ranked 13 Oct 01) : Negima! 20 – Del Rey, Dec 2008 [24.6] ::
782. ↓-252 (530) : Negima! 8 – Del Rey, Dec 2008 [19.6] ::
866. ↑69 (935) : Tail of the Moon 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [16] ::
938. ↑38795 (39733) : +Anima 10 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [13.3] ::
948. ↑ (last ranked 30 Dec 99) : Strawberry Panic (manga) 3 – Seven Seas Strawberry, Dec 1899 [12.8] ::
954. ↓-96 (858) : Desire (novel) – DMP June, Jan 2009 [12.6] ::
955. ↑new (0) : Gold Digger II 6 – Antarctic Press, Jan 2009 [12.5] ::
990. ↑ (last ranked 30 Dec 99) : Code Geass Suzaku of the Counterattack 1 – Bandai, Dec 2008 [10.9] ::
1016. ↓-71 (945) : Rosario+Vampire 4 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [10] ::
1020. ↑new (0) : DVD 5 – DramaQueen, Dec 1899 [9.8] ::
1024. ↓-82 (942) : Nora 2 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Dec 2008 [9.7] ::
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New to the Charts this Week
a top 25
535. ↑new (0) : Kaze Hikaru 11 – Viz Shojo Beat, Nov 2008 [45.6] ::
549. ↑new (0) : Tsukuyomi Moon Phase 12 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [43] ::
554. ↑new (0) : Nodame Cantabile 15 – Del Rey, Nov 2008 [42.3] ::
575. ↑new (0) : Goong 3 – Yen Press, Nov 2008 [39.3] ::
941. ↑new (0) : Blood+ 4 – Dark Horse, Nov 2008 [13.1] ::
948. ↑new (0) : Strawberry Panic (manga) 3 – Seven Seas Strawberry, Dec 1899 [12.8] ::
955. ↑new (0) : Gold Digger II 6 – Antarctic Press, Jan 2009 [12.5] ::
990. ↑new (0) : Code Geass Suzaku of the Counterattack 1 – Bandai, Dec 2008 [10.9] ::
1002. ↑new (0) : How to Draw Manga Sketching Manga Style 5 – Graphic Sha, Nov 2008 [10.4] ::
1020. ↑new (0) : DVD 5 – DramaQueen, Dec 1899 [9.8] ::
1028. ↑new (0) : Cirque du Freak 1 – Yen Press, Jun 2009 [9.5] ::
1033. ↑new (0) : AP’s How to Draw Manga Shoujo – Antarctic Press, Jan 2009 [9.3] ::
1040. ↑new (0) : Monkey High! 4 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [9.2] ::
1064. ↑new (0) : Blood+ 5 – Dark Horse, Feb 2009 [8.5] ::
1106. ↑new (0) : Gold Digger Tiffany & Charlotte 1 – Antarctic Press, Apr 2009 [7.2] ::
1110. ↑new (0) : Oh My Goddess! 11 – Dark Horse, Mar 2009 [7.1] ::
1127. ↑new (0) : Cirque du Freak 3 – Yen Press, Oct 2009 [6.8] ::
1136. ↑new (0) : Higurashi When They Cry 1 – Yen Press, Nov 2008 [6.6] ::
1152. ↑new (0) : Cirque du Freak 2 – Yen Press, Aug 2009 [6.3] ::
1162. ↑new (0) : FreshMen – Aurora Deux, Nov 2008 [6] ::
1175. ↑new (0) : Hanky Panky – Aurora Deux, Nov 2008 [5.8] ::
1207. ↑new (0) : Manga Sutra (Futari H) 4 – Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [5.3] ::
1249. ↑new (0) : Manga Shakespeare As You Like It – HNA Amulet, Mar 2009 [4.5] ::
1253. ↑new (0) : Naruto 36 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [4.4] ::
1254. ↑new (0) : Shinobi Life 1 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [4.4] ::
and returning titles:
a top 10
616. ↑ (last ranked 14 Sep 08) : Love Attack 4 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [32.9] ::
694. ↑ (last ranked 21 Sep 08) : Hayate the Combat Butler 9 – Viz, Nov 2008 [25.5] ::
938. ↑ (last ranked 12 Oct 08) : +Anima 10 – Tokyopop, Dec 2008 [13.3] ::
1067. ↑ (last ranked 19 Oct 08) : Gentlemen’s Alliance† 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [8.5] ::
1070. ↑ (last ranked 12 Oct 08) : Mixed Vegetables 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [8.4] ::
1074. ↑ (last ranked 31 Aug 08) : Blank Slate 2 – Viz Shojo Beat, Dec 2008 [8.3] ::
1109. ↑ (last ranked 14 Sep 08) : GTO The Early Years: Shonan Junai Gumi 9 – Tokyopop, Nov 2008 [7.2] ::
1150. ↑ (last ranked 10 Aug 08) : Trigun Maximum 13 – Dark Horse, Dec 2008 [6.4] ::
1157. ↑ (last ranked 19 Oct 08) : Case Closed 26 – Viz, Nov 2008 [6.2] ::
1320. ↑ (last ranked 19 Oct 08) : DVD 3 – DramaQueen, Jan 2009 [3.2] ::
