Emerging Trends Report, Week Ending 8 February 2009
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Emerging Trends Report:
Selections from the Manga Top 500 Rankings
for the week ending 8 February 2009
Top 10 New Releases
January
12. ↓-2 (10) : Chibi Vampire 12 – Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [588.4] ::
17. ↓-4 (13) : Junjo Romantica 8 – Tokyopop Blu, Jan 2009 [523.9] ::
27. ↑21 (48) : Maximum Ride 1 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [446.8] ::
33. ↑27 (60) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 20 – Del Rey, Jan 2009 [421] ::
48. ↑52 (100) : Sundome 4 – Yen Press, Jan 2009 [379.2] ::
50. ↓-8 (42) : Saiyuki Reload 9 – Tokyopop, Jan 2009 [375.4] ::
60. ↓-6 (54) : Skip Beat! 16 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [354.8] ::
72. ↑15 (87) : High School Debut 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [327.6] ::
74. ↑41 (115) : Oh My Goddess! 31 – Dark Horse, Jan 2009 [324.4] ::
75. ↓-6 (69) : Nana 14 – Viz Shojo Beat, Jan 2009 [323] ::
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Top 10 New Releases
February
2. ↑2 (4) : Naruto 36 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [667.1] ::
3. ↓-1 (2) : Naruto 34 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [666.4] ::
4. ↑3 (7) : Naruto 35 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [659.4] ::
9. ↑11 (20) : Rosario+Vampire 5 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [625.1] ::
43. ↑54 (97) : Tail of the Moon 15 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2009 [387.9] ::
64. ↑140 (204) : D. Gray-Man 12 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [336.7] ::
69. ↑139 (208) : One Piece 20 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [333.6] ::
101. ↑86 (187) : Otomen 1 – Viz Shojo Beat, Feb 2009 [298.6] ::
117. ↑54 (171) : Hikaru no Go 14 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [272.7] ::
118. ↑168 (286) : Ral Ω Grad 3 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2009 [269.9] ::
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Top 25 Preorders
5. ↑10 (15) : Naruto 37 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [655.4] ::
93. ↓-14 (79) : Fruits Basket 22 – Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [308] ::
145. ↑35 (180) : Naruto 40 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [235.3] ::
146. ↑42 (188) : Naruto 38 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [233.3] ::
149. ↑127 (276) : Naruto 39 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [228.7] ::
168. ↑116 (284) : Naruto 41 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [210.9] ::
176. ↑117 (293) : Vampire Knight 6 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [205.4] ::
187. ↑28 (215) : Bleach 26 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [198.3] ::
224. ↓-17 (207) : The Twelve Kingdoms (novel) 3 – Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [164.4] ::
238. ↔0 (238) : Gothic & Lolita Bible 5 – Tokyopop, Apr 2009 [154.5] ::
248. ↑328 (576) : Afro Samurai 2 – Seven Seas, Mar 2009 [147.6] ::
261. ↑104 (365) : Warriors Tigerstar & Sasha 3 – HC/Tokyopop, Jun 2009 [141] ::
273. ↑67 (340) : Naruto 42 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [136] ::
296. ↑30 (326) : Fruits Basket 23 – Tokyopop, Jul 2009 [123.9] ::
307. ↑145 (452) : Naruto 43 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [118.5] ::
321. ↓-29 (292) : Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 2 – Yen Press, Mar 2009 [112] ::
382. ↓-168 (214) : Vagabond VizBig Edition 3 – Viz Signature, Mar 2009 [83.7] ::
386. ↓-5 (381) : Naruto 44 – Viz Shonen Jump, Apr 2009 [81.7] ::
492. ↑373 (865) : Rosario+Vampire 6 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2009 [50.2] ::
518. ↑new (0) : Hikaru no Go 15 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2009 [45.6] ::
533. ↓-67 (466) : The Manga Guide to Calculus – No Starch Press, Mar 2009 [42.7] ::
623. ↑13 (636) : Speed Grapher 3 – Tokyopop, Mar 2009 [31] ::
680. ↑181 (861) : Lucky Star 1 – Bandai, May 2009 [23.9] ::
685. ↑235 (920) : The Manga Tarot – Saori Takarai – Japanime’s Manga University, Apr 2009 [23.1] ::
704. ↑15 (719) : An Ideal World – Yen Press, Mar 2009 [20] ::
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New to the Charts this Week
A top 20
518. ↑new (0) : Hikaru no Go 15 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2009 [45.6] ::
632. ↑new (0) : Nightmare Inspector 6 – Viz, Feb 2009 [29.8] ::
729. ↑new (0) : Goong 4 – Yen Press, Feb 2009 [18.1] ::
1006. ↑new (0) : Double Trouble – DMP June, Feb 2009 [7.4] ::
1013. ↑new (0) : Black Jack 4 – Vertical, Mar 2009 [7.3] ::
1014. ↑new (0) : Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 21 – Del Rey, Apr 2009 [7.3] ::
1027. ↑new (0) : Prince of Tennis 30 – Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2009 [7.1] ::
1043. ↑new (0) : Air Gear 12 – Del Rey, Apr 2009 [6.6] ::
1049. ↑new (0) : Vampire Knight 7 – Viz Shojo Beat, Aug 2009 [6.5] ::
1098. ↑new (0) : MPD-Psycho 9 – Dark Horse, May 2009 [5.2] ::
1103. ↑new (0) : Shaman Warrior 7 – Dark Horse, May 2009 [5.1] ::
1109. ↑new (0) : Spicy but Sweet – Aurora Deux, May 2009 [5] ::
1116. ↑new (0) : Barefoot Gen 8 – Last Gasp, Mar 2009 [4.8] ::
1117. ↑new (0) : Thumbelina – Dark Horse, Jun 2009 [4.8] ::
1124. ↑new (0) : Go Go Heaven! 9 – CMX, Jun 2009 [4.7] ::
1131. ↑new (0) : Neon Genesis Evangelion The Shinji Ikari Raising Project 1 – ADV, Jun 2009 [4.6] ::
1179. ↑new (0) : Skip Beat! 18 – Viz Shojo Beat, May 2009 [3.4] ::
1536. ↑new (0) : Zatch Bell! 23 – Viz, Feb 2009 [0.2] ::
1757. ↑new (0) : Bobobo-Bo Bo-Bobo 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, May 2009 [0.1] ::
1760. ↑new (0) : Ghost Talker’s Daydream 4 – Dark Horse, Apr 2009 [0.1] ::
and returning titles:
a top 15
678. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jan 09) : 20th Century Boys 1 – Viz Signature, Feb 2009 [24.1] ::
746. ↑ (last ranked 28 Dec 08) : Battle Royale Ultimate Edition 5 – Tokyopop, Feb 2009 [17.4] ::
908. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jan 09) : Blood+ 5 – Dark Horse, Feb 2009 [10.5] ::
979. ↑ (last ranked 28 Dec 08) : Slam Dunk 2 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [8.1] ::
1019. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jan 09) : Claymore 14 – Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Mar 2009 [7.3] ::
1040. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jan 09) : Case Closed 28 – Viz, Mar 2009 [6.8] ::
1069. ↑ (last ranked 28 Dec 08) : Barefoot Gen 7 – Last Gasp, Mar 2009 [6] ::
1143. ↑ (last ranked 25 Jan 09) : Mushishi 7 – Del Rey, May 2009 [4.4] ::
1155. ↑ (last ranked 4 Jan 09) : Hoshin Engi 11 – Viz Shonen Jump, Feb 2009 [4] ::
1171. ↑ (last ranked 4 Jan 09) : Zombie Loan 5 – Yen Press, Feb 2009 [3.7] ::
1249. ↑ (last ranked 14 Dec 08) : Fullmetal Alchemist 18 – Viz, May 2009 [2.1] ::
1269. ↑ (last ranked 18 Jan 09) : Fushigi Yugi Genbu Kaiden 8 – Viz Shojo Beat, Apr 2009 [1.7] ::
1960. ↑ (last ranked 19 Oct 08) : Berserk 28 – Dark Horse, Apr 2009 [0.1] ::
1966. ↑ (last ranked 2 Nov 08) : Junjo Romantica 10 – Tokyopop Blu, Jul 2009 [0.1] ::
1984. ↑ (last ranked 28 Dec 08) : Rose Hip Rose 4 – Tokyopop, Feb 2009 [0.1] ::
