Every week, Viz Media and the New York Times posts the top ten bestselling books. For Viz Media, it is the bestsellers on their site, Vizmanga.com. The New York Times gets their numbers of print sales from retailers. Offered here is a listing of these books with their status this week compared with the previous week, and some way-off analysis of the activity.
Vizmanga.com for the week of September 30, 2014
Chibi Vampire Vol 14 ∗- Kyo Kara MAOH! Vol 1 ∗
- Fate/Stay Night Vol 10 ∗
- Nisekoi Vol 9 ↓ 3
- Lucky★Star Vol 3 ∗
- Trinity Blood Vol 6 ∗
- St. Lunatic High School Vol 2 ∗
- Miyuki-chan in Wonderland Vol 1 ↓ 4
- D • N • Angel Vol 13 ∗
- Library Wars Vol 12 ∗
New digital Select titles means a nearly brand new list this week. The final volume of Chibi Vampire debuts at #1, which isn’t really a surprise if you’ve been watching it on the list. New license rescue, Kyo Kara MAOH! debuts at #2. This was another former Tokyopop title that did well in the day, and I suspect will do well in digital as well. CLAMP didn’t do as well as Suki dropped off from last week and Miyuki-chan in Wonderland lost four spots to just hold on to the list. The only other title to carry over from last week, Nisekoi, fared better, only dropping 3 spots and staying in the top five.
New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending October 4, 2014
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol 7 ∗- Fairy Tail Vol 42 ∗
- Attack on Titan Vol 1 ↓ 2
- Noragami Vol 1 ↑ 4
- Attack on Titan Vol 13 ↓ 1
- Attack on Titan No Regrets Vol 1 ↔
- Attack on Titan Vol 2 ↵
- Monster Musume Vol 4 ↵
- Soul Eater Vol 22 ↓ 6
- Sword Art Online: Aincrad Vol 2 ∗
A new title has bounced the Titans from the top. Vertical, Inc.’s surprise hit surprises again as the newest volume of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin the top spot, sending Kodansha’s Attack on Titan Vol 1 tumbling but not that far. Noragami Vol 1 moves back up to the top five, but the rest of the Titan gang is right behind, keeping the series in a tight pack. Seven Seas’ Monster Musume Vol 4 returns to put another tic on their weeks on the list. Yen Press, which did so well last week has dropped down to just two volumes on the list, while Viz Media has been completely vanquished.
Nielson’s Bookscan Top 20 for the month of September, 2014
2. Attack on Titan Vol 13
5. Attack on Titan Vol 1
7. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Vol 6
10. Attack on Titan No Regrets Vol 1
11. One Piece Vol 72
12. Noragami Vol 1
13. Attack on Titan Vol 2
19. Naruto Vol 66
This week also includes a new Bookscan for September. Manga loses a spot, with only eight volumes take the list. Like the NYT list, Attack on Titan takes four of those spots including the two highest at #2 and #5. Noragami makes the list for the first time, landing around the middle. Viz is the only other publisher to chart, with Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds landing the highest at #7. One Piece makes at good show around the middle, and Naruto takes the biggest fall, from a top five title last month to a bottom of the list this month. I wonder if the news of its ending will effect its sales any?
Legend:
∗ = New Release
↑ = Title moved up specified # of spots
↓ = Title moved down specified # of spots
↔ = Title didn’t moved from previous week
↵ = Title returned after dropping off list
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