Every week, the New York Times and Amazon posts the top ten bestselling books. The New York Times gets their numbers from print sales from retailers, while Amazon calculates their own numbers. Once a month the Nielsen Bookscan posts their top twenty graphic novels of which manga is included. Offered here is a listing of these books with their status this week compared with the previous week, along with some way-off analysis of the activity.

New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending December 12, 2015

1. One-Punch Man Vol 1     ↑ 3
2. Assassination Classroom Vol 7     ↓ 1
3. Deadman Wonderland Vol 12     ∗
4. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1     ↑ 1
5. One-Punch Man Vol 2     ↵ 9
6. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 3     ↔
7. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 2     ↑ 1
8. Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↑ 1
9. Naruto Vol 72     ↑ 1
10. Seraph of the End Vol 7     ↓ 3

Assassination Classroom Vol 7 takes a step down as One-Punch Man Vol 1 returns to the top spot. The only debut title on the list is Deadman Wonderland Vol 12, coming in at #3, while One-Punch Man Vol 2 returns at #5. It is once again an all Viz list, except for Attack on Titan Vol 1, which seems to be enjoying a holiday resurgence, after being absent for so long.

Amazon.com for the week ending December 19, 2015

1. One-Punch Man Vol 1     ↔ 5
2. One-Punch Man Vol 2   ↔ 2
3. One-Punch Man Vol 3     ↔ 2
4. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1     ↔ 2
5. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 4     ↑ 3
6. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 2     ↑ 1
7. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 3     ↑ 1
8. Pokemon Adventures Red & Blue Box Set     ↓ 3
9. Naruto: Kakashi’s Story     ↵ 4
10. Fairy Tail Vol 1      ↓ 1

Amazon is one again the pillar of stability this week. The first four spots remain unchanged, with One-Punch Man Vol 1 sitting at the top for 6 weeks now. Most of the Tokyo Ghouls did some “movin’ on up,” while Naruto: Kakashi’s Story returned to make the one month mark. The only non-Viz title again goes to Kodansha, only this time it goes to Fairy Tail Vol 1 which falls one spot.

∗ = New Release
↑ = Title moved up specified # of spots
↓ = Title moved down specified # of spots
↔ = Title didn’t moved from previous week with total # of weeks
↵ = Title returned after dropping off list with total # of weeks (when available)