
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 February 13, 2016
Monster Musume Vol 8 ∗- Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring ↑ 6
- Assassination Classroom Vol 8 ↑ 2
- Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1 ↵ 33
- Magika Swordsman and the Summoner Vol 3 ∗
- Deadman Wonderland Vol 13 ∗
- One-Punch Man Vol 1 ↔ 1
- My Hero Academia Vol 3 ↓ 7
- One Piece Vol 77 ↓ 7
- Tokyo Ghoul Vol 2 ↵ 20
The composition of the list changes dramatically thanks to new releases and returning titles. There is a new top title as Seven Seas Entertainment’s Monster Musume Vol 8 debuts at #1. Also from Seven Seas is Magika Swordsman and the Summoner Vol 3 which debuts at #5. They become the only non-Viz Media titles on the list. Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring regains some steam as it moves up the most, 6 spots to #2. The biggest moves down are from last week’s #1 and #2, My Hero Academia Vol 3 and One Piece Vol 77, falling 7 spots to #8 and #9 respectively. Making a dramatic return is Tokyo Ghoul, which fell off the list completely last week, Vol 1 comes in at #4 while Vol 2 squeaks in at #10.

Amazon.com for the week ending February 13, 2016
Tokyo Ghoul Vol 5 ↑ 1- One-Punch Man Vol 1 ↓ 1
- One-Punch Man Vol 2 ↑ 3
- Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring ↔
- Monster Musume Vol 8 ↓ 2
- One-Punch Man Vol 3 ↑ 2
- One-Punch Man Vol 5 ↵ 2
- One-Punch Man Vol 4 ↓ 1
- Tokyo Ghoul Vol 2 ↵ 29
- Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1 ↓ 1
After returning to the top spot, One-Punch Man Vol 1, just couldn’t keep it as Tokyo Ghoul vol 5 makes its move to take over #1. Monster Musume Vol 8 moves down another 2 spots to #5, while Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring remains motionless. The rest of the list is just filled with the remaining volumes of One-Punch Man and the first two Tokyo Ghouls, with Vol 2 returning after a 3 week hiatus. Just as on the NYT list, Monster Musume is the only series keeping Amazon from being all Viz Media titles.
∗ = 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)
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