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 commentary on the activity.

New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending March 19, 2016

1. Goodnight PunPun Vol 1     ∗
2. One-Punch Man Vol 5     ↔
3. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Vol 8     ↓ 2
4. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1     ↑ 1
5. One-Punch Man Vol 1     ↓ 2
6. Bleach Vol 66     ↑ 3
7. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 5     ↓ 3
8. One-Punch Man Vol 2     ↵ 18
9. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 2     ↑ 2
10. Monster Musume Vol 8     ↓ 3

It’s another new top title this week as Goodnight PunPun Vol 1 debuts at the top, once again denying  One-Punch Man Vol 5 the chance to move back up to retake it. Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Vol 8 has to hop over it to make room. Bleach Vol 66 moves up three to keep some life in the long running shonen series while Monster Musume Vol 8  from Seven Seas Entertainment falls down three after returning last week. One-Punch Man Vol 2 returns so the list can go back to its’ one-to-one ratio with Tokyo Ghoul, and Viz’s domination of the top ten is nearly complete, if it wasn’t for those meddling monster girls!

Amazon.com for the week ending March 26, 2016

1. One-Punch Man Vol 1     ↑ 1
2. One-Punch Man Vol 5     ↓ 1
3. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 5     ↑ 1
4. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 1     ↓ 1
5. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 4     ↑ 5
6. One-Punch Man Vol 2     ↓ 1
7. No Game No Life Vol 4     ∗
8. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 3     ↔
9. Goodnight PunPun     ↓ 2
10. Princess Jellyfish Vol 1     ∗

One-Punch Man Vol 1 and Vol 5 switch things up again as Vol 1 returns to the top. Tokyo Ghoul Vol 5 and Vol 1 copy them, as has been their want lately. Goodnight PunPun Vol 1 falls another two this week, as two non-Viz titles take places. Yen Press’ No Game No Life Vol 4 novel debuts at #7 with the josei title Princess Jellyfish vol 1 from Kodansha debuts at #10. Yah for some josei pushing past all that shonen to make its mark!

∗ = 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)