Manga Xanadu

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending May 16, 2015 Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past     ↔ JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Book 1: Phantom Blood Vol 2     ↔ Big Hero Six Vol 1     ↑ 2 Rosario + Vampire: Season II Vol 14     ↓ 1 Akame ga Kill Vol 2     ↓ 1 Nisekoi: False Love Vol 9     ∗ Dragonar Academy Vol 6     ∗ Assassination Classroom Vol 1     ↓ 1 Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↓ 1 Naruto Vol 69     ↵ 8 The top two titles remain unchanged this week, proving that Legend of Zelda A Link to the Past still has plenty of leg to stand on….

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending April 25, 2015 Akame ga Kill! Vol 2     ∗ Log Horizon Novel Vol 1     ∗ Big Hero 6 Vol 1     ↓ 2 Citrus Vol 2     ↑ 3 Assassination Classroom Vol 1     ↵ 8 Attack on Titan Vol 15     ↓ 3 Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↓ 5 Akame ga Kill Vol 1     ↑ 1 Assassination Classroom Vol 3     ↓ 3 Assassination Classroom Vol 2     ↵ 6 Yen Press has two titles debut this week in the top two spots. Akame ga Kill! Vol 2 takes over the top spot and is followed closely by Log Horizon Vol 1, the light novel. Last week’s #1,…

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending April 18, 2015 Big Hero Six Vol 1     ↑ 1 Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↑ 7 Attack on Titan Vol 15     ↔ Black Butler Vol 1     ↵ 45 Monster Musume Vol 6     ↵ 5 Assassination Classroom Vol 3     ↑ 1 Citrus Vol 2     ∗ One Piece Vol 74     ↓ 7 Naruto Vol 69     ↵ 6 Akame ga Kill Vol 1     ↵ 9 One Piece Vol 74 tumbles down from the top spot, finally giving Big Hero Six Vol 1 the chance its been waiting for to take it. The Attack on Titan volumes huddle as Vol 1 rises back up to #2 while…

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending April 11, 2015. One Piece Vol 74     ∗ Big Hero Six Vol 1     ↔ Attack on Titan Vol 15     ↓ 2 Fairy Tail Vol 47     ↑ 2 Soul Eater Vol 25     ↓ 2 Food Wars! Vol 5     ∗ Assassination Classroom Vol 3     ∗ Attack on Titan Before The Fall Vol 4     ↓ 4 Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↓ 4 Sword Art Online Fairy Dance Vol 3     ↓ 1 The mighty titans are unseated by a bunch of pirates! One Piece Vol 74 debuts in the top spot this week. Big Hero Six Vol 1 keeps itself at #2 for its third week. While…

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending April 4, 2015. Attack on Titan Vol 15     ↔ 2 Big Hero Six Vol 1     ↔ 2 Soul Eater Vol 25     ↑ 2 Attack on Titan Before the Fall Vol 4     ∗ Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↑ 3 Fairy Tail Vol 47     ∗ Attack on Titan No Regrets Vol 1     ↵ 18 Naruto Vol 69     ↓ 5 Sword Art Online Fairy Dance Vol 3     ↓ 3 All You Need Is Kill     ↓ 3 Another new Attack on Titan title seems to bring they all out of the woodwork. Attack on Titan Vol 15 keeps control of the top spot while Attack on Titan…

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending March 28, 2015 Attack on Titan Vol 15     ↔ Big Hero Six Vol 1     ∗ Naruto Vol 69     ↓ 1 Monster Musume Vol 6     ↓ 1 Soul Eater Vol 25     ∗ Sword Art Online Fairy Dance Vol 3     ∗ All You Need Is Kill     ↵ 4 Attack on Titan vol 1     ↓ 3 Seraph of the End Vol 4     ↓ 2 Assassination Classroom Vol 2     ↵ 5 It’s an even 1, 2, 3, 4 for publishers getting titles on the NYT list this week. Seven Seas Entertainment makes it with just one, their big hit, Monster Musume. Kodansha Comics comes up next with two…

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending March 21, 2015 Attack on Titan Vol 15     ∗ Naruto Vol 69     ↔ Monster Musume Vol 6     ↓ 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Vol 7     ↓ 1 Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↑ 3 Nisekoi: False Love Vol 8     ↓ 2 Seraph of the End Vol 4     ↔ No Game No Life Vol 1     ↵ 6 Kamisama Kiss Vol 17     ↓ 3 Akame ga Kill! Vol 1     ↵ 8 Well, that’s a surprise–not! Attack on Titan Vol 15 debuts at #1 and pulls up Vol 1 a couple of spots along with it. It’s good to see Kamisama Kiss and Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, both at three weeks…

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending March 14, 2015 Monster Musume Vol 6     ↑ 1 Naruto Vol 69      ↓ 1 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds Vol 7     ↑ 1 Nisekoi False Love Vol 8     ↑ 4 JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Phantom Blood Part 1     ↓ 2 Kamisama Kiss Vol 17     ↑ 1 Seraph of the End Vol 4     ∗ Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↓ 2 Unofficial Hatsune Remix     ↑ 1 Wolf Children Ami and Yuki     ↵ 10 Monster Musume Vol 6 was finally able to climb Mount Naruto to stick its flag at the top, taking the #1 spot, but the orange-suited ninja only fell down one to stay hot…

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Time Bestseller List for the week ending March 7, 2015 Naruto Vol 69     ∗ Monster Musume Vol 6      ∗ JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1 Phantom Blood Vol 1     ↓ 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Vol 7     ∗ Akame ga Kill!Vol 1     ↓ 2 Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↓ 2 Kamisama Kiss Vol 17     ∗ Nisekoi: False Love Vol 8     ∗ All You Need Is Kill     ↵ 3 Unofficial Hatsune Mix     ↓ 1 A new Naruto volume means a new top title on the NYT list this week. Vol 69 debuts at #1, followed closely behind by the monster girls of Monster Musume. Vol 6 would be #1 if it weren’t for…

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 and Vizmanga.com 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, and some way-off analysis of the activity.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending February 28, 2015 JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures Part 1: Phantom Blood Vol 1     ∗ High School DxD Vol 4     ∗ Akame ga Kill! Vol 1     ↓ 2 Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↑ 1 Judge Vol 6     ∗ Black Butler Vol 19     ↓ 2 Deadman Wonderland Vol 7     ↓ 5 Dragonar Academy Vol 5     ↵ 2 Unofficial Hatsune Mix     ↓ 3 Assassination Classroom Vol 2     ↔ Viz’s print debut of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 1 takes over the top spot this week. Also debuting at #2 is Yen Press’ High School DxD vol 4, a title that fits with Seven Seas Entertainment’s Dragonar Academy Vol…

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 and Vizmanga.com calculates their own numbers. 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.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week ending February 21, 2015 Akame ga Kill Vol 1     ↑ 7 Deadman Wonderland Vol 7     ∗ Gansta Vol 5     ∗ Black Butler Vol 19     ↑ 6 Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↓ 1 Unofficial Hatsune Mix     ↓ 3 Black Butler Vol 1     ↵ 44 World Trigger Vol 4     ∗ Death Note Black Vol 1     ↵ 5 Assassination Classroom Vol 2     ↓ 8 There are some dramatic movers and shakers on the list this week. Two Yen Press titles, Akame ga Kill Vol 1 and Black Butler Vol 19 make some big jumps to return to the top 5. Also of interest is the return of Black Butler Vol 1. This used to be the Volume 1 power mover until Attack on…

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 and Vizmanga.com calculates their own numbers. 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.   New York Times Bestseller List for the week Ending February 14, 2015 Neon Genesis Evangelion Vol 14     ∗ Assassination Classroom Vol 2     ↓ 1 Unofficial Hatsune Mix     ↑ 3 Attack on Titan Vol 1     ↑ 6 Sword Art Online: Progressive Vol 1     ↑ 2 Dragonar Academy Vol 5     ∗ Say I Love You Vol 6     ∗ Akame ga Kill Vol 1     ↓ 5 Alice in the Country of Joker: Circus and Liars Game Vol 7     ∗ Black Butler Vol 19     ↓ 1 The final Neon Genesis Evangelion, a series over a decade old, takes the list, debuting in the top spot, forcing Assassination Classroom Vol 2 down one to #2. Attack on Titan Vol 1 makes an aggressive move back up the list to reach the top five. Seven Seas…