Manga Update: August 2012

1. '2 (3) : Sailor Moon 1 ' Kodansha Comics, Sep 2011 [402.7] ::
2. '0 (2) : Sailor Moon 4 ' Kodansha Comics, Mar 2012 [401.0] ::
3. '1 (4) : Sailor Moon 2 ' Kodansha Comics, Nov 2011 [385.7] ::
4. '1 (5) : Naruto 57 ' Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [381.9] ::
5. '1 (6) : Vampire Knight 14 ' Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2012 [348.8] ::
6. '2 (8) : Sailor Moon 6 ' Kodansha Comics, Jun 2012 [330.5] ::
7. '6 (13) : Finder Series 6 Passion within the View Finder ' DMP Juné, Jul 2012 [326.8] ::
8. '-7 (1) : Sailor Moon 3 ' Kodansha Comics, Jan 2012 [324.0] ::
9. '-2 (7) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 9 ' Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2012 [316.8] ::
10. '-1 (9) : Negima! 35 ' Kodansha Comics, Jul 2012 [314.8] ::

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Top Imprints
Number of volumes ranking in the Top 500:

Viz Shonen Jump 93
Yen Press 92
Viz Shojo Beat 62
Kodansha Comics 48
Viz Shonen Jump Advanced 38
DMP Juné 26
Dark Horse 17
Seven Seas 17
Vertical 13
Viz Signature 12

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Series/Property

1. '0 (1) : Sailor Moon ' Kodansha Comics [1,096.9] ::
2. '0 (2) : Naruto ' Viz Shonen Jump [820.4] ::
3. '1 (4) : Highschool of the Dead ' Yen Press [566.0] ::
4. '-1 (3) : Bleach ' Viz Shonen Jump [559.2] ::
5. '1 (6) : Negima! ' Del Rey/Kodansha Comics [523.2] ::
6. '-1 (5) : Rosario+Vampire ' Viz Shonen Jump Advanced [505.5] ::
7. '1 (8) : Vampire Knight ' Viz Shojo Beat [505.0] ::
8. '-1 (7) : Alice in the Country of Clover ' Seven Seas [484.7] ::
9. '2 (11) : Ouran High School Host Club ' Viz Shojo Beat [463.9] ::
10. '0 (10) : Fairy Tail ' Del Rey/Kodansha Comics [449.2] ::

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New Releases
(Titles releasing/released This Month & Last)

4. '1 (5) : Naruto 57 ' Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [381.9] ::
5. '1 (6) : Vampire Knight 14 ' Viz Shojo Beat, Jul 2012 [348.8] ::
7. '6 (13) : Finder Series 6 Passion within the View Finder ' DMP Juné, Jul 2012 [326.8] ::
9. '-2 (7) : Rosario+Vampire Season II 9 ' Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2012 [316.8] ::
10. '-1 (9) : Negima! 35 ' Kodansha Comics, Jul 2012 [314.8] ::
14. '-4 (10) : Fairy Tail 20 ' Kodansha Comics, Jul 2012 [284.1] ::
18. '148 (166) : Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 9 ' Viz Shonen Jump, Aug 2012 [266.8] ::
20. '1 (21) : Highschool of the Dead 7 ' Yen Press, Jul 2012 [262.9] ::
26. '-9 (17) : Alice in the Country of Clover Cheshire Cat Waltz 1 ' Seven Seas, Jul 2012 [236.0] ::
27. '2 (29) : D. Gray-Man 22 ' Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jul 2012 [234.6] ::

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Preorders

13. '-1 (12) : Sailor Moon 9 ' Kodansha Comics, Jan 2013 [289.0] ::
16. '0 (16) : Sailor Moon 7 ' Kodansha Comics, Sep 2012 [279.0] ::
19. '4 (23) : Sailor Moon 8 ' Kodansha Comics, Nov 2012 [263.3] ::
28. '6 (34) : Sailor Moon 10 ' Kodansha Comics, Mar 2013 [234.0] ::
39. '4 (43) : Avatar: The Last Airbender The Promise 3 ' Dark Horse, Oct 2012 [187.0] ::
55. '4 (59) : Yotsuba&! 11 ' Yen Press, Sep 2012 [145.1] ::
72. '1 (73) : Negima! 36 ' Kodansha Comics, Oct 2012 [122.4] ::
84. '-1 (83) : Only the Ring Finger Knows (novel) 5 ' DMP Juné, Sep 2012 [110.5] ::
89. '15 (104) : Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 2 vol hardcover box set [complete] ' Viz Ghibli Library, Nov 2012 [105.3] ::
92. '-7 (85) : Ai no Kusabi (novel) 7 ' DMP Juné, Sep 2012 [103.6] ::

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Manhwa

428. '74 (502) : Time & Again 6 ' Yen Press, Jul 2011 [26.2] ::
433. '74 (507) : Time & Again 3 ' Yen Press, Jul 2010 [26.0] ::
489. '189 (678) : Time & Again 1 ' Yen Press, Dec 2009 [22.0] ::
578. '-17 (561) : Time & Again 2 ' Yen Press, Mar 2010 [17.5] ::
588. '-179 (409) : Bride of the Water God 11 ' Dark Horse, May 2012 [17.0] ::
589. '-95 (494) : Bride of the Water God 10 ' Dark Horse, Jan 2012 [17.0] ::
760. '-60 (700) : Time & Again 5 ' Yen Press, Mar 2011 [9.9] ::
865. '119 (984) : One Thousand & One Nights 7 ' Yen Press, Apr 2009 [6.9] ::
947. '-42 (905) : Let Dai 11 ' Netcomics, Feb 2008 [5.5] ::
1012. '207 (1219) : One Thousand & One Nights 11 ' Yen Press, Aug 2010 [4.3] ::

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BL/Yaoi

7. '6 (13) : Finder Series 6 Passion within the View Finder ' DMP Juné, Jul 2012 [326.8] ::
59. '-4 (55) : Samejima-Kun & Sasahara-Kun ' DMP Juné, May 2012 [141.6] ::
84. '-1 (83) : Only the Ring Finger Knows (novel) 5 ' DMP Juné, Sep 2012 [110.5] ::
85. '-17 (68) : In These Words ' 801 Media, Jun 2012 [110.2] ::
92. '-7 (85) : Ai no Kusabi (novel) 7 ' DMP Juné, Sep 2012 [103.6] ::
154. '-53 (101) : Private Teacher 3 ' DMP Juné, May 2012 [74.8] ::
162. '30 (192) : Awkward Silence 1 ' DMP Juné, Aug 2010 [70.0] ::
180. '-89 (91) : The Tyrant Falls in Love 6 ' DMP Juné, May 2012 [65.8] ::
203. '32 (235) : Hybrid Child ' DMP Juné, Aug 2006 [59.5] ::
212. '32 (244) : His Arrogance ' 801 Media, Dec 2008 [57.3] ::

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Ebooks

4. '1 (5) : Naruto 57 ' Viz Shonen Jump, Jul 2012 [381.9] ::
25. '0 (25) : Naruto 56 ' Viz Shonen Jump, May 2012 [243.0] ::
37. '2 (39) : Maximum Ride 5 ' Yen Press, Dec 2011 [196.7] ::
41. '1 (42) : Naruto 55 ' Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [186.3] ::
51. '6 (57) : Blue Exorcist 1 ' Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Apr 2011 [156.1] ::
58. '-5 (53) : Naruto 54 ' Viz Shonen Jump, Mar 2012 [142.9] ::
68. '-4 (64) : Maximum Ride 3 ' Yen Press, Aug 2010 [125.3] ::
73. '-3 (70) : Naruto 53 ' Viz Shonen Jump, Dec 2011 [119.9] ::
90. '58 (148) : Blue Exorcist 2 ' Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Jun 2011 [104.5] ::
99. '19 (118) : Blue Exorcist 6 ' Viz Shonen Jump Advanced, Feb 2012 [99.7] ::

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Bishonen and ANTI-BISHONEN

Sean Gaffney looks over next week's bumper crop of new manga.

Also, ANN has the list of new additions to JManga for the next week or so, including some more one-volume romance manga.

Jason Thompson calls Path of the Assassin 'the anti-bishonen manga.' Actually, he calls it 'THE ANTI-BISHONEN MANGA.' Find out why in his latest House of 1000 Manga column at ANN.

Molly McIsaac counts down the top ten gay manga at iFanboy. Whatever you may think of her list, it seems odd that so many people bothered to comment that they don't like manga. Guys, that's so 2004!

At Blog of the North Star, Milo is really enjoying Toriko, all the more so because he's getting it for $3.99 a volume during Viz's digital sale.

Reviews

Laura on Alice in the Country of Hearts (Heart of Manga)
Anna on vol. 5 of Dawn of the Arcana (Manga Report)
AstroNerdBoy on vol. 3 of Love Hina (omnibus edition)
TSOTE on Noble Farmer (Three Steps Over Japan)
Lexie on vol. 1 of Polterguys (Poisoned Rationality)
Kristin on vol. 3 of Wandering Son (Comic Attack)

Otakon in the rear view mirror

Lissa Pattillo gives her take on this week's new manga in her latest On the Shelf column at Otaku USA.

At The Hooded Utilitarian, subdee has a thoughtful analysis of Rohan at the Louvre (part 1, part 2). Also at HU: Melinda Beasi on the Bechdel Test and Nana.

The Otakon reports are rolling in. At the Journal of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society, I-hsiu Lin reports on the Viz Media panel, the Kodansha Comics panel, and the con as a whole. Vicky Kariolic checks in with Graphic Novel Reporter. The Ninja Consultants, meanwhile, put their reflections in a podcast, and Linda sums up all the manga panels, including the translation one, in a single post at Anime Diet.

Three Steps Over Japan checks out another manga magazine, Weekly Manga Sunday.

Reviews

Leroy Douresseaux on vol. 6 of Ai Ore! (The Comic Book Bin)
Kristin on vols. 9 and 10 of Black Butler (Comic Attack)
Lesley Aeschliman on vol. 1 of Oreimo (Blogcritics)
Michael Buntag on vol. 3 of Sailor Moon (NonSensical Words)
TSOTE on Sengoku Youko (Three Steps Over Japan)
Ash Brown on vol. 3 of Wandering Son (Experiments in Manga)