ICv2 has published Diamond’s top 100 graphic novels for June, that is. Here’s the manga list. As always, the first number in parentheses is the book’s ranking on the overall GN list, the second number in parentheses is the number of copies sold by Diamond, which mainly distributes to comics stores.
1. (17) Bleach, vol. 23 (4,163)
2. (31) Blade of the Immortal, vol. 19 (2,989)
3. (32) Path of the Assassin, vol. 11 (2,886)
4. (33) Negima, vol. 18 (2,886)
5. (38) Gantz, vol. 1 (2,749)
6. (48) Vampire Hunter D, vol. 2 (2,226)
7. (67) .hack//XXXX, vol. 1 (1,883)
8. (75) MPD-Psycho, vol. 5 (1,761)
9. (78) Battle Vixens, vol. 13 (1,707)
10. (84) Rosario x Vampire, vol. 1 (1,585)
11. (88) One Piece, vol. 18 (1,526)
12. (89) .hack//G.U.+, vol. 2 (1,521)
13. (94) Apple, vol. 1 (1,414)
14. (98) Oh My Goddess, vol. 9 (1,380)
15. (99) Welcome to the NHK, vol. 7 (1,380)
Were the girls all at the beach last month, or were they just buying in Borders? With no Bleach or Fruits Basket in June, all the manga place pretty low on the list, and it all looks like the type of thing that would appeal to readers of other comics, i.e., battles, violence, games, and a bit of fanservice. ICv2 analyzes the overall comics market for June here.
Apple is really more an artbook than manga…
Yeah, but it’s manga-ish, and it’s published by Udon. I would imagine it appeals to the same audience that reads manga.
Apple is supposedly the korean version of Robot. Still waiting for my copy so i cant say for sure.