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Top Selling Manga in North America (Comics and Paperbacks) according to Diamond Distributions. Lone Wolf and Cub #1 selling TPB in North America
The following are all the Manga related entries in the top 25 selling trade paperbacks for December 2001, preceded by their position in that list. Positions are based on estimated number of orders by retailers.
1 LONE WOLF & CUB VOL 17 WILL OF FANG TP - Dark Horse
21 WHATS MICHAEL VOL 5 MICHAEL FAVORITE SPOT - Dark Horse
22 DIRTY PAIR RUN FROM FUTURE - Dark Horse
24 INU YASHA VOL 10 - Viz
25 DRAGONBALL Z VOL 7 - Viz
The following are all the Manga related entries in the top 300 selling comics for December 2001, preceded by their position in that list. Positions are based on estimated number of orders by retailers.
162 OH MY GODDESS Part XI #5 MYSTERY CHILD (Part 3 Of 8) - Dark Horse
170 DRAGONBALL Z PART 4 #13 (Of 13) - Viz
174 CANNON GOD EXAXXION #2 STAGE 1 (Part 2 Of 8) - Dark Horse
178 DRAGONBALL PART 4 #5 (Of 10) - Viz
179 RANMA 1/2 PART 10 #9 (Of 11) - Viz
183 GUNDAM WING BATTLEFIELD OF PACIFISTS #3 (Of 6) - Tokyopop
184 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA #23 - Tokyopop
187 GOLD DIGGER #27 - Antartic Press
188 BASTARD WIZARD #1 (Of 2) - Viz
191 NO NEED FOR TENCHI PART 12 #5 (Of 6) - Viz
192 INU YASHA PART 6 #8 (Of 15) - Viz
199 CERES CELESTIAL LEGEND PART 2 #1 (Of 6) - Viz
206 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #90 - Antartic Press
207 SLAYERS SUPER EXPLOSIVE DEMON STORY #3 - Central Park Manga
214 LODOSS WAR DEEDLITS TALE #5 - Central Park Manga
215 MARMALADE BOY #1 - Tokyopop
221 EL HAZARD PART 3 #6 (Of 6) - Viz
223 LODOSS WAR CHRONICLES HEROIC KNIGHT #16 - Central Park Manga
224 SMILE VOL 4 #1 - Tokyopop
234 SILENT MOBIUS ADVENT #6 (Of 6) - Viz
236 TIGERS O/T LUFTWAFFE #3 - Antartic Press
237 SAINT TAIL #14 - Tokyopop
240 GEOBREEDERS #34 - Central Park Manga
242 CORRECTOR YUI #4 - Tokyopop
243 DRAGON KNIGHTS #3 - Tokyopop
244 FUTABAKUN CHANGE VOL 7 #5 - Ironcat
246 VAGABOND PART 1 #1 - Viz
249 VAGABOND PART 1 #2 - Viz
251 LA BLUE GIRL MANGA ED #5 (A) - Central Park Manga
252 COOL DEVICES #2 (A) - Ironcat
257 VAMPIRE PRINCESS YUI VOL 3 #5 - Ironcat
262 MAXION #25 - Central Park Manga
263 OGENKI CLINIC VOL 8 #5 (A) - Ironcat
264 POKEMON ADVS PART 6 #1 (Of 4) - Viz
268 PRINCESS PRINCE #15 - Central Park Manga
273 DEMON BEAST INVASION MANGA ED #4 (A) - Central Park Manga
282 ASTRA #6 - Central Park Manga
292 MANGAZINE #28 - Antartic Press
296 MANGA EX #6 - Antartic Press
For a the complete list, more details and an explanation of what the numbers really mean, see these articles on ICv2.
1 LONE WOLF & CUB VOL 17 WILL OF FANG TP - Dark Horse
21 WHATS MICHAEL VOL 5 MICHAEL FAVORITE SPOT - Dark Horse
22 DIRTY PAIR RUN FROM FUTURE - Dark Horse
24 INU YASHA VOL 10 - Viz
25 DRAGONBALL Z VOL 7 - Viz
The following are all the Manga related entries in the top 300 selling comics for December 2001, preceded by their position in that list. Positions are based on estimated number of orders by retailers.
162 OH MY GODDESS Part XI #5 MYSTERY CHILD (Part 3 Of 8) - Dark Horse
170 DRAGONBALL Z PART 4 #13 (Of 13) - Viz
174 CANNON GOD EXAXXION #2 STAGE 1 (Part 2 Of 8) - Dark Horse
178 DRAGONBALL PART 4 #5 (Of 10) - Viz
179 RANMA 1/2 PART 10 #9 (Of 11) - Viz
183 GUNDAM WING BATTLEFIELD OF PACIFISTS #3 (Of 6) - Tokyopop
184 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA #23 - Tokyopop
187 GOLD DIGGER #27 - Antartic Press
188 BASTARD WIZARD #1 (Of 2) - Viz
191 NO NEED FOR TENCHI PART 12 #5 (Of 6) - Viz
192 INU YASHA PART 6 #8 (Of 15) - Viz
199 CERES CELESTIAL LEGEND PART 2 #1 (Of 6) - Viz
206 NINJA HIGH SCHOOL #90 - Antartic Press
207 SLAYERS SUPER EXPLOSIVE DEMON STORY #3 - Central Park Manga
214 LODOSS WAR DEEDLITS TALE #5 - Central Park Manga
215 MARMALADE BOY #1 - Tokyopop
221 EL HAZARD PART 3 #6 (Of 6) - Viz
223 LODOSS WAR CHRONICLES HEROIC KNIGHT #16 - Central Park Manga
224 SMILE VOL 4 #1 - Tokyopop
234 SILENT MOBIUS ADVENT #6 (Of 6) - Viz
236 TIGERS O/T LUFTWAFFE #3 - Antartic Press
237 SAINT TAIL #14 - Tokyopop
240 GEOBREEDERS #34 - Central Park Manga
242 CORRECTOR YUI #4 - Tokyopop
243 DRAGON KNIGHTS #3 - Tokyopop
244 FUTABAKUN CHANGE VOL 7 #5 - Ironcat
246 VAGABOND PART 1 #1 - Viz
249 VAGABOND PART 1 #2 - Viz
251 LA BLUE GIRL MANGA ED #5 (A) - Central Park Manga
252 COOL DEVICES #2 (A) - Ironcat
257 VAMPIRE PRINCESS YUI VOL 3 #5 - Ironcat
262 MAXION #25 - Central Park Manga
263 OGENKI CLINIC VOL 8 #5 (A) - Ironcat
264 POKEMON ADVS PART 6 #1 (Of 4) - Viz
268 PRINCESS PRINCE #15 - Central Park Manga
273 DEMON BEAST INVASION MANGA ED #4 (A) - Central Park Manga
282 ASTRA #6 - Central Park Manga
292 MANGAZINE #28 - Antartic Press
296 MANGA EX #6 - Antartic Press
For a the complete list, more details and an explanation of what the numbers really mean, see these articles on ICv2.