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New York Times Manga Best Seller List, July 11-17
posted on by Egan Loo
Twilight drops; Naruto, Ouran, Vampire Knight, 2 Black Butler books, new Black Lagoon, Last Airbender, new Inuyasha, Soul Eater, One Piece
The New York Times newspaper has listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on July 17. Young C. Kim's graphic novel adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight vampire novel dropped from #1 to #4 in its 18th week on the separate Hardcover Graphic Books list. Three Blackest Night graphic novels from DC Comics took the top three spots instead. This was only the second time since its release in March that it was not the #1 book; it dropped to #2 for one week in April.
| Rank | Prev. Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | Price | Weeks on List | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Naruto #48 | Masashi Kishimoto | Viz Media | US$9.99 | 7 |  |
| 2 | 1 | Ouran High School Host Club #14 | Bisco Hatori | Viz Media | US$9.99 | 2 |  |
| 3 | 5 | Vampire Knight #10 | Matsuri Hino | Viz Media | US$9.99 | 7 |  |
| 4 | 6 | Black Butler #2 | Yana Toboso | Yen Press | US$10.99 | 9 |  |
| 5 | - | Black Lagoon #9 | Rei Hiroe | Viz Media | US$12.99 | 1 |  |
| 6 | 4 | The Last Airbender | Dave Roman, Joon Choi, Alison Wilgus | Random House Publishing Group | US$8.99 | 3 |  |
| 7 | 8 | Black Butler #1 | Yana Toboso | Yen Press | US$10.99 | 20 |  |
| 8 | - | Inuyasha #50 | Rumiko Takahashi | Viz Media | US$9.99 | 1 |  |
| 9 | - | Soul Eater #3 | Atsushi Ohkubo | Yen Press | US$10.99 | 4 |  |
| 10 | 3 | One Piece #54 | Eiichiro Oda | Viz Media | US$9.99 | 2 |  |
Update: Image links fixed. Thanks, Ashen Phoenix and RestlessOne.
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