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New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 22-28
posted on by Egan Loo
The New York Times newspaper has added three new graphic book categories to its bestseller lists on Thursday: hardcover, softcover, and manga. The newspaper compiles the lists from "hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount department stores and newsstands" as well as "unit sales reported by retailers nationwide that specialize in graphic novels and comic books."
Here are the manga bestsellers for the week ending on February 28:
| Rank | Prev. Rank | Title | Author | Publisher | Price | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Naruto #38 | Masashi Kishimoto | Viz Media | US$7.95 |  |
| 2 | - | Naruto #40 | Masashi Kishimoto | Viz Media | US$7.95 |  |
| 3 | - | Naruto #39 | Masashi Kishimoto | Viz Media | US$7.95 |  |
| 4 | - | Naruto #41 | Masashi Kishimoto | Viz Media | US$7.95 |  |
| 5 | - | MPD-Psycho #8 | Eiji Otsuka, Shōu Tajima | Dark Horse Comics | US$12.95 |  |
| 6 | - | Naruto #37 | Masashi Kishimoto | Viz Media | US$7.95 |  |
| 7 | - | Naruto #35 | Masashi Kishimoto | Viz Media | US$7.95 |  |
| 8 | - | Naruto #36 | Masashi Kishimoto | Viz Media | US$7.95 |  |
| 9 | - | Naruto #34 | Masashi Kishimoto | Viz Media | US$7.95 |  |
| 10 | - | Eden #11 | Hiroki Endo | Dark Horse Comics | US$12.95 |  |
Thank you to Kris for the news tip.
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