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BookScan Manga Ranking, May 21-27
posted on by Egan Loo
4 Sailor Moon books, 2 Naruto books, Soul Eater, Omamori Himari, Black Butler, Madoka Magica, Pandora Hearts
The Publishers Weekly magazine listed Nielsen BookScan's graphic novel bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on May 27.
| Rank | Pre. Rank | Weeks on List | Title | Author | Publisher | Price | Pub. Date | Units | Units Year-to-Date | Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Sailor Moon, Volume 5 | Naoko Takeuchi / Author | Kodansha Comics | $10.99 | May, 2012 | 1,031 | 7,200 |  |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | Naruto, Vol. 56 (Original) | Masashi Kishimoto / Author, Masashi Kishimoto / Illustrator | Viz Media | $9.99 | May, 2012 | 1,014 | 6,348 |  |
| 11 | 26 | 2 | Soul Eater, Volume 9 | Atsushi Ohkubo / Author | Yen Press | $11.99 | May, 2012 | 530 | 979 |  |
| 14 | 22 | 2 | Omamori Himari, Volume 7 | Milan Matra / Author | Yen Press | $11.99 | May, 2012 | 453 | 921 |  |
| 15 | 11 | 7 | Black Butler, Volume 9 | Yana Toboso / Author | Yen Press | $11.99 | Apr, 2012 | 405 | 5,028 |  |
| 16 | 37 | 2 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Volume 1 | Magica Quartet / Author, Hanokage / Illustrator | Yen Press | $11.99 | May, 2012 | 395 | 702 |  |
| 17 | 36 | 2 | Pandora Hearts, Volume 10 | Jun Mochizuki / Author | Yen Press | $11.99 | May, 2012 | 394 | 745 |  |
| 19 | 14 | 10 | Sailor Moon, Volume 4 | Naoko Takeuchi / Author | Kodansha Comics | $10.99 | Mar, 2012 | 388 | 12,384 |  |
| 21 | 18 | 12 | Naruto, Volume 55 | Masashi Kishimoto / Author, Masashi Kishimoto / Illustrator | Viz Media | $9.99 | Mar, 2012 | 322 | 12,963 |  |
| 24 | 21 | 36 | Sailor Moon, Volume 1 | Naoko Takeuchi / Author | Kodansha Comics | $10.99 | Sep, 2011 | 319 | 8,466 |  |
| 25 | 29 | 20 | Sailor Moon, Volume 3 | Naoko Takeuchi / Author | Kodansha Comics | $10.99 | Jan, 2012 | 306 | 16,398 |  |
The Nielsen BookScan rankings represent sales at Barnes & Noble and other book chains, independent bookshops, and online purchases — but not sales at comic book stores, Walmart, and some other venues.
Source: Publishers Weekly via The Beat
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