Top 50 Manga: October 2018
DC Entertainment's Batman and the Justice League Volume 1, collecting a manga from Shiori Teshirogi originally published in the monthly anthology Red, was October's best-selling manga title.
VIZ Media had six titles in the top ten: My Hero Academia Volume 15 at #2, Frankenstein: The Junji Ito Collection ranked #3, Tokyo Ghoul: Re Volume 7 at #6, Bleach Volume 74 at #8, and My Hero Academia Volume 1 at #9.
Dark Horse Comics had two titles in the top ten: Mob Psycho 100 Volume 1 ranked #5 and Gantz G Volume 2 ranked #10.
Finally, Kodansha Comics' Ghost in the Shell: Global Neural Network ranked #7.
Finally, Dark Horse Comics' Berserk Official Guidebook ranked #6.
TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in October 2018
| QTY RANK |
OVERALL GRAPHIC NOVEL UNIT RANK |
OVERALL GRAPHIC NOVEL DOLLAR RANK |
INDEX | ITEM CODE | DESCRIPTION | PRICE | VENDOR |
| 1 | 10 | 40 | 2.81 | JUN180436 | BATMAN & THE JUSTICE LEAGUE MANGA TP VOL 01 | $12.99 | DC COMICS |
| 2 | 14 | 67 | 2.38 | AUG182426 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 15 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 3 | 30 | 30 | 1.77 | AUG182424 | FRANKENSTEIN HC JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION | $22.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 4 | 31 | 107 | 1.75 | AUG182427 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VIGILANTES GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 5 | 46 | 117 | 1.46 | JUN180383 | MOB PSYCHO 100 TP VOL 01 | $11.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 6 | 75 | 142 | 1.06 | AUG182431 | TOKYO GHOUL RE GN VOL 07 | $12.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 7 | 105 | 57 | 0.81 | JUL182431 | GHOST IN SHELL GLOBAL NEURAL NETWORK HC PX ED (MR) | $29.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 8 | 106 | 217 | 0.81 | AUG182425 | BLEACH GN VOL 74 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 9 | 133 | 247 | 0.68 | JUN151643 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 10 | 158 | 220 | 0.60 | JUN180384 | GANTZ G TP VOL 02 | $13.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 11 | 159 | 213 | 0.59 | AUG182572 | APOSIMZ GN VOL 01 | $12.95 | VERTICAL COMICS |
| 12 | 173 | 178 | 0.54 | JUL180506 | I AM A HERO OMNIBUS TP VOL 08 | $19.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 13 | 185 | 359 | 0.51 | AUG182428 | FOOD WARS SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA GN VOL 26 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 14 | 186 | 114 | 0.51 | JUN182268 | BATTLE ANGEL ALITA DELUXE ED HC VOL 05 | $29.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 15 | 195 | 346 | 0.49 | SEP151698 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 02 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 16 | 209 | 388 | 0.48 | AUG182435 | BLUE EXORCIST GN VOL 20 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 17 | 227 | 249 | 0.45 | NOV101063 | DEATH NOTE BLACK ED TP VOL 01 | $14.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 18 | 232 | 364 | 0.44 | MAY180384 | EROMANGA SENSEI TP VOL 01 | $11.99 | DARK HORSE COMICS |
| 19 | 238 | 287 | 0.44 | AUG182416 | DRAGONS CROWN GN VOL 02 | $12.99 | UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC |
| 20 | 246 | 430 | 0.43 | AUG182429 | JUNI TAISEN ZODIAC WAR GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 21 | 257 | 309 | 0.42 | JUL182479 | TO LOVE RU DARKNESS GN VOL 07 (MR) | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS GHOST SHIP |
| 22 | 281 | 207 | 0.40 | AUG182417 | MENAGE A 3 GN VOL 02 | $19.99 | UDON ENTERTAINMENT INC |
| 23 | 294 | 324 | 0.38 | AUG182574 | POP TEAM EPIC GN VOL 01 | $12.95 | VERTICAL COMICS |
| 24 | 300 | 491 | 0.38 | AUG182432 | PROMISED NEVERLAND GN VOL 06 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 25 | 301 | 336 | 0.38 | JUL182455 | FAIRY TALE BATTLE ROYALE GN VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 26 | 303 | 318 | 0.37 | AUG182433 | DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION GN VOL 03 (MR) | $14.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 27 | 313 | 330 | 0.36 | AUG182448 | NARUTO 3IN1 TP VOL 24 | $14.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 28 | 317 | 325 | 0.36 | JUL182460 | MADE IN ABYSS GN VOL 04 | $13.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 29 | 325 | 513 | 0.35 | MAY182167 | MY HERO ACADEMIA VIGILANTES GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ LLC |
| 30 | 332 | 378 | 0.34 | JUL182468 | PLUS SIZED ELF GN VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 31 | 339 | 413 | 0.33 | APR151799 | TOKYO GHOUL GN VOL 01 | $12.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 32 | 348 | 401 | 0.33 | JUL182467 | MACHIMAHO MADE WRONG PERSON MAGICAL GIRL GN VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 33 | 349 | 565 | 0.32 | AUG182439 | AO HARU RIDE MANGA GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 34 | 355 | 554 | 0.32 | JUN158141 | ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 35 | 360 | 416 | 0.32 | JUN182145 | FUTARIBEYA MANGA GN VOL 01 ROOM FOR TWO | $12.99 | TOKYOPOP |
| 36 | 361 | 555 | 0.32 | MAR161872 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 04 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 37 | 374 | 431 | 0.30 | JUL182474 | VERSAILLES OF DEAD GN VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 38 | #N/A | #N/A | 0.29 | JUL182378 | OVERLORD LIGHT NOVEL HC VOL 08 | $20.00 | YEN ON |
| 39 | 384 | 595 | 0.29 | JUN182184 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 14 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 40 | 401 | 619 | 0.28 | MAR172201 | DRAGON BALL SUPER GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 41 | 402 | 473 | 0.28 | JUN182292 | HOW NOT TO SUMMON DEMON LORD GN VOL 02 | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 42 | 402 | 553 | 0.28 | SEP182282 | SEVEN DEADLY SINS SEVEN DAYS GN VOL 01 | $10.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 43 | 421 | 568 | 0.27 | JUL182437 | SEVEN DEADLY SINS GN VOL 28 | $10.99 | KODANSHA COMICS |
| 44 | 438 | 226 | 0.26 | AUG131498 | UZUMAKI 3IN1 DLX ED HC JUNJI ITO (MR) | $27.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 45 | 442 | 510 | 0.26 | JUN182296 | MISS KOBAYASHIS DRAGON MAID KANNA DAILY LIFE GN VOL 03 | $12.99 | SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT LLC |
| 46 | 444 | 706 | 0.26 | AUG182444 | HAIKYU GN VOL 28 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 47 | 453 | 566 | 0.25 | AUG182396 | COYOTE GN VOL 01 (MR) | $12.99 | SUBLIME |
| 48 | 461 | 700 | 0.25 | JAN172159 | LEGEND OF ZELDA TWILIGHT PRINCESS GN VOL 01 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 49 | 463 | 716 | 0.24 | APR181944 | MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 13 | $9.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
| 50 | 469 | 523 | 0.24 | AUG182442 | BLEACH 3IN1 TP VOL 24 | $14.99 | VIZ MEDIA LLC |
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