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Top 50 Manga: December 2018

VIZ Media -- My Hero Academia Volume 16VIZ Media's My Hero Academia Volume 16, the latest chapter in Kouhei Horikoshi's best-selling and immensely popular manga sensation about a school for super-heroes, was the best-selling manga of December.

In total, VIZ Media had five titles in the top ten including Tokyo Ghoul:RE Volume 8 at #3, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You at #4, Dragon Quest Illustrations: 30th Anniversary Editionat #5, and

Splatoon!Volume 5 at #7.

Kodansha Comics had two titles in the top ten: Attack on Titan Volume 26 at #2 and Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle Volume 5 at #10.

Two Yen On light novel titles placed in the top ten: Sword Art Online Volume 15 ranked #6 and Konosuba Volume 7 ranked #9.

Finally, Seven Seas' Monster Musume Volume 14 ranked #8.

TOP 50 MANGA
Based on Total Unit Sales of Products Invoiced in December 2018

QTY
RANK
OVERALL
GRAPHIC NOVEL
UNIT
RANK
OVERALL
GRAPHIC NOVEL
DOLLAR
RANK
INDEX ITEM CODE DESCRIPTION PRICE VENDOR
1 7 42 2.94 OCT182065 MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 16 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
2 42 99 1.33 OCT182158 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 26 (MR) $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS
3 44 95 1.30 OCT182073 TOKYO GHOUL RE GN VOL 08 $12.99 VIZ MEDIA
4 89 123 0.82 OCT182078 POKEMON THE MOVIE I CHOOSE YOU GN $14.99 VIZ MEDIA
5 #N/A #N/A 0.74 OCT182063 DRAGON QUEST ILLUSTRATIONS 30TH ANNIV ED HC $34.99 VIZ MEDIA
6 #N/A #N/A 0.71 OCT182104 SWORD ART ONLINE NOVEL SC VOL 15 $14.00 YEN ON
7 111 198 0.66 OCT182079 SPLATOON MANGA GN VOL 05 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
8 113 153 0.64 JUL182463 MONSTER MUSUME GN VOL 14 $12.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
9 #N/A #N/A 0.64 OCT182101 KONOSUBA LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 07 $14.00 YEN ON
10 122 183 0.60 OCT182161 BATTLE ANGEL ALITA MARS CHRONICLE GN VOL 05 $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS
11 132 225 0.56 OCT182067 FOOD WARS SHOKUGEKI NO SOMA GN VOL 27 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
12 133 179 0.54 OCT182109 YOUR NAME ANOTHER SIDE EARTHBOUND GN VOL 01 $13.00 YEN PRESS
13 #N/A #N/A 0.53 OCT182105 THAT TIME I REINCARNATED SLIME SC LIGHT NOVEL VOL 04 $14.00 YEN ON
14 149 108 0.49 OCT182075 ABARA COMPLETE DELUXE ED GN $29.99 VIZ MEDIA
15 152 202 0.47 SEP182317 TO LOVE RU DARKNESS GN VOL 08 (MR) $12.99 GHOST SHIP
16 154 222 0.46 MAY180379 DANGANRONPA 2 VOL 01 ULTIMATE LUCK HOPE DESPAIR TP $12.99 DARK HORSE COMICS
17 162 204 0.44 OCT182107 GOBLIN SLAYER SIDE STORY YEAR ONE GN VOL 01 (MR) $13.00 YEN PRESS
18 164 272 0.43 OCT182064 PROMISED NEVERLAND GN VOL 07 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
19 #N/A #N/A 0.43 OCT182098 IRREGULAR AT MAGIC HIGH SCHOOL LIGHT NOVEL VOL 10 $14.00 YEN ON
20 166 213 0.43 OCT182126 SWORD ART ONLINE PROGRESSIVE GN VOL 07 $13.00 YEN PRESS
21 #N/A #N/A 0.42 OCT182099 IVE BEEN KILLING SLIMES 300 YEARS NOVEL SC VOL 03 $14.00 YEN ON
22 170 220 0.42 OCT182125 SPICE AND WOLF GN VOL 16 (MR) $13.00 YEN PRESS
23 185 262 0.38 JUL182331 DISNEY MANGA PIXAR MONSTERS INC GN $10.99 TOKYOPOP
24 187 309 0.38 OCT182068 WE NEVER LEARN GN VOL 01 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
25 197 333 0.36 OCT182074 PLATINUM END VOL 07 (MR) $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
26 199 233 0.35 OCT182092 ONE PIECE 3IN1 TP VOL 26 $14.99 VIZ MEDIA
27 #N/A #N/A 0.33 OCT182097 DEVIL IS PART TIMER LIGHT NOVEL SC VOL 12 $14.00 YEN ON
28 214 274 0.31 APR151799 TOKYO GHOUL GN VOL 01 $12.99 VIZ MEDIA
29 226 365 0.30 JUN158141 ONE PUNCH MAN GN VOL 01 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
30 236 335 0.29 OCT182175 SEVEN DEADLY SINS SEVEN DAYS GN VOL 02 $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS
31 248 408 0.28 OCT182071 JUNI TAISEN ZODIAC WAR GN VOL 02 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
32 254 269 0.27 OCT182116 GIRLS LAST TOUR GN VOL 05 $15.00 YEN PRESS
33 258 306 0.27 OCT182223 POP TEAM EPIC GN VOL 02 $12.95 VERTICAL COMICS
34 265 314 0.26 OCT182106 DEAD MOUNT DEATH PLAY GN VOL 01 (MR) $13.00 YEN PRESS
35 265 364 0.26 SEP182266 EDENS ZERO VOL 01 $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS
36 269 428 0.26 OCT182090 MAGI GN VOL 33 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
37 272 357 0.25 OCT182050 TEN COUNT GN VOL 06 (MR) $12.99 SUBLIME
38 282 339 0.24 SEP182291 I HEAR THE SUNSPOT GN VOL 03 LIMIT PT 1 $12.95 ONE PEACE BOOKS
39 282 386 0.24 SEP182264 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA CLEAR CARD GN VOL 05 $10.99 KODANSHA COMICS
40 290 471 0.23 OCT182086 YONA OF THE DAWN GN VOL 15 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
41 291 446 0.23 MAY182167 MY HERO ACADEMIA VIGILANTES GN VOL 01 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
42 #N/A #N/A 0.23 SEP182316 ANCIENT MAGUS BRIDE GOLDEN YARN NOVEL VOL 01 $14.99 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENT
43 291 470 0.23 OCT182070 ASTRA LOST IN SPACE GN VOL 05 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
44 296 474 0.23 OCT182077 AFTER HOURS GN VOL 03 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
45 304 498 0.22 OCT182085 AO HARU RIDE MANGA GN VOL 02 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
46 311 229 0.22 AUG182424 FRANKENSTEIN HC JUNJI ITO STORY COLLECTION $22.99 VIZ MEDIA
47 313 478 0.22 AUG182426 MY HERO ACADEMIA GN VOL 15 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
48 329 525 0.20 MAR172201 DRAGON BALL SUPER GN VOL 01 $9.99 VIZ MEDIA
49 332 405 0.20 OCT182108 NE NE NE GN VOL 01 $13.00 YEN PRESS
50 338 369 0.19 OCT182110 POLAR BEAR IN LOVE GN VOL 04 $15.00 YEN PRESS

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Item codes followed by -M indicate multiple covers and skus at the standard SRP.

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Data for Diamond’s sales charts — which includes the monthly market shares and all top product charts — are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from sales made to thousands of comic book specialty shops located in North America and around the world.  Additional sales made to online merchants and other specialty stores may be included as well.

Unit and dollar market shares are calculated based upon orders for comic books, graphic novels, and magazines invoiced and shipped to Diamond customers during any given month, which comprises pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable. Please note that comics marked with an asterisk (*) have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

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