Top 50 Manga: December 2018
VIZ 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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