American publishing industry figures for the top selling manga franchises help underline the superior taste of American audiences when it comes to manga, and (rather more surprisingly) the fact that US manga fans have apparently forsaken the shonen manga holy trinity…
The ranking, based on estimated manga sales in the first half of 2011:
1. Naruto
2. Bleach
3. Vampire Knight
4. Black Butler
5. Death Note
6. Blackbird
7. Rosario + Vampire
8. Fullmetal Alchemist
9. Dragonball & DBZ
10. Soul Eater
11. One Piece
12. Maximum Ride
13. Alice in the Country of Hearts
14. Hetalia
15. Yu-Gi-Oh!
16. Pandora Hearts
17. Bakuman
18. Fruits Basket
19. Dendeki Daisy
20. D. Gray Man
21. Yotsuba!
22. Ouran High School Host Club
23. Shugo Chara
24. K-On!
25. High School of the Dead
That One Piece places so poorly, whilst K-ON! and Highschool of the Dead manage to make an appearance amidst the otherwise all but unchallenged shonen and shoujo domination, rather suggests (some) change is in the air.
Glad to see Vampire Knight. <3
Eugh, look at all those crappy shows.
these are just about the only ones I ever see in my local stores, even the manga/anime specialist store in the city centre only has a few more than these titles. It’s no wonder these are the most popular when they’re the only ones being sold.
bunch 0 crap
Where’s mai BERSERK? It top all of these