After the arrival of seven new titles in last week's list, this week's New York Times Graphic Books Manga Bestseller List shows that most of the newcomers are showing some staying power. In fact, the top 4 titles are in exactly the same plac e they were last week, with Naruto Volume 47 steadfastly holding on to the #1 slot in its second week on the chart.
The prime mover this week is Alice in the Country of Hearts, a bishonen (pretty boys)-packed remake of Lewis Carroll's trip to Wonderland, as it leapfrogs from #9 to #5 this week. Will it be able to challenge Black Butler, Black Bird, Naruto or Vampire Knight and move up yet again next week? Only the Cheshire Cat knows for now.
Here's the rest of the New York Times Graphic Books Manga Top 10 for the week ending February 13, 2010.
| This Week |
Last Week |
Weeks on List |
Title | Author/Artist | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 ↔ | 2 wks | Naruto Volume 47 | Masashi Kishimoto | Shonen Jump / VIZ Media |
| 2 | 2 ↔ | 2 wks | Vampire Knight Volume 8 | Matsuri Hino | Shojo Beat / VIZ Media |
| 3 | 3 ↔ | 2 wks | Black Bird Volume 3 | Kanoko Sakurakoji | Shojo Beat / VIZ Media |
| 4 | 4 ↔ | 3 wks | Black Butler Volume 1 | Yana Toboso | Yen Press |
| 5 | 9 ↑ | 2 wks | Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 1 | Quinrose and Soumei Hoshino | TOKYOPOP |
| 6 | 5 ↓ | 5 wks | Yu-Gi-Oh R Volume 3 | Kazuki Takahashi | Shonen Jump / VIZ Media |
| 7 | 8 ↑ | 5 wks | Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 22 | Hiromu Arakawa | VIZ Media |
| 8 | RET | 19 wks | Naruto Volume 46 | Masashi Kishimoto | Shonen Jump / VIZ Media |
| 9 | 6 ↓ | 2 wks | D.Gray Man Volume 16 | Katsura Hoshino | Shonen Jump Advanced/ VIZ Media |
| 10 | 7 ↓ | 5 wks | Yu-Gi-Oh GX Volume 4 | Naoyuki Kageyama | Shonen Jump / VIZ Media |
NOTE: "RET" means that a title has returned to the Top 10 after an absence of a week or more. Weeks on the chart are counted as weeks on the Top 10.
Image credit: © 1999 by Masashi Kishimoto/SHUEISHA Inc.
© 2002 MASASHI KISHIMOTO
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