This week's edition of the New York Times Graphic Books list showed that last week was a very good one for Yen Press, as their books claimed six spots in the top 10's - five in the "manga" list, including three debuts and of course, one spot in the hardcover list for their Twilight graphic novel (which was finally pushed out of the #1 spot after four weeks, thanks to Kick-Ass).
It's nice to see that fans came out in force to pick up the latest volume of Yotsuba&!, as everyone's favorite green-haired little girl experiences her first street festival. Also great to see that the third volume of Nightschool and the first volume of Spice and Wolf making their mark on the list this week too.
Here's the rest of the New York Times Graphic Books Manga Top 10 for the week ending April 24, 2009.
| This Week | Last Week | Weeks on List | Title | Author/Artist | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 ↔ | 3 wks | Rosario + Vampire Season II Volume 1 | Akihisa Ikeda | Shonen Jump Advanced / VIZ Media |
| 2 | NEW | 1 wk | Yotsuba&! Volume 8 | Kiyohiko Azuma | Yen Press |
| 3 | 2 ↓ | 12 wks | Naruto Volume 47 | Masashi Kishimoto | Shonen Jump / VIZ Media |
| 4 | NEW | 1 wk | Spice & Wolf Volume 1 | Isuna Hasekura and Keito Koume | Yen Press |
| 5 | 6 ↑ | 13 wks | Black Butler Volume 1 | Yana Toboso | Yen Press |
| 6 | 3 ↓ | 3 wks | The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross Volume 11 | Arina Tanemura | Shojo Beat / VIZ Media |
| 7 | 4 ↓ | 3 wks | Yu-Gi-Oh! R Volume 4 | Kazuki Takahashi and Akira Ito | Shonen Jump / VIZ Media |
| 8 | NEW | 1 wk | Nightschool Volume 3 | Svetlana Chmakova | Yen Press |
| 9 | RET | 9 wks | Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 1 | Quinrose and Soumei Hoshino | TokyoPop |
| 10 | 9 ↓ | 8 wks | Soul Eater Volume 2 | Atsushi Ohkubo | Yen Press |
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: Yotsuba&! © Kiyohiko Azuma / YOTUBA SUTAZIO;
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