Sailor Moon TPB Kodansha Ed Vol. 03Media Release -- A classic manga returned to North American shores in 2012 as Kodansha Comics brought Sailor Moon back into print, and the publisher's Sailor Moon Volume 3 was the best-selling manga to direct market specialty retailers for the year.

Other publishers in the top ten include Dark Horse Comics and VIZ Media.

Data for Diamond's sales charts – which include the monthly market shares and all top product charts – are compiled by Diamond Comic Distributors from a universe of over 3,500 accounts, comprised of comic book specialty shops and other merchant stores and buyers. The shops are primarily located in North America, with a percentage of sales also to international stores and buyers located throughout the world. The account base includes not only brick-and-mortar comic book specialty shops, but also Internet stores, chain stores, and other specialty stores.

Unit and dollars sales are calculated based upon orders invoiced and shipped to Diamond accounts during any given month, which comprises initial pre-orders, advance reorders, and reorders, minus any copies that are received back from a title marked as returnable.

About the Diamond Sales Index: The Sales Index of selected monthly Best Seller Charts is presented as a comparative tool for retailers and publishers. It presents Diamond's monthly sales for individual titles in relation to Diamond's total sales for the issue of DC Comics' monthly Batman comic book. (Batman is used as the control title – with a value of 100 – because sales of Batman usually remain relatively stable.) This allows for easy comparison to other titles and helps retailers gauge their orders for all other titles. This formula is only a guide, other factors may impact a titles' ability to sell in certain locations and clientele.

QtyRank RetailRank Title VendName
1 2 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 03 RAN
2 1 EMPOWERED TP VOL 07 DAR
3 4 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 04 RAN
4 11 NARUTO TP VOL 55 VIZ
5 12 NARUTO TP VOL 54 VIZ
6 16 NARUTO TP VOL 56 VIZ
7 5 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 05 RAN
8 18 NARUTO TP VOL 57 VIZ
9 7 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 01 RAN
10 13 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 06 RAN
11 28 NARUTO TP VOL 59 VIZ
12 29 NARUTO TP VOL 58 VIZ
13 20 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 07 RAN
14 35 YU GI OH GX GN VOL 09 (OF 9) VIZ
15 27 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 08 RAN
16 23 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 08 HAC
17 10 USAGI YOJIMBO TP VOL 26 TRAITORS O/T EARTH DAR
18 37 BLEACH TP VOL 38 VIZ
19 19 BERSERK TP VOL 36 DAR
20 38 BLEACH TP VOL 39 VIZ
21 17 HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 05 (MR) HAC
22 6 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS TP VOL 03 DAR
23 43 BLEACH TP VOL 42 VIZ
24 45 BLEACH TP VOL 40 VIZ
25 31 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 09 HAC
26 8 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 25 DAR
28 47 BLEACH TP VOL 43 VIZ
27 48 BLEACH TP VOL 41 VIZ
29 21 HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 06 (MR) HAC
30 49 BLEACH TP VOL 44 VIZ
31 34 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 02 RAN
32 51 BLEACH TP VOL 45 VIZ
33 53 YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 02 VIZ
34 58 BLEACH TP VOL 50 VIZ
35 14 FLCL OMNIBUS GN DAR
36 61 BLEACH TP VOL 51 VIZ
37 60 BLEACH TP VOL 48 VIZ
38 62 BLEACH TP VOL 49 VIZ
39 99 LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 01 OCARINA OF TIME PT 1 VIZ
40 66 BLEACH TP VOL 47 VIZ
41 67 BLEACH TP VOL 46 VIZ
42 69 YU GI OH ZEXAL GN VOL 01 VIZ
43 36 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 10 HAC
44 41 NEGIMA GN VOL 33 (MR) RAN
45 76 BLEACH TP VOL 52 VIZ
46 77 ONE PIECE TP VOL 61 VIZ
47 119 DEATH NOTE TP VOL 01 VIZ
48 81 BLEACH TP VOL 53 VIZ
49 79 ONE PIECE TP VOL 60 VIZ
50 39 YOTSUBA & ! GN VOL 11 HAC
51 33 HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 07 (MR) HAC
52 46 OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 41 DAR
53 88 BLEACH TP VOL 54 VIZ
54 132 LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 02 OCARINA OF TIME PT 2 VIZ
55 87 YU GI OH GX GN VOL 08 (OF 9) VIZ
56 91 ONE PIECE TP VOL 62 VIZ
57 85 GATE 7 TP VOL 02 DAR
58 54 OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 42 DAR
59 95 ONE PIECE TP VOL 63 VIZ
60 59 GANTZ TP VOL 21 DAR
61 63 NEGIMA GN VOL 34 (MR) RAN
62 44 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 01 HAC
63 26 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS TP VOL 04 DAR
64 105 YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 03 VIZ
65 107 ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 07 VIZ
66 108 ONE PIECE TP VOL 65 VIZ
67 65 GANTZ TP VOL 22 DAR
68 55 SOUL EATER TP VOL 08 HAC
69 56 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 11 HAC
70 113 ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 08 VIZ
71 126 NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 10 DAR
72 110 YU-GI-OH 5DS GN VOL 02 VIZ
73 32 CARDCAPTOR SAKURA DARK HORSE OMNIBUS TP VOL 01 DAR
74 70 GANTZ TP VOL 23 DAR
75 74 NEGIMA GN VOL 35 (MR) RAN
76 121 VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 14 VIZ
77 42 HIGH SCHOOL OF DEAD GN VOL 01 (MR) HAC
78 131 ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 09 VIZ
79 83 GANTZ TP VOL 24 DAR
80 135 ONE PIECE TP VOL 64 VIZ
81 122 OREIMO TP VOL 01 DAR
82 136 BAKUMAN TP VOL 09 VIZ
83 72 SOUL EATER TP VOL 09 HAC
84 143 BAKUMAN TP VOL 10 VIZ
85 187 LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 03 MAJORAS MASK VIZ
86 90 GANTZ TP VOL 25 (MR) DAR
87 73 PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA GN VOL 01 HAC
88 96 OH MY GODDESS RTL TP VOL 43 DAR
89 102 NEGIMA GN VOL 36 (MR) RAN
90 156 ROSARIO VAMPIRE SEASON II TP VOL 10 VIZ
91 169 NGE SHINJI IKARI RAISING PROJECT TP VOL 11 DAR
92 148 GATE 7 TP VOL 03 DAR
93 159 VAMPIRE KNIGHT TP VOL 15 VIZ
94 84 SOUL EATER TP VOL 01 HAC
95 111 XXXHOLIC GN VOL 19 RAN
96 209 (USE OCT128164) NARUTO TP VOL 01 VIZ
97 168 NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TP VOL 13 VIZ
98 141 KUROSAGI CORPSE DELIVERY SERVICE TP VOL 12 (MR) DAR
99 98 SOUL EATER NOT TP VOL 01 HAC
100 40 MAGIC KNIGHT RAYEARTH DARK HORSE OMNIBUS ED VOL 02 DAR