Empowered Volume 8 GN

Media Release -- Adam Warren's Empowered Volume 8 from Dark Horse Comics was December's best-selling manga to direct market specialty retailers. In total, Dark Horse Comics had two titles in the top ten.

Other publishers in the top ten include Kodansha Comics (two titles, led by Attack on Titan Volume 1 at #3), VIZ Media (five titles, led by One Piece Volume 69 at #2), and Yen Press (Shiro Amano: Artwork of Kingdom Hearts at #4).

Please note that comics marked with an asterisk have had their reported quantities reduced due to retailer returnability, and thus may rank lower on the charts than their actual sales would reflect.

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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.

Quantity Rank Retail Rank Index Item Code Description Vendor
1 1 2.69 AUG130070 EMPOWERED TP VOL 08 DAR
2 5 1.18 OCT131364 ONE PIECE GN VOL 69 VIZ
3 6 0.86 MAR121101 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 01 RAN
4 3 0.76 OCT131401 SHIRO AMANO ARTWORK OF KINGDOM HEARTS TP HAC
5 42 0.65 OCT131283 POKEMON BLACK & WHITE GN VOL 13 VIZ
6 9 0.63 OCT131230 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 33 RAN
7 17 0.61 OCT131368 MAGI GN VOL 03 VIZ
8 20 0.58 AUG138341 POKEMON THE MOVIE GENESECT LEGEND AWAKENED GN VIZ
9 8 0.54 OCT131365 DRAGONBALL 3IN1 TP VOL 03 VIZ
10 15 0.53 AUG130113 VAMPIRE HUNTER D NOVEL VOL 20 SCENES UNHOLY WAR (MR) DAR
11 14 0.53 JUN138211 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 08 RAN
12 7 0.53 SEP131300 DANCE IN VAMPIRE BUND MEMORIES OF SLEDGE HAMMER GN VOL 01 (M ST.
13 10 0.51 OCT131398 MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA GN VOL 17 HAC
14 13 0.49 OCT131395 BLOODY CROSS GN VOL 01 HAC
15 19 0.48 JUN121182 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 02 RAN
16 4 0.47 OCT131392 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ORIGIN HC VOL 04 JABURO RAN
17 21 0.46 SEP121137 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 03 RAN
18 2 0.45 OCT131397 HIGH SCHOOL O/T DEAD COLOR OMNIBUS HC VOL 02 (MR) HAC
19 12 0.44 SEP131298 ALICE LOVES FABLES TOY BOX GN (MR) ST.
20 23 0.42 OCT131373 TIGER & BUNNY COMIC ANTHOLOGY GN VOL 02 VIZ
21 36 0.41 OCT131378 SKIP BEAT TP VOL 32 VIZ
22 27 0.40 JAN131196 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 04 RAN
23 18 0.39 SEP131303 SACRED BLACKSMITH GN VOL 03 (MR) ST.
24 31 0.38 APR131170 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 05 RAN
25 26 0.38 SEP131414 PUELLA MAGI KAZUMI MAGICA GN VOL 03 INNOCENT MALICE HAC
26 25 0.37 OCT131391 KNIGHTS OF SIDONIA GN VOL 06 RAN
27 16 0.37 OCT131393 SUMMER WARS GN PART 02 RAN
28 33 0.36 JUL131180 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 06 RAN
29 11 0.34 SEP131302 KANOKON GN COLL ED VOL 03 ST.
30 34 0.34 OCT131394 ARE YOU ALICE GN VOL 03 HAC
31 41 0.33 OCT131366 NURA RISE O/T YOKAI CLAN GN VOL 18 VIZ
32 43 0.32 OCT131377 DENGEKI DAISY GN VOL 13 VIZ
33 29 0.32 AUG130114 CBLDF MANGA INTRODUCTION CHALLENGES & BEST PRACTICES TP DAR
34 44 0.32 OCT131371 VOICE OVER SEIYU ACADEMY GN VOL 02 VIZ
35 45 0.32 OCT131374 DEMON LOVE SPELL GN VOL 05 VIZ
36 47 0.31 OCT131376 HUNTER X HUNTER TP VOL 31 VIZ
37 38 0.31 OCT131231 NO 6 GN VOL 04 RAN
38 49 0.30 OCT131372 HAPPY MARRIAGE GN VOL 03 (MR) VIZ
39 37 0.29 OCT131400 PANDORA HEARTS GN VOL 19 HAC
40 39 0.27 OCT131403 SPICE AND WOLF NOVEL VOL 10 (MR) HAC
41 22 0.27 OCT131402 UNTIL DEATH DO US PART GN VOL 05 HAC
42 52 0.26 OCT131369 ARATA THE LEGEND GN VOL 16 VIZ
43 55 0.24 OCT131375 DEVIL & HER LOVE SONG GN VOL 12 VIZ
44 48 0.24 OCT131379 DOROHEDORO GN VOL 11 (MR) VIZ
45 40 0.23 OCT131396 DARK HUNTERS INFINITY TP VOL 02 HAC
46 59 0.23 OCT131360 SLAM DUNK GN VOL 31 VIZ
47 28 0.22 OCT131180 POWER PLAY GN (A) 801
48 50 0.22 OCT131314 AWKWARD SILENCE GN VOL 04 (MR) VIZ
49 30 0.22 SEP131190 MY CELEBRITY GIRLFRIEND GN (A) 801
50 35 0.22 SEP131192 NURSES PARADISE GN VOL 01 (OF 3) (A) 801