Sailor Moon TPB Kodansha Ed Vol. 12Media Release -- The best-selling series Sailor Moon continued with Kodansha Comics' Sailor Moon Volume 12, July's best-selling manga to direct market specialty retailers.

Also with books in the top ten were Dark Horse Comics (two titles, led by Gantz Volume 28), Picturebox, VIZ Media (three titles, led by Bleach Volume 57 at #2), and Yen Press (three titles, led by Black Butler Volume 14 at #3).

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 Index Title Vendor
1 1 1.77 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED VOL 12 RAN
2 6 1.32 BLEACH TP VOL 57 VIZ
3 5 1.04 BLACK BUTLER TP VOL 14 HAC
4 2 0.92 WALRUS GN PIC
5 7 0.89 GANTZ TP VOL 28 (MR) DAR
6 9 0.81 SOUL EATER TP VOL 15 (MR) HAC
7 16 0.79 BLUE EXORCIST GN VOL 10 VIZ
8 17 0.75 GATE 7 TP VOL 04 DAR
9 10 0.73 KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX TP VOL 01 HAC
10 22 0.73 POKEMON ADVENTURES TP VOL 17 VIZ
11 11 0.71 KINGDOM HEARTS FINAL MIX TP VOL 02 HAC
12 4 0.68 KINGDOM HEARTS CHAIN OF MEMORIES TP HAC
13 25 0.64 POKEMON ADV BLACK & WHITE GN VOL 01 VIZ
14 26 0.63 TIGER & BUNNY GN VOL 02 VIZ
15 13 0.59 HIDEYUKI KIKUCHIS VAMPIRE HUNTER D GN VOL 07 DIG
16 19 0.58 PUELLA MAGI ORIKO MAGICA GN VOL 01 HAC
17 20 0.57 K ON COLLEGE TP VOL 01 HAC
18 24 0.55 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 27 RAN
19 18 0.50 ALICE I/T COUNTRY CLOVER CHESHIRE CAT WALTZ GN VOL 05 (MR) ( ST.
20 12 0.49 TOKYO BABYLON GN VOL 02 DAR
21 49 0.48 UGLYDOLLS GOING PLACES GN VIZ
22 3 0.47 MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM ORIGIN GN VOL 02 GARMA RAN
23 30 0.43 IS THIS A ZOMBIE GN VOL 05 (MR) HAC
24 14 0.42 KINGDOM HEARTS II TP VOL 01 HAC
25 47 0.39 RIN-NE GN VOL 12 VIZ
26 21 0.38 VELVET KISS GN VOL 03 (A) 801
27 32 0.37 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST 3IN1 ED TP VOL 05 VIZ
28 34 0.37 D GRAY MAN 3IN1 ED TP VOL 01 VIZ
29 52 0.35 PSYREN GN VOL 11 VIZ
30 41 0.34 GUNSLINGER GIRL OMNIBUS TP VOL 07 BOOK 15 ST.
31 37 0.34 MAYO CHICKI GN VOL 03 (MR) ST.
32 23 0.33 LOVE HAIR GN (RES) (A) 801
33 45 0.31 WOLFSMUND GN VOL 01 RAN
34 15 0.30 SOUL EATER SOUL ART HAC
35 27 0.30 RANGE OF LOVE GN (A) 801
36 29 0.29 LOVE ON THE JOB GN VOL 02 (A) 801
37 28 0.28 DOUBT OMNIBUS GN VOL 02 HAC
38 51 0.27 WORLD WAR BLUE GN VOL 01 ST.
39 46 0.27 LOVELESS 2-IN-1 ED TP VOL 04 VIZ
40 31 0.26 HOW GOOD WAS I GN (A) 801
41 58 0.26 JIU JIU GN VOL 05 VIZ
42 60 0.26 NATSUMES BOOK OF FRIENDS TP VOL 14 VIZ
43 59 0.26 07 GHOST GN VOL 05 VIZ
44 33 0.25 NEGIMA OMNIBUS GN VOL 07 (MR) RAN
45 38 0.25 RING X MAMA GN VOL 01 (A) 801
46 35 0.25 UNTIL DEATH DO US PART GN VOL 04 HAC
47 39 0.24 I DONT LIKE YOU AT ALL BIG BROTHER GN COLL ED VOL 03 (MR) ST.
48 40 0.23 HOW TO MAKE HIM MY MASTER GN (A) 801
49 36 0.23 PUPPY LUST GN (A) 801
50 42 0.23 WITH LOVE FROM MOCHIZUKI GN (A) 801