Sailor Moon Short Stories Vol. 01Media Release -- Readers returned to the world of Sailor Moon with the new Sailor Moon: Short Stories Volume 1, a collection of short tales starring the series' beloved characters, giving Kodansha Comics the best-selling manga in September.

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

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QtyRank RetailRank Index Title VendName
1 3 2.20 SAILOR MOON SHORT STORIES VOL 01 RAN
2 2 1.61 BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL TP VOL 27 MIST SPIDERS WEB (MR) DAR
3 5 1.31 ONE PIECE TP VOL 68 VIZ
4 7 1.16 NG EVANGELION SHINJI DETECTIVE DIARY TP VOL 01 DAR
5 6 0.99 SOUL EATER TP VOL 16 (MR) HAC
6 8 0.91 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 06 RAN
7 12 0.85 OREIMO TP VOL 04 DAR
8 14 0.81 POKEMON ADVENTURES TP VOL 18 VIZ
9 15 0.67 FAIRY TAIL GN VOL 29 RAN
10 9 0.64 DRAGONBALL 3-IN-1 ED TP VOL 02 VIZ
11 10 0.62 CHI SWEET HOME GN VOL 10 RAN
12 22 0.61 MIDNIGHT SECRETARY GN VOL 01 (MR) VIZ
13 23 0.60 LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 01 VIZ
14 1 0.56 LEGEND OF ZELDA BOX SET VIZ
15 11 0.55 TROPIC OF THE SEA GN RAN
16 13 0.54 NARUTO 3IN1 ED TP VOL 06 VIZ
17 19 0.53 GENSHIKEN SECOND SEASON GN VOL 03 RAN
18 20 0.51 BLOOD BLOCKADE BATTLEFRONT TP VOL 04 DAR
19 18 0.43 BLEACH 3IN1 ED TP VOL 06 VIZ
20 32 0.42 LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 02 VIZ
21 34 0.41 PSYREN GN VOL 12 VIZ
22 26 0.40 SANKAREA GN VOL 02 UNDYING LOVE RAN
23 16 0.38 ZEROS FAMILIAR OMNIBUS TP VOL 02 (MR) ST.
24 25 0.38 ARE YOU ALICE GN VOL 02 HAC
25 41 0.35 OTOMEN GN VOL 16 VIZ
26 33 0.35 SHERLOCK BONES VOL 01 RAN
27 42 0.35 DEMON LOVE SPELL GN VOL 04 VIZ
28 27 0.33 INFERNAL DEVICES GN VOL 02 CLOCKWORK PRINCE HAC
29 17 0.33 X 3IN1 ED TP VOL 06 VIZ
30 44 0.32 07 GHOST GN VOL 06 VIZ
31 35 0.31 BETRAYAL KNOWS MY NAME GN VOL 06 HAC
32 37 0.31 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 03 RAN
33 65 0.30 MAMESHIBA ENCHANTED GN VIZ
34 24 0.30 BRIDES STORY HC GN BOOK 05 HAC
35 38 0.30 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 02 RAN
36 48 0.29 HAYATE COMBAT BUTLER TP VOL 22 VIZ
37 4 0.29 SAILOR MOON TP KODANSHA ED BOX SET #1 VOL 1-6 RAN
38 39 0.28 OOKU INNER CHAMBERS GN VOL 08 (MR) VIZ
39 70 0.28 WINX CLUB GN VOL 09 VIZ
40 50 0.28 ARATA THE LEGEND TP VOL 15 VIZ
41 56 0.26 STROBE EDGE GN VOL 06 VIZ
42 58 0.25 LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 09 VIZ
43 46 0.25 ATTACK ON TITAN GN VOL 01 RAN
44 49 0.23 ARISA GN VOL 11 RAN
45 64 0.22 VOICE OVER SEIYU ACADEMY GN VOL 01 VIZ
46 62 0.22 LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 03 VIZ
47 31 0.22 MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO PICTURE BOOK HC NEW ED VIZ
48 63 0.21 LEGEND OF ZELDA GN VOL 05 NEW PTG VIZ
50 21 0.21 SUMMIT OF GODS GN VOL 04 DIA