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NEWS: Naruto, Attack on Titan Top Graphic Novels in U.S. Bookstores in August


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Tenbyakugon



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:59 pm Reply with quote
Great job Naruto in putting that upstart Attack on Titan in its place.
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kayori1928



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:06 pm Reply with quote
Tenbyakugon wrote:
Great job Naruto in putting that upstart Attack on Titan in its place.

Hell no. Naruto sucks as of late. I'm glad a great series like Titan is almost beating it out.
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vangelionite88



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:53 pm Reply with quote
naruto was watchable the first season..... now.... lol.

at least AOT wont turn into 200+ episode shonen seires.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:59 pm Reply with quote
One's success doesn't hurt the other. So, instead of attacking one show in favor of the other, we should celebrate the fact that manga has the top spots in an American chart. Naruto deserves its first place just as much as Attack on Titan would if it got first. Naruto is ending while AoT is the next big thing in manga/anime. Once Naruto is gone, watch out for AoT I'd say. That series is overwhelmingly amazing.
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meeedoooz



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 8:34 pm Reply with quote
SonDavid wrote:
One's success doesn't hurt the other. So, instead of attacking one show in favor of the other, we should celebrate the fact that manga has the top spots in an American chart. Naruto deserves its first place just as much as Attack on Titan would if it got first. Naruto is ending while AoT is the next big thing in manga/anime. Once Naruto is gone, watch out for AoT I'd say. That series is overwhelmingly amazing.


exactly. Naruto is my all time favorite and always will be, but i'm glad i have something as awesome as AOT to follow and be my favorite when Naruto ends
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tuxedocat



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The ICv2 website noted that there was a large difference in sales for Attack on Titan between bookstores and comic book stores. ICv2 noted that while the series has ranked on Nielsen's top 20 chart throughout the summer, in June volume 5 in the series sold only 330 copies in comic book stores to rank at #297. No volumes in the series ranked in the top 300 in comic book stores in July.


This is interesting. It makes me happy that Americans are actually walking into bookstores. It also might reflect the fact that female readers might dislike going into comic shops for *ahem* whatever reason.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:05 am Reply with quote
tuxedocat wrote:
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The ICv2 website noted that there was a large difference in sales for Attack on Titan between bookstores and comic book stores. ICv2 noted that while the series has ranked on Nielsen's top 20 chart throughout the summer, in June volume 5 in the series sold only 330 copies in comic book stores to rank at #297. No volumes in the series ranked in the top 300 in comic book stores in July.


This is interesting. It makes me happy that Americans are actually walking into bookstores.


Not when Borders is gone, and B&N is also heading to oblivion. For bookstores, it's not the ranking that matters - it's the actual sales numbers.


tuxedocat wrote:

It also might reflect the fact that female readers might dislike going into comic shops for *ahem* whatever reason.


They can't handle the intimacy of a small shop but prefer the impersonal anonymity of a large retail chain. Very Happy
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FlamingLight



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:18 am Reply with quote
More like males trying to challenge them on being a "real" geek or not.
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tuxedocat



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:28 am Reply with quote
enurtsol wrote:
They can't handle the intimacy of a small shop but prefer the impersonal anonymity of a large retail chain. Very Happy


Not exactly... Anime dazed

edit: @ FlamingLight ------ Wink
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:56 am Reply with quote
FlamingLight wrote:

More like males trying to challenge them on being a "real" geek or not.


Pssh! Males do that to each other all the time. If they're halfway decent, they'd brush off such silly challenges handily. Not such an incredible barrier. Cool
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tuxedocat



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:22 am Reply with quote
Well goodie for all your guy friends. Keep on doing the same old, same old.

Personally, I've never had a problem in these places. I've heard complaints from other women, who have had bad experiences in comic shops. They don't want to shop in those places, and that's just the reality of it, like it or not.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:03 am Reply with quote
tuxedocat wrote:

Personally, I've never had a problem in these places. I've heard complaints from other women, who have had bad experiences in comic shops. They don't want to shop in those places, and that's just the reality of it, like it or not.


Hey, only gave an explanation. Wink
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Heisenberg



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 2:20 pm Reply with quote
Bleach and One Piece are better than both of them, right now. Why aren't they above Naruto and AOT.
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MasterKingJC



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:03 pm Reply with quote
When it comes down to it, It's not like the American manga market is relevant in comparison to other countries with massive manga success (Japan being at the very top).

Big fishes in small ponds.
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Conner Crooks



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:18 pm Reply with quote
Alright, way to go Alice fans! The Clockmaker's Story ranking in at #11 is awesome, and great news all-around.

(Happy to see AoT inching closer and closer to the top)
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