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NEWS: New York Times Manga Best Seller List, December 21-27




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Spotlesseden



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:50 pm Reply with quote
AoT is still top 2 this can only mean most manga don't aell that well in US. probably 5k is enough for top 5 or top 10.
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KENZICHI



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PostPosted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 11:34 pm Reply with quote
Wow! KH2 shot right up to number one this week! It usually just appears for one week in a low spot and then is gone the next so this is good to see. Good for Kingdom Hearts!
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marvel knight



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PostPosted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:45 am Reply with quote
I found Viz is encouraged to put AssClass in WSJ after seeing it's sales.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 3:05 pm Reply with quote
gatta get to reading KH manga!
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MaxSouth



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:02 pm Reply with quote
Spotlesseden wrote:
AoT is still top 2 this can only mean most manga don't aell that well in US. probably 5k is enough for top 5 or top 10.


Not sure about USA, but globally, outside of Japan, some manga do sell well. For example, about 70 (seventy) million copies of Naruto manga were sold outside of Japan in fifteen years, a tie with Dragon Ball as the best internationally selling manga in history (this year Naruto will become sole leader in international sales).


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GalicianNightmare



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 1:59 pm Reply with quote
Spotlesseden wrote:
AoT is still top 2 this can only mean most manga don't aell that well in US. probably 5k is enough for top 5 or top 10.


The best selling manga are stuff like Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh in the low millions. I heard AOT has sold over 600,000 copies as of late 2014, but I'd estimate sales of up to 1 million copies.
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