I thought it would be fun to track weekly sales of Manga and Anime in both Japan and the United States to see how well certain titles do week in and week out, it will be interesting to see what both contries put at the top of their buy lists. These nurabers reflect nurabers reported by ANN and I will add links to the rest of the list while tracking the top 5 in sales with sales nurabers and position shake ups, enjoy!
Japanese Manga rankings 5/10-5/16
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-19/japanese-comic-ranking-may-10-16
Top 5 Manga in Japan
1. Nodame Cantabile #24 69k in sales (up 1 spot from previous week)
2. Naruto #51 62k in sales (down 1 spot from previous week)
3. Q & A #2 49k in sales (debut)
4. Kodomo no Jikan #8 41k in sales (debut)
5. Drop #10 39k in sales (up 9 spots from previous week)
U.S Manga rankings 4/25-5/1
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-07/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-april-25-may-1
Top 5 Manga in the U.S
1. Tsubasa: Resevior Chronicals #26 (debut)
2. Naruto #47 (up 1 spot from previous week)
3. Yotsuba&! #8 (down 1 spot from previous week)
4. Rosario + Vampire: Season II #1 (down 3 spots from previous week)
5. Black Butler #1 (No chart movement from previous week)
Japanese Manga rankings 5/10-5/16
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-19/japanese-comic-ranking-may-10-16
Top 5 Manga in Japan
1. Nodame Cantabile #24 69k in sales (up 1 spot from previous week)
2. Naruto #51 62k in sales (down 1 spot from previous week)
3. Q & A #2 49k in sales (debut)
4. Kodomo no Jikan #8 41k in sales (debut)
5. Drop #10 39k in sales (up 9 spots from previous week)
U.S Manga rankings 4/25-5/1
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-07/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-april-25-may-1
Top 5 Manga in the U.S
1. Tsubasa: Resevior Chronicals #26 (debut)
2. Naruto #47 (up 1 spot from previous week)
3. Yotsuba&! #8 (down 1 spot from previous week)
4. Rosario + Vampire: Season II #1 (down 3 spots from previous week)
5. Black Butler #1 (No chart movement from previous week)