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Manga Does Not Rule U.S. Graphic Novel Sales in July
posted on by Egan Loo
Only 9 Japanese titles in top 20; #2's Naruto Vol. 30 makes way for Watchmen
The ICv2 retail news source reports on the BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels for July in the American retail market, and for the first time in recent months, Japanese manga titles do not dominate the chart. Fruits Basket series nears its end as the 20th volume ranks at #3. Naruto volumes 29 and 28 take the #5 and #9 spots, respectively, while Queenie Chan's In Odd We Trust interpretation of Dean R. Koontz's Odd Thomas character stays in the chart at #7.
Kingdom Hearts II volume 2 at #18.