Before I begin, the source of the top 10 manga based on sales (in Japan) is ComiPress.
Top 10 Manga this Week Based on Sales
- Honey and Clover vol.9
- One Piece vol.42
- XXXHOLiC vol.9
- Death Note vol.12 (end)
- Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE vol.15
- Lovely Complex vol.14
- Aria vol.9
- Fist Of The Blue Sky vol.15
- The Wallflower vol.16
- Gintama vol.13
Things to notice about this list: One Piece, XXXHOLiC, Death Note, Tsubasa, and the Wallflower are all licensed in the US, but why not Honey and Clover (#1!) of which the scanslation is still in volume one? Also, for the top four licensed series (2-5) fans are still translating them fervently, unable to wait for the US releases. As an aside, Lovely Complex needs to be licensed
soon.
Top 10 8 Manga this Week Month (from the scanslation community) Based on Otaku
When I saw someone picked Mahoraba back up, I was filled with happiness. To describe this, it's a love comedy where one male (two if you count Haibara) lives in an apartment complex with an all female occupancy. I know that sounds like Love Hina rehashed, but I wouldn't compare the two (despite having just done so.) Anyways, Kozue, the main character and only love interest, suffers from multiple personality disorder and being just too darn cute.
Ippo has another emo moment, but I'll take all the HnI I can get.
I can't really say much about this without sullying a good part of the story for people who haven't read it; I can only recommend that you do.
Not only is School Rumble the best love comedy ever, this gives me an excuse to post a picture of Yakumo. Although Lala is better, I could (and will) make a whole post on that subject.
While this is a total siscon manga (and anime, now that it's been released), it's still hillarious. Plus the Neko Nyan dance is awesome. It can be seen animated in the
OP and
ED.
I would post more of this image, but it's just too ecchi. That pretty much sums up the entire Otome manga. Also, Mashiro is a crossdresser.
Yay for crossdressing parents and gender ambiguous hot daughters (?)
I'm tired of writing now, so I'll end by saying that it's a good seinen fighting manga. They just pulled out the Chi card, so I'm expecting it to get absurd in approximately three chapters.
