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NEWS: Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9


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bahamut623



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:18 pm Reply with quote
*sigh* Double Arts...
Well, I hope his next series will be a hit.

Sweet Bleach cover, too.
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maaya



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:00 pm Reply with quote
isn't double arts going to continue in Jump Square? a saw an add in there, so I thought it got moved oO;;;

that gap between One Piece and all the other series is pretty amazing o.O;;;

nice to see Claymore up there as well.
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Araki



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:05 pm Reply with quote
maaya wrote:
that gap between One Piece and all the other series is pretty amazing o.O;;;


Indeed. I just noticed OP 52 outsold Naruto 44 already...in a single week. Naruto was released one month ago..that's quite something.
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Zoe



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:42 pm Reply with quote
maaya wrote:
isn't double arts going to continue in Jump Square? a saw an add in there, so I thought it got moved oO;;;


No, that was a one-shot.
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Busaiku Chama



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:46 pm Reply with quote
I knew that One Piece's total sales are 3 times greater than that of Naruto, but seeing the actual weekly numbers is still pretty amazing.
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Kougeru



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PostPosted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:58 pm Reply with quote
that's amazing that 0.82% of the entire country's population bought one piece # 52...
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KabaKabaFruit



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:26 am Reply with quote
Great to see D.Gray-Man is still selling well. Smile I just hope that Katsura Hoshino will get better soon in order to be able to continue (and possibly finish) the manga.
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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:50 am Reply with quote
Again, I'm thrilled to see Five up there, and the emergence of Double Arts is very cool. Hope it gets licensed.

Major, major congrats to Bleach and One Piece for their top spots. Anime hyper
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Shepperoni



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:50 pm Reply with quote
wow, I didn't realize how fast we caught up in Claymore. No wonder the releases have been slowed down.
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MrAnimeSpecialist



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:54 pm Reply with quote
Wasn't Shaman King supposed to be finished?

Also, kudos to One Piece beating Naruto in sales! Anime exclamation
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fighterholic



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:09 pm Reply with quote
Exactly what I would have expected from One Piece. Not only that, but Jump comics are in the top 4 Smile
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Quinceps



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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:52 pm Reply with quote
Shepperoni wrote:
wow, I didn't realize how fast we caught up in Claymore. No wonder the releases have been slowed down.


Well, these rankings are for volumes. Naruto issues are released almost every week while Claymore's are released once a month. One volume of Claymore contains 6 chapters so in America and other countries you have to wait at least one semester to get to read the next volume.

Now, in my humble opinion, this new volume of Claymore (#15) is the best so far. I think chapters 79 and 84 are just unbeatable. So I hope it stays among the top mangas for at least for the next week.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 11:27 pm Reply with quote
Are these numbers (1) copies sold to stores or (2) bought by customers?
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Ashen Phoenix



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:22 am Reply with quote
Zoe wrote:
maaya wrote:
isn't double arts going to continue in Jump Square? a saw an add in there, so I thought it got moved oO;;;

No, that was a one-shot.

I just read chapter 23 of Double Arts and I have a question, if you don't mind. Is that truly the end of the series? I mean, forgive me but it really disappointed me. I was getting so attached to the series, but with the way it "ended" is, in my opinion, pretty strange. For a few things...

spoiler[The bad guys' plan wasn't explained, nor were they fully introduced OR defeated. The Troy virus wasn't cured; Kiri's "powers," Fallan's reasons for not protecting others, and further details on the 11 Gazelles and their 'boss,' all weren't explained.]

...So I really, really hope I'm mistaken and that isn't the end of the story, given how some of the narrative was phrased, I was given the impression that it could be picked up again. If not, then I'll be terribly sad. Crying or Very sad
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Zoe



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 8:58 am Reply with quote
It was definitely the end. Volume 3 has a one-page follow-up of the last scene, but that's it.

That's what happens when stories are forced to end prematurely Crying or Very sad
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