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'Rosario+Vampire' is #1 In Bookstores
Date: 5/6/2011
Viz Media?s Rosario+Vampire was the #1 adult graphic novel title in bookstores in April, according to data compiled by Nielsen BookScan. It was one of nine new titles on the list, and one of eight Viz titles, which had most titles that charted for April.

Black Butler is turning into a real force for Yen Press, which had five volumes in the Top 20 (three of them Black Butler) emphasizing its now undisputed spot as the #2 U.S. manga publisher.

Tokyopop?s Hetalia Axis Powers Vol. 2 was the only other manga title in the Top 20 for April.


BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novels in April 2011
Rank
Title
Author
Publisher
1
ROSARIO + VAMPIRE: SEASON II VOL. 4
AKISHISA IKEDA
VIZ MEDIA
2
FABLES VOL 15: ROSE RED
BILL WILLINGHAM
VERTIGO
3
MAXIMUM RIDE: THE MANGA VOL. 4
JAMES PATTERSON
YEN PRESS
4
NARUTO VOL. 50
MASASHI KISHIMOTO
VIZ MEDIA
5
BLACK BUTLER VOL. 5
YANA TOBOSO
YEN PRESS
6
BLUE EXORCIST VOL. 1
KATO KAZUE
VIZ MEDIA
7
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 1
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY
ONI PRESS
8
BLACK BUTLER VOL. 4
YANA TOBOSO
YEN PRESS
9
YU-GI-OH! GX VOL. 6
NAOYUKI KAGEYAMA
VIZ MEDIA
10
SKIP BEAT! VOL. 23
YOSHIKI NAKAMURA
VIZ MEDIA
11
BLACK BUTLER VOL. 1
YANA TOBOSO
YEN PRESS
12
THE UNWRITTEN VOL. 3: DEAD MAN'S KNOCK
MIKE CAREY
VERTIGO
13
SCOTT PILGRIM VOL. 2
BRYAN LEE O'MALLEY
ONI PRESS
14
WATCHMEN TP
ALAN MOORE
DC COMICS
15
DENGEKI DAISY VOL. 4
KYOUSUKE MOTOMI
VIZ MEDIA
16
THE WALKING DEAD VOL. 1
ROBERT KIRKMAN
IMAGE COMICS
17
BLEACH VOL. 34
TITE KUBO
VIZ MEDIA
18
HELALIA AXIS POWERS VOL. 2
HIDEKAZ HIMARUYA
TOKYOPOP
19
DEATH NOTE BLACK EDITION VOL. 1
TSUGUMI OHBA
VIZ MEDIA
20
HIGHSCHOOL OF THE DEAD VOL. 2
DAISUKE SATO
YEN PRESS

The top American title was the most recent Fables volume, which held the #2 slot. The latest volume of Mike Carey?s The Unwritten was the second Vertigo title in the Top 20.

Two Scott Pilgrim volumes, a The Walking Dead volume, and Watchmen made up the American perennial cohort in the April Top 20.

For past BookScan Top 20 Graphic Novel lists, see the "BookScan Top 20 GNs Index."
Source: ICv2