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The New York Times has listed the best selling graphic novels for the week ending August 22nd.
1 VAMPIRE KNIGHT, VOL. 7, by Matsuri Hino. (VIZ Media, $8.99.)
Cross Academy has day and evening students, but the latter have a secret: they are vampires. Weeks on list (WOL) 4
2 NARUTO, VOL. 45, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $7.95.)
Jiraiya, ninja and mentor to Naruto, put everything he learned about the Akatsuki organization in code. Can Naruto decipher it in time? WOL 7
3 FRUITS BASKET, VOL. 23, by Natsuki Takaya. (TOKYOPOP, $10.99.)
This series is about a family that is possessed by the animals of the Chinese zodiac. Secrets from the past are revealed and Akito, head of the clan, finds her control slipping. WOL 7
4 ROSARIO VAMPIRE, VOL. 8, by Akihisa Ikeda. (VIZ Media, $7.99.) Tsukune Aono’s new school is filled with vampires and werewolves. How is a human teenager to survive? WOL 4
5 BLACK BIRD, VOL. 1, by Kanoko Sakurakoji. (VIZ Media, $8.99.)
Misao Harada can see the magic hidden in the world, but it turns out to be a a power that demons wants to exploit. Will her childhood friend, Kyo, who is the head of a demon clan, help or hurt her? WOL 3
6 D. N. ANGEL, VOL. 12, by Yukiru Sugisaki. (TOKYOPOP, $10.99.) Daisuke Niwa is an ordinary middle school student under a cruse that turns him into a phantom. The only way to cure him is to get Risa, the girl he adores, to fall for him. WOL 4
7 D. GRAY-MAN, VOL. 14, by Katsura Hoshino. (VIZ Media, $7.99.)
The protagonist: 15-year-old Allen Walker. The setting: 19th century England. His mission: to find Innocence, a substance used to create weapons to destroy the akuma demons. WOL 3
8 DOGS: BULLETS AND CARNAGE, VOL. 1, by Shirow Miwa. (VIZ Media, $12.99.)
In another grim future, four individuals try to survive with a combination of swords, guns, bravery and luck. WOL 2
9 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, VOL. 19, by Hiromu Arakawa. (VIZ Media, $9.99.)
Two brothers harmed in a ritual that was half magic/half science seek the legendary Philosopher’s Stone to make things right. This installment reveals their father’s origin. WOL 6
10 OTOMEN 3, by Aya Kanno. (VIZ Media, $8.99.)
Asuka Masamune, one his school’s jocks, is hiding a secret. He really likes cooking, manga for girls and sewing. Will him falling for Ryo Miyakozuka, the daughter of a martial artist, help him? WOL 3
Source:
New York Times
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