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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