The New York Times Manga Best Sellers of 2009

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The first year of the Best Seller list saw 55 manga titles and one light novel title make their appearances. Of these, eight titles reached the top of the weekly list (in order of number of weeks at the top of the list, from highest to lowest): Naruto , 18 weeks; Bleach , 9 weeks; Vampire Knight , 7 weeks; Fruits Basket , 4 weeks; Negima! , 3 weeks; Chibi Vampire , 1 week; Fullmetal Alchemist , 1 week; and Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path , 1 week. Naruto and Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path were the only two titles to reach the top rank on the week of their debut.

Light novel style of Japanese novel

A light novel is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. "Light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called ranobe (ラノベ) or, in the West, LN. The average length of a light novel is about 50,000 words, the equivalent size of an American novel, and light novels are usually published in bunkobon size, often with dense publishing schedules. A distinguishing characteristic of light novels is that they are illustrated with anime and manga art style, often being adapted into such media. They are mainly published in separate book volumes, while some of them have their chapters serialized in anthology magazines before collection in book form, comparable to how manga are published.

<i>Naruto</i> Japanese manga and anime series

Naruto (ナルト) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who searches for recognition from his peers and the village and also dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. The story is in two parts, the first set in Naruto's pre-teen years, and the second in his teens. The series is based on two one-shot manga by Kishimoto: Karakuri (1995), which earned Kishimoto an honorable mention in Shueisha's monthly Hop Step Award the following year, and Naruto (1997).

<i>Bleach</i> (manga) Japanese manga and anime series

Bleach is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of the hotheaded teenager Ichigo Kurosaki who inherits his parents' destiny, after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper—a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His new-found powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife, and set him on journeys to various ghostly realms of existence.

The Best Seller list debuted at a time when the release schedule of Naruto was being accelerated; its releases occupied a majority of the first weekly top ten rankings. [1] Junjo Romantica became the first yaoi (boys' love) title to enter the Best Seller list when it debuted in week 28. [2] Death Note 's L: Change the World became the first light novel to enter the top ten rankings in week 43. [3] Adam Kepler noted that vampire literature had become popular over the previous year, [4] and he featured Vampire Knight in the introduction to the week 46 list. It was the first manga title to be featured in the introduction which accompanies list. [5]

<i>Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance</i> 2008 yaoi series

Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance, stylized as Junjo Romantica ~Pure Romance~, is a yaoi series by Shungiku Nakamura. It focuses on four storylines: the main couple, which comprises the bulk of the books, and three other male couples that provide ongoing side stories. It has expanded into several CD-dramas, a manga series running in Asuka Ciel, a light novel series titled "Junai Romantica" running in The Ruby magazine, and a 37-episode anime series.

Yaoi erotic genre focusing on love between boys

Yaoi, also known as boys' love or BL, is a genre of fictional media originating in Japan that features homoerotic relationships between male characters. It is typically created by women for women and is distinct from homoerotic media marketed to gay male audiences, such as bara, but it also attracts male readers. It spans a wide range of media, including manga, anime, drama CDs, novels, games, and fan production. Boys love and its abbreviation BL are the generic terms for this kind of media in Japan and have, in recent years, become more commonly used in English as well. However, yaoi remains more generally prevalent in English.

<i>Death Note</i> 2003 manga series

Death Note is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The story follows Light Yagami, a brilliant high school student who stumbles across a mysterious otherworldly notebook: the "Death Note", which belonged to the Shinigami Ryuk, and grants its user the power to kill anyone whose name and face they know. The series centers around Light's subsequent attempts to use the Death Note to change the world into a utopian society without crime as a god-like vigilante named "Kira" and the subsequent efforts of an elite task-force of law enforcement officials, consisting of members of the Japanese police agency led by L, an enigmatic international detective, to apprehend him and end his reign of terror.

Week Sales rank[Legend] Refs.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9 Naruto , vol. 38 Naruto, vol. 40 Naruto, vol. 39 Naruto, vol. 41 MPD Psycho , vol. 8 Naruto, vol. 37 Naruto, vol. 35 Naruto, vol. 36 Naruto, vol. 34 Eden , vol. 11 [6] [7]
10Naruto, vol. 40Naruto, vol. 41Naruto, vol. 38Naruto, vol. 39 Bleach , vol. 26 Naruto, vol. 37Naruto, vol. 35 Gentlemen's Alliance , vol. 9 Black Cat , vol. 19 Naruto, vol. 36 [8] [9]
11Naruto, vol. 41Naruto, vol. 40Naruto, vol. 39Naruto, vol. 38 Fruits Basket , vol. 22 Bleach, vol. 26 Vampire Knight , vol. 6 Rosario + Vampire , vol. 6 Code Geass , vol. 3 Naruto, vol. 37 [10] [11]
12Fruits Basket, vol. 22Naruto, vol. 41Naruto, vol. 36Naruto, vol. 40Naruto, vol. 39Naruto, vol. 38Vampire Knight, vol. 6 Warcraft: Legends , vol. 3 Naruto, vol. 43 Tsubasa: Those with Wings , vol. 1 [12] [13]
13Fruits Basket, vol. 22Naruto, vol. 41Naruto, vol. 40Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 42 Negima! , vol. 21 Naruto, vol. 38Naruto, vol. 39Vampire Knight, vol. 6Bleach, vol. 26 [14] [15]
14Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 42Naruto, vol. 44 Negima!, vol. 21 Negima!? neo , vol. 1 xxxHolic , vol. 13 Naruto, vol. 41Fruits Basket, vol. 22Naruto, vol. 40Naruto, vol. 39 [16] [17]
15Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 44Naruto, vol. 42Vampire Knight, vol. 6Naruto, vol. 41Naruto, vol. 40Fruits Basket, vol. 22 Gantz , vol. 4 Rosario + Vampire, vol. 6Naruto, vol. 39 [18] [19]
16Naruto, vol. 44Naruto, vol. 42Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 31 Naruto, vol. 41Naruto, vol. 40 Chibi Vampire , vol. 13 Fruits Basket, vol. 22Naruto, vol. 39Vampire Knight, vol. 6 [20]
17Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 44Naruto, vol. 42Naruto, vol. 41Naruto, vol. 40Chibi Vampire, vol. 13Fruits Basket, vol. 22Naruto, vol. 39Vampire Knight, vol. 6Naruto, vol. 38 [21] [22]
18Naruto, vol. 44Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 42Naruto, vol. 41Naruto, vol. 40Fruits Basket, vol. 22Naruto, vol. 39Naruto, vol. 38Vampire Knight, vol. 6Chibi Vampire, vol. 13 [23] [24]
19Naruto, vol. 44Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 42 D.Gray-man , vol. 13 Naruto, vol. 41Black Cat, vol. 20 Skip Beat! , vol. 18 Naruto, vol. 40Fruits Basket, vol. 22 Otomen , vol. 2 [25] [26]
20Naruto, vol. 44Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 42 Return to Labyrinth , vol. 3 Fullmetal Alchemist , vol. 18 Naruto, vol. 40D.Gray-man, vol. 13Naruto, vol. 41Otomen, vol. 2Black Cat, vol. 20 [27] [28]
21Negima!, vol. 22 Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 18Naruto, vol. 44Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 42Naruto, vol. 40Naruto, vol. 41Otomen, vol. 2Fruits Basket, vol. 22Vampire Knight, vol. 6 [29] [30]
22Negima!, vol. 22Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 18Naruto, vol. 44Naruto, vol. 43 Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle , vol. 21 Naruto, vol. 42Naruto, vol. 40Naruto, vol. 41Fruits Basket, vol. 22Naruto, vol. 38 [31] [32]
23Bleach, vol. 27 Rosario + Vampire, vol. 7 Ouran High School Host Club , vol. 12 Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 44Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 18Negima!, vol. 22Naruto, vol. 42 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX , vol. 3 One Piece , vol. 21 [33] [34]
24Bleach, vol. 27 Warriors: Tigerstar and Sasha , vol. 3 Rosario + Vampire, vol. 7Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 44Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 12Naruto, vol. 42Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, vol. 3Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 18One Piece, vol. 21 [35] [36]
25Bleach, vol. 27Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 44Rosario + Vampire, vol. 7Naruto, vol. 42Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 12Negima!, vol. 22Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 21 The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , vol. 3Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 18 [37] [38]
26Bleach, vol. 27Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 44Negima!, vol. 22Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 12Rosario + Vampire, vol. 7The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, vol. 3Naruto, vol. 42Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 18Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, vol. 3 [39] [40]
27Naruto, vol. 45 Fruits Basket, vol. 23 Naruto, vol. 43Naruto, vol. 44Bleach, vol. 27Naruto, vol. 42Negima!? neo, vol. 2The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, vol. 3Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 12 Lucky Star , vol. 1 [41] [42]
28Naruto, vol. 45Fruits Basket, vol. 23Negima!, vol. 23 The Dark-Hunters , vol. 1Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 22 Junjo Romantica , vol. 10 Kitchen Princess , vol. 10 Naruto, vol. 43Bleach, vol. 27 Captive Hearts , vol. 5 [43] [44]
29Fruits Basket, vol. 23Naruto, vol. 45Negima!, vol. 23Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 22Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 19 Naruto, vol. 43The Dark-Hunters, vol. 1Kitchen Princess, vol. 10 InuYasha , vol. 38 Bleach, vol. 27 [45] [46]
30Fruits Basket, vol. 23Naruto, vol. 45Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 19Negima!, vol. 23Naruto, vol. 43Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 22Naruto, vol. 44Kitchen Princess, vol. 10Lucky Star, vol. 1Naruto, vol. 42 [47] [48]
31Naruto, vol. 45Fruits Basket, vol. 23Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 19Vampire Knight, vol. 7 Rosario + Vampire, vol. 8 Negima!, vol. 23 D.N.Angel , vol. 12 Naruto, vol. 43 Air Gear , vol. 13 Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 22 [49] [50]
32Vampire Knight, vol. 7Rosario + Vampire, vol. 8Naruto, vol. 45Fruits Basket, vol. 23D.Gray-man, vol. 14 D.N.Angel, vol. 12Otomen, vol. 3 Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 19 Black Bird , vol. 1 Bloody Kiss , vol. 1 [51] [52]
33Vampire Knight, vol. 7Naruto, vol. 45Rosario + Vampire, vol. 8Fruits Basket, vol. 23D.N.Angel, vol. 12Black Bird, vol. 1D.Gray-man, vol. 14Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 19Otomen, vol. 3 Dogs: Bullets & Carnage , vol. 1 [53] [54]
34Vampire Knight, vol. 7Naruto, vol. 45Fruits Basket, vol. 23Rosario + Vampire, vol. 8Black Bird, vol. 1D.N.Angel, vol. 12D.Gray-man, vol. 14Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, vol. 1Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 19Otomen, vol. 3 [55]
35Vampire Knight, vol. 7Naruto, vol. 45Fruits Basket, vol. 23Black Bird, vol. 1Rosario + Vampire, vol. 8 Ninja Girls , vol. 1 Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei , vol. 3 D.N.Angel, vol. 12Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 19D.Gray-man, vol. 14 [56] [57]
36Bleach, vol. 28 Vampire Knight, vol. 7Naruto, vol. 45Fruits Basket, vol. 23Rosario + Vampire, vol. 8Black Bird, vol. 1 Shaman King , vol. 24 Ninja Girls, vol. 1D.N.Angel, vol. 12 S · A , vol. 12 [58] [59]
37Bleach, vol. 28Naruto, vol. 45Vampire Knight, vol. 7Fruits Basket, vol. 23Black Bird, vol. 1Naruto, vol. 43Rosario + Vampire, vol. 8 Tegami Bachi , vol. 1 D.N.Angel, vol. 12InuYasha, vol. 40 [60] [61]
38Bleach, vol. 28Naruto, vol. 45 Yotsuba&! , vol. 6 .hack//G.U.+ , vol. 5Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 20 Vampire Knight, vol. 7Fruits Basket, vol. 23 Higurashi When They Cry , Cotton Drifting Arc vol. 2 Black Bird, vol. 1Naruto, vol. 43 [62] [63]
39Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 20Bleach, vol. 28Yotsuba&!, vol. 6Chibi Vampire, vol. 14 Naruto, vol. 45Vampire Knight, vol. 7Naruto, vol. 43Black Bird, vol. 1 Vampire Kisses , vol. 3 Fruits Basket, vol. 23 [64] [65]
40Chibi Vampire, vol. 14Vampire Kisses, vol. 3Naruto, vol. 46 Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 20Naruto, vol. 45Bleach, vol. 28 Shugo Chara! , vol. 7 Yotsuba&!, vol. 6Negima!? neo, vol. 3Vampire Knight, vol. 7 [66] [67]
41Naruto, vol. 46Rosario + Vampire, vol. 9 Chibi Vampire, vol. 14Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 20Vampire Kisses, vol. 3Skip Beat!, vol. 19 One Piece, vol. 22 Shugo Chara!, vol. 7 Wild Ones , vol. 8Yotsuba&!, vol. 6 [68] [69]
42Naruto, vol. 46Rosario + Vampire, vol. 9 Yu-Gi-Oh! R , vol. 1Chibi Vampire, vol. 14Vampire Kisses, vol. 3Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 20Skip Beat!, vol. 19 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order , vol. 12 Bleach, vol. 28One Piece, vol. 22 [70] [71]
43Naruto, vol. 46Rosario + Vampire, vol. 9 Soul Eater , vol. 1 Death Note , L: Change the World [LN] Yu-Gi-Oh! R, vol. 1Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 20Chibi Vampire, vol. 14Vampire Kisses, vol. 3Gentlemen's Alliance, vol. 10Bleach, vol. 28 [72] [73]
44Negima!, vol. 24 Naruto, vol. 46Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 23 xxxHolic, vol. 14 Maximum Ride , vol. 2Soul Eater, vol. 1Death Note, L: Change the World [LN] Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 24 Rosario + Vampire, vol. 9Yu-Gi-Oh! R, vol. 1 [74] [75]
45Vampire Knight, vol. 8 Naruto, vol. 46Negima!, vol. 24Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 13 Black Bird, vol. 2 Maximum Ride, vol. 2Rosario + Vampire, vol. 10 Soul Eater, vol. 1D.Gray-man, vol. 15 Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 24 [76] [77]
46Vampire Knight, vol. 8Naruto, vol. 46Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 13Black Bird, vol. 2Maximum Ride, vol. 2Rosario + Vampire, vol. 10Negima!, vol. 24Soul Eater, vol. 1D.Gray-man, vol. 15Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, vol. 24 [78] [79]
47Vampire Knight, vol. 8Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 21 Naruto, vol. 46Maximum Ride, vol. 2Rosario + Vampire, vol. 10Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 13Black Bird, vol. 2Soul Eater, vol. 1Negima!, vol. 24Death Note, L: Change the World [LN] [80] [81]
48 Warriors: Ravenpaw's Path , vol. 1 Vampire Knight, vol. 8Naruto, vol. 46Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 21Maximum Ride, vol. 2Ouran High School Host Club, vol. 13Rosario + Vampire, vol. 10Death Note, L: Change the World [LN] Black Bird, vol. 2Soul Eater, vol. 1 [82] [83]
49Bleach, vol. 29 Vampire Knight, vol. 8Rosario + Vampire, vol. 10Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 21Naruto, vol. 46Maximum Ride, vol. 2One Piece, vol. 23 Yu-Gi-Oh! R, vol. 2D.N.Angel, vol. 13 Death Note, L: Change the World [LN] [84] [85]
50Bleach, vol. 29Vampire Knight, vol. 8Naruto, vol. 46Maximum Ride, vol. 2Death Note, L: Change the World [LN] Maximum Ride, vol. 1D.N.Angel, vol. 13Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 21Soul Eater, vol. 1One Piece, vol. 23 [86] [87]
51Naruto, vol. 46Bleach, vol. 29Vampire Knight, vol. 8Maximum Ride, vol. 2Maximum Ride, vol. 1Death Note, L: Change the World [LN] Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 21Soul Eater, vol. 1Yotsuba&!, vol. 7 D.N.Angel, vol. 13 [88] [89]
52Naruto, vol. 46Vampire Knight, vol. 8Maximum Ride, vol. 2Maximum Ride, vol. 1Death Note, L: Change the World [LN] Bleach, vol. 29Soul Eater, vol. 1Vampire Knight, vol. 7Fullmetal Alchemist, vol. 21Naruto, vol. 45 [90] [91]

Weeks are numbered according to the convention used in the United States, which labels the week containing January 1 as the first week of the year.

  First appearance of a manga series title on the Best Seller list

  First appearance of an individual manga release on the Best Seller list

FBFan book release

LN Light novel release

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