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In an attempt to seem “hip” and “with it,” the New York Times has added three new best-seller lists to its weekly repertoire: one for hardcover, one for paperback, and one for manga, which tends to also be paperback, so I wonder if we might see it on that second list too? Let's see!

...Hmm, nope. Looks like manga only appears on the manga list, thus furthering the agenda of elitist comic and manga fans who insist that the two are separate and unequal, even if they disagree on which is better. Sigh!

The first four entries of the top 10 list for this week are Naruto 38, 40, 39, and 41, in that order, followed by MPD-Psycho 5 to round out the top half-- veeeeery interesting. And I love MPD-Psycho.

Similarly, the latter half are four Naruto volumes (37, 35, 36, and 34), and the final entry on the list is Eden volume 11. Isn't that the one that Dark Horse editor Carl Horn always says doesn't sell as well as it should?

So, a very interesting list. Only two companies are represented this week, VIZ and Dark Horse, and only three separate series...although it's unsurprising that titles like MPD-Psycho and Eden, which may appeal to western comics fans more than your average manga, might sell pretty well. And of course, everything gets a little screwy when VIZ releases so many Naruto volumes a month-- I'll have to keep an eye out on this.

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