New York Times Best Selling Manga List, October 3-9

New York Times Best Sellers Manga ~ October 3-9, 2010

This Week		Weeks on List
1	NARUTO, VOL. 49, by Masashi Kishimoto. (VIZ Media, $9.99.) Poor Naruto: he must cope with a ninja summit and a target on the back of his good friend, Sasuke.	1
2	BLACK BIRD, VOL. 6, by Kanoko Sakurakoji. (VIZ Media, $9.99.) Misao Harada can see into a magical realm where she is the bride demon of prophecy. How will she survive the pursuit of demons who want the power in her blood?	1
3	YU-GI-OH! GX, VOL. 5, by Kazuki Takahashi and Naoyuki Kageyama. (VIZ Media, $9.99.) The next generation of Yu-Gi-Oh battle it out at the Duel Academy. In this volume, the two best students, Jaden and Chazz, compete.	1
4	HETALIA AXIS POWERS, VOL. 1, by Hidekaz Himaruya. (TOKYOPOP, $10.99.) From the publisher: "Get ready to brush up on world history with these handsome and hysterical personifications of the Axis Powers as they meet, become friends and form one of the most powerful alliances the world has ever seen."	3
5	ONE PIECE, VOL. 55, by JEiichiro Oda. (VIZ Media, $9.99.) Monkey D. Luffy and his motley crew of would-be pirates search for a legendary treasure called "One Piece." In this volume, Luffy gets help from some former foes in an attempt to rescue his brother.	1
6	DENGEKI DAISY, VOL. 2, by Kyousuke Motomi. (VIZ Media, $9.99.) Is there a love triangle in bloom? Thanks to a burglary, Teru is staying at Kurosaki’s apartment. Then a woman from his past, Riko, shows up. Uh oh.	1
7	MAXIMUM RIDE, VOL. 3, by James Patterson and NaRae Lee. (Yen Press, $12.99.) Isn’t being a kid hard enough? For this group, who are also part bird, nothing comes easy. An F.B.I. agent steps in to help, but the evil "erasers" lurk around the corner.	8
8	STEPPING ON ROSES, VOL. 3, by Rinko Ueda. (VIZ Media, $9.99.) Marrying for money is not all fun and games: Sumi committed to Soichiro for security, but ran off with his best friend Nozomu, whose obsession with Sumi is becoming dangerous. Will Soichiro save her?	1
9	DANCE IN THE VAMPIRE BUND, VOL. 8, by Nozomu Tamaki. (Seven Seas, $10.99.) This series is about life a special island, off the coast of Japan, that is a haven to vampires. In this installment: nanomachines threaten the bloodsuckers.	2
10	BERSERK, VOL. 34, by Kentaro Miura. (Dark Horse Comics, $14.99.) In order to battle a swarm of demons, the Band of the Hawk must take on their own monstrous forms. According to the publisher, this series is all about epic action, gruesome horror and dark humor.	2