Akadot - Statistics - Import Manga

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Akadot - Statistics - Import Manga - March 2002


Akadot Retail - Pop Japan Mercantile

Japanese Manga Statistics for March 2002

Hikaru no Go, the story about the ghost of a 400 year-old Go player who teaches a modern day boy about the Japanese game of Go, ranks number one in Japan during March 2002. Also, ranking in the top three is Rumiko Takahashi's Inu Yasha, which is currently a hit in the domestic manga scene as well. Due to the imense popularity of these manga series, both Hikaru no Go and Inu Yasha are broadcasted as animated tv series throughout Japan.

Top 15 Japanese Manga Titles for March 2002

Ranking	Title	Volume	Artist	Publisher

1:	Hikaru no Go	16	Yumi Hotta, Takeshi Obata	Shueisha

2:	Vagabond	19	Takehiko Inoue	Kodansha

3:	Inu Yasha	25	Rumiko Takahashi	Shogakukan

4:	Hanazakari Kimitachi E	17	Hisaya Nakajo	Hakusensha

5:	PPOI	19	Takako Yamazaki	Hakusensha

6:	Saiyuki	9	Minekura Kazuya	Enix

7:	Naruto	11	Masashi Kishimoto	Shueisha

8:	Monster	18	Naoki Urasawa	Shogakukan

9:	Sora wa Akaikawa no Hotori	27	Chie Shinohara	Shogakukan

10:	Angel Heart	3	Tsukasa Hojou	Shinchousha

11:	Hana Yori Dango	31	Youko Kamio	Shueisha

12:	Ichigenme wa Yaruki no Minpou	2	Fumi Yoshinaga	Biblos

13:	Clover	12	Clamp/Mokona Apapa	Shueisha

14:	Monster (Special Picture Book Included)	18	Naoki Urasawa	Shogakukan

15:	Himitsu	1	Reiko Shimizu	Hakusensha