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Japanese Manga Statistics for June 2002
Love is in the air as many shoujo manga titles dominate the top fifteen June Japanese manga rankings. Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (Kare Kano), the high school romance story of Yukino Miyazawa and Souichiro Arima grabs top ranking. Kare Kano's manga and animation TV series has both been acquired by domestic companies and scheduled to be released in North America this year.
Japan Manga Statistics


Top 15 Japanese Manga Titles for June 2002
Ranking
Title
Volume
Artist
 Publisher
1:
 Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou
13
 Masumi Tsuda Hakusensha
2:
 Naruto
12
 Masashi Kishimoto Shueisha
3:
 Nana
5
 Ai Yazawa Shueisha
4:
 Shaman King
19
 Hiroyuki Takei Shueisha
5:
 Love Mode
10
 Yuki Shimizu Biblos
6:
 Peach Girl
13
 Miwa Ueda Kodansha
7:
 Ah! Megami-sama
24
 Kosuke Fujishima Kodansha
8:
 Dakishimetakunai
1
 Boura Naono Takeshobo
9:
 Good Morning Girl
11
 Yue Takasuka Shueisha
10:
 Souten Noken
N/A
 Tetsuo Hara Shinchosha
11:
 I'll
11
 Hiroyuki Asada Shueisha
12:
 Kindan no Amai Kajitsu
N/A
 Haruka Minami Biblos
13:
 Kocha no Oji
17
 Nanpei Yamada Hakusensha
14:
 Ghost Hunt
7
 Shiho Inada / Fuyumi Ono Kodansha
15:
 B-BOY Zips
32
 N/A Biblos


Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou © Masumi Tsuda/Hakusensha/Tokyopop.
Nana © Ai Yazawa/Shuiesha
Shaman King © Hiroyuki Takei/Shueisha.
Aa! Megami-sama © Kosuke Fujishima/Kodansha/Dark Horse Comics.
Kocha no Oji © Nanpei Yamada/Hakusensha.