Missed It: Naruto, Viz Bust Charts

I had this news item on my sheet last Friday, but must have passed out before I could put it up on the blog. Viz Media was happy to inform comics-dom assembled that they took the top 13 places on the recent Bookscan chart, a chart that is dominated by various volumes of the Naruto series. Here's that list:

1. Naruto Vol. 8
2. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 21
3. Bleach Vol. 10
4. Fullmetal Alchemist Vol. 4
5. Hana-Kimi Vol. 9
6. Hot Gimmick Vol. 10
7. Naruto Vol. 2
8. Naruto Vol. 7
9. Naruto Vol. 3
10. Rurouni Kenshin Vol. 20
11. Naruto Vol. 4
12. Naruto Vol. 1
13. Dragon Ball Z Vol. 23

The story of a group of ninjas-in-training revolving mostly around the irreverent lead whose name is the title, Naruto has been serialized in Shonen Jump for a good long time, but has recently popped in North America due to the anime making it onto television.

However, I'm not sure what to make of the news beyond a "Yeah, there it is" nod in its direction. Sales have been shaking out in a way the biggest Viz properties were the biggest franchises with some freshness still in them. The other lessons you can take out of this are sort of easily apparent: television exposure can help manga sales, multiple volumes of a manga can sell well over time as new readers come to a series, and so on. I also feel compelled to point out that Naruto is well done, with cleverly conceived adventure-comic characterizations and imaginative depictions of action.
 
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