There are 281 books in the New York Times Manga Best Sellers 2012 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 121 to 150.
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121. Omamori Himari, Vol. 0
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by: Milan Matra Release date: Sep 25, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Himari is a cat-spirit sworn to protect teenage Yuto. This companion volume includes a design gallery and character guides.
122. Higurashi When They Cry, Massacre Arc, Vol. 1
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by: Ryukishi07 Release date: Sep 25, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Rika can see possible futures, but will she be able to alter the outcomes to save her and her friends from death?
123. Miles Edgeworth, Ace Attorney Investigations, Vol. 2
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by: Kenji Kuroda Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The latest prosecution cases for Miles: a jewelry robbery with a dead thief and an art heist. Will justice be served?
124. Jack Frost, Vol. 6
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by: JinHo Ko Release date: Sep 25, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Amityville High has a student body comprised of supernatural creatures, including Jack Frost.
125. Dance In The Vampire Bund, Vol. 13
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by: Nozomu Tamaki Release date: Oct 02, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Princess Mina has set up a haven, off the coast of Japan, for her vampire people, but danger lurks in the form of Lord Ivanovic who wants Mina as his vampire bride.
126. Pokemon Adventures: Diamond And Pearl/Platinum, Vol. 6
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by: Hidenori Kusaka Release date: Oct 02, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This Pokemon adventure starts out with a case of mistaken identity.
127. Batman: Year One, Deluxe Edition
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by: Frank Miller , David Mazzucchelli Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This critically-acclaimed story, from 1987, presents the earliest days of Bruce Wayne’s career as Batman. This edition includes sketches, promotional material, script pages and more.
128. Loveless Vol. 1, 2-In-1
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by: Yun Kouga Release date: Oct 02, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
From the publisher: “Soubi leads Ritsuka through a maze of new experiences, from battles wrought in wordplay to making friends at school. But is he any less alone with the secretive Soubi than by himself?”
129. The Ghost In The Shell, Vol. 1.5
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by: Masamune Shirow Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
In this future world, the line between man and machine has thinned and the agents of Section 9 fight cyber crimes. In this volume are stories never reprinted in America.
130. Dr. Strange: Season One
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by: Greg Pak , Emma Rios Release date: Sep 12, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Revisit the early days of Marvel’s sorcerer supreme and his journey from medic to mystic.
131. Tenjo Tenge, Vol. 9
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by: Oh! Great Staff Release date: Oct 16, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Welcome to Todo High, whose student body is composed of the toughest of brawlers.
132. The Judas Coin
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by: Walt Simonson Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A silver coin that was paid to Judas is tracked through various time periods of the DC Universe.
133. The Limit, Vol. 1
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by: Keiko Suenobu Release date: Oct 09, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Mizuki Konno lives a normal life while attending Yanno Prefectural High School until a field trip traffic accident changes her life, and the lives of her classmates, forever.
134. March Story, Vol. 4
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by: kim Hyung-min , Yang kyung-il Release date: Oct 16, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Set in 18th century Europe, this series follows a group of demon hunters known as the Ciste Vihad.
135. Kitchen Princess Omnibus, Vol. 2
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by: Miyuki Kobayashi , Natsumi Ando Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Najika, a young girl who hopes to one day become a great chef, transfers to Seika Academy in search of the boy who saved her life.
136. World Of Warcraft: Pearl Of Pandaria
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by: Micky Neilson , Sean Galloway Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This graphic novel explores the world of Warcraft and ties into the “World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria” expansion pack.
137. Bloody Monday, Vol. 8
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by: Ryou Ryumon Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
High school student by day, genius hacker by night. Takagi Fujimaru and friends band together to stop a terrorist group from murdering millions of people in Tokyo.
138. Building Stories
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by: Chris Ware Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This is not your typical graphic novel: this box of comics contains 14 separate works, including 4 broadsheets and 3 magazines.
139. Madeleine L’engle’s A Wrinkle In Time
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by: Hope Larson Release date: Oct 02, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This classic fantasy tale gets the graphic novel treatment in honor of its 50th anniversary.
140. American Vampire, Vol. 4
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by: Scott Snyder , Rafael Alburqurqe Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This series, about a new breed of vampire, continues to explore other time periods: Skinner Sweet in the early 1800s and Travis Kidd, a vampire hunter in the 1950s.
141. Black Butler, Vol. 11
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by: Yana Toboso Release date: Oct 30, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Sebastian is a loyal butler who moves easily from dinner parties to the underworld. Is he too good to be true? Is he even human?
142. Justice League Of America: The Rise Of Eclipso
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by: James Robinson , Brett Booth Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Eclipso is back and the Justice League gets help from a Blue Lantern and the Spectre to stop him.
143. Durarara, Vol. 4
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by: Ryohgo Narita Release date: Oct 30, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Journey to Ikebukuro, a Japanese city with lots of unusual activity, including the Black Biker, who is rumored to be headless.
144. Sailor Twain, Or The Mermaid In The Hudson
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by: Mark Siegel Release date: Oct 02, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Several lives intertwine on a riverboat with the soul of a mermaid at stake.
145. Flowers Of Evil, Vol. 3
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by: Shuzo Oshimi Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Secret crushes and blackmail. It sounds like this popular manga series, reprinted for the first time in the United States, has perfectly captured high school.
146. Pandora Hearts, Vol. 12
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by: Jun Mochizuki Release date: Oct 30, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Oz, who is condemned to an abyss for a mysterious sin, sets out to investigate with an Alice, an equally mysterious girl he met in exile.
147. Bakuman, Vol. 16
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by: Tsugumi Ohba Release date: Nov 06, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This series is about grade-school boys who want to become professionals in the manga industry.
148. Soul Eater Not!, Vol. 2
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by: Atsushi Ohkubo Release date: Oct 30, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Welcome to the Death Weapon Meister Academy, where students learn how to control their armaments in classes like NOT (Normally Overcome Targets) and EAT (Especially Advantaged Talent).
149. One Piece, Vol. 59
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by: Eiichiro Oda Release date: Dec 06, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Monkey D. Luffy and his motley crew of would-be pirates search for a legendary treasure called “One Piece.” In this volume, a familial tragedy.
150. Attack On Titan, Vol. 1
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by: Hajime Isayama Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A group of survivors must go into hiding to escape the giant humanoids known as the Titans.
Last updated on December 8, 2021