There are 281 books in the New York Times Manga Best Sellers 2012 list. Here are the 30 books ranked from 211 to 240.
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211. Spice And Wolf, Vol. 6
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by: Isuna Hasekura Release date: Mar 27, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Kraft Lawrence, a young merchant finds himself with a companion: Holo, the Wolf-God of the harvest.
212. Pandora Hearts, Vol. 9
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by: Jun Mochizuki Release date: Mar 27, 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.
213. Is This A Zombie?, Vol. 1
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by: Shinichi Kimura Release date: Mar 27, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Talk about a complicated life: a high school student, who is secretly a zombie, finds himself transformed into a magical girl with a frilly dress and a pink chainsaw.
214. The Melancholy Of Suzumiya Haruhi-Chan, Vol. 5
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by: Nagaru Tanigawa Release date: Mar 27, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The SOS Brigade is a school club dedicated to meeting time travelers or aliens or anyone fantastic. In this volume, Kyon learns that omens are not all what they are cracked up to be.
215. A Bride’s Story
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by: Kaoru Mori Release date: Sep 27, 2016 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This historical romance is set in Central Asia during the 19th century. In this volume, a young widow becomes involved with an English traveler and researcher.
216. Bunny Drop, Vol. 5
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by: Yumi Unita Release date: Mar 27, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Follow this family tree: Rin is the illegitimate six-year old daughter of Daikichi’s grandfather. Daikichi’s is now her guardian. This is their story.
217. Bamboo Blade, Vol. 12
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by: Masahiro Totsuka Release date: Mar 27, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Tamaki is the daughter of a kendo master and skilled at swordplay. Will she join her high school team and help her instructor win a bet?
218. The Drops Of God, Vol. 3
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by: Tadashi Agi Release date: Jan 01, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This series is about the son of a wine critic who must identify 12 wines in order to claim an inheritance.
219. Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Omnibus Vol. 4
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by: Ken Akamatsu Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
The adventures of Negi Springfield, a recent graduate from a wizard academy, continue at the all-girls high school where he is a professor.
220. Kamisama Kiss, Vol. 8
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by: Julietta Suzuki Release date: Apr 03, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
From the publisher: “Nanami is shocked to discover that the townsfolk consider her shrine abandoned.” Will her work to revitalize the shrine pay off?
221. Blue Exorcist, Vol. 7
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by: Kazue Kato Release date: Apr 03, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Rin Okumura joins an exorcist academy in order to control his inner demon. Will his classmates find out about his satanic bloodline?
222. Magic Knight Rayearth 2, Omnibus Edition
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by: Clamp Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
From the publisher: “The Magic Knights journey to Cephiro once more, this time with a sense of duty.”
223. Toradora, Vol. 4
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by: Yuyuko Takemiya Release date: Apr 10, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Running afoul of the most feared Taiga, the most feared girl in high school, has not been easy for Ryuji. Tensions have thawed, but now Minori, the girl Ryuji likes, thinks the former foes are a couple.
224. Claymore, Vol. 17
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by: Norihiro Yagi Release date: Jan 04, 2011 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
From the publisher: “A Claymore – a female warrior named for the sword she carries – travels from medieval village to village to destroy Yoma, monsters who disguise themselves as humans and who are almost impossible to kill.”
225. Nura: Rise Of The Yokai Clan, Vol. 8
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by: Hiroshi Shiibashi Release date: Apr 03, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Rikuo Nura is part human, part supernatural creature. But his future awaits: to be the leader of a demon clan.
226. Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Vol. 14
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by: Koji Kumeta Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Nozomu is a teacher in Japan who is painfully depressed, but very popular with students.
227. Tenjo Tenge: Full Contact Edition 2-In-1, Vol. 6
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by: Oh! Great Release date: Apr 17, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Welcome to Todo High, whose student body is composed of the toughest of brawlers.
228. X 3-In-1, Vol. 2
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by: Clamp Release date: Apr 17, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
How do a young man with mental powers, the Seven Seals and the Seven Angels factor in to the end of the world?
229. Excel Saga, Vol. 23
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by: Rikdo Koshi Release date: Apr 10, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Here is a different take on feuding neighbors: one is out to destroy the world, the other to save it. But is either aware of what is actually happening?
230. Bloody Monday, Vol. 5
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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.
231. Cage Of Eden, Vol. 5
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by: Yoshinobu Yamada Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
A group of students end up on a deserted island filled with prehistoric creatures. Is this the manga version of “Lost”?
232. Dorohedoro, Vol. 6
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by: Q Hayashida Release date: Apr 17, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
In this magical world, sorcerers use whoever they find as guinea pigs for their spells.
233. Air Gear, Vol. 23
Weeks on the list: 1
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by: Oh!Great Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
This series tells the story of Itsuki Minami, the toughest kid at Higashi Junior High School.
234. Love Hina, Omnibus Vol. 3
Weeks on the list: 1
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by: Ken Akamatsu Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Keitaro Urashima is a jobless layabout who is forced to live with his grandmother after he fails his entrance exams to Tokyo University. However, his grandmother just so happens to own and operate an all-girl dorm. Shenanigans ensue.
235. Tokyo Mew Mew, Omnibus Vol. 3
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by: Reiko Yoshida , Mia Ikumi Release date: Jan 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Five girls find their DNA mixed with that of almost extinct animals. It is all part of the “Mew Project,” a special force determined to protect the planet from an alien threat.
236. Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll, Vol. 3
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by: Yumi Tsukirino Release date: May 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Something for the kids. Adventure awaits Cinnamoroll, a puppy that can fly thanks to his huge ears, and his friends; Mocha, Espresso, Cappuccino and Milk.
237. A Certain Scientific Railgun, Vol. 4
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by: Kazuma Kamachi Release date: May 08, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Welcome to Academy City, which teems with psychics. One of them is Mikoto Misaka, who investigates the dark side of things.
238. Psyren, Vol. 4
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by: Toshiaki Iwashiro Release date: May 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Ageha Yoshina is searching for a friend who has gone missing and he finds himself in a deadly game with the Psyren Secret Society.
239. Tegami Bachi, Vol. 9
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by: Hiroyuki Asada Release date: May 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
Whether rain, shine, sun or snow, the Letter Bee is “entrusted to deliver the hearts of people separated from the ones they love.”
240. The Story Of Saiunkoku, Vol. 7
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by: Sai Yukino Release date: May 01, 2012 Find in Library Check on Amazon Google Preview |
From the publisher: “Shurei Hong, destitute but of noble birth, has always dreamed of working as a civil servant in the imperial court of Saiunkoku, but women are barred from holding office.”
Last updated on December 8, 2021