Here is this week’s manga best-seller list from New York Times!

1) BLACK BUTLER, VOL. 5 (by Yana Toboso)
Black Butler takes the lead for this week! Sebastian, the black butler, is loyal in the day time, but he is also involved in the underworld…. The question is, is he even human?

2) MAXIMUM RIDE, VOL. 4, (by James Patterson and NaRae Lee)
A series based on the sci-fi/fantasy novel by James Patterson. The series surrounds the lives of 6 kids, all of them not fully human.

3) ROSARIO + VAMPIRE: SEASON II, VOL. 4 (by Akihisa Ikeda)
Yes for the die-hard twilight fans, there are mangas about vampires too. The series is about the life in a high school filled with werewolves and vampires. A little different from the famous Vampire Knight.

4) HIGH SCHOOL OF THE DEAD, VOL. 2 (by Daisuke Sato and Shouji Sato)
The title is pretty self-explanatory. There is a disease that has turned an entire high school into flesh-eating zombie students. This volume will be focused on the safety of the outside world.

5) BLUE EXORCIST, VOL. 1 (by Kazue Kato)
The protagonist, Rin Okumura, needs to control his inner demon from his satanic bloodline. He decides to join an exorcist academy. Wonder what happened there…

6) PANDORA HEARTS, VOL. 5 (by Jun Mochizuki)
Oz and Alice are partners in exile who investigates the truth to their situation. Will they be in safety soon, or greater danger?

7) OMAMORI HIMARI, VOL. 3 (by Milan Matra)
Himari, a cat-spirit, promised to protect Yuuto at all times. In this volume, the memories of them meeting when Yuuto was 16 is revealed.

8 ) NARUTO, VOL. 50 (by Masashi Kishimoto)
OF COURSE it’s Naruto. Already volume 50, keep up the good work Kishimoto!

9) HIGURASHI WHEN THEY CRY: EYE OPENING ARC, VOL. 2 (by Ryukishi07)
A series about the dark secret of a small town. In this volume, we will find out how the true identity of a girl will help her save her friend!

10) BLACK BUTLER, VOL. 4 (by Yana Toboso)
This series must be pretty good to have made it to the first and last of the list! Looks like it’s a must-read for the summer!

Looks like this week is featuring many fantasy or blood-related manga! Hmm, why the blood-thirst and craving for dark genre, manga readers?

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