Shopping Guide
Booklista, a growing ebook service, announced on July 9 the results of the Booklista Half-Year Ranking 2014, which is comprised of the top selling ebooks available on Booklista’s ebook store.
Coming in at No. 1 on the list, with a huge lead over the No. 2 ranked work, is the 13th volume of Attack on Titan. The 10th volume of Attack on Titan ranked at No. 1 on last year’s half-year ranking and No. 1 in the comic category of last year’s yearly ranking, meaning the series has held onto the top spot for about a year running. In addition to the volumes of Attack on Titan now available, also ranking high this year is the spin-off work Attack on Titan: No Regrets Vol. 1
Attack on Titan Vol. 13 © Hajime Isayama / Kodansha Ltd.
Since its release on June 26, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin has been picking up tremendous popularity in a short amount of time. Just five days after its release, it pulled off the feat of grabbing the second, fourth, and fifth spots on the ranking.
The eighth ranked Initiation Love got a fresh break after being introduced on a variety TV show. Ranking at No. 9 is Roosevelt Game, which has been adapted into a TV drama. From the results, the good compatibility between ebooks and TV can be seen.
Booklista Half-Year Ranking 2014 (Excerpt)
01. Attack on Titan Vol. 13 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
02. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol. 1 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Kunio Okawara (Kadokawa / Kadokawa Shoten)
03. Attack on Titan Vol. 12 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
04. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol. 2 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Kunio Okawara (Kadokawa / Kadokawa Shoten)
05. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol. 3 Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Hajime Yatate, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Kunio Okawara (Kadokawa / Kadokawa Shoten)
06. Attack on Titan Vol. 11 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
07. L DK Ayu Watanabe (Kodansha)
08. Initiation Love Kurumi Inui (Bungeishunjū)
09. Roosevelt Game Jun Ikeido (Kodansha)
10. Attack on Titan Vol. 9 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
11. Attack on Titan Vol. 10 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
12. Attack on Titan Vol. 8 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
13. Dime April 2014 Shogakukan (Shogakukan)
14. Attack on Titan Vol. 1 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
15. Digimon Station April 2014 M-On! Entertainment (M-On! Entertainment)
16. Space Brothers Vol. 23 Chuya Koyama (Kodansha)
17. Kimi wa Midarana Boku no Joō Rin Okamoto, Mengo Yokoyari (Shueisha)
18. Attack on Titan Vol. 5 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
19. Attack on Titan Vol. 2 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
20. Attack on Titan Vol. 7 Hajime Isayama (Kodansha)
[Regarding the Ranking]
Period: 1/1/2014 - 6/30/2014
Eligible Works: paid content available on Booklista’s ebook store
This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article.
