The 15th volume of Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto dropped 30 spots to No. 88 on USA Today’s Top 150 Books list, while Tite Kubo’s Bleach, Vol. 20, debuted at No. 111.
Both are published in North America by Viz Media. Naruto, Vol. 15, peaked three weeks ago at No. 53. In August 2006, the eleventh volume climbed as high as No. 21.
The USA Today list tracks all genres and types of books sold in some 4,700 brick-and-mortar and online stores.
And while we’re on the subject of Bleach, blogger John Jakala offers suggestions for how fans can fill the five-month gap between the release of volumes 21 and 22.
At Comic-Con, Viz announced Bleach will be serialized in Shonen Jump beginning with the November issue.
Related: Japanese comic rankings for July 24-30
