Shockingly, it turns out that Americans like zombie stories! Kengo Hanazawa's acclaimed (three time Manga Taishō nominee, Shogakukan Manga Award winner) I Am A Hero was released in a 2-in-1 from Dark Horse in comic shops April 13th and everywhere the 26th. Going into the weekend, The New York Times published their May 15 manga best seller list, and debutting at #2 was Hero.
The full list included:
1. AKAME GA KILL!, VOL. 6, by Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro. (Yen Press.) - 1 week on list
2. I AM A HERO OMNIBUS, VOL. 1, by Kengo Hanazawa. (Dark Horse.) - 1 week
3. TOKYO GHOUL, VOL. 1, by Sui Ishida. (VIZ Media.) - 43 weeks
4. ONE-PUNCH MAN, VOL. 1, by ONE and Yusuke Murata. (VIZ Media.) - 35 weeks
5. TOKYO GHOUL, VOL. 6, by Sui Ishida. (VIZ Media.) - 2 weeks
6. SWORD ART ONLINE: PHANTOM BULLET, VOL. 2, by Reki Kawahara and Koutarou Yamada. (Yen Press.) - 1 week
7. THE DEVIL IS A PART–TIMER!, VOL. 5, by Satoshi Wagahara and Akio Hiiragi. (Yen Press.) - 1 week
8. HIGH SCHOOL DXD, VOL. 8, by Hiroji Mishima and Ichiei Ishibumi. (Yen Press.) - 1 week
9. TABOO TATTOO, VOL. 2, by Shinjiro. (Yen Press.) - 1 week
10. ATTACK ON TITAN, VOL. 18, by Hajime Isayama. (Kodansha Comics.) - 4 weeks
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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.
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