ICv2 Picks 2005s Hottest Manga and Anime

ICv2 News has published its subjective lists of the most popular anime and manga titles in America so far this year, as determined by analysis of sales and estimated market potential.

The top ten manga properties in 2005 so far, as judged by ICv2 are:

01. Fruits Basket
02. Full Metal Alchemist
03. Naruto
04. Rurouni Kenshin
05. D.N. Angel
06. Tsubasa
07. Negima
08. .hack
09. Inuyasha
10. Yu-Gi-Oh!

The top ten anime properties in 2005 so far, as judged by ICv2 are:

01. Full Metal Alchemist
02. Inuyasha movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
03. Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind
04. Appleseed movie
05. Steamboy
06. Samurai Champloo
07. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
08. Samurai Seven
09. Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
10. DBZ movie 11: Bio-Broly