in north america, the second volume of "rosario + vampire" was featured on bookscan's top 20 graphic novels, ranking at #6 in august 2008 and #16 in september 2008, with the fifth volume ranking at #7 in february 2009. season ii volume 8 reached number 5 on bookscan and was the top manga in april 2012 season ii volume 11 ranked number 10, and season ii volume 12 reached number 3.