Top 10 Best Manga Of All Time
Manga has recently become more popular globally as anyone can access Japanese entertainment content easily. Popular manga that is sold in various countries and ... read more...regions are translated into many languages as soon as they are published in Japan. In addition, digital technologies such as e-books and online comic services have spread around the world. Let's discover the best manga of all time with Toplist.
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One Piece tells the journey of Monkey D. Luffy - the captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and his teammates. Luffy searches the mysterious sea where the world's greatest treasure, One Piece, is kept, with the goal of becoming the new Pirate King. In 2008, One Piece became the manga with a record number of circulations. In 2010, Shueisha announced that they had sold over 260 million volumes of One Piece, Volume 61 setting a book print record in Japan with 3.8 million copies.
According to Japanese company Oricon, volume 60 was the first book product to sell more than 2 million copies in its first week of release. One Piece is currently rated as the best-selling manga series with a very high readership, more than 280 million. The manga was released in Japan in 2012. It received critical acclaim for its drawing style, character, humor, and plot. One Piece covers quite a few important topics such as close union, pure dreams, love, history, social issues, conflict, and more. Any type of fan can empathize and enjoy the story and characters' personalities.
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Naruto is a manga series created by Kishimoto Masashi, the work tells about Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who always wants to find a way to assert himself to be recognized by everyone and raise his dream of becoming the village leader Hokage. The plot is divided into two parts - the first is set a few years before his teenage years and the second is in Naruto's teenage years. The Naruto manga series is one of Viz's top revenue sources, accounting for almost 10% of all manga sales in 2006. Volume 7 published by Viz was excellently awarded the "Best Comic" award in 2006 and Naruto became the first manga series to win the Quill Award. Volume 36, the manga has sold more than 71 million copies in Japan, by 2019 about 250 million copies have been sold around the world.
The manga's setting is in the fictional world of Shinobi (Ninja), and it focuses on the main character Naruto, who at first hopelessly becomes a Ninja but gradually develops his skills through repeated setbacks. In addition to the boy, many of his friends, teachers, and even enemy characters are introduced in Naruto. This is a manga that is loved by many people around the world.
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Dragon Ball is a manga series created by Toriyama Akira. The manga series was originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995 with 519 chapters and was later published in 42 volumes by Shueisha, with the number of books sold more than 300 million copies. After 20 years of stopping writing, since 2015, author Toriyama Akira has continued to create the Dragon Ball Super series, with the content continuing the original series. Dragon Ball is the most famous and popular series in the world, one of the most sold manga series of all time. The story follows Goku's quest to find the Dragon Balls, which contain a secret that can summon a dragon and grant wishes to whoever possesses them. On that journey, Goku meets friends (Yamcha, Krillin, Yajirobe, Thien, Taoist, Oolong,...) and legendary gladiators as well as many demons. They go through hardships and learn special martial arts moves to compete in the annual world martial arts congress. In addition to the martial arts convention events, Goku and his friends also have to deal with evil forces such as King Pilaf, the Red Riding Hood Army of the One-Eyed General, Great Demon King Picollo, and his children.
Dragon Ball was the first serialized manga in a weekly series in Japan published in 1984. The series ended in 1995 when Toriyama became exhausted and wanted to stop drawing, 519 chapters were completed. released in 42 volumes by Shueisha from November 10, 1985, to August 4, 1995. In 2002, the chapters of the series were re-published in 34 volumes with slightly revised endings, in addition to New story covers and weekly chapters are also available with colorful pictures.
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Kimetsu no Yaiba "Demon Slayer" is a Japanese manga series written by Gotōge Koyoharu, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from the February 2016 issue to May 2020 and subsequent chapters. compiled into 21 tankōbon volumes. The manga ranked 14th in the list of manga recommended by Japanese bookstore staff in 2017, and 19th in the list of the best manga of 2018 for male readers compiled by Kono Manga ga Sugoi. In 2019, Kimetsu no Yaiba ranked 10th in Da Vinci magazine's 19th "Book of the Year" list. The manga was also nominated for the 24th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Awards of February 2020, as of December 2020, the series has sold more than 120 million copies. The story revolves around a smart, gentle boy named Tanjiro, whose home in the remote mountains works as a charcoal seller. During a late-night out, Tanjiro discovers that his whole family has been murdered by a demon, leaving only his sister Nezuko alive but turned into a demon. Unfortunately, right at that moment, the Water Pillar Tomioka Giyuu (demon hunter) appeared and intended to destroy Nezuko. Realizing that his sister, despite turning into a demon, still retains her human nature, Giyuu not only did not kill but also brought both brothers to meet his master - Water Pillar Urokodaki Sakonji. There, they train Tanjiro to become a demon hunter and find a way to turn Nezuko back into a human.
It is the best-selling manga of 2019, and the first to take all of the top 10 spots in Oricon's weekly manga chart. The manga occupied the entire top 10 for an entire month, and it was also the first series in Oricon's history to capture all of the 19 weekly rankings. In February 2020, volume 19 of the series sold approximately 1.378 million copies in its first week, making Kimetsu no Yaiba the third manga series with a single print run to sell over 1 million copies in its first week. The series has set many records that not all manga can do -
Hunter × Hunter is a popular teen manga series by Japanese manga artist Yoshihiro Togashi. Hunter x Hunter was serialized by Shueisha in Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 3, 1998, to the present. The series received many positive reviews from experts and was Togashi's most successful work in terms of revenue, inspiring many later manga works.
Hunter x Hunter is always on the list of the most popular manga series of Shueisha publisher. Several individual volumes of the series topped Oricon's charts in its first week, for example, volumes 26, 28, 30, 32, 32, 33. Volume 34 released in June 2017 also hit the 869,000 mark. It was released in Japan in its first week and topped 7 out of 10 Oricon "Books" charts. In October 2018, the manga was ranked 18th in Manga Zenkan's best-selling manga with a total of 72 million copies after 36 volumes.
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Attack on Titan serialized in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine from 2009 to April 2021, is one of the most intriguing manga series. The story is set in the context of humanity living behind three massive walls built to protect humanity from man-eating giants called Titans (named in the English version, the Japanese original is called Titan). Kyojin - "Giant", literally "giant"). The story follows Eren Yeager, who vows to destroy all Titans in the world after witnessing them destroy walls, ravage his homeland, and eat his mother.
In April 2014, Oricon announced that the series had sold 30 million copies. As of November 2014, the series had 45 million copies in print, by December 2019, the number had increased to 100 million. Volume 12 of the series. The first printed story sold 2.2 million copies, making Titan War one of only three manga series to have the first printed copies surpass 2 million, the other two being One Piece and The Sword of Slaughter. Devil. In 2015, the series sold 8,778,048 copies in third place, and 6,544,081 copies in 2016, ranking fourth. In 2017, Titan War was the second best-selling series, with sales of 6,622,781 copies, second only to One Piece.
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Rurouni Kenshin also known as Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story or Samurai X, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1994 to 1999. The story is about an assassin named Himura Kenshin, who is known by the nickname Hitokiri Battōsai ("Assassin - Quick Sword Drawer"). Kenshin (Sword Heart) then regrets what he did and vows not to kill anyone again. He becomes a wanderer who travels the world, using his reverse blade to protect the weak. Ten years later, he meets Kamiya Kaoru and has stayed at her dojo. Amazing sword fights, tearful jokes of ironic fates, an ingenious blend of history, martial arts, and romance.
Rurouni Kenshin was once one of the best-selling manga series, Rurouni Kenshin is a successful manga in both aspects: historical and shounen (with a bit of romance too). The sword fights (especially the unique moves of each character) are carefully and meticulously invested, creating a unique rhythm and emphasis for each match. This is also quite subtle because each match if readers pay close attention, will see different nature and atmosphere. As of December 2019, Rurouni Kenshin has sold 72 million copies worldwide.
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For manga fans around the globe, Death Note is Weekly Shonen Jump's popular horror and mystery manga. All 12 volumes were published in the mid-2000s. The story revolves around Yagami Raito, a high school student with the brains of a genius who stumbles upon a mysterious notebook from hell called "Death Note" - which was originally owned by the death god Ryuk. It gives the user the ability to kill anyone whose name is written in the notebook. Raito decides to use the Death Note to wage a global massacre against those he deems unworthy of dignity, with the aim of transforming the world into an ideal society free of crime evil.
As of May 2006, Death Note is the 6th best-selling manga series in Shueisha's publishing history with more than 15 million copies sold in Japan alone, of which volume 7 alone has sold about 1, 2 million copies. Japanese manga fans have voted Death Note as one of the ten best manga series of all time.
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Bleach is an action and adventure manga, which began in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2001 and finished in 2016 with 74 volumes. Bleach follows the adventures of Kurosaki Ichigo after he obtains the powers of "Shinigami" (死神, Death) from another Shinigami, Kuchiki Rukia. This newfound power forces him to take on the task of protecting humans from evil spirits and guiding souls to the afterlife.
The manga has sold over 72 million copies in Japan and is one of the best-selling manga in the United States. The anime adaptation received the same, being rated the fourth most popular anime television series in Japan in 2006 and holding a spot in the top ten anime in the United States from 2006-2008. Bleach also received the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2005 and is one of the best-selling manga in both Japan and the United States. In 2011, Bleach was ranked 8th among the best-selling manga in Japan.
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One-Punch Man is one of the most popular manga worldwide, is a superhero and comedy title. It has been serialized in the free online manga magazine Tonari no Young Jump since 2012. The content of the manga series revolves around a superhero named Saitama, who has the ability to defeat any opponent with just a punch. This makes him feel that he has no rival in life, so he always wants to meet an enemy worthy of his great strength to challenge himself.
One-Punch Man reached 2.2 million copies in print in November 2013. The manga series was one of 10 nominees for the seventh annual Taishō Manga Awards in 2014.[60] The manga won the Sugoi Japan Award in 2017. As of July 2017, the manga had 13 million copies in print by July 2019, this number had grown to 20 million copies. In April 2020, One-Punch Man sold over 30 million copies.
After being released in the United States, both volume 1 and volume 2 appeared on the New York Times Manga Bestseller list, ranking at number one and two, respectively, and remained there for two weeks. . Episode 1 dropped to number two in its third week, while episode two dropped off the list entirely. As of January 29, 2017, volume 1 of the manga series has been on the list for up to 71 weeks. The series was nominated for an Eisner Award in 2015 and a Harvey Award in 2016.