Updated September 1, 2022 by Ernie

With the current generation of Japanese Animations going global as well as Manga being published and distributed in all parts of the world, it is undeniable that we base our preference and taste of such creations with its genre, characters, plot, and other elements of it. In other words, we use the overall quality of the Manga as a basis of our preferences.

Although quantity is not at all times a reliable factor for quality, in the aspect of Japanese Animations and Manga, the best-selling ones or those that sold the most copies are often dubbed as spectacular or amazing. *Is it?* To sell hundreds of millions of copies is definitely not just a coincidence. That is a strong indication that the manga features a very very very interesting and outstanding quality that attracts manga lovers to spend their money on such artworks and creations. I mean, who would spend on something that’s bad and not interesting right?

I am sure by now; all your eyes are focused on what the best-selling manga are and what makes them reach such great status? Well, we got your back right there because we will not just give you 5, 10, or 20 best-selling manga. We will put on your plate a list of 32 Best-Selling Manga of All Time Recommendations for you to dive into. Take note, this is a best selling list “of all time”.

A little disclaimer before we dig in; as a necessary reference, we will put the estimated number of copies sold, however, do take note that the figures are not fixed because there are manga that are still available in the market and are still popular, enough for the number of copies sold to move from time to time. So, what are we waiting for here? Let’s hop in.     

 

MANGA THAT HAS OVER 9000 SALES!

 

32. My Hero Academia

Popularity	7/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	6/10
Art	5/10
Total	25/40

Genre: Action, School, Superpower, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 65 Million+

The rise of the so-called “quirks” that refers to strangely new super abilities, has already been growing slowly with the unstoppable passing of time. The majority of mankind holds talents varying from controlling elements, to abilities that can make a person shapeshift to something they desire. This leaves the rest of the 20 percent of mankind weak and vulnerable. One of those powerless, normal human beings without quirk is Izuku Midoriya.

From the start, when Izuku was still young, the hopeful child desired to be a hero more than anything. Izuku’s unfortunate situation of having no quirk causes him to just admire heroes and make a note on their abilities every time he finds a chance. Fortunately, it seems that his effort and consistent admiration paid off: Izuku encounters the top one hero which is also his personal number one inspiration. His name is All Might.  All Might was blessed to have a quirk that can be passed or inherited. I am sure by now you already guessed the lucky one. All Might had chosen Izuku to be the rightful heir to receive his ability.

Izuku decided to enroll himself at UA academy, a famous institution known for its great and outstanding program when it comes to training heroes and improving a student’s quirks. Specifically, the new enrollees and freshmen of this year look exceptional with great potential. With the other strange but bright students, Izuku found some new friends in the Academy. And with the rising danger of an evil group of people, Izuku will quickly discover the true definition of being a hero

 

31. Jujutsu Kaisen

Popularity	7/10
Character Writing	6/10
Plot/Storyline	7/10
Art	6/10
Total	26/40

Genre:  School, Action, Fantasy, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 65 Million+

A war that has been going on for several ages has started without the knowledge of everyone. Hidden through the darkness, mysterious and supernatural creatures called “Curse” threaten mankind. With all of these, superhumans dubbed as “Jujutsu” wizards perform magical techniques to eliminate the Curses. 

On the other hand, Yuuji Itadori, a boy in his high school years, discovers an ancient, dry finger. For some reason which I will not reveal so you can  find out for yourself, he swallowed the finger, without him knowing that it is one of the fingers of the King of the Curses, Sukuna Ryoumen. After the incident, He discovers himself dragged into this horrible war where he was thrown into an unknown world full of Curses.

After some encounters that led him to meet some significant people and Jujutsu wizards, he embarked on his journey of discovering the hidden sorcerer in him. He starts by enrolling into the Jujutsu High School. The manga will tell you the next events

 

30. Rurouni Kenshin

Popularity	7/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	6/10
Art	6/10
Total	26/40

Genre:Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Historical, Samurai, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 72 million+ 

Hitokiri Battousai was a famous assassin who existed during the flourishing years of the era of Bakumatsu. He was recognized across the land as a brutal assassin. However, one day, Hitokiri unexpectedly vanished during the times of the Japanese Revolution where everybody is distracted by the war. Although ten years had passed ever since Hitokiri disappeared out of nowhere, the simple mention of Hitokiri’s name always sends fear towards the veterans of the war who were there in those times before his disappearance.

Meanwhile, people don’t know that Hitokiri has left his assassin way of living in order to reflect on his crimes. As a result, Hitokiri decided to change his name and live as the guy named Kenshin Himura, a travelling warrior with a better mindset and a strong determination to change his life. Kenshin swears never to return on his assassination business again and focuses himself to defending the helpless. One day, he meets Kaoru Kamiya, and he witnesses Kaoru being attacked by a fake Hitokiri. Hitokiri, who is now living as Kenshin, decided to help Kaoru. As payback, Kaoru permits Kenshin to stay and rest at the kendo dojo and Kenshin did not refuse. 

Rurouni Kenshin follows Hitokiri a.k.a Kenshin and his journey to seek in need. Will the assassin-turned-bringer-of-justice maintain and keep his new values when threats from his past job and current situation emerge?

 

29. Fairy Tail

Popularity	7/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	6/10
Art	7/10
Total	27/40

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 72 Million+

With his journey to search for his adoptive father Igneel, who is apparently a dragon (better check the manga for evidence), Natsu Dragneel, a fierce, careless yet passionate magician, together with his sidekick, Happy get to encounter Lucy of the family Heartfilia. She is a youthful celestial wizard whose ambition is to make herself a true celestial magician and qualify to join the famous wizard guild Fairy Tail. 

In an unexpected moment, Natsu happened to witness Lucy being kidnapped and helped her. Natsu provides Lucy a shelter in the guild of Fairy Tail upon saving her from the kidnapping incident. Lucy, after becoming an official member of the Fairy tail, works with Natsu and meets other magicians like the ice wizard Gray, as well as the famous Erza also known as “Titania”. This strange band of wizards headed off on their numerous journeys together, earning many loyal companions as well as deadly opponents throughout their experiences.

 

28. Kinnikuman

Popularity	7/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	7/10
Art	5/10
Total	27/40

Genre: Comedy, Comedy, Combat Sports, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 77 Million+

Popular for its name Kinniku Suguru, Kinnikuman is actually shy, awkward, and a little bit dumb. He is a gyudon-devouring Choujin or in short, a superhero. Kinnikuman appears to be of royal blood, specifically, a prince from a planet that is different from Earth. A prince from some alien land. Although Kinnikuman has a weird, mysterious, and pitiful look, he is incredibly respectable and is famous for his ability to turn himself into someone who is pretty powerful when necessary.

Moreover, Kinnikuman is starting to dream of becoming the best Choujin on their land, accompanied by his companions Meat-kun and other superheroes Terryman and Ramenman. He regularly beats villains who are ten times stronger than him, partnered with his great heart, desire, and, of course, endurance. Through his mindset of friendship, Kinnikuman often changes the minds of his enemies and other villains and makes them join his side.

He gives off the energy of a dumb being that makes the creatures around him think that he would remain an idiot for the rest of his life, one thing is for sure, Kinnikuman is set to be the kind of “Hero” he deserves to be.

 

27. Sangokushi

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	5/10
Total	28/40

Genre: Seinen, School Life, Supernatural

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 80 Million+ 

Sangokushi is a manga written by Yokoyama Mitsuteru inspired by the known book of Chinese history by Luo Guanzhong entitled “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” in the 14th century.

Luo’s book is a collection of significant happenings at the beginning of 168 AD and ends during 280 AD. This is when the reign of the Han Dynasty ended, followed by the reunion of the land of the Three Kingdoms.

Yokoyama’s adaptation begins with the Han Dynasty’s total fall and ends with the collapse of Shu-Han, which was narrated from the point of view of a warrior.

 

26. Fullmetal Alchemist

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	7/10
Art	6/10
Total	28/40

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Military, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 80 Million+

Alchemists are intelligent persons who are gifted with abilities since birth. Alchemists use their skills to control, create and change things. Even though alchemists possess much potential, their abilities are actually overrated and are not as powerful as people think because of restrictions. Human transformation or the ability to bring a person back from the dead is completely prohibited, and anybody who tries to do such a thing is bound to suffer serious punishments. Despite this, the Elric brothers Alphonse and Edward choose to break the ancient tradition and resurrect their dead mother. Sadly, aside from failing to bring their mother back from the dead, they also suffer a severe penalty for what they have done: Edward lost one of his legs, specifically the left one, while Alphonse lost his body entirely. What’s worse is that in an attempt to wrap Alphonse’s soul inside an armored suit, Edward’s right arm was also sacrificed.

Several years passed Edward and Alphonse journey throughout the nation in search of a specific thing known as the Philosopher’s Stone, with a positive mindset and high hopes to reclaim their physical forms with the help of its magic. Their hunt for the mythical stone, unfortunately, brought them to uncover far deeper mysteries that they did not expect nor see.

 

25. Captain Tsubasa

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	7/10
Art	5/10
Total	28/40

Genre: Action, Team Sports, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 80 Million+

Tsubasa Ohzora who is a boy at the age of 11 who rapidly and instantly became a soccer star in the new school he enrolled in. Roberto Hongo, his coach and trainer for the team sport, came from Brazil. Coach Roberto definitely recognizes young Tsubasa’s promising and amazing skills and talents in the field of soccer, and without hesitation, he quickly gives the kid an opportunity to join him in his homeland Brazil.  Tsubasa continues to learn, and he gains more confidence in his talents with every game he participates in. Old opponents become his allies. The World Cup is fast approaching, and his dream tournament is slowly facing him.

 

24. Vagabond

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	7/10
Art	6/10
Total	29/40

Genre: Action, Adventure, Historical, Samurai, Seinen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 82 Million+

Shinmen Takezou is a violent, aggressive, youthful boy who lives in Japan set in the 17th-century. Shinmen possesses such wild characteristics both in his physical and mental self. Shinmen’s strong personality has earned him the hatred and terror of his community, forcing Shinmen and Matahachi Honiden who is his best buddy, to go in quest of something more spectacular than their original life in the rural areas. The buddies decided to enter the army and enrolled in the Toyotomi army, in hopes of honor and glory which they cannot easily achieve in their village. Everything goes according to their plans until the war that happened in Sekigahara against the clan of Tokugawa. The Toyotomi experienced a painful defeat against their opponent, and our main pair barely survived.

Shinmen heads back home on a personal duty to inform Matahachi’s family about their survival and current state after they were separated. However, what awaits him on his way to the Honiden family are accusations  by the people of things that he obviously didn’t do. The people accused him of murdering his companion Matahachi, and the people were convinced because of his past record of aggressiveness and violence. When he is arrested, he was hanged on a tree to die, fortunately, Takuan Soho, a traveling monk, decided to help Shinmen who was accused of being a “demon kid,” taking him out of the situation and giving him a new identity to avoid being captured. Shinmen started to live as Musashi Miyamoto which is his newfound name.

Vagabond is a completely fictional version of the existence of Musashi Miyamoto, dubbed as “Sword Saint” known for his mastery of using swords  in his battles. The manga tells his transformation from a warrior obsessed with becoming invincible to a changed warrior, gradually realizing the value of friendship and kindness in life.

 

23. Hunter x Hunter

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	7/10
Art	7/10
Total	29/40

 

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 84 Million+

In order to track down his very own father, Gon Freecss, the main character of this manga decided to learn how to be a hunter. Gon’s father left to explore his own life and seek adventure. Back to Gon, being a hunter turned out to be harder than expected. Apparently, there is a Hunter exam that determines whether one could be a hunter or not, and the probability of passing the exam is only 0.00001 percent. The adventure begins when he was taking the exam for aspiring Hunters. He encounters several people who possess potential to be a Hunter. This includes the strange Killua, the vengeful Kurapika, and Leorio.  Risk awaits the hunters who want adventure, but despite all of these, Gon is determined to be the greatest among them.

 

22. Baki the Grappler

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	6/10
Total	29/40

Genre: Gore, Martial Arts, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 85 Million+

Baki Hanma was nurtured by his mother who happens to be rich and can provide for his needs. His mother’s name is Emi Akezawa and she is very supportive of her son’s activities for his future. As a matter of fact, Emi sponsors Baki’s training and studies, hoping that her son would be as strong as Yujiro Hanma, her ruthless husband and Baki’s father. Baki was found to perform greater than his standard and prescribed training and sets out to continue onto his brutal father’s type of training, meeting many strong warriors throughout his journey. Baki later confronts his father. As a result, he was defeated without a fight, with his father not even breaking a sweat.

Baki explores worldwide to continue his training and vigorous practices after he was defeated by his father. Years later, he stumbles onto an underground combat arena wherein he battles several of the strongest warriors from different martial arts disciplines. Here is where he actually began to perfect his combat talents and strength. Carrying a great dream of exceeding his old self, he hopes to become stronger, even exceed the strength of his father, and overcome the countless obstacles he will face on his path in the future.

 

21. Sazae-san

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	10/10
Plot/Storyline	7/10
Art	5/10
Total	30/40

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 86 Million+

Sazae is much more focused on being around her pony than anything in life. She doesn’t like wearing fancy dresses or having a kimono and cosmetics to impress her husband in the future.

Several of the initial plots of this specific manga were focused around Sazae and her husband which she always bosses around. She does it because of the unnecessary opinions of her neighbors who insist that her husband should lead the family and she should follow what her husband wants. This resulted in Sazae becoming a feminist, participating in several amusing events as a result of her involvement with the local liberation group for women in their community.

 

20. Kingdom

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	9/10
Art	6/10
Total	30/40

Genre: Action, Historical, Military, Seinen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 90 Million+

The manga revolves around the war that sparked because of the fight for the building of Kingdoms and Domains specifically, a 5-century-old war between the different territories. Within this war are two young boys Xin and Piao who were enslaved, and endured the life of poverty and strife.

With their desire and desperation to get out of their situation, they dream of being a great general of the war and be a master of the battles that their territories are going into. However, with this aspiration, one of the brothers, Piao, met his tragic end, so he decided to join someone in the capital, who offered  him a gateway and opportunity towards his dream. But what awaited him was danger which brought him to his tragic fate.

With this, Xin aspired to be a general to fulfill their dream. He trained to be stronger and bolder until the time came for his sweet success

 

19. Touch

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	9/10
Art	5/10
Total	30/40

Genre: Love Triangle, School, Team Sports

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 100 Million+

The Japanese manga entitled Touch features the twin Uesugi brothers named Kazuya and Tatsuya. Along with their story are their close friend and neighbor from the next door named Minami Asakura.  Tatsuya is a brilliant athlete, and in terms of athletic skills and abilities, he is always outdoing his twin brother Kazuya. However, despite this big difference in their skills, Tatsuya always allows his dedicated brother Kazuya to enjoy the attention and opportunities. However, as the twins approach high school with their close friend Minami, a love triangle between the brothers is formed, and they are fighting for the heart of Minami. Tatsuya learns that he may not want to just give Minami to Kazuya this time, just like how he gives every attention to his brother ever since. 

Unfortunately, Kazuya encountered an unexpected traffic accident the day before the regional sports tournament finals. Tatsuya, with his brilliant skill and natural gift in the field of the sport, filled in the position of his brother and used this amazing skill of his to achieve Kazuya’s objective of qualifying for Koshien and bringing Minami in there.

 

 18. The Kindaichi Case Files

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	9/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	5/10
Total	31/40

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Supernatural, Psychological

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 100 Million+

Kindaichi Case Files are detective stories involving horrible killings, typically with a mysterious twist. It commonly includes closed room investigations or other murders.  A perfect example from the manga is a killing that occurs while all remaining individuals have perfect reasons to avoid being suspected. Its plot is closely related to that of Detective Conan.

This specific Japanese manga is remarkable for not portraying the criminals as psychotic killers, and the crimes are never done just for personal profit. The confirmed culprits are all featured with dark issues, typically involving huge psychological anxiety and problems created by the cruelty of other people towards them. They make these mistakes of people as their motivation for doing the crime. As a result, the criminals are frequently shown as compassionate people, far from the real image of being ruthless, cold criminals like in some related shows. Furthermore, after being caught, the killer frequently commits suicide

 

17. Hajime no Ippo

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	7/10
Total	31/40

Genre: Combat Sports, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 100 Million+

The main character of this manga, Makunouchi Ippo, is a 16-year-old young boy who is still attending high school. He is also a responsible and helpful son who always joins his mother in handling the business of their family. His busy schedule affects his personal life and social interaction with the people around him, making him an ideal target of school bullies. One time when Ippo was being bullied by some high school group, Mamoru Takamura saved him. Mamoru is actually a professional boxer and a trainer. After the situation, he decided to bring Ippo into the boxing gym of Kamogawa.

The incident where he was bullied and saved by the boxer Mamoru changed Ippo’s entire existence when he realizes that he has a hidden ability for the combat sport, boxing and chooses to pursue it into the professional and competitive field. Mamoru, on the other hand, questions Ippo’s commitment and sets him up in an unrealistic assignment. However, the determined Ippo practiced hard to accomplish his objective. Along the process, he discovers what it takes to be truly strong while gaining new companions and facing great opponents.

 

16. First of the North Star

Popularity	9/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	6/10
Total	31/40

Genre: Action, Drama, Martial Arts, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 100 Million+

Set in a dystopian future, a war of nuclear weapons caused chaos on the planet. The waters have stopped flowing, and the ground has become dry and lifeless. Aside from mankind, most life forms in the world were gone, or few in numbers. In other words, extinct.

Fast forward to the new generation, cruelty reigns supreme as humanity falls and the powerful control the helpless. The world is only giving value to water and food because these are the things people need the most. In the middle of this chaos, Kenshirou who is an unknown warrior emerges with his killer knowledge of martial arts. Kenshirou is an expert in the 2000-year-old Hokuto Shinken martial art discipline. With this very rare ability and knowledge, Kenshirou is set to be the savior of the people– or not.

 

15. Attack on Titan

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	7/10
Total	32/40

Genre: Action, Drama, Gore, Military, Survival, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 100 Million+

Scary giant-like monsters that look like humans arrived on earth many years from the past. They survived until the present day.  These savage, monstrous creatures known as “Titans” appeared as a great threat to the survival of humanity, as they prey on any people to feed an, apparently, uncontrollable urge to consume human meat. Because humankind cannot effectively battle the Titans, they were left with no choice but to lock themselves inside huge walls around what may have been mankind’s final safe shelter on the planet.

Eren, along with his friends Mikasa and Armin were forced to enter this chaos as they were also living within the wall. There was peace at first, but when one Titan destroyed a portion of the wall, this is where all the challenges for humans arise. Eren, along with his friends joined the army that eliminates the Titans, and from these adventures arise a lot of secrets about Eren himself, the Titans, their origins, the government, and many others.

Catch how the whole story will turn out in the manga.

 

14. Astro Boy

Popularity	8/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	7/10
Total	32/40

Genre: Action, Adventure, Meccha, Kids

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 100 Million+

Ochanomizu, a known professor in the Ministry of Science is working hard to reawaken Atom, together with the help of his colleagues. Atom is a robot invention of the scientists in the Ministry with a living heart. And while we are still in this discussion, Atom is the first robot that houses a heart in its system, and he is considered as a major breakthrough by the Ministry of Science. 

The robot is a product of the excellent work of Professor Umatarou Tenma, who is known for being extra imaginative and creative. Professor Tenma created the robot in memory of Tobio, his late son. Before mysteriously disappearing, Professor Tenma decided to turn  Atom off. This is where Professor Ochanomizu enters the scene because he objects to the idea of totally shutting down such an important scientific accomplishment and letting it go to waste.

Although the robot appears to have the physical characteristics of a 9 year-old child, Atom displays not just amazing power and intellect, but also a wonderful sense and kindness that matches humans. In short, he also possesses emotions.  Unfortunately, the robot is quickly rejected by some other scientist and discovers Professor Ochanomizu is the nicest one in the Ministry of Science that can appreciate Atom. 

One reason for the scientists’ rejection of the masterpiece is that even though Atom and his kind are already applied into the modern world, robots are only recognized as objects whether they be weapons or tools and are even viewed as a potential danger to humanity.

Atom spends most of his time preserving both humans and machines and inspires them to develop meaningful friendships so that both may live together.

 

13. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure

Popularity	9/10
Character Writing	7/10
Plot/Storyline	9/10
Art	7/10
Total	32/40

Genre: Action, Adventure, Superpower

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 120 Million+

Dio is a little London child who is fostered by the Joestars because of a debt that is rooted from a complicated situation from the past. Apparently, Jonathan Joestar’s father is indebted to the real father of Dio. Jonathan is actually accepting towards Dio, however, Dio is plotting something against his foster family to acquire their riches. As Dio’s plans became increasingly dangerous, Jonathan felt obliged to face him and tell him how he is aware of all of the plans he has been making.

This starts the tale of the Joestars. Jonathan grows up and later battles his brother Dio, all while meeting both strange companions and opponents.

 

12. Bleach

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	7/10
Art	8/10
Total	33/40

Genre: Action, Supernatural, Superpower, Fantasy

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 130 Million+

Ichigo Kurosaki is an ordinary high school student until his home is attacked by a Hollow, which is portrayed in the anime as a terrible demon that absorbs the souls of humanity. Later, he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper who has been injured from saving his family from the dangerous Hollows. After what happened, Ichigo agreed to Rukia’s offer to use her skills to save his family. Ichigo became a Soul Reaper after obtaining an ability similar to Rukia’s.

Unfortunately, Ichigo is assigned with hunting the Hollows that endanger their community because Rukia is somehow unable to regain her skills. Ichigo wasn’t the only one battling in this assignment, as he is finally joined by his companions Inoue, Sado, and Ishida. Each of them has unique and extraordinary abilities against the hollows. As Ichigo and his companions adjust to their new roles and help one another on the battlefield and during the quest, he realizes that the Soul-eating Hollows are not the only major threat to mankind.

 

11. Oishinbo

Popularity	9/10
Character Writing	10/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	6/10
Total	33/40

Genre: Drama, Gourmet, Slice of Life, Seinen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 135 Million+

The MC of this manga is Shiro Yamaoka who is infamously known within the Tozai News offices as a very direct man who can do every work, however, what prevents him from doing so is natural laziness. Despite all those traits, he was tasked with creating something for the Tozai Newspaper that will feature the “Ultimate Menu” as a form of commemoration towards the century-old news office. You may ask why of all office workers; Yamaoka was tasked to do such an important thing. Well, it is because he has traits that his co-workers lack: an extraordinarily sensitive taste and knowledge towards foods and beverages, as well as a brilliant skill in the kitchen.

 

10. Crayon Shin-chan

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	10/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	6/10
Total	33/40

Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, School, Seinen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 148 Million+

Our little main character is no other than Shinnosuke Nohara. He may appear to be a harmless child, but anybody who has worked as a teacher  knows that they can be anything  except for being completely innocent. Shinnosuke Nohara is known as the kid who came from hell and is popular for that nickname. Although he is just a child  at the age of 5, he possesses physical movements that do not belong to such age. He also gives disrespectful statements, and crazy antics that continuously offend everyone in the school. Shinnosuke is very sassy even towards the adults and is very good at playing pranks and bringing others to tears. This outrageous and funny comic is a nationwide hit in Japan, exposing the horrible potential of devastation and disrespect possessed by children worldwide!

 

9. Demon Slayer

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	9/10
Total	34/40

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Superpower, Supernatural

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 150 Million+

Tanjirou Kamado is a young boy who is living on a distant hill with his poor family. When their father passed away, he assumed the task of providing for his mother and siblings as the oldest one. One day during a chilling day in the mountain, he travels to the next town. He decided to put his charcoal on the market.  As evening comes, he is left with no choice but to stay at the place of a creepy and mysterious man who warns him about the weird monsters that roam in the forest during the evening: evil hungry creatures that consume humans.

In the morning when the sun is brightly shining, Tanjiro returns home to a shocking surprise that will change his life. His family was dead, killed by demons that the man from last night warned him about. What’s more painful is seeing her sister Nezuko survive the attack but is gradually turning into a demon just like the monsters who attacked her family.

Filled with great hatred, Tanjiro promised to destroy all the Demons, which drove him to find people that will accompany him to slay the Demons and eventually find the cure for her sister’s suffering.

 

8. KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops

Popularity	9/10
Character Writing	10/10
Plot/Storyline	9/10
Art	6/10
Total	34/40

Genre: Comedy, Gag Humor, Parody

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 156.5 Million+

This manga revolves around the story of Tokyo Cops. Our main character Kankichi Ryotsu, commonly known as Ryosan, develops a plan to gain money and lure money-making syndicates. He does it by creating a new device or profiting on a trend. Kanchiki achieves excellent results and if everything goes wrong, he just seeks the help and assistance of Keiichi Nakagawa. Of course, just like any other scheme, there are times when his plan loses control and eventually, he also loses every progress. While almost all his plans are fun-driven, most of the fun in this specific manga come from the characters that possess qualities that are sometimes outrageous. One example is Nakagawa, defined as a rich character, as well Ai Asato, a transgender. What’s funny with them is that they don’t possess a great passion or sincerity towards their work as policemen. Despite all of these, Ryosan is considered as the best officer in their headquarters.

 

7. Slam Dunk

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	9/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	8/10
Total	35/40

Genre: Team Sports, School, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 170 Million+

When he first debuted at Shohoku, Sakuragi was a cheerful young man with crimson hair. However, the more time Sakuragi spent on the basketball court at school, the more he fell in love with the game and discovered his new vision. Everything came to a stop after he made a major error in the game against Kainan.

Sakuragi originally shaved his hair to express his devotion after making an incorrect throw that led them to lose the game and he has been unable to accept it. Sakuragi has a deep crush on Haruko Akagi and he uses her as an inspiration everytime to ace his game. Sakuragi is actually a high school boy full of fun. Sometimes he is a dedicated athlete, but most of the time he is tough, and a consistent troublemaker. He is always pissed with the presence of Rukawa. This school life manga is a diary of Sakuragi’s journey as one of the best basketball players of his age. 

 

6. Naruto

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	9/10
Art	8/10
Total	35/40

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Shounen

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 250 Million+

Nobody believes Naruto Uzumaki when he declares his dream of becoming a Hokage which is a position given to the greatest and strongest Konoha ninja. Naruto experienced being rejected, hated, and mocked by the villagers of Konoha ever since he was a child. They dislike Naruto not because he is noisy, naughty, or incompetent in terms of his ninja skills, but they have always hated him because he was actually possessed by a demon or the Nine-Tailed Fox. The scary and dangerous demon has a history of invading the Konoha community even before Naruto was born. To put an end to the attack of the Nine-Tailed Fox, through the sacrifice of the Fourth Hokage, the demon was locked in Naruto’s body as an infant.

Later, Naruto was designated a spot in the 7th Team where he gets to know Sasuke and Sakura as his companions in the team. They were mentored by the experienced and one of the best ninjas in Konoha, Hatake Kakashi. At that moment of assigning the ninjas to their respective teams, Naruto is required to cooperate with the others, and this was Naruto’s first experience in working as a team. Naruto should know the real meaning of teamwork and create his chosen path to fulfilling his dream of becoming a true ninja that can finally be accepted by the community in Konoha. To achieve this, he needs to endure intense training and missions.

 

5. Doraemon

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	9/10
Plot/Storyline	9/10
Art	8/10
Total	36/40

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 250 Million+

Doraemon is a robot that appears like a cat, and he came from the future. He travelled back from his original timezone towards the twentieth century to assist Nobi Nobita. Nobita is a lazy young boy who has nothing in his life. When we say nothing, we are referring to his dreams, his knowledge, his school life, his everything. Nobita is terrible in sports, has poor grades, and is generally bad at everything, even with simple games. Doraemon faces a difficult mission, but because he came from the future, he is equipped with a wide stockpile of the most brilliant and amusing inventions available all in his little pocket. The problem is that he doesn’t have the right capacity as a robot cat to provide assistance, which results in trouble for the popular pair. Doraemon and Nobita is a massively popular duo not just in Japan but in the whole world.

 

4. Detective Conan

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	8/10
Plot/Storyline	8/10
Art	10/10
Total	36/40

Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Crime Solving

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 250 Million+

Even without mentioning it, Detective Conan  is popular around the globe because of its intriguing, mysterious, no dull moments story.

With his incredible and amazing gift in finding evidence and sticking proofs together, Conan is considered an ace in unlocking the culprits of specific crimes and accidents. He is trapped in the physical form of a child, in which he made his very own disguise.

He shares a significant bond with Detective Mori and what he does is as exciting as you can imagine. *well, it’s not fun on Detective Mori’s side* Everytime there is an incident that needs thorough investigation and Conan and Mori is on the spot, Conan shoots up a sleeping needle into Mori’s neck, and using his bow tie, Conan imitates the voice of Mori while explaining everything that happens, exposing all the plots and schemes of the culprit. This might be a pain for Mori, but he takes every acknowledgement and appreciation, making everyone commend his infamous personality, “The Sleeping Detective Kogoro Mouri.”

 

3. Golgo 13

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	9/10
Plot/Storyline	9/10
Art	9/10
Total	37/40

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 300 Million+

This manga revolves around the main character and the title himself, Golgo 13. Golgo 13 is the most sought-after assassin in the entire world, and he has maintained this identity and title for 40 long years. He is a hired assassin for various purposes which may range from a private and personal matter or even to cause a significant conflict that can change a society or a situation.

His true identity and origin remain to be hidden and undiscovered for so long and no one even dares to find it out. He is legendary in the field because of one amazing fact. Golgo 13 never fails to get the job done on time and he makes sure that he never misses. One more thing, he never repeats a job for a client.

 

2. Dragon Ball

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	9/10
Plot/Storyline	9/10
Art	9/10
Total	37/40

Genre: Action, Fantasy, Superpower, Adventure, Supernatural

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 300 Million+

Bulma is a fierce girl and is also hot-headed but passionate. She has a personal mission to locate the legendary Dragon Balls. These mystical balls refer to the seven dispersed magical spheres that summon a dragon who gives a single wish to the rightful one that collected it together. 

After the wish is granted, the dragon balls will then be scattered again. Bulma is actually after one goal and is this also her ultimate wish. To have an ideal boyfriend. During one of her travels, Bulma meets Son Goku, an orphan who possesses supernatural power and strength. Throughout his life, Goku only met one person aside from Bulma. Goku keeps a Dragon Ball with him as a gift from his grandfather. In response, Bulma asks Goku to accompany her on her journey of finding the rest of the Dragon Balls.

After this meetup, things get out of hand as Goku is actually chased by several creatures that possess incredible power and supernatural abilities. While protecting Bulma and defending himself, they met important people all throughout, and Goku finally discovers his real strength that could defeat every enemy that comes after him and his loved ones.

 

1. One Piece

Popularity	10/10
Character Writing	9/10
Plot/Storyline	10/10
Art	10/10
Total	39/40

Genre: Action, Adventure, Superpower

Estimated Number of Copies Sold: 490 Million+

The execution of the King of the Pirates, Gol D. Roger was already scheduled by the World Government.  However, right before death, he reveals that he discovered a huge treasure that exists and is known as One Piece, which is hidden in the Grand Line. This is very challenging since the Grand Line is an infinite extension of the ocean and no one knew the exact location.  Gol D. Roger was immediately killed right after declaring that anybody brave enough and worthy could take all the treasures. This marked the Golden Era of the Pirates.

After so many years, a mysterious, happy-go-lucky, young boy named Monkey D. Luffy is more than prepared to start his personal voyage in search of One Piece and accept the infamous Pirate King title. Accessorized by his hat made of straws, a little boat, and his extraordinary body that can stretch into miles of length and wield different objects, he began a wonderful quest to recruit a band of pirates that will accompany him on his journey as his loyal crew. He also made a great ship to sail into the Grand Line and eventually grab the highest position of pirates in all the Ocean.

 

Conclusion

 

Now that’s a wrap for our recommendations, but trust me, the sales and copies of these manga are not seeing a near stop in any moment from now. Indeed, the quantity of the copies sold lived up to the quality that they offer towards the readers, and it is nice to have these enormous piles of quality manga ready for our entertainment and interests.