The top 100 manga of all time, as voted by 150,000 Japanese people
In a recent manga ranking by TV Asahi, 150,000 Japanese of various ages were surveyed to find out the best manga. Here are the titles that made it into the top five:
5. Dragon Ball
One of the legendary manga, Dragon Ball only made it to a seemingly low fifth position. Regardless, the story of Son Goku will remain close to the hearts of many. No matter how old we get, kamehameha will always be fun to mimic.
4. Detective Conan
It is no surprise that the longest-lasting mystery manga Detective Conan, which is still ongoing, is among the top favourites. In fact, its anime is also one of the longest-running, having aired since 1996 and still ongoing.
3. Slam Dunk
#漫画総選挙
3位スラムダンクきたーー🏀✨
安西先生、バスケがしたいです😆 pic.twitter.com/IMq9PVpgFn— .Log【ワンピース考察】 (@manganouA) January 2, 2021
Despite being the only one among the top five that is not as well-received outside of Japan, except for countries like Taiwan, Slam Dunk is still a relatively popular choice for the Japanese. It is also considered as the pioneer for sports manga, which later included works like Prince Of Tennis, Kuroko’s Basketball, and Haikyu!
2. Demon Slayer
【『#鬼滅の刃』全隊士必携の書2冊の書影解禁！】
「#ジャンプフェスタ 2021」の『#鬼滅の刃』ステージ配信にて、原作画集と公式ファンブック第二弾の書影が公開されました！
原作画集も公式ファンブック第二弾も朗らかな笑顔のみんなが目印です。
来年2/4(木)発売予定の2大書籍を、どうぞお楽しみに！ pic.twitter.com/YtIhppg0eF— 鬼滅の刃公式 (@kimetsu_off) December 19, 2020
With astonishing popularity that grew exponentially recently, Demon Slayer has not only become the best-selling manga series of all time in December 2020, the box office sales for its movie has also broken the record of Spirited Away to be the highest-grossing movie of all time in Japan. Despite being in an overly saturated industry, Demon Slayer is indeed a dark horse, galloping past other famous works to a well-deserved second place.
1. One Piece
みなさんコミックス97巻は読みましたか？
鬼ヶ島に集まっている人達が超豪華で、
続々と登場する新しいキャラクター達も最高ですよね!!
今にも全兵力が衝突しそうな鬼ヶ島の状況は
読んでいてハラハラ止まらない！
麦わらの一味の戦いも楽しみだな…。（新人編集A）#ONEPIECE pic.twitter.com/hOabnvqEeK— ワンピース・マガジン【公式】 (@onepiece_mag) September 25, 2020
Running since 1997, One Piece has shown that it is able to withstand the test of time to come out triumphant. Its protagonist Monkey D. Luffy was also voted as one of the top favourite Shonen Jump manga characters.
One Piece is even being developed for a live action TV series on Netflix.
Below are the results for the top 100 manga with their respective points based on the votes. As a fan of Fairy Tail, I’m surprised to see it so far back in the ranking. How did your favourite manga fare?
1. One Piece (33,600)
2. Demon Slayer (29,100)
3. Slam Dunk (26,700)
4. Detective Conan (25,400)
5. Dragon Ball (22,400)
6. Attack on Titan (21,900)
7. Naruto (19,800)
8. Haikyu!! (18,700)
9. Fullmetal Alchemist (18,500)
10. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (17,100)
11. Hunter X Hunter (16,200)
12. Gintama (16,100)
13. Kingdom (15,200)
14. World Trigger (11,700)
15. Doraemon (11,300)
16. My Hero Academia (10,900)
17. Yu Yu Hakusho (8,600)
18. Black Jack (8,200)
19. Jujutsu Kaisen (8,000)
20. Natsume’s Book of Friends (7,400)
21. Glass Mask (7,100)
22. Fist of the North Star (7,000)
23. Bleach (6,950)
24. Touch (6,900)
25. Phoenix (6,700)
26. Banana Fish (5,800)
27. The Rose of Versailles (5,600)
28. Inuyasha (5,300)
29. Ashita no Joe (5,100)
30. Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (4,950)
31. Rurouni Kenshin (4,900)
32. Maison Ikkoku (4,600)
33. Zatch Bell! (4,400)
34. The Poe Clan (4,100)
35. KochiKame (4,080)
36. Golgo 13 (4,060)
37. Sazae-san (4,040)
38. Star of the Giants (4,020)
39. Astro Boy (4,000)
40. Golden Kamuy (3,950)
41. Tokyo Ghoul (3,900)
42. Dokaben (3,850)
43. The Quintessential Quintuplets (3,800)
44. Aim for the Ace! (3,600)
45. Dobutsu no Oisha-san (3,450)
46. The Promised Neverland (3,400)
47. Hajime no Ippo (3,100)
48. Ushio and Tora (3,000)
49. Master Keaton (2,900)
50. Kaguya-Sama: Love is War (2,850)
51. Assassination Classroom (2,800)
52. Kuroko’s Basketball (2,750)
53. Black Butler (2,700)
54. The Prince of Tennis (2,650)
55. Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern (2,600)
56. Candy Candy (2,300)
57. City Hunter (2,290)
58. Chainsaw Man (2,260)
59. Nodame Cantabile (2,230)
60. Parasyte (2,200)
61. Urusei Yatsura (2,000)
62. Card Captor Sakura (1,900)
63. Kinniku Man (1,850)
64. Bungo Stray Dogs (1,800)
65. Fairy Tail (1,790)
66. Tokimeki Tonight (1,760)
67. Reborn! (1,730)
68. Hoshin Engi (1,700)
69. Cyborg 009 (1,550)
70. Boys Over Flowers (1,500)
71. Tetsujin 28-Go (1,300)
72. H2 (1,250)
73. Galaxy Express 999 (1,200)
74. Devilman (1,160)
75. Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (1,130)
76. Oishinbo (1,100)
77. Abu-san (1,050)
78. Space Battleship Yamato (1,000)
79. Basara (990)
80. Captain (980)
81. Barbaric Legend (960)
82. Hikaru no Go (950)
83. Major (930)
84. Fire Force (920)
85. Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (900)
86. Karakuri Circus (890)
87. Fruits Basket (860)
88. Kaze no Daichi (830)
89. Yukan Club (800)
90. Aria (780)
91. Berserk (760)
92. Macaroni Spinach (740)
93. Princess Knight (720)
94. Rent-A-Girlfriend (700)
95. D.Gray-Man (690)
96. Sket Dance (660)
97. Captain Tsubasa (630)
98. Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (600)
99. March Comes in Like a Lion (580)
100. Dr. Stone (560)