List of best-selling manga

This page provides lists of best-selling manga series to date. This list is limited to Japanese manga and does not include manhwa, manhua or original English-language manga. The series are listed according to the highest sales estimate of their collected tankōbon volumes as reported in reliable sources.

Currently ongoing series are highlighted in green, and all series are listed in their English official titles when available. Sources that provide the number of copies a series has in circulation/print, rather than actually sold are denoted by a "†".

At least 100 million copies

Manga series	Author(s)	Publisher	Demographic	No. of collected volumes	Serialized	Approximate sales
One Piece	Eiichiro Oda	Shueisha	Shōnen	83	1997–present	380 million†[1]
Golgo 13	Takao Saito	Shogakukan	Seinen	182	1968–present	280 million[2]
Dragon Ball	Akira Toriyama	Shueisha	Shōnen	42	1984–1995	240 million[3]
Naruto	Masashi Kishimoto	Shueisha	Shōnen	72	1999–2014	220 million[4]
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo	Osamu Akimoto	Shueisha	Shōnen	200	1976–2016	156.5 million†[5]
Case Closed	Gosho Aoyama	Shogakukan	Shōnen	89	1994–present	150 million[6]
Pokémon Adventures	Hidenori Kusaka, Mato and Satoshi Yamamoto	Shogakukan	Shōnen	52	1997–present	150 million[7]
Oishinbo	Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki	Shogakukan	Seinen	111	1983–present	130 million[8]
Slam Dunk	Takehiko Inoue	Shueisha	Shōnen	31	1990–1996	120 million[9]
Astro Boy	Osamu Tezuka	Kobunsha	Shōnen	23	1952–1968	100 million[10]
Doraemon	Fujiko Fujio	Shogakukan	Children	45	1969–1996	100 million[11]
Fist of the North Star	Buronson and Tetsuo Hara	Shueisha	Shōnen	27	1983–1988	100 million[12]
Touch	Mitsuru Adachi	Shogakukan	Shōnen	26	1981–1986	100 million[13]

Between 50 million and 100 million copies

Manga series	Author(s)	Publisher	Demographic	No. of collected volumes	Serialized	Approximate sales
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	Hirohiko Araki	Shueisha	Shōnen/Seinen	117	1986–present	95 million†[14]
Hajime no Ippo	George Morikawa	Kodansha	Shōnen	114	1989–present	94 million[15]
Kindaichi Case Files	Yōzaburō Kanari, Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Satō	Kodansha	Shōnen	70	1992–present	90 million[16]
Bleach	Tite Kubo	Shueisha	Shōnen	74	2001–2016	87 million[17]
Sazae-san	Machiko Hasegawa	Kodansha	Josei	45	1946–1974	86 million[18]
Captain Tsubasa	Yōichi Takahashi	Shueisha	Shōnen	92	1981–present	82 million†[note 1][5]
Vagabond	Takehiko Inoue	Kodansha	Seinen	37	1998–present	82 million[19]
Kinnikuman	Yudetamago	Shueisha	Shōnen/Seinen	51	1979–present	70 million†[20]
Rurouni Kenshin	Nobuhiro Watsuki	Shueisha	Shōnen	28	1994–1999	70 million†[21]
Sangokushi	Mitsuteru Yokoyama	Ushio Shuppansha	Shōnen	60	1971–1986	70 million[22]
Hunter × Hunter	Yoshihiro Togashi	Shueisha	Shōnen	33	1998–present	66 million[9]
Fullmetal Alchemist	Hiromu Arakawa	Enix (2001–2003) Square Enix (2003–2010)	Shōnen	27	2001–2010	65 million[23]
Baki the Grappler	Keisuke Itagaki	Akita Shoten	Shōnen	123	1991–present	63 million[note 2][24]
Boys Over Flowers	Yoko Kamio	Shueisha	Shōjo	37	1992–2003	61 million†[25]
Attack on Titan	Hajime Isayama	Kodansha	Shōnen	20	2009–present	60 million†[26]
Rokudenashi Blues	Masanori Morita	Shueisha	Shōnen	42	1988–1997	60 million[27]
Shoot!	Tsukasa Ooshima	Kodansha	Shōnen	33	1990–2003	60 million[28]
Bad Boys	Hiroshi Tanaka	Shōnen Gahōsha	Shōnen	22	1988–1996	55 million†[5]
H2	Mitsuru Adachi	Shogakukan	Shōnen	34	1992–1999	55 million[28]
Major	Takuya Mitsuda	Shogakukan	Shōnen	78	1994–2010	53 million†[29]
Minami no Teiō	Dai Tennōji and Rikiya Gō	Nihon Bungeisha	Shōnen	130	1992–present	53 million[30]
Ranma ½	Rumiko Takahashi	Shogakukan	Shōnen	38	1987–1996	53 million†[5]
The Prince of Tennis	Takeshi Konomi	Shueisha	Shōnen	42	1999–2008	51 million[31]
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken	Riku Sanjo and Koji Inada	Shueisha	Shōnen	37	1989–1996	50 million[28]
Gin Tama	Hideaki Sorachi	Shueisha	Shōnen	65	2003–present	50 million[32]
Glass Mask	Suzue Miuchi	Hakusensha	Shōjo	49	1976–present	50 million[33]
Great Teacher Onizuka	Tooru Fujisawa	Kodansha	Shōnen	25	1997–2002	50 million[34]
Rookies	Masanori Morita	Shueisha	Shōnen	24	1998–2003	50 million[35]
YuYu Hakusho	Yoshihiro Togashi	Shueisha	Shōnen	19	1990–1994	50 million[9]

Between 30 million and 50 million copies

Manga series	Author(s)	Publisher	Demographic	No. of collected volumes	Serialized	Approximate sales
Dokaben	Shinji Mizushima	Akita Shoten	Shōnen	48	1972–1981	48 million†[5]
Initial D	Shuichi Shigeno	Kodansha	Seinen	48	1995–2013	48 million[36]
Crows	Hiroshi Takahashi	Akita Shoten	Shōnen	26	1990–1998	46 million[37]
Black Jack	Osamu Tezuka	Akita Shoten	Shōnen	17	1973–1983	45 million†[21]
Inuyasha	Rumiko Takahashi	Shogakukan	Shōnen	56	1998–2008	45 million[38]
Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story	Tatsuo Nitta	Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha	Seinen	108	1988–2013	44 million[19]
Crayon Shin-chan	Yoshito Usui	Futabasha	Seinen	50	1990–2010	43 million[28]
Nana	Ai Yazawa	Shueisha	Shōjo	21	2000–2009 (on hiatus)	43 million[39]
Be-Bop High School	Kazuhiro Kiuchi	Kodansha	Seinen	48	1983–2003	40 million[40]
Berserk	Kentaro Miura	Hakusensha	Seinen	38	1990–present	40 million†[41]
City Hunter	Tsukasa Hojo	Shueisha	Shōnen	35	1985–1991	40 million[42]
Cobra	Buichi Terasawa	Shueisha	Shōnen	18	1978–1984	40 million[43]
Kachō Kōsaku Shima	Kenshi Hirokane	Kodansha	Seinen	83	1983–present	40 million[note 3][44]
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!	Hiroyuki Nishimori	Shogakukan	Shōnen	38	1988–1997	40 million[45]
Tsurikichi Sanpei	Takao Yaguchi	Kodansha	Shōnen	65	1973–1983	40 million[46]
Yu-Gi-Oh!	Kazuki Takahashi	Shueisha	Shōnen	38	1996–2004	40 million†[5]
Nodame Cantabile	Tomoko Ninomiya	Kodansha	Josei	23	2001–2009	37 million†[47]
20th Century Boys	Naoki Urasawa	Shogakukan	Seinen	22	1999–2006	36 million†[5]
Cooking Papa	Tochi Ueyama	Kodansha	Seinen	132	1985–present	36 million[48]
Crest of the Royal Family	Chieko Hosokawa	Akita Shoten	Shōjo	59	1976–present	36 million[28]
Dr. Slump	Akira Toriyama	Shueisha	Shōnen	18	1980–1984	35 million†[49]
Fairy Tail	Hiro Mashima	Kodansha	Shōnen	58	2006–present	35 million†[50]
Sailor Moon	Naoko Takeuchi	Kodansha	Shōjo	18	1991–1997	35 million[51]
Saint Seiya	Masami Kurumada	Shueisha	Shōnen	28	1986–1990	34 million[52]
3×3 Eyes	Yuzo Takada	Kodansha	Seinen	40	1987–2002	33 million†[53]
Chibi Maruko-chan	Momoko Sakura	Shueisha	Shōjo	16	1986–2009	32 million†[54]
Bastard‼	Kazushi Hagiwara	Shueisha	Shōnen/Seinen	27	1988–present	30 million†[49]
Chameleon	Atsushi Kase	Kodansha	Shōnen	47	1990–1999	30 million[55]
Death Note	Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata	Shueisha	Shōnen	12	2003–2006	30 million†[56]
Gaki Deka	Tatsuhiko Yamagami	Akita Shoten	Shōnen	26	1974–1980	30 million[57]
Jarinko Chie	Etsumi Haruki	Futabasha	Seinen	67	1978–1997	30 million†[5]
Kuroko's Basketball	Tadatoshi Fujimaki	Shueisha	Shōnen	30	2008–2014	30 million†[58]
Salaryman Kintarō	Hiroshi Motomiya	Shueisha	Seinen	30	1994–2002	30 million[59]
Shura no Mon	Masatoshi Kawahara	Kodansha	Shōnen	31	1987–1996	30 million†[60]
Urusei Yatsura	Rumiko Takahashi	Shogakukan	Shōnen	34	1978–1987	30 million†[5]
Ushio and Tora	Kazuhiro Fujita	Shogakukan	Shōnen	33	1990–1996	30 million†[61]

Between 20 million and 30 million copies

Manga series	Author(s)	Publisher	Demographic	No. of collected volumes	Serialized	Approximate sales
Hayate Densetsu Tokkō no Taku	Hiroto Saki and Jūzō Tokoro	Kodansha	Shōnen	27	1991–1997	29 million†[5]
Tokimeki Tonight	Koi Ikeno	Shueisha	Shōjo	30	1982–1994	28 million†[5]
Worst	Hiroshi Takahashi	Akita Shoten	Shōnen	31	2002–2013	28 million[62]
Itazura na Kiss	Kaoru Tada	Shueisha	Shōjo	23	1990–1999	27 million†[5]
Yūkan Club	Yukari Ichijo	Shueisha	Shōjo	19	1982–2002	27 million[28]
Asari-chan	Mayumi Muroyama	Shogakukan	Shōjo	100	1978–2014	26.5 million†[63]
Reborn!	Akira Amano	Shueisha	Shōnen	42	2004–2012	26.5 million[64]
Baribari Legend	Shuichi Shigeno	Kodansha	Shōnen	38	1983–1991	26 million†[5]
Sakigake!! Otokojuku	Akira Miyashita	Shueisha	Shōnen	34	1985–1991	26 million†[49]
Shaman King	Hiroyuki Takei	Shueisha	Shōnen	32	1998–2004	26 million[65]
Angel Heart	Tsukasa Hojo	Shinchosha (first series) Tokuma Shoten (second series)	Seinen	47	2001–present	25 million†[note 4][5]
Boys Be...	Masahiro Itabashi and Hiroyuki Tamakoshi	Kodansha	Shōnen	32	1991–1997	25 million†[5]
Hikaru no Go	Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata	Shueisha	Shōnen	23	1998–2003	25 million[66]
Maison Ikkoku	Rumiko Takahashi	Shogakukan	Seinen	15	1980–1987	25 million[67]
Miyuki	Mitsuru Adachi	Shogakukan	Shōnen	12	1980–1984	25 million[68]
Seito Shokun!	Yoko Shoji	Kodansha	Shōjo	65	1977–present	25 million[note 5][69]
Tsuribaka Nisshi	Jūzō Yamasaki and Kenichi Kitami	Shogakukan	Seinen	91	1979–present	25 million[70]
Futari Ecchi	Katsu Aki	Hakusensha	Seinen	64	1997–present	24 million[71]
Ace of Diamond	Yuji Terajima	Kodansha	Shōnen	47	2006–2015	23 million[72]
Neon Genesis Evangelion	Yoshiyuki Sadamoto	Kadokawa Shoten	Shōnen/Seinen	14	1994–2013	23 million[73]
D.Gray-man	Katsura Hoshino	Shueisha	Shōnen	25	2004–present	22.5 million†[74]
Abu-san	Shinji Mizushima	Shogakukan	Seinen	107	1973–2014	22 million[75]
Patalliro!	Mineo Maya	Hakusensha	Shōjo	94	1979–present	22 million†[63]
Zatch Bell!	Makoto Raiku	Shogakukan	Shōnen	33	2001–2007	22 million[76]
Dōbutsu no Oisha-san	Noriko Sasaki	Hakusensha	Shōnen	12	1987–1993	21.6 million†[5]
Eyeshield 21	Riichiro Inagaki and Yusuke Murata	Shueisha	Shōnen	37	2002–2009	21.6 million†[5]
Ashita no Joe	Ikki Kajiwara and Tetsuya Chiba	Kodansha	Shōnen	20	1968–1973	20 million[77]
Assassination Classroom	Yūsei Matsui	Shueisha	Shōnen	21	2012–2016	20 million†[78]
Black Butler	Yana Toboso	Square Enix	Shōnen	23	2006–present	20 million[23]
Gantz	Hiroya Oku	Shueisha	Seinen	37	2000–2013	20 million[79]
Ginga Legend Weed	Yoshihiro Takahashi	Nihon Bungeisha	Seinen	90	1999–present	20 million[note 6][80]
Hell Teacher Nūbē	Shō Makura and Takeshi Okano	Shueisha	Shōnen	31	1993–1999	20 million†[49]
Kaiji	Nobuyuki Fukumoto	Kodansha	Seinen	49	1996–2009	20 million[note 7][81]
Kimagure Orange Road	Izumi Matsumoto	Shueisha	Shōnen	18	1984–1987	20 million†[49]
Kimi ni Todoke	Karuho Shiina	Shueisha	Shōjo	23	2005–present	20 million†[82]
Kingdom	Yasuhisa Hara	Shueisha	Seinen	41	2006–present	20 million†[83]
Monster	Naoki Urasawa	Shogakukan	Seinen	18	1994–2001	20 million[84]
Negima! Magister Negi Magi	Ken Akamatsu	Kodansha	Shōnen	38	2003–2012	20 million[85]
Oh My Goddess!	Kōsuke Fujishima	Kodansha	Seinen	48	1988–2014	20 million[86]
The Rose of Versailles	Riyoko Ikeda	Shueisha	Shōjo	10	1972–1973	20 million[28]
Sukeban Deka	Shinji Wada	Hakusensha	Shōjo	22	1976–1982	20 million[87]
Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari	Tatsuya Egawa	Shogakukan	Seinen	34	1992–2001	20 million[88]
Toriko	Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro	Shueisha	Shōnen	43	2008–2016	20 million†[89]
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle	Clamp	Kodansha	Shōnen	28	2003–2009	20 million[90]

See also

• List of The New York Times Manga Best Sellers

Notes

1. Includes Captain Tsubasa and its sequel series; Captain Tsubasa: World Youth, Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002, Captain Tsubasa: Golden-23, Captain Tsubasa: Kaigai Gekito Hen, and Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun.
2. Includes Baki the Grappler's sequel series; Baki, Baki Hanma, and Baki-Dou.
3. Includes Kachō Kōsaku Shima's sequel series; Buchō Kōsaku Shima, Torishimariyaku Kōsaku Shima, Jōmu Kōsaku Shima, Senmu Kōsaku Shima, Shachō Kōsaku Shima, Young Kōsaku Shima, Kakarichō Kōsaku Shima, Kaichō Kōsaku Shima, and Gakusei Shima Kōsaku.
4. Includes Angel Heart (published by Shinchosha) and Angel Heart: 2nd Season (published by Tokuma Shoten).
5. Includes Seito Shokun!'s sequel series Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen.
6. Includes Ginga Legend Weed's sequel series Ginga Legend Weed: Orion.
7. Includes Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji's sequel series; Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji, Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji, and Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji Kazuya-Hen.

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