Top Manga Properties in 2008 - Rankings and Circulation Data

topOricon, a company that originally ranked music sales (think Japanese Billboard), but nowadays ranks almost everything related to Japanese entertainment, has released the 2008 annual sales data on various types of media, including 2008 manga rankings.

Below is the 2008 Top 50 Ranking manga tankoubons and their sales data, and the Top 10 Series ranking as compiled by Oricon:

Top 10 Series of 2008
Rank Title (Volume #) Circulation
1 One Piece 5,956,540
2 Naruto 4,261,054
3 20th Century Boys 3,710,054
4 Kateikyo Hitman Reborn! 3,371,618
5 Bleach 3,161,825
6 Nana 3,122,146
7 Soul Eater 3,076,351
8 Nodame Cantabile 2,799,299
9 Rookies 2,765,163
10 Gintama 2,390,196

*Data collected between the period of January 7, 2008 to November 24, 2008.

2008 Top 50 Ranking
Rank Title (Volume #) Circulation
1 One Piece (50) 1,678,208
2 One Piece (51) 1,646,978
3 Nana 19) 1,645,128
4 One Piece (49) 1,544,000
5 Nana 20) 1,431,335
6 Nodame Cantabile (20) 1,209,551
7 Nodame Cantabile (21) 1,205,037
8 Naruto (43) 1,188,881
9 Naruto (42) 1,092,295
10 Fullmetal Alchemist (19) 1,081,575
11 Fullmetal Alchemist (20) 1,032,637
12 Bleach (34) 874,153
13 Hunter X Hunter (25) 863,240
14 Hunter X Hunter (26) 837,714
15 Hana Yori Dango (37) 815,648
16 Naruto (44) 812,612
17 Bleach (33) 802,692
18 Bleach (35) 761,802
19 Naruto (41) 707,447
20 Kimi ni Todoke (7) 649,089
21 Kimi ni Todoke (6) 636,176
22 D.Gray-man (15) 632,495
23 Pluto (6) 631,968
24 Vagabond (28) 630,147
25 Detective Conan (61) 626,445
26 Kateikyo Hitman Reborn! (20) 613,934
27 D.Gray-man (14) 596,850
28 Detective Conan (62) 590,947
29 Kateikyo Hitman Reborn! (19) 584,411
30 D.Gray-man (16) 578,669
31 Kateikyo Hitman Reborn! (21) 534,739
32 Ookiku Furikabutte (10) 534,624
33 Kuroshitsuji (4) 529,210
34 Gintama (24) 524,031
35 Bleach (32) 519,631
36 Ouran High School Host Club (12) 513,007
37 Ouran High School Host Club (13) 496,388
38 Gintama (23) 485,816
39 Kuroshitsuji (5) 468,550
40 Real (8) 453,193
41 Gintama (25) 453,112
42 Yotsuba&! (8) 452,793
43 XXXHOLiC (13) 451,942
44 Detroit Metal City (5) 432,563
45 Detective Conan (63) 429,857
46 Saint Oniisan (2) 428,611
47 Ookiku Furikabutte (11) 426,470
48 Saint Oniisan (1) 424,821
49 Kateikyo Hitman Reborn! (22) 402,194
50 Detroit Metal City (6) 393,068

Oricon also surveyed Japanese male and female readers between the age of 10 to 40 for their Most Interesting Manga of 2008, and the top response was One Piece, followed by Nodame Cantabile and Nana:

  1. One Piece (Vol.49-52), Approval rating: 45.9%</li>
  2. Nodame Cantabile (Vol.20-21), Approval rating: 38.8%
  3. Nana (Vol.19-20), Approval rating: 32.5%
  4. Naruto (Vol.41-44), Approval rating: 23.6%
  5. Hunter X Hunter (Vol.25-26), Approval rating: 23.1%
  6. Bleach (Vol.32-36), Approval rating: 18.8%
  7. Kuroshitsuji (Vol.4-5), Approval rating: 17.0%
  8. Kimi ni Todoke (Vol.6-8), Approval rating: 15.5%
  9. Saint Oniisan (Vol.1-2), Approval rating: 11.2%

Back in the U.S., ICv2 has posted its "Top 25 Manga Properties," which corresponds to sales in September, October and the first two weeks of November, 2008. According to ICv2, the chart is based on "interviews with retailers and distributors, information provided by Nielsen BookScan of graphic novels sold in bookstores, and ICv2???s own analysis of information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors on graphic novel sales in comic stores."

Below are the top 10 manga from ICv2's chart:

Rank Title (Volume #) Publisher
1 Naruto Viz Media
2 Vampire Knight Viz Media
3 Fruits Basket Tokyopop
4 Bleach Viz Media
5 In Odd We Trust Del Rey
6 Death Note Viz Media
7 Loveless Tokyopop
8 Rosario & Vampire Viz Media
9 Negima Del Rey
10 Full Metal Alchemist Viz Media

For more ranking and sales information in the U.S., check out Matt Blind's Monthly Manga Ranking column, as well as more ranking information from Matt Blind on his site Rocket Bomber.

Looking at the above rankings, a majority of the listed manga comes from Shuiesha's Shounen Jump. It's been another year since the last "Shounen Jump Manga Circulation Numbers" was posted, below is the newest sales numbers of manga serialized in Shonen Jump, compiled by 2ch Jump Log Warehouse.

Currently Serialized in Jump

Title (Volumes) Circulation Latest 1st Edition vol. Sales
One Piece (1-48) 140,000,000 vol. 48 - 2,440,000/small>
Kochikame (1-153) 137,000,000 vol. 153 - 360,000
Naruto (1-44 + related books) 89,000,000 vol. 41 - 1,500,000
Bleach (1-34) 50,000,000 vol. 31 - 1,310,000
Hunter X Hunter (1-24) 46,000,000 vol. 25 - 1,520,000
Gintama (1-25) 22,000,000 vol. 22 - 650,000
Eyeshield 21 (1-26) 16,50,000 vol. 24 - 510,000
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (1-20) 15,000,000 vol.18 - 620,000
D.Gray-man (1-15) 14,000,000 vol. 13 - 700,000
Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar (1-14) 7,000,000 vol. 13 - 320,000
To Love-Ru 4,000,000 -
Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro (1-15) 3,500,000 -
Nurarihyon no Mago 400,000 -

All-Time Best Selling Jump Series

Title vol. & Status Circulation
Dragon Ball 42 complete 150,000,000
One Piece 1 - 48 140,000,000
Kochikame 1 - 153 137,000,000
Slam Dunk 31 complete 114,000,000
Naruto 1 - 44 + related books 89,000,000
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Series ongoing 47,000,000 - 70,000,000
Fist of the North Star 27 complete 47,000,000 - 60,000,000
Kinnikuman 36 complete 53,000,000
Captain Tsubasa 37 complete + 18 ongoing 52,000,000
Rurouni Kenshin 28 complete 51,000,000
Bleach 1 - 34 50,000,000
Rokudenashi Blues 42 complete 50,000,000
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken 37 complete 30,000,000 - 50,000,000
Hunter X Hunter 1 - 24 46,000,000
Yu Yu Hakusho 19 complete 44,000,000
The Prince of Tennis 42 complete 42,000,000
Dr. Slump 18 complete 35,000,000
City Hunter 35 complete 35,000,000
Bastard!! 1 - 23 30,000,000
Cobra entire series 20,000,000 - 30,000,000
Yu-Gi-Oh! 1 - 36 27,000,000
Death Note 12 complete 26,500,000
Sakigake!! Otokojuku 34 complete 26,000,000
Saint Seiya 28 complete 25,000,000
Hikaru no Go 23 complete 23,000,000
Gintama 1 - 25 22,000,000
Shaman King 32 complete 22,000,000
Kimagure Orange Road 18 complete 20,000,000
Hell Teacher Nube 31 complete 20,000,000
Cat's Eye 18 complete 18,000,000
Hana no Keiji 18 complete 17,000,000
Rookie 24 complete 17,000,000
Eyeshield 21 1 - 26 16,500,000
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! 1 - 20 15,000,000
Toilet Hakase 30 complete 15,000,000
D.Gray-man 1 - 15 14,000,000
Houshin Engi 15 complete 13,300,000
Play Ball 22 complete 13,000,000
Ring ni Kakero 25 complete 13,000,000
Magical Taruruuto-kun 21 complete 12,600,000
Black Cat 20 complete 12,000,000
Circuit no Ookami 1 - 13? 11,000,000
Barefoot Gen 10 complete 10,000,000
I''s 15 complete 10,000,000
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin 18 complete 10,000,000
High School! Kimengumi 20 complete 10,000,000

*Includes Bunkoban (smaller than normal tankobon and higher quality) and Kanzenban (Perfect or Complete Edition) and other compilation volumes.
*All numbers are from sales in Japan only (counting sales in other countries, Dragon Ball would be 300,000,000+, Fist of the North Star would be 100,000,000+, and so on)

Jump Magazine Circulation

Year Estimated circulation
Early 1984 3,000,000
Late 1984 3,700,000
1985 4,000,000
1986 4,100,000
1987 4,300,000
1988 4,600,000
1989 4,800,000
1990 5,300,000
1991 5,900,000
1992 6,100,000
1993 6,200,000
1994 6,200,000
1995 5,550,000
1996 4,800,000
1997 4,050,000
1998 3,600,000
1999 3,630,000
2000 3,630,000
2001 3,400,000
2002 3,200,000
2003 3,000,000
2004 3,000,000
2005 2,900,000
2006 2,800,000
2007 2,780,000

Reference: 2ch Jump Log Warehouse

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Thanks note...

I just wanted to thanks all of you about the informations found on the site..... I Love One Piece and I'm sure that in the next few years it will be the number one best selling manga on the All-Time Best Selling Jump Series......

yep

It already is!!!

"With over 158 million copies sold, One Piece is now the highest selling manga in the history of Weekly Sh??nen Jump. It is considered their most acclaimed and all-time best-selling title in Japan."

I love one piece too!! so happy that it reached so far!!

Wonder! Best One Piece y Naruto

Wonder! Best One Piece y Naruto los mejores manga. saludos a Mexico, Peru, Colombia y Bolivia.

For being a relatively tiny

For being a relatively tiny 12 volumes long, Death Note's done alright for itself! o_o *fangirlish glee*

number 13th.- Dragon Quest:

number 13th.- Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken 37 complete 30,000,000 - 50,000,000

This is good, thi manga is awesome, it surely deserves the place. It even is above Hikaru no go and Death note (two of my favorites along with Dai No Daibouken).
If you ever have the chance, read it, it's good stuff

One Piece is on it's way

All great series of course. One Piece is on it's way to the top, I truly wonder about the ranking of Shonen Magazine, Shonen Sunday, and even all manga in Japan altogether.

Now that is what I call an

Now that is what I call an excellent post, thanks...

Why naruto is popular?

I heard rumor that naruto story become boring and too childish, why?