Japanese Search Engine Releases Most Searched Mangaka Names in 2007

The Japanese search engine goo has posted its top 50 most searched mangaka names in 2007:

  1. Hirohiko Araki (荒木飛呂彦)
  2. Natsuki Takaya (高屋奈月)
  3. Arina Tanemura (種村有菜)
  4. CLAMP (CLAMP)
  5. Yutsuko Chusonji (中尊寺ゆつこ)
  6. Saibara Rieko (西原理恵子)
  7. Minekura Kazuya (峰倉かずや)
  8. Yukari Ichijou (一条ゆかり)
  9. Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎駿)
  10. Mayu Shinjo (新條まゆ)
  11. Erica Sakurazawa (桜沢エリカ)
  12. Moyoco Anno (安野モヨコ)
  13. Yoji Muku (椋陽児)
  14. Emiko Sugi (すぎ恵美子)
  15. Momoko Sakura (さくらももこ)
  16. Osamu Tezuka (手塚治虫)
  17. Seiichi Hayashi (林静一)
  18. Takehiko Inoue (井上雄彦)
  19. Shigeru Mizuki (水木しげる)
  20. Kazuo Umezu (楳図かずお)
  21. Mitsuru Yaku (やくみつる)
  22. Ken Akamatsu (赤松健)
  23. Naoki Urasawa (浦沢直樹)
  24. Tomoko Ninomiya (二ノ宮知子)
  25. Akira Toriyama (鳥山明)
  26. Risa Itou (伊藤理佐)
  27. Mayumi Kurata (倉田真由美)
  28. Shungiku Uchida (内田春菊)
  29. Koge-Donbo (コゲどんぼ)
  30. Kisaragi Gunma (如月群真)
  31. Kaoru Shintani (新谷かおる)
  32. Mitsuru Adachi (あだち充)
  33. Horikawa Gorou (堀川悟郎)
  34. Tatsuya Egawa (江川達也)
  35. Yoko Kamio (神尾葉子)
  36. Jirou Okazaki (岡崎二郎)
  37. Tomoko Kousaka (神坂智子)
  38. Go Nagai (永井豪)
  39. Hisaya Nakajo (中条比紗也)
  40. Yoshihiro Togashi (冨樫義博)
  41. Yun Kouga (高河ゆん)
  42. Satoshi Urushihara (うるし原智志)
  43. Motomiya Hiroshi (本宮ひろ志)
  44. Sansuke Yamada (山田参助)
  45. You Asagiri (あさぎり夕)
  46. Nana Haruda (春田なな)
  47. Kozue Amano (天野こずえ)
  48. Youka Nitta (新田祐克)
  49. Kenjiro Hata (畑健二郎)
  50. Kyoko Okazaki (岡崎京子)