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# 15 Best-Selling Manga of All Time

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By [Joshua Fox](/author/joshua-fox/)

Updated Aug 10, 2024

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### Summary

- Manga is just as big of an industry as anime, and their success is interconnected.

- Some relatively new manga such as _Demon Slayer_ can sell an unbelievable amount in a short period of time, while other best-sellers have been published for decades, such as _KochiKame_, _Doraemon_, and _Golgo 13_.

- _One Piece_ is currently the best-selling manga of all time, with more than 500 million of copies in circulation.


The manga industry is one that just keeps getting bigger with every year, and there are naturally some **manga that end up becoming best-sellers**. While anime tends to be the field that gets the most attention, manga is just as big of an industry, if not bigger. Naturally, many of the most popular anime wouldn’t exist if they didn’t have a manga to be adapted from, and that creates a symbiotic relationship where the success of a manga helps make its anime more successful which, in turn, helps make the manga even more successful.


Many of the best-selling manga have the benefit of being around for decades and accumulating massive amounts of sales accordingly, but in some cases, a relatively new manga was able to resonate with people so well that it would sell an unbelievable amount in a short amount of time.


![One Piece Cover Chapter 598 depicting the Straw Hats all cheering in excitement.](https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/One-piece-Cover-Chapter-598.jpg)

Whatever the case, **it’s not unheard of for a manga to sell hundreds of millions of copies during its run**, and that’s led to a select few ranking among the most successful of all time. These rankings are based on volumes sold, not on the chapters published in weekly or monthly magazines.


The sales numbers reported here are based mostly on MangaCodex, plus other sources reported at the end of the list.


## 15   My Hero Academia (2014)

### Approximate Sales: 100 Million

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##### [My Hero Academia](/tag/my-hero-academia/ "My Hero Academia")

My Hero Academia is a multimedia franchise that follows a young boy named Izuku Midoriya, who dreams of becoming a hero despite being born without superpowers. These superpowers, known as "Quirks" are found in most people after birth, but Izuku wasn't so lucky - until a fateful encounter with All Might, Japan's greatest hero, Izuku inherits his Quirk and enrolls in U.A. High School to learn the true meaning of heroism. Alongside his classmates, each endowed with unique abilities, Izuku faces rigorous training and lethal threats from villainous forces.

**Movie(s)**



My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
, My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019)
, My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021)




**First Film**

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)



**Cast**



Daiki Yamashita
, Kenta Miyake
, Nobuhiko Okamoto
, Ayane Sakura
, Yûki Kaji
, Aoi Yuki
, Kaito Ishikawa
, Toshiki Masuda
, Marina Inoue
, Yoshimasa Hosoya




**TV Show(s)**



My Hero Academia




**Character(s)**[Izuku Midoriya](/tag/izuku-midoriya/)
, All Might
, Katsuki Bakugo
, Ochaco Uraraka
, Shoto Todoroki
, Tsuyu Asui
, Tenya Iida
, Eijiro Kirishima
, Momo Yaoyorozu
, Fumikage Tokoyami




**Video Game(s)**



My Hero Academia: Battle for All
, My Hero One's Justice
, My Hero One's Justice 2




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[Kohei Horikoshi's](https://screenrant.com/mha-hero-academia-ending-explained-manga-finale/) _[My Hero Academia](https://screenrant.com/mha-hero-academia-ending-explained-manga-finale/)_ takes place in a world where becoming a superhero has long since been a feasible goal thanks to the emergence of superpowers called Quirks. Izuku Midoriya is one such boy who dreams of becoming a hero, even though he was born Quirkless, but after a chance meeting with the world's greatest hero, Izuku finds himself on the path toward becoming the world's greatest hero.


Thanks to coming out when the popularity of superhero media was at its peak, _My Hero Academia_ was quick to become one of the most iconic stories in modern anime and manga, and very recently, **[_My Hero Academia_'s manga](https://screenrant.com/hero-academia-sales-milestone-100-million-best-selling-manga/) has sold approximately 100 million copies worldwide to become the 15th best-selling manga of all time**. The manga recently came to an end, and it's more than solidified itself as one of the biggest stories of the past decade.


## 14   JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1987)

### Approximate Sales: 120 Million

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##### JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

**Writers**



Hirohiko Araki




**Penciler(s)**



Hirohiko Araki




**Inker(s)**



Hirohiko Araki




**Publisher(s)**



Viz Media




[Hirohiko Araki’s](https://screenrant.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-strongest-stands-ranked-araki/) _[JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure](https://screenrant.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-strongest-stands-ranked-araki/)_ is focused on the appropriately bizarre adventures of the Joestar family, most of whom have names that allow for the nickname “JoJo”. The Joestars always find themselves against one form of evil after another, with most of their conflicts revolving around the supernatural abilities called Stands, and throughout the story, their battles end up spanning multiple generations across multiple universes.


With almost 40 years of serialization, _JoJo's Bizarre Adventure_ is one of the oldest and most iconic manga of all time, and at the time of writing, **_JoJo's Bizarre Adventure_ is the 14th best-selling manga of all time with approximately 120 million sales worldwide**. Even with the series in its ninth part, [_The JOJOLands_](https://screenrant.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-jojolands-villain-acca-howler/), _JoJo's Bizarre Adventure_ shows no signs of slowing down, and it's sure only become even bigger over the years.


## 13   Bleach (2001)

### Approximate Sales: 130 Million

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##### [Bleach](/tag/bleach-manga/ "Bleach")

Bleach is a popular manga created by Tite Kubo. The manga spawned a multimedia franchise consisting of TV shows, movies (both animated and live-action), and multiple video games. The manga follows the same premise as the anime, centering on Ichigo Kurosaki as he gains the powers of the Soul Reaper.

Tite Kubo’s _Bleach_ stars Ichigo Kurosaki, a boy whose odd ability to see ghosts leads to him learning about the existence of man-eating monsters called Hollows and Soul Reapers, the only people with the power to fight them. A Hollow attack on his family forced Ichigo to become a Substitute Soul Reaper, and now Ichigo must hone his newfound abilities to protect his loved ones from Hollows and any other threats that arise, of which there are many.


As one of the "Big 3" of _shōnen_ manga, _Bleach_ is one of the biggest manga franchises of all time, and sure enough, **_Bleach_'s manga has sold approximately 130 million copies to be the 13th best-selling manga of all time**. The popularity of _Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War_ has done wonders to renew interest in the franchise, and there's no telling how much more success it will bring the manga before it ends.


## 12   Oishinbo (1983)

### Approximate Sales: 135 Million

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Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki's _Oishinbo_ stars Shiro Yamaoka, a cynical journalist tasked with writing an article discussing the "ultimate menu" of Japanese cuisine for the centennial anniversary of the newspaper _Tozai News_. His quest to do so not only has him going through a wide assortment of Japanese cuisine, but also puts him in conflict with his abusive father, a famous gourmand working to publish a similar article for a rival newspaper.


Not only is _Oishinbo_ one of the longest-running manga of all time at over 40 years, but at the time of writing, **_Oishinbo_ is the 12th best-selling manga of all time with approximately 135 million volumes sold worldwide**. In 2014, _Oishinbo_ went on indefinite hiatus after the author used the manga to express controversial opinions about the Fukushima nuclear accident, but if it does ever return, it's sure to gradually become an even bigger success.


## 11   Attack On Titan (2009)

### Approximate Sales: 140 Million

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##### [Attack On Titan](/tag/attack-on-titan/ "Attack On Titan")

TV-MA

Animation

Adventure

Action

Based on the manga, Attack on Titan is a dark-action fantasy series set in a world where humanity has been corralled into walled cities from fear of monstrous human-eating Titans that exist outside of them. When protagonist Eren Yeager's mother is killed in front of his eyes at a young age, his thirst for vengeance leads him to join an elite group of soldiers created to fight back against the Titan menace.

**Cast**



Matthew Mercer
, Josh Grelle
, Hiroshi Kamiya
, Shiori Mikami
, Jerry Jewell
, Kishô Taniyama
, Jessica Calvello
, Masahiko Tanaka
, Yui Ishikawa
, Romi Park
, Robert McCollum
, Tomohisa Hashizume
, Hiro Shimono
, [Trina Nishimura](/tag/person/trina-nishimura/)

**Release Date**
April 7, 2013


**Seasons**


4




**Main Genre**[Action](/tag/action-movies/)

**Franchise**


Attack on Titan




**Production Company**


Wit Studio, MAPPA




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Hajime Isayama’s _Attack on Titan_ is set in a world where the remnants of humanity have spent a century living behind giant walls to protect themselves from giant monsters called Titans. When the Titans break through the walls one day, the young Eren Yeager, forced to watch his mother be devoured by a Titan, swears to kill every last one of them, and his journey to do so reveals truths about himself and the world he never could have imagined.


Ever since the anime's debut, _Attack on Titan_ has become a cultural phenomenon and one of the biggest anime franchises of the past decade, and as of November 2023, _**Attack on Titan**_ **'s manga** **has sold approximately 140 million copies worldwide**, making it the 11th best-selling manga of all time. Both the anime and the manga ended by 2023, but the series is unlikely to waver in popularity anytime soon.


## 10   Crayon Shin-Chan (1990)

### Approximate Sales: 148 Million

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##### Crayon Shin-Chan (1990)

**Writers**



Yoshito Usui




**Penciler(s)**



Yoshito Usui




**Inker(s)**



Yoshito Usui




**Publisher(s)**



One Peace Books




Yoshito Usui’s _Crayon Shin-chan_ is a slice-of-life manga about the adventures of Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara, a five-year-old boy with a rambunctious attitude and a proclivity for raunchy jokes and double-entendre. Following Usui's death in 2009, the manga was taken over by his production team, UY Team, and relaunched as _New Crayon Shin-Chan_, with the manga still going on to this day.


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After 27 years, Revolutionary Girl Utena has withstood the test of time, proving time and time again that the franchise is truly revolutionary.

For over 30 years, **_Shin-chan_ has struck a chord with people for how effortlessly it switches between childish comedy and raunchy humor**, something especially emphasized by the anime’s English dub, and at the time of writing, _Crayon Shin-chan_ has sold approximately 148 million copies worldwide to be the tenth best-selling manga of all time. The series might not be as well-known in the West as many manga both above and below it in sales, but _Crayon Shin-chan_’s success can’t be denied, and it’s easily one of the biggest anime franchises of all time.


## 9   Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba (2016)

### Approximate Sales: 150 Million

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##### Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba (2016)

**Writers**



Koyoharu Gotouge




**Penciler(s)**



Koyoharu Gotouge




**Inker(s)**



Koyoharu Gotouge




**Publisher(s)**



Viz Media




In Koyoharu Gotouge’s _Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba_, Tanjiro Kamado returns to his home from the market one day to find his family brutally murdered by demons. Only his sister, Nezuko, survived, but the incident caused her to turn into a demon, so Tanjiro must now become a Demon Slayer to help rid the world of demons and find a way to turn his sister back to normal.


The massive success of [_Demon Slayer_’s anime, especially its movie, _Demon Slayer: Mugen Train_](https://screenrant.com/demon-slayer-mugen-train-future-shonen-anime-movies/), caused the manga’s sales to skyrocket at a truly unprecedented level, and **with approximately 150 million copies sold worldwide,** **_Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba_** **stands out as the ninth best-selling manga of all time**. The manga ended in 2020, but with the anime still going strong, it wouldn’t be surprising if its success was enough to make its sales rise even higher over the years.


## 8   KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops (1976)

### Approximate Sales: 157.2 Million

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##### KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops (1976)

**Writers**



Osamu Akimoto




**Penciler(s)**



Osamu Akimoto




**Inker(s)**



Osamu Akimoto




**Publisher(s)**



Viz Media




Osamu Akimoto’s _KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops_, [one of the best manga that doesn't have an official English translation](https://screenrant.com/best-manga-without-official-english-translations/),follows the adventures of Kankichi "Ryo" Ryotsu, a manchild of a police officer who, along with his coworkers, spends more time goofing off than he does doing actual police work. The series is famous for its satire of not just anime and manga, but Japanese culture, as a whole, and in a similar vein to _The Simpsons_, it's even featured a multitude of cameos from real-life celebrities.


The lead hero of _Kochikame_, Ryo, appears as a cameo in Chapter 427 of _One Piece_.


With a 40-year run, _KochiKame_ was the second longest-running manga of all time after Takao Saito’s _Golgo 13_, and thanks to its incredibly long serialization, **_KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops_ has managed to sell approximately 157.2 million copies worldwide, making it the eighth best-selling manga of all time.** _KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops_ is another manga many people outside of Japan are unlikely to be familiar with, but its comedic, satirical stylings have still allowed it to mark a notable place for itself in the history of manga, regardless.


## 7   Slam Dunk (1990)

### Approximate Sales: 170 Million

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##### Slam Dunk (1990)

**Writers**



Takehiko Inoue




**Penciler(s)**



Takehiko Inoue




**Inker(s)**



Takehiko Inoue




**Publisher(s)**



Viz Media




Takehiko Inoue’s _Slam Dunk_ stars Hanamichi Sakuragi, a delinquent high schooler who joins his school's basketball team to impress a girl he likes. As Sakuragi spends more time learning about basketball, however, not only does he start to genuinely love the game, but he and everyone else start to realize that his talk of being a genius might have some truth to it, after all.


_Slam Dunk_ has long been a staple of the sports genre, and **with approximately 170 million copies sold worldwide, _Slam Dunk_ stands out as the seventh best-selling manga of all time**. Just in 2023, _Slam Dunk_ sold 4.9 million copies to be the [sixth best-selling manga of 2023](https://screenrant.com/best-selling-manga-2023/), and the fact that it could do so decades after it ended is nothing but a pure testament to how much success and goodwill it has garnered over the years.


## 6   Naruto (1999)

### Approximate Sales: 250 Million

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##### Naruto (1999)

**Writers**



Masashi Kishimoto




**Penciler(s)**



Masashi Kishimoto




**Inker(s)**



Masashi Kishimoto




**Publisher(s)**



Viz Media




Masashi Kishimoto’s _Naruto_ stars the titular Naruto, an up-and-coming ninja who's spent his whole life being ostracized for being the vessel of the legendary Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Naruto seeks to prove himself by becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village, to earn everyone's respect, and his quest to do so leads to him being at the heart of a conflict to determine the fate of the entire world.


With how big of a success the anime and manga have been, it’s unsurprising that _Naruto_ would be one of the best-selling manga of all time. As [one of the “Big Three” of _shonen_ manga,](https://screenrant.com/naruto-best-shonen-jump-big-3/) _[Naruto](https://screenrant.com/naruto-best-shonen-jump-big-3/)_ was one of the biggest series of the 2000s and 2010s, and **with approximately 250 million copies sold worldwide, _Naruto_ holds the honor of being the sixth best-selling manga of all time**. _Naruto_ might have ended in 2014, but with it having sequel stories in _Boruto: Naruto Next Generations_ and _Boruto: Two Blue Vortex_, the franchise is still as strong as ever.


## 5   Doraemon (1969)

### Approximate Sales: 250 Million

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##### Doraemon (1969)

**Writers**



Hiroshi Fujimoto
, Motoo Abiko




**Penciler(s)**



Hiroshi Fujimoto
, Motoo Abiko




**Inker(s)**



Hiroshi Fujimoto
, Motoo Abiko




**Publisher(s)**



Fujiko F. Fujio Pro




Fujiko F. Fujio’s _Doraemon,_ [one of the best manga and anime franchises that's bigger in Japan than America](https://screenrant.com/best-anime-bigger-japan-than-america-sao-jjba/),is centered around Nobita Nobi, a complete loser who fails at everything he tries in life. Things end up so bad for Nobita that one of his descendants builds Doraemon, a robot cat who travels back in time to fix Nobita's life, although he tends to have very little success in doing so.


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Having been around since 1969, _Doraemon_ is one of the oldest manga franchises around, and **with approximately 250 million copies sold worldwide,** **_Doraemon_** **is definitively the fifth best-selling manga of all time**. While the original manga ended in 1996 due to the death of the writer half of the duo, Hiroshi Fujimoto, _Doraemon_ has long since maintained relevancy with its various anime series and movies, and that’s led to it being one of the biggest and most iconic anime franchises of all time.


## 4   Detective Conan (1994)

### Approximate Sales: 270 Million

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##### Detective Conan (1994)

**Writers**



Gosho Aoyama




**Penciler(s)**



Gosho Aoyama




**Inker(s)**



Gosho Aoyama




**Publisher(s)**



Viz Media




Gosho Aoyama’s _Case Closed_, better known as _Detective Conan_, stars Shinichi Kudo, a teen detective prodigy who's turned into a child by an experimental drug of the mysterious Black Organization. Now living under the disguise of Conan Edogawa, Shinichi has to do what he can to uncover the truth of the Black Organization to both take him down and get his body back to normal.


_Detective Conan_ has actually crossed over with _Lupin_ _III_ in [one of anime's best unexpected crossovers](https://screenrant.com/10-best-unexpected-anime-manga-crossovers/).


_Detective Conan_’s use of suspense and murder mystery, both episodically and in a serialized narrative, have made it an iconic part of _Weekly Shonen Sunday_’s lineup, and **with approximately 270 million copies sold worldwide, _Detective Conan_ stands out as the fourth best-selling manga of all time**. Similar to _One Piece_, _Detective Conan_ is a long-running manga where it’s hard to tell when it can be expected to end, but regardless, that longevity has allowed it to become one of the biggest anime franchises of all time.


## 3   Golgo 13 (1968)

### Approximate Sales: 300 Million

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##### Golgo 13 (1968)

**Writers**



Takao Saito




**Penciler(s)**



Takao Saito




**Inker(s)**



Takao Saito




**Publisher(s)**



Viz Media




Takao Saito's [_Golgo 13,_ the longest-running manga of all time](https://screenrant.com/longest-running-manga-golgo-13-japan-james-bond/), stars the titular Golgo 13, a professional assassin who takes jobs of varying seriousness, no matter who he may cross, all with his signature M16 rifle. While Saito died in 2021, the series has been continued by his production company, Saito Production, something that Saito had given his approval of before his death.


Having been serialized on and off since 1968 both before and after Takao Saito’s death in 2021, _Golgo 13_ holds the world record for the highest number of volumes for a manga at 209 volumes, and **with approximately 300 million copies sold worldwide, _Golgo 13_ is the third best-selling manga of all time**. _Golgo 13_ has allegedly been heading toward a conclusion since 2015, and by the time it finally gets there, it’ll undoubtedly have become an even bigger success than it already is.


## 2   Dragon Ball (1984)

### Approximate Sales: 300 Million

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##### Dragon Ball (1984)

**Writers**



Akira Toriyama




**Penciler(s)**



Akira Toriyama




**Inker(s)**



Akira Toriyama




**Publisher(s)**



Viz Media




Akira Toriyama’s _Dragon Ball_ is a classic manga about the adventures of Son Goku, a super powerful boy with a monkey tail who loves to fight solely for the sake of bettering himself. While _Dragon Ball_ started as a comedic action-fantasy series loosely based on _Journey to the West_, it gradually transitioned into a sci-fi epic with more serious storytelling and battles of increasingly epic scale.


_Dragon Ball_ is easily one of the biggest anime franchises of all time, and the original manga is appropriately one of the best-selling manga of all time. _Dragon Ball_ was one the most successful manga to ever be published in _Weekly Shonen Jump_, and **with approximately 300 million copies sold worldwide, _Dragon Ball_ stands out as the second best-selling manga of all time**. With _Dragon Ball Super_ and [the upcoming _Dragon Ball DAIMA_](https://screenrant.com/dragon-ball-daima-anime-release-trailer-story/), _Dragon Ball_ is the liveliest it’s been in decades, and its success as a franchise is likely to only increase as the years go on.


## 1   One Piece (1997)

### Approximate Sales: Over 500 Million

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##### One Piece (1997)

**Writers**



Eiichiro Oda




**Penciler(s)**



Eiichiro Oda




**Inker(s)**



Eiichiro Oda




**Publisher(s)**



Viz Media




Eiichiro Oda’s _One Piece_ tells the story of a world in the midst of a Great Age of Piracy as pirates search the world for the One Piece, the legendary treasure that will make anyone who obtains it the King of the Pirates. Among the people looking for it is Monkey D. Luffy, a boy with a straw hat and a body made of rubber, and despite how new he and his crew are to everything, Luffy will show everyone that he can't be ignored in the race to become king.


[_One Piece_ has actually outsold all Batman and Superman comics](https://screenrant.com/one-piece-most-successful-comic-outsells-batman-superman/).


_One Piece_ has risen to become the biggest anime franchise of all time over the past 27 years and [the most successful of the “Big Three” of _shonen_ manga](https://screenrant.com/10-reasons-one-piece-best-of-shonen-jump-big-3/), and **with over 500 million copies sold worldwide, _One Piece_ definitively stands out as the number one best-selling manga of all time**. _One Piece_ recently entered its final saga, and by the time the series finally comes to a close, it will undoubtedly find even more success and further establish itself as one of the **best-selling manga of all time**.


Sources: [MangaCodex](https://mangacodex.com/top_manga.php), [Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-07/doraemon-co-creator-fujiko-fujio-a-passes-away-at-88/.184435), [Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-06/golgo-13-assassin-manga-heads-towards-conclusion/.84162), [Comicbook.com](https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-super-manga-sales-record/), [_Attack on Titan FLY_'sofficial _X_ account](https://x.com/shingeki_FLY/status/1729802961344200984), [_My Hero Academia_'s official _X_ account](https://x.com/myheroacademia/status/1775538879380197453).


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