Top 10 Best Selling Manga

10. Doraemon – $100 million

Drawn and written by Fujiko F Fujio, this famous manga takes the 10th spot in the list. Who doesn't knows about Doraemon, one of the most watched anime of all time and it is still watched by many till this day. Doraemon aired between December 1969 and ended in 1996.

During its run, it covered a total of 1345 stories and extended to 45 volumes.
Doraemon is so popular that the prime minister of Japan appointed it as the first anime ambassador of the 2020 Japan Olympics.

Millions of copies of the manga were sold worldwide and it earned 100 million dollars

9. Astro Boy - $100 million

Another famous character and one of the famous anime during the nineties. Astro Boy or Mighty Atom is 9th best selling manga in the world. Written and drawn by Osamu Tezuka the first copies of the manga were sold between 1952 and it ended in the year 1968.

When it first aired on T.V it changed the course of Japan because its the first T.V show to be given a tangible or visible form which later came known as Anime

8.Slam Dunk – $120 million

Since the beginning till now, manga has evolved so much from action to romantic and then to sports. All genres of manga are written and are sold worldwide.

Written and Drawn by Takehiki Inoue Slam Dunk is a story about a basketball team from Shohoku High School. The manga was sold between October 1993 and ended in March 1996. The manga is particularly famous in Japan and in a few other Asian countries but it also did well in Europe.

7.Oishinbo – $130 million

Oishinbo means a connoisseur of good food. This manga is based on cooking and little bit melodrama.
It is written by Tetsu Kariya and drawn by Akira Hanasaki. It is one of the longest running manga and it is still running till this date. It was first published in 1983.

6. Case Closed – $150 million

Another famous manga and anime. Case Closed or Detective Conan by which it is known worldwide is also one of the longest running manga and it is still running. Written and drawn by Gosho Aoyama

its first copy was published in January 1994. Detective Conan is also one of the longest running anime with over 900 episodes to date

5. Kochira Katsushika-Ku Kameari Koen-mae Hashutsujo – $156.5 million

A comedy manga which recently ended its run in 2016 starting from September 1976. Written and Drawn by Osamu Akimoto this manga has the highest number of volumes with over 1900.

This is also one of the longest running manga

4. Naruto – $220 million

One of the best selling manga worldwide,written by Masashi Kishimoto and published in 1997. Naruto is one of the famous characters worldwide and almost everyone has heard about him.

Those who follow the manga and has watched all the anime episodes, Naruto is like an inspiration to them. His never give up attitude, no matter what saving all his friends which he calls comrades, good intelligence in battle and the ability to change everybodies heart and make them a good person, are some of his qualities which helped him owning a special place in every reader's heart.

3. Dragon Ball – $240 million

Now, there is not a single person in the world who haven't heard about Dragon Ball. One of the best and most watched anime and also the 3rd best selling manga in the world Dragon ball is written and Drawn by Akira Toriyama. Many people believe that Akira Toriyama is one of the best things happened in the land of Japan. Goku the main protagonist of the series is an inspiration to many people around the world and is one of the strongest character ever made. Why is he loved so much there many reasons

1. To do anything to save his friends and family
2. Always trains and never gives up
3. Ability to overcome any opponent while fighting them and also never losing hope from himself and many more characteristics which made him a household name all over the world.

2. Golgo 13 – $280 million

The 2nd best-selling manga and is Written and Drawn byTakao Saito this manga is known for its very unique fighting scenes and assassinating scenes which became very popular among the people.

1. One Piece – $380 million

The best selling manga in the world. One Piece is written and Drawn by Eichiro Oda. An action comedy-drama which revolves around the main protagonist Monkey.D.Luffy and his crew the Straw hat pirates. It began its run in 1997 and it is still running.

In 2018 One Piece again became the Best selling manga of the year surprising everyone. One Piece has Achived the title of best selling manga of the year more than 6 times. In 1998 it was turned into an anime series which boosted its popularity even more.