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A survey with an impressive 6,000 participants yielded the following revelations as to which manga were thought most interesting by a general Japanese audience:

“Which manga do you think most entertaining?”:

1. One Piece
2. Dragonball
3. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
4. Golgo 13
5. Hagane no Renkinjutsushi Fullmetal Alchemist
6. Slam Dunk
7. Fist of the North Star
8. Hunter x Hunter
9. Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo
10.  Doubutsu no O-Isha-san
11. Kuso Miso Technique
12. Gintama
13. Detective Conan
14. Nodame Cantabile
15. Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei

Via Itai News.

A credible ranking, though there are some surprising omissions (Naruto, Bleach and Death Note, for starters), not that many will be complaining….



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    Comment by chindogu
    07:39 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    nodame cantabile seems like an odd choice mixed in with the other mangas up there.

    Comment by Kevin
    07:49 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I notice that too. But is not a bad read by any means.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:09 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I thought the same.

    But I guess every shounen fan has a side for a good serious story.

    Comment by dolwolf
    09:39 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nodame Cantabile is not a serious anime.

    It is a comedy and besides a really good one.

    Comment by maskawaih
    10:05 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    there's no moeshit though.

    Comment by blade2577
    11:12 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The thing is its a music manga/anime and that reads interesting.

    Comment by chindogu
    16:29 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    the anime is great, so the manga probably is as well (haven't read it, i should pick it up). i just think that it doesn't quite match up with the shounen theme that seems to be happening in that list. maybe that's the girls' pick?

    Comment by Anonymous
    00:58 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The Noda anime is much better i think, because i actually get to hear what they're playing.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:18 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nodame Cantabile has a huge following, especially amongst girls, but unlike most josei or shoujo, also has male fans.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:55 11/12/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nodame catabile was very entertaining to me but im weird

    Comment by M
    07:40 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Kind of expected One Piece...

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:29 25/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    one piece is on top of almost every chart

    Comment by Boris xDesing
    07:41 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    golgo 13 rocks

    Comment by Abukoji
    09:27 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Seconded

    Comment by Game8910
    07:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    as expected Dragon Ball still running strong in japan, and I love it <3

    Comment by Veknus
    07:43 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    didn't expect Fist of the North Star and Slam Dunk though thats a bit turn around

    Comment by Buga
    08:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Classics man, classics.

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:07 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    speaking of classics, where is Sailor moo-*is shot*

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:55 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Slam Dunk was extremely popular when it was still running obviously still is. Lots of young people in Japan started playing basketball because of it.

    Comment by SlyZero
    07:45 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And where is Mx0?

    Comment by Anon B
    08:13 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    +1

    Comment by BaChorMee
    09:49 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    +2

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:36 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    +2.68

    Comment by Anonymous
    00:44 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    +3.12

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:02 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    + log -4

    OH SHI-

    Comment by Jin Saotome
    08:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Canceled... along with Double Arts...

    *rage levels over 9000*

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:48 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Damn them for canceling Double Arts just when it was going to get good.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:45 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Kuso Miso Technique

    lol

    Comment by sankyuu
    08:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yes, wasn't expecting that

    Comment by Ace
    10:30 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Who the hell did they ask though? lol

    And talk about classics, where is Doraemon and other old works?

    Comment by blade2577
    11:15 07/05/2009 # ! Bad (-0.2)

    Conan is in there, cant believe is so low but I guess it only hits a few people as entertaining instead of interesting.

    One Piece was expected, not surprised as its not great but it is one of the most entertaining. I'd still vote for Conan.

    And HunterxHunter!? I enjoyed it as much as the next person but man that last Arc has sucked...

    Comment by Obsidian
    13:19 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Wow. Japan's really fucked up.

    Comment by Channing
    17:30 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    やらないか?

    Comment by dededecade
    03:43 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    yarou.

    Comment by Watson Waterstone
    20:37 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Ie eigen.

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:46 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    No taste: Confirmed

    Comment by Anon
    07:50 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    >BAWWWWWWWWWWWWW naruto is not there T_T

    gtfo

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:07 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    u mad?

    Comment by Daisuke
    04:51 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    well i am happy it ain't!! but evangelion ain't there?

    Comment by broken...
    07:47 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hoorah! No Bleach and Naruto! Why they're even placed in the same light as One Piece is beyond my understanding!

    Comment by SaruDa
    08:18 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Because they're all too long? (Not that I personally see that as a bad thing in the case of OP, just attempting to be objective.

    Comment by ZippyDSMlee
    14:00 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I enjoy them all there's not much of a difference in them but the whacky designs in one piece.

    Comment by Stonehound
    10:40 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Well... here's how it works.

    -One Piece is a shonen action manga with a sense of humor.

    -Bleach is a shonen action manga that used to have a sense of humor, albeit a different one. People decided back in the day that this meant Bleach was similar to One Piece. They never dropped the idea, even when Bleach entered Long-Runner Action Only Decay. (Long-ROAD, for short.)

    -Naruto is a shonen action series in the grip of Long-ROAD. This means it is currently similar to Bleach. Since it's similar to Bleach, and Bleach is thought of as similar to One Piece, Naruto is thought of as similar to One Piece.

    So, in other words... THESE FOOLS STILL AREN'T GIVING TOP BILLING TO MONSTER. GAAAAAAH. Which is completely non sequitur to the rest of my post, but it pisses me off because Monster was an awesome series. Long live the non-fanservice side of the seinen market.

    Comment by mix
    19:37 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    shouldn't it be long-RAOD?

    Comment by ninjabastard
    07:53 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Japanese Otaku seem to be getting older lately.

    Comment by A Damn
    09:22 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And wiser.

    Comment by Icy-nee-san
    10:03 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Have you seen what we've bought recently :P Were not getting wise, were getting richer XD

    Comment by blade2577
    11:17 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    if you've bought doesn't that mean poorer? you can buy the most expensive thing and that wont make you rich. And I'm not that old it's just a matter of a gap in culture or generation.

    Comment by Aldwin30
    07:55 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yes they are

    Comment by Anonymous
    07:56 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Heck yeah, Kuso Miso Technique at #11!

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:29 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    やらないか?

    Comment by Obsidian
    18:15 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oh no, you didn't.

    Comment by zealtron
    08:00 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    one piece obviously #1 XD

    anyways LOOOOOOOOOL

    Kuso Miso Technique XDDDD

    lol'd my ass off when i saw that

    Comment by Nyoronoru
    08:04 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE FUCK YEAH!

    Comment by Buga
    08:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    That series is never ending. Gotta start it sometime.. Whenever I see the 70+ books lined up at the local comic store, I get an anurism.

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:28 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ZA WARUDO!

    Comment by Abukoji
    09:29 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    MUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDAMUDA!!!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:30 10/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    TOKI WO TOMARE!!

    Comment by Dio Brando
    09:39 12/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:50 30/09/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Soshite toki ga ugokidasu...

    Comment by msgundam2
    08:06 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The only one I like is Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei only the anime though. I don't like mainstream stuff.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:17 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You do realize it being in the top 15 most entertaining manga makes it mainstream?
    Who gives a shit if something is mainstream?

    Kill
    your
    self.

    Comment by Lost
    15:53 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ... you dont like main stream yet you name is probly more main stream than anything.. contradictin much?

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:14 10/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei being an mainstream anime leaves me in despair....

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:24 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You know, I woke up and thought what was missing from my life...

    I found it. I just really needed to know that your taste aren't mainstream.

    Comment by blade2577
    11:19 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm not into mainstream stuff either but that doesn't mean I don't like them. And Zetsubou is more like a cult hit, it's ENTERTAINING. That's why most other manga arent there, most up there make you laugh or it's just so ridiculous it's entertaining. Hence, why JoJo's is up there <3

    Comment by N.R.
    08:10 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    very nice! hunterxhunter is still in the opening 10 even after all these years! BTW nice picture. Too bad that in the actual series she looks like some kind of water pokemon. I don't care if OnePiece is the best anime ever made, it sure is ugly.

    Comment by Icy-nee-san
    10:02 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Who the hell said One Piece is the best anime ever made...it might be the longest (next to Conan)

    Comment by blade2577
    11:20 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    it's the most ENTERTAINING.

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:52 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I second that

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:30 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yeah HxH is probably the best one on the list. It's a shame the mangaka is too busy playing dragon quest all the time to give a damn about working on it.

    Comment by blade2577
    11:22 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Dude... how dare you... you do know he was almost dying right? And I disagree with that last arc, no matter what you try to explain it as it's boring and its very familiar to lots of stories.

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:53 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Poor man, that must have been one hell of an injury in his hand to be dying from it.

    Comment by N.R.
    13:39 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Actually Togashi is very very sick. He has a very dangerous and contagious disease called laziness.

    Comment by coldfire01
    03:22 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    nah... actually he really is dying... his drawing style degrades compared to earlier ones.. you can also double check if you want.

    Comment by ash_ka_chan
    08:26 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Whoot! FMA is up there!

    It should be too! Really, really emotional and overall awesome!~

    Comment by Jarmel
    06:21 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    FMA FTW!

    Comment by omfg
    08:32 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I love, HxH, but sometimes there is WAY to much explanation going on, I don't want to read 4 chapters about how your Little Nen banking angel thingy works (real thing)

    The lack of Naruto is kinda sad though, but all the cool kids love to hate on it :D

    Comment by ash_ka_chan
    08:35 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Your kidding right? Naruterd is one of the most retardest things next to Twilight.

    Comment by Buga
    08:40 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I dont get the hate on naruto..
    Just because some retard kids online are ass and fanoi to the series doesn't mean you can't appreciate the drawing style and plot.

    It's a good series that's entertaining, and that's all it matters.

    Comment by ash_ka_chan
    08:48 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I read it and couldn't get past the first chapter. (Like Negima?!) The drawing style is pretty bad, and it seems to go on and on forever. >.>;;

    And, ninja's do not wear bright colours.

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:01 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The retarded fans aren't the reason why people don't appreciate the drawing style and plot. I don't see how anyone can hate the drawing style because of the fans, but IMO the drawing style was better in the early chapters. People don't appreciate the plot because it's a bad plot. It's not a good and entertaining series, it's an OK series that had potential but got ruined by bad writing.

    Comment by Buga
    09:06 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The plot probably got lost in translation, because from what I read it's pretty good.

    And why can't ninjas wear bright colors?
    It's just bias and hollywood brainwashing.

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:30 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    It's kind of difficult to sneak around and assasinate people when you stick out like a sore thumb. Back in the Edo period, they wore the same sort of clothing other people wore, especially japanese peasantry. Naruto is the first show I've seen where ninja were depicted as having dressed like electrical workers.

    Comment by Icy-nee-san
    10:01 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Well dont you see lots of electrical workers working out on the streets fixing telephone wires, cables, etc, etc

    As far as I can see Naruto is a modern day ninja, no one is stupid enough to think a kid in a orange jump suit could be a deadly assassin :P

    Comment by Artefact
    10:16 07/05/2009 # ! Singular

    Naruto is a fine work.

    Comment by blade2577
    11:28 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Fine work indeed. And I have to agree with ash_ka_chan. Infact no I don't like the drawing style is too mixy it's not old nor new and it changed too much, it looks like the author is only doing the characters and the assistants are doing the rest.

    And no the plot was interesting. WAS, now it's just a mess, sorry it has some things interesting but lack of any depth in the plot at all.

    Modern day? I have to disagree, it's like modern day mixed with uhh isolation? I mean it's like China when they closed themselves off from the world. it completely matches the drawing style which I dislike. I rather old style ninja like Basilisk where the powers are just as absurd but it has depth.

    Comment by weee
    14:02 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    naruto manga is fine work anime is another story most narutards out there like the anime not the manga

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:40 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I dunno. I read the manga and I give it like a C-. The plot has been doing irrational backflips for a while; it started out with, gasp! Stereotypes! However, the main characters started to overcome their adversities. Sakura accepted her weakness, Naruto overcame his anxiety, and Sasuke started letting people into his life.

    Now, flip ahead a bunch of chapters. Sasuke hates everyone again for no apparent reason, Sakura has gone back to being totally useless and devoid of any character, and Naruto can't stop b'awwing long enough to move on with his life.

    Skip ahead a ton more chapters and we have a ton of DEM, crappy fight scenes and general bullcrap.

    Comment by halotoo
    15:15 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Narudoh is a good manga the only thing wrong with it would be the anime.The filler are rather toxicating,not the greatest plot but still interesting with time to time awesome battles.Read the manga rather than watching the anime.

    Comment by Masakado
    23:39 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And anyway, there is little historical evidence that the "Ninja" class existed. There were Japanese assassins, sure, but there were assassins in every country through the world's history.

    People love to point Mansen Shukai (1676) as evidence. However, just because it was written in 1676 doesn't make it historical proof. The Mansen Shukai (万川集海) is not history; just read the table of contents and you can tell that much. It's a compilation of "ninjutsu" techniques, kind of like a martial arts manual. Considering that the term "ninjutsu" wasn't even really coined until after the Edo period started, that makes it suspect to start with. Remember, specialized martial art "schools" in Japan with their "kata" and "waza" were quite rare pre-Edo, and barring a handful, didn't exist--people trained in overall military matters (horsemanship, spearmanship, riflery, etc) like modern "boot camp" instead of specializing in one "jutsu" exclusively. It wasn't until the peace of the Edo (and hence, the lack of a need for any "ninja" in the first place) that martial arts changed from pure military training to the kind of strict codified martial arts we see today. That doesn't make the Mansen Shukai useless--it's valuable in learning how the Sengoku/Momoyama equivalent of "special ops" would be undertaken, but it doesn't make a single step towards proving the existence of ninja clans training in the mountains and hiring their services out to whatever samurai would take them. Nobody denies that ninja in the form of "regular samurai performing espionage missions" existed; it's the "separate" clans of "ninja" that focused solely on training in "ninjutsu" and hiring themselves out like mercenaries that is highly suspect.

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:40 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    And the sad part is: We will never know if Artefact was being ironic (like usual), or serious.

    Comment by Garvey
    08:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I read all the twilight books, and I thought they were decent. Than all the publicity started and I got horrible sick of all of it. They kept on pushing though, and now I despise the entire series.

    Plus, the movie was an epic failure.

    Comment by Buga
    08:45 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I never bothered to watch the anime or the side comics. I just follow the main comic's plot.

    Wouldn't know about the epic failures there then.

    Comment by ash_ka_chan
    08:50 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Garvey:

    That's pretty much what happened to me. Honestly, the writing style isn't all that bad for a beginer.

    And the sparkling vampires got to me.

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:44 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Naruto is fine in my opinion. The story is constantly moving along and the plot is going somewhere. It aint perfect but still pretty interesting really. I hate the anime because I think a fair bit of hate is due to that. The nature of it being a long running series means there are tons of fillers and most of that are shit.

    I can't say the same for Bleach though. Started off quite well but now it is just... sad. I call it posing and bleeding manga. 5 pages of actual stuff happening and lots of standing around and posing... with blood running down. Yeah, intriguing stuff -_-

    Comment by Titolion
    14:16 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    FUCK YEAHHHRRR!!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:56 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Naruto's great as well as twilight

    Comment by twin blades
    09:25 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    uh naruhoes is okay but in the secound half the way he acts makes me think hes in love with sasugey:(

    Comment by MaidNiac
    10:55 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yea, i fukken love HxH too but the extreme number of texts and explaination is simply a turn off.. No need to mention that the recent chapters have unecessary blocks of texts floating around panels what which makes HxH look like a light novel instead of a manga.

    The unexpected twists saved it all though.

    Comment by Buga
    08:38 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    One Piece is awsome, been following it since the first book.

    I'm surprised some classics like Yakuza Story (內衣教父) aren't on there.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:50 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    hell yeah, golgo 13!

    Comment by KLoWn
    08:55 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Horrible list, some good titles though.

    Comment by linkinstreet
    09:32 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    most interesting by a general Japanese audience
    ^This. General audience don't really like the crappy shits that is overrated like Death Note

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Why is everyone assuming that anyone complaning about the list here, MUST be because the lack of Naruto/Bleach/Death Note?

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:05 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I think that Negima should be on this list. It's not the best manga but it's very entertaining.

    Comment by blade2577
    11:30 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    XD it is but not its not made for a general audience.

    Comment by Marine-RX179
    13:04 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yea that's a very good point. I was thinking why isn't the Negima manga in the list there when it is definitely more entertaining than a few titles up in the list there...but 10 years old won't understand why it is entertaining or interesting.

    I remember I used to love shonen stuff like Dragonball and some robot anime, and there was about it. I only became interested in romance, drama type manga/anime title when I became older...

    To be honest, I think the manga of Negima has grown a lot in terms of the plot...it's really amazing how much depth it has became from it's initial inspiration of Harry Potter to now a world of its own.

    It's good to see plot becoming better and better, unlike titles such as Bleach and Naruto which the author don't even know what they are doing or should do with their stories anymore...

    Comment by Marine-RX179
    13:07 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    >I only became interested in romance, drama type manga/anime title when I became older…

    I forgot to mention echii/fanservice XD

    Comment by Anonononono
    14:22 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    naruto has past it's prime...bleach has it's moments...but that was like 2-3 years ago...
    hail One Piece!!!

    negima was good...no doubt...but to put it in a top ten list kinda asking too much...there's too many ecchi harem manga already...choosing "which one is better" depends entirely on ur choice/taste in genre...so to say "negima is the best" entitled to ur opinion....at least IMHO...

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:16 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Was? Negima is still going on and constantly getting better unlike most long lasting series. While Negima started out as an ecchi harem manga, the mangaka was able to successfully transition it into a shounen (though still very ecchi). Negima isn't the best but it's also not over yet.

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:36 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I think Akamatsu did a great job the way he transitioned Negima into a shounen. I started reading a manga that was like Love Hina mixed with Harry Potter and before I knew it I was reading Dragon Ball mixed with Tenchi Muyo. I liked Negima when it was an ecchi harem but I love it as an ecchi shounen (though I do wish that it would focus a little more on previously established harem elements).

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:12 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    apart from this
    3. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
    4. Golgo 13

    all others are shit

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:24 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    If anon said it, then it must be true!!!

    ...or not?

    Comment by Anonymous
    20:51 30/09/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    r u talking to urself

    Comment by es2mac
    09:17 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I've been following One Piece, Naruto and Bleach but seriously OP is the only one I look forward to each week... lately the other two just don't keep people interested that well. I mean look at how little happens in each chapter...

    Comment by twin blades
    09:32 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    are you kidding i alwys look forward to bleach! one piece is just so danm long its to daunting!

    Comment by MasterJC
    03:28 05/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You think One Piece is long??? You must have never heard of Kochikame! 164 volumes and it's STILL fucking going on!

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:18 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    What!!!!!!!!

    no Naruto. Naruto is entertaning...for me atleast.

    Comment by ShibariComplex
    10:06 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    it lost its magic, or ninjutsu if you prefer

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:21 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I wonder what would be the top 15 in other countries?

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:20 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Naruto would take the top two spots.

    Comment by J
    09:29 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Fist of the North Star.. But where is Hajime no Ippo!?

    Comment by linkinstreet
    09:33 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nice to know that KochiKame is still a favourite. That manga has been running since I was born

    Comment by QkNoboru
    09:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Where are all these lovely images coming from? Boa Hancock, and this Nami in particular

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    Comment by Icy-nee-san
    09:58 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    All fairly good manga, i dont see how this is really news...of course its really hard to consider any of the other stuff on this site as "news" XD

    Comment by Artefact
    10:29 07/05/2009 # ! Incalculable

    You have a lot to learn.

    Comment by Icy-nee-san
    13:57 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Please teach me Artefact-sensei :3

    Comment by Anonymous
    09:59 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Nice list, I kinda expected to see Berserk, after those 20+ years running, but i guess it's getting lamer and lamer on every semestral chapter

    Comment by ShibariComplex
    10:03 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I have no complaints about One pieace being #1.
    I'm happy Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei is on the list since its one on the only mangas that i ever liked enough too actually go out and buy

    Comment by Khuji
    10:31 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    This survey is too biased because I have read better manga than these sucky ones.

    Comment by linkinstreet
    10:38 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Cry some more.
    And no matter what, personal opinions are the one that is biased, surveys are not

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:43 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I don't read like 80% of those... I usually read comedy and/or romance stuff online. Rarely action.

    Comment by MaidNiac
    11:14 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Pretty much the same here.., i prefer something like more light one. And my friends often ask me why i read Kodomo No Jikan, Toradora!, and Ichinensei Nanchattara instead of Naruto, Onepiece and Bleach..

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:47 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Exactly. I kind of like my manga/anime to have a point, not a seemingly endless stream of chapters/episodes.

    (All those series you listed are great. Didn't know anybody else reads ichinensei)

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:44 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I read none of these... I usually read ecchi or eromanga online. Anything else is too full of unnecessary drama and silly plots, cliches, unoriginality, cookie cutter character designs, and they actually try to be serious about it...

    besides, if I checked out stuff like one piece or blech it'd be for nami and matsumoto respectively, but they have too little of them in the mangas compared to all the other BS.

    Comment by Rincewind
    18:29 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yeay! Ichinensei Ni Nachattara rules!! Its sooo funny!! And cute! :D

    Comment by Teacherzpet
    10:46 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Ugh, the most popular anime/manga always tend to be the most long-running ones. I wish there were more good graphic-novel type, shorter mangas, like GitS. Shorter stories tend to have better pacing and less bullshit, and best of all they're short, for people like me who have no time to read manga :(

    anyone have any recommendations on any awesome manga I can check out?

    Comment by Teacherzpet
    14:48 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    so... do shorter mangas exist these days even? Even maybe a series that had a predetermined and precise length? Like 12 mangas in the series?

    Comment by halotoo
    15:32 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You can't go wrong with Mitsuru Adaichi not all his manga are short but still one of the best author around.

    Comment by Teacherzpet
    19:48 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Thanks.. well, I looked him up, but dramatic baseball stories just don't sound too interesting to me, nor does his other stuff. Never understood the appeal of similar mangas like slam dunk and prince of tennis either. Also, can't say I find his art style very appealing...

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:57 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Where is... berserk? D:

    Comment by Anonononono
    14:27 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    the author was being a dick to it's fan...they prolly ditch it...

    Comment by MaidNiac
    10:59 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Huzzah~ Hunter X Hunter is on the number 8~!!!

    Now quickly end the Chimera Ant arc and please bring us back Kurapica and my Shizuku (as well as the Genei Ryodan), Togashi-sensei..

    Comment by halotoo
    15:34 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Sorry who is Shizuku I forgot?I like Hisoka voice the most.

    Comment by MaidNiac
    22:58 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The evil silent meganeko girl who wields a special Vacuum Cleaner. If Togashi kills her like how he did with Ponzu, that will be the last time i read HxH.

    Comment by Titolion
    11:15 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    FUCK YEAHH!!!! NO NARUTO, NO BLEACH!!!!

    If there is a manga in Jump you can call simply entertaining is One Piece, with HxH coming second

    Comment by blade2577
    11:35 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Again I know I'm repeating this but I can hardly call that last Arc entertaining. the rest heck yeah. I really hope it doesn't hit rock bottom... though that last chapter did leave some cliffhanger but thats about it, not entertaining anymore.

    Death Note not being up there is rare, it was surely entertaining but I'm glad it isnt, I guess it means people are forgetting about it.

    Comment by Titolion
    14:09 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Well I can say I still enjoy One Piece a lot. I mean every chapter makes you excited for the next one, even if you can see the end from I mile away.

    And I also hope HxH doesnt hit rock bottom. Maybe its the stupid hiatus, but oh well....

    DN is not up there maybe because it isnt neither a stereotypical shonen or a comedy. Its not for everyone out there (you have to pay a lot of attention, details, a lot of thinking, psychological things, etc, etc.)

    Comment by Akumaten
    14:54 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Don't forget Gintama. Though comedic, when it wants to be serious, it WILL be serious. Then go back to being funny. I recomend it.

    Comment by halotoo
    15:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    So do I.I also recomend the anime,they are becoming more popular than they were when they started.Even after 150+ episode it's still good.

    Comment by CC
    01:47 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Been catching up on the Gintama anime, pretty amusing.

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:38 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    KUSO MISO!???

    YARANAIKAAAAAA!!!

    Comment by softbanker
    11:39 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I see they don't like naruto and bleach.

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:25 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Can you blame them?

    Comment by K
    11:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    FUCK YEAH GOLGO

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:43 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i do find the lack of death note surprising since that actually was a great series.

    Comment by Shino
    11:44 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    LOL @ Kuso Miso Technique.

    The Japanese have good taste.

    Comment by Jashin
    12:12 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I expected Naruto to be here... Kinda surprised how its not here...

    Comment by kenjiharima
    12:14 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    YOU ARE SHOCK!!!! Glad HNK made it in the top 10.

    Comment by superchan
    12:15 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Oda style is cool. Or do all like the 90% like the others copie each other. you can say i don't like to style and the coloring but this is still the master piece. No bulshit moe moe stuf but good action + super cool story !!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:42 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    one piece rulez....
    if the survey was in america number 1.2.3 will be those 3 titles mentioned above

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:06 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Fuck yeah Jojo!

    Yare Yare Daze.

    Comment by Cerenado
    13:12 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    One Piece pwns, and that's all you need to know.

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:13 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Boo! Where's Yuyu Hakusho?

    Comment by mide
    17:21 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    booo!

    Comment by MaidNiac
    22:52 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The ending killed it.

    Comment by beru
    13:35 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Yaranaika?

    Comment by RoninZakku
    13:41 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ah lame gintama's so low on list =/

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:35 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    No Saint Seiya? Gotta Pegasus Meteor Punch the poll workers.

    Comment by Atma
    14:36 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Heehee Kuso Miso is on there.

    But honestly Gintama and SZS are the only ones on there I care about. I could care less about One Piece, personally, and I have tried over and over and over again to like it but I just can't. Oda's good at being goofy and creating detailed worlds, but not ones that can draw me in well enough.

    Comment by Akumaten
    14:51 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    One Piece: Yes
    Dragonball: As long it is not the DBZ half
    Hunter X Hunter: Love the story, hate the author
    Gintama: 'Eff Yes!!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:00 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Actually I'm surprised that Naruto and Bleach aren't in the list (not that I wanted them to be there).

    The only manga I care about in that list are Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Nodame Cantabile and I'm glad that they seem to be quite popular.

    Comment by halotoo
    15:59 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    What happen to Ranma,H2,Black jack,Urusei Yatsura, Nana and Godzilla?Then I realise this is not my list, Oh well.

    Oh wait where is Narudoh and Beach?

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:39 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    NANA has no action and way to much drama to be on a list of the most entertaining (not best) manga.

    Comment by mide
    17:19 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    only thing keeping me reading Naruto is cause I've been reading it for too long already. It's really bad, both plot and drawings imo. I don't even know why it became so popular here in the US.

    I don't get HunterxHunter too. It started off with a really strong start, but now it feels like the author is half-assing it. I already gave up that one.

    Surprised Yu Yu Hakusho isn't on the list.

    Some of you guys don't get it, too. SLAM DUNK was HUGE! YEAH! Grew up with it, and I still love it till this day. JOJO too.

    Comment by mide
    17:23 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    forget to mention:

    ONE PIECE is a MASTERPIECE!

    Comment by Anonymous
    02:57 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Naruto is popular in the US because the fangirls think the male characters are, and I quote, "smexy".
    The male characters usually have at least one trait that fangirls love.
    1. bishounen good looks (even the non-bishounen ones are somehow morphed by a fangirls "bishie vision")
    2. a tragic past (so common in Naruto that it makes me wonder how certain characters think they're more special because of it when most characters had it just as bad, if not worse)
    3. emo (most likely cause by their tragic past which should be called an average ninja childhood)
    4. wears make-up (a ninja needs to look fabulous at all times)
    5. has a very strong emotional bond with another male character (usually a little too strong if you ask me)

    Comment by Titolion
    08:14 10/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    wow.. that completely resumes the fangirl rage I have with Naruto

    Comment by anonymous
    18:21 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    sayonara zetsubo sensei! *_*

    Comment by pluki7
    18:38 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Golgo 13!!!

    Fuck yeah, I saw the anime in mid '80s as a kid. Real cool violence and sex scenes.

    Hey, maybe that's why I'm a fucked up geezer now...

    Comment by navi410
    19:22 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    No Naruto and Bleach, YEAH seems like people are using more brain cells. Please don't put one piece with those 2 garbage totally different.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:10 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Honestly, I think you all hate these only because they're so popular. So it's inconsenquential if these are out/in, since all your hate is not determined by the manga in question, but its popularity and amount of retarded fans. The names would just change according to the situation. Other mangas would be being hated here, if Bleach and Naruto weren't so popular in the West.

    Comment by Vine-y
    20:35 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    WTF? Kuso Miso Technique (Sh3t Miso Tech.) beat Conan, Gintama, and Nodame!! Is the Yaoi/fecalphiliac fangirl/boy population that influential?

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:31 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'd never heard of it and decided to check it's wiki. WTF is right. Or more like LOL.

    "The short manga is a famous meme on the internet (Japanese internet forums especially), largely considered the representative work of Yamakawa and responsible for the revived popularity in his works."

    That basically explains it. Never doubt the power of internet memes.

    Comment by yuuji
    20:49 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    kuso miso technique ROFL

    uho! ii otoko..

    Comment by AngelsThesis
    22:34 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    awesome Kintama ftw

    Comment by Hurhur
    23:36 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    YARANAIKA YES.

    Comment by Azumifan
    00:03 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I'm surprised azumi wasnt on the list I prefer it to naruto,but berserk isnt on it either -.-;

    Comment by Kinny Riddle
    01:37 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Thank goodness Naruto and Bleach aren't in it.

    No disrespect to the more decent folks who likes them (they're different from the more extremely rabid "tards" of all nationalities), but I'm just getting sick and tired with its ever dragged out storyline already, I'm amazed I'm still following the series, simply because I always insist on finishing what I've started, no matter how inadvertedly. Perhaps even this will change as I grow even older.

    If I spend too long watching them in one go, a few brain cells would fry, which is why I totally avoid their fillers now.

    No offence to their authors, who are no doubt hard working and talented artists who sadly has become the victims of their own successes.

    Anyway, most titles on the list are pretty much expected, like FMA, Conan, Nodame alongside the likes of Dragonball, One Piece and Fist of North Star. Though I'm not too familiar with 9, 10 and 11.

    I constantly see no. 10 "Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo" in the Shounen Jump roster, is it a long running slapstick series. Wonder what's that about?

    Comment by Riot Gear
    02:15 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    No suprise that One Piece is 'the One Piece' but the trouble is that there's too much violence and blood nowadays,and missing a bit of fun and adventure.I wanted more fun and adventure with less violence.

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:39 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    it's great to see Gintama be on the list, and I'm not surprised that Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Slam Dunk are on there. although I am surprised-like most other people-that others such as Doraemon, Bleach, Naruto, Death Note, etc. aren't on their. oh well~

    Comment by raitoryuulk
    03:52 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    those 6000 people never reads gantz i guess

    Comment by maga
    05:28 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Fuck yeah! One Piece!

    Comment by shalala
    07:26 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    boya go One Piece. Its the bomb. Gintama is in there too now im happy.

    Comment by Kamurotetsu
    07:43 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Naruto started like a total rip off of One Piece in the "tragic pasts" and the "I wanna be the most important known in my world!" but it got more interesting in his own way. But now is getting way to slow for some fans, and I agree... The desings are kinda messy some times. So I think it's ok if it isn't in this list.

    Bleach was great at first as well... Now is getting a lot of action and shonen fights... Awesome fights, boring plots. xD

    Death Note IS awesome, but when you see other "Intelligence" series (GITS in example) you realize that Death Note was nothing but a teenager logistic battle.

    One Piece is right to be there 'cause of this:

    1.- It started a "Dragon Ball" type of protagonists WITH emotional things...
    2.- It makse you laugh if you like the characters.
    3.- It has VERY original and out of the lot desings.
    4.- When you think that it can't surprise you anymore... It surprise you.

    Away from this. JOJO's rlz. So does Hokuto No Ken. And the all time loved Kochikame!

    Comment by dark mouzy
    10:40 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    why Full Metal Alchemist not to be in number One anime?
    I think it has own very original story..
    the comedy is also good..
    not to much but very funny..
    the serious and sad moment are also shown very good..

    Comment by twin blades
    11:26 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    wtf! no gantz! no tenjho tenge! no air gear! no death note! aaaahhhhgggg!!!!!!!! fuck japan!

    Comment by Rincewind
    18:39 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Well, Gantz is good.

    Comment by Anonymous
    18:33 10/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    kinda fucked up my brain, tho. especially when that awesome big tittied chick got hit with the religious acid shit and you could see her insides D: I was sick for a week and decided not to watch more

    Comment by metatron
    16:18 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    "A credible ranking, though there are some surprising omissions (Naruto, Bleach and Death Note, for starters), not that many will be complaining…."

    I guess the western equivalent of this survey will have these 3 in the list...probably

    Comment by Cecilia´s Fan
    20:30 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    How can anyone consider Hunter x Hunter entertaining?

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:25 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    1-ok
    2-shit
    3-ok
    4-ok
    5-nah
    6-ok
    7-YES
    8-no
    9-...
    10-...
    11- wait, what?

    Comment by A Zabber
    00:23 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    i liked nodame cantabile. Though i have to say my favourites are one piece and fullmetal.

    Comment by i386
    11:05 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    JoJo > *

    Comment by Kyo
    14:28 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA

    ....ORAAAH!

    Comment by Anonymous
    14:37 09/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei is becoming more ad more awesome, damn i miss the old School Rumble :/

    Comment by Anonymous
    03:26 10/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    It's sad that good anime series have only 1 or 2 seasons while Naruto/Bleach etc. get to be 100,200,300..episodes. It's like "Bald&Beautifull" being aired for 20 years and Futurama being cancelled after 4th season. Crap sells better and longer, maybe it's because crap isn't going to get worse or burn out. You can add new opponents,allies,techniques and stuuf almost forever, but it's hard to keep a good humor and plot quality for many seasons.

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:27 13/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Naruto has a decent plot/story.
    Bleach is alright too... Story wise.

    And Futurama was actually a stupid cartoon with no plot whatsoever... So I'm surprised you even mentioned it.

    And yeah... opponents/allies/techniques etc. can be endlessly... but you're forgetting that both naruto and bleach have a main enemy, though naruto's story isn't even so much based on their opponents but on the story between sasuke and naruto (imo).

    Comment by Anonymous
    08:28 13/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I think I may actually use this list to check out some of the manga's. (in the future, when I have time :P)
    And to be honest I recently acquired the Slam Dunk manga already, so that's neat :)

    Comment by insideofyou
    23:22 30/07/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    dude one piece sucks.it's for people that are just getting into anime and don't know which ones are good

    Comment by Syaoran
    16:27 26/08/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    wtf? where's sailor moon

    Comment by Anonymous
    12:44 16/09/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Hell Yea, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
    MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!!!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:19 05/11/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ohh!!!my fucking god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:21 12/12/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Both One Piece and Hunter X Hunter rock

    Comment by Anonymous
    00:26 31/12/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    hxh should have more anime episodes...

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