Here we see the 2008 annual sales data for manga compilations (tankoubons), as compiled by Oricon:
*1 1,678,208 ONE PIECE 50
*2 1,645,128 NANA －ナナ－ 19
*3 1,209,551 のだめカンタービレ 20 / Nodame Cantabile 20
*4 1,188,881 NARUTO－ナルト－ 43
*5 1,081,575 鋼の錬金術師 19 / Full Metal Alchemist 19
*6 *,874,153 BLEACH－ブリーチ－ 34
*7 *,863,240 HUNTER×HUNTER 25
*8 *,815,648 花より男子 37 / Hana yori Dango 37
*9 *,649,089 君に届け 7 / Kimi ni Todoke
10 *,632,495 D.Gray-man 15
11 *,631,968 PLUTO 6
12 *,630,147 バガボンド 28 / Vagabond 28
13 *,626,445 名探偵コナン 61 / Meitantei Conan
14 *,613,934 家庭教師ヒットマン！ 20 / Kateikyo Hitman Reborn 20
15 *,534,624 おおきく振りかぶって 10 / Ookiku Furikabutte 10
16 *,529,210 黒執事 4 / Kuroshitsuji 4
17 *,524,031 銀魂－ぎんたま－ 24 / Gintama 24
18 *,513,007 桜蘭高校ホスト部 12 / Ouran Koukou Host Club 12
19 *,453,193 リアル 8 / Real 8
20 *,452,793 よつばと！ 8 / Yotsuba&! 8
21 *,451,942 ×××HOLiC 13
22 *,432,563 デトロイト・メタル・シティ 5 / Detroit Metal City 5
23 *,428,611 聖☆おにいさん 2 / Sei-Onii-san 2
Whilst I hardly expect to see Tsutomu Nihei in the list, it is still an uninspiring sight in terms of the variety and quality of manga on offer (not that congratulations are not in order for titles enjoying such impressive popularity).
Doubtless a seinen (in both senses of the word) breakdown would be of interest too…
I expect everyone has their own favourite title they are disappointed to see forlorn?
You can bash bleach all you want but I Love it. I Don’t see why so many people are putting naruto over bleach. We need some Bleach fans in here.
One Piece and Hunter x Hunter are always nice to see up high on the charts!
I also think Naruto and Bleach are way too high. …I guess it’s just a fact that style has a lot to do with appeal, as much as story.
REALLY happy to see Ookiku Furikabutte on the list. I had no clue it was this popular! That makes me really happy. Higuchi is a fantastic writer. I still think it should be at least in the top 10 though. Wayyyy better than D Grayman and Reborn! And so much more heart than BLEACH. Bleh.
I’m a little surprised that Ippo is missing though.
oh god more Boa
She deserves being called the most beautiful (and sexiest).
One Piece is in the spot it deserves, Naruto is a little to high, Bleach is on the list so that alone is to high. Good to see HXH on there.
well, this is not some poll, it is manga SALES so every manga deserves its place, especially One Piece.
This is probably the best comment on this page
ONE PIECE FOREVA!ODA EIICHIRO ROCKS!THE BEST SHONEN MANGA EVER!Hahahahaha XD Nico Robin is still the BEST!
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