Top 5 Manga Overseas – 2008 April to July

Comment by cubed2d

07:49 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

it surprises me that there are so many how to draw manga books there, although you do tend to see them everywhere. i do question the methodology here - how to draw manga books arnt really manga, and neither are things like the spirited away art book. also, where do these figures come from?

apart from UK and Germanys listsings, its as i would expect (especialy USA/France), a strong showing for things aimed at younger males. That does seem to be where the main readership volume is, although i would have expected fruits basket to be higher.

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Comment by Anonymous

21:02 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

youd be surprised.
i live in germany and a lot of the mang coming out here are for girls and most of the manga-style artists here are also women.
also did i mention that although the shelves of german mangastores are overflowing with yaoi there have only been 2 yuri releases?

Comment by Anonymous

10:53 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

Lack of male interest manga results in selfmade lolicon. Rule 34 also applies.

Comment by notaname

07:52 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

I'm surprised to see so many 'how to draw x' books up there, given how awful they are at actually teaching you to draw anything.

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Comment by thecat

07:56 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Amusing, yes. Someone seems to have too much fun with Germany, though. Ranking on the top should be One Pice, Naruto, Bleach, Detective Conan and Inu Yasha.
Most of the drawing books don't really look like the would actually teach you to draw well...

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Comment by nckl

08:01 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Awesome to see the French have One Piece and City Hunter in the top 5. Viva la France! But for some I reasoned I LOL'ed at the Deutchland-ers' list.

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Comment by dood

08:04 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Germans want to learn how to draw hentai.

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Comment by kenjiharima

09:48 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

LOL! Well that's what it looks like...

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Comment by Zerebreat

12:22 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

<- German
<- Thinks about trying to learn drawing Manga
<- obvious reasons... btw Nekomimi <3

Comment by Anonymous

12:00 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

LOL....
2nd that.......

Comment by Blowfish

08:11 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Somethings not right with the German figures...
The List should feature yaoi or usual shonen jump manga...
I dont know where they took the figures from but the german distributers usually keep quiet about their sales.Do the how to draw manga books actually qualify as manga?
In the end: who cares?

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Comment by Artefact

08:22 18/12/2008 # ! Critical

This may be why the list ends up like that... the sources aren't clear so as you can imagine this can't be taken seriously like an Oricon ranking.

I am wondering if they perhaps used Amazon or similar...

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Comment by ANIMEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX® ™

08:52 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Well, sadly ANIMEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX® ™ think that they can draw mangas with that shit, and because each ANIMEXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX® ™ fag read a different yaoi (there is a dreadful huge amount of them in Krautland) and all buy the same "how to draw" shit, these stuff become "popular". Of course, the manuals are from german people to, who REALLY REALLY cannot draw.

Comment by Shuu

09:04 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

I hate to admit it, but you are right.

Comment by Anonymous

08:18 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

i live in germany, i loled seeing this but had to see for myself. Looked it up in 3 major anime/manga sites in germany and their lists are pretty much the same

1. One Piece
2. Naruto
3. Detective Conan
4. Battle Angel Alita Last Order (happy to see this in the top 5)
5. Inu Yasha

so someone made a good joke.

Comment by Artefact

08:31 18/12/2008 # ! Full

Thanks, I made a little update.

Comment by Birfhum

08:25 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Recently started with Futari Ecchi(Love Story in english) and I must admit, it has greatly surprised me!

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Comment by Tommy

09:50 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Someone make a joke.. right? 'How to draw" can't be a top seller.

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Comment by Anonymous

10:02 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

I lol'd.

Still, Berserk is second in America, not bad. And not a One Piece or Bleach in sight, although that fucking Naruto still has a stranglehold on Downs children it seems.

Comment by Aoshi

10:08 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Germany and sex-related manga/how to draw manga(which may or may not include sex)

DOES NOT COMPUTE!!!

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Comment by fera

10:11 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

What is this X Complete? *goes to Google*

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Comment by Artefact

17:14 18/12/2008 # ! Bizarre

It's a CLAMP title for anyone wondering.

Comment by XSportSeeker

10:43 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Isn't the english name for Futari Ecchi something like "Manga Sutra"?
That would explain all... I'm willing to bet even non-anime perverts would be willing to buy something with that title. XD
Anyways, a fun list

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Comment by Mem

11:36 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Wtf China ? Doraemon and Advanced Manga for Beginners ?

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Comment by Kev

11:49 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Wha'chu talkin' bout Mem? Doraemon is the shit, and Eiyuu Densetsu FFFFFFFFFFF-

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Comment by Kokuyoku

12:19 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

I as a Brit are pleased at the list produced for the UK if only for the fact that it does not contain f*****g Na**o and despite the stigma that Pokemon has produced to many a fan - the manga is quite respectable in comparison to the series.

The only thing I don't like is the fact that Death Note is on top but that's my personal preferences.

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Comment by Anonymous

13:28 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

I salute you, because Nausicaa is on that list.
I have faith in humanity again, at least UK is not full of Narutards, like some other country.

Comment by Anonymous

14:16 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Why does japan ignore australia?

Completely -_-

Comment by Hangmen

17:40 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

You mean, there's a country called Australia?

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Comment by Artefact

17:45 18/12/2008 # ! Unusual

I think he's talking about Austria.

Comment by Anonymous

22:41 17/03/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

is that ment to be a joke?...

Comment by Yourtime

01:13 08/02/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

how nice >_>

Comment by Icy-nee-san

15:34 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Roflcopter Sex and How to Draw FTW

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Comment by loldongs

15:35 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

In the last 10 years I have never seen anyboy buy any of these "How to draw Manga"-Books in Germany.

What I've seen is mass buyings of Dragonball, One Piece, Naruto, Inuyasha and -to some extent- Bleach.

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Comment by Yoneda

18:39 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

I guess they are mostly bought by parents who want to abuse their child's love for manga to unlock that 'hidden artistic potential' that every parent is desperately looking for in their kids in order to justify procreating and giving birth to them.

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Comment by Shuu

23:16 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

I see your point, but there can be nothing wrong with parents that encourage their children to draw ero-manga, right?

Comment by Peanutbutter003

16:16 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Three thumbs up for Futari Ecchi!

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Comment by Artefact

16:38 18/12/2008 # ! Serious

To all the doubters of "How to draw" titles being top sellers, I'm afraid I can confirm they are top sellers - if you check the Amazon database, you can see that such titles persistently rank in the very top of the "manga" category.

Comment by Lisek

20:06 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

For Poland:
1. Naruto
2. Death Note
3. Bleach (not released yet, but hype is big)
4. Full Metal Alchemist
5. Angel Sanctuary

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Comment by SFby

22:24 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

Manga might be nice for naruto. But animation sucks!! They stand still and start to share each others thoughts and techniques in the middle of a battle WTF. And the episode which should have been full of fight sequences is full of Still images and camera panning around with voice dub for 20min and just 6-7min fight sequence. Is this what u call animation Fuck this shit. I ain't naruto fan any more.

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Comment by Mako-chan

22:25 18/12/2008 # ! Neutral (0)

I'm from germany and that result is embarrassing... Well, fortunately Futari Ecchi is in top 5 (i buy it too). In Germany it call Manga Love Story.

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Comment by Takasu Ryuuji

08:34 16/03/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

even more of a reason to live in japan it seems....

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Comment by Anonymous

09:20 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

Berserk is number 1 for me. Then comes Naruto.

Comment by Anonymous

23:48 07/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

Sadly, there was no 2ch comments for us to read. :(

Comment by Killian

02:07 08/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

Berserk in second place brings much joy to my heart

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Comment by Carrie

09:25 22/05/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

I totally had that Let's Find Pokemon book - got it when I was in elementary/early middle school. They even made a sequel to it in 2000.

They released a "complete" version (pressuably with both the original and sequel) in 2006 that had the original book's cover..so I'm assuming that's what's on this list... but, what's it doing on charts in 2008? How bizarre...

It's a rather cute book though, that's for sure.

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Comment by Anonymous

08:27 11/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

I love the people nerdraging on onepiece in the japanese article, even though it is good

Comment by Anonymous

21:54 11/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

GTFO Naruto