Best-selling mangas of all time

Hello, how are you? In this article, we will see a list of the best-selling mangas of all time, along with highlights of the TOP 5 best-selling mangas and other complementary lists such as the most sold in Brazil and other rankings.

Unfortunately, most of the best-selling manga rankings on the internet make the mistake of not listing them all in order. They exclude less popular mangas and simply create rankings with the most well-known mangas in the West.

We will not make such a mistake; in this article, you will see several different lists from different surveys that claim which are the best-selling mangas of all time. I hope you enjoy the article; we will leave a summary below:

Ranking of best-selling mangas

Below is a complete ranking of anime sales updated for the last time in 2020. Remember that these rankings are not 100% accurate, but since the difference between one manga and another is significant, the ranking works correctly.

Manga	Author	Year	Volumes	Sales
One Piece	Eiichiro Oda	1997–present	95	460 million
Dragon Ball	Akira Toriyama	1984-1995	42	250–300 million
Golgo 13	Takao Saito	1969–present	191	280 million
Naruto	Masashi Kishimoto	1999-2014	72	250 million
Black Jack	Osamu Tezuka	1973–1983	17	176 million
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo	Osamu Akimoto	1976–2016	200	160 million
Oishinbo	Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki	1983–present	111	130 million
Slam Dunk	Takehiko Inoue	1990–1996	31	126 million
Bleach	Tite Kubo	2001–2016	74	120 million
Astro Boy	Osamu Tezuka	1952–1968	23	100 million
Doraemon	Fujiko Fujio	1969–1996	45	100 million
Fist of the North Star	Buronson and Tetsuo Hara	1983–1988	27	100 million
Manga series	Author(s)	Publication date	No. of volumes	Approximate sales
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure	Hirohiko Araki	1986–present	123	100 million
Touch	Mitsuru Adachi	1981–1986	26	100 million
Hajime no Ippo	George Morikawa	1989–present	123	96 million
Kindaichi Case Files	Yōzaburō Kanari, Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Satō	1992–present	70	90 million
Attack on Titan	Hajime Isayama	2009–present	27	90 million
Sazae-san	Machiko Hasegawa	1946–1974	45	86 million
Captain Tsubasa	Yōichi Takahashi	1981–present	92	82 million
Vagabond	Takehiko Inoue	1998–present	37	82 million
Kinnikuman	Yudetamago	1979–present	51	75 million
Baki the Grappler	Keisuke Itagaki	1991–present	132	75 million
Hunter × Hunter	Yoshihiro Togashi	1998–present	33	72 million
Fullmetal Alchemist	Hiromu Arakawa	2001–2010	27	70 million
Rurouni Kenshin	Nobuhiro Watsuki	1994–1999	28	70 million
Sangokushi	Mitsuteru Yokoyama	1971–1986	60	70 million
Boys Over Flowers	Yoko Kamio	1992–2003	37	61 million
Fairy Tail.	Hiro Mashima	2006 – 2017	63	60 million
Rokudenashi Blues	Masanori Morita	1988–1997	42	60 million
Shoot!	Tsukasa Ooshima	1990–2003	33	60 million
Gintama	Hideaki Sorachi	2003–present	76	55 million
Bad Boys	Hiroshi Tanaka	1988–1996	22	55 million
H2	Mitsuru Adachi	1992–1999	34	55 million
Major	Takuya Mitsuda	1994–2010	78	53 million
Minami no Teiō	Dai Tennōji and Rikiya Gō	1992–present	130	53 million
Ranma ½	Rumiko Takahashi	1987–1996	38	53 million
The Prince of Tennis	Takeshi Konomi	1999–2008	42	51 million
YuYu Hakusho	Yoshihiro Togashi	1990–1994	19	50 million
Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken	Riku Sanjo, Yuji Horii and Koji Inada	1989–1996	37	50 million
Glass Mask	Suzue Miuchi	1976–present	49	50 million
Great Teacher Onizuka	Tooru Fujisawa	1997–2002	25	50 million
Rookies	Masanori Morita	1998–2003	24	50 million
Dokaben	Shinji Mizushima	1972–1981	48	48 million
Initial D	Shuichi Shigeno	1995–2013	48	48 million
Crows	Hiroshi Takahashi	1990–1998	26	46 million
Inuyasha	Rumiko Takahashi	1998–2008	56	45 million
Tokyo Ghoul	Sui Ishida	2011-2018	30	44 million
Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story	Tatsuo Nitta	1988–2013	108	44 million
Nana	Ai Yazawa	2000–2009 (on hiatus)	21	43 million
Crayon Shin-chan	Yoshito Usui	1990–2010	50	43 million
Berserk	Kentaro Miura	1990–present	38	40 million
Be-Bop High School	Kazuhiro Kiuchi	1983–2003	48	40 million
City Hunter	Tsukasa Hojo	1985–1991	35	40 million
Kachō Kōsaku Shima	Kenshi Hirokane	1983–present	83	40 million
Cobra	Buichi Terasawa	1978–1984	18	40 million
Kyō Kara Ore Wa!!	Hiroyuki Nishimori	1988–1997	38	40 million
Tsurikichi Sanpei	Takao Yaguchi	1973–1983	65	40 million
Yu-Gi-Oh!	Kazuki Takahashi	1996–2004	38	40 million
Kingdom	Yasuhisa Hara	2006–present	53	38 million
Nodame Cantabile	Tomoko Ninomiya	2001–2009	23	37 million
Nanatsu no Taizai	Nakaba Suzuki	2012 -present	36	36 million
Cooking Papa	Tochi Ueyama	1985–present	132	36 million
Crest of the Royal Family	Chieko Hosokawa	1976–present	59	36 million
Dr. Slump	Akira Toriyama	1980–1984	18	35 million
Sailor Moon	Naoko Takeuchi	1991–1997	18	35 million
Haikyuu	Haruichi Furudate	2012-present	35	33 million
Saint Seiya	Masami Kurumada	1986–1990	28	34 million
3×3 Eyes	Yuzo Takada	1987–2002	40	33 million
Chibi Maruko-chan	Momoko Sakura	1986–2009	16	32 million
Bastard‼	Kazushi Hagiwara	1988–present	27	30 million
Death Note	Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata	2003–2006	12	30 million
Kuroko’s Basketball	Tadatoshi Fujimaki	2008–2014	30	30 million
20th Century Boys	Naoki Urasawa	1999-2003	23	30 million
Chameleon	Atsushi Kase	1990–1999	47	30 million
Gaki Deka	Tatsuhiko Yamagami	1974–1980	26	30 million
Jarinko Chie	Etsumi Haruki	1978–1997	67	30 million
Salaryman Kintarō	Hiroshi Motomiya	1994–2002	30	30 million
Shura no Mon	Masatoshi Kawahara	1987–1996	31	30 million
Urusei Yatsura	Rumiko Takahashi	1978–1987	34	30 million

1st place – One Piece

The series follows a young boy who dreams of being a pirate, and for that, he embarks on a journey on a ship to find the famous and pristine treasure called One Piece, and also to proclaim himself the king of pirates. Thus, in this adventure, he meets various people and gathers many friends for his crew.

Yes, the manga that always has more things to show is rightly at the top of our list, after all, it has been released since 1997. Created by Eiichiro Oda, the manga published by Shueisha has already released 90 volumes and has already surpassed the staggering mark of 440 million copies sold.

I believe it is unmatched by other best-selling mangas, and to prove this is the difference of more than 100 million compared to the second place.

2nd place – Naruto

A boy who has a dream that everyone believes is impossible, the dream of becoming Hokage, the most important figure in the village. But he never gives up, and to become the most powerful and respected ninja of all in the village, he will spare no effort. Thus, everyone will have to recognize him and look at him with respect, unlike what they did before.

I believe this one could not be missing, after all, it was the foundation for one of the most influential animes of all time and one of the best-selling mangas in history. Created by Masashi Kishimoto and also published by Shueisha, the manga created in 1999 and finished in 2014. It has 72 volumes, which have yielded 295 million copies sold.

3rd place – Dragon Ball

The series follows the adventures of Son Goku, from his childhood to adulthood as he trains in martial arts and explores the world in search of the seven spheres known as Dragon Balls, which summon a dragon that grants wishes when gathered. Goku makes many friends and faces various villains during his journey.

When we talk about an influencer of generations, I believe this is the first that comes to anyone’s mind. The success created by Akira Toriyama in 1984 became a classic hit.

However, it still maintains its success from past generations to the present and attracts people of all ages. Also published by Shueisha, the first series has 42 volumes and finished in 1995, and today it has surpassed the mark of 240 million copies sold.

4th place – Golgo 13

Golgo 13, also known by the pseudonym Duke Togo, is a professional assassin. His age and place of birth are unknown, and there is no consensus in the global intelligence community regarding his true identity.

Duke Togo has a very calm personality and only speaks when necessary, shows little or no emotion when carrying out an assassination, and is willing to kill anyone who threatens to expose him. He accepts many different assassination jobs from anyone who can pay for his services.

I believe this is the only one on this list of best-selling mangas where the anime adaptation did not achieve great success. However, I cannot assert anything about the quality of the work. What I know is that it was created by Takao Saito in 1969 and is still being published today. The work is produced by the publisher Shogakukan and has 187 volumes and over 200 million copies sold.

5th place – Black Jack

Most of the stories are short and involve the actions of a doctor named Black Jack. In the manga, he performs various types of feats, such as a good deed, for which he rarely receives recognition. He often heals the poor and needy for free or teaches the arrogant a lesson in humility.

I personally have never heard of this manga. It may be because I am very young and not particularly drawn to mangas (I prefer light novels). But this work created by Osamu Tezuka in 1973 has already sold over 176 million copies.

It was being published until 1983 by the publisher Akita Shoten and gained adaptations in the form of series and OVAs of anime. But just like in the present time, I don’t believe it is as successful as the top three in the ranking. However, just being among the top 5 best-selling is already commendable.

Other best-selling mangas

Unfortunately, not all mangas appeared in the previous ranking. Some are published by different magazines that did not enter the ranking, which was more focused on shounen and seinen.

Now let’s continue the previous ranking where we talked about the 5 best-selling mangas up to the thirteenth position. Remember that the value described is the number of copies sold.

• 6th place – Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo – 156.5 million copies
• 7th place – Detective Conan – 150 million
• 8th place – Oishinbo – 130 million
• 9th place – Slam Dunk – 120 million
• 10th place – Bleach – 120 million
• 11th place – Astro Boy – 100 million
• 12th place – Doraemon – 100 million
• 13th place – Fist of the North Star – 100 million

The best-selling mangas in Brazil

It is somewhat complicated to make a sales ranking for Brazil since the three publishers JBC, Panini, and New Pop do not disclose their sales rankings and bring new mangas every week. Many buyers are also unstable, buying only one volume.

I will list the most popular mangas in Brazil according to my research, but I will not put them in ranking order or anything, since many old mangas continue to be sold in stores and are still being released.

• One Piece;
• Fairy Tail;
• Bakuman;
• Air Gear;
• Evangelion;
• Claymore;

Between 2019 and 2020, the best-sellers according to Amazon were:

• Akira;
• My Hero Academia;
• Cavaleiros do Zodíaco;
• Boa Noite Punpun;
• Battle Angel Alita;
• Fruits Basket;
• Hokuto no Ken;

But of course, over time, others may enter this list, but until then, only these will remain here. And if you want to know the ranking of your favorite manga, just leave your comment below, and we will clarify your doubts.