Best selling manga of all time

Hello, how are you? In this article, we will see a list of the best-selling manga of all time, along with highlights to the TOP 5 best-selling manga and other complementary lists like the most sold from 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 manga and simply rank with the best known manga in the West.

We will not make such a mistake, in this article you will see several different lists of different surveys that state which of the best-selling manga of all time. I hope you like the article, let’s leave a summary below:

Ranking of best-selling manga

Below follow a complete ranking of anime sales last updated in 2020. Remembering that these rankings are not 100% accurate, but as the difference between one manga and another is great, the ranking works correctly.

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Mango	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	Masahi 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 millions
Doraemon	Fujiko Fujio	1969–1996	45	100 millions
Fist of the North Star	Buronson and Tetsuo Hara	1983–1988	27	100 millions
Manga series	Author (s)	Publication date	No. of volumes	Approximate sales
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	Hirohiko Araki	1986 – present	123	100 millions
Touch	Mitsuru Adaiche	1981–1986	26	100 millions
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
Snake	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 Futuradate	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
20 th centry Boys	Naoki urusayoki	1999-2003	23	30million
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 man who dreams of being a pirate, and for this he sets out on a journey on a ship, to find the famous and immaculate treasure named one piece, and also to proclaim himself the king of pirates. So in this adventure he meets several people and gathers several friends for his crew.

Yes, the manga that always has more to show is deservedly 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 hit the mark 440 million copies sold.

I think it is unmatched by the other best-selling manga, and to prove this is the difference of more than 100 million compared to the runner-up.

2nd place - Naruto

A boy who has a dream that everyone believes is impossible, the dream of becoming the Hokage, the most important figure in the village. But he never gives up and in order to become the most powerful and respected ninja in the village, he will go to great lengths. So everyone will have to recognize and look at it with respect, contrary to what they did before.

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

3rd place - Dragon Ball

The series follows Son Goku's adventures from 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 brought together. Goku makes several friends and faces several villains during his journey.

When we talk about a generational influencer, I believe that this is what comes to anyone's mind first. The success created by Akira Toryama in 1984 has become a classic success.

But it still maintains success from past generations to the present, and attracts people of all ages. Also published by Shueisha, the first series has 42 volumes and ended in 1995, and today it reaches 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 birthplace are unknown and there is no consensus in the world intelligence community as to his true identity.

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

I think this is the only one on this list of best selling manga that the anime adaptation was not a huge success. However, I can't say anything about the quality of the work either. What I know was created by Takao Saito in 1969 and is still being released today. The work is produced by the publisher Shogakukan and has 187 volumes and more than 200 million copies sold.

5th place - Black Jack

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

I never particularly heard of this manga. It may be because I'm very young and I'm not particularly attracted to mangaes (I prefer light novels). But this work created by Osamu Tezuka in 1973 already has more than 176 million copies sold.

It was being published until 1983 by the publisher Akita Shoten, and gained adaptations in the form of series and anime OVAs. But just as at the present time, I don't think it is successful like the top three in the ranking. However, just to be among the 5 best sellers is enough to take your hat off.

Other best-selling manga

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

Now we will continue the previous ranking where we talked about the 5 best-selling manga up to the thirteenth position. Remembering 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 manga in Brazil

It is a bit complicated to make a ranking of sales in Brazil since the 3 publishers JBC, Panini and New Pop do not disclose their sales rankings and bring new manga every week. Many buyers are also unstable, they only buy one volume.

I will list the most popular manga in Brazil according to my research, but I will not put them in order of ranking or anything, since many old manga continue to be sold in stores and are still 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; 
• Knights of the Zodiac; 
• Good Night Punpun; 
• Battle Angel Alita; 
• Fruits Basket; 
• Hokuto no Ken; 

But of course, over time, others will be able to enter this list, but until then only these will remain. And if you want to know the classification of your favorite manga, just leave your comment below and we will answer your questions.