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The list of manga that are considered the most recognizable in Shonen genre, including the Big 3 of Shonen Jump. Can be used as a reference sheet for newcomers to the manga industry.

Top 50 best selling manga (according to current reported numbers), in order from highest to lowest

Number of sales and date that number was acquired from in notes for each. Some of them I have personally estimated a higher figure than the date says.

aka "don't let your kid read this alone" manga, or "why the F is this Shounen?" manga.
If you can't stand gore or dangerous/extreme mental body of thought, don't try these.

I have a stack with the opposite: Seinen with little gore:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/2036

For anyone interested in what graced the pages of the world's biggest manga magazine.

Link to part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5629

EDIT: Removed "Chainsaw Man" since it transferred to Shonen Jump+.

EDIT: Removed "Hunter x Hunter" since it is not listed in Jump's lineup anymore.

EDIT: Re-added "Chainsaw Man", "Hunter x Hunter", and other series that have left the magazine, since they count as part of its history.

EDIT: Added "Kochikame".

Your breast hair will grow up

To play after reading

Based on Detail, Expression, composition, character designs, Artstyle, etc...

These manga have a great way of telling a horror story.
Characters can be killed off very suddenly, creepiness is sometimes through the roof, blood and guts can be seen frequently.

Not all of them have the Horror genre, but all of them can be felt as if it were.
Brace yourself if you're reading these, you're in for a ride!

In 2006, the Japan Media Arts Festival held a special 10th anniversary awards festival for manga, anime, art and entertainment. For manga and anime, the rankings were split into a popularity poll (general public vote), and a 'professionals' ranking (critics, mangaka, etc.). The only 3 series in the 'professionals' ranking for both manga and anime were 'Astro Boy', 'Doraemon', and 'AKIRA'.

These are the manga voted by the 'professionals'. First place in the popularity poll was 'Slam Dunk'.

https://web.archive.org/web/20070320171620/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/hundred/choice.html

Japan's Shōwa era lasted from 1926 to 1989. In 2009, Asahi Shimbun announced a polled list of 50 of the greatest 'masterpieces(名作)' of the Shōwa era. The only one not listed on MAL yet is 'Iga no Kagemaru' by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, which was ranked 27th.

https://www.comic-takaoka.jp/

List of series featured in Jump Force

Jump Ultimate Stars is a fighting video game developed by Ganbarion and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the sequel to Jump Super Stars. The game was released in Japan on November 23, 2006.

The game keeps many features from its predecessor, and adds many more. The game boasts 305 characters (56 of which are fully playable) from 41 different Shōnen manga series.

good and bad, to play after reading

MANLY Anime: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/17625

To play after reading