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Jul 5, 2017 10:33 PM
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20. Akira Amano – Katekyō Hitman Reborn! (129 votes)
19. Yuki Midorikawa – Natsume’s Book of Friends (135 votes)
18. Nakaba Suzuki – The Seven Deadly Sins (145 votes)
17. Kazuya Minekura – Saiyuki (147 votes)
16. Akira Toriyama – Dragon Ball (187 votes)
15. Rumiko Takahashi – InuYasha (194 votes)
14. Kōhei Horikoshi – My Hero Academia (218 votes)
13. Hirohiko Araki – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (228 votes)
12. Yoshihiro Togashi – Hunter x Hunter (230 votes)
11. Harukawa35 – Bungo Stray Dogs (236 votes)
10. Hajime Isayama – Attack on Titan (254 votes)
9. Hiro Mashima – Fairy Tail (285 votes)
8. Hiromu Arakawa – Fullmetal Alchemist (316 votes)
7. Masashi Kishimoto – Naruto (373 votes)
6. Gosho Aoyama – Detective Conan (375 votes)
5. Yana Toboso – Black Butler (389 votes)
4. Haruichi Furudate – Haikyuu!! (516 votes)
3. Sui Ishida – Tokyo Ghoul (539 votes)
2. Eiichiro Oda – One Piece (549 votes)
1. Hideaki Sorachi – Gintama (773 votes)

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Jul 5, 2017 10:49 PM
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What the hell no Tite Kubo? Bleach's art is always on point, Japan has to take an L for this @ichii_1
Jul 5, 2017 10:54 PM
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No Inoue Takehiko, no Yusuke Murata, no Kentarou Miura, no Samura Hiroaki. This list better be restricted to shounen manga and even then it makes no sense, the fuck is Eichiro Oda even here for?
Jul 5, 2017 10:55 PM
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This seems more like a 'most popular mangaka' list, rather than best artists smh.
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Jul 5, 2017 10:56 PM
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desusama said:
No Inoue Takehiko, no Yusuke Murata, no Kentarou Miura, no Samura Hiroaki. This list better be restricted to shounen manga and even then it makes no sense, the fuck is Eichiro Oda even here for?


Well One Piece is fucking huge in Japan and it looks like it was just a popularity contest in this vote.
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Jul 5, 2017 10:57 PM
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No wonder Japan has so many issues, their eyesight or judgement skills are broken. I can name at least 5 here that I've read that shouldn't even belong in the top 100. I mean really, Tokyo Ghoul in #3? That's probably the only thing they read then.
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Jul 5, 2017 11:08 PM
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Thread about manga in Anime Discussion. Ok.

OT: So it's purely just a popularity contest.
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Jul 5, 2017 11:10 PM
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Miura not even on the list? Lmao. What a joke.
Jul 5, 2017 11:13 PM
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Why do I feel like this list didn't make sense? It feels kind of weird... Lol XD


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Jul 5, 2017 11:31 PM

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Looks more of a popularity list if any.
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I'm not a big fan of Ishida's art in Tokyo Ghoul:Re, but glad to see Harukawa35 on the list. His/Her art in BSD is amazing.
Jul 5, 2017 11:34 PM

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desseroni said:
desusama said:
No Inoue Takehiko, no Yusuke Murata, no Kentarou Miura, no Samura Hiroaki. This list better be restricted to shounen manga and even then it makes no sense, the fuck is Eichiro Oda even here for?


Well One Piece is fucking huge in Japan and it looks like it was just a popularity contest in this vote.
Not to mention how hard he works and his dedication to Ome Piece and its fans
Jul 5, 2017 11:37 PM

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I wonder why Kentarou Miura, Naoki Urasawa and Yukimura Makoto didn't make the list though.
Jul 5, 2017 11:40 PM

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Fucking plebs those japs. Casuals.
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Jul 6, 2017 5:36 AM

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araki below togashi
wryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
It's good that Slop leveling won the CR awards with such a power gap, Gaijin Weebs don't deserve good anime.
Not after what they did to frieren, kusuriya, and many others
Jul 6, 2017 7:46 AM

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Brb said:
Looks more of a popularity list if any.
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No wonder Japan has so many issues, their eyesight or judgement skills are broken. I can name at least 5 here that I've read that shouldn't even belong in the top 100. I mean really, Tokyo Ghoul in #3? That's probably the only thing they read then.
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This seems more like a 'most popular mangaka' list, rather than best artists smh.


^^^^ I was about to say something like this.

And really? No Adachitoka? Best manga artists ever.
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Jul 6, 2017 7:54 AM

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This list sucks af, but at least Hajime Isayama and Yuki Midorikawa made it. Japan, you fucked up again! -_-

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Jul 6, 2017 8:52 AM

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Tokyo Ghoul and One Piece, hahahahaha.

And Togashi over Araki ? I don't think I have ever seen a good top list about anything from this country.
Jul 6, 2017 8:56 AM

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I can see why they chose most of them I guess but Gosho Aoyama as a top tier artist? come on now :(

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Jul 6, 2017 8:58 AM

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Clearly not best in art style though.
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Jul 6, 2017 9:13 AM
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Yeah clearly a popularity contest, and moreover, it's pretty much a shounen one.

zumac said:
Tokyo Ghoul and One Piece, hahahahaha.

And Togashi over Araki ? I don't think I have ever seen a good top list about anything from this country.



Togashi even making that list is surprising.
Jul 6, 2017 9:45 AM

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mostly shounen and seinen artists... i do agree with some of these though. Believe it or not, Oda is great with the world building and the details in art. need to work with the proportions though.
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Seriously no Inio Asano?
Jul 6, 2017 1:54 PM
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desusama said:
the fuck is Eichiro Oda even here for?


uh maybe because he wrote and drew the most popular manga in the world and the 3rd most popular comic, its also THE most sold comic by a single author. he has been drawing it for 20 years with great art and the story is at least an 8/10, anyone who would give it less is being biased against it.
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Scarlett_ryuken said:
araki below togashi
wryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy


zumac said:
And Togashi over Araki ?.


are you really complaining/shocked about togashi being above araki when motherfucking HIRO MASHIMA is higher than both ???
Jul 6, 2017 2:12 PM
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Hideaki sorachi at 1 is 100% accurate.

Gintama is the best manga ever, IMO of course.
Jul 6, 2017 3:12 PM
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crystalblade13 said:
Hideaki sorachi at 1 is 100% accurate.

Gintama is the best manga ever, IMO of course.

Not insulting you, but this is why that list reeks of voter misinterpretation. People just don't understand the distinction between a good story and good art.

If we're ranking artists based purely on their aesthetic skill, I'd argue that It's my Life's Narita Imomushi has a place among the best artists in Japan.
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harrysoung said:
crystalblade13 said:
Hideaki sorachi at 1 is 100% accurate.

Gintama is the best manga ever, IMO of course.


Not insulting you, but this is why that list reeks of voter misinterpretation. People just don't understand the distinction between a good story and good art.

If we're ranking artists based purely on their aesthetic skill, I'd argue that It's my Life's Narita Imomushi has a place among the best artists in Japan.


It isn't my favorite cause of the art (though that's great too), it's cause of the story, comedy, feels, and most importantly, it's really awesome characters.
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It isn't my favorite cause of the art (though that's great too), it's cause of the story, comedy, feels, and most importantly, it's really awesome characters.

No no, I completely feel you. But I understand that the intention of the list is to rank artists based on how "pretty" their drawings are, which is where I think there's been some disconnect.

Gintama's art is good, but saying that it's the best in Japan? Mm-mm.
Jul 6, 2017 4:21 PM

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Kentaro Miura is not on the list, but the Naruto author is... :)

These "as voted by..." -lists are always horrendous.
Jul 6, 2017 5:36 PM

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They recognized Gorilla nice!! but where the hell is kubo come on Japan
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TSW99 said:
Scarlett_ryuken said:
araki below togashi
wryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy


zumac said:
And Togashi over Araki ?.


are you really complaining/shocked about togashi being above araki when motherfucking HIRO MASHIMA is higher than both ???


i did not see that but now
wryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
It's good that Slop leveling won the CR awards with such a power gap, Gaijin Weebs don't deserve good anime.
Not after what they did to frieren, kusuriya, and many others
Jul 7, 2017 1:28 AM
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joe_g7 said:
This seems more like a 'most popular mangaka' list, rather than best artists smh.

It doesn't seem to be, it is.
They simply asked their 10000 members to vote for their « 好きな漫画家 », their favorite mangaka, the one they like the most.
And like usual, the random English website titled « the top 20 best mangaka ».

And just to say, the first guy just got 773 votes, not even 10% of the total poll.
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TSW99 said:
Scarlett_ryuken said:
araki below togashi
wryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy


zumac said:
And Togashi over Araki ?.


are you really complaining/shocked about togashi being above araki when motherfucking HIRO MASHIMA is higher than both ???


Mashima is a better artist than Togashi. Although I thought at least in terms of popularity Togashi would be above Mashima.

Edit: Also funny how Gintama and Sorachi are always at the top of those voting lists (even above One Piece by quite a bit), yet on yearly manga sales it's always at the bottom and can't even outsell Fairy Tail. Don't know how good the anime of Gintama does in terms of rating/ sales, but I asume its very similar to the situation with the manga sales.
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TSW99 said:
desusama said:
the fuck is Eichiro Oda even here for?


uh maybe because he wrote and drew the most popular manga in the world and the 3rd most popular comic, its also THE most sold comic by a single author. he has been drawing it for 20 years with great art and the story is at least an 8/10, anyone who would give it less is being biased against it.


It's a list for best art, One Piece has a pretty solid story and the art style is unique and conveys the strangeness of their world very well but you can't look at Oda's work and compare it to either Miura or Murata's stunning artwork. Please read before getting defensive.
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There are a few that I disagree with on this list, but these contests are always bound to become (at least partly) a popularity contest. People vote for what they know and love after all. Plus, I am pretty sure that people looked at it more as a "favorite mangaka" and not just "mangaka with best artstyle". I mean, Togashi is on this list.

I am just happy that Sorachi is number 1 here. Gintama is an amazing manga in general, and it also had very great art in the latest arcs. Solely on art department, I wouldn't call it the best, but including everything else, I think it is a great pick. Well done Gorilla san. (I just hope nobody gets salty and start hating on the series again because of this.)
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Gintama no 1 again. More salt please.

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This seems more like a 'most popular mangaka' list, rather than best artists smh.


Exactly what I was thinking. I think grand blue's author should be on there as well though. As a recent series I'd think more people would know the art is good unlike something more obscure (?) like vagabond


I am highly insulted that HxH is up there.
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desusama said:
TSW99 said:


uh maybe because he wrote and drew the most popular manga in the world and the 3rd most popular comic, its also THE most sold comic by a single author. he has been drawing it for 20 years with great art and the story is at least an 8/10, anyone who would give it less is being biased against it.


It's a list for best art, One Piece has a pretty solid story and the art style is unique and conveys the strangeness of their world very well but you can't look at Oda's work and compare it to either Miura or Murata's stunning artwork. Please read before getting defensive.


I'm almost certain they meant "mangakas" by manga artists
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Was this manga artist as "best story tellers" ? Because it doesn't seem to be about their drawing skills.


What chapter is that? I never saw this in the books o_O It's... horrible, it looks like a simple storyboard or nemu I think? (and I thought the Greed island last chapters were too simplified and geometrical)
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Was this manga artist as "best story tellers" ? Because it doesn't seem to be about their drawing skills.


What chapter is that? I never saw this in the books o_O It's... horrible, it looks like a simple storyboard or nemu I think? (and I thought the Greed island last chapters were too simplified and geometrical)


Can't remember which chapter that scene is in exactly.. but Yeah end of greed isnlad and start of chimera arc ant have really bad art (like 184-188 all but 1 of the chapters has had art)

Edit: just looked into it a bit and aparently the novels are redrawn so they have better art
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Well, as long as Gintama is still running, it's artist going to be the best, due to the writing style in my opinion, though If it was art style, i don't really know to be honest, as i found the manga's art style not that great.
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If it's a voted for the "art" I half understand the result, but in the quality ambit it's really, really poor.
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If it's a voted for the "art" I half understand the result, but in the quality ambit it's really, really poor.


Somebody hasn't read Gintama. JK JK
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saw panels by HxH artist and wtf he doesn't even draw half the time

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No, Kentaro Miura.... :O He should be number 1. Berserk's art is phenomenal.
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I guess i'm late to the party, "best manga artists" my ass. Where are gods like Kamimura Kazuo, Taniguchi Jiro, Matsumoto Taiyou, Koike Kazuo ecc...
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crystalblade13 said:
EllVic said:
If it's a voted for the "art" I half understand the result, but in the quality ambit it's really, really poor.


Somebody hasn't read Gintama. JK JK


Gintama is cool, but it's really, REALLY overrrated.
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