Japan's Manga Ranking For the First Half of the Fiscal Year 2009

by dtshyk
Jun 15, 2009 12:06 AM | 42 Comments

Here is the manga sales ranking for the first half of the fiscal year 2009 (November 17th, 2008 - May 17th, 2009).

*1, 1,801,877 One Piece vol.53
*2, 1,778,239 One Piece vol.52
*3, 1,418,089 NANA vol.21
*4, 1,170,718 Fullmetal Alchemist vol.21
*5, 1,131,145 Naruto vol.45
*6, 1,068,430 Fullmetal Alchemist vol.22
*7, *,927,610 Bleach vol.36
*8, *,907,714 Bleach vol.35
*9, *,864,708 Naruto vol.46
10, *,822,238 Bleach vol.38

11, *,685,186 Kimi ni Todoke vol.8
12, *,677,411 Saint Young Men vol.3
13, *,619,501 Kuroshitsuji vol.6
14, *,611,100 D.Gray-man vol.17
15, *,598,192 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! vol.23
16, *,593,589 Detective Conan vol.64
17, *,589,656 Pluto vol.7
18, *,572,946 Vagabond vol.29
19, *,557,839 Gintama vol.26
20, *,493,768 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! vol.24

21, *,551,920 Glass Mask vol.43
22, *,545,496 Gintama vol.27
23, *,493,768 Gintama vol.28
24, *,465,760 xxxHOLiC vol.14
25, *,441,939 3 Gatsu no Lion vol.2
26, *,402,965 Moyashimon vol.7
27, *,394,567 Bakuman vol.2
28, *,381,633 Bakuman vol.1
29, *,376,340 Hayate The Combat Butler! vol.18
30, *,374,257 Ouran High School Host Club vol.14

Source: Oricon comic ranking

20 of 42 Comments Recent Comments

Why does Bloody Monday sell so much? It's shit. (The j-drama at least)

Mar 12, 2010 6:47 PM by Usami-Haru

bad sales 4 naruto
Its went better in vols 47 48 49
what a amazing numbers 4 one peice
its realy confuse me cause
I really hate that anime cause it only 4 under 16 kids

Mar 12, 2010 6:19 PM by syrianmj

sekida said:
Aren't we have 2nd half fiscal year 2009 rankings? can't find it.

there is 2009's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series

Mar 12, 2010 4:57 AM by smokes

dtshyk said:
*1, 1,801,877 One Piece vol.53
*2, 1,778,239 One Piece vol.52
*4, 1,170,718 Fullmetal Alchemist vol.21
*6, 1,068,430 Fullmetal Alchemist vol.22
13, *,619,501 Kuroshitsuji vol.6
19, *,557,839 Gintama vol.26
22, *,545,496 Gintama vol.27
23, *,493,768 Gintama vol.28

Hell yes!

Mar 12, 2010 2:10 AM by SlaughterChichi

go one piece and naruto

Mar 11, 2010 6:56 PM by Mr_Gutts

Aren't we have 2nd half fiscal year 2009 rankings? can't find it.

Mar 11, 2010 6:47 PM by sekida

Actually, no. It's a demographic that can span various genres, such as action, sci-fi, supernatural, adventure, comedy, etc.

And that's not a great analogy. I claimed that Bleach is better than Fullmetal Alchemist, you claimed I had bad taste because of it. One is an opinion, the other is a petty insult.

Jun 19, 2009 12:06 PM by Massive_Addict_B

MassiveAddict said:
And shounen is not a genre, it's a demographic. I'm assuming semantics are fine with you.

Shounen is a genre meant for certain demographic.

MassiveAddict said:

What pleasure do you get from telling someone something is wrong with them because they like something you don't?

No pleasure at all. its just perfectly fine to state the opinion. just as you had the right to say what you said, I had the right to comment on it saying my own opinion.

Jun 19, 2009 12:01 PM by Ahenshihael

Fai said:
Anything animated is Animation, or "Moving Pictures", a la "animate/animus/animé ". Cartoon is specific style of animation mostly used to define all of non-serious, humorous, parody forms of animation art. It is also an urban slang for western animation style.

So no, in no way it means the same.

I suppose we will agree to disagree!

Fai said:
No I am attacking you because I don't like your favourite manga and because artfully FMA1 beats the entire shonen genre, minus CLAMP works.

Ignoring the fact you admitting you're attacking someone because of a form of entertainment, that's a cool opinion, brother. I think CLAMP is pretty cool myself. Though, those legs...

And shounen is not a genre, it's a demographic. I'm assuming semantics are fine with you.

Fai said:
You rated them so high either because:
a. They are popular.
b. You have a bad taste.

What pleasure do you get from telling someone something is wrong with them because they like something you don't? It's actually a bit rude, especially considering this all stemmed from a simple comment not aimed anyone. Are you some sort of shounen crusader?

Jun 19, 2009 11:56 AM by Massive_Addict_B

MassiveAddict said:
Anime are cartoons. Anything animated is a cartoon. I think you're being trivial about the other two. Instead of addressing what I'm saying, you're playing with semantics.

Anything animated is Animation, or "Moving Pictures", a la "animate/animus/animé ". Cartoon is specific style of animation mostly used to define all of non-serious, humorous, parody forms of animation art. It is also an urban slang for western animation style.

So no, in no way it means the same.

MassiveAddict said:

Again, trivial semantics. But, since you seem persistant, let's fix it.

Oh sure, moving pictures with thousands of frames are surely same as drawn book of non-moving pictures. Riight.

MassiveAddict said:

I don't like your favorite manga, and you are attacking me for it. Grow up.

No I am attacking you because I don't like your favourite manga and because artfully FMA1 beats the entire shonen genre, minus CLAMP works.

MassiveAddict said:

I don't get it. Are you saying I rated them so high because they're popular? Do you have proof of this?

You rated them so high either because:
a. They are popular.
b. You have a bad taste.

MassiveAddict said:

I could easily say so-and-so rated 20th Century Boys a 10
because it /wasn't/ mainstream, but that doesn't mean I'd be right in my assumption.

Yes because works of Urasawa are mostly rated because of their high quality and not because of their popularity/unpopularity.

MassiveAddict said:

Also, I wouldn't necessarily call Beyblade popular, at least not anymore. It's barely alive, if only because of the new series.

It does not change the fact that it is a poor attempt at creating a toy franchise though.

Jun 19, 2009 11:40 AM by Ahenshihael

Fai said:
*facepalm*
Anime =/= Cartoon.
Manga =/= Anime
Manga =/= Cartoon.

Anime are cartoons. Anything animated is a cartoon. I think you're being trivial about the other two. Instead of addressing what I'm saying, you're playing with semantics.

Do you know what semantics are?

Fai said:
*facepalm*
Anime =/= Manga.

Again, trivial semantics. But, since you seem persistant, let's fix it.

I don't like your favorite manga, and you are attacking me for it. Grow up.

Fai said:
And that's why you rated it 10. Right. And Beyblade too.

I don't get it. Are you saying I rated them so high because they're popular? Do you have proof of this? I could easily say so-and-so rated 20th Century Boys a 10 because it /wasn't/ mainstream, but that doesn't mean I'd be right in my assumption.

Also, I wouldn't necessarily call Beyblade popular, at least not anymore. It's barely alive, if only because of the new series.

Jun 19, 2009 11:21 AM by Massive_Addict_B

MassiveAddict said:

That's pretty shallow to judge someone by something as trivial as a cartoon, but okay.

*facepalm*
Anime =/= Cartoon.
Manga =/= Anime
Manga =/= Cartoon.

MassiveAddict said:

1) I don't like your favorite anime. Grow up.

*facepalm*
Anime =/= Manga.

MassiveAddict said:

2) The one partiucular series I was talking about just happens to be popular. That may influence you, but I don't gauge the quality of a piece of work by how many people enjoy it or not.

And that's why you rated it 10. Right. And Beyblade too.

Jun 19, 2009 9:38 AM by Ahenshihael

Fai said:
Yes you are. You are what you eat, you are what you read.

That's pretty shallow to judge someone by something as trivial as a cartoon, but okay. We could've been the bestest of fwiends.

Fai said:
So you are basically saying that instead of choosing things by the material and storyline, you choose the most popular ones and like that ? :E

Except I didn't say that. I was pointing how you and those other two basically ganged up on me because:

1) I don't like your favorite anime. Grow up.
2) The one partiucular series I was talking about just happens to be popular. That may influence you, but I don't gauge the quality of a piece of work by how many people enjoy it or not.

Jun 19, 2009 5:44 AM by Massive_Addict_B

MassiveAddict said:

Wow, guys, thanks for taking the time to sum up who I am as a person by what Japanese cartoons I like and dislike!

Yes you are. You are what you eat, you are what you read.

MassiveAddict said:

wish I could be cool like you guys, what with the ablity to gauge what I like by it's popularity in the United States!

You are what you eat, you are what you read.

MassiveAddict said:

But alas, I am stuck deciding for myself what is good and what isn't based on the material itself and not how obscure it is so I can feel like the member of a secret adventure club for liking something twelve-year-old Naruto fans don't know about!

So you are basically saying that instead of choosing things by the material and storyline, you choose the most popular ones and like that ? :E

MassiveAddict said:

I have re-evaluated my place in this world as a person, thanks to you. I think I'll go to the Top Manga section, and then go to the very last page and read those series, since they obviously are of a higher quality then anything that would be a frontrunner!

1. Choosing things by the popularity of it is, well, human beings do not do that.
2. http://myanimelist.net/topmanga.php?type=manga - I don't see Bleach or Naruto anywhar thar. Do you?

Of course I forgot that you just said that you are choosing everything by the "Most Popular" tag.

MassiveAddict said:

Go put some south in your mouth.

Aww? And what about East? North? West? Thats called discrimination, sir!

Jun 19, 2009 12:32 AM by Ahenshihael

Hamel said:

Nidhoeggr said:

Fai said:

Then I have to LOL@U, sir.

of course its only normal that any bleach fan would hate FMA, which is clearly superior in storyline, art and characters. :P

You can't expect most people to realize the greatness that inhabits titles such as FMA, 20th Century Boys, One Piece or Saint Young Man. After all, this site is mostly inhabited by Naruto and Bleach tards from the US ;)

^This

Wow, guys, thanks for taking the time to sum up who I am as a person by what Japanese cartoons I like and dislike! I mean, who cares if we weren't talking about 20th Century Boys, One Piece, or Saint Young Man? I wish I could be cool like you guys, what with the ablity to gauge what I like by it's popularity in the United States! But alas, I am stuck deciding for myself what is good and what isn't based on the material itself and not how obscure it is so I can feel like the member of a secret adventure club for liking something twelve-year-old Naruto fans don't know about!

I have re-evaluated my place in this world as a person, thanks to you. I think I'll go to the Top Manga section, and then go to the very last page and read those series, since they obviously are of a higher quality then anything that would be a frontrunner!

Go put some south in your mouth.

Jun 18, 2009 7:01 PM by Massive_Addict_B

I'm really glad that One Piece is top of the list! It deserves that spot!

Jun 15, 2009 10:50 PM by Animegal9215

Nidhoeggr said:

Fai said:

Then I have to LOL@U, sir.

of course its only normal that any bleach fan would hate FMA, which is clearly superior in storyline, art and characters. :P

^This

Jun 15, 2009 4:35 PM by Hamel

dtshyk said:

29, *,376,340 Hayate The Combat Butler! vol.18
43, *,319,543 Hayate The Combat Butler! vol.19

light novels
*5, 119,218 Zero no Tsukaima vol.16
*6, 108,521 Shakugan no Shana vol.18

Jun 15, 2009 12:45 PM by Leah

Fai said:

Then I have to LOL@U, sir.

of course its only normal that any bleach fan would hate FMA, which is clearly superior in storyline, art and characters. :P

Jun 15, 2009 11:32 AM by Nidhoeggr

I love how no specific 20th Century Boys volume made it into the top 50, but 20th Century Boys is ranked 8th in overall sales. Shows that once you buy one volume, you just have to buy the rest. Glad to see Gintama selling a decent amount as well.

Jun 15, 2009 9:58 AM by Touka

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