Japan's Yearly Manga and Light Novel Rankings for 2023 (First Half)

Holy shit, Blue Lock smashing the ranks. I'm not surprised though, I'm glad it's been very successful.

Angel Next Door being #1 is a delight, that anime/LN is enough to cause type 30 diabetes.

Jul 22, 2023 4:11 PM by BitChilly

With Roshidere and Angel next door taking over sales in LNs think is safe to say the Isekai fad is fading

Jul 21, 2023 10:13 AM by GalacticMagna

BlueLock is peak indeed.dont let lonely men who gives ranks to fictional 2d women on his profile tell u otherwise 🤓☝️

Jul 20, 2023 2:07 AM by vitor03

Welp, this is a big loss for the future of anime. In my opinion out of those 5 only One Piece is at least worth something (the manga is apparently good, the anime... not so much), but the other four? Eww. I really hate to hate on manga and anime others love, but gosh, Blue Lock was probably one of the worst shows of the decade, maybe even century. The one thing it had going for it (because the message, characters and storys were... lets leave it at 'bad') was its animation and soundtrack, and well, half into the show the animation got worse and worse to the point I wondered if the production teams funds got frozen or something. Chainsaw Man was completely overhyped, and honestly, it was so uninspiring that even my best friend, who watches everything Shonen Jump, dropped it in 5 episodes. I could only sit through it one episode further, but had enough then as well. At first, I thought the MC was relatable, but that hold up for like one episode at most. The other characters fell flat as well, the action was nonsensical, it was just... absolute average, really. Jujutsu Kaisen is just as uninspiring with so many bad characters (only Gojo matters, everyone else is boring), and then Slam Dunk, 800 years old and still one of in my opinion the worst depictions of basketball. On the plusside, at least Otonari no Tenshi-sama has the topspot in Light Novels. But aside from that, the future looks bleak. I guess the next decade I only have rewatches or random Isekai I never heard of before to watch, because 'new' Shonen (CCM and JJK) is dead on arrival (and we had a good 'new' Shonen in BnHA, before Horikoshi lost his way with the last 2-3 arcs) and other shows want to be edgy as well. Guess the 2020s will be the edgy decade.

Jun 4, 2023 4:33 PM by Play2X

Blue Lock is peak, glad to see it on top doing really well. Seeing it at the top also makes me happy because it makes the pretentious MAL elitists mad 🙏 "I cannot believe such edgy fujobait drivel is at the top instead of my favorite underrated obscure manga that barely anyone knows about. *Blah blah more meaningless buzzwords and complaining about the current state of the anime industry and people's inferior garbage taste* 🤓☝"

Jun 2, 2023 6:05 PM by thebrentinator24

RobertBobert said:

MadanielFL said:

RobertBobert said:

MadanielFL said:

RobertBobert said:
Hmm, either he deleted the branch, or it really was somewhere else. But I wonder how personal you're taking this if you're willing to literally search the thread or try to justify the dude with speculation about his intentions.

It's not that serious, I've been familiar with Frog-kun's blog for a while now, so I just wanted to confirm if what you said is true or not.
Because I've seen more people talking about how this show will cause controversy, than the controversy itself.

Fabris said:
It's just amerizoomers being amerizoomers. Let them do their silly "cancelling" of stuff they would not even buy anyway. With enough luck, they gonna do enough buzz in their twitter bubbles who will atract some neutral normies attention, and thus make it MORE POPULAR than it would be. No such thing as bad publicity.

Also, let's be real: LOL, LMAO, XD, ahaha, even.

It's like if I would like to go boycotting MCU cuz the heroes are americans, and, you known, no WMDs on Iraq, funding to South America brutal military dictatorships in the 1960's-1980's (my poor country included), etc, etc, etc.

Hell, at least the MCU HAS some politics and looooots of cultural americanisms shoved in, this stuff is just a romantic slice of life with a teen girl russian-who-lives-in-japan (or uzbek-russian, if people spoiled me correctly) who rumbles in her native language from time to time. VERY Political, such Vatnik, author is totally a Dugin-pilled guy with Zs on his own house /s.

If this was that Isekai Putin (Ride on King), I would comprehend the angryness, but THIS?!

Trust me, "amerizoomers" don't care about this show at all.
I can say this from personal experience, as nothing really changed for the Russian kids here at my school, the continued to get along with American kids just as they had before.

It's mostly the old mainstream "liberals" that care about this stuff, not the new generation, specially those who watch anime.

I doubt there will be a significant number of "amerizoomers" boycotting this show, there might a few here and there, but certainly the vast majority will not care at all.

The fact that you literally mean that I can lie to you already says that you take these things seriously, doesn't it?

So if I check Frog-kun's blog, means that I am taking it seriously?

You didn't answer my question. You didn't just "check the blog", you literally accused me of lying and took the time to check it out, only to catch me doing it.

I wasn't accusing you of anything.

I was just checking her blog because I read that often.

Jun 2, 2023 12:20 PM by MadanielFL

MadanielFL said:

RobertBobert said:

MadanielFL said:

RobertBobert said:
Hmm, either he deleted the branch, or it really was somewhere else. But I wonder how personal you're taking this if you're willing to literally search the thread or try to justify the dude with speculation about his intentions.

It's not that serious, I've been familiar with Frog-kun's blog for a while now, so I just wanted to confirm if what you said is true or not.
Because I've seen more people talking about how this show will cause controversy, than the controversy itself.

Fabris said:
It's just amerizoomers being amerizoomers. Let them do their silly "cancelling" of stuff they would not even buy anyway. With enough luck, they gonna do enough buzz in their twitter bubbles who will atract some neutral normies attention, and thus make it MORE POPULAR than it would be. No such thing as bad publicity.

Also, let's be real: LOL, LMAO, XD, ahaha, even.

It's like if I would like to go boycotting MCU cuz the heroes are americans, and, you known, no WMDs on Iraq, funding to South America brutal military dictatorships in the 1960's-1980's (my poor country included), etc, etc, etc.

Hell, at least the MCU HAS some politics and looooots of cultural americanisms shoved in, this stuff is just a romantic slice of life with a teen girl russian-who-lives-in-japan (or uzbek-russian, if people spoiled me correctly) who rumbles in her native language from time to time. VERY Political, such Vatnik, author is totally a Dugin-pilled guy with Zs on his own house /s.

If this was that Isekai Putin (Ride on King), I would comprehend the angryness, but THIS?!

Trust me, "amerizoomers" don't care about this show at all.
I can say this from personal experience, as nothing really changed for the Russian kids here at my school, the continued to get along with American kids just as they had before.

It's mostly the old mainstream "liberals" that care about this stuff, not the new generation, specially those who watch anime.

I doubt there will be a significant number of "amerizoomers" boycotting this show, there might a few here and there, but certainly the vast majority will not care at all.

The fact that you literally mean that I can lie to you already says that you take these things seriously, doesn't it?

So if I check Frog-kun's blog, means that I am taking it seriously?

You didn't answer my question. You didn't just "check the blog", you literally accused me of lying and took the time to check it out, only to catch me doing it.

Jun 2, 2023 11:27 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

MadanielFL said:

It's not that serious, I've been familiar with Frog-kun's blog for a while now, so I just wanted to confirm if what you said is true or not.
Because I've seen more people talking about how this show will cause controversy, than the controversy itself.

Trust me, "amerizoomers" don't care about this show at all.
I can say this from personal experience, as nothing really changed for the Russian kids here at my school, the continued to get along with American kids just as they had before.

It's mostly the old mainstream "liberals" that care about this stuff, not the new generation, specially those who watch anime.

I doubt there will be a significant number of "amerizoomers" boycotting this show, there might a few here and there, but certainly the vast majority will not care at all.

The fact that you literally mean that I can lie to you already says that you take these things seriously, doesn't it?

So if I check Frog-kun's blog, means that I am taking it seriously?

Jun 2, 2023 11:01 AM by MadanielFL

MadanielFL said:

RobertBobert said:
Hmm, either he deleted the branch, or it really was somewhere else. But I wonder how personal you're taking this if you're willing to literally search the thread or try to justify the dude with speculation about his intentions.

It's not that serious, I've been familiar with Frog-kun's blog for a while now, so I just wanted to confirm if what you said is true or not.
Because I've seen more people talking about how this show will cause controversy, than the controversy itself.

Fabris said:
It's just amerizoomers being amerizoomers. Let them do their silly "cancelling" of stuff they would not even buy anyway. With enough luck, they gonna do enough buzz in their twitter bubbles who will atract some neutral normies attention, and thus make it MORE POPULAR than it would be. No such thing as bad publicity.

Also, let's be real: LOL, LMAO, XD, ahaha, even.

It's like if I would like to go boycotting MCU cuz the heroes are americans, and, you known, no WMDs on Iraq, funding to South America brutal military dictatorships in the 1960's-1980's (my poor country included), etc, etc, etc.

Hell, at least the MCU HAS some politics and looooots of cultural americanisms shoved in, this stuff is just a romantic slice of life with a teen girl russian-who-lives-in-japan (or uzbek-russian, if people spoiled me correctly) who rumbles in her native language from time to time. VERY Political, such Vatnik, author is totally a Dugin-pilled guy with Zs on his own house /s.

If this was that Isekai Putin (Ride on King), I would comprehend the angryness, but THIS?!

Trust me, "amerizoomers" don't care about this show at all.
I can say this from personal experience, as nothing really changed for the Russian kids here at my school, the continued to get along with American kids just as they had before.

It's mostly the old mainstream "liberals" that care about this stuff, not the new generation, specially those who watch anime.

I doubt there will be a significant number of "amerizoomers" boycotting this show, there might a few here and there, but certainly the vast majority will not care at all.

The fact that you literally mean that I can lie to you already says that you take these things seriously, doesn't it?

Jun 2, 2023 11:00 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:
Hmm, either he deleted the branch, or it really was somewhere else. But I wonder how personal you're taking this if you're willing to literally search the thread or try to justify the dude with speculation about his intentions.

It's not that serious, I've been familiar with Frog-kun's blog for a while now, so I just wanted to confirm if what you said is true or not.
Because I've seen more people talking about how this show will cause controversy, than the controversy itself.

Fabris said:
It's just amerizoomers being amerizoomers. Let them do their silly "cancelling" of stuff they would not even buy anyway. With enough luck, they gonna do enough buzz in their twitter bubbles who will atract some neutral normies attention, and thus make it MORE POPULAR than it would be. No such thing as bad publicity.

Also, let's be real: LOL, LMAO, XD, ahaha, even.

It's like if I would like to go boycotting MCU cuz the heroes are americans, and, you known, no WMDs on Iraq, funding to South America brutal military dictatorships in the 1960's-1980's (my poor country included), etc, etc, etc.

Hell, at least the MCU HAS some politics and looooots of cultural americanisms shoved in, this stuff is just a romantic slice of life with a teen girl russian-who-lives-in-japan (or uzbek-russian, if people spoiled me correctly) who rumbles in her native language from time to time. VERY Political, such Vatnik, author is totally a Dugin-pilled guy with Zs on his own house /s.

If this was that Isekai Putin (Ride on King), I would comprehend the angryness, but THIS?!

Trust me, "amerizoomers" don't care about this show at all.
I can say this from personal experience, as nothing really changed for the Russian kids here at my school, the continued to get along with American kids just as they had before.

It's mostly the old mainstream "liberals" that care about this stuff, not the new generation, specially those who watch anime.

I doubt there will be a significant number of "amerizoomers" boycotting this show, there might a few here and there, but certainly the vast majority will not care at all.

Jun 2, 2023 10:58 AM by MadanielFL

Looks like Kusuriya no Hitorigoto is finally going down in sales of older volumes. But... Since it's finally getting an anime, sales of older volumes are going to explode again soon lmao.

Jun 2, 2023 10:53 AM by Zefyris

MadanielFL said:

RobertBobert said:

Where can't you see?

https://frogkun.com/2022/11/24/this-romcom-light-novel-will-definitely-get-an-anime-soon/

Hmm, either he deleted the branch, or it really was somewhere else. But I wonder how personal you're taking this if you're willing to literally search the thread or try to justify the dude with speculation about his intentions.

Jun 2, 2023 10:34 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

MadanielFL said:

I don't see the reply where he tried to defend himself...

Where can't you see?

https://frogkun.com/2022/11/24/this-romcom-light-novel-will-definitely-get-an-anime-soon/

Jun 2, 2023 10:27 AM by MadanielFL

Fabris said:

RobertBobert said:

I read about an adaptation of this on Frog-kun's blog, one of ANN's most liberal and sensible writers (if not the only one) and one of the first comments there was a dude who said he was going to boycott it because of the Russians.

It's just amerizoomers being amerizoomers. Let them do their silly "cancelling" of stuff they would not even buy anyway. With enough luck, they gonna do enough buzz in their twitter bubbles who will atract some neutral normies attention, and thus make it MORE POPULAR than it would be. No such thing as bad publicity.

Also, let's be real: LOL, LMAO, XD, ahaha, even.

It's like if I would like to go boycotting MCU cuz the heroes are americans, and, you known, no WMDs on Iraq, funding to South America brutal military dictatorships in the 1960's-1980's (my poor country included), etc, etc, etc.

Hell, at least the MCU HAS some politics and looooots of cultural americanisms shoved in, this stuff is just a romantic slice of life with a teen girl russian-who-lives-in-japan (or uzbek-russian, if people spoiled me correctly) who rumbles in her native language from time to time. VERY Political, such Vatnik, author is totally a Dugin-pilled guy with Zs on his own house /s.

If this was that Isekai Putin (Ride on King), I would comprehend the angryness, but THIS?!

I stopped paying attention to this after a lot of people who made fun of the boycott of Hogwarts Legacy, non-ironically called for a boycott of Atomic Heart, lol.

Jun 2, 2023 10:11 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

MadanielFL said:

I've only seen someone say that they won't be watching it because they don't like tsunderes...

I read about an adaptation of this on Frog-kun's blog, one of ANN's most liberal and sensible writers (if not the only one) and one of the first comments there was a dude who said he was going to boycott it because of the Russians.

It's just amerizoomers being amerizoomers. Let them do their silly "cancelling" of stuff they would not even buy anyway. With enough luck, they gonna do enough buzz in their twitter bubbles who will atract some neutral normies attention, and thus make it MORE POPULAR than it would be. No such thing as bad publicity.

Also, let's be real: LOL, LMAO, XD, ahaha, even.

It's like if I would like to go boycotting MCU cuz the heroes are americans, and, you known, no WMDs on Iraq, funding to South America brutal military dictatorships in the 1960's-1980's (my poor country included), etc, etc, etc.

Hell, at least the MCU HAS some politics and looooots of cultural americanisms shoved in, this stuff is just a romantic slice of life with a teen girl russian-who-lives-in-japan (or uzbek-russian, if people spoiled me correctly) who rumbles in her native language from time to time. VERY Political, such Vatnik, author is totally a Dugin-pilled guy with Zs on his own house /s.

If this was that Isekai Putin (Ride on King), I would comprehend the angryness, but THIS?!

Jun 2, 2023 10:09 AM by Fabris

MadanielFL said:

RobertBobert said:

Someone tried to argue with him and he seriously tried to defend his point of view. And he wasn't the only one who said that to me.

I don't see the reply where he tried to defend himself...

Where can't you see?

Jun 2, 2023 10:04 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

MadanielFL said:

I don't think that guy sounded serious at all...

Someone tried to argue with him and he seriously tried to defend his point of view. And he wasn't the only one who said that to me.

I don't see the reply where he tried to defend himself...

Jun 2, 2023 10:02 AM by MadanielFL

MadanielFL said:

RobertBobert said:

I read about an adaptation of this on Frog-kun's blog, one of ANN's most liberal and sensible writers (if not the only one) and one of the first comments there was a dude who said he was going to boycott it because of the Russians.

I don't think that guy sounded serious at all...

Someone tried to argue with him and he seriously tried to defend his point of view. And he wasn't the only one who said that to me.

Jun 2, 2023 9:32 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

MadanielFL said:

I've only seen someone say that they won't be watching it because they don't like tsunderes...

I read about an adaptation of this on Frog-kun's blog, one of ANN's most liberal and sensible writers (if not the only one) and one of the first comments there was a dude who said he was going to boycott it because of the Russians.

I don't think that guy sounded serious at all...

Jun 2, 2023 9:31 AM by MadanielFL

MadanielFL said:

RobertBobert said:

Me too. Unfortunately, some assholes are already trying to make it political... well, for obvious reasons.

I've only seen someone say that they won't be watching it because they don't like tsunderes...

I read about an adaptation of this on Frog-kun's blog, one of ANN's most liberal and sensible writers (if not the only one) and one of the first comments there was a dude who said he was going to boycott it because of the Russians.

Jun 2, 2023 9:22 AM by RobertBobert

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