2013 in manga explained

The following is an overview of 2013 in manga. It includes winners of notable awards, best-sellers, title debuts and endings, deaths of notable manga-related people as well as any other relevant manga-related events. For an overview of the year in comics from other countries, see 2013 in comics.

Awards

Best-sellers

See also: List of Oricon number-one manga of 2013 and The New York Times Manga Best Sellers of 2013.

Titles

The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2014[6] according to Oricon.[7]

Rank Title Copies
1One Piece18,151,599
2Attack on Titan15,933,801
3Kuroko's Basketball8,761,081
47,151,001
5Naruto5,553,933
6Silver Spoon4,858,699
7Assassination Classroom4,595,820
8Hunter × Hunter4,231,475
9Fairy Tail3,790,151
10Terra Formars3,602,630

Volumes

The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2014[8] according to Oricon.[9]

Rank Volume Copies
1One Piece vol.693,147,224
2One Piece vol.703,039,487
3One Piece vol.712,890,263
4One Piece vol.722,354,005
5Attack on Titan vol.91,950,807
6Attack on Titan vol.101,915,976
7Attack on Titan vol.111,453,879
8Attack on Titan vol.81,339,845
9Attack on Titan vol.11,299,048
10Attack on Titan vol.11,267,129

Title debuts

Title endings

Deaths

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Animal Land, Ore Monogatari!! Win 37th Kodansha Manga Awards. May 9, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  2. Web site: Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Wins 6th Manga Taisho Award. March 21, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  3. Web site: Bodacious Space Pirates, Inherit the Stars Win at Japan Sci-Fi Con. July 23, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  4. Web site: Silver Spoon, I Am a Hero Win Shogakukan Manga Awards. January 24, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  5. Web site: Kingdom Wins 17th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award. April 28, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  6. From November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013.
  7. Web site: Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013. December 1, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  8. From November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013.
  9. Web site: Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2013. December 1, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  10. Web site: Andō Natsu Manga Creator Yūji Nishi Passes Away. February 6, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  11. Web site: Zero no Tsukaima Author Noboru Yamaguchi Passes Away. April 10, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  12. Web site: Police Suspect Suicide in Ramen Fighter Miki Creator Jun Sadogawa's Passing. August 13, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  13. Web site: Anpanman Manga/Anime Creator Takashi Yanase Passes Away. October 15, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  14. Web site: Taberemasen Manga Creator Yanwari Kazama Passes Away. October 26, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  15. Web site: Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Manga's Ichirō Tsunohazu Passes Away. December 4, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.
  16. Web site: Caterpillar Manga Artist Isuka Hakozaki Passes Away at 27. April 22, 2013. March 1, 2016. Anime News Network.