From the Oricon´s web (thanks to Heji-sama):
General sellling
Volume selling
The last volumen don´t appear in the list, but it must be in TOP 10 
One Piece 2008 highest selling manga
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What's Naruto doing there?-_-
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Wow, not one manga came even close to One Piece.
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Glad One Piece makes the money it deserves.
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Official Gol D Roger. Just added.
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That's great! Oda and One Piece deserve this!
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Congrats to OP :]
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I'm surprised by the numbers. I believe typically One Piece tends to have overall first printing sales in the 2.3-2.6 million range. HxH consistently 1.4-1.6 million and so on. Though I suppose it could be the case that while most sales for a volume are within the first month, the rest might come over the next year or so.
Wow, not one manga came even close to One Piece.
Well it has a lot of volume released compared to some other titles. If you look at the best selling volumes, it barely edged out Nana this year. I believe last year (or 2006) Nana might've had the top spot in that area.
Both Nana and Nodame Cantabile are still on hiatus I think, and have been so for a while. Depending on the volume release schedule, it would possibly affected its overall volume sales.
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the market has spoken. one piece is best.
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Only 3 million shy of DragonBall's total of 150 million (Though, those numbers need adjusting)
Volume 53's debut numbers coupled with total sales taken from the next 3 months, should see it crack that number, though perhaps not DB.
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Very impressive. Is this only Japan?
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Yes .
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i'm so happy that nodame cantabile does so well.
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i'm so happy that nodame cantabile does so well.
Glad I'm not the only one who felt that way!
NC is in my top five favorite manga of all time right now and it's the most recent induction into that list.
They both occupy the 3rd and 4th spot.Hmmm…Also glad to see that Inoue-sensei is as beastly as ever! He has TWO series on that list and they're bi-monthly ones!
I'm shocked to see Naruto is still selling this well in Japan. Wow. It's ranking so low in the charts volume-wise recently, too.
20th century boys is the only thing on the top list I havent tried yet. Is that any good??Anyone have a link to this info so I can post in my blog?
Also, it's a children's comic from Japan.
Why are you comparing it to cultural engravings and burritos.
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Yeah that's not mentioning worldwide sales either. That's freakin' awesome.
Let's see if One Piece is just as popular outside of japan.
(Not including America of course)
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Um, quite the drop for v49 (bomba?!)
Volume 48 (Release December '07 - 2.5 million)
Volume 49 (Release March 4th '08 - 1.5 million)Only 3 months apart and 1 million copies off the pace. Vol. 50/51 did much better considering their respective releases.
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I don't know why but I actualy feel proud for beign a OP fan :D
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Nice. Took a while though 8D
The series deserves it, yosh!
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@Battle:
Um, quite the drop for v49 (bomba?!)
Volume 48 (Release December '07 - 2.5 million)
Volume 49 (Release March 4th '08 - 1.5 million)Only 3 months apart and 1 million copies off the pace. Vol. 50/51 did much better considering their respective releases.
Sales for the other series also seems much smaller than the final volume data.
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Think One Piece will beat out DB?
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great news. one piece is indeed the greatest show and deserves every praise it gets. i am glad i picked it up 2 years ago and still follow it.
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@Ao:
Glad I'm not the only one who felt that way!
NC is in my top five favorite manga of all time right now and it's the most recent induction into that list.
They both occupy the 3rd and 4th spot.Hmmm…Also glad to see that Inoue-sensei is as beastly as ever! He has TWO series on that list and they're bi-monthly ones!
I'm shocked to see Naruto is still selling this well in Japan. Wow. It's ranking so low in the charts volume-wise recently, too.
20th century boys is the only thing on the top list I havent tried yet. Is that any good??Anyone have a link to this info so I can post in my blog?
Pretty good though it drags in the middle and the ending is pretty anti-climactic. Then again, any of Urasawa's works are expected to be like that.
And why is Naruto so high up>
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Wow. One Piece is doing really well. That's great. Maybe it'll reach those stats in other places in due time. Hopefully…..
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Thats great news. Glad to see One Piece is doing so well. Hopefully they can keep this up and surpass DB. :)
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And all is as it should be.
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@Ao:
20th century boys is the only thing on the top list I havent tried yet. Is that any good??
It's a decent manga.
It's much better in the beginning and middle though because at the end that cute baby you see in the beginning's all grown up and a rock's more entertaining than her.
Also, it's full of a bunch of twists and turns though which kept me interested enough through dealing with the beforementioned grown up cute baby.
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This is Delicious!
Oda rox! Im proud to say im a One Piece fan. -
These charts should be flashed across the television screens of all Narutards. I'm surprised at how many people don't take to one piece just because of the 4 Kids dub. And some hate OP just after watching only one episode (presumably filler). Hopefully, this chart could get a few of them on our side.
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I don't respect peons who like something simply because it's popular. Popularity is not necessarily an indicator of quality. For instance, Harry Potter was (and still is, in a sense) extremely popular, yet I didn't think it was the greatest thing ever printed. The series was good. Not great, not terrible, and not worth as much fuss as it got, just good. One Piece, on the other hand is in my opinion popular because it is an extremely good story. So One Piece's popularity is in my opinion deserved and earned.
Although I will admit, the overly-defensive-where-Naruto-and-Bleach-are-concerned One Piece fanboy in me is extraordinarily pleased by this news, more pleased then that side of me really should be. But then again, so's the rational, wants-to-see-something-he-likes-appreciated-properly One Piece fanboy in me, so I guess that's okay.
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It really doesn't bother me that anyone doesn't like OP. If they're willing to judge things by what they saw on TV and know to have been heavily altered or heard by word of mouth I really don't want to associate or be associated with those kinds of people anyway ^_^;
Their loss as they say, no need for any other bad blood.
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I don't respect peons who like something simply because it's popular. Popularity is not necessarily an indicator of quality. For instance, Harry Potter was (and still is, in a sense) extremely popular, yet I didn't think it was the greatest thing ever printed. The series was good. Not great, not terrible, and not worth as much fuss as it got, just good. One Piece, on the other hand is in my opinion popular because it is an extremely good story. So One Piece's popularity is in my opinion deserved and earned.
Although I will admit, the overly-defensive-where-Naruto-and-Bleach-are-concerned One Piece fanboy in me is extraordinarily pleased by this news, more pleased then that side of me really should be. But then again, so's the rational, wants-to-see-something-he-likes-appreciated-properly One Piece fanboy in me, so I guess that's okay.
FYI, it was Naruto that got me reading manga in the first place but I found myself glued to OP without giving Naruto a damn. I've read Naruto, OP, Bleach, Death Note and many more manga series. Of all of them, IMHO, I find that one piece has the most addictive storyline and truly deserves first place. Recently, I have seen a lot of naruto fanboys saying 'naruto pwnz all', 'One piece suckz'. But when they're asked if they've watched or read OP, almost all of them say they haven't. If you don't believe me, try searching for 'one piece or naruto' in yahoo answers. Many people go for Naruto just because they see it topping the OneManga list without giving OP even a chance. It's true that Naruto is/was a good manga but they should see that OP is just as good, if not better. What I'm suggesting is, if more people (especially those still unaware of OP) see this chart, then they could atleast give OP a try. And NOBODY is going to like OP just for the popularity because after they read a few chapters, they're gonna appreciate the awesome storyline and Oda's unique art.
Also FYI,
Popularity => makes you try a new manga
Good storyline and art => makes you continue reading itSo popularity without a good storyline is useless. Also good storyline without popularity goes unappreciated. That's why some more popularity will make everyone appreciate what a great manga OP is and what they're missing
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what is nana and 20th century boys?
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I'm glad Pluto's doing well, even if it's a really boring series at times.
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Oda. Ugh…you live my dream! Not to become a mangaka. Only God knows how that life is like... >.> But to have my writing become famous would be wonderful.
I've never read or given Naruto a chance, so I never judge it. I admit, I have bias moments, but I've never gone out of my way to say 'Naruto sucks'.
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what is nana and 20th century boys?
Nana's a soapopera where the character's lives are heading more and more into the "horrible trainwreck" area.
20th Century boys is… insane.
And Naruto used to be very good, but now it is VERY bad.
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I heard that despite OP dominating in manga sales, that Kishimoto still manages to earn more than Oda. Is there any validity to this statement? You'd think even with merchandise, OP will win out.
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what is nana and 20th century boys?
Nana is the most popular girls' manga now being written. Its author was also voted favorite overall mangaka in the last Oricon ranking.
It's also had two successful films and happens to be the one manga my wife still keeps up with outside OP.
It is extremely EXTREMELY wishy-washy girly and I don't say that as if it's a bad thing but there really is little there for guys. Since she started OP for my sake I attempted to read Nana MANY times and I still can't get into it. It's just not for me. But I DO like how the author handles the 'passage' of time which brings us to
20th Century Boys which is currently being made into 3 feature films, one was released this year, the next is coming next year and the third will probably begin filming soon, is a manga that recently wrapped by MONSTER and Yawara! author Naoki Urasawa. Like MONSTER it starts off INCREDIBLY ambitious and delivers on all ends up until about halfway through where it just becomes a puddle of uncontrollable muck and mire that self-digests itself until it ends with the impact of a single white feather blown from a desk on a summer day.
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banzai for one piece. my all time favorite though i started with the anime but its still great no wait ….... its the greatest.
although i hoped for more of HXH, anyways its all good.
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Nana's a soapopera where the character's lives are heading more and more into the "horrible trainwreck" area.
20th Century boys is… insane.
And Naruto used to be very good, but now it is VERY bad.
thanks for the break down
Nana is the most popular girls' manga now being written. Its author was also voted favorite overall mangaka in the last Oricon ranking.
It's also had two successful films and happens to be the one manga my wife still keeps up with outside OP.
It is extremely EXTREMELY wishy-washy girly and I don't say that as if it's a bad thing but there really is little there for guys. Since she started OP for my sake I attempted to read Nana MANY times and I still can't get into it. It's just not for me. But I DO like how the author handles the 'passage' of time which brings us to
20th Century Boys which is currently being made into 3 feature films, one was released this year, the next is coming next year and the third will probably begin filming soon, is a manga that recently wrapped by MONSTER and Yawara! author Naoki Urasawa. Like MONSTER it starts off INCREDIBLY ambitious and delivers on all ends up until about halfway through where it just becomes a puddle of uncontrollable muck and mire that self-digests itself until it ends with the impact of a single white feather blown from a desk on a summer day.
Thanks for this very detailed…doesn't seem as if I'd be interested in either.
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20th Century Boys which is currently being made into 3 feature films, one was released this year, the next is coming next year and the third will probably begin filming soon, is a manga that recently wrapped by MONSTER and Yawara! author Naoki Urasawa. Like MONSTER it starts off INCREDIBLY ambitious and delivers on all ends up until about halfway through where it just becomes a puddle of uncontrollable muck and mire that self-digests itself until it ends with the impact of a single white feather blown from a desk on a summer day.
Dude you're so right with this analysis. It really makes me sad thinking how shitty that manga turned. Until about vol. 12 it was a masterpiece. I remember camping outside my bookstore when a new volume was gonna get released. It was THAT good :sad:
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One piece is very close to beating Dragon ball.
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I liked Monster throughout.
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I liked Monster throughout.
yeah it`s awesome:happy:
and to the selling…OP just is another league so far...DB won
t be long on the top anymore... but still in influence and in what it has brought the whole manga scene it cant be topped EVER..
even OP is greater in my eyes
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Monster is a masterpiece. Dunno why so many people were disappointed by the ending, I thought it was perfect. 20th Century Boys is incredible as well. I think most people who didn't like the last part of 20th read the english scans which were very shoddily translated after volume 17. For example
Shitty scan: It's been ten minutes already…
Stephen trans: Surely this is enough...Shitty scan: Hey, it's frozen! (a character complaining after drinking a coke)
Stephen trans: Man, can't you keep these cool? (which makes a lot more sense)Etc. I remember loving the series until volume 17 and then wondering why the fuck it turned to shit and suddenly stopped making any sense once I reached volume 18. Thank God for the french volumes. Anyway, good to see Vagabond and Real doing so well and I'm pleasantly surprised by Pluto. Another work of genius from Urasawa; no one seems to talk much about it so I was afraid it had bombed but it seems to be doing well. Also good to see Soul Eater so high up.
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@Lok:
I heard that despite OP dominating in manga sales, that Kishimoto still manages to earn more than Oda. Is there any validity to this statement? You'd think even with merchandise, OP will win out.
Maybe it does combined with the American sells. :getlost:
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^I thought OP is only the most popular manga/anime in Japan. Internationally, it's Naruto. I'm sure I read it somewhere before (a forum, not this forum).
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think most people who didn't like the last part of 20th read the english scans which were very shoddily translated after volume 17.
I read the Japanese comics.
MONSTER and 20CB are both high-concept manga that shoot expectations far higher than the resolutions ever reach but do a decent job of attempting to reach that pinnacle. Both have a habit of wandering around wasting time on side-stories and characters that ultimately don't do anything for the story or overall progression/growth of the characters.
In MONSTER at least by the end all of the characters are likable. It's just a weak ending. By the end of 20CB Kenji was so full of himself it was disgusting to see him on screen. If the identity had been revealed before the very end, I probably would have enjoyed the story itself more but no, it came to the point where by the last 3 volumes I was flipping pages with the only motivation being to find out who. You simply can't meet an expectation like that. Even so, I'd like to be able to say I enjoyed the resolution or the scenarios the massive cast of characters found themselves in but no. It really climaxed at about halfway through. I can't even remember any specific details post prison-break. The series had some incredible surprises early on and sparkled throughout but it really it comes down to Urasawa not managing his massive cast that well.
Just my two cents. Not intended to be the end-all verdict on the series.
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it's about time… Now if only Bleach would get trashed
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^I thought OP is only the most popular manga/anime in Japan. Internationally, it's Naruto. I'm sure I read somewhere before (a forum, not this forum).
Most americans give up after watching the OP dub.
it's about time… Now if only Bleach would get trashed
I know what you mean. You can completely skip a chapter or two of Bleach but still continue reading as if you missed nothing (which is very much true IMHO). But the initial chapters and episodes were very interesting (main reason why I even read bleach today).
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Both have a habit of wandering around wasting time on side-stories and characters that ultimately don't do anything for the story or overall progression/growth of the characters.
It's funny because while I happen to agree with you, some of the characters and sidestories don't advance the main plot, that's precisely why I happen to like them. In the Monster reviews on IGN the writer simultaneously praises the complexity of the characters and the brilliance of the story while complaining about new characters being introduced and the story taking too long to progress. My thoughts were "What's the rush? Why do you want the story to end right away if you like it?". I could understand if the sidestories weren't as good as the main plot but generally, they're quite emotional and well written (In Monster, anyway. Some of the sidestories in 20th Century Boys were quite weak in comparison).
I can't remember where I read this but I recall Oda saying something like "I'd like to show the straw-hats relaxing and their interactions with each other more but people would get bored". Something along those lines. And I think Urasawa intentionally did this in Monster. Every once in a while he'd take a small break from the main story and show Tenma or someone else in a more ordinary situation and it fleshes out the world and people of Monster even if doesn't advance the story. I like the Davy Back Fight for similar reasons. You could quite easily remove it without affecting the plot but it was a nice change of pace and it enrichened the world of One Piece.
As for 20th Century Boys, it was coincidentally only around volume 8 (just after the prison break) that I started really getting into it, an interesting difference in opinions. But I had to reread it a couple times to fully appreciate it. There's lots of foreshadowing and little things that show just how much was carefully planned and the whole story is easier to follow once you know what's going to happen. There's less suspense but at least it isn't as confusing.
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My thoughts were "What's the rush? Why do you want the story to end right away if you like it?".
And therein lies the problem in my eyes that by making Tomodachi, he destroyed part of the charm. The rush, for me, was to find out who it was because after a while the meandering story lost my interest and I couldn't enjoy it because I just wanted to see who the fucker was. Is that partially mt problem? Well yes, I agree it's something I wanted to see. But that was a bar raised by the author. If he addressed it before the end it would have become less about the identity and more about the characters.
Another problem is that had this been weekly, it probably wouldn't have been a big deal, but with chapters so sparse, I don't know how it could hold anyone's attention. When I read a chapter of OP usually I'm thoroughly charged until the next release. But when there's a comic resolving some strand of a person Kenji met in passing one time it's like, "I've got nuthin' until the next round…."
With OP I wish he'd spend more time on side-stories. The reason I could handle it there is because we aren't constantly being cock-teased with information or opportunities to learn about what the titular mystery is. At least not yet. If each week Oda was giving us little bits about it or offering hints at the end of each arc instead of making the mystery about his characters and their relationships/place in the world, not to mention the inner workings of the world itself, I don't think I could stand it, but that clearly isn't the case.
Much like OP I believe much of 20CB was constructed from back forward. Which is certainly a commendable task. But again, it's the focus of the story and his lack of direction that bothers me.
This is the one area where I feel a kindred spirit with those who despise Season 2 of LOST. They were so concerned about the mysteries they wanted to get the show MOVING and when it focused on the characters, they lost interest. I myself LOVE the characters. I think they did and have done a STELLAR job with the characters so I didn't even flinch. If I enjoyed the characters that much in 20CB I'd probably feel the same way.
