2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, by Series
Friday January 2, 2009 Japan
One Piece, Naruto top chart; 20th Century Boys, Rookies rise with film, TV remakes
The following chart covers sales from December 24, 2007 to November 16, 2008. No new manga volume of Naoki Urasawa's 20th Century Boys was released in 2008. However over 3.7 million copies of the suspense manga were still sold on the strength of the ongoing movie trilogy and manga reissues such as the 24-volume 20th Century Boys/21st Century Boys set. Similarly, Masanori Morita's Rookies baseball manga enjoyed a resurgence thanks to the 2008 live-action drama adaptation and reissues of the compiled volumes.
1. One Piece
2. Naruto
3. 20th Century Boys
4. Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
5. Bleach
6. NANA
7. Soul Eater
8. Nodame Cantabile
9. ROOKIES
10. Gintama #26
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