2014 in manga

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The following is an overview of 2014 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 2014 in comics.

Contents

Awards

Best-sellers

Titles

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

RankTitleCopies
1 One Piece 11,885,957
2 Attack on Titan 11,728,368
3 Haikyu!! 8,283,709
4 Tokyo Ghoul 6,946,203
5 Kuroko's Basketball 6,729,439
6 Naruto 5,505,179
7 Ace of Diamond 4,681,031
8 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic 4,657,971
9 The Seven Deadly Sins 4,633,246
10 Assassination Classroom 4,622,108

Volumes

The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2014 [8] according to Oricon. [9] In 2014, there were 500,482,000 copies of manga volumes sold in Japan and the market for manga volumes in the country was worth ¥281.51 billion, representing 27.4% of the total book market of ¥1.02813 trillion. It was the largest segment of the book market by number of copies sold and the second-largest by value. [10]

RankVolumeCopies
1 One Piece vol.73 810,801
2One Piece vol.74834,558
3One Piece vol.75698,071
4 Attack on Titan vol.13 921,457
5Attack on Titan vol.12895,305
6Attack on Titan vol.13773,871
7 Naruto vol.67 11,106,651
8Naruto vol.6816,098,121
9 Kimi ni Todoke vol.21 1,031,380
10Naruto vol.691,007,954

Title debuts

Title endings

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "Yo-kai Watch, Baby Steps Win 38th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network . May 8, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. "Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story Wins 7th Annual Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network . March 27, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. "The World of Narue, Pacific Rim Win Seiun Awards". Anime News Network . July 22, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  4. "Magi, Kano-Uso, Zekkyō Gakkyū Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network . January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  5. "March comes in like a lion Wins 18th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award". Anime News Network . March 24, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  6. From November 18, 2013 to November 16, 2014.
  7. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014". Anime News Network . November 30, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  8. From November 18, 2013 to November 16, 2014.
  9. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014". Anime News Network . January 2, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  10. "Japanese Manga Book Market Rises to Record 282 Billion Yen". Anime News Network . January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  11. "Ganbare Goemon Manga Artist Hiroshi Obi Passes Away". Anime News Network . August 3, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016.