2015 in manga

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The following is an overview of 2015 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 2015 in comics.

Contents

Awards

Best-sellers

Titles

The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2015 [6] according to Oricon. [7]

RankTitleCopies
1 One Piece 14,102,521
2 The Seven Deadly Sins 10,304,112
3 Attack on Titan 8,778,048
4 Assassination Classroom 8,605,861
5 Kingdom 8,569,215
6 Haikyu!! 6,531,508
7 Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma 4,321,830
8 Terra Formars 4,188,158
9 Prison School 4,058,119
10 Tokyo Ghoul:re 3,758,541

Volumes

The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2015 [8] according to Oricon. [9]

RankVolumeCopies
1 One Piece vol.76 3,185,018
2One Piece vol.773,020,137
3One Piece vol.782,977,466
4One Piece vol.792,810,583
5 Attack on Titan vol.15 2,000,137
6Attack on Titan vol.161,920,780
7Attack on Titan vol.171,807,155
8 Naruto vol.72 1,324,693
9 Tokyo Ghoul:re vol.1 1,017,871
10 Assassination Classroom vol.12 1,012,500

Title debuts

Title endings

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "Yowamushi Pedal, The Seven Deadly Sins Win 39th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network . May 12, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. "Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Wins 8th Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network . March 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. "Yamato 2199, Moyashimon, Aoi Honō Win Seiun Awards". Anime News Network . August 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. "Yo-kai Watch, Be Blues Win 60th Shogakukan Awards". Anime News Network . January 21, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  5. "Aisawa Riku Manga Wins 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award". Anime News Network . March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
  7. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015". Anime News Network . November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  8. From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
  9. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2015". Anime News Network . November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  10. "Genma Taisen Rebirth Writer: Harmagedon/8 Man Creator Kazumasa Hirai Passes Away". Anime News Network . January 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  11. "Gekiga-Style Manga Pioneer Yoshihiro Tatsumi Passes Away". Anime News Network . March 8, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  12. "Inu X Boku Secret Service Manga Creator Cocoa Fujiwara Passes Away (Updated)". Anime News Network . April 8, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  13. "Award-Winning Manga Artist Kou Kojima Passes Away". Anime News Network . April 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  14. "Hajimete no Kōshien Manga Creator Masaki Himura Passes Away". Anime News Network . September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  15. "Manga Creator, Lyricist Hinako Konno Passes Away". Anime News Network . August 30, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  16. "Manga Creator Kōji Miyata Passes Away at 34". Anime News Network . October 27, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  17. "Manga Creator Jinpachi Mori Passes Away". Anime News Network . November 28, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  18. "Kitaro, NonNonBâ Manga Creator Shigeru Mizuki Passes Away". Anime News Network . November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.