Japanese entertainment hub Oricon have published two lists on which manga have sold the most in the first half of this year.
There are plenty of names which will be familiar to western audiences as well as titles to watch out for. The first list shows the 10 most purchased series.
- One Piece [13,833,116]
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Naruto [3,081,822]
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Hunter X Hunter [2,721,003]
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Space Brothers [2,684,223]
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Kimi ni Todoke [2,316,005]
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Fairy Tail [2,271,497]
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Bakuman [1,986,502]
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Kuroko’s Basketball [1,969,727]
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Shingeki no Kyojin [1,725,725]
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Bokura ga Ita [1,715,410]
One Piece’s dominance is underlined in the top 100 list. This list looks at the best selling manga by individual volume. One Piece commands both gold and silver positions. Naurto, which was the second most popular series, makes it first appearance in position #4.
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One Piece 65 [3,161,123]
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One Piece 66 [2,821,277]
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Kimi ni Todoke 15 [1,186,970]
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Naruto 59 [1,113,081]
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Naruto 60 [1,045,584]
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Hunter X Hunter 30 [965,515]
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Kimi ni Todoke 16 [788,873]
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Blue Exorcist 8 [762,604]
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Shingeki no Kyojin 6 [736,761]
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Thermae Romae IV [643,209]
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Yotsubato! 11 [630,650]
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Bleach 53 [624,801]
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Bleach 54 [613,846]
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Silver Spoon 2 [610,956]
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Kuroshitsuji 13 [608,995]
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March Comes in Like a Lion 7 [602,677]
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Shingeki no Kyojin 7 [590,870]
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One Piece 64 [561,250]
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Fairy Tail 30 [558,691]
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Bakuman 16 [558,531]
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Bokura ga Ita 16 [555,501]
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Case Closed 74 [548,258]
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One Piece Blue Deep Characters World [529,499]
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Bakuman 17 [527,471]
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Silver Spoon 3 [492,198]
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Fairy Tail 32 [487,598]
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D.Gray-man 23 [482,770]
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Gintama 43 [461,711]
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Bakuman 18 [455,203]
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Fairy Tail 31 [454,919]
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Toriko 18 [444,737]
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Natsume Yuujinchou 13 [442,974]
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Glass Mask 48 [434,058]
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Case Closed 75 [428,160]
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Gintama 44 [422,391]
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New Prince of Tennis 7 [420,435]
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Ookiku Furikabutte 18 [415,573]
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Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu 13 [412,940]
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Reborn! 37 [411,625]
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Jojolion 1 [410,099]
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Toriko 19 [402,095]
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To Love-Ru Darkness 4 [396,177]
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Kyou, Koi wo Hajimemasu 14 [389,615]
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Inu x Boku SS 6 [387,868]
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Reborn! 38 [371,091]
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Ao Haru Ride 3 [362,249]
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A Certain Magical Index Gaiden A Certain Scientific Railgun 7 [362,009]
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Chihayafuru 15 [359,927]
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Silver Spoon 1 [358,665]
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Moyashimon 11 [356,037]
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Chihayafuru 16 [355,841]
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Jojolion 2 [347,317]
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Nurarihyon no Mago 19 [342,349]
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Ao Haru Ride 4 [341,736]
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Gantz 33 [340,406]
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Space Brothers 16 [340,168]
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Giant Killing 22 [332,215]
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Space Brothers 17 [323,278]
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Suki-tte Ii Na Yo 8 [321,919]
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Nurarihyon no Mago 20 [321,381]
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Ahiru no Sora 34 [314,078]
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Kuroko’s Basketball 15 [305,915]
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Nurarihyon no Mago 21 [301,283]
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Giant Killing 23 [289,812]
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Soul Eater 21 [289,214]
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Kuroko’s Basketball 16 [287,829]
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Skip Beat! 30 [287,455]
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Kuroko’s Basketball 17 [279,317]
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Sket Dance 22 [278,045]
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Beelzebub 14 [277,529]
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Sket Dance 23 [271,698]
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Ace of Diamond 29 [269,201]
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Worst 28 [267,690]
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Thermae Romae I [264,568]
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Beelzebub 15 [261,585]
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Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin 23 -Encounters in Space- [260,799]
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Suki Desu Suzuki-kun!! 14 [253,849]
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Bastard!! 27 [253,019]
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Ace of Diamond 30 [252,050]
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Initial D 44 [249,896]
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Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou 5 [246,050]
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Inu x Boku SS 1 [240,182]
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Hajime no Ippo 98 [240,170]
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Claymore 21 [238,629]
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Suki Desu Suzuki-kun!! 15 [238,532]
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Sket Dance 24 [237,335]
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Gantz 34 [237,239]
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Thermae Romae II [236,146]
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Saki 9 [234,208]
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One Piece 63 [232,883]
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Inu x Boku SS 2 [228,437]
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A Certain Magical Index 9 [222,140]
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Maid Sama! 14 [221,729]
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Inu x Boku SS 3 [220,130]
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Air Gear 34 [219,121]
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Thermae Romae III [216,178]
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Inu x Boku SS 5 [215,035]
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Inu x Boku SS 4 [214,435]
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Noble Farmer 2 [213,541]
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Hayate no Gotoku! 31 [211,154]
