2014 in manga

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.

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 3,010,801
2 One Piece vol.74 2,834,558
3 One Piece vol.75 2,698,071
4 Attack on Titan vol.13 1,921,457
5 Attack on Titan vol.12 1,895,305
6 Attack on Titan vol.13 1,773,871
7 Naruto vol.67 1,106,651
8 Naruto vol.68 1,098,121
9 Kimi ni Todoke vol.21 1,031,380
10 Naruto vol.69 1,007,954

Title debuts

Title endings

Deaths

  • Hiroshi Obi, manga artist[11]

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.
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