The following is an overview of 2013 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 2013 in comics.
Awards
edit- 37th Kodansha Manga Awards[1]
- Best Children's Manga: Animal Land by Makoto Raiku
- Best Shōnen Manga: Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa
- Best Shōjo Manga: Ore Monogatari!!, written by Kazune Kawahara and illustrated by Aruko
- Best General Manga: Gurazeni, written by Yūji Moritaka and illustrated by Keiji Adachi and Prison School by Akira Hiramoto
- 6th Manga Taishō: Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida[2]
- 44th Seiun Awards[3]
- Best Comic: Inherit the Stars by Yukinobu Hoshino
- 58th Shogakukan Manga Awards[4]
- Best Children's Manga: Mysterious Joker by Hideyasu Takahashi
- Best Shōnen Manga: Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa
- Best Shōjo Manga: Piece – Kanojo no Kioku by Hinako Ashihara
- Best General Manga: I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa
- 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize[5]
- Grand Prize: Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara
- New Creator Prize: Sunny Sunny Ann! by Miki Yamamoto
- Short Work Prize: Kikai-jikake no Ai by Yoshiie Gōda
Best-sellers
editTitles
editThe following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2014[6] according to Oricon.[7]
| Rank | Title | Copies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Piece | 18,151,599 |
| 2 | Attack on Titan | 15,933,801 |
| 3 | Kuroko's Basketball | 8,761,081 |
| 4 | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | 7,151,001 |
| 5 | Naruto | 5,553,933 |
| 6 | Silver Spoon | 4,858,699 |
| 7 | Assassination Classroom | 4,595,820 |
| 8 | Hunter × Hunter | 4,231,475 |
| 9 | Fairy Tail | 3,790,151 |
| 10 | Terra Formars | 3,602,630 |
Volumes
editThe following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2014[8] according to Oricon.[9]
| Rank | Volume | Copies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Piece vol.69 | 3,147,224 |
| 2 | One Piece vol.70 | 3,039,487 |
| 3 | One Piece vol.71 | 2,890,263 |
| 4 | One Piece vol.72 | 2,354,005 |
| 5 | Attack on Titan vol.9 | 1,950,807 |
| 6 | Attack on Titan vol.10 | 1,915,976 |
| 7 | Attack on Titan vol.11 | 1,453,879 |
| 8 | Attack on Titan vol.8 | 1,339,845 |
| 9 | Attack on Titan vol.1 | 1,299,048 |
| 10 | Attack on Titan vol.1 | 1,267,129 |
Title debuts
edit- January - Aikatsu!, written by Shiori Kanaki and illustrated by Akane
- January - Aoharu x Machinegun by NAOE
- January - The Asterisk War, written by Yuu Miyazaki and illustrated by Ningen
- February 12 - Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryōsuke Asakura
- February 15 - Kōdai-ke no Hitobito by Kozueko Morimoto
- April 27 - Absolute Duo, written by Takumi Hiiragiboshi and illustrated by Shin'ichirō Nariie
- April - Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai by Aya Nakahara
- April - Seisen Cerberus: Mō Hitori no Eiyū, written and illustrated by Seijirō Narumi
- May - Complex Age by Yui Sakuma
- May - Bamboo Blade C, written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Jingu Takao
- June 13 - A-bout!! - Asagiri Daikatsuyaku Hen by Ichikawa Masa
- August 26 - Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, written by Ryō Suzukaze and illustrated by Satoshi Shiki
- August 30 - Ashizuri Suizokukan by Panpanya
- August - The Comic Artist and His Assistants 2 by Hiroyuki
- September 28 - No Regrets, written by Gun Snark and illustrated by Hikaru Suruga
- September - Mini Vanguard by Quily
- October 12 - Handa-kun by Satsuki Yoshino
- October 25 - Akame ga Kill! Zero, written by Takahiro and illustrated by Kei Toru
- October - BB Deformer, written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Saki Azumi
- October - Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero, written by Hajime Yatate and illustrated by Masato Ichishiki
- October - Salaryman Exorcist: The Sorrows of Yukio Okumura, written by Kazue Kato and illustrated by Minoru Sasaki
- November 6 - Bartender à Tokyo, written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Osamu Kajisa
- November 9 - 12 Beast by Okayado
- November 9 - Bayonetta: Bloody Fate by Mizuki Sakakibara
- December 27 - Abyss of Hyperspace, written by Tatsuo Sato and illustrated by Chibimaru
- December 27 - A Certain Scientific Accelerator, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Arata Yamaji
- December - 37.5°C no Namida by Chika Shiina
- December - Angel Beats! The 4-koma: Osora no Shinda Sekai kara, written by Jun Maeda and illustrated by Haruka Komowata
- December - Sungeki no Kyojin by hounori
- December - Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun by Yōichi Takahashi
- The Ancient Magus' Bride by Kore Yamazaki
- Clockwork Planet, written by Yuu Kamiya and Tsubaki Himana and illustrated by Kuro
Title endings
edit- April - Seisen Cerberus: Mō Hitori no Eiyū, written and illustrated by Seijirō Narumi
- May - A-bout! by Ichikawa Masa
- October 12 - Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryōsuke Asakura
- December 9 - Bayonetta: Bloody Fate by Mizuki Sakakibara
- December 13 - Oboreru Knife by George Asakura
- Bartender à Paris, written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Osamu Kajisa
Deaths
edit- February 6 - Yūji Nishi, manga artist[10]
- April 4 - Noboru Yamaguchi, light novel author[11]
- August - Jun Sadogawa, manga artist[12]
- October 13 - Takashi Yanase, manga artist[13]
- October 22 - Yanwari Kazama, manga artist[14]
- November 3 - Ichirō Tsunohazu, manga artist[15]
- Isuka Hakozaki, manga artist[16]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Animal Land, Ore Monogatari!! Win 37th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Wins 6th Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Bodacious Space Pirates, Inherit the Stars Win at Japan Sci-Fi Con". Anime News Network. July 23, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Silver Spoon, I Am a Hero Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. January 24, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Kingdom Wins 17th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award". Anime News Network. April 28, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ From November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013". Anime News Network. December 1, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ From November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013.
- ^ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2013". Anime News Network. December 1, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Andō Natsu Manga Creator Yūji Nishi Passes Away". Anime News Network. February 6, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Zero no Tsukaima Author Noboru Yamaguchi Passes Away". Anime News Network. April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Police Suspect Suicide in Ramen Fighter Miki Creator Jun Sadogawa's Passing". Anime News Network. August 13, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Anpanman Manga/Anime Creator Takashi Yanase Passes Away". Anime News Network. October 15, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Taberemasen Manga Creator Yanwari Kazama Passes Away". Anime News Network. October 26, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Manga's Ichirō Tsunohazu Passes Away". Anime News Network. December 4, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
- ^ "Caterpillar Manga Artist Isuka Hakozaki Passes Away at 27". Anime News Network. April 22, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.