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Well this is no surprise that Naruto is first but I did think that Bleach was still in second place

1. Naruto
2. Once Piece
3. Vampire Knight
4. Fullmetal Alchemist
5. Bleach
6. Death Note
7. Rosario + Vampire
8. Black Bird
9. Yu-Gi-Oh!
10. Black Butler
11. Alice in the Country of Hearts
12. Maximum Ride
13. Soul Eater
14. Yotsuba!
15. Fruits Basket
16. Shugo Chara
17. Negima
18. Ouran High School Host Club
19. Tsubasa
20. Pandora Hearts
21. Ottomen
22. Fairy Tale
23. Hellsing
24. Biomega
25. Dragon Ball

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/18501.html

Naruto hasn't been the same really since Shippuden started, whereas One Piece is seriously picking up.

Originally posted by Q99
Here's some '10 sales figures:

Sales Ranking Series by Series
*1, 15,220,095 One Piece
*2, *4,178,598 Naruto
*3, *3,616,942 Fairy Tail
*4, *3,169,048 Fullmetal Alchemist
*5, *3,029,300 Nodame Cantabile
*6, *2,626,932 Bleach
*7, *2,533,556 Kimi ni Todoke
*8, *2,376,060 Gintama
*9, *2,083,508 Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
10, *1,574,448 Bakuman


It's funny how the next four combined don't quite add up to OP

Bleach has fallen from it's days of being neck-and-neck with Naruto, and I like it that Fairy Tail's really taken off big.

As geeky as it sounds. I was with Fairy Tail from the start.
One piece is awesome. Those are my top two reads. Not watch. Read.
I don't know how much i can trust a site that spells One Piece as Once Piece or Fairy Tail as Fairy Tale. US charts should have proper spelling.



As for Bleach, I found this on another site that describes it so well.

I'm surprised OP is that high, I guess their 'volume blitz' worked.

Originally posted by DarkC
Naruto hasn't been the same really since Shippuden started, whereas One Piece is seriously picking up.

Though it's still really good IMO.

Bleach isn't what it used to be. But Fairy Tail isn't all that hot either and the characters are to One Pieceish to be interesting.

As for Naruto, it will always be the most popular manga in the world.

Originally posted by killermover
Well this is no surprise that Naruto is first but I did think that Bleach was still in second place

1. Naruto
2. Once Piece
3. Vampire Knight
4. Fullmetal Alchemist
5. Bleach
6. Death Note
7. Rosario + Vampire
8. Black Bird
9. Yu-Gi-Oh!
10. Black Butler
11. Alice in the Country of Hearts
12. Maximum Ride
13. Soul Eater
14. Yotsuba!
15. Fruits Basket
16. Shugo Chara
17. Negima
18. Ouran High School Host Club
19. Tsubasa
20. Pandora Hearts
21. Ottomen
22. Fairy Tale
23. Hellsing
24. Biomega
25. Dragon Ball

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/18501.html


i can agree on some of the list but dragonball should be one of the first ones on the list beacuse it is one of my favorite old anime tv series of all time

If trends follow Japan, Fairy Tail should be on the way up.

Originally posted by zeroking24
i can agree on some of the list but dragonball should be one of the first ones on the list beacuse it is one of my favorite old anime tv series of all time

This isn't an opinion poll type thing.


Though honestly it's really impressive it's still on there considering it finished coming out years ago even in the US.

Naruto and One Piece replaced DB some time ago. DB at this point is much a relic as Astro Boy and Speed Racer.

Oh, I suppose that DBZ Kai thing or whatever, the cut-down version of the anime, is the reason why it's still up there.

Originally posted by killermover
As for Naruto, it will always be the most popular manga in the world. Only it's not and no it won't.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Only it's not and no it won't. Fact almost everyone knows of Naruto and not One Piece outside Japan.

Originally posted by killermover
Fact almost everyone knows of Naruto and not One Piece outside Japan. And worldwide OP sells over three times as more.

And... Prove this statement? Or is this just some bullshit statistic you made up on the fly?

If 4Kids didn't butcher One Piece, it probably would have beat Naruto here in terms of popularity.

I'm surprised YuYu Hakusho wasn't listed. Where I live, it's talked about just as much as DB though that still remains the first anime out of people's mouths when I mention the subject with them. I'm also surprised I don't see Gundam on there, I see DVDs of it available wherever I go.

Originally posted by Esomark
If 4Kids didn't butcher One Piece, it probably would have beat Naruto here in terms of popularity.

I suspect due to being aimed at a younger audience it was always going to lag behind.



YYH first came out awhile ago, though, it's not a new flavor. Ditto Gundam, none of the Gundam series are recent.

Originally posted by killermover
Fact almost everyone knows of Naruto and not One Piece outside Japan.

One Piece is still easily in the top 5 outside Japan. Heck, it's even number 2 on that list you posted...

One Piece = best selling manga of all time EVAR = most popular...

Originally posted by draxx_tOfU
One Piece is still easily in the top 5 outside Japan. Heck, it's even number 2 on that list you posted...

One Piece = best selling manga of all time EVAR = most popular...
Anime and merchandise are usually what brings in money, since the contract the authors signs with the publishing companies usually last for the entire series. Also if you look at any online manga reading source, Naruto receives more hits than One Piece worldwide.

Manga is quite expensive outside of Japan, ranging from $5 - $20 per volume and it's easily accessible online for free.

The most recent series I went up to date with was Bastard!! and it cost me well over $200. So the people the series is intended for don't have the money and knows how to access it online for free.

The anime is toned down for a younger audience who'll watch the series on a cartoon channel and then eventually get the anime box sets from their parents at Christmas.

Bleach has really REALLY fallen off, yipes.

If we're talking about merchandise, Pokemon is #1.

Hello Kitty only edges Pikachu in Japan, but Pikachu is globally dominant in animu merch.

Originally posted by AsbestosFlaygon
If we're talking about merchandise, Pokemon is #1.

Hello Kitty only edges Pikachu in Japan, but Pikachu is globally dominant in animu merch.

Yea, though in Pokemon's case the anime is only one corner of it's vast empire.

And HK doesn't have one at all I think Or if it did, well after it became huge.

Naruto is the new Pokemon. In America that is, the current pokemon anime is hardly popular in the USA compared to Shippuden.

Originally posted by killermover
Naruto is the new Pokemon.

Originally posted by killermover
Naruto is the new Pokemon. I loled.

GTFO with that.

I shit you not, to many Sasuke and Naruto halloween costumes at in my neighbor hood and little of pikachu or ash. Plus more cosplay of Naruto at anime convintions than Pokemon cosplay.

Originally posted by killermover
I shit you not, to many Sasuke and Naruto halloween costumes at in my neighbor hood and little of pikachu or ash. Plus more cosplay of Naruto at anime convintions than Pokemon cosplay. And you base this all off of... What?

Check which has made moar money.

Pokemon is the largest animu franchise on the planet.

Why the hell is Dragonball still on the list?! It's 2010! That should be old people manga.

Originally posted by No End N Site
Why the hell is Dragonball still on the list?! It's 2010! That should be old people manga.

Probably Dragon Ball Kai, the re-release that was streamlined to get rid of the drag and unimportant bits.

Originally posted by NemeBro
And you base this all off of... What?

Check which has made moar money.

Pokemon is the largest animu franchise on the planet. Pokemon is a multi million dollor franchise that has numerous adaptations the make money off of, the games sell more than the anime, the games and the toys.

Naruto in the US is the most advertised/popular shounen franchise in the US.

Heres the current list from Oricon.

*1, 2,593,580 One Piece vol.59
*2, 2,578,730 One Piece vol.57
*3, 2,557,356 One Piece vol.58
*4, 2,492,183 One Piece vol.60
*5, 2,480,124 One Piece vol.56
*6, 1,340,772 Fullmetal Alchemist vol.25
*7, 1,298,292 Fullmetal Alchemist vol.24
*8, 1,241,997 Nodame Cantabile vol.24
*9, 1,214,468 Fullmetal Alchemist vol.26
10, 1,211,849 Naruto vol.49
11, 1,200,432 Naruto vol.50
12, 1,194,176 Naruto vol.52
13, 1,148,107 Kimi ni Todoke vol.10
14, 1,145,107 Naruto vol.51
15, 1,134,992 Kimi ni Todoke vol.11
16, 1,083,258 Kimi ni Todoke vol.12
17, 1,030,345 Naruto vol.53
18, *,968,112 Nodame Cantabile vol.24
19, *,941,550 Hunter x Hunter vol.27
20, *,885,784 Saint Young Men vol.5
21, *,842,401 Neon Genesis Evangelion vol.12
22, *,822,401 Bleach vol.42
23, *,780,241 Bleach vol.44
24, *,769,697 Bleach vol.45
25, *,769,271 Bleach vol.46

26, *,760,433 Bleach vol.43
27, *,690,119 Bleach vol.47
28, *,664,200 Kuroshitsuji vol.8
29, *,619,211 Kuroshitsuji vol.9
30, *,604,235 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! vol.27
31, *,593,897 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! vol.28
32, *,591,220 Detective Conan vol.67
33, *,585,862 Thermae Romae vol.1
34, *,582,651 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! vol.29
35, *,577,093 D.Gray-man vol.19
36, *,574,888 One Piece Green Secret Pieces
37, *,567,217 REAL vol.9
38, *,565,657 Detective Conan vol.68
39, *,555,472 Kuroshitsuji vol.10
40, *,548,732 Yotsuba&! vol.9
41, *,547,010 Fairy Tail vol.20
42, *,546,928 Vagabond vol.33
43, *,544,060 Detective Conan vol.69
44, *,543,878 Katekyo Hitman Reborn! vol.30
45, *,541,703 Ookiku Furikabutte vol.13
46, *,539,136 Ookiku Furikabutte vol.14
47, *,536,154 One Piece vol.55
48, *,531,560 Vagabond vol.32
49, *,528,924 D.Gray-man vol.20
50, *,528,271 Fairy Tail vol.21