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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 .
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]
Rank
Title
Copies
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]
Rank
Volume
Copies
1
One Piece
vol.76
3,185,018
2
One Piece vol.77
3,020,137
3
One Piece vol.78
2,977,466
4
One Piece vol.79
2,810,583
5
Attack on Titan
vol.15
2,000,137
6
Attack on Titan vol.16
1,920,780
7
Attack on Titan vol.17
1,807,155
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
January -
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon by Yohei Yasumura
January -
Q.E.D. iff - proven end - by
Motohiro Katou
January 27 -
Zettai Zetsubō Shōjo: Danganronpa AE Genocider Mode , written by Spike Chunsoft and illustrated by Machika Minami
January 30 -
Manabi Straight! Sakra , written by
Ufotable and illustrated by Eshika/Shōgo
February -
Fushigi Yûgi Byakko Ibun by
Yuu Watase
February -
Heavy Object A , written by
Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Sakae Saitō
February 12 -
Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season , written by Olympus Knights and illustrated by Mahi Fuyube
February 15 -
Boys Over Flowers Season 2 by
Yoko Kamio
February 16 -
The Case of Hana & Alice by Dowman Sayman
February 20 -
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls , written by Spike Chunsoft, illustrated by Hajime Tōya
March -
Go! Princess PreCure , written by
Izumi Todo and illustrated by
Futago Kamikita
March -
Love in Hell: Death Life by Reiji Suzumaru
March -
Maō Da Ze! Oreca Battle by Satoshi Yamaura
March 3 -
Shokugeki no Soma - L'étoile , written by Michiko Itō and illustrated by Shun Saeki
March 7 -
Piece of Cake: Bangai-hen Piece 1 by
George Asakura
March 31 -
Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara by Sui Futami
April -
Komasan: A Time for Fireworks and Miracles by Shou Shibamoto
April -
Serapetit!〜Seraph of the End four-frame manga〜 , written by
Takaya Kagami ,
Yamato Yamamoto and Daisuke Furuya and illustrated by Ren Aokita
April -
Yo-kai Watch: 4-Koma Pun-Club by Santa Harukaze
April 3 -
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V: Saikyō Duelist Yuya by Akihiro Tomonaga
April 18 -
K: Missing Kings , written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Haruto Shiota
April 22 -
Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture by Choborau Nyopomi
April 22 -
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash by Mutsumi Okubashi
April 27 -
Girls und Panzer: Little Army II by Tsuchii
April 27 -
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring by
Masashi Kishimoto
May 12 -
Trash Market by Tadao Tsuge
May 22 -
Star-Myu by Ren Hidoh
May 27 -
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: Daisanshō - Truth of Zero , written by
Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Daichi Matsuse
May 28 -
Marriage ~The Drops of God Final Arc~ , written by
Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto
June -
Plastic Memories: Say to Good-bye , written by Naotaka Hayashi and illustrated by Yūyū
June -
Yo-Kai Watch Busters by Atsushi Ohba
June 20 -
Dragon Ball Super , written by
Akira Toriyama and illustrated by
Toyotarou
June 26 -
Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia by Riku Ayakawa
June 27 -
Classroom Crisis by Masaharu Takano
July 13 -
Queen's Quality by
Kyousuke Motomi
August -
Beyblade: Burst
August -
Monster Musume: I ♥ Monster Girls by Shake-O, SaQ Tottori and Cool-Kyou-Sinnjya
August 9 -
Lost Girls by Ryōsuke Fuji
August 19 -
Little Witch Academia , written by Trigger and illustrated by Terio Teri
August 21 -
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V by Naohito Miyoshi
September -
Charlotte , written by Jun Maeda and illustrated by Makoto Ikezawa and Yū Tsurusaki
September -
Concrete Revolutio by Nylon
September 3 -
Little Witch Academia: Tsukiyo no Ōkan by Yuka Fujiwara
September 4 -
Fruits Basket another by
Natsuki Takaya
September 18 -
Dance with Devils -Blight- by Samako Natsu
September 28 -
K: Dream of Green , written by GoRA and illustrated by Yui Kuroe
October -
Cyborg 009 Vs. Devilman: Breakdown by
Akihito Yoshitomi
October -
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans by Kazuma Isobe
October 2 -
Koro-sensei Q! by Kizuku Watanabe and Jō Aoto
October 16 -
Baccano by Shinta Fujimoto
October 17 -
K: Return of Kings , written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Haruto Shiota
October 26 -
Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue , written by Sprite and illustrated by Hideyu Tōgarashi
October 27 -
Hai-Furi by Kanari Abe
October 27 -
My Girlfriend is a T-Rex by Sanzo
November 4 -
Platinum End , written by
Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by
Takeshi Obata
November 4 -
Terra Formars Asimov by
Boichi
November 9 -
My Hero Academia Smash!! by Hirofumi Neda and
Kōhei Horikoshi
November 17 -
GANTZ:G , written by
Hiroya Oku and illustrated by Keita Iizuka
November 27 -
Prince of Stride: Galaxy Rush by Teruko Arai
November 28 -
The Seven Deadly Sins Production by Chiemi Sakamoto
December -
Haruchika , written by Sei Hatsuno and illustrated by Būta
December 1 -
Hozuki no Reitetsu ~Shiro no Ashiato~ by Monaka Shiba
Ace of Diamond Act II
Kare Baka: Wagahai no Kare wa Baka de R , written by Kazusa Yoneda and illustrated by Saki Azumi
Major 2nd by
Takuya Mitsuda
Senyuu. Main Quest - Dai Nishou by Robinson Haruhara
The Unlimit d: Hyōbu Kyōsuke - WANDERER by Rokurou Ogaki
Title endings
Deaths
Kazumasa Hirai , writer, manga writer
[10]
March -
Yoshihiro Tatsumi , manga artist
[11]
March 31 -
Cocoa Fujiwara , manga artist
[12]
April -
Kō Kojima , manga artist
[13]
June 17 -
Masaki Himura [
ja ] , manga artist
[14]
August 18 -
Hinako Konno [
ja ] , manga writer
[15]
October 22 -
Kōji Miyata [
ja ] , manga artist
[16]
November 21 -
Jinpachi Mori [
ja ] , manga writer
[17]
November -
Shigeru Mizuki , manga artist
[18]
See also
References
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"Yowamushi Pedal, The Seven Deadly Sins Win 39th Kodansha Manga Awards" .
Anime News Network . May 12, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Wins 8th Manga Taisho Award" .
Anime News Network . March 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Yamato 2199, Moyashimon, Aoi Honō Win Seiun Awards" .
Anime News Network . August 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Yo-kai Watch, Be Blues Win 60th Shogakukan Awards" .
Anime News Network . January 21, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Aisawa Riku Manga Wins 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award" .
Anime News Network . March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
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"Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015" .
Anime News Network . November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
^ From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
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"Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2015" .
Anime News Network . November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Genma Taisen Rebirth Writer: Harmagedon/8 Man Creator Kazumasa Hirai Passes Away" .
Anime News Network . January 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Gekiga-Style Manga Pioneer Yoshihiro Tatsumi Passes Away" .
Anime News Network . March 8, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Inu X Boku Secret Service Manga Creator Cocoa Fujiwara Passes Away (Updated)" .
Anime News Network . April 8, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Award-Winning Manga Artist Kou Kojima Passes Away" .
Anime News Network . April 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Hajimete no Kōshien Manga Creator Masaki Himura Passes Away" .
Anime News Network . September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Manga Creator, Lyricist Hinako Konno Passes Away" .
Anime News Network . August 30, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Manga Creator Kōji Miyata Passes Away at 34" .
Anime News Network . October 27, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Manga Creator Jinpachi Mori Passes Away" .
Anime News Network . November 28, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .
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"Kitaro, NonNonBâ Manga Creator Shigeru Mizuki Passes Away" .
Anime News Network . November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016 .