Most Popular Manga Of All Time (Best Selling)

While many of these popular mangas have been converted into anime versions, the fun and excitement of reading manga can never be replaced by the anime versions. It has turned out into a popular digital media for people of all ages. These mangas range from the genres of action, thriller, science fiction, and authentic Japanese topics. With this collection, we bring the best selling manga series of all times with the intention of providing users with the best and most compelling mangas released so far.

One day, a girl was kidnapped. However, that girl started to desire a life living with her captor, and swears that she will marry him. In return, her captor provides her with happiness that she had always longed for. How could a story between a girl and her captor be so heart warming?

(Source: AOC Translations)
  • Published – 2016-09-30
  • Written / Illustrated by – Hakuri
  • Genre – Drama, Psychological, Romance, Slice Of Life
Youta "The Sun" Tada is an ordinary high schooler who dies and finds himself in a fantasy world where he is the only male. Can Youta survive in a world which has no resistance to him?

(Source MU)
  • Published – 2017-03-18
  • Written / Illustrated by – OKAMOTO Lynn
  • Genre – Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Harem, Mature
Alice Ryouhei will leave high school soon, but he's trying to avoid thinking about his future. Late one night, when he's hanging out with his tough friend Karube and his silly, girl-crazy friend Chota, they see fireworks. After one blindingly bright explosion, they find themselves waking up in a different world. In this "Borderland," people are forced to either participate in potentially deadly games or simply die. Will Chota, Karube, and Ryouhei be able to survive this dangerous new world, and is there a way they can get back to their original lives?

(Source: MangaHelpers)
  • Published – 2010-11-25 2016-04-05
  • Written / Illustrated by – ASOU Haro
  • Genre – Action, Drama, Supernatural, Psychological, Horror, Tragedy
Kazama Kenji likes to believe he is something of a delinquent. Moreover, others seem to like to agree that he is. Of course, Kenji's gang finds their way to a group of four not-so-normal girls—Chitose, Sakura, Minami and Roka—and all at once, whatever reputation he may have is nothing compared to the outrageous behavior of the girls. Shanghaied into joining their club, what will happen to his everday life from that point on?

(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2008-07-27
  • Written / Illustrated by – HARUNO Tomoya
  • Genre – Action, Comedy, Romance, School Life, Harem, Slice Of Life
Kei Yonagi comes from a poor family. Her father ran out on her and her two younger siblings, leaving her to fend for the family herself after their mother's death. When the opportunity comes to chase her dream of becoming an actress, Yonagi jumps at the chance. Catching the eye of Director Sumiji Kuroyama, Yonagi's opportunity to shine has come. However, Yonagi's talent for acting comes from her extreme and innate ability for Method Acting, one that various individuals note as potentially self-destructive.

(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2018-01-22 2020-08-11
  • Written / Illustrated by – MATSUKI Tatsuya
  • Genre – Drama, Slice Of Life
Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye—the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two girls don’t seem to have much in common, they soon start a romance where each must learn an important lesson in tending their budding relationship. Can the two girls, so different from each other, learn how to make their first love blossom?

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
  • Published – 2010-08-25 2017-03-23
  • Written / Illustrated by – TAKASHIMA Hiromi
  • Genre – Comedy, Romance, School Life, Sports
Jin is a strange kid with an angel mark on his hand. He lives a poor but peaceful life with his grandfather, along with the other destitute and abandoned vagabonds near the river. One day, his peaceful life changes when a strange monster named "player" appears, chopping off heads and killing everyone who appears in front of it.
  • Published – 2002-10-31 2014-07-24
  • Written / Illustrated by – KATSURA Masakazu
  • Genre – Action, Drama, Supernatural, Romance, Sci-Fi, Seinen, Mature, Tragedy
Satoshi Onoe prides himself on his good writing and ethical reporting for the weekly magazine he writes for. But when the stakeout teams are shuffled around, he ends up being paired up with Motoharu Kaburagi, an ill-mannered photographer who’s nothing but trouble. Onoe despises Kaburagi’s haphazard and unethical reporting methods, and the two constantly fight. But as they spend more time together, Kaburagi’s two-faced attitude makes Onoe begin to see him in a different light. (Source: SuBLime)
  • Published – 2009-12-14
  • Written / Illustrated by – NATSUME Isaku
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slice Of Life
The manga focuses on the misadventures of the "Campus Support Group" or "Sket-Dan", of Kaimei Gakuen, a club devoted to solving any and all problems brought to it by the staff or student body for the general improvement of campus life. Due to its general lack of meaningful assignments and unglamorous 'group of handymen' reputation the organization is treated with widespread contempt and it is composed of only three members.
(Source: Wikipedia)
  • Published – 2006-08-28 2013-07-08
  • Written / Illustrated by – Shinohara Kenta
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Shounen, School Life, Slice Of Life
As a 6 Year Old, Rintaro is diagnosed with Henisei Tashu Ijou Syndrome (also known as Hentai Syndrome), a disease that could kill him if he gets sexually aroused. To save him and provide a way for him to live as normal a life as possible, his father teaches him the ways to control his body and mind for ten years in the mountains, with the martial art of the Koei Sougetsu. When he's 16 he chooses to enroll Nangokuren High School, which he assumed to be the biggest all-boys school in the country but is actually the biggest all-girls school that has just gone coed.
On his first day he stumbles upon a large scale battle and learns that the first rule of the school is that it "Abides the Law of Nature" which has turned the campus into a war zone-like environment. Rintaro now sees transferring out as his mission, but will it be that easy now that he's caught the eye of the 3 "Dragons", the bodacious female leaders of the three biggest factions around?
(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2012-11-09 2016-11-09
  • Written / Illustrated by – WATANABE Tsuyoshi
  • Genre – Action, Comedy, Shounen, Martial Arts, School Life, Ecchi, Harem
What if you can restart your life with a different setting just like a game? DONG TAE always get bullied by his classmates, but TAE BIN, sits right next to him, is handsome and popular at school; and now, TAE BIN suggests DONG TAE to play a little game. (Source: Webtoon)
  • Published – 2013-05-18 2021-07-17
  • Written / Illustrated by – Yunhyunseok
  • Genre – Action, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life, Webtoons
Kazuya Kagami never goes anywhere without the precious “Sakura Obi” his mother gave him. One day a beautiful, kimono-clad girl named Kiriha appeared before him. Kiriha naturally began to live with Kazuya in his room. Then there’s Chisato, Kazuya’s childhood friend with glasses and a ponytail, who meddles in his affairs. Soon there’s also an overprotective older sister who seems to want to take baths with him. Jumble in a huge-chested priestess, a good-looking sorceress named Kokuyoura, beautiful women, and hot girls, and Kazuya’s happy, embarrassing, confusing life begins…

(Source: AnimeSigma)
  • Published – 2007-11-20
  • Written / Illustrated by – HAMADA Yoshikazu
  • Genre – Action, Comedy, Supernatural, Romance, Ecchi, Mature
The illusion of that person leads me astray. Mother and son. This is the ultimate favoritism.

(Source: ANN)
  • Published – 2017-02-24
  • Written / Illustrated by – Oshimi Shuuzou
  • Genre – Drama, Psychological, School Life
Saiki Kusuo has a wide array of superpowers at his command, including telepathy and telekinesis. This might sound awesome, but, in Kusuo's experience, superpowers are not all they're cracked up to be. He tries to live a normal life, despite his annoying abilities.
  • Published – 2012-05-14 2018-02-26
  • Written / Illustrated by – ASOU Shuuichi
  • Genre – Comedy, Supernatural, School Life, Slice Of Life
Shuuichi Kagaya isn't human. He has an unnatural sense of smell, and can transform into an incredibly powerful beast... of sorts. He does all he can to avoid standing out and being discovered, but no good deed goes unpunished, and his decision to use his power to save a girl spells the end for his quiet life.

(Source: Batoto)
  • Published – 2015-10-06
  • Written / Illustrated by – TAKEDA Sun
  • Genre – Action, Romance, Mystery, Mature
Nishimi Kaoru has moved from city to city and school to school because of his father’s job. So the first day at his new school was just routine for him. Being intellectual and the new transfer student, he has always been seen as an outcast and all Kaoru had to do was bear it until the next time he moved. But things were slightly different this time. First, he started to get close to the class president, Mukae Ritsuko, and, secondly, unlikely as it seemed, grew closer to Kawabuchi Sentaro. Sentaro was infamous for getting into fights, skipping class and was an overall bad boy. Strangely enough, the three of them find common ground in music, namely jazz, and Kaoru finds himself actually enjoying the new town.(Source: MangaHelpers)
  • Published – 2007-09-28 2012-01-28
  • Written / Illustrated by – KODAMA Yuki
  • Genre – Drama, Romance, School Life, Historical, Slice Of Life, Music
Meet the Urumas, a slightly dysfunctional family of four sorcerers. Mom, being the most powerful sorceress around, works away from home keeping the world safe. Dad picks up the slack and takes care of the family. Except when he's out, which is when the older brother Jin finds himself in the unenviable position of keeping tabs on his sister Ran. And Ran, the youngest, is a willful girl with too much power and too little wisdom. Let's take a look at Ran's everyday misadventures, shall we?

(Source: Storm in Heaven)
  • Published – 2008-12-15 2015-04-15
  • Written / Illustrated by – IRIE Aki
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, Seinen, Slice Of Life
Aoba Suzukaze may look like a middle schooler, but she’s actually a character designer fresh out of high school. Not only is she working for the company that put out one of her favorite games, she also gets to spend her days modeling and creating characters. Follow her adorable shenanigans in this 4-panel slice of life as she learns the ropes of the industry and gets to know her co-workers.

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
  • Published – 2013-01-28
  • Written / Illustrated by – TOKUNOU Shoutarou
  • Genre – Comedy, Slice Of Life, 4 Koma