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Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2013 Voters
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Takarajimasha Inc. shipped the 2013 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook on Monday with its list of the top titles in four categories. The lists are the result of surveys conducted among professionals in the fields of manga and publishing.
Top 20 Manga for Male Readers
Top 20 Manga for Female Readers
| Rank | Title | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ore Monogatari!! | Aruko, Kazune Kawahara |
| 2. | Shiki no Zenjitsu | Hozumi |
| 3. | Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu. | Mari Fujimura |
| 4. | Hibari no Asa | Tomoko Yamashita |
| 5. | Kakukaku Shikajika | Akiko Higashimura |
| 6. | Last Game | Shinobu Amano |
| 7. | Sennen Mannen Ringo no Ko | Ai Tanaka |
| 8. | Chihayafuru | Yuki Suetsugu |
| 9. | Kimi ga Kokoro ni Sumitsuita | Kirin Tendō |
| 10. | Ane no Kekkon | Keiko Nishi |
| 11. | Ōoku: The Inner Chambers | Fumi Yoshinaga |
| 12. | Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun | Robico |
| 13. | Utsubora | Asumiko Nakamura |
| 14. | Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū | Haruko Kumota |
| 15. | Mustard Chocolate | Tomoko Fuyukawa |
| 16. | Torch Song Ecology | Ryo Ikuemi |
| 17. | Soyo Soyo | Sekai Ichi! Asakura |
| 18. | Hoshikuzu Crybaby | Kana Watanabe |
| 19. | Sirius to Mayu | Yōko Komori |
| 20. | Nōnai Poison Berry | Setona Mizushiro |
Top 10 Manga Magazines for Male Readers
| Rank | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shonen Jump | Shueisha |
| 2. | Young Jump | Shueisha |
| 3. | Morning | Kodansha |
| 4. | Weekly Shonen Sunday | Shogakukan |
| 5. | Big Comic Spirits | Shogakukan |
| 6. | Monthly Comic @Bunch | Shinchosha |
| 7. | Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine | Kodansha |
| 8. | Shonen Magazine | Kodansha |
| 9. | Evening | Kodansha |
| 10. | Afternoon | Kodansha |
| 10. | Monthly Big Gangan | Square Enix |
Top 10 Manga Magazines for Female Readers
| Rank | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Betsuma | Shueisha |
| 2. | Cocohana | Shueisha |
| 3. | Flowers | Shogakukan |
| 4. | Feel Young | Shodensha |
| 5. | LaLa | Hakusensha |
| 6. | Kiss | Kodansha |
| 7. | Be Love | Kodansha |
| 8. | ITAN | Kodansha |
| 9. | Dessert | Kodansha |
| 10. | Manga Erotics F | Ohta Shuppan |
The Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2013 book also features interviews with the winning authors. The book also has a feature where 33 different manga creators answer questions such as "What manga are you taking an interest in right now," "What manga did you read that you hid from your parents," and "What manga would you like to try to write next?"
Last year, Masaru Miyazaki and Kōji Yoshimoto's Black Jack Sōsaku Hiwa ~Tezuka Osamu no Shigoto-ba Kara~ topped the Male Readers list, and Etsuko Mizusawa and Masayuki Kusumi's Hana no Zubora-Meshi topped the Female Readers list. Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump topped the Manga Magazines for Male Readers list, and Shodensha's Feel Young topped the Manga Magazines for Female Readers list.
Sources: Comic Natalie, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web, Manga News
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