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Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2013
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Top 4 are One Piece for 5th straight year; each Attack on Titan book sells over 1.2 million
One Piece and Attack on Titan took over all the spots in the top 15. One Piece held the top four spots, and last year's One Piece volume 68 still ranked #38. All 11 volumes of Attack on Titan ranked in the top 15, and each book sold over 1.2 million copies in 2013.
This is the fifth year in a row that One Piece has taken the top four spots in the annual charts. Attack on Titan's final 2013 series total of 15,933,801 is six times its total in 2012, 2.683 million.
This list covers sales surveyed from November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013.
| Rank | Estimated Copies in Period |
Title | Publisher | Release Date |
| Author | ||||
| 1 | 3,147,224 | One Piece 69 | Shueisha | 2013/03 |
| Eiichiro Oda | ||||
| 2 | 3,039,487 | One Piece 70 | Shueisha | 2013/06 |
| Eiichiro Oda | ||||
| 3 | 2,890,263 | One Piece 71 | Shueisha | 2013/08 |
| Eiichiro Oda | ||||
| 4 | 2,354,005 | One Piece 72 | Shueisha | 2013/11 |
| Eiichiro Oda | ||||
| 5 | 1,950,807 | Attack on Titan 9 | Kodansha | 2012/12 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 6 | 1,915,976 | Attack on Titan 10 | Kodansha | 2013/04 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 7 | 1,453,879 | Attack on Titan 11 | Kodansha | 2013/08 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 8 | 1,339,845 | Attack on Titan 8 | Kodansha | 2012/08 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 9 | 1,299,048 | Attack on Titan 1 | Kodansha | 2010/03 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 10 | 1,267,129 | Attack on Titan 2 | Kodansha | 2010/07 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 11 | 1,261,251 | Attack on Titan 7 | Kodansha | 2012/04 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 12 | 1,250,663 | Attack on Titan 3 | Kodansha | 2010/12 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 13 | 1,248,339 | Attack on Titan 6 | Kodansha | 2011/12 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 14 | 1,247,333 | Attack on Titan 5 | Kodansha | 2011/08 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 15 | 1,241,299 | Attack on Titan 4 | Kodansha | 2011/04 |
| Hajime Isayama | ||||
| 16 | 1,205,558 | Naruto 63 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Masashi Kishimoto | ||||
| 17 | 1,193,383 | Hunter × Hunter 31 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Yoshihiro Togashi | ||||
| 18 | 1,186,245 | Hunter × Hunter 32 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Yoshihiro Togashi | ||||
| 19 | 1,153,948 | Naruto 64 | Shueisha | 2013/04 |
| Masashi Kishimoto | ||||
| 20 | 1,152,347 | Kimi ni Todoke 18 | Shueisha | 2013/01 |
| Karuho Shiina | ||||
| 21 | 1,088,464 | Naruto 65 | Shueisha | 2013/07 |
| Masashi Kishimoto | ||||
| 22 | 1,069,793 | Kimi ni Todoke 19 | Shueisha | 2013/06 |
| Karuho Shiina | ||||
| 23 | 1,054,934 | Naruto 66 | Shueisha | 2013/09 |
| Masashi Kishimoto | ||||
| 24 | 946,531 | Saint Young Men 8 | Kodansha | 2012/12 |
| Hikaru Nakamura | ||||
| 25 | 941,090 | Silver Spoon 6 | Shogakukan | 2013/01 |
| Hiromu Arakawa | ||||
| 26 | 910,006 | Assassination Classroom 2 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Yusei Matsui | ||||
| 27 | 896,968 | I'm Sakamoto, you know. 1 | Enterbrain | 2013/01 |
| Nami Sano | ||||
| 28 | 884,432 | Kuroko's Basketball 20 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Tadatoshi Fujimaki | ||||
| 29 | 847,264 | Kimi ni Todoke 20 | Shueisha | 2013/10 |
| Karuho Shiina | ||||
| 30 | 844,790 | Blue Exorcist 10 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Kazue Katō | ||||
| 31 | 840,542 | Kuroko's Basketball 21 | Shueisha | 2013/02 |
| Tadatoshi Fujimaki | ||||
| 32 | 827,464 | Assassination Classroom 3 | Shueisha | 2013/03 |
| Yusei Matsui | ||||
| 33 | 811,519 | Kuroko's Basketball 22 | Shueisha | 2013/05 |
| Tadatoshi Fujimaki | ||||
| 34 | 807,784 | Silver Spoon 7 | Shogakukan | 2013/04 |
| Hiromu Arakawa | ||||
| 35 | 777,352 | Silver Spoon 8 | Shogakukan | 2013/07 |
| Hiromu Arakawa | ||||
| 36 | 772,635 | Assassination Classroom 4 | Shueisha | 2013/05 |
| Yusei Matsui | ||||
| 37 | 756,451 | Assassination Classroom 1 | Shueisha | 2012/11 |
| Yusei Matsui | ||||
| 38 | 728,158 | One Piece 68 | Shueisha | 2012/11 |
| Eiichiro Oda | ||||
| 39 | 723,550 | Saint Young Men 9 | Kodansha | 2013/08 |
| Hikaru Nakamura | ||||
| 40 | 722,087 | Blue Exorcist 11 | Shueisha | 2013/08 |
| Kazue Katō | ||||
| 41 | 706,051 | Assassination Classroom 5 | Shueisha | 2013/07 |
| Yusei Matsui | ||||
| 42 | 705,360 | Yotsuba&! 12 | ASCII Media Works | 2013/03 |
| Kiyohiko Azuma | ||||
| 43 | 698,273 | Kuroko's Basketball 23 | Shueisha | 2013/08 |
| Tadatoshi Fujimaki | ||||
| 44 | 692,756 | Silver Spoon 9 | Shogakukan | 2013/10 |
| Hiromu Arakawa | ||||
| 45 | 679,880 | Terra Formars 3 | Shueisha | 2012/11 |
| Story: Yū Sasuga Art: Kenichi Tachibana |
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| 46 | 667,540 | Kuroko's Basketball 24 | Shueisha | 2013/10 |
| Tadatoshi Fujimaki | ||||
| 47 | 660,646 | Bleach 57 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Tite Kubo | ||||
| 48 | 639,122 | Bleach 58 | Shueisha | 2013/03 |
| Tite Kubo | ||||
| 49 | 627,996 | Bleach 59 | Shueisha | 2013/06 |
| Tite Kubo | ||||
| 50 | 623,213 | Assassination Classroom 6 | Shueisha | 2013/10 |
| Yusei Matsui |
| Rank | Estimated Copies in Period |
Title | Publisher | Release Date |
| Author | ||||
| 51 | 609,979 | Black Butler 16 | Square Enix | 2013/03 |
| Yana Toboso | ||||
| 52 | 605,617 | Magi 17 | Shogakukan | 2013/05 |
| Shinobu Ohtaka | ||||
| 53 | 605,379 | Terra Formars 4 | Shueisha | 2013/02 |
| Story: Yū Sasuga Art: Kenichi Tachibana |
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| 54 | 603,149 | Terra Formars 1 | Shueisha | 2012/04 |
| Story: Yū Sasuga Art: Kenichi Tachibana |
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| 55 | 601,227 | Magi 16 | Shogakukan | 2013/02 |
| Shinobu Ohtaka | ||||
| 56 | 596,434 | Detective Conan 78 | Shogakukan | 2012/12 |
| Gosho Aoyama | ||||
| 57 | 590,050 | Terra Formars 5 | Shueisha | 2013/05 |
| Story: Yū Sasuga Art: Kenichi Tachibana |
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| 58 | 581,809 | Terra Formars 2 | Shueisha | 2012/08 |
| Story: Yū Sasuga Art: Kenichi Tachibana |
||||
| 59 | 581,422 | Bleach 60 | Shueisha | 2013/08 |
| Tite Kubo | ||||
| 60 | 571,648 | Magi 18 | Shogakukan | 2013/09 |
| Shinobu Ohtaka | ||||
| 61 | 569,850 | Jojolion 4 | Shueisha | 2013/05 |
| Hirohiko Araki | ||||
| 62 | 567,552 | Black Butler 17 | Square Enix | 2013/08 |
| Yana Toboso | ||||
| 63 | 566,039 | Fairy Tail 37 | Kodansha | 2013/04 |
| Hiro Mashima | ||||
| 64 | 559,551 | Detective Conan 79 | Shogakukan | 2013/04 |
| Gosho Aoyama | ||||
| 65 | 556,564 | Ao Haru Ride 7 | Shueisha | 2013/04 |
| Io Sakisaka | ||||
| 66 | 552,135 | REAL 12 | Shueisha | 2012/11 |
| Takehiko Inoue | ||||
| 67 | 551,852 | March comes in like a lion 9 | Hakusensha | 2013/09 |
| Chica Umino | ||||
| 68 | 546,686 | Detective Conan 80 | Shogakukan | 2013/07 |
| Gosho Aoyama | ||||
| 69 | 542,170 | Terra Formars 6 | Shueisha | 2013/08 |
| Story: Yū Sasuga Art: Kenichi Tachibana |
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| 70 | 540,507 | Ao Haru Ride 6 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Io Sakisaka | ||||
| 71 | 533,910 | Ao Haru Ride 8 | Shueisha | 2013/08 |
| Io Sakisaka | ||||
| 72 | 532,053 | Thermae Romae VI | Enterbrain | 2013/06 |
| Mari Yamazaki | ||||
| 73 | 518,315 | Natsume's Book of Friends 15 | Hakusensha | 2013/01 |
| Yuki Midorikawa | ||||
| 74 | 513,282 | Magi 19 | Shogakukan | 2013/10 |
| Shinobu Ohtaka | ||||
| 75 | 493,510 | Space Brothers 20 | Kodansha | 2013/02 |
| Chūya Koyama | ||||
| 76 | 490,289 | Vagabond 35 | Kodansha | 2013/04 |
| Story & Art: Takehiko Inoue / Original Novel: Eiji Yoshikawa | ||||
| 77 | 489,120 | March comes in like a lion 8 | Hakusensha | 2012/12 |
| Chica Umino | ||||
| 78 | 487,098 | Fairy Tail 36 | Kodansha | 2013/02 |
| Hiro Mashima | ||||
| 79 | 479,564 | Fairy Tail 40 | Kodansha | 2013/10 |
| Hiro Mashima | ||||
| 80 | 471,427 | Neon Genesis Evangelion 13 | Kadokawa | 2012/11 |
| Story & Art: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto / Original Work: Khara, Gainax | ||||
| 81 | 466,017 | Fairy Tail 38 | Kodansha | 2013/06 |
| Hiro Mashima | ||||
| 82 | 464,362 | Mix 2 | Shogakukan | 2013/03 |
| Mitsuru Adachi | ||||
| 83 | 463,879 | Toriko 22 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro | ||||
| 84 | 455,034 | Jojolion 5 | Shueisha | 2013/10 |
| Hirohiko Araki | ||||
| 85 | 452,463 | Magi 15 | Shogakukan | 2012/11 |
| Shinobu Ohtaka | ||||
| 86 | 448,182 | Fairy Tail 39 | Kodansha | 2013/08 |
| Hiro Mashima | ||||
| 87 | 447,716 | Toriko 23 | Shueisha | 2013/02 |
| Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro | ||||
| 88 | 444,431 | Chihayafuru 19 | Kodansha | 2012/12 |
| Yuki Suetsugu | ||||
| 89 | 441,906 | Toriko 24 | Shueisha | 2013/05 |
| Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro | ||||
| 90 | 438,262 | Chihayafuru 20 | Kodansha | 2013/03 |
| Yuki Suetsugu | ||||
| 91 | 437,671 | To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness 7 | Shueisha | 2013/04 |
| Story: Saki Hasemi Art: Kentaro Yabuki |
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| 92 | 431,162 | Space Brothers 21 | Kodansha | 2013/06 |
| Chūya Koyama | ||||
| 93 | 429,497 | Inu X Boku Secret Service (Inu × Boku SS) 8 | Square Enix | 2012/11 |
| Cocoa Fujiwara | ||||
| 94 | 429,374 | One-Punch Man 1 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Story: ONE Art: Yuusuke Murata |
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| 95 | 428,163 | Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu. 3 | Shueisha | 2013/02 |
| Mari Fujimura | ||||
| 96 | 428,038 | Gintama 47 | Shueisha | 2012/12 |
| Hideaki Sorachi | ||||
| 97 | 427,359 | Gintama 50 | Shueisha | 2013/07 |
| Hideaki Sorachi | ||||
| 98 | 425,559 | Chihayafuru 21 | Kodansha | 2013/06 |
| Yuki Suetsugu | ||||
| 99 | 423,275 | Say "I love you". (Suki-tte Ii na yo) 10 | Kodansha | 2013/01 |
| Kanae Hazuki | ||||
| 100 | 422,566 | Gintama 48 | Shueisha | 2013/02 |
| Hideaki Sorachi |
Source: Oricon, Narinari.com
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