2015 in manga

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]

RankTitleCopies
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]

RankVolumeCopies
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

Title endings

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "Yowamushi Pedal, The Seven Deadly Sins Win 39th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. May 12, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. "Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Wins 8th Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. March 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. "Yamato 2199, Moyashimon, Aoi Honō Win Seiun Awards". Anime News Network. August 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. "Yo-kai Watch, Be Blues Win 60th Shogakukan Awards". Anime News Network. January 21, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  5. "Aisawa Riku Manga Wins 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Top Award". Anime News Network. March 30, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
  7. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015". Anime News Network. November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  8. From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015.
  9. "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2015". Anime News Network. November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  10. "Genma Taisen Rebirth Writer: Harmagedon/8 Man Creator Kazumasa Hirai Passes Away". Anime News Network. January 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  11. "Gekiga-Style Manga Pioneer Yoshihiro Tatsumi Passes Away". Anime News Network. March 8, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  12. "Inu X Boku Secret Service Manga Creator Cocoa Fujiwara Passes Away (Updated)". Anime News Network. April 8, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  13. "Award-Winning Manga Artist Kou Kojima Passes Away". Anime News Network. April 17, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  14. "Hajimete no Kōshien Manga Creator Masaki Himura Passes Away". Anime News Network. September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  15. "Manga Creator, Lyricist Hinako Konno Passes Away". Anime News Network. August 30, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  16. "Manga Creator Kōji Miyata Passes Away at 34". Anime News Network. October 27, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  17. "Manga Creator Jinpachi Mori Passes Away". Anime News Network. November 28, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  18. "Kitaro, NonNonBâ Manga Creator Shigeru Mizuki Passes Away". Anime News Network. November 29, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
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