2013 in manga

The following is an overview of 2013 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 2013 in comics.

## Awards

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* 37th Kodansha Manga Awards[1]
* Best Children's Manga: Animal Land by Makoto Raiku
* Best Shōnen Manga: Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa
* Best Shōjo Manga: Ore Monogatari!!, written by Kazune Kawahara and illustrated by Aruko
* Best General Manga: Gurazeni, written by Yūji Moritaka and illustrated by Keiji Adachi and Prison School by Akira Hiramoto
* 6th Manga Taishō: Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida[2]
* 44th Seiun Awards[3]
* Best Comic: Inherit the Stars by Yukinobu Hoshino
* 58th Shogakukan Manga Awards[4]
* Best Children's Manga: Mysterious Joker by Hideyasu Takahashi
* Best Shōnen Manga: Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa
* Best Shōjo Manga: Piece – Kanojo no Kioku by Hinako Ashihara
* Best General Manga: I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa
* 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize[5]
* Grand Prize: Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara
* New Creator Prize: Sunny Sunny Ann! by Miki Yamamoto
* Short Work Prize: Kikai-jikake no Ai by Yoshiie Gōda

## Best-sellers

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See also: List of Oricon number-one manga of 2013 and The New York Times Manga Best Sellers of 2013

### Titles

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The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2014[6] according to Oricon.[7]

Rank | Title | Copies

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1  | One Piece | 18,151,599
2  | Attack on Titan | 15,933,801
3  | Kuroko's Basketball | 8,761,081
4  | Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic | 7,151,001
5  | Naruto | 5,553,933
6  | Silver Spoon | 4,858,699
7  | Assassination Classroom | 4,595,820
8  | Hunter × Hunter | 4,231,475
9  | Fairy Tail | 3,790,151
10  | Terra Formars | 3,602,630

### Volumes

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The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2014[8] according to Oricon.[9]

Rank | Volume | Copies

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1  | One Piece vol.69 | 3,147,224
2  | One Piece vol.70  | 3,039,487
3  | One Piece vol.71  | 2,890,263
4  | One Piece vol.72  | 2,354,005
5  | Attack on Titan vol.9 | 1,950,807
6  | Attack on Titan vol.10  | 1,915,976
7  | Attack on Titan vol.11  | 1,453,879
8  | Attack on Titan vol.8  | 1,339,845
9  | Attack on Titan vol.1  | 1,299,048
10  | Attack on Titan vol.1  | 1,267,129

## Title debuts

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* January - Aikatsu!, written by Shiori Kanaki and illustrated by Akane
* January - Aoharu x Machinegun by NAOE
* January - The Asterisk War, written by Yuu Miyazaki and illustrated by Ningen
* February 12 - Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryōsuke Asakura
* February 15 - Kōdai-ke no Hitobito by Kozueko Morimoto [ja]
* April 27 - Absolute Duo, written by Takumi Hiiragiboshi and illustrated by Shin'ichirō Nariie
* April - Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai by Aya Nakahara
* April - Seisen Cerberus: Mō Hitori no Eiyū, written and illustrated by Seijirō Narumi
* May - Complex Age by Yui Sakuma
* May - Bamboo Blade C, written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Jingu Takao
* June 13 - A-bout!! - Asagiri Daikatsuyaku Hen by Ichikawa Masa
* August 26 - Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, written by Ryō Suzukaze and illustrated by Satoshi Shiki
* August 30 - Ashizuri Suizokukan by Panpanya
* August - The Comic Artist and His Assistants 2 by Hiroyuki
* September 28 - No Regrets, written by Gun Snark and illustrated by Hikaru Suruga
* September - Mini Vanguard by Quily
* October 12 - Handa-kun by Satsuki Yoshino
* October 25 - Akame ga Kill! Zero, written by Takahiro and illustrated by Kei Toru
* October - BB Deformer, written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Saki Azumi
* October - Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero, written by Hajime Yatate and illustrated by Masato Ichishiki
* October - Salaryman Exorcist: The Sorrows of Yukio Okumura, written by Kazue Kato and illustrated by Minoru Sasaki
* November 6 - Bartender à Tokyo, written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Osamu Kajisa
* November 9 - 12 Beast by Okayado
* November 9 - Bayonetta: Bloody Fate by Mizuki Sakakibara
* December 27 - Abyss of Hyperspace, written by Tatsuo Sato and illustrated by Chibimaru
* December 27 - A Certain Scientific Accelerator, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Arata Yamaji
* December - 37.5°C no Namida by Chika Shiina [ja]
* December - Angel Beats! The 4-koma: Osora no Shinda Sekai kara, written by Jun Maeda and illustrated by Haruka Komowata
* December - Sungeki no Kyojin by hounori
* December - Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun by Yōichi Takahashi
* The Ancient Magus' Bride by Kore Yamazaki
* Clockwork Planet, written by Yuu Kamiya and Tsubaki Himana and illustrated by Kuro

## Title endings

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* April - Seisen Cerberus: Mō Hitori no Eiyū, written and illustrated by Seijirō Narumi
* May - A-bout! by Ichikawa Masa
* October 12 - Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryōsuke Asakura
* December 9 - Bayonetta: Bloody Fate by Mizuki Sakakibara
* December 13 - Oboreru Knife by George Asakura
* Bartender à Paris, written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Osamu Kajisa

## Deaths

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* February 6 - Yūji Nishi [ja], manga artist[10]
* April 4 - Noboru Yamaguchi, light novel author[11]
* August - Jun Sadogawa, manga artist[12]
* October 13 - Takashi Yanase, manga artist[13]
* October 22 - Yanwari Kazama, manga artist[14]
* November 3 - Ichirō Tsunohazu [ja], manga artist[15]
* Isuka Hakozaki [ja], manga artist[16]

## See also

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* 2013 in anime

## References

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1. ^ "Animal Land, Ore Monogatari!! Win 37th Kodansha Manga Awards". Anime News Network. May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
2. ^ "Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Wins 6th Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. March 21, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
3. ^ "Bodacious Space Pirates, Inherit the Stars Win at Japan Sci-Fi Con". Anime News Network. July 23, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
4. ^ "Silver Spoon, I Am a Hero Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. January 24, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
5. ^ "Kingdom Wins 17th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award". Anime News Network. April 28, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
6. ^ From November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013.
7. ^ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013". Anime News Network. December 1, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
8. ^ From November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013.
9. ^ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2013". Anime News Network. December 1, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
10. ^ "Andō Natsu Manga Creator Yūji Nishi Passes Away". Anime News Network. February 6, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
11. ^ "Zero no Tsukaima Author Noboru Yamaguchi Passes Away". Anime News Network. April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
12. ^ "Police Suspect Suicide in Ramen Fighter Miki Creator Jun Sadogawa's Passing". Anime News Network. August 13, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
13. ^ "Anpanman Manga/Anime Creator Takashi Yanase Passes Away". Anime News Network. October 15, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
14. ^ "Taberemasen Manga Creator Yanwari Kazama Passes Away". Anime News Network. October 26, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
15. ^ "Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Manga's Ichirō Tsunohazu Passes Away". Anime News Network. December 4, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
16. ^ "Caterpillar Manga Artist Isuka Hakozaki Passes Away at 27". Anime News Network. April 22, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2016.