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

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* 39th Kodansha Manga Awards[1]
* Best Shōnen Manga: The Seven Deadly Sins by Nakaba Suzuki and Yowamushi Pedal by Wataru Watanabe
* Best Shōjo Manga: Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu by Tsunami Umino
* Best General Manga: Knights of Sidonia by Tsutomu Nihei
* Special Award: Cooking Papa by Tochi Ueyama
* 8th Manga Taishō: Kakukaku Shikajika by Akiko Higashimura[2]
* 46th Seiun Awards[3]
* Best Comic: Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture by Masayuki Ishikawa
* 60th Shogakukan Manga Awards[4]
* Best Children's Manga: Yōkai Watch by Noriyuki Konishi
* Best Shōnen Manga: Be Blues! - Ao ni Nare by Motoyuki Tanaka [ja]
* Best Shōjo Manga: Joō no Hana by Kaneyoshi Izumi
* Best General Manga: Asahinagu by Ai Kozaki and Aoi Honō by Kazuhiko Shimamoto
* 19th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize[5]
* Grand Prize: Aisawa Riku by Yoiko Hoshi
* New Creator Prize: A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima
* Short Work Prize: Sensha Yoshida
* Special Prize: Chikako Mitsuhashi for Chiisana Koi no Monogatari

## Best-sellers

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See also: List of Oricon number-one manga of 2015 and The New York Times Manga Best Sellers of 2015

### Titles

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The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2015[6] according to Oricon.[7]

Rank | Title | Copies

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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

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The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2015[8] according to Oricon.[9]

Rank | Volume | Copies

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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

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* January - Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon by Yohei Yasumura
* January - Q.E.D. iff - proven end - by Motohiro Katou
* January 27 - Zettai Zetsubō Shōjo: Danganronpa AE Genocider Mode, written by Spike Chunsoft and illustrated by Machika Minami
* January 30 - Manabi Straight! Sakra, written by Ufotable and illustrated by Eshika/Shōgo
* February - Fushigi Yûgi Byakko Ibun by Yuu Watase
* February - Heavy Object A, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Sakae Saitō
* February 12 - Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season , written by Olympus Knights and illustrated by Mahi Fuyube
* February 15 - Boys Over Flowers Season 2 by Yoko Kamio
* February 16 - The Case of Hana & Alice by Dowman Sayman
* February 20 - Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, written by Spike Chunsoft, illustrated by Hajime Tōya
* March - Go! Princess PreCure, written by Izumi Todo and illustrated by Futago Kamikita
* March - Love in Hell: Death Life by Reiji Suzumaru
* March - Maō Da Ze! Oreca Battle by Satoshi Yamaura
* March 3 - Shokugeki no Soma - L'étoile, written by Michiko Itō and illustrated by Shun Saeki
* March 7 - Piece of Cake: Bangai-hen Piece 1 by George Asakura
* March 31 - Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara by Sui Futami
* April - Komasan: A Time for Fireworks and Miracles by Shou Shibamoto
* April - Serapetit!〜Seraph of the End four-frame manga〜, written by Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto and Daisuke Furuya and illustrated by Ren Aokita
* April - Yo-kai Watch: 4-Koma Pun-Club by Santa Harukaze
* April 3 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V: Saikyō Duelist Yuya by Akihiro Tomonaga
* April 18 - K: Missing Kings, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Haruto Shiota
* April 22 - Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture by Choborau Nyopomi
* April 22 - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash by Mutsumi Okubashi
* April 27 - Girls und Panzer: Little Army II by Tsuchii
* April 27 - Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring by Masashi Kishimoto
* May 12 - Trash Market by Tadao Tsuge
* May 22 - Star-Myu by Ren Hidoh
* May 27 - Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: Daisanshō - Truth of Zero, written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Daichi Matsuse
* May 28 - Marriage ~The Drops of God Final Arc~, written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto
* June - Plastic Memories: Say to Good-bye, written by Naotaka Hayashi and illustrated by Yūyū
* June - Yo-Kai Watch Busters by Atsushi Ohba
* June 20 - Dragon Ball Super, written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou
* June 26 - Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia by Riku Ayakawa
* June 27 - Classroom Crisis by Masaharu Takano
* July 13 - Queen's Quality by Kyousuke Motomi
* August - Beyblade: Burst
* August - Monster Musume: I ♥ Monster Girls by Shake-O, SaQ Tottori and Cool-Kyou-Sinnjya
* August 9 - Lost Girls by Ryōsuke Fuji
* August 19 - Little Witch Academia, written by Trigger and illustrated by Terio Teri
* August 21 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V by Naohito Miyoshi
* September - Charlotte, written by Jun Maeda and illustrated by Makoto Ikezawa and Yū Tsurusaki
* September - Concrete Revolutio by Nylon
* September 3 - Little Witch Academia: Tsukiyo no Ōkan by Yuka Fujiwara
* September 4 - Fruits Basket another by Natsuki Takaya
* September 18 - Dance with Devils -Blight- by Samako Natsu
* September 28 - K: Dream of Green, written by GoRA and illustrated by Yui Kuroe
* October - Cyborg 009 Vs. Devilman: Breakdown by Akihito Yoshitomi
* October - Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans by Kazuma Isobe
* October 2 - Koro-sensei Q! by Kizuku Watanabe and Jō Aoto
* October 16 - Baccano by Shinta Fujimoto
* October 17 - K: Return of Kings, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Haruto Shiota
* October 26 - Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue, written by Sprite and illustrated by Hideyu Tōgarashi
* October 27 - Hai-Furi by Kanari Abe
* October 27 - My Girlfriend is a T-Rex by Sanzo
* November 4 - Platinum End, written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata
* November 4 - Terra Formars Asimov by Boichi
* November 9 - My Hero Academia Smash!! by Hirofumi Neda and Kōhei Horikoshi
* November 17 - GANTZ:G, written by Hiroya Oku and illustrated by Keita Iizuka
* November 27 - Prince of Stride: Galaxy Rush by Teruko Arai
* November 28 - The Seven Deadly Sins Production by Chiemi Sakamoto
* December - Haruchika, written by Sei Hatsuno and illustrated by Būta
* December 1 - Hozuki no Reitetsu ~Shiro no Ashiato~ by Monaka Shiba
* Ace of Diamond Act II
* Kare Baka: Wagahai no Kare wa Baka de R, written by Kazusa Yoneda and illustrated by Saki Azumi
* Major 2nd by Takuya Mitsuda
* Senyuu. Main Quest - Dai Nishou by Robinson Haruhara
* The Unlimit d: Hyōbu Kyōsuke - WANDERER by Rokurou Ogaki

## Title endings

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* February - HappinessCharge PreCure!, written by Izumi Todo and illustrated by Futago Kamikita
* February - Monster Retsuden Oreca Battle by Satoshi Yamaura
* March 29 - Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Ecole by Osaji
* April - Jinsei, written by Jinsei: Manga no Shō and illustrated by Seiji Matsuyama
* June 4 - Complex Age by Yui Sakuma
* June 17 - Himegoto by Norio Tsukudani
* June 25 - Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! by Umatani Kurari
* June 27 - Himegoto
* July 6 - Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring by Masashi Kishimoto
* July 17 - Fairy Tail Zero by Hiro Mashima
* August 18 - K: Missing Kings, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Haruto Shiota
* August 19 - Girls und Panzer: Gekitou! Maginot-sen Desu!! by Ryūichi Saitaniya
* August - Chain Chronicle Crimson by Junpei Okazaki
* September - Komasan: A Time for Fireworks and Miracles by Shou Shibamoto
* October - Yo-Kai Watch Busters by Atsushi Ohba
* November 20 - Little Witch Academia, written by Trigger and illustrated by Terio Teri
* December 1 - Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral by Rui Watanabe
* Senyuu. Main Quest - Dai Nishou by Robinson Haruhara

## Deaths

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* Kazumasa Hirai, writer, manga writer[10]
* March - Yoshihiro Tatsumi, manga artist[11]
* March 31 - Cocoa Fujiwara, manga artist[12]
* April - Kō Kojima, manga artist[13]
* June 17 - Masaki Himura [ja], manga artist[14]
* August 18 - Hinako Konno [ja], manga writer[15]
* October 22 - Kōji Miyata [ja], manga artist[16]
* November 21 - Jinpachi Mori [ja], manga writer[17]
* November - Shigeru Mizuki, manga artist[18]

## See also

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* 2015 in anime
* 2015 in Japanese literature

## References

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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.