2014 in manga
The following is an overview of 2014 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 2014 in comics .
Awards
Best-sellers
Titles
The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2014[ 6] according to Oricon .[ 7]
Rank
Title
Copies
1
One Piece
11,885,957
2
Attack on Titan
11,728,368
3
Haikyu!!
8,283,709
4
Tokyo Ghoul
6,946,203
5
Kuroko's Basketball
6,729,439
6
Naruto
5,505,179
7
Ace of Diamond
4,681,031
8
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
4,657,971
9
The Seven Deadly Sins
4,633,246
10
Assassination Classroom
4,622,108
Volumes
The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2014[ 8] according to Oricon .[ 9] In 2014, there were 500,482,000 copies of manga volumes sold in Japan and the market for manga volumes in the country was worth ¥281.51 billion , representing 27.4% of the total book market of ¥1.02813 trillion . It was the largest segment of the book market by number of copies sold and the second-largest by value.[ 10]
Rank
Volume
Copies
1
One Piece vol.73
810,801
2
One Piece vol.74
834,558
3
One Piece vol.75
698,071
4
Attack on Titan vol.13
921,457
5
Attack on Titan vol.12
895,305
6
Attack on Titan vol.13
773,871
7
Naruto vol.67
11,106,651
8
Naruto vol.68
16,098,121
9
Kimi ni Todoke vol.21
1,031,380
10
Naruto vol.69
1,007,954
Title debuts
January 9 - All You Need Is Kill , written by Ryōsuke Takeuchi and illustrated by Takeshi Obata
January 9 - Gakuen Chaika!
January 27 - Buddy Complex , illustrated by Hiroki Ohara
January 27 - Buddy Complex: Coupling of Battlefield , illustrated by Sakae Saito
January 28 - Alice in Murderland by Kaori Yuki
January 28 - Inuyashiki by Hiroya Oku
January - Etotama , written by Takashi Hoshi and Tōru Zekū and illustrated by Hiroma Hino
February 12 - Fūka by Kōji Seo
February 15 - Dungeon Meshi by Ryōko Kui [ja ]
February 25 - Himegoto by Norio Tsukudani
March 14 - Jinsei , written by Jinsei: Manga no Shō and illustrated by Seiji Matsuyama
March 20 - Baki-Dou by Keisuke Itagaki
March 20 - Himouto! Umaru-chan by Sankaku Head
March 24 - Tokyo Tarareba Musume by Akiko Higashimura
March 28 - Bakumatsu Rock -howling soul- by Shinshu Ueda
March - Amagi Brilliant Park , written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka
March - HappinessCharge PreCure! , written by Izumi Todo and illustrated by Futago Kamikita
April - Chivalry of a Failed Knight , written by Riku Misora and illustrated by Megumi Soramichi
April 4 - Hōzuki-san Chi no Aneki (+Imouto) by Ran Igarashi
April 9 - Gangsta.:Cursed. EP_Marco Adriano , written by Kohske and illustrated by Syuhei Kamo
April 14 - GTO: Paradise Lost by Tohru Fujisawa
May 22 - Complex Age by Yui Sakuma
May 22 - Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria , written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura
May 26 - Hinomaru Zumō by Kawada
May 27 - Alderamin on the Sky , illustrated by Taiki Kawakami
May - The Fruit of Grisaia: L'Oiseau bleu , written by Jun'ichi Fujisaku and illustrated by Taka Himeno
May - Yokokuhan: The Copycat , written by Tetsuya Tsutsui and illustrated by Fumio Obata
June - Amagi Brilliant Park? Fumo , written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Kōji Azuma
June - Dagashi Kashi by Kotoyama
June 9 - To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts by Maybe
June 20 -Himegoto by Norio Tsukudani
July 1 - Ao Oni: Anthology , written by Kenji Kuroda and illustrated by Karin Suzuragi
July 3 - Hina's Lip , written by Kazemichi and illustrated by Mayumi Katō
July 7 - My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi
July 17 - Fairy Tail Zero by Hiro Mashima
July 26 - Girl Friend (Kari): Shiina Kokomi-hen ~Koishite Madonna~ , illustrated by Tsukako Akina
July - Chain Chronicle Crimson by Junpei Okazaki
August 2 - Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral by Rui Watanabe
August 3 - Cross Ange by Kenjirō Takeshita
August 11 - Aldnoah.Zero Season One , written by Olympus Knights and illustrated by Pinakes
August 14 - Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka 4-koma: Kamisama no Nichijō by Masaya Takamura
August 18 - Higanjima 48 Nichigo... by Kōji Matsumoto
August 22 - Girl Friend (Kari): Murakami Fumio-hen ~Secret Smile~ , illustrated by Takahiro Seguchi
August 22 - Girl Friend (Kari): Chloe Lemarie-hen ~Chole to Nihon to Mirai no Tobira~ , illustrated by Sawayoshi Azuma
August 22 - Girl Friend (Kari): Sakurai Akane-hen ~Kokoro o Komete, Yūki no On Air!~ , illustrated by Kakao
August 22 - Girl Friend (Kari) ~Seiō Gakuen Girl's Diary~ , illustrated by Na!
August 26 - Code Geass: Oz the Reflection O2 , written by Toujou Chika and Shigeru Morita and illustrated by Toujou Chika
August 27 - Celestial Method , written by Naoki Hisaya and illustrated by Yuka Namisaki
September 5 - Girls und Panzer , written by Takaaki Suzuki and illustrated by Takeshi Nogami
September 22 - Hetalia World Stars by Hidekaz Himaruya
September 28 - Battle Rabbits by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara
October 5 - Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Ecole by Osaji
October 16 - Salty Road , written by Ark Performance and illustrated by TALI
October 16 - Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! by Umatani Kurari
October 27 - Absolute Duo Tea Party , written by Takumi Hiiragiboshi and illustrated by Tōru Oiwaka
October 28 - Gunnm: Mars Chronicle by Yukito Kishiro
October - Gundam Reconguista in G by Tamon Ōta
November 19 - Girls und Panzer: Gekitou! Maginot-sen Desu!! by Ryūichi Saitaniya
November 26 - Ai Tenchi Muyo! , written by Masaki Kajishima and illustrated by Haruna Nakazato
December 12 - Aldnoah.Zero Gaiden: Twin Gemini , written by Kiyokazu Satake
December - In Search of the Lost Future , written by Trumple and Atelier High Key and illustrated by Takeshi Kagura
December - Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori GB by Kōsuke Masuda
Ange Vierge Linkage , written by Mako Komao and illustrated by Sakaki Yoshioka
Gakusei Shima Kōsaku
Princess Maison , written and illustrated by Aoi Ikebe
Title endings
Deaths
See also
References
^ "Yo-kai Watch, Baby Steps Win 38th Kodansha Manga Awards" . Anime News Network . May 8, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .
^ "Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story Wins 7th Annual Manga Taisho Award" . Anime News Network . March 27, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .
^ "The World of Narue, Pacific Rim Win Seiun Awards" . Anime News Network . July 22, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .
^ "Magi, Kano-Uso, Zekkyō Gakkyū Win Shogakukan Manga Awards" . Anime News Network . January 21, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .
^ "March comes in like a lion Wins 18th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award" . Anime News Network . March 24, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .
^ From November 18, 2013 to November 16, 2014.
^ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2014" . Anime News Network . November 30, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .
^ From November 18, 2013 to November 16, 2014.
^ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2014" . Anime News Network . January 2, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .
^ "Japanese Manga Book Market Rises to Record 282 Billion Yen" . Anime News Network . January 23, 2015. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .
^ "Ganbare Goemon Manga Artist Hiroshi Obi Passes Away" . Anime News Network . August 3, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .