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.

• 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

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

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

• 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

• 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

• 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]

• 2015 in anime
• 2015 in Japanese literature