2013 in manga

none 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 37th Kodansha Manga Awards http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-05-09/37th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-announced Animal Land, Ore Monogatari!! Win 37th Kodansha Manga Awards May 9, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network 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 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-21/akimi-yoshida-umimachi-diary-wins-6th-manga-taisho-award Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Wins 6th Manga Taisho Award March 21, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network 44th Seiun Awards http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-23/bodacious-space-pirates-inherit-the-stars-win-at-japan-sci-fi-con Bodacious Space Pirates, Inherit the Stars Win at Japan Sci-Fi Con July 23, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network Best Comic: Inherit the Stars by Yukinobu Hoshino 58th Shogakukan Manga Awards http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-24/silver-spoon-i-am-a-hero-win-shogakukan-manga-awards Silver Spoon, I Am a Hero Win Shogakukan Manga Awards January 24, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network 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 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-28/kingdom-wins-17th-tezuka-osamu-prizes-top-award Kingdom Wins 17th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award April 28, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network 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 List of Oricon number-one manga of 2013 The New York Times Manga Best Sellers of 2013 Titles The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2014From November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013. according to Oricon. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-series/2013 Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2013 December 1, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network Rank Title Copies 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 The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2014From November 19, 2012 to November 17, 2013. according to Oricon. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-01/top-selling-manga-in-japan-by-volume/2013 Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2013 December 1, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network Rank Volume Copies 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 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 森本梢子 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 椎名チカ 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 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 February 6 - Yūji Nishi ja 西ゆうじ, manga artist http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-06/ando-natsu-manga-creator-yuji-nishi-passes-away Andō Natsu Manga Creator Yūji Nishi Passes Away February 6, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network April 4 - Noboru Yamaguchi, light novel author http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-10/zero-no-tsukaima-author-noboru-yamaguchi-passes-away Zero no Tsukaima Author Noboru Yamaguchi Passes Away April 10, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network August - Jun Sadogawa, manga artist http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-08-13/police-suspect-suicide-in-ramen-fighter-miki-creator-jun-sadogawa-passing Police Suspect Suicide in Ramen Fighter Miki Creator Jun Sadogawa's Passing August 13, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network October 13 - Takashi Yanase, manga artist http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-15/anpanman-manga/anime-creator-takashi-yanase-passes-away Anpanman Manga/Anime Creator Takashi Yanase Passes Away October 15, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network October 22 - Yanwari Kazama, manga artist http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-26/taberemasen-manga-creator-yanwari-kazama-passes-away Taberemasen Manga Creator Yanwari Kazama Passes Away October 26, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network November 3 - Ichirō Tsunohazu ja 奴隷ジャッキー, manga artist http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-04/higanbana-no-saku-yoru-ni-manga-ichiro-tsunohazu-passes-away Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni Manga's Ichirō Tsunohazu Passes Away December 4, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network Isuka Hakozaki ja 匣咲いすか, manga artist http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-22/caterpillar-manga-artist-isuka-hakozaki-passes-away-at-27 Caterpillar Manga Artist Isuka Hakozaki Passes Away at 27 April 22, 2013 March 1, 2016 Anime News Network See also 2013 in anime References Manga Manga