A chart with the best selling manga in Japan is published weekly by Oricon. This list includes the manga that reached the number one place on that chart in 2008.
Chart history WeekDateTitleAuthorPublisherCopiesReference12March 24–30Kimi ni Todoke, 6Karuho ShiinaShueisha347,82613March 31–April 6Bleach, 33Tite KuboShueisha430,08114April 7–13Ouran High School Host Club, 12Bisco HatoriHakusensha205,29815April 14–20Hayate the Combat Butler, 15Kenjiro HataShogakukan147,64516April 21–27High School Debut, 11Kazune KawaharaShueisha111,27617April 28–May 4Naruto, 42Masashi KishimotoShueisha505,50618May 5–11Naruto, 42Masashi KishimotoShueisha264,86219May 12–18Nana, 19Ai YazawaShueisha787,21920May 19–25Nana, 19Ai YazawaShueisha358,57921May 26–June 1Black Butler, 4Yana TobosoSquare Enix240,65422June 2–8One Piece, 50Eiichiro OdaShueisha1,074,74523June 9–15One Piece, 50Eiichiro OdaShueisha231,91924June 16–22Zatch Bell!, 33Makoto RaikuShogakukan181,23425June 23–29Boys Over Flowers, 37Yoko KamioShueisha361,49726June 30–July 6Bleach, 34Tite KuboShueisha425,36627July 7–13Bleach, 34Tite KuboShueisha228,40628July 14–20Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, 24ClampKodansha167,31529July 21–27Kimi ni Todoke, 7Karuho ShiinaShueisha220,99530July 28-August 3Pluto, 6Naoki UrasawaShogakukan313,69431August 4–10Naruto, 43Masashi KishimotoShueisha735,20632August 11–17Nodame Cantabile, 21Tomoko NinomiyaKodansha734,89033August 18–24Fullmetal Alchemist, 20Hiromu ArakawaSquare Enix589,55634August 25–31Yotsuba&!, 8Kiyohiko AzumaASCII Media Works280,11835September 1–7One Piece, 51Eiichiro OdaShueisha1,029,24936September 8–14Nana, 20Ai YazawaShueisha653,96737September 15–21Nana, 20Ai YazawaShueisha408,71738September 22–28Nana, 20Ai YazawaShueisha156,21039September 29–October 5Hunter × Hunter, 26Yoshihiro TogashiShueisha487,40340October 6–12Hunter × Hunter, 26Yoshihiro TogashiShueisha200,64041October 13–19Hayate the Combat Butler, 17Kenjiro HataShogakukan152,61742October 20–26Big Windup!, 11Asa HiguchiKodansha245,74043October 27–November 2Real, 8Takehiko InoueShueisha288,97044November 3–9Naruto, 44Masashi KishimotoShueisha620,28345November 10–16Detective Conan, 63Gosho AoyamaShogakukan154,81146November 17–23Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, 25ClampKodansha196,09447November 24–30Kimi ni Todoke, 8Karuho ShiinaShueisha372,29348December 1–7One Piece, 52Eiichiro OdaShueisha1,045,93749December 8–14One Piece, 52Eiichiro OdaShueisha275,03550December 15–21Fairy Tail, 13Hiro MashimaKodansha166,50951December 22-January 4Fullmetal Alchemist, 21Hiromu ArakawaSquare Enix825,026
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