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 39th Kodansha Manga Awards 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 46th Seiun Awards Best Comic: Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture by Masayuki Ishikawa 60th Shogakukan Manga Awards Best Children's Manga: Yōkai Watch by Noriyuki Konishi Best Shōnen Manga: Be Blues! - Ao ni Nare by 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 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
Titles The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2015From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015. according to Oricon. Rank Title Copies 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 The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2015From November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015. according to Oricon. Rank Volume Copies 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 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 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 Kazumasa Hirai, writer, manga writer March - Yoshihiro Tatsumi, manga artist March 31 - Cocoa Fujiwara, manga artist April - Kō Kojima, manga artist June 17 - , manga artist August 18 - , manga writer October 22 - , manga artist November 21 - , manga writer November - Shigeru Mizuki, manga artist
See also 2015 in anime 2015 in Japanese literature
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