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[FnordChan]

As chosen by you (and inspired by the voting for EviLore's top anime list), here's the NeoGAF top manga listing, starting with the top twenty-five:

1. Berserk

2. One Piece

3. Yotsuba&!

4. Akira

5. Monster

6. 20th Century Boys

7. Vagabond

8. Hajime no Ippo (Fighting Spirit)

9. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

10. Lone Wolf and Cub

11. Dragon Ball

12. Blade of the Immortal

13. GTO

14. Slam Dunk

15. Maison Ikkoku

16. Naruto

17. Death Note

18. Azumanga Daioh

19. Fullmetal Alchemist

20. Eden

21. Hunter X Hunter

22. Ruroni Kenshin

23. Beck

24. Genshiken

25. Claymore

And here's the full list:

Rank - Name - Points - Number of Votes

1 Berserk 316 42
2 One Piece 204 30
3 Yotsub&! 174 25
4 Akira 170 22
5 Monster 152 22
6 20th Century Boys 127 16
7 Vagabond 124 20
8 Hajime no Ippo 120 18
9 Nausicaa 118 15
10 Lone Wolf & Cub 99 14
11 Dragon Ball 98 15
12 Blade of the Immortal 95 14
13 GTO 91 13
14 Slam Dunk 89 12
15 Maison Ikkoku 88 13
16 Naruto 86 16
17 Death Note 84 15
18 Azumanga Daioh 79 11
19 Full Metal Alchemist 69 13
20 Eden 68 9
21 Hunter X Hunter 67 10
22 Ruroni Kenshin 61 10
23 Beck 58 12
24 Genshiken 58 10
25 Claymore 55 10
26 Buddha 54 7
27 BLAME 53 7
28 Battle Angel Alita 51 9
29 Gantz 48 11
30 Bleach 45 9
31 Phoenix 42 5
32 Welcome to the NHK 39 6
33 Kare Kano 37 6
34 Initial D 32 4
35 Sanctuary 32 4
36 Sgt. Frog 31 5
37 Kimagure Orange Road 30 4
38 Homonculus 29 4
39 Jojo's Bizzare Adventure 29 6
40 Nodame Cantabile 29 7
41 Trigun 29 6
42 Yokohama Shopping Log 29 5
43 Nana 28 6
44 Eyeshield 21 27 5
45 Hellsing 27 5
46 Ghost in the Shell 26 4
47 Video Girl Ai 25 5
48 Sailor Moon 24 3
49 Chobits 22 4
50 Ranma 1/2 22 5
51 Planetes 20 4
52 Fist of the North Star 19 4
53 Pluto 19 4
54 Astroboy 18 3
55 Fruits Basket 17 4
56 Houshin Engi 17 3
57 Saikano 16 4
58 Tsubasa Chronicles 16 2
59 Mushishi 15 2
60 Samurai Executioner 15 4
61 Appleseed 14 2
62 Boys Over Flowers 14 3
63 Detective Conan 14 4
64 "I""s" 14 3
65 Shaman King 14 2
66 Yakitate!! Japan 14 3
67 Black Jack 13 2
68 Doraemon 13 2
69 Dr. Slump 13 5
70 Emma 13 2
71 Katekyo ****** Reborn 13 3
72 Team Medical Dragon 13 2
73 Bokurano 12 2
74 Gintama 12 2
75 Paradise Kiss 12 2
76 Vinland Saga 12 3
77 Ice Blade (Jiraishin) 11 2
78 Inu Yasha 11 2
79 Touch 11 2
80 xxxHolic 11 3
81 2001 Nights 10 1
82 Ah! My Goddess 10 1
83 Ares 10 2
84 Caravan Kidd 10 1
85 Card Captor Sakura 10 3
86 D.Gray-Man 10 2
87 Dragon Quest Retsuden - Emblem of roto 10 1
88 Fairy Tail 10 2
89 Golgo 13 10 1
90 Iihito 10 1
91 Katsu 10 1
92 Kilico 10 1
93 Ouran High School Host Club 10 1
94 River's Edge 10 1
95 Rough 10 1
96 Saint Seiya 10 1
97 Tenjo Tenge 10 3
98 Voices from a Distant Star 10 1
99 Bastard 9 1
100 Bio Booster Armour Guyver 9 2
101 Brave Story -Shinsetsu- 9 1
102 City Hunter 9 3
103 Ginga Nagareboshi Gin 9 1
104 Gravitation 9 1
105 Parasyte 9 1
106 Salad Days 9 2
107 Sexy Voice and Robo 9 1
108 The Cherry Project 9 1
109 The Drifting Classsroom 9 2
110 Boku no Futasu no Tsubasa 8 1
111 Cowboy Bebop 8 1
112 Cromartie High School 8 3
113 Cupid no Itazura -Nijidama- 8 1
114 Devilman 8 1
115 Flame of Recca 8 1
116 Golden Boy 8 1
117 Legend of Basara 8 1
118 MS Gundam: Ecole du Ciel 8 1
119 Rebirth 8 1
120 Shin Angyo Onshi 8 2
121 Yamada Tarou no Monogatari 8 1
122 Dear Boys 7 1
123 Excel Saga 7 1
124 Ghost in the Shell: Man Machine Interface 7
125 H2 7 2
126 Honey & Clover 7 1
127 Kimi Shika Iranai 7 1
128 Kobato 7 1
129 Mx0 7 1
130 Outlanders 7 1
131 Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei 7 1
132 School Rumble 7 3
133 Shigururi 7 1
134 "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" 7 1
135 What's Michael 7 1
136 Air Gear 6 1
137 A****-chan Overdrive 6 1
138 Crying Freeman 6 1
139 Evangelion 6 1
140 Flowers and Bees 6 1
141 Giant Robo 6 1
142 Japan Tengu Party Illustrated 6 1
143 Kekkaishi 6 1
144 Kochikame 6 1
145 Lawful Drug 6 1
146 Path of the Assassin 6 1
147 Please Save My Earth 6 1
148 Sengoku 6 1
149 Shamo 6 2
150 The Walking Man 6 1
151 Toritsu Mizusho (AKA The School of Water Business) 6 1
152 Tsukuyomi Moon Phase 6 1
153 Zombie Powder 6 1
154 Abandon the Old in Tokyo 5 1
155 Abstraction 5 1
156 Angel Densetsu 5 1
157 Detective Kindaichi 5 1
158 Even A Monkey Can Draw Manga 5 1
159 Ichigo 100% 5 1
160 If I See You In My Dreams… 5 1
161 Iron Wok Jan 5 1
162 Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~ 5 1
163 Koroshiya Ichi 5 1
164 Let Dai 5 1
165 Negima 5 2
166 Orion 5
167 Pita-ten 5 1
168 Tennen de Sozai de Ikou 5 1
169 Yawara! 5 1
170 666 Satan 4 1
171 Barefoot Gen 4 1
172 FLCL 4 1
173 Gunsmith Cats 4 1
174 Harukana Machi-E 4 1
175 Karin 4 1
176 Lady Snowblood 4 1
177 One Pound Gospel 4 1
178 Ookiku Furikabutte 4 2
179 OverDrive 4 1
180 Revolutionary Girl Utena 4 1
181 Stray Little Devil 4 1
182 The Violinist of Hamelin 4 1
183 They Were 11 4 1
184 Urusei Yatsura 4 2
185 Uzumaki 4 1
186 A Wonderful Feeling 3 1
187 Biomega 3 1
188 DNA^2 3 1
189 Five Star Stories 3 2
190 Hayate the Combat Butler 3 1
191 Higurashi 3 1
192 Hourou Musuko 3 1
193 King of Hell Majeh 3 1
194 Magical Knights Rayearth 3 1
195 MPD Psycho 3 1
196 Narutaru 3 1
197 PPOI 3 1
198 Ray 3 1
199 Those Who Hunt Elves 3 1
200 Believers 2 1
201 Boys Be 2nd Season 2 1
202 Ceres: Celestial Legend 2 1
203 D-ASH 2 1
204 Fire Candy 2 1
205 Futari Ecchi 2 1
206 Hana-Kimi 2 1
207 Hikaru no Go 2 1
208 Kurasagi Corpse Delivery Service 2 1
209 Love Hina 2 2
210 Midori no Hibi 2 1
211 No Need For Tenchi 2 1
212 Ryogaku no Kajitsu 2 1
213 Aishiteruze Baby 1 1
214 Battle Royale 1 1
215 Black and White 1 1
216 Grappler Baki 1 1
217 Ikkitousen 1 1
218 Lolicon Phoenix 1 1
219 Lupin the 3rd 1 1
220 Major 1 1
221 MeruPuri: Marchen Prince 1 1
222 Natsuko no Sake 1 1
223 Pyuu to Fuku! Jaguar 1 1
224 Sakuratetsu Taiwahen 1 1
225 Shugo Chara 1 1
226 Swan 1 1
227 Tsuri ni Ikuyo! 1 1
228 Yuu Yuu Hakasho 1 1
229 Zetman 1 1

For anyone using this list as a starting point, I've provided links for the top twenty-five manga on the list where you can find more information about each series. I'd encourage everyone who voted on this list to champion some of their favorite titles below, providing a bit of art, a description, and a link of some sort. I'm also looking forward to seeing everyone hash out the details. Enjoy!

FnordChan

 

[Haly]

Good job, FnordChan!

Also, I called it! Berserk at least.

 

[RamzaIsCool]

Good job dude!

I like the outcome of this list, much better then what happened when you did this for Anime.

 

[FnordChan]

Good job dude!

Thanks!

I like the outcome of this list, much better then what happened when you did this for Anime.

For the record, EviLore was responsible for organizing the top anime voting.

FnordChan

 

[sprsk]

I just read Berserk Volume 32 tonight. <3<3

 

[JayDubya]

I just read Berserk Volume 32 tonight. <3<3

I was pretty happy Dark Horse has gotten around to 19. :lol

 

[twilitesparklemotion]

GO GO YOTSUBA

Buying them all next year. I've only checked out the two most recent volumes from the library.

 

[Albino_Samurai]

Excellent list!
Wait....no one voted "3 X 3 Eyes" ?

 

[MickeyKnox]

The list turned out pretty good.

Nice job.

 

[Dead]

Excellent list!
Wait....no one voted "3 X 3 Eyes" ?

Jesus christ, its not even in the 230 manga listed, yet Naruto is in the top 20? What the fuck?

 

[Prime crotch]

Death Note? Claymore?! mehhhhhh Fist of the North Star and Jojo should be higher.

 

[MidiSurf]

Yay, Hajime No Ippo & Monster in top10. It's a solid list and lots of manga for me to read. And I will start with Yotsuba&!.

 

[typhonsentra]

NHK was robbed. If only I had voted, but I don't think I've even read 10 different Manga before.

 

[besada]

The fact that Lone Wolf and Cub came in so low displeases me.

 

[John Dunbar]

Dragon Ball should be higher.

 

[ChryZ]

"18. Azumanga Daioh"?!

 

[Blablurn]

Death Note deserves more love

Spoiler

I forgot to vote!

 

[akachan ningen]

Gantz, NHK, and sgt Frog should be higher. good list overall though. One Piece rocks.

 

[speedpop]

I'm somewhat glad Eden hit #20. I'd have preferred it to be up in the top 5 at least merely because it takes the genres of sci fi, cyberpunk and warfare and literally tips them out and start anew.

Happy about Monster and 20th CB being in the top 10 though

 

[tokkun]

So Lone Wolf & Cub is in the top 10...

Is it really worth reading? I've read all of Lady Snowblood and bits of other stuff Kazuo Koike has done including the first volume of Lone Wolf, and it didn't seem to hold up all that well in the modern day. Can some people who voted for it give a brief review?

 

[Femmeworth]

I had a very good feeling Bersek would be number 1.

 

[besada]

So Lone Wolf & Cub is in the top 10...

Is it really worth reading? I've read all of Lady Snowblood and bits of other stuff Kazuo Koike has done including the first volume of Lone Wolf, and it didn't seem to hold up all that well in the modern day. Can some people who voted for it give a brief review?

I love LW&C. My absolute favorite manga. I suspect you have to be pretty into Samurai and the time period to get into it, but if you are, it's exquisite. The badass sword technique alone is worth the cost of admission.

 

[tokkun]

NHK was robbed. If only I had voted, but I don't think I've even read 10 different Manga before.

Gantz, NHK, and sgt Frog should be higher. good list overall though. One Piece rocks.

Seriously, I think that NHK is one of the worst series I've ever read.

 

[Eric P]

man i love maison ikkoku so much

 

[LuCkymoON]

heh claymore just made it

 

[Kastro]

Not a bad list at all.. thanks Fnord!

 

[FnordChan]

Is it really worth reading? I've read all of Lady Snowblood and bits of other stuff Kazuo Koike has done including the first volume of Lone Wolf, and it didn't seem to hold up all that well in the modern day. Can some people who voted for it give a brief review?

Lone Wolf and Cub is absolutely worth reading, combining beautifully stylized art, tense, kinetic action sequences, and tons of historical detail to create an epic saga that doesn't neglect quiet moments and tells the tragic story of a lone warrior and his son seeking revenge. Once it gets rolling it's a helluva ride and the ending is excellent. Highly recommended

If you find 28 volumes a bit daunting, consider checking out Samurai Executioner, which combines the same team that gave you LW&C (and with all the gorgeous art and historical detail that entails), but with a more modest scope, offering tales of crime and justice in Edo period.

By the way, I see several of you lamenting the placement of various titles on the list. Instead of griping, take a few minutes to pimp your favorites so others might check them out.

FnordChan

 

[DrForester]

GAF is very very shoujo deficient....

 

[Snaku]

Too bad Dragon Ball didn't break the Top 10, but overall I'm happy with this list.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

so much disinterest around Video Girl Ai..

buy it, you won't regret it. Youta is a clumsy 16 years old student, hopelessly in love with his school friend Moemi. She's in love with Takashi, Youta's best friend and the usual cool looking guy. Moemi doesn't know about Youta's true feelings (Youta's sdamn shy) , and she considers him her best friend. One day Youta's returning home and a strange videoshop appears in the middle of the road..a videoshop for those whose heart is bleeding. And the true story begins
It's the best shojo manga I've ever read: excellent art, dialogues, story, ending. You will fall in love with Ai. Beautiful.

Jojo's Bizarre adventures (six series)

if you like great action, this one is for you. Pick the third serie and experience Jotaro Kujo's Stand (a virtual warrior whose power varies from host to host) Star Platinum, his fiery granpa Joseph Joestar and his friends try to defeat the evil Dio Brando, whose Stand can control time, and his terrifying followers
the fourth serie sees Josuke Higashikata, Jotaro's 16 years old uncle, and his immensely powerful Crazy Diamond trying to stop a ferocious serial killer whose Stand has incredible powers in the small Japanese city of Morio Cho

the fifht is placed in Italy. Giorno Giovanna wants to become the best gangster ever existed...but the unknown leader of the organization called Passione, wants him and his band to do him one last favour: bring his daughter to him..to kill her because she's the only one who can recognize him! Obviously all the characters have funny Stands, and the Leader has the most dangerous one ever

the sixth serie, in America, sees Jolyne Kujo, Jotar's daughter, against a whole jailhouse of criminals because their unknown leader wants to steal her power and his father's..and he can do it thanks to his incredible Whitesnake!
All the series are subsequential, and all involve Dio Brando in a way or another. Incredible fun, really. I consider the fourth serie the best since we finally know how Stands originated and because a lot of common people seems to host 'em. But overall great read

 

[Eric P]

there is a distubing lack of go nagai

he should be right up gaf's alley.

 

[Fuu]

Whoa, aside from Berserk and One Piece at the top, the list turned out quite different than I thought it would.

Great job, FnordChan, I'll surely give some of the mangas I never paid much attention (like Yotsuba) a chance in the near future.

 

[Rorschach]

Didn't get to vote. Oh well, some of my favs made it anyway.

 

[Meier]

Wish I had found the time to compile a whole list, but GAF's top 10 is surprisingly good. If I had chosen the rest outside of Katsu, I'd have definitely included I"s, Video Girl Ai (both made me cry like a girl), Monster, 20th Century Boys, Hajime no Ippo, Kare Kano, Vagabond, Hikaru no Go and Beck (no particular order). Slam Dunk would probably be #11 for me.

 

[Prime crotch]

there is a distubing lack of go nagai

he should be right up gaf's alley.

From what I've seen Go Nagai is not very famous on the US. His biggest western fans are from Europe countries like Italy or Spain where they had the Mazinger and/or Devilman show.

Someone really needs to pick up both Getter Robo and Violence Jack manga for translation.

 

[Gattsu25]

Good list

very much agreed

 

[Eric P]

From what I've seen Go Nagai is not very famous on the US. His biggest western fans are from Europe countries like Italy or Spain where they had the Mazinger and/or Devilman show.

Someone really needs to pick up both Getter Robo and Violence Jack manga for translation.

PANTY MASK AND CUTEY HONEY

i made my girlfriend watch the live action Cutey Honey and i'm a bit surprised she didn't break up with me.

 

[FnordChan]

i made my girlfriend watch the live action Cutey Honey and i'm a bit surprised she didn't break up with me.

If you think that's something, try watching the third live action Kekko Kamen movie, Kekko Kamen In Love. It relentlessly goes there and is completely awesome. Meanwhile, Go Nagai's sensibilities are probably too old school to really get accepted in the US, more's the pity.

FnordChan

 

[PolyGone]

Orion. This beautifully rendered black and white manga is quite a departure from the norm. Its mostly very comedic but there's some great action sequences as well. The story is a little hard to follow because of the setting, which is typical Shirow sci-fi mixed with all sorts of strange tidbits from various Eastern religions, but it all comes together in the end. The characters are fantastic and always entertaining. Pick this one up if you can, you won't be disappointed.

 

[Eric P]

If you think that's something, try watching the third live action Kekko Kamen movie, Kekko Kamen In Love. It relentlessly goes there and is completely awesome. Meanwhile, Go Nagai's sensibilities are probably too old school to really get accepted in the US, more's the pity.

FnordChan

i've actually seen it on the suggestion of the awesomely awesome teleport-city.com

edit: my god. netflix actually now has all of these.

 

[Prime crotch]

PANTY MASK AND CUTEY HONEY

i made my girlfriend watch the live action Cutey Honey and i'm a bit surprised she didn't break up with me.

I thought the live action show was supposed to be crap, no sexual innuendo or dirty jokes just a Sailor Moon like show. Was it actually any good?

For anyone using this list as a starting point, I've provided links for the top twenty-five manga on the list where you can find more information about each series. I'd encourage everyone who voted on this list to champion some of their favorite titles below, providing a bit of art, a description, and a link of some sort. I'm also looking forward to seeing everyone hash out the details. Enjoy!

FnordChan

This is a pretty good image of Devilman, I'll try and find some good ones of HnK, Jojo and Baki.

 

[7Th]

Generic top 10. Not as bad as I expected, though.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I GOTTA DRIFT.

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYOTSUBA!!!!!

(Sad showing for Bleach, which, as so often, is 765 times better than the shitty yet wildly popular anime it spawned.)

 

[X26]

Good list, but no Hommunculus anywhere, tsts

 

[Prime crotch]

Good list, but no Hommunculus anywhere, tsts

#39

 

[FnordChan]

Good list, but no Hommunculus anywhere, tsts

At least, not anywhere besides 38th place, a respectable showing for a comic that only had four votes and hasn't had a US release.

FnordChan

 

[X26]

Ah my bad, good good

 

[flipping_heck]

Fuck yeah! Hunter x Hunter in the top 21!!!!!! Needs to be higher though...

 

[MidiSurf]

All you Maison Ikkoku fans out there be sure to chek out Kimagure Orange Road. Anime and Manga are both good. But if you watch the anime be sure to watch the OVAs and movie too.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

All you Maison Ikkoku fans out there be sure to chek out Kimagure Orange Road. Anime and Manga are both good. But if you watch the anime be sure to watch the OVAs and movie too.

OR is actually good, although I don't remember it so much since I read it like 13 years ago. MI is still one of my favourite manga ever, a visual poem