Danica Davidson
December 14, 2022 
It’s that time of year again! The annual Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (translated as This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook has listed off the most popular manga in Japan for the previous year. It’s separated into lists of female and male readership.
Here is the list for female readers, most of which, unfortunately, have not been licensed for English release (at least at this time):
1. Tenmaku no Jadūgal: A Witch’s Life in Mongol by Tomato Soup
2. Gene Bride by Hitomi Takano
3. Serious Office Worker by Umeko Fuyuno
4. Onna no Ko ga Iru Basho wa by Ebine Yamaji
5. Star Tripper by Sakana Sakatsuki
6. Umi ga Hashiru Endroll by John Tarachine
7. Busu Nante Iwanaide by Araka Toaru
8. Taiyō Yori Mabushii Hoshi by Kazune Kawahara
9. Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!? by Yuki Shiwasu
10. Watashitachi wa Mutsū Renai ga Shitai by Yukari Takinami
11. In the Clear Moonlit Dusk by Mika Yamamori
12. Hanayodan to Issho by Masumura17
13. Koi Janee Kara by Peko Watanabe
14. My Girlfriend’s Child by Mamoru Aoi
15. Madame-tachi no Roomshare by Koseko Seko
15. Yayakoshii Mikan-tachi by Sumako Kari
17. Though I Am an Inept Villainess by Ei Ohitsuji
18. Fashion!! by Lemon Haruna
18. Mawata no Ori by Ira Ozaki
20. Hatuskoi, Zarari by Zakuro Zaku
Here is the list for male readership. Not all of these have been licensed for an English release, but more have been than on the female readership list:
1. The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren
2. Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto
3. Takopi’s Original Sin by Taizan 5
4. Akane-banashi by Yūki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue
5. Gekiko Kamen by Takayuki Yamaguchi
6. Kore Kaite Shine by Minoru Toyoda
7. Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari by Jinushi
8. One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
9. You and I Are Polar Opposites by Kōcha Agasawa
9. Midori no Uta: Shūshū Gunfū by Gao Yan
11. Seikatsu Hogo Tokku o Deyo. by Kretek Madome
12. Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo by Akira Konno
12. Nippon Sangoku by Matsuki Ikka
12. Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda
15. Daemons of the Shadow Realm by Hiromu Arakawa
16. Sumi Nigori by Takeshi Taka
17. Yōki na Yatsura by Sakumo Okada
18. Nabe ni Dangan wo Ukenagara by Juntarō Aoki and Shin Moriyama
18. Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzō
20. Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda
What do you think of these results? Are there any unlicensed ones you’d really like to see licensed?
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
