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Japanese Fans Rank Their Favorite Manga Authors

Quick: who’s your all-time favorite manga-ka? Not an easy question, is it? Still, it’s one thousands of readers of Japanese site Charapedia were willing to tackle the past week, serving up a list of 20 of the country’s most manga creators.

Who came out on top? Let’s find out.

20. Akira Amano
Reborn!

19. Yuki Midorikawa
Natsume’s Book of Friends

18. Nakaba Suzuki
Seven Deadly Sins

17. Kazuya Minekura
Saiyuki

16. Akira Toriyama
Dragon Ball

15. Rumiko Takahashi
Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha

14. Kohei Horikoshi
My Hero Academia

13. Hirohiko Araki
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

12. Yoshihiro Togashi
Hunter x Hunter

11. Harukawa 35
Bungou Stray Dogs

10. Hajime Isayama
Attack on Titan

9. Hiro Mashima
Fairy Tail

8. Hiromu Arakawa
Fullmetal Alchemist

7. Masashi Kishimoto
Naruto

6. Gosho Aoyama
Detective Conan

5. Yana Toboso
Black Butler

4. Haruichi Furudate
Haikyu!!

3. Sui Ishida
Tokyo Ghoul

2. Eiichiro Oda
One Piece

1. Hideaki Sorachi
Gintama

There you have it, folks. How closely does this list align with yours? Let us know below!

Source: Charapedia via Crunchyroll

Matt Schley

Matt Schley (rhymes with "guy") lives in Tokyo, and has been OUSA's "man in Japan" since 2012. He's also written about anime and Japanese film for the Japan Times, Screen Daily and more.

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