Ever wondered when your favourite manga was first published? Here’s 50 of some of the most popular manga series with their initial Japanese publication date. A few of these stories are still going strong with hundreds of chapters.
1950s
April 3rd, 1952
Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka
1960s
October 1968
Golgo 13 by Takao Saito
August 8th, 1969
Doraemon by Fujiko Fujio
1980s
February 4th, 1980
Dr. Slump by Akira Toriyama
April 13th, 1981
Captain Tsubasa by Yōichi Takahashi
December 6th, 1982
Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo
September 13th, 1983
Fist of the North Star written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara
December 3rd, 1984
Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama
January 1st, 1986
Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada
January 1st, 1987
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki
August 19th, 1987
Ranma ½ by Rumiko Takahashi
September 24th, 1988
Oh My Goddess! by Kousuke Fujishima
1990s
August 1st, 1990
Crayon Shin-chan by Yoshito Usui
October 1, 1990
Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue
December 3rd, 1990
Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi
December 28th, 1991
Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
May 26th, 1992
Fushigi Yûgi by Yuu Watase
January 19th, 1994
Case Closed by Gosho Aoyama
April 25, 1994
Ruroni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki
December 26th, 1994
Neon Genesis Evangelion by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
September 30th, 1996
Yu-Gi-Oh! by Kazuki Takahashi
November 13th, 1996
Inuyasha by Rumiko Takahashi
February 18th, 1997
Saiyuki by Kazuya Minekura
July 22nd, 1997
One Piece by Eiichiro Oda
March 16th, 1998
Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi
June 30th, 1998
Shaman King by Hiroyuki Takei
January 8th, 1999
Hikaru no Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata
January 19th, 1999
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
July 19th, 1999
The Prince of Tennis by Takeshi Konomi
September 21st, 1999
Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
November 30th, 1999
Chrono Crusade by Daisuke Moriyama
2000s
July 12th, 2001
Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
August 7th, 2001
Bleach by Tite Kubo
July 23rd, 2002
Eyeshield 21 by Riichiro Inagaki
July 24th, 2002
Ouran High School Host Club by Bisco Hatori
December 1st, 2003
Death Note written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata
December 8th, 2003
Gin Tama by Hideaki Sorachi
May 12th, 2004
Soul Eater by Atsushi Ohkubo
May 24th, 2004
Reborn! By Akira Amano
May 31st, 2004
D.Gray-man by Katsura Hoshino
May 15th, 2006
Ace of Diamond by Yuji Terajima
August 2nd, 2006
Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima
September 16th, 2006
Black Butler by Yana Toboso
April 4th, 2009
Blue Exorcist by Kazue Kato
September 9th, 2009
Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama
2010s
September 8th, 2011
Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida
February 20th, 2012
Haikyuu!! by Haruichi Furudate
July 7th, 2014
My Hero Academia by Kohei Horikoshi
February 16th, 2015
Black Clover by Yuuki Tabata
March 6th, 2017
Dr. Stone by Riichiro Inagaki
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