# The best manga of all time

The manga that top both fan rankings (Ranker's poll of nearly 20,000 voters, MyAnimeList) and critics' lists, plus the giant best-sellers that shaped the medium.

- 1 vote · 21 items
- Sep 5, 2025 · Shannon Harris
- https://even.best/en/l/106/the-best-manga-of-all-time

## Top 20

1. **Berserk** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Kentaro Miura, 1989–. Guts, the Band of the Hawk and the Eclipse; for many fans, the best manga ever drawn.
2. **Vagabond** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Takehiko Inoue, 1998–. The life of swordsman Miyamoto Musashi in breathtaking brush art; on hiatus since 2015.
3. **One Piece** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Eiichiro Oda, 1997–. Luffy and the Straw Hats; the best-selling manga ever, with over 500 million copies.
4. **Vinland Saga** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Makoto Yukimura, 2005–2025. Thorfinn's journey from Viking revenge to the search for a land without war.
5. **Slam Dunk** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Takehiko Inoue, 1990–1996. Hanamichi Sakuragi discovers basketball; the best-selling sports manga.
6. **Fullmetal Alchemist** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hiromu Arakawa, 2001–2010. The Elric brothers and the price of human transmutation.
7. **Attack on Titan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hajime Isayama, 2009–2021. Humanity behind three walls and the truth about the titans.
8. **Akira** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Katsuhiro Otomo, 1982–1990. Neo-Tokyo after World War III; its six volumes changed manga in the West.
9. **Dragon Ball** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Akira Toriyama, 1984–1995. From Goku's adventure with Bulma to the fights with Frieza and Cell.
10. **Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hayao Miyazaki, 1982–1994. Miyazaki's manga, much deeper and darker than his film.
11. **20th Century Boys** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Naoki Urasawa, 1999–2006. Childhood friends against a cult leader who copied their secret games.
12. **Hunter x Hunter** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Yoshihiro Togashi, 1998–. Gon, Killua and the Nen system; famous for its long hiatuses.
13. **JoJo's Bizarre Adventure** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Hirohiko Araki, 1987–. Generations of Joestars and the invention of Stands.
14. **Naruto** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Masashi Kishimoto, 1999–2014. The ninja who wanted to be Hokage; over 250 million copies.
15. **Death Note** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, 2003–2006. Light, L and the notebook that kills.
16. **Phoenix** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Osamu Tezuka, 1954–1988. The 'god of manga's' life work, a saga across past and future eras.
17. **Oyasumi Punpun** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Inio Asano, 2007–2013. A boy drawn as a cartoon bird grows up in a very real, very bleak world.
18. **Chainsaw Man** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tatsuki Fujimoto, 2018–. Denji and his chainsaw devil Pochita; the most talked-about shōnen of recent years.
19. **Doraemon** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Fujiko F. Fujio, 1969–1996. The robot cat from the future and his gadget pocket; over 300 million copies.
20. **Uzumaki** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Junji Ito, 1998–1999. A town obsessed with spirals; the horror classic of its author.
21. **Monster** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Naoki Urasawa, 1994–2001. Dr. Tenma pursues Johan across Germany; a masterclass in suspense.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.