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Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2023 Rankings (Updated)

The 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook announced on Monday its lists of the top manga series.

The top 20 on its list of manga for male readers are:

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

The top 20 on its list of manga for female readers are:

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. Hatsukoi, Zarari by Zakuro Zaku

Fujimoto's Look Back one-shot manga topped the list for male readers last year, while his Chainsaw Man also topped the list in 2020. His Goodbye, Eri one-shot is at #2 on the list for male readers this year.

John Tarachine's Umi ga Hashiru Endroll manga topped the list for female readers last year, and is at #6 this year.

Among the top 10 on the list for male readers, The Summer Hikaru Died, Goodbye, Eri, Takopi's Original Sin, Akane-banashi, One Piece, and You and I Are Polar Opposites are all available in English from various publishers. Among the top 10 on the list for female readers, none of the manga are available in English, but the list does feature authors who had previous works available in English.

Update: Added complete top 20 list. Source: Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023 book

Source: Kono Manga ga Sugoi! website