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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. Mokumokuren
2. Tatsuki Fujimoto
3. Taizan 5
4. Takamasa Moue
5. Takayuki Yamaguchi
6. Minoru Toyoda
7. Jinushi
8. Eiichiro Oda
9. Kōcha Agasawa
9. Midori no Uta: Shūshū Gunfū by Gao Yan
11. Kretek Madome
12. Akira Konno
12. Nippon Sangoku by Matsuki Ikka
12. Kasumi Yasuda
15. Hiromu Arakawa
16. Takeshi Taka
17. Sakumo Okada
18. Shin Moriyama
18. Keigo Shinzō
20. Satoru Noda

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

1. Tomato Soup
2. Hitomi Takano
3. Umeko Fuyuno
4. Ebine Yamaji
5. Sakana Sakatsuki
6. John Tarachine
7. Busu Nante Iwanaide by Araka Toaru
8. Taiyō Yori Mabushii Hoshi by Kazune Kawahara
9. Yuki Shiwasu
10. Yukari Takinami
11. Mika Yamamori
12. Hanayodan to Issho by Masumura17
13. Peko Watanabe
14. Mamoru Aoi
15. Madame-tachi no Roomshare by Koseko Seko
15. Yayakoshii Mikan-tachi by Sumako Kari
17. Ei Ohitsuji
18. Fashion!! by Lemon Haruna
18. Ira Ozaki
20. Hatsukoi, Zarari by Zakuro Zaku

Fujimoto's 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