Dragon Ball and the 9 most popular Japanese manga series in the 1980s - 2010s 1Dragon Ball and the 9 most popular Japanese manga series in the 1980s - 2010s 1

1. Dragon Ball

Author: Akira Toriyama

Launch time: 1984, ended 1995

Dragon Ball is a series associated with many people’s childhood. It is considered the most successful comic series in Japan, adapted into Anime, Games… and also has the most versions.

The story revolves around a boy with a monkey tail named Goku who was found by an old man living alone in the forest, the old man considered the boy as his grandchild.

2. Hunter x Hunter

Dragon Ball and the 9 most popular Japanese manga series in the 1980s - 2010s

Author: Yoshihiro Togashi

Launch time: from 1998 to present

The story is about Gon Freecss (son of Ging Freeccs – a famous Hunter on Whale Island) who is determined to follow his father’s career and become a Hunter.

On the way, he met and became acquainted with two companions, Kurapika and Leorio.

3. Akira

Dragon Ball and the 9 most popular Japanese manga series in the 1980s - 2010s

Author: Katsuhiro Otomo

Launch time: from 1982 to 1990

Otomo Katsushiro is the type of artist who likes to draw every detail of environments, vehicles, and industrial scenes.

The meticulous focus on every detail not only helps enhance the visual aspect of the manga, but also affects the story’s content, making the reader more captivated the more they read.

4. One Piece

Dragon Ball and the 9 most popular Japanese manga series in the 1980s - 2010s

Author: Eiichiro Oda

Launch time: from 1997 to present

Started publishing in 1997, but after 20 years, the appeal of One Piece is still intact in the eyes of fans.

5. Fullmetal Alchemist

Dragon Ball and the 9 most popular Japanese manga series in the 1980s - 2010s

Author: Hiromu Arakawa

Launch time: 2001

The story begins when two brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric lose their mother after an illness.

Therefore, Edward agreed to sacrifice his right arm to regain Alphonse’s soul and put it in the armor.

6. Naruto

Dragon Ball and the 9 most popular Japanese manga series in the 1980s - 2010s

Author: Masashi Kishimoto

Launch time: 1999 to 2014

Naruto is a popular manga by author Kishimoto Masashi.

The main character is a boy named Naruto who had the Nine-Tails sealed inside him since he was born, so he had a rather unhappy childhood.

7. Slam Dunk

Author: Takehiko Inoue

Launch time: from 1990 to 1996

Slam Dunk revolves around the main character, the red-haired guy who holds the record for the number of heartbreaks, Hanamichi Sakuragi.

By chance, he met Haruko Akagi, the girl of his dreams.

8. Attack on Titan

Author: Hajime Isayama

Launch time: from 2009 to now

Hundreds of years ago, humanity was almost destroyed by the Titan – a giant creature with no intelligence, and worst of all, it seemed that they devoured humans just for fun, not for fun.

But one day, a giant Titan taller than the wall appeared and destroyed the wall.

9. Death Note

Author: written by Tsugumi Ohba / illustrated by Takeshi Obata

Launch time: 2003

The story revolves around Yagami, a student who is bored with his daily repetitive life of just going to school, eating, entertaining, sleeping, etc. Everything begins to change when the young man accidentally

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