Top manga sellers
Oricon yearly · copies sold
By series
| # |
Series |
Sales |
| 01 |
One Piece
|
5,956,540 |
| 02 |
Naruto
|
4,261,054 |
| 03 |
20th Century Boys
|
3,710,054 |
| 04 |
Hitman Reborn!
|
3,371,618 |
| 05 |
Bleach
|
3,161,825 |
| 06 |
Nana
|
3,122,146 |
| 07 |
Soul Eater
|
3,076,351 |
| 08 |
Nodame Cantabile
|
2,799,299 |
| 09 |
Rookies
|
2,765,163 |
| 10 |
Gintama
|
2,390,196 |
By volume
| # |
Series |
Vol |
Sales |
| 01 |
One Piece
|
#50 |
1,678,208 |
| 02 |
One Piece
|
#51 |
1,646,978 |
| 03 |
Nana
|
#19 |
1,645,128 |
| 04 |
One Piece
|
#49 |
1,544,000 |
| 05 |
Nana
|
#20 |
1,431,335 |
| 06 |
Nodame Cantabile
|
#20 |
1,209,551 |
| 07 |
Nodame Cantabile
|
#21 |
1,205,037 |
| 08 |
Naruto
|
#43 |
1,188,881 |
| 09 |
Naruto
|
#42 |
1,092,295 |
| 10 |
Fullmetal Alchemist
|
#19 |
1,081,575 |
Strongest debuts
Volume 1 · first-week Oricon sales
| # |
Series |
Debut date |
Week 1 sales |
| 01 |
D.Gray-man Official Fanbook - Gray Ark
|
Jun 2, 2008 |
132,977 |
| 02 |
Monster Hunter Orage
|
Aug 4, 2008 |
87,672 |
| 03 |
Naruto Character Book
|
Sep 1, 2008 |
75,762 |
| 04 |
Toriko
|
Nov 3, 2008 |
69,177 |
| 05 |
Rosario to Vampire - Season II
|
Jun 2, 2008 |
65,971 |
Series that concluded in 2008
by total circulation
| # |
Series |
Total circulation |
| 01 |
Prince of Tennis
|
60,000,000 |
| 02 |
Inuyasha
|
50,000,000 |
| 03 |
Wangan Midnight
|
17,000,000 |
| 04 |
Beck
|
15,000,000 |
| 05 |
Shota no Sushi
|
13,000,000 |
| 06 |
Azumi
|
12,000,000 |
| 07 |
Oruchuban Ebichu
|
1,000,000 |
| 08 |
Death Mask
|
60,000 |
| 09 |
Senmu Shima Kousaku
|
— |
| 10 |
Sensei to, Watashi to, Hajimete
|
— |
| 11 |
Seraphic Feather
|
— |
| 12 |
Shichigatsu no Mahou Tsukai
|
— |
| 13 |
Shichou Tooyama Kyouka
|
— |
| 14 |
Shinrei Tantei Yakumo - Akai Hitomi wa Shitteiru
|
— |
| 15 |
Shinshi Doumei Cross
|
— |
| 16 |
Sekitou Elegy
|
— |
| 17 |
Sekai no Owari to Yoakemae
|
— |
| 18 |
Seirei no Moribito
|
— |
| 19 |
Seigi no Mikata
|
— |
| 20 |
Samurai Usagi
|
— |
Top light novels
yearly sales
No light novel data available for 2008.
Top anime BD/DVD
physical copies sold · initial releases
| # |
Series |
Total sales |
| 01 |
Evangelion - Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Jo [1.0 You Are (Not) Alone]
|
366,248 |
| 02 |
Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 Kidou Senshi Gundam 00
|
263,000 |
| 03 |
Macross Frontier
|
250,287 |
| 04 |
Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2
|
230,183 |
| 05 |
Clannad
|
171,712 |
| 06 |
Lucky Star
|
127,784 |
| 07 |
Gintama Season 2
|
102,399 |
| 08 |
Aria the Origination
|
92,401 |
| 09 |
Gintama Season 3
|
82,632 |
| 10 |
Shakugan no Shana II
|
74,155 |