The taste of the male audience in manga in the year 2023 has finally come to the surface, thanks to one of the firmly established and leading e-comic services in Japan, Ameba Manga. The company took to its official Twitter account on Friday and unveiled the most sold manga for male readers in 2023.

Boasting a vast community of over 6 million members and featuring a diverse catalog of over 1 million works, the website collects the sales data of both genders across the country. In this article, we’ll take a look at the manga titles preferred by male readers in the year 2023. So, without further ado, let’s get started.

10. One Piece (Color Edition)

In the year 2023, One Piece fans got to rejoice the most out of any fandom out there. The series was all over the internet this year, thanks to TOEI’s efforts in delivering some of the best anime episodes of 2023 and Oda’s phenomenal writing in each new chapter week in and week out.

Seeing the creative team behind the franchise indulge so much in the series, the long-time devoted readers of the original series decided to contribute to it by buying the color edition of One Piece, making it a top-selling book across Japan and other countries across the globe.

9. Detective Conan

Detective Conan, also known as “Case Closed” in the English version, is amongst the popular detective anime and manga from the 90s. The series incorporates a hefty amount of standalone adventure-filled tales involving mind-boggling cases which leave readers scratching their brains out of curiosity.

The story features high school student Shinichi Kudou who turns into a 7-year-old boy after being dosed with an unknown substance. Now, using brainstorming case-solving techniques and sheer intellect, Shinichi takes on the code name “Conan Edogawa” and covertly goes on to solve the biggest mystery of his life.

8. My Hero Academia

The Superhero genre is a crazily followed trope among the male readers, and as far as the manga medium goes My Hero Academia makes up for it big time. And with the release of the sixth anime season and the manga in its final stretch, the series had it easy to make a groundbreaking sales record in 2023.

Set in a world where a majority of the population is born with a supernatural ability called ‘Quirk’, Izuku Midoriya lacks it. However, he still dreams of becoming a superhero himself and fortunately, he’s scouted by Japan’s greatest hero All Might who takes him under his supervision to be the next heir of “One For All”.

7. Ao Ashi

2023 was a year to remember for sports as it saw the rise of two potentially great football series – Blue Lock and Ao Ashi. The latter focuses on the struggles of the J-League youth team and follows Ashito Aoi, an aspiring football player from a backwater town in Japan.

His hopes of getting into a high school with a good football club are dashed when he causes an incident during a critical match, resulting in his team’s elimination from the tournament. Nevertheless, Ashito catches the eye of a coach who invites him to Tokyo to hone his skills.

6. Oshi no Ko

First, a spectacular anime pilot and then the rise of source material amongst the top-selling manga of 2023, Oshi no Ko has come a long way this year and is still going strong. The series has become the center of attention, especially among the male audience because of its enthralling subject and slice-of-life elements.

In a modern setting, Oshi no Ko walks us through the life of a doctor and his recently deceased patient who are reborn as twins to 16-year-old rising star Ai Hoshino. The story navigates the highs and lows of the country’s entertainment industry as the kids step into a cruel world with no one to trust but each other.

5. Tokyo Revengers

Ken Wakui’s Tokyo Revengers has been one of the most successful series in the past couple of years. Despite a big downfall in popularity and the conclusion of manga in 2022, the series has remained consistent thanks to its two solid anime seasons that dropped this year.

The series centers on Takemichi Hanagaki, a grown-up young man with no hope in life. One day, he is involved in an accident that sends him 12 years back in time. Now, with an opportunity to alter the future, Takemichi sets off to confront his own past along the way.

4. Blue Lock

One of the best sports titles to be released in recent years, Blue Lock is the leading best selling manga of 2023. The anime debut and striking art style of the manga are the sole reason for its increasing popularity in the competitive anime and manga industry.

The story begins with a talented middle school player Isagi Yoichi who is invited to a confidential football project called “Blue Lock”. Locked in a dorm along with 299 other strikers from all over Japan, the battle to be the best striker in the world begins right here!

3. Jujutsu Kaisen

Nothing comes in the way of Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen and remarkable sales numbers year-on-year. While the ongoing manga went through a series of shocking events, the anime aired the much-awaited Shibuya Incident arc this year which resulted in almost triple manga and DVD sales in just 6 months.

Based on the sorcery world, Jujutsu Kaisen follows Yuji Itadori who is transferred to Jujutsu Tech after consuming the finger of the most powerful cursed spirit, Ryomen Sukuna. Now, being a vessel of the strongest cursed spirit, he’s assigned to find all of Sukuna’s fingers and neutralize him once and for all!

2. One Piece

One Piece has been in business for over two decades and there’s hardly been any year where it hasn’t been in the top 10 of most read manga. More fun and better years are still ahead for the franchise, but 2023 was a year to celebrate as the manga crossed 520 million copies in sales and the anime got greenlit for a remake version.

Written by Eiichiro Oda, the series chronicles Monkey D. Luffy who aspires to become the “King of the Pirates”. To accomplish his dream, he sets out on a journey to recruit members for his crew so that they can sail throughout the Grand Line and find the mysterious treasure left by the former pirate king, Gol D. Roger.

1. Kingdom

One of the longest-running manga series and hugely admired by male readers, Kingdom has proven to be a hit historical manga in the past couple of decades. Penned by Yasuhisa Hara, the series provides a fictionalized account of the warring states period of China back in the Zhou dynasty era.

The story navigates us through the life of a war orphan, Xin who fights along with his comrades to become the greatest general under the heavens. On a path filled with trials and bloodshed, Xin wishes to unify the territories of China for the first time in 500 years.

Which one of the following most sold manga for male readers in 2023 is your favorite? Feel free to comment down your thoughts and make sure to recommend some other manga like the ones listed above, also don’t forget to share this article with your fellow otaku friends.

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