The Japanese magazine Da Vinci announced the results their yearly “Book of the Year” ranking in its newest issue, on sale Dec. 4. In that yearly ranking, One Piece kept its second place ranking. However, One Piece manga author Eiichiro Oda won first place in the same magazine’s annual “Most Beloved Manga Artist” ranking.
Also on the list at number 7 is Akira Toriyama, author of Dragon Ball, who was also a big influence on Oda and One Piece.
Below you can find the full list, along with the received points for the top ten best ranking authors, as well as the last:
1. Eiichiro Oda (One Piece) (360 points)
2. Chika Umino (March Comes Marching in Like a Lion) (312 points)
3. Hiromu Arakawa (Silver Spoon; Full Metal Alchemist) (247 points)
4. Gosho Aoyama (Case Closed) (228 points)
5. Naoki Urasawa (Monster; Billy Bat; 20th Century Boys) (195 points)
6. Yoshinaga Fumi (Ōoku: The Inner Chambers) (186 points)
7. Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball) (164 points)
8. Hirohiko Araki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure) (155 points)
9. Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama) (153 points)
10. Kazuhiro Fujita (Ushio and Tora) (127 points)
11. Hajime Isayama (Attack on Titan)
12. Akimoto Osamu (Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo)
13. Takehiko Ino’ue (Slam Dunk; Vagabond)
14. Mitsuru Adachi (Touch; Cross Game)
15. Akimi Yoshida (Banana Fish; Umimachi Diary)
16. Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter x Hunter; Yu Yu Hakusho)
17. Akiko Higashimura (Kakukaku Shikajika; Princess Jellyfish)
18. Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2; Inuyasha; Urusei Yatsura)
19. Takao Saitou (Golgo 13)
20. Haruichi Furudate (Haikyu!!)
21. Ryo Ikuemi (Barairo no Ashita)
22. Osamu Tezuka (Sorry, I just can’t choose one title!)
23. Keiko Nishi (Ane no Kekkon)
24. Matsui Yuusei (Assassination Classroom; Neuro: Supernatural Detective)
25. Hikaru Nakamura (Saint Young Men; Arakawa Under the Bridge)
26. Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto)
27. Yuki Suetsugi (Chihayafuru)
28. Ai Yazawa (Nana)
29. Karuho Shiina (Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You)
30. Reiko Shimizu (Moon Child)
31. Moto Hagio (Marginal)
32. Hiroaki Samura (Wave, Listen to Me)
33. Yana Toboso (Black Butler)
34. Tite Kubo (Bleach)
35. Kore Yamazaki (The Ancient Magus’ Bride)
36. Asumiko Nakamura
37. Akiko Hatsu
38. Takeshi Obata (Death Note; Bakuman; Hikaru no Go; Platinum End)
39. Ryôko Yamagishi (Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi)
40. Sui Ishida (Tokyo Ghoul) (37 points)
41. Kenshi Hirokane (37 points)
Furthermore, Shueisha, the Japanese publishing company responsible for bringing us manga like One Piece and Naruto, among others, ranked second place in the “Most Beloved Publishing Company,” while publishing rival Kodansha kept its first place. Kadokawa ranked 4th and Shogakukan ranked 6th.
It’s not necessarily a huge surprise for us here at the One Piece Podcast that One Piece‘s Eiichiro Oda was able to rank so high. Some might consider this a bit unfair, since One Piece is the only series Oda has done, but there is no denying the heavy cultural impact it has had in Japan. If our documentary, OPP Japan is any indication, it’s hard to walk down the street in the big city without something One Piece popping out and catching your eye. Plus, although it is his only series, the fact that One Piece has been around since 1997 definitely gives the author a bit of leeway. In the same amount of time that One Piece has existed, other artists have been able to do complete runs a few different series of their own.
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