Top 10 manga 2010 in japan

As said, this blog will be casting some information about what is going on with the manga in japan. Some may be already translated some may not be some might be translated in the near future but here it goes.

「このマンガがすごい2010」（klono manga ga sugoi 2010 meaning The great manga of 2010.） is a little booklet sold for 500円. Its a set of an interview with some of the best selling manga authors and a ranking based on a survey. Simply, it tells the must read mangas of the year.

Here are the rankings.

1. Bakuman
2. ONE PIECE
3. seishounen magazine 1978-1983
4. hoshi mamoru inu
5. moteki
6. koukou kyuuji zawasan
7. Full Metal Alchemist
8. sei☆oniisan
9. toriko
10. yowamushipedaru

 You can see how shounen jump is dominating the ranking if you look at the top. But its surprising how bakuman got more votes than the ever popular onepiece. moteki is a manga aimed at an older age about 25 to 30. This is a comedy manga about a 30 year old guy struggling to go steady with girls. Out of the top 10, 80% of the manga is aimed at teenagers or younger, but in contrast the Moteki shows us something significant about the issues those age groups of 25 to 30 is going through.

 So this was my first entry. I hope you can see that manga is reflection of a social phenomenon. In foreign countries, mangas like Moteki that illustates a japanese society might be unlikely to be read. Instead genres like sci-fi is easy and understandable. You might be able to spread your genre by knowing local cultures of japan.