Many manga series have struck a cord with Japan, becoming a cultural event. Inuyasha, Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, and so on can be found most anywhere in the country. Others, like Liar Game, Immortal Rain, Akuma Jiten, and so on get a release, some fanfaire, and that's about it. Goo Ranking, a Japanese ranking site, has taken up the task to gauge a possible 'National Manga', one that would be held as the official manga of Japan. You can take a look at the top 3 HERE, and the full list of the top 60 HERE. I'm curious what you fine people think. Do you agree with the list? Should a manga be higher or lower ranked? Or is there a manga you like missing from the list? What should be the national manga of Japan? Sound off in the comments blow.
Here's just the top 10 to give you an idea of how things went with the voting.
- 1
Dragon Ball
- 2
Doraemon
- Three
GeGeGe no Kitaro
- 4th
Sazae
- 5th place
Detective Conan
- 6th
ONE PIECE
- 7th place
Police Box in Front of Kameari Park, Katsushika Ward
- 8th
touch
- 9th
Gintama
- 10th
Chibi Maruko-chan
That said, it blows my mind that Kinnikuman isn't in the top 10.