2013 in manga

The following is an overview of 2013 in manga. It includes winners of notable awards, best-sellers, title debuts and endings, deaths of notable manga-related people as well as any other relevant manga-related events. For an overview of the year in comics from other countries, see 2013 in comics.

Awards

 * 37th Kodansha Manga Awards
 * Best Children's Manga: Animal Land by Makoto Raiku
 * Best Shōnen Manga: Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa
 * Best Shōjo Manga: Ore Monogatari!!, written by Kazune Kawahara and illustrated by Aruko
 * Best General Manga: Gurazeni, written by Yūji Moritaka and illustrated by Keiji Adachi and Prison School by Akira Hiramoto
 * 6th Manga Taishō: Umimachi Diary by Akimi Yoshida
 * 44th Seiun Awards
 * Best Comic: Inherit the Stars by Yukinobu Hoshino
 * 58th Shogakukan Manga Awards
 * Best Children's Manga: Mysterious Joker by Hideyasu Takahashi
 * Best Shōnen Manga: Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa
 * Best Shōjo Manga: Piece – Kanojo no Kioku by Hinako Ashihara
 * Best General Manga: I Am a Hero by Kengo Hanazawa
 * 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
 * Grand Prize: Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara
 * New Creator Prize: Sunny Sunny Ann! by Miki Yamamoto
 * Short Work Prize: Kikai-jikake no Ai by Yoshiie Gōda

Titles
The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2014 according to Oricon.

Volumes
The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2014 according to Oricon.

Title debuts

 * January - Aikatsu!, written by Shiori Kanaki and illustrated by Akane
 * January - Aoharu x Machinegun by NAOE
 * January - The Asterisk War, written by Yuu Miyazaki and illustrated by Ningen
 * February 12 - Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryōsuke Asakura
 * February 15 - Kōdai-ke no Hitobito by
 * April 27 - Absolute Duo, written by Takumi Hiiragiboshi and illustrated by 	Shin'ichirō Nariie
 * April - Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai by Aya Nakahara
 * April - Seisen Cerberus: Mō Hitori no Eiyū, written and illustrated by Seijirō Narumi
 * May - Complex Age by Yui Sakuma
 * May - Bamboo Blade C, written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Jingu Takao
 * June 13 - A-bout!! - Asagiri Daikatsuyaku Hen by Ichikawa Masa
 * August 26 - Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, written by Ryō Suzukaze and illustrated by Satoshi Shiki
 * August 30 - Ashizuri Suizokukan by Panpanya
 * August - The Comic Artist and His Assistants 2 by Hiroyuki
 * September 28 - No Regrets, written by Gun Snark and illustrated by Hikaru Suruga
 * September - Mini Vanguard by Quily
 * October 12 - Handa-kun by Satsuki Yoshino
 * October 25 - Akame ga Kill! Zero, written by Takahiro and illustrated by Kei Toru
 * October - BB Deformer, written by Masahiro Totsuka and illustrated by Saki Azumi
 * October - Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero, written by Hajime Yatate and illustrated by Masato Ichishiki
 * October - Salaryman Exorcist: The Sorrows of Yukio Okumura, written by Kazue Kato and illustrated by Minoru Sasaki
 * November 6 - Bartender à Tokyo, written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Osamu Kajisa
 * November 9 - 12 Beast by Okayado
 * November 9 - Bayonetta: Bloody Fate by Mizuki Sakakibara
 * December 27 - Abyss of Hyperspace, written by Tatsuo Sato and illustrated by Chibimaru
 * December 27 - A Certain Scientific Accelerator, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Arata Yamaji
 * December - 37.5°C no Namida by
 * December - Angel Beats! The 4-koma: Osora no Shinda Sekai kara, written by Jun Maeda and illustrated by Haruka Komowata
 * December - Sungeki no Kyojin by
 * December - Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun by Yōichi Takahashi
 * The Ancient Magus' Bride by Kore Yamazaki
 * Clockwork Planet, written by Yuu Kamiya and Tsubaki Himana and illustrated by Kuro

Title endings

 * April - Seisen Cerberus: Mō Hitori no Eiyū, written and illustrated by Seijirō Narumi
 * May - A-bout! by Ichikawa Masa
 * October 12 - Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryōsuke Asakura
 * December 9 - Bayonetta: Bloody Fate by Mizuki Sakakibara
 * December 13 - Oboreru Knife by George Asakura
 * Bartender à Paris, written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Osamu Kajisa

Deaths

 * February 6 -, manga artist
 * April 4 - Noboru Yamaguchi, light novel author
 * August - Jun Sadogawa, manga artist
 * October 13 - Takashi Yanase, manga artist
 * October 22 - Yanwari Kazama, manga artist
 * November 3 -, manga artist
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