The 30 most popular Shounen Jump! manga authors according to Goo

When we say manga, the first magazine that comes to mind is Shueisha’s Weekly Shounen Jump! magazine. It has released some of the most beloved mangas in history like One Piece, Naruto and Dragon Ball and it has featured top manga artists and authors.

Manga authors are often celebrated in Japan with fans following all of their works. Some have even become controversial and have received death threats like Attack on Titan’s Hajime Isayama and Kuroko’s Basketball author Tadatoshi Fujimaki.

Now, Japanese media website Goo is ranking the 30 most popular manga authors (also known as mangakas) from Weekly Shounen Jump! and here are their results:

Note: Since this is a Shounen Jump! ranking, manga authors from other publications like Hajime Isayama and Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha) are not included.

30- Kazushi Hagiwara (Bastard)

29- Shinji Hiramatsu (Murder License Kiba, Black Angels)

28- Man Gataro (Yo nimo Kimyou no Man-gatarou  )

27- Hiroshi Gamou (Tottemo! Lucky Man)

26- Masaya Tokuhiro (Jungle King Tar-chan)

25- Hajime Kazu (Luck Stealer, Mind Assassin)

24- Go Nagai (Mazinger Z, Harenchi Gakuen, Devil Man, Getter Robo, Devil Man Lady)

23-Kentaro Yabuki (To Love-Ru, To Love-Ru Darkness, Black Cat)

22- Haruto Umezawa (Bremen, Sword Breaker)

21- Katsura Hoshino (D. Grayman, Valvrave the Liberator character designs)

20- Ryu Fujisaki (Hoshin Engi)

19- Hisashi Eguchi (Forward!! Pirates)

18- Hiroyuki Takei (Shaman King, Shaman King Flowers)

17- Mizuki Kawashita (Strawberry 100%, Hatsukoi Limited)

16- Masami Kuromada (Saint Seiya, B’t X)

15- Motoei Shinzawa (Sannen Kimen-gumi, High School Kimen-gumi)

14- Masakazu Katsura (Zetman, Wingman, Tiger & Bunny character designs)

13- Masanori Morita (Rookies)

12- Takeshi Konomi (Prince of Tennis, New Prince of Tennis)

11- Tatsuya Egawa (Golden Boy)

10- Yudetamago (Kinnikuman)

9/8- Yoichi Takahashi (Captain Tsubasa)

9/8- Kyosuke Usuta (Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san)

7- Makura Shou and Takeshi Okano (Hell Teacher Nūbē)

6- Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Bakuman)

5- Tetsuo Hara and Buronson (Fist of the North Star)

4- Nobuhiro Watsuki (Rorouni Kenshin, Buso Renkin)

3- Tsukasa Hojo (City Hunter, Cat’s Eye)

2- Hirohiko Araki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

1- Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk)

A popular Jump! manga artists did not make it to the top 30 like One Piece’s Eiichiro Oda, Dragon Ball’s Akira Toriyama, Bleach’s Tite Kubo. This is one big surprise since these authors are extremely popular in Japan.

Classic manga author Go Nagai ranked very low at #24 while other beloved mangakas like Hirohiko Araki placed high in the top 10.

Do you agree with their rankings?

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Via Goo

The 30 most popular Shounen Jump! manga authors according to Goo