Issue No. 1 · August 2026
Manga
Manga: shōnen, shōjo, seinen, josei and the artists who define them.
The Most Famous Manga Artists in the World
Every sector list opens at its No. 1. Sector tags are broad, so the journal prints lists, not sector titles.
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hayao Miyazaki  celebrityAlive | 15.8 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  Eiichiro Oda celebrityAlive | 13.0 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  Akira Toriyama celebrity | 12.9 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Masashi Kishimoto celebrityAlive | 10.9 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Gosho Aoyama celebrityAlive | 7.3 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Mackenyu  celebrityAlive | 7.2 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Osamu Tezuka celebrity | 6.4 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Junji Itō celebrityAlive | 5.8 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Tite Kubo celebrityAlive | 5.7 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Yoshihiro Togashi celebrityAlive | 5.3 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Manga Artists in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hayao Miyazaki celebrity | 15.8 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Eiichiro Oda celebrity | 13.0 | iFANN → |
| 3 | Masashi Kishimoto celebrity | 10.9 | iFANN → |
| 4 | Gosho Aoyama celebrity | 7.3 | iFANN → |
| 5 | Mackenyu celebrity | 7.2 | iFANN → |
| 6 | Junji Itō celebrity | 5.8 | iFANN → |
| 7 | Tite Kubo celebrity | 5.7 | iFANN → |
| 8 | Yoshihiro Togashi celebrity | 5.3 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Naoki Urasawa celebrity | 5.2 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Hiromu Arakawa celebrity | 5.2 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Manga, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month
- August 2026Hayao MiyazakiAliveHayao Miyazakiv5.62
- July 2026Hayao MiyazakiAliveHayao Miyazakiv5.27