2014 in manga

Awards

• 38th Kodansha Manga Awards
• *Best Children's Manga: Yo-Kai Watch by Noriyuki Konishi
• *Best Shōnen Manga: Baby Steps by Hikaru Katsuki
• *Best Shōjo Manga: Taiyō no Ie by Ta'amo
• *Best General Manga: Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū by Haruko Kumota
• 7th Manga Taishō: A Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori
• 45th Seiun Awards
• *Best Comic: The World of Narue by Tomohiro Marukawa
• 59th Shogakukan Manga Awards
• *Best Children's Manga: Zekkyō Gakkyū by Emi Ishikawa
• *Best Shōnen Manga: by Shinobu Ohtaka
• *Best Shōjo Manga: Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru by Kotomi Aoki
• *Best General Manga: Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi
• *Judging Committee Special Award: Asari-chan by Mayumi Muroyama
• 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
• *Grand Prize: March Comes in Like a Lion by Chica Umino
• *New Creator Prize: Machiko Kyō for Mitsuami no Kami-sama and other works
• *Short Work Prize: Yūki Shikawa for Onnoji and other works
• *Special Prize: Fujiko Fujio for Manga Michi and Ai... Shirisomeshi Kei ni
• *Reader Prize: Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama

  Best-sellers

Titles

Volumes

Title debuts

• January 9 - All You Need Is Kill, written by Ryōsuke Takeuchi and illustrated by Takeshi Obata
• January 9 - Gakuen Chaika!
• January 27 - Buddy Complex, illustrated by Hiroki Ohara
• January 27 - Buddy Complex: Coupling of Battlefield, illustrated by Sakae Saito
• January 28 - Alice in Murderland by Kaori Yuki
• January 28 - Inuyashiki by Hiroya Oku
• January - Etotama, written by Takashi Hoshi and Tōru Zekū and illustrated by Hiroma Hino
• February 12 - Fūka by Kōji Seo
• February 15 - Dungeon Meshi by
• February 25 - Himegoto by Norio Tsukudani
• March 14 - Jinsei, written by Jinsei: Manga no Shō and illustrated by Seiji Matsuyama
• March 20 - Baki-Dou by Keisuke Itagaki
• March 20 - Himouto! Umaru-chan by Sankaku Head
• March 24 - Tokyo Tarareba Musume by Akiko Higashimura
• March 28 - Bakumatsu Rock -howling soul- by Shinshu Ueda
• March - Amagi Brilliant Park, written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka
• March - HappinessCharge PreCure!, written by Izumi Todo and illustrated by Futago Kamikita
• April - Chivalry of a Failed Knight, written by Riku Misora and illustrated by Megumi Soramichi
• April 4 - Hōzuki-san Chi no Aneki by Ran Igarashi
• April 9 - Gangsta.:Cursed. EP_Marco Adriano, written by Kohske and illustrated by Syuhei Kamo
• April 14 - GTO: Paradise Lost by Tohru Fujisawa
• May 22 - Complex Age by Yui Sakuma
• May 22 - Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria, written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura
• May 26 - Hinomaru Zumō by Kawada
• May 27 - Alderamin on the Sky, illustrated by Taiki Kawakami
• May - The Fruit of Grisaia: L'Oiseau bleu, written by Jun'ichi Fujisaku and illustrated by Taka Himeno
• May - Yokokuhan: The Copycat, written by Tetsuya Tsutsui and illustrated by Fumio Obata
• June - Amagi Brilliant Park? Fumo, written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Kōji Azuma
• June - Dagashi Kashi by Kotoyama
• June 9 - To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts by Maybe
• June 20 -Himegoto by Norio Tsukudani
• July 1 - Ao Oni: Anthology, written by Kenji Kuroda and illustrated by Karin Suzuragi
• July 3 - Hina's Lip, written by Kazemichi and illustrated by Mayumi Katō
• July 7 - My Hero Academia by Kōhei Horikoshi
• July 17 - Fairy Tail Zero by Hiro Mashima
• July 26 - Girl Friend : Shiina Kokomi-hen ~Koishite Madonna~, illustrated by Tsukako Akina
• July - Chain Chronicle Crimson by Junpei Okazaki
• August 2 - ' by Rui Watanabe
• August 3 - Cross Ange by Kenjirō Takeshita
• August 11 - Aldnoah.Zero Season One, written by Olympus Knights and illustrated by Pinakes
• August 14 - Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka 4-koma: Kamisama no Nichijō by Masaya Takamura
• August 18 - Higanjima 48 Nichigo... by Kōji Matsumoto
• August 22 - Girl Friend : Murakami Fumio-hen ~Secret Smile~, illustrated by Takahiro Seguchi
• August 22 - Girl Friend : Chloe Lemarie-hen ~Chole to Nihon to Mirai no Tobira~, illustrated by Sawayoshi Azuma
• August 22 - Girl Friend : Sakurai Akane-hen ~Kokoro o Komete, Yūki no On Air!~, illustrated by Kakao
• August 22 - Girl Friend ~Seiō Gakuen Girl's Diary~, illustrated by Na!
• August 26 - Code Geass: Oz the Reflection O2, written by Toujou Chika and Shigeru Morita and illustrated by Toujou Chika
• August 27 - Celestial Method, written by Naoki Hisaya and illustrated by Yuka Namisaki
• September 5 - Girls und Panzer, written by Takaaki Suzuki and illustrated by Takeshi Nogami
• September 22 - ' by Hidekaz Himaruya
• September 28 - Battle Rabbits by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara
• October 5 - Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Ecole by Osaji
• October 16 - Salty Road, written by Ark Performance and illustrated by TALI
• October 16 - Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! by Umatani Kurari
• October 27 - Absolute Duo Tea Party, written by Takumi Hiiragiboshi and illustrated by Tōru Oiwaka
• October 28 - by Yukito Kishiro
• October - Gundam Reconguista in G by Tamon Ōta
• November 19 - Girls und Panzer: Gekitou! Maginot-sen Desu!! by Ryūichi Saitaniya
• November 26 - Ai Tenchi Muyo!, written by Masaki Kajishima and illustrated by Haruna Nakazato
• December 12 - Aldnoah.Zero Gaiden: Twin Gemini, written by Kiyokazu Satake
• December - In Search of the Lost Future, written by Trumple and Atelier High Key and illustrated by Takeshi Kagura
• December - Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori GB by Kōsuke Masuda
• Ange Vierge Linkage, written by Mako Komao and illustrated by Sakaki Yoshioka
• Gakusei Shima Kōsaku
• Princess Maison, written and illustrated by Aoi Ikebe

  Title endings

• March 5 - Girls und Panzer by Ryūichi Saitaniya
• April 9 - Again! by
• May 29 - All You Need Is Kill, written by Ryōsuke Takeuchi and illustrated by Takeshi Obata
• May - A-bout!! - Asagiri Daikatsuyaku Hen by Ichikawa Masa
• June 28 - No Regrets, written by Gun Snark and illustrated by Hikaru Suruga
• July 26 - Code Geass: Oz the Reflection, written by Toujou Chika and Shigeru Morita and illustrated by Toujou Chika
• August 27 - Buddy Complex: Coupling of Battlefield, illustrated by Sakae Saito
• September 5 - Higanjima: Saigo no 47 Nichikan by Kōji Matsumoto
• September 27 - Abyss of Hyperspace, written by Tatsuo Sato and illustrated by Chibimaru
• September - The Comic Artist and His Assistants 2 by Hiroyuki
• October 27 - Buddy Complex, illustrated by Hiroki Ohara
• October - , written by Hajime Yatate and illustrated by Masato Ichishiki
• November 10 - Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
• November - 37.5°C no Namida by
• November - Gag Manga Biyori by Kōsuke Masuda
• December 11 - Gakuen Chaika!
• December 31 - Sungeki no Kyojin by

  Deaths

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