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Comprehensive Ranking of Educational Manga AnnouncedTop-ranked and other selected manga donated to TSURUMI Children’s Hospice
Recognizing that manga (Japanese comic books) are “fun,” “easy to understand,” and “create empathy,” The Nippon Foundation launched the Manga Edutainment Project to Open New Worlds to select and promote “educational manga” that were published as general works, but have educational value as well and can open new worlds and inspire children to learn. The project selected 100 works in 2015 and an additional 50 were selected in 2016, by selection committees chaired by manga author Machiko Satonaka.
As a related event, a campaign was held from December 2016 to January 2017, using social media to allow readers to vote for their own favorite “educational manga” and compile a comprehensive popularity ranking. A total of 613 votes were cast, and 10 of the top 20 works, including the top 3, were also included in the Manga Edutainment project’s list of 150.
Copies of the top-ranked manga and other selected works from the project’s list are being donated to the TSURUMI Children’s Hospice in Osaka. TSURUMI is modeled on Britain’s Helen & Douglas House, and is Japan’s first community-supported hospice for children.
List of Top 20 Works Selected by Readers
| Rank | English Title | Japanese Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Rose of Versailles * | Berusaiyu no Bara | Riyoko Ikeda |
| 2. | Black Jack * | Burakku Jakku | Osamu Tezuka |
| 3. | Emperor of the Land of the Rising Sun * | Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi | Ryoko Yamagishi |
| 4. | Doraemon | Doraemon | Fujiko F. Fujio |
| 5. | Master Keaton | Masuta Kiton | Hokusei Katsushika, Takashi Nagasaki, Naoki Urasawa |
| 6. | Parasyte * | Kiseiju | Hitoshi Iwaaki |
| 7. | Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture * | Moyashimon | Masayuki Ishikawa |
| 8. | Space Brothers * | Uchu Kyodai | Chūya Koyama |
| 9. | Slam Dunk | Suramu Danku | Takehiko Inoue |
| 10. | Chihayafuru * | Chihayafuru | Yuki Suetsugu |
| 11. | The First Step | Hajime no Ippo | George Morikawa |
| 12. | Planetes * | Puranetesu | Makoto Yukimura |
| 13. | Investor Z | Inbesuta Z | Norifusa Mita |
| 14. | Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji (also known as “Ultimate Survivor Kaiji”) | Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji | Nobuyuki Fukumoto |
| 15. | This is the police station in front of Kameari Park in Katsushika Ward | Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo; sometimes shortened to Kochikame | Osamu Akimoto |
| 16. | Bold Opportunists in Turbulent Times * | Fuuunji Tachi | Taro Minamoto |
| 17. | Sangokushi | Sangokushi | Mitsuteru Yokoyama |
| 18. | In a Corner of This World | Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni | Fumiyo Kōno |
| 19. | The Tale of Genji (manga version of Murasaki Shikibu’s “The Tale of Genji”) * | Genji Monogatari Asakiyumemishi | Waki Yamato |
| 20. | Haikyu!! | Haikyū!! | Haruichi Furudate |
- Denotes works also selected by the Manga Edutainment project
Related News
- Manga Edutainment! 100 Manga Selected in Project to Open New Worlds (2015.10.07)
- Manga Edutainment 2016! 50 new works announced by committee chaired by Machiko Satonaka (2016.10.27)
- Japan’s First Community-Supported Hospice for Seriously Ill Children TSURUMI Children’s Hospice Opens in Tsurumi Ward, Osaka, on April 1 (2016.04.01)
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The Nippon Foundation
