The following is an overview of 2015 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 2015 in comics.
Awards
Best-sellers
Titles
The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2015 according to Oricon.
Volumes
The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2015 according to Oricon.
Title debuts
- January - ' by Yohei Yasumura
- January - Q.E.D. iff - proven end - by Motohiro Katou
- January 27 - ', written by Spike Chunsoft and illustrated by Machika Minami
- January 30 - Manabi Straight! Sakra, written by Ufotable and illustrated by Eshika/ShÃ
Âgo
- February - Fushigi Yûgi Byakko Ibun by Yuu Watase
- February - Heavy Object A, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Sakae SaitÃ
Â
- February 12 - Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season, written by Olympus Knights and illustrated by Mahi Fuyube
- February 15 - Boys Over Flowers Season 2 by Yoko Kamio
- February 16 - The Case of Hana & Alice by Dowman Sayman
- February 20 - ', written by Spike Chunsoft, illustrated by Hajime TÃ
Âya
- March - Go! Princess PreCure, written by Izumi Todo and illustrated by Futago Kamikita
- March - Love in Hell: Death Life by Reiji Suzumaru
- March - MaÃ
 Da Ze! Oreca Battle by Satoshi Yamaura
- March 3 - ', written by Michiko ItÃ
 and illustrated by Shun Saeki
- March 7 - Piece of Cake: Bangai-hen Piece 1 by George Asakura
- March 31 - Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara by Sui Futami
- April - Komasan: A Time for Fireworks and Miracles by Shou Shibamoto
- April - Serapetit!ãÂÂSeraph of the End four-frame mangaãÂÂ, written by Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto and Daisuke Furuya and illustrated by Ren Aokita
- April - Yo-kai Watch: 4-Koma Pun-Club by Santa Harukaze
- April 3 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V: SaikyÃ
 Duelist Yuya by Akihiro Tomonaga
- April 18 - K: Missing Kings, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Haruto Shiota
- April 22 - Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture by Choborau Nyopomi
- April 22 - Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash by Mutsumi Okubashi
- April 27 - Girls und Panzer: Little Army II by Tsuchii
- April 27 - Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring by Masashi Kishimoto
- May 12 - Trash Market by Tadao Tsuge
- May 22 - Star-Myu by Ren Hidoh
- May 27 - ', written by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrated by Daichi Matsuse
- May 28 - Marriage ~The Drops of God Final Arc~, written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto
- June - Plastic Memories: Say to Good-bye, written by Naotaka Hayashi and illustrated by YÃ
«yÃ
«
- June - Yo-Kai Watch Busters by Atsushi Ohba
- June 20 - Dragon Ball Super, written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou
- June 26 - Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia by Riku Ayakawa
- June 27 - Classroom Crisis by Masaharu Takano
- July 13 - Queen's Quality by Kyousuke Motomi
- August - '
- August - Monster Musume: I âÂÂ¥ Monster Girls by Shake-O, SaQ Tottori and Cool-Kyou-Sinnjya
- August 9 - Lost Girls by RyÃ
Âsuke Fuji
- August 19 - Little Witch Academia, written by Trigger and illustrated by Terio Teri
- August 21 - Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V by Naohito Miyoshi
- September - Charlotte, written by Jun Maeda and illustrated by Makoto Ikezawa and YÃ
« Tsurusaki
- September - Concrete Revolutio by Nylon
- September 3 - Little Witch Academia: Tsukiyo no Ã
Âkan by Yuka Fujiwara
- September 4 - Fruits Basket another by Natsuki Takaya
- September 18 - Dance with Devils -Blight- by Samako Natsu
- September 28 - K: Dream of Green, written by GoRA and illustrated by Yui Kuroe
- October - Cyborg 009 Vs. Devilman: Breakdown by Akihito Yoshitomi
- October - ' by Kazuma Isobe
- October 2 - Koro-sensei Q! by Kizuku Watanabe and JÃ
 Aoto
- October 16 - Baccano by Shinta Fujimoto
- October 17 - K: Return of Kings, written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Haruto Shiota
- October 26 - ', written by Sprite and illustrated by Hideyu TÃ
Âgarashi
- October 27 - Hai-Furi by Kanari Abe
- October 27 - My Girlfriend is a T-Rex by Sanzo
- November 4 - Platinum End, written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata
- November 4 - Terra Formars Asimov by Boichi
- November 9 - My Hero Academia Smash!! by Hirofumi Neda and KÃ
Âhei Horikoshi
- November 17 - GANTZ:G, written by Hiroya Oku and illustrated by Keita Iizuka
- November 27 - Prince of Stride: Galaxy Rush by Teruko Arai
- November 28 - The Seven Deadly Sins Production by Chiemi Sakamoto
- December - Haruchika, written by Sei Hatsuno and illustrated by BÃ
«ta
- December 1 - Hozuki no Reitetsu ~Shiro no Ashiato~ by Monaka Shiba
- Ace of Diamond Act II
- Kare Baka: Wagahai no Kare wa Baka de R, written by Kazusa Yoneda and illustrated by Saki Azumi
- Major 2nd by Takuya Mitsuda
- Senyuu. Main Quest - Dai Nishou by Robinson Haruhara
- The Unlimit d: HyÃ
Âbu KyÃ
Âsuke - WANDERER by Rokurou Ogaki
Title endings
Deaths
- Kazumasa Hirai, writer, manga writer
- March - Yoshihiro Tatsumi, manga artist
- March 31 - Cocoa Fujiwara, manga artist
- April - KÃ
 Kojima, manga artist
- June 17 - , manga artist
- August 18 - , manga writer
- October 22 - , manga artist
- November 21 - , manga writer
- November - Shigeru Mizuki, manga artist
See also
References