CATDOLL: The North American industry selected the "worst comics of 2016". Foreigners have different tastes.

The San Diego Comic-Con held in the United States every year is one of the largest comic-book exhibitions in North America. In addition to comic fans, many industry professionals also attend. At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, many well-known figures in the comic-book publishing industry also held a discussion meeting to evaluate comics published in North America. So which comics are popular in the market there? Which comics are not liked by foreigners? Let's take a look at the 2016 comics list they evaluated.

Comics that no one would like regardless of the era:

Ninja Slayer - Kotaro Sekine

This science fiction novel by an American writer was translated into Japanese and became a trend on Twitter in Japan. This work is full of misunderstandings (?) and fantasies of Europeans and Americans about "ninjas".

"Black Clover" Yuki Tabata

"Black Clover" has won the "Japanese Bookstore Clerk Recommended Manga" and "Readers' Choice Manga Award". It feels like a very good new serialized work. I don't know why it is on the worst list.

Friends x Monsters Inui Yoshihiko

At first glance, it seems to describe a passionate friendship story, but this is definitely not a monster battle work suitable for children. Although the original work is about elementary school students fighting, it has quite dark and bloody content. It is a battle comic with actual killings...

The Guardian of the Louvre - Jiro Taniguchi

The comics, created by the author of "The Solitary Gourmet" in collaboration with the Louvre, weave an incredible journey through the Louvre. To be honest, I really don't know why the judges chose these works.

"Confused Civil Servant" Takatsu Ganye

The stories describing the daily lives of Japanese civil servants may contain some incomprehensible jokes and cultural differences for European and American readers.

The list was selected by senior professionals in the North American comic book publishing industry. Of course, there are the worst and the best, and the San Diego Comic-Con seminar also selected the list of the best comics.

Best Manga (Children and Teens)

"Volleyball!" (Haruichi Furudate)

Sweet Home Cat (Hunan Province)

"Monthly Girls Nozaki-kun" (Tsubaki Izumi)

Orange

ULTRAMAN Naoshi Shinkawa x Tomohiro Shimoguchi

"Boom Girl" Orimoto Renna

A Silent Voice - Oikawa Yoshitoki

"Fruits Basket" Takaya Natsuki

Adachi Toka from Noragami

"Four-leaf Sister" Azuma Kiyohiko

Your Lie in April by Naoshi Shinkawa

Best Comics (Adult)

Adventure Island by Kenji Tsuruta

Call Me a Hero - Kengo Hanazawa

Goodnight Boo Boo by Asano Ichirō

"SHERLOCK" (Mark Gatiss; Steven Moffat; Jay.)

"The Mother of the House" Matsumoto Masahiko

Tokyo Ghoul: Ishida Sui

Princess Kaizuki - Higashimura Akiko

"Pirates of the Caribbean" Yukimura Makoto

Inuyashiki by Oku Hiroya

Starry Sky Cleaner - Yukimura Makoto

Underrated masterpiece

Yowamushi Pedal (Watanabe Wataru)

Bleach (Kubo Tite)

"Graveyard Kitaro" (Shigeru Mizuki)

What should I do if I'm too popular? (ぢゅん子)

After seeing this list, I found that the tastes of readers in North America are really different from those here. In fact, although "Headquarters x Service" and "Ninja Slayer" are less popular here, they are rated as "comics that no one will like no matter what era". What do you think of this list? Let's talk about it together.