CATDOLL: Japanese comics with over 100 million sales have become classics

The Japanese comics industry is very famous all over the world. Many popular comics are loved and collected by overseas readers. In the summer of this year, the Guinness World Records officially confirmed that the "One Piece" comics are "the comics with the highest number of copies created and published by the same author". As of the end of 2014, the cumulative sales of the "One Piece" comics have exceeded 320,866,000 copies worldwide. This achievement is already the highest cumulative sales in the history of Japanese comics. However, there are many Japanese comics that have sold more than 100 million copies. Do you know which comics they are? Let's take a look!

11 Japanese comics with cumulative sales of over 100 million:

Mitsuru Adachi's "Baseball Heroes" 100 million copies, 26 volumes (Shogakukan)

"Baseball Heroes" is one of the works of Japanese manga artist Mitsuru Adachi. The work began serialization in the Japanese manga magazine "Weekly Shonen Sunday" in 1981 and ended in 1987 (No. 50, 1986). There are 11 volumes in total. The work is based on baseball and unfolds between three childhood friends. It tells a story of youth, passion and dreams. It won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1982.

Osamu Tezuka's "Astro Boy" 100 million copies, all 21 volumes (Akita Shoten)

This classic work by the famous Japanese cartoonist Osamu Tezuka was serialized in the comic magazine "Shonen" published by "Kobunsha" from 1952 to 1968. It was later adapted into an animation work and became the first TV animation in Japan. Its influence is world-renowned and has influenced generations of people.

Fujiko F. Fujio "Doraemon" 100 million copies, 45 volumes (Shogakukan)

Doraemon is a manga created by Japanese manga artist Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko. After December 23, 1987, the two authors decided to create their own comics, so the creation of the Doraemon series was entirely in the hands of Fujimoto Hiroshi. There are still many new works until now. After Fujimoto Hiroshi's death, his disciples created a large number of comics.

Takehiko Inoue "Slam Dunk" 120 million copies, all 31 volumes (Shueisha)

　　Takehiko Inoue's classic work, an inspirational manga and animation based on high school basketball, is one of the three mainstay manga of Weekly Shonen Jump's Platinum Era (the first half of the 1990s). It can be said to be the youth of many people and is still regarded as a classic by many people.

Tetsuta Kariya's "Delicious Challenge" 130 million copies, currently serialized in 111 volumes (Shogakukan)

"The Taste of Taste" has been serialized in "Big Comic Spirits" (Shogakukan) since 1983. It tells the story of a father and son with extraordinary taste who compete to determine the essence of delicious food. The work is still being serialized and is very popular in Japan.

Masashi Kishimoto, "Naruto", 135 million copies, all 72 volumes (Shueisha)

The manga "Naruto" began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in 1999 and ended with JUMP No. 50 released on November 10, 2014. This work has many fans all over the world, and the 15-year serialization has presented us with a flavorful ninja world.

Gosho Aoyama's "Detective Conan" 140 million copies, currently serializing in 87 volumes (Shogakukan)

　　A famous Japanese mystery manga, which is still being serialized. The detective who is always in the first grade has endless mystery cases. What will happen to return to the main storyline? Or will Conan be unable to solve the case after he turns back to Shinichi?

Akimoto Osamu's "Ulong Police Station" 156.5 million copies, currently serialized in 196 volumes (Shueisha)

Japan's national manga has published 196 volumes and shows no signs of ending. It continues to break the Guinness World Record for the number of serializations. In the Kameari Park-mae Police Box in Katsushika Ward, all kinds of funny stories happen every day.

Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball, 157 million copies, 42 volumes (Shueisha)

The popularity of the manga "Dragon Ball" originally created by Akira Toriyama is very high, and this work is also very popular overseas. Although Akira Toriyama is no longer writing the "Dragon Ball" manga, the story is still completed by him.

Takao Saito's "Golgoku 13" 200 million copies, currently serialized in 178 volumes (LEED)

"Golgoku 13" is a work by Japanese manga artist Saito Takao, and the protagonist is Duke Togo, a killer with top-notch sniping ability. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's "Big Comic" magazine since November 1968, and there are 175 volumes of the single volume so far, with a history of nearly 40 years.

Eiichiro Oda's One Piece 320.86 million copies, currently serializing in volume 79 (Shueisha)

This work is officially certified by the Guinness World Records as "the manga with the most copies created and published by the same author", and this record will continue to rise. This manga has been serialized for more than 20 years and the plot is only 70% completed. It seems that the only one who can break the record of "One Piece" is One Piece himself.