Below you can see the most popular manga for men and women aged 10-50, broken down by age group and gender.
The retail sales data used covers the year ending June 2009. For each title the single best selling compilation volume of the period is used as the basis; sales are not aggregated over the entire series.
The results might best be interpreted cautiously, as some of the top sellers dwarf other titles in their list, and not all of the demographics represent similarly sized markets.
That aside, the results:
Men:
10-20
1. ONE PIECE
2. NARUTO
3. Full Metal Alchemist
4. BLEACH
5. Hayate no Gotoku
6. Hitman Reborn
7. Soul Eater
8. FAIRY TALE
9. D.Gray-Man
10. To Love-Ru
20-30
1. ONE PIECE
2. Full Metal Alchemist
3. HUNTERxHUNTER
4. NARUTO
5. BLEACH
6. Negima!
7. Tenjo Tenka
8. Black Lagoon
9. Hayate no Gotoku
10. Yotsuba-to!
30-40
1. ONE PIECE
2. Vagabond
3. PLUTO
4. BASTARD!!
5. Full Metal Alchemist
6. Berserk
7. HUNTERxHUNTER
8. NARUTO
9. Initial D
10. Yotsuba-to!
40-50
1. ONE PIECE
2. PLUTO
3. Initial D
4. Nodame Cantabile
5. NARUTO
6. Shacho Kousaku Shima
7. Full Metal Alchemist
8. Zipang
9. Kamen Rider Spirits
10. BASTARD!!
Women:
10-20
1. Kimi ni Todoke
2. Kuroshitsuji
3. D.Gray-Man
4. Hitman Reborn
5. Ouran High Host Club
6. Koukou Debut
7. Gintama
8. Boku no Hatsukoi
9. BLEACH
10. NANA
20-30
1. NANA
2. Kimi ni Todoke
3. ONE PIECE
4. Nodame Cantabile
5. Ouran High Host Club
6. Kuroshitsuji
7. Full Metal Alchemist
8. Sei Onii-chan
9. xxxHOLIC
10. Skip Beat!
30-40
1. NANA
2. Nodame Cantabile
3. ONE PIECE
4. Glass no Kamen
5. Full Metal Alchemist
6. NARUTO
7. Kuroshitsuji
8. Sei Onii-chan
9. Skip Beat!
10. Detective Conan
40-50
1. Nodame Cantabile
2. Glass no Kamen
3. NARUTO
4. ONE PIECE
5. BLEACH
6. Hitman Reborn
7. Kuroshitsuji
8. Full Metal Alchemist
9. Detective Conan
10. NANA
Manga can now perhaps be summed up as One Piece with a dash of Naruto and Full Metal Alchemist, as well as Nana and Nodame Cantabile…
