Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Kacho Shima Kosaku, Section Chief Shima Kousaku Japanese: 課長 島耕作 InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 17
Chapters: 176
Status: Finished
Published: 1983 to 1992
Demographic:
Seinen
Serialization:
Morning Authors:
Hirokane, Kenshi (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #42672 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #12828
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The Kodansha Manga Award (講談社漫画賞, Koudansha Manga Shou) is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in three categories: shounen, shoujo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shounen and shoujo. The first award for the general category was in 1982, and the first children's category's award was in 2003. The children's category was merged into the shounen and shoujo categories starting in 2015. ![]() ![]() Number of sales and date that number was acquired from in notes for each. Some of them I have personally estimated a higher figure than the date says. ![]() ![]() No. 11 is Senri no Michi mo by Ippo Ohara & Satoshi Watanabe, which started in 1989 and ended in 2022 with 134 volumes & 693 chapters in Weekly Golf Digest. ![]() ![]() Japan's Shōwa era lasted from 1926 to 1989. In 2009, Asahi Shimbun announced a polled list of 50 of the greatest 'masterpieces(名作)' of the Shōwa era. The only one not listed on MAL yet is 'Iga no Kagemaru' by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, which was ranked 27th. ![]() ![]() Every manga covered by the Mangasplaining podcast in Season 3. Episode 68 covered Massive: The Gay Manga Anthology, a collection of one shots by various authors. ![]() ![]() Manga featuring protagonists between the ages of 30 and 40. ![]() ![]() List of longest manga series by number of pages (estimate) ![]() ![]() Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_manga#Collected_tank%C5%8Dbon_volumes |