Mangaka is a popular job in Japan. If you love to draw and write a story, then becoming a popular mangaka is like a dream job.

Despite its prospect, becoming a mangaka require hard work and determination. Some of them managed to create a work that is so loved by the general public. The writer has prepared a list of the 10 most popular mangaka that created popular manga globally. Who are they? See the list below to find out.

10. Takahashi Rumiko

Takahashi Rumiko adalah seorang mangaka wanita yang sudah sangat dikenal penggemar anime sejak generasi 90-an. Lahir pada 10 Oktober 1057, manga yang beliau buat jumlahnya cukup banyak dan beberapa diantaranya sangat terkenal. Serial Urusei Yatsura, Ranma ½ hingga Inuyasha adalah salah satu serial karya beliau.

Rumiko-sensei terkenal sebagai mangaka yang bekerja sangat keras dan menjadi salah satu mangaka dengan penghasilan tinggi. 

9. Junji Ito

Junju Ito a well-known horror mangaka with a massive fanbase. Some of his works such as Uzumaki and Gyo left a deep impression on the reader.

8. CLAMP

CLAMP is not the name or pen name of a mangaka, but it’s the name of a group consisting of several mangaka and a female writer. Manga fans from the 90s era are familiar with this group.

In the early 80s, CLAMP is a group of 11 individuals, but some of them left leaving only 4 members, Nanase Okawa, Mokono Apapa, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi. Some of their famous works are Tokyo Babylon, Cardcaptor Sakura, and Chobits.

7. Hirohiko Araki

If you are a fan of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, then you know about this man. Hirohiko Araki is the mangaka of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure that many people love.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure was first published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1986 and achieved great success. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure sold 100 million copies in Japan alone.

6. Masashi Kishimoto

Most otakus are familiar with the name Masashi Kishimoto. He is the mangaka of Naruto. Naruto was published in 1999 and end in 2014 with its 72nd volume. His work is still popular and still has a massive fanbase globally.

Masashi Kishimoto’s next work, Samurai 7, is not as popular. But now he returns as the scriptwriter for Boruto.

5. Yoshihiro Togashi

Some of Yoshihiro Togashi’s popular works are YuYu Hakusho and Hunter x Hunter. Both works are adapted into anime. The man born in Shinjo, Yamagata, on 27 April 1966 marries Naoko Takeuchi, a female mangaka known for her work titled, Sailor Moon.

4. Hajime Isayama

Hajime Isayama is the only young mangaka on this list. He is the mangaka of Attack on Titan.

The manga about titan earned him a lot of royalty. Attack on Titan has sold over 100 million copies globally. Hajime Isayama’s net worth is predicted to be around Rp7,1 trillion.

3. Gosho Aoyama

When was the first time you read Detective Conan? Gosho Aoyama published this popular series on 8 January 1996 and the story still continues until today.

Detective Conan has sold 270 million copies, and that number is just an estimated number. Conan and his friends never age, but Gosho Aoyama’s net worth is rumored to be more than Rp7 trillion thanks to his work.

2. Akira Toriyama

Many states that Akira Toriyama is a legendary mangaka that inspires many popular mangaka, one of them is Eiichiro Oda.

The Dragon Ball series is Akira-sensei’s most popular work and he has other popular work such as Dr. Slump, Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, and many more.

1. Eiichiro Oda

Oda-sensei begins his journey as a mangaka at 17 years old (1992) with his short manga titled Wanted! The manga is his entry for the Tezuka Manga Awards and won second place. Despite only being second, this work helped him start his career since he got multiple offers to work as an assistant for famous mangaka.

With his experience working as an assistant for several famous mangaka, Oda published a short manga at 18 years old titled Ikki Yako! That work won Hop Step Award 1994 for the best new mangaka category. This award helped boost his name in the industry and finally, One Piece was published in Weekly Shone Jump in 1997.

That’s the list of the 10 best mangaka by Dunia games. Are you a fan of their work?

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