The following is an overview of 2014 in manga. It includes winners of notable awards, best-sellers, title debuts and endings, deaths of notable manga-related people as well as any other relevant manga-related events. For an overview of the year in comics from other countries, see 2014 in comics.
38th Kodansha Manga AwardsBest Children's Manga: Yo-Kai Watch by Noriyuki KonishiBest Shōnen Manga: Baby Steps by Hikaru KatsukiBest Shōjo Manga: Taiyō no Ie by Ta'amoBest General Manga: Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū by Haruko Kumota7th Manga Taishō: A Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori45th Seiun AwardsBest Comic: The World of Narue by Tomohiro Marukawa59th Shogakukan Manga AwardsBest Children's Manga: Zekkyō Gakkyū by Emi IshikawaBest Shōnen Manga: Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic by Shinobu OhtakaBest Shōjo Manga: Kanojo wa Uso o Aishisugiteru by Kotomi AokiBest General Manga: Mogura no Uta by Noboru TakahashiJudging Committee Special Award: Asari-chan by Mayumi Muroyama18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural PrizeGrand Prize: March Comes in Like a Lion by Chica UminoNew Creator Prize: Machiko Kyō for Mitsuami no Kami-sama and other worksShort Work Prize: Yūki Shikawa for Onnoji and other worksSpecial Prize: Fujiko Fujio (A) for Manga Michi and Ai... Shirisomeshi Kei niReader Prize: Space Brothers by Chūya KoyamaThe following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga titles in Japan during 2014 according to Oricon.
The following is a list of the 10 best-selling manga volumes in Japan during 2014 according to Oricon. In 2014, there were 500,482,000 copies of manga volumes sold in Japan and the market for manga volumes in the country was worth ¥281.51 billion, representing 27.4% of the total book market of ¥1.02813 trillion. It was the largest segment of the book market by number of copies sold and the second-largest by value.
January 9 - All You Need Is Kill, written by Ryōsuke Takeuchi and illustrated by Takeshi ObataJanuary 9 - Gakuen Chaika!January 27 - Buddy Complex, illustrated by Hiroki OharaJanuary 27 - Buddy Complex: Coupling of Battlefield, illustrated by Sakae SaitoJanuary 28 - Alice in Murderland by Kaori YukiJanuary 28 - Inuyashiki by Hiroya OkuJanuary - Etotama, written by Takashi Hoshi and Tōru Zekū and illustrated by Hiroma HinoFebruary 12 - Fūka by Kōji SeoFebruary 15 - Dungeon Meshi by Ryōko KuiFebruary 25 - Himegoto by Norio TsukudaniMarch 14 - Jinsei, written by Jinsei: Manga no Shō and illustrated by Seiji MatsuyamaMarch 20 - Baki-Dou by Keisuke ItagakiMarch 20 - Himouto! Umaru-chan by Sankaku HeadMarch 24 - Tokyo Tarareba Musume by Akiko HigashimuraMarch 28 - Bakumatsu Rock -howling soul- by Shinshu UedaMarch - Amagi Brilliant Park, written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Kimitake YoshiokaMarch - HappinessCharge PreCure!, written by Izumi Todo and illustrated by Futago KamikitaApril - Chivalry of a Failed Knight, written by Riku Misora and illustrated by Megumi SoramichiApril 4 - Hōzuki-san Chi no Aneki (+Imouto) by Ran IgarashiApril 9 - Gangsta.:Cursed. EP_Marco Adriano, written by Kohske and illustrated by Syuhei KamoApril 14 - GTO: Paradise Lost by Tohru FujisawaMay 22 - Complex Age by Yui SakumaMay 22 - Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria, written by Fujino Ōmori and illustrated by Kiyotaka HaimuraMay 26 - Hinomaru Zumō by KawadaMay 27 - Alderamin on the Sky, illustrated by Taiki KawakamiMay - The Fruit of Grisaia: L'Oiseau bleu, written by Jun'ichi Fujisaku and illustrated by Taka HimenoMay - Yokokuhan: The Copycat, written by Tetsuya Tsutsui and illustrated by Fumio ObataJune - Amagi Brilliant Park? Fumo, written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Kōji AzumaJune - Dagashi Kashi by KotoyamaJune 9 - To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts by MaybeJune 20 -Himegoto by Norio TsukudaniJuly 1 - Ao Oni: Anthology, written by Kenji Kuroda and illustrated by Karin SuzuragiJuly 3 - Hina's Lip, written by Kazemichi and illustrated by Mayumi KatōJuly 7 - My Hero Academia by Kōhei HorikoshiJuly 17 - Fairy Tail Zero by Hiro MashimaJuly 26 - Girl Friend (Kari): Shiina Kokomi-hen ~Koishite Madonna~, illustrated by Tsukako AkinaJuly - Chain Chronicle Crimson by Junpei OkazakiAugust 2 - Fairy Tail: Blue Mistral by Rui WatanabeAugust 3 - Cross Ange by Kenjirō TakeshitaAugust 11 - Aldnoah.Zero Season One, written by Olympus Knights and illustrated by PinakesAugust 14 - Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka 4-koma: Kamisama no Nichijō by Masaya TakamuraAugust 18 - Higanjima 48 Nichigo… by Kōji MatsumotoAugust 22 - Girl Friend (Kari): Murakami Fumio-hen ~Secret Smile~, illustrated by Takahiro SeguchiAugust 22 - Girl Friend (Kari): Chloe Lemarie-hen ~Chole to Nihon to Mirai no Tobira~, illustrated by Sawayoshi AzumaAugust 22 - Girl Friend (Kari): Sakurai Akane-hen ~Kokoro o Komete, Yūki no On Air!~, illustrated by KakaoAugust 22 - Girl Friend (Kari) ~Seiō Gakuen Girl's Diary~, illustrated by Na!August 26 - Code Geass: Oz the Reflection O2, written by Toujou Chika and Shigeru Morita and illustrated by Toujou ChikaAugust 27 - Celestial Method, written by Naoki Hisaya and illustrated by Yuka NamisakiSeptember 5 - Girls und Panzer, written by Takaaki Suzuki and illustrated by Takeshi NogamiSeptember 22 - Hetalia World Stars by Hidekaz HimaruyaSeptember 28 - Battle Rabbits by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino IchiharaOctober 5 - Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryū no Ecole by OsajiOctober 16 - Salty Road, written by Ark Performance and illustrated by TALIOctober 16 - Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! by Umatani KurariOctober 27 - Absolute Duo Tea Party, written by Takumi Hiiragiboshi and illustrated by Tōru OiwakaOctober 28 - Gunnm: Mars Chronicle by Yukito KishiroOctober - Gundam Reconguista in G by Tamon ŌtaNovember 19 - Girls und Panzer: Gekitou! Maginot-sen Desu!! by Ryūichi SaitaniyaNovember 26 - Ai Tenchi Muyo!, written by Masaki Kajishima and illustrated by Haruna NakazatoDecember 12 - Aldnoah.Zero Gaiden: Twin Gemini, written by Kiyokazu SatakeDecember - In Search of the Lost Future, written by Trumple and Atelier High Key and illustrated by Takeshi KaguraDecember - Masuda Kōsuke Gekijō Gag Manga Biyori GB by Kōsuke MasudaAnge Vierge Linkage, written by Mako Komao and illustrated by Sakaki YoshiokaGakusei Shima KōsakuPrincess Maison, written and illustrated by Aoi IkebeMarch 5 - Girls und Panzer by Ryūichi SaitaniyaApril 9 - Again! by Mitsurō KuboMay 29 - All You Need Is Kill, written by Ryōsuke Takeuchi and illustrated by Takeshi ObataMay - A-bout!! - Asagiri Daikatsuyaku Hen by Ichikawa MasaJune 28 - No Regrets, written by Gun Snark and illustrated by Hikaru SurugaJuly 26 - Code Geass: Oz the Reflection, written by Toujou Chika and Shigeru Morita and illustrated by Toujou ChikaAugust 27 - Buddy Complex: Coupling of Battlefield, illustrated by Sakae SaitoSeptember 5 - Higanjima: Saigo no 47 Nichikan by Kōji MatsumotoSeptember 27 - Abyss of Hyperspace, written by Tatsuo Sato and illustrated by ChibimaruSeptember - The Comic Artist and His Assistants 2 by HiroyukiOctober 27 - Buddy Complex, illustrated by Hiroki OharaOctober - Battle Spirits: Saikyou Ginga Ultimate Zero, written by Hajime Yatate and illustrated by Masato IchishikiNovember 10 - Naruto by Masashi KishimotoNovember - 37.5°C no Namida by Chika ShiinaNovember - Gag Manga Biyori by Kōsuke MasudaDecember 11 - Gakuen Chaika!December 31 - Sungeki no Kyojin by hounoriHiroshi Obi, manga artist 