The 15 longest mangas that exist

Have you ever wondered which are the longest mangas? With the most chapters and volumes? In this article, we will see a ranking of the longest mangas in the world and highlight 15 of them. Can you keep up with them or will you give up halfway?

We will list the title of the manga, followed by the author, number of volumes, year of release, and the magazine it is published in. All the mangas below are likely still in production; otherwise, there will be an end date.

By the time this article is published, some mangas may have gained another volume, so consider the number of volumes as a baseline. There is a possibility that there are other mangas with more volumes that did not appear on the list.

For every 3 mangas mentioned in the article, we will include a photo with the cover of the 3. See how there are mangas much longer than the popular One Piece and Detective Conan.

List of the longest mangas

See below a list of the longest mangas of all time. The names of some mangas may be in English, going unnoticed by those who are used to the Japanese name. Not all have a number of chapters.

Manga	Volumes	Chapters	Author
Dokaben	205		Shinji Mizushima
Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo	200	1,960	Osamu Akimoto
Golgo 13	195	633	Takao Saito
Minami no Teiō	154	1,386	Dai Tennōji,Rikiya Gō
Cooking Papa	151	1,478	Tochi Ueyama
Grappler Baki	136	1,194	Keisuke Itagaki
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin	132	977	Yoshihiro Takahashi
Hajime no Ippo	126	1,274	George Morikawa
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure	125	933	Hirohiko Araki
Haguregumo	112	1,039	George Akiyama
Oishinbo	111	1,039	Tetsu Kariya,Akira Hanasaki
Nijitte Monogatari	111	1,276	Kazuo Koike,Satomi Kōe
Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story	108	1,175	Tatsuo Nitta
Onihei Hankachō	107		Takao Saito
Abu-san	107	976	Shinji Mizushima
Little Rascal Kobo-chan	104	13,352	Masashi Ueda
Tsuribaka Nisshi	103	963	Jūzō Yamasaki,Kenichi Kitami
Captain Tsubasa	102	620	Yōichi Takahashi
Patalliro!	101	472[38]	Mineo Maya
Mahjong Hiryū Densetsu: Tenpai	101	1,007	Tomoshi Kuga,Nobuaki Minegishi
Edomae no Shun	100	1,037	Mori Tsukumo,Terushi Satō
Asari-chan	100	1,738	Mayumi Muroyama
Detective Conan	97	1,046	Gosho Aoyama
Major	95	909	Takuya Mitsuda
One Piece	95	967	Eiichiro Oda
Kōtarō Makaritōru!	94	464	Tatsuya Hiruta
Super Doctor K	89	844[54]	Kazuo Mafune
Super Radical Gag Family	87	1,301	Hamaoka Kenji
Hakuryuu	83	709	Dai Tennouji,Michio Watanabe
Nanto Magoroku	81	391	Kei Sadayasu
Sōmubu Sōmuka Yamaguchi Roppeita	81	731	Norio Hayashi, Ken’ichirō Takai
Tough	81	900	Tetsuya Saruwatari
Ironfist Chinmi	80	376	Takeshi Maekawa
Dear Boys	80	335	Hiroki Yagami
The Kindaichi Case Files	80	642[65]	Yōzaburō Kanari,Seimaru Amagi,Fumiya Satō
Futari Ecchi	80	772	Katsu Aki
Seito Shokun!	80		Shoji Yoko
Inochi no Utsuwa	79	308	Kimiko Uehara
Kabachitare!	78	835	Takashi Tajima,Takahiro Kochi
Zero: The Man of the Creation	78	488	Shirō Toozaki,Kei Satomi
Fisherman Sanpei	77		Takao Yaguchi
Gin Tama	77	704	Hideaki Sorachi
Kachō Kōsaku Shima	76	863	Hirokane Kenshi
Kaze no Daichi	75	678[82]	Nobuhiro Sakata,Eiji Kazama
Marugoshi Deka	75	395	Ken Kitashiba,Michio Watanabe
Bleach	74	706	Tite Kubo
Aji Ichi Monme	73	734	Zenta AbeYoshimi Kurata
Kattobi Itto	73		Motoki Monma
Naruto	72	700	Masashi Kishimoto
Dreams	71	480	Tarō Nami,Sanbanchi Kawa
Kaiji	71	730	Nobuyuki Fukumoto
Shura no Mon	70		Masatoshi Kawahara
The Prince of Tennis	69	651	Takeshi Konomi
Duel Masters	69	276	Shigenobu Matsumoto
Higanjima	69	689	Kōji Matsumoto
Kinnikuman	68	669	Yudetamago
Pokémon Adventures	68	640	Hidenori Kusaka,Mato,Satoshi Yamamoto
Jarinko Chie	67	408	Etsumi Haruki
Dirgeful Industrial Volleyboys	67	711	Hiroyuki Murada
Sunset on Third Street	66	1,052	Ryōhei Saigan
Jingi	66	553	Ayumi Tachihara
Boys Be…	66	479	Masahiro Itabashi,Hiroyuki Tamakoshi
Crest of the Royal Family	65		Chieko Hosokawa
Ace of Diamond	65	582[107]	Yuji Terajima
Rakudai Ninja Rantarō	64	359	Sōbē Amako
Kariage-kun	63		Masashi Ueda
Q.E.D.	63	125[111]	Motohiro Katou
Mogura no Uta	63	632	Noboru Takahashi
Yowamushi Pedal	63	544	Wataru Watanabe
Fairy Tail	63	545	Hiro Mashima
Drops of God	62	602	Tadashi Agi
The Chef	62	500	Mai Tsurugina,Tadashi Katō
Emblem Take 2	62	635	Kazumasa Kiuchi,Jun Watanabe
GodHand Teru	62	478	Kazuki Yamamoto
G・DEFEND	61		Shuu Morimoto
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple	61	583	Syun Matsuena
Tasogare Ryūseigun	60	540	Kenshi Hirokane
Sangokushi	60	438	Yokoyama Mitsuteru
Crayon Shin-chan	59	1,126	Yoshito Usui
Ryūrōden	58	290	Yoshito Yamahara
Wataru ga Pyun!	58	242	Tsuyoshi Nakaima
Ashita Tenki ni Naare	58		Tetsuya Chiba
The Knight in the Area	57	498	Hiroaki Igano
Inuyasha	56	558	Rumiko Takahashi
Wangan Midnight	56	167	Michiharu Kusunoki
Zettai Karen Children	55	540	Takashi Shiina
Kingdom	55	621	Yasuhisa Hara
Circuit no Ōkami	55	340	Satoshi Ikezawa
Super Mario-kun	54	683	Yukio Sawada
Afro Tanaka	54	609	Masaharu Noritsuke
Alfheim no Kishi	54	238	Seika Nakayama
Amai Seikatsu	52	632	Hikaru Yuzuki
Keiji	52	341	Hara Tetsuo,Horie Nobuhiko,Deguchi Masato
Mukoubuchi	52	458	Tenjishi Etsuya
Giant Killing	52	517	Masaya Tsunamoto
Midori no Makibaō	52	580	Tsunomaru
Hayate the Combat Butler	52	568	Kenjiro Hata
4P Tanaka-kun	51	459	Tarō Nami,Sanbanchi Kawa
Ring ni Kakero	51	456	Masami Kurumada
Boys Over Flowers	50		Yoko Kamio
Arakure Knight	50	460	Satoshi Yoshida
Ahiru no Sora	50	303	Takeshi Hinata
750 Rider	50		Isami Ishii
Hōchō Mushuku	50	302	Yasuyuki Tagawa
Maji!	50	446	Ayumi Tachihara
Kirin	50[142]		Shohei Harumoto
Karate Shōkōshi Kohinata Minoru	50	500	Yasushi Baba
Glass Mask	49		Suzue Miuchi
Hell Teacher Nūbē	49	399	Makura Shō,Takeshi Okano
Addicted to Curry	49	534	Kazuki Funatsu
Angel Heart	49	442	Tsukasa Hojo
Usogui	49	539	Toshio Sako
3×3 Eyes	48	441	Yuzo Takada
Wild 7	48		Mikiya Mochizuki
Be-Bop High School	48	308	Kazuhiro Kiuchi
Nozomi Witches	48	493	Toshio Nobe
Azumi	48	350	Yū Koyama
Dan Doh!!	48	422	Nobuhiro Sakata,Daichi Banjō
Initial D	48	719	Shuichi Shigeno
Oh My Goddess!	48	308	Kōsuke Fujishima
Shota no Sushi	48	400	Daisuke Terasawa
Bachi Bachi	48	426	Takahiro Satō
Chameleon	47	429	Atsushi Kase
Baby Steps	47	455	Hikari Katsuki
Gambling Racer	46	477	Makoto Tanaka
Ushijima the Loan Shark	46	492	Shohei Manabe
Sake no Hosomichi	45	998	Roswell Hosoki
Sazae-san	45	6,477	Machiko Hasegawa
Doraemon	45	1,345	Fujiko F. Fujio
Violence Jack	45		Go Nagai
Violinist of Hameln	45	209	Michiaki Watanabe
Tale of the Sea King	45		Masatoshi Kawahara
Bonobono	44		Mikio Igarashi
Skip Beat!	44	271	Yoshiki Nakamura
Chiisana Koi no Monogatari	44		Chikako Mitsuhashi
Kaze Hikaru: Koshien	44	178	Tarō Nami,Sanbanchi Kawa
Shō Ban	44	340	Yūji Moritaka,Yukitarō Matsushima
Pastel	44	213	Toshihiko Kobayashi
Last Inning	44	439	Ryu Kamio
Kaze Hikaru	43		Taeko Watanabe
Sōta no Hōchō	43	420	Yūichirō Sueda,Kei Honjō
Eleven	43		Nami Tarou,Takahashi Hiroshi
F	43	472	Noboru Rokuda
Osu!! Karate Bu	43	483	Kōji Takahashi
Karakuri Circus	43	425	Kazuhiro Fujita
Kura no Yado	43	493	Yūji Nishi,Toshinobu Tana
Zipang	43	421	Kaiji Kawaguchi
Clover	43	401	Hirakawa Tetsuhiro
Toriko	43	396	Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro
Chihayafuru	42	217	Yuki Suetsugu
Dragon Ball	42	519	Akira Toriyama
Rokudenashi Blues	42	422	Masanori Morita
Ryū: Ron	42	369	Motoka Murakami
Tsukiji Uogashi Sandaime	42	324	Ken’ichi Ōishi,Masaharu Nabeshima,Kazuto Kuwa,Mitsuo Hashimoto
Kurosagi	42	463	Takeshi Natsuhara
Reborn!	42	410	Akira Amano
Legendary Gambler Tetsuya	41	339	Fūmei Sai,Yasushi Hoshino
Yugo	41		Shinji Makari,Shuu Akana
Haikyu!!	40	376	Haruichi Furudate
Berserk	40	374	Kentaro Miura
Psychometrer Eiji	40		Shin Kibayashi
Angel Voice	40		Takao Koyano
Rin-ne	40	398	Rumiko Takahashi
Grandpa Danger	40		Kazutoshi Soyama
Kenritsu Umisora Koukou Yakyuu Buin Yamashita Tarou-kun	40		Koseki Kouji

KochiKame – The longest manga

Osamu Akimoto – 196 volumes – 1976 – Shōnen Jump

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo [こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所] literally means “This is the police station in front of Kameari Park in Katsuhika Ward”. It is a well-known manga series and anime in Japan.

The series tells the stories of a group of police officers in Tokyo, especially the stories of Kankichi Ryotsu, the protagonist of the series who gets into all kinds of trouble, dragging the other characters with him. It has a total of 1,873 chapters.

Dokaben – The longest sports manga

Shinji Mizushima – 188 volumes – 1972 – Shōnen Champion

Tarou “Dokaben” Yamada was a judo player during high school, but he enters Meikun High School and is invited to join the baseball club. He shows his superb athletic skills in baseball and becomes known…

Golgo 13 – The longest action manga

Takao Saito – 177 volumes – 1968 – Big Comic

Duke Togo, the protagonist of the manga, is a hitman whose name derives from Golgotha, the hill where Jesus was crucified. He is compared to James Bond, but has no morals and is quite dark. He is a mysterious shooter, with nearly 100% accuracy. He is also an inveterate cigar smoker.

Minami no Teiō

Dai Tennōji, Rikiya Gō – 141 volumes – 1992 – Weekly Manga Goraku

The story revolves around Ginjiro Manda, a loan shark who charges 10% interest every 10 days, or 365% per year. Thanks to this infallible tactic of collecting money, he is known as the demon of Minami, a commercial district in Osaka.

Cooking Papa

Tochi Ueyama – 132 volumes – 1985 – Weekly Morning

The story revolves around a salaryman who cooks well but doesn’t want anyone at his workplace to find out. He lets them believe that his wife prepares his meals when, in fact, she does nothing. Genre: seinen

Grappler Baki

Keisuke Itagaki – 121 volumes – 1991 – Weekly Shōnen Champion

The series tells the saga of young Baki Hanma who aspires to be stronger than his father. The big problem is that his father, Yujiro Hanma, is the strongest living being on the planet. To achieve this, he faces the toughest training there is, in addition to facing all kinds of opponents, each with a very peculiar fighting style.

In fact, what no one knows is that Baki doesn’t want to get stronger out of personal ambition. What he wants is his mother’s love. His mother, who has a huge passion for power, despises him for thinking he is weak and only has eyes for the boy’s father, Yujiro Hanma. Therefore, Baki always tries to defeat his father so that his mother will love him too. With this huge motivation, he never gives up on getting stronger.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Hirohiko Araki – 114 volumes – 1986 – Shueisha (Jump)

JoJo no Kimyo na Boken currently has eight series/seasons of the manga “JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure,” each with its own cast of characters and plot (but there are always connections between the characters of each). The main plot tells the story of the Joestar family, a family whose members are destined to take down supernatural enemies using unique powers they believe they possess. It is a quite popular manga in Japan.

Nijitte Monogatari

Kazuo Koike, Satomi Kōe – 111 volumes – 1978 – Weekly Post

The story follows a samurai from the Edo Era. Genre: Seinen, Action, Comedy

Oishinbo

Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki – 111 volumes – 1983 – Big Comic Spirits

Oishinbo is a drama about newspaper reporters. The main character is a cynical food critic named Yamaoka. Oishinbo is a popular traditional comic for adults in Japan. It is mentioned in an episode of “Iron Chef.”

Hajime no Ippo

Jyoji Morikawa – 111 volumes – 1989 – Weekly Shōnen Magazine

Makunouchi Ippo is a 16-year-old boy who is quite shy, working with his mother who owns a boat rental shop for fishing. Due to work, he never has free time to practice sports and make friends. One day, some boys from his school surround him on his way home and start beating Ippo, until a famous boxer, Takamura Mamoru, appears to save him. Impressed by Takamura’s strength, Ippo asks to be trained and learn boxing.

Shizukanaru Don – Yakuza Side Story

Tatsuo Nitta – 108 volumes – 1988 – 2013 – Weekly Manga Sunday

This manga depicts the life of Shizuya Kondou, a man who draws underwear during the day and is a “don” of a gang at night.

Abu-san

Shinji Mizushima – 107 volumes – 1973 – 2014 – Big Comic Original

Abu-san is a baseball manga that tells the story of the baseball player Kageura Yasutake

Haguregumo

George Akiyama – 105 volumes – 1973 – Big Comic Original

Set at the end of the Edo era (Tokugawa Shogunate), the series depicts the Cloud family, their wife, and their 11-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter. The Cloud family is always ignoring work and playing all day. The father is notorious and a womanizer.

Asari-chan

Mayumi Muroyama – 100 volumes – 1978 – 2014 – Various Kodomo Magazines

The story follows Asari, a primary school student, a normal but stupid girl who does not get along with her family.

Kōtarō Makaritōru!

Tatsuya Hiruta – 94 volumes -1982 – 2004 – Weekly Shōnen Magazine

The manga tells the story of a student skilled in karate who descends from a long line of ninjas. While he is a genius in fighting, he has no common sense and any inhibitions. He spends most of his time getting into trouble with school staff and trying to steal girls’ panties; especially from Mayumi. He is very protective of three things: his long hair, his collection of panties, and Mayumi.

These were the 15 longest mangas that exist according to my research. Did you notice that big names like Detective Conan and One Piece are not present? There are many mangas we have never heard of…

Can you keep up with these enormous works? Do you follow any of them? Leave your comments. In the future, I will create an article about the longest animes in the world.