Top-Rated Manga by Chapter Count (1-50)
Manga
These are the best rated "manga" on MAL by chapter count, starting with 1 chapter, then 2 chapters, then 3, and so on, all the way up to 50 chapters. "Manga" is in quotations because it actually includes anything - manga, manhwa, manhua, novels, light novels, one-shots, etc. Also, erotica and hentai ARE included (there's only 1 hentai, but quite a few BL eroticas). I have made a second part to this, covering chapters 51-100, as well as similar list showing the highest rated manga by volume count, so feel free to check those out as well.
Top-Rated Manga by Chapter Count (51-100): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/80673
Top-Rated Manga by Volume Count (1-50): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/67044
Last updated: 15/03/2026
Top-Rated Manga by Chapter Count (51-100): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/80673
Top-Rated Manga by Volume Count (1-50): https://myanimelist.net/stacks/67044
Last updated: 15/03/2026
One-shot, ? vol, 1996
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Chapter Count: 1
Runner-up #1: A Silent Voice oneshot (8.38)
Runner-up #2: One Piece: Strong World (8.05)
Runner-up #3: Ouran High School Host Club Short Special (8.01)
Runner-up #1: A Silent Voice oneshot (8.38)
Runner-up #2: One Piece: Strong World (8.05)
Runner-up #3: Ouran High School Host Club Short Special (8.01)
Manga, 1 vol, 2013
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Chapter Count: 2
Runner-up #1: Private Opinion: Banana Fish Another Story (8.22)
Runner-up #2: Classmates: Gold Ring & Silver Ring (8.16)
Runner-up #3: Ouran High School Host Club Special (8.09)
Runner-up #1: Private Opinion: Banana Fish Another Story (8.22)
Runner-up #2: Classmates: Gold Ring & Silver Ring (8.16)
Runner-up #3: Ouran High School Host Club Special (8.09)
Novel, 1 vol, 2007
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Chapter Count: 3
Runner-up #1: Eternity With You (7.90)
Runner-up #2: My Neighbour Ayane (7.90)
Runner-up #3: Azumanga Daioh: Supplementary Lessons (7.87)
Runner-up #1: Eternity With You (7.90)
Runner-up #2: My Neighbour Ayane (7.90)
Runner-up #3: Azumanga Daioh: Supplementary Lessons (7.87)
Novel, 1 vol, 2012
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Chapter Count: 4
Runner-up #1: No. 6 Beyond (8.18)
Runner-up #2: Stargazing Dog (8.14)
Runner-up #3: The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice (8.09)
Runner-up #1: No. 6 Beyond (8.18)
Runner-up #2: Stargazing Dog (8.14)
Runner-up #3: The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice (8.09)
Manga, 1 vol, 2012
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Chapter Count: 5
Runner-up #1: The Scene of My Rumspringa (8.18)
Runner-up #2: Merciless Lover (8.01)
Runner-up #3: WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us? #EX (7.98)
Runner-up #1: The Scene of My Rumspringa (8.18)
Runner-up #2: Merciless Lover (8.01)
Runner-up #3: WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us? #EX (7.98)
Light Novel, 1 vol, 2019
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Chapter Count: 6
Runner-up #1: Touch within the Abyss (8.39)
Runner-up #2: Violet Evergarden Gaiden (8.35)
Runner-up #3: Life: Happiness depends upon ourselves (8.31)
Runner-up #1: Touch within the Abyss (8.39)
Runner-up #2: Violet Evergarden Gaiden (8.35)
Runner-up #3: Life: Happiness depends upon ourselves (8.31)
Manga, 1 vol, 2020
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Chapter Count: 7
Runner-up #1: Wait for Me Yesterday in Spring (8.32)
Runner-up #2: Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases (8.29)
Runner-up #3: Snow Fairy (8.29)
Runner-up #1: Wait for Me Yesterday in Spring (8.32)
Runner-up #2: Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases (8.29)
Runner-up #3: Snow Fairy (8.29)
Light Novel, 1 vol, 2012
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Chapter Count: 8
Runner-up #1: Our Happy Time (8.49)
Runner-up #2: Your Name. (8.38)
Runner-up #3: Yona of the Dawn: Under the Same Moon (8.37)
Runner-up #1: Our Happy Time (8.49)
Runner-up #2: Your Name. (8.38)
Runner-up #3: Yona of the Dawn: Under the Same Moon (8.37)
Light Novel, 3 vol, 2018
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Chapter Count: 9
Runner-up #1: your name (8.40)
Runner-up #2: SQ: Begin W/ Your Name! (8.36)
Runner-up #3: Our Dining Table (8.20)
Runner-up #1: your name (8.40)
Runner-up #2: SQ: Begin W/ Your Name! (8.36)
Runner-up #3: Our Dining Table (8.20)
Manga, 2 vol, 2016
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Chapter Count: 10
Runner-up #1: The Garden of Sinners (8.56)
Runner-up #2: I want to eat your pancreas (8.50)
Runner-up #3: Therapy Game (8.17)
Runner-up #1: The Garden of Sinners (8.56)
Runner-up #2: I want to eat your pancreas (8.50)
Runner-up #3: Therapy Game (8.17)
Manga, 2 vol, 2019
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Chapter Count: 11
Runner-up #1: Naruto Shinden Series (8.35)
Runner-up #2: I Had That Same Dream Again (8.26)
Runner-up #3: Pink Heart Jam (8.22)
Runner-up #1: Naruto Shinden Series (8.35)
Runner-up #2: I Had That Same Dream Again (8.26)
Runner-up #3: Pink Heart Jam (8.22)
Manga, 2 vol, 2018
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Chapter Count: 12
Runner-up #1: I Had That Same Dream Again (8.37)
Runner-up #2: Welcome to the N.H.K. (8.35)
Runner-up #3: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: The Different Story (8.16)
Runner-up #1: I Had That Same Dream Again (8.37)
Runner-up #2: Welcome to the N.H.K. (8.35)
Runner-up #3: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica: The Different Story (8.16)
Light Novel, 2 vol, 2015
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Chapter Count: 13
Runner-up #1: Only the Flower Knows (8.18)
Runner-up #2: We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Say That Day (8.16)
Runner-up #3: Seven Days (8.09)
Runner-up #1: Only the Flower Knows (8.18)
Runner-up #2: We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Say That Day (8.16)
Runner-up #3: Seven Days (8.09)
Light Novel, 3 vol, 2011
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Chapter Count: 14
Runner-up #1: Love Next 2nd (7.96)
Runner-up #2: How My Daddies Became Mates (7.93)
Runner-up #3: Kimono Boys (7.90)
Runner-up #1: Love Next 2nd (7.96)
Runner-up #2: How My Daddies Became Mates (7.93)
Runner-up #3: Kimono Boys (7.90)
Novel, 1 vol, 2013
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Chapter Count: 15
Runner-up #1: Only Serious About You (8.25)
Runner-up #2: Bungou Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (8.16)
Runner-up #3: Little Butterfly (8.05)
Runner-up #1: Only Serious About You (8.25)
Runner-up #2: Bungou Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (8.16)
Runner-up #3: Little Butterfly (8.05)
Manga, 2 vol, 2008
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Chapter Count: 16
Runner-up #1: 21st Century Boys (8.43)
Runner-up #2: Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki (8.32)
Runner-up #3: Higurashi: Atonement Arc (8.28)
Runner-up #1: 21st Century Boys (8.43)
Runner-up #2: Wolf Children: Ame & Yuki (8.32)
Runner-up #3: Higurashi: Atonement Arc (8.28)
Light Novel, 5 vol, 2011
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Chapter Count: 17
Runner-up #1: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes: Ultramarine (8.17)
Runner-up #2: My Dearest Patrolman (8.07)
Runner-up #3: Tokyo Ghoul (8.00)
Runner-up #1: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes: Ultramarine (8.17)
Runner-up #2: My Dearest Patrolman (8.07)
Runner-up #3: Tokyo Ghoul (8.00)
Manga, 3 vol, 2016
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Chapter Count: 18
Runner-up #1: Fate/Zero (8.50)
Runner-up #2: Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll do Anything to Become a Librarian! - Royal Academy Stories (8.15)
Runner-up #3: Usemono Yado (8.01)
Runner-up #1: Fate/Zero (8.50)
Runner-up #2: Ascendance of a Bookworm: I'll do Anything to Become a Librarian! - Royal Academy Stories (8.15)
Runner-up #3: Usemono Yado (8.01)
Manga, 16 vol, 1966
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Chapter Count: 19
Runner-up #1: Steins;Gate: Aishin Meizu no Babel (8.26)
Runner-up #2: I Hear the Sunspot: Limit (8.23)
Runner-up #3: Uzumaki (8.15)
Runner-up #1: Steins;Gate: Aishin Meizu no Babel (8.26)
Runner-up #2: I Hear the Sunspot: Limit (8.23)
Runner-up #3: Uzumaki (8.15)
Light Novel, 6 vol, 2011
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Chapter Count: 20
Runner-up #1: Dog Style (8.13)
Runner-up #2: Home Office Romance (8.12)
Runner-up #3: I Am Called Yamamoto Zenjirou (8.04)
Runner-up #1: Dog Style (8.13)
Runner-up #2: Home Office Romance (8.12)
Runner-up #3: I Am Called Yamamoto Zenjirou (8.04)
Light Novel, 5 vol, 2014
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Chapter Count: 21
Runner-up #1: The Horizon (8.69)
Runner-up #2: Chikan Otoko (8.47)
Runner-up #3: Gintama: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (8.33)
Runner-up #1: The Horizon (8.69)
Runner-up #2: Chikan Otoko (8.47)
Runner-up #3: Gintama: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya (8.33)
Manga, 4 vol, 2019
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Chapter Count: 22
Runner-up #1: Umineko Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch (8.38)
Runner-up #2: Orange (8.08)
Runner-up #3: Villains Are Destined to Die (8.08)
Runner-up #1: Umineko Episode 3: Banquet of the Golden Witch (8.38)
Runner-up #2: Orange (8.08)
Runner-up #3: Villains Are Destined to Die (8.08)
Manga, 4 vol, 2015
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Chapter Count: 23
Runner-up #1: Steins;Gate (8.06)
Runner-up #2: Ghost Hunt: The House in Which Nightmares Dwell (8.05)
Runner-up #3: Awkward Silence (7.96)
Runner-up #1: Steins;Gate (8.06)
Runner-up #2: Ghost Hunt: The House in Which Nightmares Dwell (8.05)
Runner-up #3: Awkward Silence (7.96)
Manga, 4 vol, 2022
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Chapter Count: 24
Runner-up #1: Complex (8.14)
Runner-up #2: Girls und Panzer: Saga of Pravda (7.97)
Runner-up #3: No Longer Human (Junji Itou version) (7.85)
Runner-up #1: Complex (8.14)
Runner-up #2: Girls und Panzer: Saga of Pravda (7.97)
Runner-up #3: No Longer Human (Junji Itou version) (7.85)
Light Novel, 5 vol, 2014
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Chapter Count: 25
Runner-up #1: Higurashi: Massacre Arc (8.30)
Runner-up #2: Rojica to Rakkasei (8.11)
Runner-up #3: Kase-san and… (8.06)
Runner-up #1: Higurashi: Massacre Arc (8.30)
Runner-up #2: Rojica to Rakkasei (8.11)
Runner-up #3: Kase-san and… (8.06)
Manga, 4 vol, 2017
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Chapter Count: 26
Runner-up #1: Umineko Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch (8.48)
Runner-up #2: Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty (8.46)
Runner-up #3: Katekyo! (8.05)
Runner-up #1: Umineko Episode 6: Dawn of the Golden Witch (8.48)
Runner-up #2: Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty (8.46)
Runner-up #3: Katekyo! (8.05)
Novel, 4 vol, 2016
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Chapter Count: 27
Runner-up #1: Umineko Episode 5: End of the Golden Witch (8.53)
Runner-up #2: Annarasumanara (8.26)
Runner-up #3: Planetes (8.23)
Runner-up #1: Umineko Episode 5: End of the Golden Witch (8.53)
Runner-up #2: Annarasumanara (8.26)
Runner-up #3: Planetes (8.23)
Manga, 6 vol, 2021
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Chapter Count: 28
Runner-up #1: The World of Machida-kun (8.32)
Runner-up #2: Solanin (8.21)
Runner-up #3: My Brother's Husband (8.20)
Runner-up #1: The World of Machida-kun (8.32)
Runner-up #2: Solanin (8.21)
Runner-up #3: My Brother's Husband (8.20)
Manga, 6 vol, 2009
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Chapter Count: 29
Runner-up #1: Cheese in the Trap Season 4 (8.19)
Runner-up #2: Laughing Under the Clouds (8.08)
Runner-up #3: Lonely Castle in the Mirror (7.84)
Runner-up #1: Cheese in the Trap Season 4 (8.19)
Runner-up #2: Laughing Under the Clouds (8.08)
Runner-up #3: Lonely Castle in the Mirror (7.84)
Novel, 3 vol, 2017
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Chapter Count: 30
Runner-up #1: Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (8.10)
Runner-up #2: We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Say That Day (7.95)
Runner-up #3: Sword Art Online: Project Alicization (7.88)
Runner-up #1: Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (8.10)
Runner-up #2: We Still Don't Know the Name of the Flower We Say That Day (7.95)
Runner-up #3: Sword Art Online: Project Alicization (7.88)
Manhwa, ? vol, 2024
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Chapter Count: 31
Runner-up #1: Onanie Master Kurosawa (8.40)
Runner-up #2: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (8.33)
Runner-up #3: Navillera: Like a Butterfly (8.12)
Runner-up #1: Onanie Master Kurosawa (8.40)
Runner-up #2: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu (8.33)
Runner-up #3: Navillera: Like a Butterfly (8.12)
Manga, 6 vol, 2020
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Chapter Count: 32
Runner-up #1: Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World (8.36)
Runner-up #2: Kekkai Sensen: Back 2 Back (8.09)
Runner-up #3: Senyuu. (7.95)
Runner-up #1: Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World (8.36)
Runner-up #2: Kekkai Sensen: Back 2 Back (8.09)
Runner-up #3: Senyuu. (7.95)
Manga, 7 vol, 1995
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Chapter Count: 33
Runner-up #1: Shaman King Kanzenban (8.05)
Runner-up #2: Tekkon Kinkreet (8.03)
Runner-up #3: Black Lagoon (8.00)
Runner-up #1: Shaman King Kanzenban (8.05)
Runner-up #2: Tekkon Kinkreet (8.03)
Runner-up #3: Black Lagoon (8.00)
Manga, 5 vol, 2011
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Chapter Count: 34
Runner-up #1: The boy who cried wolf tells a lie today also (7.91)
Runner-up #2: I Can't Say No to the Lonely Girl (7.88)
Runner-up #3: Even Monsters Like Fairytales (7.86)
Runner-up #1: The boy who cried wolf tells a lie today also (7.91)
Runner-up #2: I Can't Say No to the Lonely Girl (7.88)
Runner-up #3: Even Monsters Like Fairytales (7.86)
Light Novel, 6 vol, 2003
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Chapter Count: 35
Runner-up #1: Saiyuuki Gaiden (8.26)
Runner-up #2: No. 6 (8.24)
Runner-up #3: Does the Flower Blossom? (8.21)
Runner-up #1: Saiyuuki Gaiden (8.26)
Runner-up #2: No. 6 (8.24)
Runner-up #3: Does the Flower Blossom? (8.21)
Manga, 8 vol, 2004
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Chapter Count: 36
Runner-up #1: Message to Adolf (8.15)
Runner-up #2: Vassalord. (8.02)
Runner-up #3: Skill of Lure (7.94)
Runner-up #1: Message to Adolf (8.15)
Runner-up #2: Vassalord. (8.02)
Runner-up #3: Skill of Lure (7.94)
Manga, 6 vol, 2010
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Chapter Count: 37
Runner-up #1: Cheese in the Trap Season 3 (8.17)
Runner-up #2: From the New World (8.11)
Runner-up #3: Our Precious Conversations (7.85)
Runner-up #1: Cheese in the Trap Season 3 (8.17)
Runner-up #2: From the New World (8.11)
Runner-up #3: Our Precious Conversations (7.85)
Manga, 7 vol, 2012
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Author:10
Chapter Count: 38
Runner-up #1: King's Maker (8.22)
Runner-up #2: Feng Shen JI (8.15)
Runner-up #3: Cheese in the Trap Season 2 (8.09)
Runner-up #1: King's Maker (8.22)
Runner-up #2: Feng Shen JI (8.15)
Runner-up #3: Cheese in the Trap Season 2 (8.09)
Manga, 9 vol, 2019
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Chapter Count: 39
Runner-up #1: Crest of the Stars (7.94)
Runner-up #2: After School Nightmare (7.86)
Runner-up #3: Girls' Last Tour Official Anthology Comic (7.73)
Runner-up #1: Crest of the Stars (7.94)
Runner-up #2: After School Nightmare (7.86)
Runner-up #3: Girls' Last Tour Official Anthology Comic (7.73)
Light Novel, 7 vol, 2009
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Chapter Count: 40
Runner-up #1: Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden (8.15)
Runner-up #2: Welcome to the N.H.K. (8.11)
Runner-up #3: I'm No Angel (7.95)
Runner-up #1: Fushigi Yuugi: Genbu Kaiden (8.15)
Runner-up #2: Welcome to the N.H.K. (8.11)
Runner-up #3: I'm No Angel (7.95)
Manga, 6 vol, 2017
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Chapter Count: 41
Runner-up #1: Petshop of Horrors (8.23)
Runner-up #2: My Girlfriend's Child (7.89)
Runner-up #3: Looking up at the Half-Moon (7.87)
Runner-up #1: Petshop of Horrors (8.23)
Runner-up #2: My Girlfriend's Child (7.89)
Runner-up #3: Looking up at the Half-Moon (7.87)
Manga, 9 vol, 2012
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Chapter Count: 42
Runner-up #1: Taishou Maiden Fairytale (8.24)
Runner-up #2: The Embalmer (7.99)
Runner-up #3: Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Extra: A Time in the Limelight for This Fool Too! (7.94)
Runner-up #1: Taishou Maiden Fairytale (8.24)
Runner-up #2: The Embalmer (7.99)
Runner-up #3: Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Extra: A Time in the Limelight for This Fool Too! (7.94)
Novel, 9 vol, 2003
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Chapter Count: 43
Runner-up #1: Ghost Hunt (8.23)
Runner-up #2: Keishichou Tokuhanka 007 (8.14)
Runner-up #3: Roxana (8.12)
Runner-up #1: Ghost Hunt (8.23)
Runner-up #2: Keishichou Tokuhanka 007 (8.14)
Runner-up #3: Roxana (8.12)
Manga, 11 vol, 2011
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Chapter Count: 44
Runner-up #1: My Girl (8.38)
Runner-up #2: The Record of a Fallen Vampire (8.01)
Runner-up #3: Candy Candy (7.98)
Runner-up #1: My Girl (8.38)
Runner-up #2: The Record of a Fallen Vampire (8.01)
Runner-up #3: Candy Candy (7.98)
Manga, 9 vol, 2007
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Chapter Count: 45
Runner-up #1: Spirit Circle (8.47)
Runner-up #2: Yomawari Sensei (8.24)
Runner-up #3: Nana & Kaoru: Black Label (7.89)
Runner-up #1: Spirit Circle (8.47)
Runner-up #2: Yomawari Sensei (8.24)
Runner-up #3: Nana & Kaoru: Black Label (7.89)
Light Novel, 6 vol, 2011
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Chapter Count: 46
Runner-up #1: Like and Love and (8.07)
Runner-up #2: My Darling Kitten Hair (8.07)
Runner-up #3: Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose - Catastrophe at Sixteen (8.04)
Runner-up #1: Like and Love and (8.07)
Runner-up #2: My Darling Kitten Hair (8.07)
Runner-up #3: Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose - Catastrophe at Sixteen (8.04)
Manga, 6 vol, 2014
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Chapter Count: 47
Runner-up #1: The Summit of the Gods (8.27)
Runner-up #2: Golden Days (7.99)
Runner-up #3: Sword Art Online: Progressive (7.93)
Runner-up #1: The Summit of the Gods (8.27)
Runner-up #2: Golden Days (7.99)
Runner-up #3: Sword Art Online: Progressive (7.93)
Manga, 9 vol, 2011
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Chapter Count: 48
Runner-up #1: Paradise Kiss (8.29)
Runner-up #2: Murderous Lewellyn's Candlelit Dinner (8.24)
Runner-up #3: God Child (8.13)
Runner-up #1: Paradise Kiss (8.29)
Runner-up #2: Murderous Lewellyn's Candlelit Dinner (8.24)
Runner-up #3: God Child (8.13)
Manga, 5 vol, 2019
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Chapter Count: 49
Runner-up #1: Erased (8.36)
Runner-up #2: Totally Captivated (8.17)
Runner-up #3: Nekota no Koto ga Kininatte Shikatanai. (8.02)
Runner-up #1: Erased (8.36)
Runner-up #2: Totally Captivated (8.17)
Runner-up #3: Nekota no Koto ga Kininatte Shikatanai. (8.02)
Manga, 10 vol, 1999
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Chapter Count: 50
Runner-up #1: Bloom Into You (8.65)
Runner-up #2: Cardcaptor Sakura (8.37)
Runner-up #3: Crimson Spell (8.08)
Runner-up #1: Bloom Into You (8.65)
Runner-up #2: Cardcaptor Sakura (8.37)
Runner-up #3: Crimson Spell (8.08)