🎨 Graphic Novels · Japan
Best Graphic Novels Books from Japan
The graphic novel — long-form sequential art that uses the combination of image and text to tell stories — achieved literary respectability with Art Spiegelman's Maus, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. Japan has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in graphic novels, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best graphic novels from Japan by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
O Alquimista
Paulo Coelho· 1988
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score40/100
#2
biography-memoir
George Washington
Matt Doeden· 2000
Library Journal
Editorial Score35/100
#3
graphic-novels
Batman
Jeph Loeb· 1994
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score35/100
#4
graphic-novels
Terror
Moench, Doug.· 1992
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#5
graphic-novels
Thomas Jefferson
Matt Doeden· 2006
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#6
graphic-novels
JLA
Joe Kelly· 2003
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#7
graphic-novels
Truth in sight
Cori Doerrfeld· 2016
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#8
graphic-novels
Empty Empire, The
Naoe Kita· 2006
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#9
graphic-novels
John Sutter and the California Gold Rush
Matt Doeden· 2000
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#10
graphic-novels
Believe Your Eyes
Cori Doerrfeld· 2016
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#11
graphic-novels
Les Simpson, numéro 1
Matt Groening· 1994
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#12
graphic-novels
The Hindenburg disaster
Matt Doeden· 2006
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#13
graphic-novels
Bartman
Matt Groening· 1995
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#14
graphic-novels
The Bart Book
Matt Groening· 2004
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#15
graphic-novels
The Simpsons beyond forever!
Matt Groening· 2002
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#16
graphic-novels
The Expanding Art of Comics
Thierry Groensteen· 2017
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#17
graphic-novels
Wildcats
Joe Casey· 2000
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#18
graphic-novels
Simpsons Comics Wingding
Matt Groening· 1997
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#19
graphic-novels
Simpsons Comics Barn Burner
Matt Groening· 2005
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#20
graphic-novels
The Manga Guide to the Universe
Kiyoshi Kawabata· 2010
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#21
graphic-novels
Spider-Man
Jeph Loeb· 2003
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#22
graphic-novels
Samuel Adams
Matt Doeden· 2006
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#23
graphic-novels
Sgt. Rock
Joe Kubert· 2003
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#24
graphic-novels
Yossel
Joe Kubert· 2003
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#25
graphic-novels
Diary of a teenage girl
Phoebe Gloeckner· 2002
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#26
graphic-novels
Bessie Stringfield
Joel Christian Gill· 2016
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#27
graphic-novels
Godzilla
James Stokoe· 2013
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#28
graphic-novels
Username
Joe Sugg· 2016
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#29
graphic-novels
The Fixer
Joe Sacco· 2003
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#30
graphic-novels
Simpsons comics colossal compendium
Matt Groening· 2015
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#31
graphic-novels
Simpsons Comics Royale UK Edition
Matt Groening· 2001
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#32
graphic-novels
Superman, Batman
Jeph Loeb· 2004
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score30/100
#33
graphic-novels
xkcd
Randall Munroe· 2009
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#34
graphic-novels
Fúria Sobre Rodas
Joe Hill· 2024
Library Journal
Editorial Score30/100
#35
graphic-novels
Bass Reeves
Joel Christian Gill· 2014
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score25/100
#36
graphic-novels
Kodae sinmun yŏnjae manhwa chŏnjip
Kodae Sinmun Manhwa Kija Tonginhoe· 2017
Publishers Weekly
Editorial Score25/100
