# List of Oricon number-one manga of 2008

A chart with the best selling manga in Japan is published weekly by Oricon. This list includes the manga that reached the number one place on that chart in 2008.

## Chart history

| Week | Date | Title | Author | Publisher | Copies |
| 12 | March 24–30 | Kimi ni Todoke, 6 | Karuho Shiina | Shueisha | 347,826 |
| 13 | March 31–April 6 | Bleach, 33 | Tite Kubo | Shueisha | 430,081 |
| 14 | April 7–13 | Ouran High School Host Club, 12 | Bisco Hatori | Hakusensha | 205,298 |
| 15 | April 14–20 | Hayate the Combat Butler, 15 | Kenjiro Hata | Shogakukan | 147,645 |
| 16 | April 21–27 | High School Debut, 11 | Kazune Kawahara | Shueisha | 111,276 |
| 17 | April 28–May 4 | Naruto, 42 | Masashi Kishimoto | Shueisha | 505,506 |
| 18 | May 5–11 | Naruto, 42 | Masashi Kishimoto | Shueisha | 264,862 |
| 19 | May 12–18 | Nana, 19 | Ai Yazawa | Shueisha | 787,219 |
| 20 | May 19–25 | Nana, 19 | Ai Yazawa | Shueisha | 358,579 |
| 21 | May 26–June 1 | Black Butler, 4 | Yana Toboso | Square Enix | 240,654 |
| 22 | June 2–8 | One Piece, 50 | Eiichiro Oda | Shueisha | 1,074,745 |
| 23 | June 9–15 | One Piece, 50 | Eiichiro Oda | Shueisha | 231,919 |
| 24 | June 16–22 | Zatch Bell!, 33 | Makoto Raiku | Shogakukan | 181,234 |
| 25 | June 23–29 | Boys Over Flowers, 37 | Yoko Kamio | Shueisha | 361,497 |
| 26 | June 30–July 6 | Bleach, 34 | Tite Kubo | Shueisha | 425,366 |
| 27 | July 7–13 | Bleach, 34 | Tite Kubo | Shueisha | 228,406 |
| 28 | July 14–20 | Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, 24 | Clamp | Kodansha | 167,315 |
| 29 | July 21–27 | Kimi ni Todoke, 7 | Karuho Shiina | Shueisha | 220,995 |
| 30 | July 28-August 3 | Pluto, 6 | Naoki Urasawa | Shogakukan | 313,694 |
| 31 | August 4–10 | Naruto, 43 | Masashi Kishimoto | Shueisha | 735,206 |
| 32 | August 11–17 | Nodame Cantabile, 21 | Tomoko Ninomiya | Kodansha | 734,890 |
| 33 | August 18–24 | Fullmetal Alchemist, 20 | Hiromu Arakawa | Square Enix | 589,556 |
| 34 | August 25–31 | Yotsuba&!, 8 | Kiyohiko Azuma | ASCII Media Works | 280,118 |
| 35 | September 1–7 | One Piece, 51 | Eiichiro Oda | Shueisha | 1,029,249 |
| 36 | September 8–14 | Nana, 20 | Ai Yazawa | Shueisha | 653,967 |
| 37 | September 15–21 | Nana, 20 | Ai Yazawa | Shueisha | 408,717 |
| 38 | September 22–28 | Nana, 20 | Ai Yazawa | Shueisha | 156,210 |
| 39 | September 29–October 5 | Hunter × Hunter, 26 | Yoshihiro Togashi | Shueisha | 487,403 |
| 40 | October 6–12 | Hunter × Hunter, 26 | Yoshihiro Togashi | Shueisha | 200,640 |
| 41 | October 13–19 | Hayate the Combat Butler, 17 | Kenjiro Hata | Shogakukan | 152,617 |
| 42 | October 20–26 | Big Windup!, 11 | Asa Higuchi | Kodansha | 245,740 |
| 43 | October 27–November 2 | Real, 8 | Takehiko Inoue | Shueisha | 288,970 |
| 44 | November 3–9 | Naruto, 44 | Masashi Kishimoto | Shueisha | 620,283 |
| 45 | November 10–16 | Detective Conan, 63 | Gosho Aoyama | Shogakukan | 154,811 |
| 46 | November 17–23 | Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, 25 | Clamp | Kodansha | 196,094 |
| 47 | November 24–30 | Kimi ni Todoke, 8 | Karuho Shiina | Shueisha | 372,293 |
| 48 | December 1–7 | One Piece, 52 | Eiichiro Oda | Shueisha | 1,045,937 |
| 49 | December 8–14 | One Piece, 52 | Eiichiro Oda | Shueisha | 275,035 |
| 50 | December 15–21 | Fairy Tail, 13 | Hiro Mashima | Kodansha | 166,509 |
| 51 | December 22-January 4 | Fullmetal Alchemist, 21 | Hiromu Arakawa | Square Enix | 825,026 |