“The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen” Tops AnimeJapan’s Manga Ranking
AnimeJapan has revealed the results of its 9th annual “Manga We Want to See Animated Ranking,” with mmk’s The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen taking the top spot after receiving 222,758 votes [1]. The announcement was made ahead of the AnimeJapan 2026 event, scheduled for March 28 and 29 at Tokyo Big Sight [2].
Top 10 Manga
Here’s a look at the top 10 manga as voted by fans:
- The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen (mmk) [3]
- Strikeout Pitch (Kyu Sumiyoshi)
- Ketsu Battler (Naotaka Takade)
- Utsuranain desu (Ruka Konoshima)
- #Gal x Gal Yuri (Inoue)
- On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance (Shinnosuke Kanazawa)
- Utsotsuki! Gokuo-kun (Makoto Yoshimoto)
- Dinosaurs Sanctuary (Itaru Kinoshita)
- Gokurakugai (Yuta Sano)
- Centuria (Tohru Kuramori)
Creators’ Reactions
The creators of the top 10 manga shared messages of gratitude and excitement following the announcement [4].
mmk (The Mortifying Ordeal of Being Seen): “Thank you so much to all the readers who voted!! With your support as my motivation, I’ll keep doing my best!!”
Kyu Sumiyoshi (Strikeout Pitch): “Following my 2023 work Hyperinflation, [Strikeout Pitch] has also made the rankings‼︎ It’s thanks to all of my fans, and supporters. Thank you so much‼︎ I’ll do my best to make the series even more exciting.”
Naotaka Takade (Ketsu Battler): “Thank you for your votes and support! I was so happy I could have cried for just being nominated, but to come in third (the number “3” looks like a butt) is truly an honor. While there aren’t many references for fighting with a katana held in the butt, I wholeheartedly await the anime industry’s challenge (offer)!!”
Ruka Konoshima (Utsuranain desu): “Thank you for your votes! Kuroki in motion, Tachibana dancing, Kusaka racing across the ceiling… I’d love to see that too! I’ll give it my all to live up to the honor of this 4th place finish!”
Inoue (#Gal x Gal Yuri): “I’m truly honored to receive such a wonderful award. Thank you to all my readers who voted for me. I will continue drawing passionately to repay your kindness through my manga. I will keep striving to improve.”
Shinnosuke Kanazawa (On and Off: Work-Life Imbalance): “I feel truly blessed to work on a story beloved by so many people. To all my readers, my wife who provided the original concept, and my editor, thank you all so extremely much. Thank you for all your votes!”
Makoto Yoshimoto (Utsotsuki! Gokuo-kun): “I’ve been nominated for the second year in a row, ! And this time, I won 7th place!! This is unprecedented! Hasn’t it already been adapted into an anime?! (lol) To everyone who voted and made me feel like I had that kind of momentum, literally, thank you so much! My absolute deepest thanks!”
Itaru Kinoshita (Dinosaur Sanctuary): “When the first volume of the manga was released, I said, “Now that it’s out of my hands, I hope everyone in the world will help nurture it and watch it grow.” About five years have passed since then and it’s grown into a manga translated in over 10 countries. This award is truly thanks to all the Dinosaur Sanctuary fans around the world. Thank you so much!!”
Yuto Sano (Gokurakugai): “Thank you to everyone who voted for Gokurakugai! Thanks to you, I’m thrilled to have made it into the top 10 again this year. I’ll continue doing my best to meet your expectations, and I’d appreciate your continued support.”
Tohru Kuramori (Centuria): “Thank you to everyone who voted for me! I’ll keep working hard to make things exciting! I look forward to your continued support!”
The results were displayed near the entrance of East Hall 8 at the AnimeJapan 2026 event [2].
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