Rank	Series	Chapters	Score
1	*One Piece*	569-589	86.55%
	Aside from overall excellent quality, chapter 574 stands out as the most important shonen manga chapter in the next 10 years.
2	Bakuman	68-91	81.92%
	Great character development across the entire cast, most notably Mashiro and Iwase. Highlight: Mashiro breaking down and calling Azuki (ch. 74).
3	Cross Game	156-160	81.50%
	Brilliant ending to a magnificent series. In particular, the last page of chapter 158 is still breathtaking.
4	Beelzebub	43-66	78.58%
	Expertly funny. Highlights: OHKO (ch. 56), Demon World / huge Baby Beel. Furuichi still among best comedic straight men.
5	Toriko	78-101	76.50%
	Toriko vs. Tommyrod: Best fight so far this year.
6	Bloody Monday: Season 2	10-33	76.08%
	Consistently thrilling and packed with interesting twists. Highlights include a powerful death and a wonderful kiss.
7	Gintama	291-314	74.83%
	Four Heavenly Kings arc again proving Sorachi’s talent for poignant seriousness amid absurd comedy.
8	Psyren	101-124	72.75%
	Great trip to Psyren. Excellent Shao/Vigo fight. Kyle, Frederica, and Kabuto also noteworthy.
9	AR∀GO	2-26	72.30%
	Fascinating narrative and a perfect cast of characters combine for a strong showing from a young series.
10	Kekkaishi	289-312	71.92%
	Few series make training arcs as interesting, and the huge steps forward in the story have left nothing to be desired.
11	Hayate no Gotoku!	254-277	70.67%
	An extremely impressive serious arc (Athena) set this series apart from ordinary comedy fare.
12	GE ~ Good Ending	18-41	70.67%
	Great relationship buildup that has only recently begun to disappoint.
13	Defense Devil	34-55	70.27%
	Fantastic art, clear action, and solid (if not overwhelmingly engaging) plot.
14	The World God Only Knows	81-104	70.25%
	Uncharacteristic half-year for this series, with neither major arc following the series’ tried-and-true formula.
15	Nurarihyon no Mago	89-112	69.00%
	Finally experiencing a return to form after focusing on everyone except Nura for far too long.
16	Ane Doki!	25-26	68.00%
	Suitable, enjoyable conclusion to a short series.
17	Hajimete no Aku	47-71	67.50%
	Fun but unremarkable episodic comedy.
18	Gamaran	31-54	66.08%
	Excellent fights interspersed with fights featuring comparatively less interesting characters.
19	Mahou Sensei Negima!	275-294	65.50%
	Straightforward, enjoyable fantasy action with just enough humor (and a little fanservice) to keep things lively.
20	Hunter x Hunter	291-310	65.00%
	Biggest “what the hell” moment of the year to date (ch. 299). Great to finally see Gon relevant in this arc.
21	Kimi no Iru Machi	74-95	60.27%
	Strong start to the year marred by a largely disappointing trip to Tokyo.
22	History’s Strongest Disciple Kenichi	366-389	59.83%
	Some fantastic fights, some fantastic new enemies, a heartwarming moment, and entirely too much fanservice.
23	Air Gear	265-283	53.34%
	Excellent art, unintelligible plot, “fanservice” bordering on hentai, and President Obama body-swapped with a high school girl.
24	Zettai Karen Children	200-222	53.28%
	Notable positives (Kugutsu, Kaoru’s maturity) counterbalanced by questionable moments (“Lost Guys” arc, Feather’s tremendous power).
25	Hajime no Ippo	879-899	52.74%
	A horrible half-year for an otherwise fantastic series.
26	Katekyo Hitman Reborn!	272-295	48.17%
	Thankfully, the end of the pitiful Future arc. The Shimon arc started well, but is beginning to regress into Future arc territory.
27	Naruto	477-499	48.07%
	Sasuke ruined any plot involving him. Madara’s “Moon’s Eye” plan is laughable. Series very recently began to improve drastically.
28	Fairy Tail	165-190	46.90%
	Cats.
29	Metallica Metalluca	1-7	44.79%
	Acceptable but completely generic shonen, most notably borrowing liberally from Dragon Ball, One Piece, and Hunter x Hunter.
30	Lock On!	1-18	43.22%
	Horrible art, formulaic plot, generic characters. One exceptional highlight: Sanada’s flashback in chapter 16.
31	MiXiM☆11	78-102	37.90%
	Over-dramatization of ridiculous elements (the death of a finger puppet), predictable fights, and dime-a-dozen characters.
32	Bleach	387-409	22.41%
	Invisible story, uninteresting characters, terrible pacing, awful art, incomprehensible fights, most insulting moment of the year (ch. 396 – ‘everything according to plan’).

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