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Manga Top 50 Best Rated (bayesian estimate)

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Top 50 Best Rated (bayesian estimate)
# title rating nb. votes
1 Berserk (manga) 9.24 1414
2 Monster (manga) 9.21 908
3 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga) 9.12 715
4 Steel Ball Run (manga) 9.07 159
5 Vinland Saga (manga) 9.02 296
6 Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (manga) 9.00 391
7 20th Century Boys (manga) 8.99 625
8 Fullmetal Alchemist (manga) 8.97 1628
9 Akira (manga) 8.91 599
10 Yotsuba&! (manga) 8.90 771
11 Vagabond (manga) 8.86 414
12 GTO (manga) 8.84 678
13 REAL (manga) 8.84 77
14 Phoenix (manga) 8.83 74
15 Death Note (manga) 8.83 2620
16 With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child (manga) 8.80 38
17 Mushishi (manga) 8.79 268
18 Pluto (manga) 8.78 321
19 Goodnight Punpun (manga) 8.78 87
20 Hajime no Ippo (manga) 8.76 178
21 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (manga) 8.75 37
22 Cross Game (manga) 8.74 122
23 Fruits Basket (manga) 8.74 1628
24 Buddha (manga) 8.74 130
25 A Bride's Story (manga) 8.73 74
26 Skip Beat! (manga) 8.73 394
27 Lone Wolf and Cub (manga, Kazuo Koike) 8.73 146
28 Rurouni Kenshin (manga) 8.72 1253
29 A Drifting Life (manga) 8.70 21
30 Sanctuary (manga by R. Ikegami) 8.70 84
31 JoJolion (manga) 8.69 52
32 A Silent Voice (manga) 8.68 134
33 Glass no Kamen (manga) 8.67 38
34 Blade of the Immortal (manga) 8.67 391
35 Showa: A History of Japan (manga) 8.67 18
36 Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (manga) 8.67 43
37 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (manga) 8.66 16
38 Solanin (manga) 8.64 206
39 Message to Adolf (manga) 8.63 89
40 Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (manga) 8.63 103
41 Spirit Circle (manga) 8.63 16
42 Kingdom (manga) 8.62 33
43 Erased (manga) 8.62 41
44 Saikano (manga) 8.59 243
45 Kids on the Slope (manga) 8.59 38
46 Genshiken (manga) 8.57 429
47 Azumanga Daioh (manga) 8.56 916
48 Battle Angel Alita (manga) 8.55 485
49 Maison Ikkoku (manga) 8.54 315
50 Ode to Kirihito (manga) 8.54 84
This rating only includes titles that have at least 4 votes. The bayesian estimate is a statistical technique used to reduce the noise due to low sample counts. In effect, the less a title has votes, the more it is pulled towards the mean (7.6993). In other words, these are the titles that many people agree are great. (formula)
bayesian rating = (v ÷ (v+m)) × R + (m ÷ (v+m)) × C
where:
R = average for the manga
v = number of votes for the manga
m = minimum votes required to be listed (currently 4)
C = the mean vote across the whole report (currently 7.6993)

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