Pachinko by Min Jin LeeThe Island of Sea Women by Lisa SeeWhite Chrysanthemum by Mary Lynn BrachtWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkBeasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
Historical Fiction - Korea
51 books — 47 voters
A Single Shard by Linda Sue ParkWhen My Name Was Keoko by Linda Sue ParkYear of Impossible Goodbyes by Sook Nyul ChoiThe Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie OhThe Long Season of Rain by Helen  Kim
Korea in YA & Middle Grade Fiction
44 books — 28 voters

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka MurataThe Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko OgawaBefore the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu KawaguchiKitchen by Banana YoshimotoStrange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Japanese Literature in English
264 books — 101 voters
Death Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaFullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaBlack Butler I by Yana TobosoFairy Tail, Vol. 01 by Hiro MashimaBleach, Vol. 1 by Tite Kubo
Best Manga Series
199 books — 250 voters

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 by Hiromu ArakawaDeath Note, Vol. 1 by Tsugumi OhbaNaruto, Vol. 1 by Masashi KishimotoOne Piece, Volume 1 by Eiichiro OdaBleach, Vol. 1 by Tite Kubo
Best Shounen Series
144 books — 579 voters

The Incal by Alejandro JodorowskyRed Rackham's Treasure by HergéTintin in Tibet by HergéAsterix in Britain by René GoscinnyThe Secret of the Unicorn by Hergé
Best European Graphic Novels/Comics
879 books — 332 voters