Best Manga

Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki spends his days fighting against Hollows, dangerous evil spirits that threaten Karakura Town. Ichigo carries out his quest with his closest allies: Orihime Inoue, his childhood friend with a talent for healing; Yasutora Sado, his high school classmate with supe...

A decision made in an operating room drives Monster, Naoki Urasawa's psychological thriller manga. Dr. Kenzo Tenma chooses his duty to save a life over the career interests of the hospital where he works. Years later, he confronts the disturbing consequences of that choice as a series of murders dra...

Barely surviving in a barrel after passing through a terrible whirlpool at sea, carefree Monkey D. Luffy ends up aboard a ship under attack by fearsome pirates. Despite being a naive-looking teenager, he is not to be underestimated. Unmatched in battle, Luffy is a pirate himself who resolutely pursu...

After a brutal surprise attack by the forces of Quincy King Yhwach, the resident Reapers of the Soul Society lick their wounds and mourn their losses. Many of the surviving Soul Reaper captains train to battle without their Bankai, the ultimate technique wielded by the fiercest warriors. In the prev...

Kentaro Miura's Berserk follows Guts, the Black Swordsman, through a dark fantasy world shaped by human violence and supernatural terror. His enormous sword, iron prosthetic hand and battle scars reflect a brutal past. The Brand marks him for sacrifice and attracts hostile forces, but he resists tha...

Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix, or Hi no Tori, is an unfinished manga cycle that moves between distant historical periods and imagined futures. Early versions began in 1954. Its separate stories share the figure of the phoenix, whose association with eternal life draws people into quests with profound conse...

Created by Yuki Urushibara, Mushishi is a Japanese manga serialized from 1999 to 2008 and adapted into an anime television series beginning in 2005. It follows Ginko, a wandering specialist who studies mushi, elusive primordial lifeforms whose interactions with humans can produce strange phenomena....

The final stages of an all-out war between heroes and villains unfold as the world watches its symbols of peace and destruction collide. When All Might is critically injured, global fear takes hold as the fate of society hangs in the balance, and the threat of All For One and Tomura Shigaraki makes...

Onto their third serialization, manga duo Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi—also known by their pen name, Muto Ashirogi—are ever closer to their dream of an anime adaption. However, the real challenge is only just beginning: if they are unable to compete with the artist Eiji Niizuma in the rankings...

Ryoko Kui's completed manga Dungeon Meshi, published in English as Delicious in Dungeon, follows adventurers returning to a dangerous dungeon to rescue a lost companion. With limited supplies, the party begins preparing meals from the monsters it encounters. Cooking becomes part of survival, and the...

Haruichi Furudate's completed manga Haikyuu!! follows Karasuno High School's volleyball team, with Shoyo Hinata's ambition providing a central thread. Hinata's enthusiasm meets the exacting approach of setter Tobio Kageyama, and their developing partnership becomes part of the team's wider growth. T...

Hunters are specialized in a wide variety of fields, ranging from treasure hunting to cooking. They have access to otherwise unavailable funds and information that allow them to pursue their dreams and interests. However, being a hunter is a special privilege, only attained by taking a deadly exam w...

Created by writer Kazuo Koike and artist Goseki Kojima, Lone Wolf and Cub follows Ogami Itto, a former official executioner, and his young son Daigoro through Edo-period Japan. After betrayal destroys Itto's position, he works as a hired assassin while pursuing revenge. The father-and-son relationsh...

Hitoshi Iwaaki's completed manga Parasyte follows Shinichi Izumi after an alien parasite fails to take over his brain and instead occupies his right hand. The organism, named Migi, must coexist with him while other parasites replace their hosts' identities and prey on humans. This unusual partnershi...

Osamu Tezuka developed innovative techniques in manga illustration, significantly shaping the medium’s visual language. His work, particularly *Astro Boy*, established many conventions of anime and remains highly influential within Japanese comics. He is primarily recognized by artists, animators, a...

George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo follows Ippo Makunouchi, a shy young man whose encounter with boxer Mamoru Takamura leads him into the sport. Training gives Ippo a new way to understand strength, and his development into a professional boxer provides the series' central path. The story pays close a...

A race across the American frontier provides the setting for Hirohiko Araki's seventh JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga story, Steel Ball Run. Riders arrive from around the world, while former jockey Johnny Joestar initially attends as a spectator. Paralyzed from the waist down, he experiences a brief...

Taiyo Matsumoto's completed manga Ping Pong centers on childhood friends Yutaka Hoshino, known as Peco, and Makoto Tsukimoto, known as Smile. Both play competitive table tennis, but their attitudes toward talent and ambition differ. Matches expose those differences while encounters with other player...

Dandadan is a Japanese manga series created by Yukinobu Tatsu. It’s notable for its unique blend of supernatural and science fiction themes presented through comedic storytelling. The narrative follows two teenagers investigating paranormal phenomena, incorporating elements of shonen action and roma...

Battle Angel Alita is a completed science fiction manga series created by Yukito Kishiro. The story centers on a young female cyborg who awakens with no memory and discovers a warrior body in a post-apocalyptic world. Notable for its detailed cyberpunk setting and complex narrative, it’s appreciated...

Written by Aka Akasaka and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari, Oshi no Ko combines reincarnation with a drama about Japan's entertainment industry. A doctor and a young fan are reborn as Aqua and Ruby, the children of idol Ai Hoshino. Their new lives connect intense personal attachments with the public i...

Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka follows Eikichi Onizuka, a former motorcycle gang member who becomes a teacher at a private school in Tokyo. His assigned students challenge him through distrust and deliberate attempts to undermine adults. Onizuka responds with reckless, unconventional me...

Goodnight Punpun is a manga series by Inio Asano that presents a bleak and intensely personal narrative about a troubled teenager’s descent into despair. The work utilizes surreal imagery and atmospheric storytelling to explore themes of depression, familial dysfunction, and the challenges of adoles...

With Tomura Shigaraki at its helm, the former Liberation Army is now known as the Paranormal Liberation Front. This organized criminal group poses an immense threat to the Hero Association, not only because of its sheer size and strength, but also the overpowering quirks of Jin "Twice" Bubaigawara a...

Bakuman is a manga series created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata that follows a group of young aspiring manga artists as they compete to launch their own titles in Weekly Shonen Jump. The narrative explores the challenges and rewards of pursuing a career in manga production, showcasing creative p...

The appearance of "quirks," newly discovered super powers, has been steadily increasing over the years, with 80 percent of humanity possessing various abilities from manipulation of elements to shapeshifting. This leaves the remainder of the world completely powerless, and Izuku Midoriya is one such...

With the serialization of their new manga, "Detective Trap," the writer-artist team, Akito Takagi and Moritaka Mashiro, better known by their pseudonym Muto Ashirogi, are one step closer to becoming world-renowned mangaka. For Mashiro, however, serialization is just the first step. Having promised t...

Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where Gon meets Leorio and Kurapika, the only other applicants who a...

Devilman is a classic manga series created by Go Nagai. It tells the story of Akira Fudo’s transformation into a hybrid being—half human, half demon—as he battles increasingly powerful supernatural entities threatening humanity. Noted for its dark themes and complex narrative, Devilman explores mora...