Top 10 Manga Like Life [2026 List]

10. Pika☆Ichi

The story of two painfully shy teens who love yazuka movies. An incident at school pushes them over the edge, and they decide to drop their mousiness in order to dispense some "justice."

Pika☆Ichi has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: ピカ☆イチ, Pika Ichi, Pikaichi, First Flash, Pika-ichi, Picaichi, Pica-ichi

9. Arisa

Tsubasa and Arisa are twin sisters who haven't seen each other for three years due to their parents' divorce. They have communicated through letters, but finally decide to meet each other again. Arisa, the more gentle of the twins, suggests that Tsubasa take her place at school for a day, just for fun. However, there are things about Arisa and her school that she hasn't mentioned to Tsubasa--dangerous things.

Arisa has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: ARISA 〈アリサ〉, Arisa

8. Shounen no Abyss

Reiji’s life is as miserable as the small town he can’t escape. The most interesting thing that’s ever happened there is a double suicide down by the river. Does Reiji have any power over his fate, or will he too fall into the abyss?

Boy's Abyss has finished publishing and it has 183 Chapters. It is also Known as: 少年のアビス, World End Boy Meets Girl

7. Koe no Katachi

Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?

A Silent Voice has finished publishing and it has 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聲の形, The Shape of Voice

6. Tsumetai Kousha no Toki wa Todomaru

Tsumetai Kousha no Toki wa Todomaru has finished publishing and it has 17 Chapters. It is also Known as: 冷たい校舎の時は止まる, Tsumetai Kousha no Toki wa Tomaru

5. Koe no Katachi

Nishimiya Shouko is a student with hearing impairment. During elementary school, after moving to a new school, Shouko becomes a target of bullying and soon has to transfer. What she did not expect is that some years later, Ishida Shouya, one of the bullies who both did suffer last arise again in your life with a new purpose.

A Silent Voice has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聲の形, The Shape of Voice

4. Mondaiteiki Sakuhinshu

Confidential Confessions is a shocking new manga series that deals with many of the hard-hitting issues that teens face today. Using emotionally moving story lines and multi-dimensional characters, each groundbreaking volume tackles such topics as teen prostitution, rape, HIV, stalkers, suicide, and sexual harassment.

Confidential Confessions has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: 問題提起 作品集, Tobira, Namida, Memai, Itami, Himitsu, Uwasa

3. He's dedicated to Roses

"If you were a girl, we would never have met"
"Well- to...to be honest with you- I AM a girl-"
Plain when she's a girl, but disguised as a guy, she's got a good body, is awesome at fighting and has a handsome face.
Despite thinking that Ida is a guy, Kang Naru falls in love with her.
Now everyone thinks that Naru is gay, Ida wants to tell him the truth.
"What should I do? If they know I'm a girl - "
- But at what cost...?

He's dedicated to Roses has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 그놈에게 바치는 장미, Roses Dedicated to Him, Roses tribute to him

2. Bitter Virgin

Popular high school student Suwa Daisuke has no interest in dating newcomer Aikawa Hinako, a quiet loner. That's because she recoiled from his flirtatious touch, and he took it as a personal affront. Daisuke informs one of his buddies that he wouldn't date her, not knowing Hinako was listening. Daisuke's attitude changes after he accidentally hears her confession in an abandoned church; she's been sexually abused by her stepfather and has given up a child for adoption. His former annoyance turns to compassion and concern. Hinako is unaware that he knows her terrible secret. Believing him to have no romantic interest, she becomes more relaxed and comfortable in his company. Their relationship faces a lot of obstacles, including jealous classmates.

Bitter Virgin has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: ビターバージン, Bitter Virgin

1. Aku no Hana

Kasuga Takao is a boy who loves reading books, particularly Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal. A girl at his school, Saeki Nanako, is his muse and his Venus, and he admires her from a distance. One day, he forgets his copy of Les Fleurs du Mal in the classroom and runs back alone to pick it up. In the classroom, he finds not only his book, but Saeki's gym uniform. On a mad impulse, he steals it.

Now everyone knows 'some pervert' stole Saeki's uniform, and Kasuga is dying with shame and guilt. Furthermore, the weird, creepy, and friendless girl of the class, Nakamura, saw him take the uniform. Instead of revealing it was him, she recognizes his kindred deviant spirit and uses her knowledge to take control of his life. Will it be possible for Kasuga to get closer to Saeki, despite Nakamura's meddling and his dark secret? What exactly does Nakamura intend to do with him?

The Flowers of Evil has finished publishing and it has 58 Chapters. It is also Known as: 惡の華, Blossom of Evil