“Nightshade” is the alias of an anonymous hacker who accesses people’s computers, mobile phones, security systems (or pretty much anything else that operates electronically) in order to manipulate them into following her/his instructions. The intentions of this mysterious person are unknown, but anyone who comes looking pays the price. Given that Nightshade operates from the ghetto (known as “Downtown”) there are plenty of people available with the means and mentality to do as he/she wants, meaning the consequences of disobeying the given instructions are deadly.
One man, however, was killed for no apparent reason, and this is why a 16 year old boy, who has spent his entire life in a rich family-oriented neighborhood, decides to head out of his 3-story-house and venture into the ghetto to meet others with the same question on their lips “Who is Nightshade?”.
This boy, Oliver Sloane, aims to find out who killed his grandfather and why, but has no idea just what he is letting himself in for. He soon learns that he requires the help of a friend to negotiate the streets if nothing else. This is where Bella comes in. This street-smart downtown chick is more than happy to guide Oliver from A to B every week provided she’s at liberty to keep him in line and can hustle some cash out of the ordeal.
They join an established team of 5 committed to the unmasking of Nightshade and fight to discover the truth, encountering gangsters, contract killers, psychopaths and other unsavory types along the way.
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Nightshade is currently publishing and it has 2 Chapters. It is also Known as: Nightshade
Genres: Comedy , Thriller , Drama , Action , Adventure , Psychological , Mystery
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Top 5 Manga Like Nightshade [2026 List]
- 5. Liar Game
- 4. Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria
- 3. Gantz
- 2. Bastard
- 1. Death Note
5. Liar Game
Wishing she would live up to the ideal, Kanzaki Nao's father named her thusly for “honesty”. Nao has more than lived up to her father's wishes—even exceeding them and earning the label of "a foolishly honest girl". This makes Nao the least qualified candidate for the high stakes 'Liar Game', where winning requires deceiving the opponent out of their money and losing means receiving massive debt. However, that doesn't stop a box containing a hundred million yen in cash and a card informing her of her participation in the game from arriving at her doorstep, nor does it stop her from being promptly tricked out of the entire sum of money. Upon hearing that a genius swindler, responsible for the bankruptcy of a major corporation, is being released from jail, Nao goes to the swindler, Shinichi Akiyama, to enlist his help. With that, the two are drawn into the dark, greed-filled, and deceptive world of the Liar Game.
Liar Game has finished publishing and it has 203 Chapters. It is also Known as: LIAR GAME, Liar Game
4. Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria
Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria, or The Empty Box and The Zeroth Maria, tells the sinister story of Kazuki Hoshino, who is almost madly attached to his everyday life, and his antagonist Aya Otonashi, who suddenly transfers into his class—for the 13,118th time. She majestically announces to “break” him, without paying heed to anyone else around them.
This is but the start of a dark roller coaster ride that turns the two against themselves, the people around them and the one who may be god. Read on as their relationship slowly changes and they go against their most basic values in their struggle against the world itself.
The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: 空ろの箱と零のマリア, HakoMari
3. Gantz
Thought your life was bad? Sometimes, death is worse. There is no salvation, peace, nor god waiting to receive you into their care. But wait, a god? Maybe you are talking about that big black ball stuck in the room with you. Now you are thrown into a game, fighting green aliens and robot monsters for the chance to survive.
When Kei Kurono is killed, he thus finds himself caught in such a game; a test of his skills, morals and will to survive. His life is not his own, his death spat and trampled upon over and over again. What happens if he does not listen? God knows.
A word of warning: Gantz is not for the faint-hearted, but neither is it as simple as it looks. Gore, rape and violence is rampant, as are portrayals of greed, violence, and all the ugliness that one sees in society today.
Gantz has finished publishing and it has 383 Chapters. It is also Known as: GANTZ, Gantz/Osaka
2. Bastard
There is a serial killer in my house!
Bastard has finished publishing and it has 94 Chapters. It is also Known as: Bastard
1. Death Note
Light Yagami is a brilliant 17-year-old student, one of the top scorers on his exams in all of Japan. One day as he leaves school, he finds a mysterious black notebook on the ground with "Death Note" written on it. The first thing written inside: "The human whose name is written in the notebook shall die." Light decides to use this to cleanse the world of evil by killing all the criminals. On the scene comes L, ace detective, who's determined to find Light—who the world now calls "Kira"—and track him down, thus bringing us an epic psychological thrill ride.
Death Note has finished publishing and it has 108 Chapters. It is also Known as: DEATH NOTE, Death Note
