Top 5 Manga Like Me and the Devil Blues: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson (Ore to Akuma no Blues) [2026 List]

Ore to Akuma no Blues

Legend has it that if you take your guitar and stand at a crossroads at the witching hour, the devil will appear. He’ll grab your instrument, play a song, and hand it back to you. You’ll walk away an expert bluesman, but you’ll have to pay the price: your immortal soul.

The year is 1929. Deep in the Mississippi Delta, a young man named RJ dreams of becoming a bluesman. RJ is a simple farmer who can barely play guitar, but when he takes a midnight stroll, his life is forever changed. A phantasmagoric reimagining of the life of legendary blues great Robert Johnson, Me and the Devil Blues follows the journey of a man who really did sell his soul to the devil. Why not come along for the ride?



Note: Won the 2009 Glyph Comics Awards in the Best Reprint Publication category.

Me and the Devil Blues: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson has finished publishing and it has 34 Chapters. It is also Known as: 俺と悪魔のブルーズ, Me & the Devil Blues

Genres: Historical , Horror , Drama , Psychological , Seinen , Music

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Top 5 Manga Like Me and the Devil Blues: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson (Ore to Akuma no Blues) [2026 List]

5. Ludwig Kakumei

Ludwig Kakumei

In this grim and realistic take on classic fairy tales, Prince Ludwig, a female corpse collector, is ordered by his father to find himself a wife more suitable than the women he often brings into the castle. Along with his servant Wilhelm, they travel across the land in search of fair maidens from classic stories in hopes of finding Ludwig a wife.

Ludwig Kakumei has finished publishing and it has 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: ルードヴィッヒ革命, Ludwig Revolution

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4. Akai Kiri no Naka kara

Akai Kiri no Naka kara

This work is a story about a boy, Rwanda, whose mother is a vicious murderer, set in England at the end of the 19th century. Rwanda, who has long been confined in the basement, grew up and left the house after a certain incident. Eventually, he arrived at the town and was picked up by a staff member of the nursing home and decided to live in the facility. But peaceful everyday life is only boring for Rwanda...

From the Red Fog has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: 紅い霧の中から, Akai Kiri no Naka kara

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3. Ore to Akuma no Blues

Ore to Akuma no Blues

Legend has it that if you take your guitar and stand at a crossroads at the witching hour, the devil will appear. He’ll grab your instrument, play a song, and hand it back to you. You’ll walk away an expert bluesman, but you’ll have to pay the price: your immortal soul.

The year is 1929. Deep in the Mississippi Delta, a young man named RJ dreams of becoming a bluesman. RJ is a simple farmer who can barely play guitar, but when he takes a midnight stroll, his life is forever changed. A phantasmagoric reimagining of the life of legendary blues great Robert Johnson, Me and the Devil Blues follows the journey of a man who really did sell his soul to the devil. Why not come along for the ride?



Note: Won the 2009 Glyph Comics Awards in the Best Reprint Publication category.

Me and the Devil Blues: The Unreal Life of Robert Johnson has finished publishing and it has 34 Chapters. It is also Known as: 俺と悪魔のブルーズ, Me & the Devil Blues

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2. Your Throne

Your Throne

Tensions are brewing under the seemingly calm surface of the Vasilios Empire, a kingdom ruled by the Imperial Family and the Temple. Lady Medea Solon has lost her place next to Crown Prince Eros, but resolves to do whatever it will take to win back what's rightfully hers. Will she reclaim her throne?

Your Throne is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Want to Be You, Just For A Day, To Be You, Even For A Day, To Be You, Even Just For A Day

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1. Shigurui

Shigurui

The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken, against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament.

Crazy for Death has finished publishing and it has 84 Chapters. It is also Known as: シグルイ, Death Frenzy, Crazy for Death

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