What is this genre all about? Many characters are removed from their normal lives or lifestyles and thrown into a game where they are forced to battle each other until one survivor remains. Much like the famous film 'Battle Royale'.
We present you the list of Battle Royale manga you should read right now.
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Top 17 Battle Royale manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 17. Btooom!
- 16. Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel
- 15. Darwin's Game
- 14. Chijou 100-kai ~Dasshutsu Kakuritsu 0.0001%~
- 13. Imawa no Kuni no Alice Retry
- 12. Majo Taisen: 32-nin no Isai no Majo wa Koroshiau
- 11. Battle Royale
- 10. Otogibanashi Battle Royal
- 9. Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku: Restart
- 8. Jinrou Game: Crazy Fox
- 7. Killing Bites
- 6. Introduction to Survival
- 5. Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
- 4. Battle Royale: Tenshi-tachi no Kokkyou
- 3. Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
- 2. Juuni Taisen
- 1. Jinrou Game: Beast Side
17. Btooom!
Sakamoto Ryuuta is an unemployed 22-year-old who lives with his mother. In the real world, there may be nothing really special about him, but online, he's one of the world's top players of the combat game "BTOOOM"!
One day, he awakes in what appears to be a tropical island, though he has no memory of how or why he has come to be there. While wandering around, Ryuuta sees someone and calls out for help. The stranger responds by throwing a bomb at him! Now Ryuuta realizes both that his life is in danger, and that he has somehow been trapped in a real-life version of his favorite game! Will Ryuuta be able to survive long enough to figure out how and why he ended up here?
has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: BTOOOM!, Btooom!
16. Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel
The story takes place in an ordinary Japanese town, Fuyuki City. Hidden from society, there has been a deadly war going on in this town. Seven sorcerers known as "Masters" summon powerful familiars called "Servants," and they all fight each other till the last one. The last one is said to attain the Holy Grail, which will grant them a wish. Only a few know when this War started and what the Holy Grail is, but the war is about to begin again this year.
The main character is Emiya Shirou, who lost his parents in a fire and was adopted by a man who called himself a sorcerer. Admiring his stepfather, he has been training himself to be a sorcerer. However, he had no talent and he could barely use even one type of sorcery. His stepfather has already passed away, and today he's a sorcerer without any skills or knowledge. He is involved in the War of the Holy Grail when he accidentally summons Saber, who is said to be the strongest servant of all...
Heaven's Feel is one of the routes in Fate/stay night. The heroine of this route is Sakura Matou.
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel], Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel
15. Darwin's Game
An unknowing Sudou Kaname is invited to try out a new mysterious mobile app game called Darwin's Game, but later realizes that he's in for more than he's bargained for when he finds out that there's no way to quit the game.
Darwin's Game has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: ダーウィンズゲーム, Darwin's Game
14. Chijou 100-kai ~Dasshutsu Kakuritsu 0.0001%~
21st Century, Japan. In Tokyo, there's a state-owned gambling tower. 20 men and women gather in the 100 story tower with 1 goal: escape. You get 10 billion yen if you do. If you don’t...
100 Floor Tower ~0.0001% Escape Probability~ is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 地上100階〜脱出確率0.0001%〜, Chijou Hyakkai, Chijou 100-kai, One Hundred Storey Tower, 地上100階, 지상 100층
13. Imawa no Kuni no Alice Retry
Alice Ryouhei, now a grown adult and married to Yuzuha, who is expected to give birth to their first child any day now, suddenly finds himself back in the Borderlands, the land between Life and Death, after getting into an accident. Will he be able to make it out of the Borderlands once more...?
Alice in Borderland Retry has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: 今際の国のアリス RETRY, Imawa no Kuni no Alice Retry
12. Majo Taisen: 32-nin no Isai no Majo wa Koroshiau
32 witches from across history fight to the death on Walpurgisnacht to have their desires fulfilled. Featuring Jeanne d'Arc, Cleopatra, Tomoe Gozen, Marie Antoinette, and more.
The War of Greedy Witches is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔女大戦 32人の異才の魔女は殺し合う, Majo Taisen: 32-nin no Isai no Majo wa Koroshi Au, Majo Taisen, Majo Taisen - The War of Greedy Witches
11. Battle Royale
Under the guise of a "study trip," a group of students from Shiroiwa Junior High School in the fictional town of Shiroiwa (Kagawa Prefecture) are gassed on a bus. They awaken in the Okishima Island School on Okishima, an isolated, evacuated island. They learn that they have been placed in an event called the Program.
According to the rules, every year since 1947, 42 third-year high school students are isolated, and each student is required to fight to the death until one student remains. Their movements are tracked by metal collars around their necks, which contain tracking and listening devices; if any student should attempt to escape the Program, or enter declared forbidden zones, a bomb will be detonated in the collar, killing the wearer. If no one dies in a 24 hour time period, there will be no winner and all collars will be detonated simultaneously.
Battle Royale has finished publishing and it has 119 Chapters. It is also Known as: バトル・ロワイアル, Battle Royale
10. Otogibanashi Battle Royal
Kuninaka Aoba is the target of bullies at school and wishes for nothing more than to be on good terms with her classmates. Her wish is granted, but at what cost? Suddenly, she's thrust down a rabbit hole, into a strangely familiar world from children's stories–only this version comes with a dark and gruesome twist. It's kill or be killed, in a fairy tale fight to the finish!
Fairy Tale Battle Royale has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: おとぎ話バトルロワイヤル, Otogibanashi Battle Royal
9. Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku: Restart
Granted powers by the Land of Magic, Magical Girls are protectors of the world. A strange invitation to a game called Magical Girl Raising Project was sent by an unknown person. Now, 16 magical girls are trapped in a game world and are forced to work together to survive. The objective is simple, and the tasks will be difficult. But in this survival game, not everything is as it seems…
Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku: Restart has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女育成計画restart, Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart
8. Jinrou Game: Crazy Fox
New game, new players, same rule, and an additional mysterious role, The Crazy Fox
Werewolf Game: Crazy Fox has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: 人狼ゲーム クレイジーフォックス, Werewolf Game: Crazy Fox
7. Killing Bites
People have been created that are human-animal hybrids, and powerful businesses bet on the outcome of their duels. College student Nomoto Yuuya's casual acquaintances ask him to drive them around to pick up girls one day, which he soon finds out means by force. The girl they kidnap is an animal-human hybrid named Hitomi, who slaughters all of them except Yuuya. Hitomi is a honey badger, which has been called the most fearless of all animals. Now Hitomi is assigned to stay with Yuuya, for his protection!
Killing Bites is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: キリングバイツ, Killing Bites
6. Introduction to Survival
‘Remember’. 'One, two, three, four, five, six, seven'
‘I must remember until the end… until the end…’
The day when my wife Julia was killed by those scoundrels, my entire life was consumed by seething anger. That's right. I must eliminate those scoundrels.
'The day I exact my revenge, bury me beside her.'
Until then, I must endure and wager my life on this battle for survival.
Introduction to Survival has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: Introduction to the Survival Theory, O Caminho da Sobrevivência, The Way of Survival
5. Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
The highly popular social network game "Magical Girl Raising Project" is a miraculous game that produces real Magical Girls with a chance of 1 in 10000 for each person. Girls who are lucky enough to gain the power of magic spend fulfilling days. But one day, the administration arbitrarily announces that "There are too many magical girls so they will be halved". The curtain will now be raised on the relentless and merciless survival game between 16 magical girls.
Magical Girl Raising Project has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女育成計画, Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
4. Battle Royale: Tenshi-tachi no Kokkyou
The Program is a brutal military experiment that pits junior high students against each other every year in a brutal battle to the death. Most of the students from Shiroiwa Junior High scatter as soon as they reach the remote island where they must participate in the latest round of the Program. But Yukie Utsumi and five of her friends lock themselves in the lighthouse, clinging to a desperate hope of survival. They all trust each other, but they also know that only one can survive the Battle Royale...
Battle Royale: Angels' Border has finished publishing and it has 9 Chapters. It is also Known as: バトル・ロワイアル 天使たちの国境, Battle Royale: Tenshi-tachi no Kokkyou
3. Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
The highly popular social network game "Magical Girl Raising Project" is a miraculous game that produces real Magical Girls with a chance of 1 in 10000 for each person. Girls who are lucky enough to gain the power of magic spend fulfilling days. But one day, the administration arbitrarily announces that "There are too many magical girls so they will be halved". The curtain will now be raised on the relentless and merciless survival game between 16 magical girls.
Magical Girl Raising Project is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女育成計画, MahouIku
2. Juuni Taisen
Twelve warriors based on the Chinese zodiac hold a bloody battle to the death. The last person standing gets to wish for anything they want--riches, fame the sky's the limit.
Juni Taisen: Zodiac War has finished publishing and it has 29 Chapters. It is also Known as: 十二大戦, Juuni Taisen
1. Jinrou Game: Beast Side
In this game, there are 12 players with 3 werewolves - all from the same school again. There’s a diviner again, along with a new position- the bodyguard, who can protect a player per night against the werewolves.
Werewolf Game: Beast Side has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: 人狼ゲーム ビーストサイド, Werewolf Game: Beast Side
