What is this genre all about? Breaking the fourth wall is the action of addressing or otherwise acknowledging the audience of a work of fiction from within that work, as happens when e.g. the characters of a show speak directly to its viewers. The fourth wall in question is a reference to the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage of a proscenium theatre, through which the action of the play is seen by the audience; the fourth wall is thus a metaphor for the boundary between what happens inside a fictional work and outside it. This situation is not to be confused with medium awareness, which is when a character shows their awareness of the fact they are a character of a fictional work by e.g. complaining to the writer that they appear in too few episodes.
We present you the list of Breaking The Fourth Wall manga you should read right now.
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Top 15 Breaking The Fourth Wall manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 15. Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo
- 14. Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan
- 13. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
- 12. Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko
- 11. Isekai Kuimetsu no Same
- 10. Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku
- 9. Angel Onayami Soudanjo
- 8. Opus
- 7. Scott Pilgrim: Comics Festival 2005
- 6. Ugly Duckling
- 5. Tenshi Girl
- 4. The Two With The Wall
- 3. Live with Yourself!
- 2. Q and A
- 1. Moeyo Pen
15. Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo
Aijou Rentaro tried and tried again, but after asking a hundred girls out on a date, he was rejected every single time. In desperation, he prays for guidance…only to be told by a god that his rejections were due to some cosmic error! Now the god is going to set things right by making sure that Aijou gets one hundred dates. Except, as things often do with gods, the dates come with a catch: one hundred girls are destined to be Aijou’s soulmate, and unless he returns their feelings each and every time, they’ll die in horrible accidents! Sure enough, girls start confessing their love to Aijou left and right. But how is he supposed to choose?! He doesn’t want to kill anyone! When he looks at each potential soulmate, it feels like a bolt of lightning. Can someone really love a hundred other people? This hilarious romantic comedy takes the harem concept to a wild extreme!
Note: Won second place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 君のことが大大大大大好きな100人の彼女, Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo, My 100 Girlfriends
14. Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan
Saiki Kusuo has a wide array of superpowers at his command, including telepathy and telekinesis. This might sound awesome, but, in Kusuo's experience, superpowers are not all they're cracked up to be. He tries to live a normal life, despite his annoying abilities.
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan has finished publishing and it has 279 Chapters. It is also Known as: 斉木楠雄のΨ難, Saiki Kusuo no Sainan, The Disaster Of PSI Kusuo Saiki, Chounouryokusha Saiki Kusuo no Sainan
13. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Nozomu Itoshiki is depressed. Very depressed. He’s certifiably suicidal, but he’s also the beloved schoolteacher of a class of unique students, each charming in her own way: The stalker. The shut-in. The obsessive-compulsive. The girl who comes to class every day with strange bruises. And Kafuka, the most optimistic girl in the world, who knows that every cloud has a silver lining. For all of them, it’s a special time, when the right teacher can have a lasting positive effect on their lives. But is that teacher Itoshiki, a.k.a. Zetsubou-sensei, who just wants to find the perfect place to die?
Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei has finished publishing and it has 301 Chapters. It is also Known as: さよなら絶望先生, Farewell Mr. Despair
12. Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko
One day, the protagonist realizes that he lives inside a "world of BL."
As he likes girls, he fights back against any hot guys that might draw near, but this is a "world of BL"... he's still assailed with the sight of people in lovey-dovey situations one after another!
A World Where Everything Definitely Becomes BL vs. The Man Who Definitely Doesn't Want To Be In A BL is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 絶対BLになる世界VS絶対BLになりたくない男, Zettai BL ni Naru Sekai vs Zettai BL ni Naritakunai Otoko
11. Isekai Kuimetsu no Same
Summoned to try to defeat the Demon King, Shiromi diligently studies at a magic school, but through a confluence of mysterious factors, she ends up conjuring a super dangerous shark, Same. Her classmates and the Demon King's soldiers alike become a delicious dinner for Same. Apologizing as she goes, Shiromi trods a bloodstained world.
Killer Shark in Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界喰滅のサメ, Isekai Kuimetsu no Same
10. Kitakubu Katsudou Kiroku
When a friend asks Natsuki what high school club she's going to join, she cheerfully responds "the go-home club" (meaning, she's not going to join any of them). However, she soon realizes that this club actually exists at her high school, and she's just expressed interest in joining it! Before she knows it, she ends up as one of the two new members of "the go-home club," which is a small group of eccentric school girls. One of the girls likes fighting bears, while another is ridiculously rich. But what exactly constitutes the activities of "the go-home club"?
Chronicles of the Going Home Club has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: 帰宅部活動記録, Go-Home Club Activity Minutes
9. Angel Onayami Soudanjo
The rumour has it, if you sit on a particular bench in the park and repeat 'Dear Angel, please help me...' three times, one will in fact descend to your help. All's good, except this angel's appearance will be that of a boorish middle-aged man and the only thing he'll do for you -- is listen to your worries and, in some rare cases, give you a little push.
Angel Onayami Soudanjo has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: エンジェルお悩み相談所, Angel Onayami Soudanjo
8. Opus
The ordinary life of a mangaka, until the real world is mixed with the world of his work.
Satoshi Kon's Opus has finished publishing and it has 19 Chapters. It is also Known as: OPUS, Opus
7. Scott Pilgrim: Comics Festival 2005
The Scott Pilgrim short in this comic involves Wallace telling Scott that he is a character in a comic book and plugs the Comics Festival event.
Scott Pilgrim: Comics Festival 2005 has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: Scott Pilgrim: Comics Festival 2005
6. Ugly Duckling
Have you ever felt as if you are a protagonist of a fictional story? Then Ori's life could be called a cruel drama: the death of her parents, uncaring guardians, bullying in school, nervousness around people...
But as a matter of fact she is... an invented character in the truest sense of the word! And the author, who decides her future, is already writing a tragic finale! Only, ignorant Ori does not obey his will...
Ugly Duckling has finished publishing and it has 52 Chapters. It is also Known as: Ugly Duckling
5. Tenshi Girl
One day, Sayaka finds a banana on the street, which is summarily consumed by a loitering Yoshiko. Later that night, Sayaka is visited by the spirit of the banana, who transforms her into an angel and tasks her to go help souls in need. She eventually winds up at A-kun's house, where she now has to grant his true heart's desire... to marry Sayaka?
Source: Irodori Comics
Angel Girl has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: 天使ガール, Aho Girl dj - Tenshi Girl
4. The Two With The Wall
The "walls" that keep people apart are usually nothing but a figure of speech; an empty excuse, a hollow explanation for why a relationship wasn't meant be. But the "wall" between Yuu and Keita is anything but an empty excuse...
The Two With The Wall has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: Kabe no Aru Futari, 壁のあるふたり, The Two With The Wall
3. Live with Yourself!
An explosive time-space accident leaves happy-go-lucky 20-something Todd living with himself, himself, and himself. You get to watch the struggle.
Live with Yourself! has finished publishing and it has 542 Chapters. It is also Known as: Live with Yourself!
2. Q and A
The Ando family has just moved back into town after a six year absence. Atsushi finds he is now dealing of living in the specter of his big brother, being known in town as Big Brother's Little Brother. But he wakes up one morning to find quite literally being haunted by the ghost of his brother who died six years ago.
Q and A has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: QあんどA, Q & A
1. Moeyo Pen
Hot blooded comic about... writing comics. There are actually a few series starting with Moeyo Pen (Burning Pen), then later on came the sequel series Hoero Pen (Shouting Pen).
Burning Pen has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: 燃えよペン, Moeyo Pen
