What is this genre all about? The police (civil servants) are the good guys in the battle against crime. Though they try hard, they are usually outclassed by super-criminals or criminal organizations in anime, requiring the help of special units or some lone hero.
We present you the list of Cops manga you should read right now.
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Top 19 Cops manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Chainsaw Man
- 18. Rooftop Sword Master
- 17. Gannibal
- 16. Sunjeong Villain
- 15. Hoegwi Gyeongcharui Reset Life
- 14. Akuma de Fukei!
- 13. Akumetsu
- 12. The Ghost in the Shell
- 11. Case Closed
- 10. Billy Bat
- 9. Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery
- 8. Pluto
- 7. Jagaaan
- 6. Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo
- 5. Isshiki-san wa Koi wo shiritai.
- 4. Gals Police 24-ji
- 3. Fukei-san to Ansatsu-san
- 2. Kizu Darake no Jinsei
- 1. Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri
19. Chainsaw Man
The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw powers!
Notes:
- Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
- Winner of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi Award.
- Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.
- Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga.
Chainsaw Man has finished publishing and it has 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: チェンソーマン, Chainsawman, Chensoo Man, CSM, Людина-бензопила, Человек-бензопила, رجل المنشار, مرد اره ای, មនុស្សរណា, チェンソーマン, チェンソーマン 第二部, 电锯人, 鏈鋸人, 電鋸人, 체인쏘맨, Chainsaw Man: Public Safety Saga
18. Rooftop Sword Master
After being beat up and put into a coma by eight of his classmates at Nun'Gwang Middle school, Se'young woke up after nine long months and found out that his father committed suicide by self-immolation in an attempt to get justice for what happened to him.As a result, the investigation re-opened and that attackers who tried to sweep it under the rug received a proper sentence for their crimes. But Se'young was unable to assuage the anger and fear he felt for the unjust world. Se'young thoroughly hid himself from this sort of world.The sun would rise and set, the seasons changed, and not once did he step outside of his home. But one day, a sudden and strange sound enticed him to open the door…Embedded in the center of the rooftop was a gigantic blade emblazoned with the words “War Sword” and with it, came the whispers of a God.
Rooftop Sword Master has finished publishing and it has 125 Chapters. It is also Known as: El maestro de espadachin en la azotea, شمشیرزن پشتبام نشین
17. Gannibal
When a police officer is posted to a remote village in the countryside, little does he realize he's encroaching on a community of a cannibals...
Gannibal has finished publishing and it has 120 Chapters. It is also Known as: ガンニバル, Gannibaru
16. Sunjeong Villain
Dumped after confessing to her first crush of three years, Ro-Sa Park falls for her second when the nation’s favorite Superpowered Police Officer, Do-Ryeong Han, swoops in to save her as she’s plummeting from a toppling building. A few years later, a mysterious villain called Blackdog appears, but Do-Ryeong notices something is not quite right. Will the world’s worst villain ever win the heart of the strongest hero in the country?
Villain with a Crush has finished publishing and it has 124 Chapters. It is also Known as: Pure Love Villain, Pure Villain, Sunjeongbilleon, 純情反派, 纯情反派
15. Hoegwi Gyeongcharui Reset Life
Choi Jong-Hyeok, captain of the intellectual crime unit, loses his mother and his own life to a mysterious mastermind for digging too deeply into a case. In his last moments, Jong-Hyeok catches a glimpse of the man who kills him before waking up as his 17-year-old self. To prevent his mother's death, Jong-Hyeok swears to hunt down the one responsible. Luckily, he has knowledge about the future and his experience as an officer. But will these tools be enough to catch the criminal that eluded him once?
The Life of a Returning Officer is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Comeback d'un flic, Police Returner's Reset Life, Regression Reset Life of Police, Regression Resets a Police Life, Reset Life of Regression Police, 回帰警察官のやり直し
14. Akuma de Fukei!
In her desire to find the perfect evil man to be her slave, the devil Eclair travelled all the way from the netherworld to a local country town's police station. And she set her sights on the evil looking cop, Kuwahara Daichi.
Eclair wants to do everything to tame Daichi, and Daichi wants to drive her back to hell.
What a romantic battle... or that's what it looks like. Actually Eclair is completely useless and Daichi can't let her be alone.
Akuma de Fukei! has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: アクマでふけい！, Akuma de Fukei!
13. Akumetsu
Nagasawa Shiina was just your average 3rd year high schooler when her father's company went bankrupt. To ease the strain on her family, she secretly begins prostituting herself. At her first job, a mysterious masked man crashes the party... and it's someone she knows...
Akumetsu is the story of Hazama Shou, who defends his own view of justice in a vigilante manner while wearing a mask and calling himself Akumetsu.
Akumetsu has finished publishing and it has 162 Chapters. It is also Known as: アクメツ, Akumetsu
12. The Ghost in the Shell
In the near future, technology has firmly taken root into society at large. Cybernetic implants are nothing uncommon and robots roam as plentiful as humans, all connected through their ''ghosts'' to the electronic datastreams of the net. Major Motoko Kusanagi and the Public Security Section 9 find themselves in a constant battle with the newly created wave of technological terrorists and cyber-hackers. But things take a turn once Motoko gets involved in a certain case involving an extremely dangerous ''ghost'' hacker nicknamed the Puppeteer, as she dives deeper and deeper into the limitless reality of the net, to reach her own startling conclusions.
The Ghost in the Shell has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai: The Ghost in the Shell, 攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL, The Ghost in the Shell
11. Case Closed
Kudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve.
Detective Conan is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Meitantei Conan, 名探偵コナン, Meitantei Conan, Detective Conan Kaito Kid Special Collection
10. Billy Bat
The story is set in 1949 and follows Japanese-American comic book artist Kevin Yamagata as he draws the popular detective series "Billy Bat" for "Marble Comics." When he learns he may have unconsciously copied the character from an image he saw while serving in occupied Japan, he returns to Japan to get permission to use Billy Bat from its original creator. Upon arriving there, however, he becomes embroiled in a web of murder, cover-ups, and prophecy that all leads back to Billy Bat.
It is soon evident, however, that the truth of Billy Bat's nature is far larger than Kevin could ever guess, spanning millennia and across the world.
Billy Bat has finished publishing and it has 165 Chapters. It is also Known as: BILLY BAT, Billy Bat
9. Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery
Famous detective Syd Craft. He's solved the toughest cases and he's adored by the public, but even he has a major problem! From the creator of We Never Learn comes a mysterious case of love!
Syd Craft: Love is a Mystery has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: Syd Craft no Saishuu Suiri, シド・クラフトの最終推理, Syd Craft's Final Reasoning
8. Pluto
In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one very conspicuous clue - the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims' heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case - and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets.
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: PLUTO, Pluto
7. Jagaaan
Shintarou Jagasaki, who is a neighborhood police officer, lives with his girlfriend while working a job that is killing him slowly with annoyance. It looks like he will end up marrying soon and live a boring life with a nuclear family—a grim future for a guy with dreams! One such day, a mysterious monster appeared on the train and he suddenly can shoot with his right hand like Master Buppanatsu, the eggplant mascot of his city!
Jagaaan has finished publishing and it has 163 Chapters. It is also Known as: ジャガーン, Jagaaan
6. Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo
This is the sequel to the popular Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo franchise, set 20 years after the original version.
Hajime is no longer a student detective, but is a poor office worker who has to deal with the daily pains of adulthood. No longer wanting to solve cases anymore, he keeps his head down and tries to go about his daily work as quietly as possible.
But crime never takes a break, and it isn't long before Kindaichi gets dragged into cases that occur around him. Starting off the new series, we revisit Uta Island, for the fourth edition of the Opera House Murder Case, where the Phantom of the Opera is planning a bloody revenge.
Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo has finished publishing and it has 132 Chapters. It is also Known as: 金田一37歳の事件簿, Kindaichi 37-sai no Jikenbo
5. Isshiki-san wa Koi wo shiritai.
A maiden who doesn't know love tries her hand at dating as a pseudo-couple!
Inspector Rinna, a hard-working and serious policeman who is respected by everyone in her department, seems to be having trouble with her work lately. The reason for this is because she's been losing focus. It only happens when Meisi, the detective she works with, is around... So, she makes a choice...?
Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 一式さんは恋を知りたい。, Fullmetal Rinna wants to XX, Koutetsu no Rinna wa XX Saretai, 鋼鐵的琳娜想被xx, 一式小姐想要知曉戀愛。, Fullmetal Rinna wants to XX, Isshiki wants to know love
4. Gals Police 24-ji
The Gals Police are two sexy police women that will arrest anyone that gets in their way of being lazy. They barely do their job, but no one can deny their beauty and attitude. Nicknamed the "Poli-Ne" (Police Sister), these two only think about their own beauty and clubbing while arresting the petty criminals of Kashiwa-city.
Gals Police Department has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: GALS POLICE 24時, Gals Police 24-ji
3. Fukei-san to Ansatsu-san
The assassin Kowamote has arrived in the town where a (natural) policewoman lives with a sense of justice! Even if you try to assassinate the target,a businessman, you'll just get stuck and it does not go well! The policewoman who is trying to stop, the businessman who is in love with the policewoman ... and if you notice, it's a strange triangular relationship !? The day when the assassin who is left behind by an unexpected development can complete his work When !? Keep an eye on the fantastic love comedy.
Policewoman and Assassin has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: 婦警さんと暗殺さん, Fukei-san to Ansatsu-san
2. Kizu Darake no Jinsei
Nagai Jinsei, aka "Bare-Knuckles Jinsei". Born in a dumpster, raised in an orphanage, living as a yakuza, he is tough enough that he fights all his fights bare-handed, and is covered with countless knife and bullet scars from his battles. But his life changes when he saves the five-year-old Ayumi, daughter of the new police chief, Enjoji Masayoshi, and befriends their family. For the first time in his life, Jinsei feels like he's found a family of his own, and decides to start his life over, but his past and his ties to the yakuza keep getting in the way.
Kizu Darake no Jinsei has finished publishing and it has 114 Chapters. It is also Known as: 傷だらけの仁清, Kizu Darake no Jinsei
1. Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri
This unusual duo brings the hidden truth into the light! Ron Kamonohashi, a private investigator with serious issues, and Totomaru Ishiki, a pure-hearted but dim police detective, team up to solve the most baffling mysteries! A thrilling detective story for a new generation from Akira Amano, creator of "Reborn!" and "Ēldlive"!
Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective has finished publishing and it has 170 Chapters. It is also Known as: 鴨乃橋ロンの禁断推理, Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri
