What is this genre all about? Stories about crimes and the people who commit them.
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Top 19 Crime manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 19. Wo Mei Zhou Suiji Yi Ge Xin Zhiye
- 18. The Fable
- 17. How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game
- 16. Usogui
- 15. Tokyo卍Revengers
- 14. Marriagetoxin
- 13. Jukji Aneuryeomyeon
- 12. Rooftop Sword Master
- 11. Gokurakugai
- 10. Koroshi Ai
- 9. Lord of the Mysteries
- 8. Killer Gyeongchal
- 7. Gangajineun Geondeuriji Mara!
- 6. Death's Game
- 5. Case Closed
- 4. Low Tide in Twilight
- 3. Casino Gui
- 2. Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e
- 1. Zero Day Attack
19. Wo Mei Zhou Suiji Yi Ge Xin Zhiye
Experience the job as a driver and gain the reward of a Pagani. Experience the job as a university teacher and gain the reward of ten buildings. Experience the job as a landlord and gain 160 million dollars. Experience… This story is also called Why Are the People Who Like Me So Nice, Urban Beauties, and I Am Tired of Being Rich.
I Randomly Have a New Career Every Week is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Get An All-career Experience System, Каждую неделю у меня появляется новая профессия, Tanpaile, Wo Quan Zhiye Xitong!, Wǒ Měi Zhōu Suíjī Yīgè Xīn Zhíyè
18. The Fable
A fabled genius at killing resides somewhere hidden in Osaka. Taught since childhood to obey the orders of his boss, he is ordered to live in Osaka as a normal person for one year in order for the boss to lay low.
The Fable has finished publishing and it has 240 Chapters. It is also Known as: ザ・ファブル, The Fable
17. How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game
"How did you know? I hid it well so that no one would find out."
Adrian Caesar von de Paltzgraf, the successor to the Paltzgraf Family. He is hailed as an angel in this world, but only I knew that the serial murders and murder attempts happening in the area which everyone was talking about were all committed by a young, good-looking gentleman.
[Adrian's murderous intent has increased.]
[Convince Adrian to lower his murderous intent. If not, you die.]
[Adrian's murderous intent is at 92%.]
I am the only one who knows. I was the only one who transmigrated into the world of this ridiculous horror game.
How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: No Exit Horror, Surviving as a Maid in a Horror Game
16. Usogui
There are gamblers out there who even bet their lives as ante. But to secure the integrity of these life-threatening gambles, a violent and powerful organization by the name of "Kagerou" referees these games as a neutral party. Follow Bak Madarame a.k.a. Usogui (The Lie Eater) as he gambles against maniacal opponents at games—such as Escape the Abandoned Building, Old Maid, and Hangman—to ultimately "out-gamble" and control the neutral organization of Kagerou itself.
The Lie Eater has finished publishing and it has 541 Chapters. It is also Known as: 嘘喰い, Igyou Tobakusha Usokui, Yakou-san, The Lie Eater
15. Tokyo卍Revengers
Hanagaki Takemichi was once a low-life punk, but after biting off more than he could chew with a gang in middle school, he ran away from his old life. Now that he’s an adult, the gang that once terrorized him has grown into the largest gang in Tokyo, and they’ve started killing people–including his old girlfriend! After learning this news, a mysterious force on a train platform shoves Takemichi right in front of an approaching train. As his life flashes before his eyes, he blinks to find himself transported back to middle school, before he fled from the gang! Now he has the chance to right what went wrong all those years ago. Can he save his girlfriend’s life in the future–and what else might he change if he’s rewriting the past?
Notes:
- Winner of the Shounen Manga category of the 44th annual Kodansha Manga Awards.
- Includes 1 extra chapter.
Tokyo Revengers has finished publishing and it has 278 Chapters. It is also Known as: 東京卍リベンジャーズ, Tokyo Manji Revengers, Toukyou Revengers, Toukyou卍Revengers
14. Marriagetoxin
A hitman and a marriage swindler set out on the world’s most grueling battle for marriage! Gero is a young man from a clan of hitmen, which has been in existence for hundreds of years. As someone who’s never gone to school and lived his life dealing in the dark side of the business, he considers himself to have “no prospects with women” and marriage as “something not for him.” However, one day, in fear that their lineage would dissolve, his clan warns Gero that if he doesn’t marry and produce an heir, they would have no choice but to…force his little sister into doing “that.” Driven to his wits’ end, Gero asks the target of his work, a marriage swindler, to…
MARRIAGETOXIN is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: マリッジトキシン, Marriage Toxin, マリッジトキシン
13. Jukji Aneuryeomyeon
Im Dajun is a high school student who gets bullied at school every day. He came across an interview on TV just when he was on the verge of giving up on life. It was with a murderer who killed the classmates that bullied him. Dajun becomes inspired by what he saw and decides to take revenge as well. His revenge was successful. However, his life steered into an undesired direction. Im Dajun, leaving school, ends up joining a strange Runaway Fam. The young runaway, Im Dajun, no longer suffers from the bullies at his school. Instead, he now must survive against even more vicious thugs on the street...
Source: MU
To Not Die is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Jugji Anh-eulyeomyeon, Jugji Anheulyeomyeon, Not to Die
12. 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 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: El maestro de espadachin en la azotea , شمشیرزن پشتبام نشین
11. Gokurakugai
Gokurakugai, a bright and bustling working-class district with a hidden dark side. In this area without order, Tao and Alma work as troubleshooters for hire. Their missions involve helping a young boy find his lost friend, a person who disappears without a trace, and disfigured animal corpses. All the while, the evil spirits who live in the shadows bring out a different side to these troubleshooters!
Gokurakugai is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 極楽街, Gokurakugai
10. Koroshi Ai
One certain day, Chateau, a bounty hunter belonging to an assassin organization, encounters the mysterious bounty hunter Ryang-ha. After being shown the overwhelming difference in their abilities and thinking that this is going to be her end, Ryang-ha's only demand from her is to exchange their contact information. From then on, the days of Ryang-ha stalking her have begun.
A story of tension and action of a couple who have love for kill!
Note: Chapter count includes 14 extra chapters.
Love of Kill has finished publishing and it has 93 Chapters. It is also Known as: 殺し愛, Koroshiai, 杀爱
9. Lord of the Mysteries
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts… The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: Lord of the Mysteries
8. Killer Gyeongchal
Bo Sal, a monk at the Hwaguksa Buddhist temple and head of the Hwaguksa hitman group, picked up Bi Gwang as a child and raised him as a hitman. When Bi Gwang grew tired of the killing and decided to leave the group to start living a normal life, Bo Sal and the other members of the Hwaguksa group betrayed and killed him. After his death, Bi Gwang's soul was transferred into the body of a police officer named Kim Gyeongsu and he vowed to take revenge on the Hwaguksa group for their betrayal.
Killer Cop is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Kana Susamış Polisin Dönüşü, Return of Killer Cop, Return of the Bloodthirsty Police, Киллер-полицейский
7. Gangajineun Geondeuriji Mara!
Life sure is ruff, especially when you’re Gyeon Heeseong. Abandoned by his pack of fellow dog shifters, he is forced to become a drug runner for a gambling ring. For his final job, he comes face to face with Savage Fang, the ruthless Wolf Den enforcer Yoon Chi-young. Everything goes (nearly) according to plan, but on his way back he is attacked and forced to return to his fearsome(?) true form…a little white cottonball of a puppy! After Chi-young finds Heeseong struggling on the streets, he takes him in, believing him to be nothing more than a stray. Will Heeseong be able to escape the ruthless, terrifying outpour of love Chi-young showers him with and escape his criminal past? Or will he be forever leashed to a life of kibble and kennels?
Paws & Claws is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Don't Mess With the Pooch!, Don't Mess With the Puppy!, Don't Touch the Dog, ¡Garritas al ataque!, ลูกหมาของฉัน ใครก็ห้ามแตะ!
6. Death's Game
I've failed in this life. This is the start of my new 13 lives, together with Death.
Death's Game has finished publishing and it has 66 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Will Die Soon
5. 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
4. Low Tide in Twilight
Kim Euihyun has decided he doesn’t want to live. He feels nothing anymore. He has no future to look forward to. Now, he’s looking into the abyss, holding in his arms the only thing that was keeping him alive. It’ll all be over soon. But someone grabs him from the water’s edge, and pulls him from the darkness. Euihyun, whose sole possession is a mountain of debt, has been rescued by Taeju. Now Taeju has offered Euihyun money, a house, and a job to help him out of his mess. But what will Taeju, who is intoxicated by Euihyun’s smell, ask for in return? Could Taeju be the person that finally brings Euihyun out of his eternal twilight…?
Low Tide in Twilight is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Night by the Sea, Waterside Night
3. Casino Gui
Gen Suzuki, a young man who grew up in an orphanage, is trying to live an honest life. But when the cruel reality of the 10 million yen debt from her sister hits him, he decides to rob a Dark Casino. What awaits him is the baptism of the underworld!
Casino Gui has finished publishing and it has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: カジノグイ, Casino Gui
2. Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e
As a child, Shimazaki Shingo was kidnapped by an international terrorist organization and raised as their combat agent.
After 30 years, he finally made it back to his peaceful hometown in Japan.
Will Shimazaki be able to live a peaceful life in this new world?
From the large-scale newcomer Goten Hamada and the artist Takeshi Seshita, the creator of “Harn – Grass, Iron and Sheep -” and “Invincible”, an action story of a man who lives between everyday life and the battlefield!
Dear Shimazaki in the Peaceful Land is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 平和の国の島崎へ, DEAR SHIMAZAKI IN THE PEACEFUL LAND
1. Zero Day Attack
A skilled hacker, Jin Kang, falls into a broker's trap and fails his mission. Barely escaping with his life, he can't bring himself to face VX, a genius hacker and team member he greatly respects. Instead, Jin Kang chooses to go into hiding. By day, he works at a café, while at night, he quietly plots his revenge. However, his routine takes an unexpected twist when a mysterious and striking customer, Seo Yiyeon, enters the café and makes bold advances toward him. Baffled by Yiyeon's unexpected attention, Jin Kang now finds his plans for starting to go awry...
Zero Day Attack is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Zero Day Attack
