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Top 20 Crime manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 20. Wo Mei Zhou Suiji Yi Ge Xin Zhiye
- 19. Tokyo卍Revengers
- 18. The Fable
- 17. Igeosi Beobida
- 16. Jukji Aneuryeomyeon
- 15. Killer Gyeongchal
- 14. Marriagetoxin
- 13. How to Survive as a Maid in a Horror Game
- 12. Rooftop Sword Master
- 11. Gokurakugai
- 10. Death's Game
- 9. Seonnyeooejeon
- 8. Lord of the Mysteries
- 7. The Live
- 6. Serial Killer Isekai ni Oritatsu
- 5. Usogui
- 4. The Voynich Hotel
- 3. Gyakusatsu Happy End
- 2. Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e
- 1. Nigero Darling
20. 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
19. 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
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. Igeosi Beobida
The genius lawyer Noh HyungJin's justice-executing returner fantasy! Valedictorian of his University, perfect score on the Bar Exam, and even a 95% case win rate. Noh HyungJin was a so-called successful lawyer. While he was fighting against evil, higher powers to make South Korea a just and fair land, he was ruthlessly murdered by National Intelligence Service agents." He shouldn't have died... "Noh HyungJin was a man sent by Emperor YeomRa to fix corruption on Earth! However, after ending up in hell without having been able to achieve anything, Emperor YeomRa returns Noh HyungJin back in time. "I should at least give him power so he can protect himself." What is this 'power' given to him by Emperor YeomRa? Will Noh HyungJin be able to change his future as well as the future of South Korea?!
Source: MU
This is the Law is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Igeosi Beobida
16. 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
15. 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
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. 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
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. 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
9. Seonnyeooejeon
A fairy 'Chun Moran', who killed a woodcutter for stealing his wings and lived like a celebrity while trapped in the human world, was discovered by 'Sa Jeha', a detective in charge of a murder case in which she was involved. Meanwhile, the closer they get, the more the whereabouts of the lost wings are revealed... A story of revenge, hate, and love of a 21st-century fairy trying to regain her wings.
Seonnyeooejeon is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Extroversion of an Immortal, The Fairy Outreaching
8. 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
7. The Live
After losing his wife and daughter in a horrific accident, Yun-Jae finds himself stuck in his routine until he receives a diary from his future self. “I can see… my wife and daughter again?” Through winning the “games” in the “parallel world,” one will receive a “prize,” and using this, he could revive his dead family… but out of all the survivors of this cruel world, Yun-Jae is the only one with the knowledge of the future. Will he be able to turn his greatest wish into reality?
The Live is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: THE LIVE
6. Serial Killer Isekai ni Oritatsu
A murderer who cannot stop the urge to kill people, even though he wants to stop, receives the death sentence he wants. His joy is short-lived, as he is reincarnated in another world. The mission entrusted to him by the goddess is to kill 12 reincarnated people using his murderous impulses. Not all reincarnated people are saints!
The Serial Killer Is Reincarnated Into the Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: シリアルキラー異世界に降り立つ, Serial Killer Isekai ni Oritatsu
5. 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
4. The Voynich Hotel
Staffed by murderous maids and situated on a war-ravaged island, the Voynich Hotel is far from your run-of-the-mill vacation destination--but it’s not such a bad place to lie low for ex-yakuza Kazuki Taizou, who’s on the run from his so-called family. As he settles into his weird new life, this darkly comedic manga winds through plots both nefarious and romantic, delving ever deeper into the island’s witchy--and sometimes demonic--strangeness.
The Voynich Hotel has finished publishing and it has 68 Chapters. It is also Known as: Voynich Hotel, ヴォイニッチホテル, Voinichi Hoteru, Vovnich Hotel
3. Gyakusatsu Happy End
High school student Kusakabe Makoto has to work all day to raise money for the treatment of his younger sister, who suffers from a serious illness. The father is unemployed, the mother ran away, leaving the children, bullying at work ... Despite all this, he does not lose hope and continues to live for her sister. But having learned that she did not have long, Makoto falls into despair. Fear of the unknown causes him to take a different look at the value of human life.
Massacre Happy End has finished publishing and it has 55 Chapters. It is also Known as: 虐殺ハッピーエンド, Gyakusatsu Happy End
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. Nigero Darling
Darling is a carefree, cheerful, romantic, and flirtatious gentleman. The moment he appears, the fate of the underworld is set into rapid motion...! A fact its residents know, fear, and dread! Get captivated by this brilliant action-drama starring the underworld's top escape artist!
Darling’s Vanishing Act is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: にげろダーリン, Runaway Darling
