What is this genre all about? Cyberpunk focuses on computers or information technology, usually coupled with some degree of breakdown in social order. The plot often centres on a conflict among hackers, artificial intelligences, and mega corporations, tending to be set within a near-future dystopian Earth.
We present you the list of Cyberpunk manga you should read right now.
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Top 19 Cyberpunk manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 19. Tonggang Seoljeong Kkeonwatdanikkayo?
- 18. Blame!
- 17. Gunnm
- 16. The Ghost in the Shell
- 15. Akira
- 14. Biomega
- 13. Maou 2099
- 12. Eden: It's an Endless World!
- 11. Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
- 10. The Ghost in the Shell 1.5
- 9. Tajuu Jinkaku Tantei Psycho
- 8. Appleseed
- 7. Kagaku to Mahou no Kakutouka-tachi
- 6. NOiSE
- 5. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Sleepless Eye
- 4. Gunnm: Last Order
- 3. Automata
- 2. Akudama Drive
- 1. Blame Gakuen! And So On
19. Tonggang Seoljeong Kkeonwatdanikkayo?
Lee Lina, resident of the dystopian world Tolka, plays the VR dating sim Raison D’Etre with the pain setting at zero. After her 99th playthrough, she is gifted a new patch for completing all the endings. However, as she begins her 100th game, and her favorite characters start acting oddly affectionate to her in an unfamiliar storyline, Lina wonders if the reward is more of a glitch. Will Lina be able to unlock a new ending before shocking news back in Tolka makes it impossible to ignore reality?
The Painless Player is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 100回目プレイヤーなので高好感度はエンリョします！, Tonggak Seoljeong Kkeonwatdanikkayo?, I Turned Off the Pain Perception Setting!, You Turned Off the Pain Setting?, ปิดโหมดความเจ็บปวดไว้แล้วนี่คะ
18. Blame!
Killy is a man of few words. He wanders, seemingly endlessly, through a lonely, gargantuan labyrinth of concrete and steel, fighting off cyborgs and other futuristic nightmares, searching only for something called Net Terminal Genes. And he has a very powerful gun, which he uses without hesitation whenever anything resembling danger rears its ugly head.
Who is this quiet, violent, determined man and what are these Genes he seeks? The small communities he finds tucked into the crevices of this towering, dystopic ruin hardly give him leads on his treasure, driving him to find larger enclaves of civilization where people can reveal more about the world he lives in and the quarry he seeks.
Blame! has finished publishing and it has 66 Chapters. It is also Known as: BLAME!, Blame!
17. Gunnm
The people and cyborgs of the Scrap Yard live beneath the flying city of Tiphares, whose inhabitants dump their junk in the Scrap Yard and rules above it's inhabitants. One day doc Ido, a former Tipharean citizen, finds the intact head of young cyborg-girl in a vast pile of scrap. He takes her in and gives her a body and the name Alita. Alita then discovers since long forgotten fighting techniques hidden in her body and decides to become a hunter-warrior like Ido.
Battle Angel Alita has finished publishing and it has 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: 銃夢 GUNNM, Ganmu, Tsutsu Yume
16. 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
15. Akira
In the year 2038. A police state, scheming politicians, religios sects, revolutionaries and a secret scientific project all combine to produce an explosive mixture in Neo-Tokyo. The rival groups all have their eyes on one prize: control of Akira, a boy of such destructive psychic ability that he has been held in cryo-stasis for over 30 years. A coup is planned, but there is a wild card in play: the psychic Tetsuo, an impetuous young biker who releases Akira and so forces all of the groups to make their move.
Akira has finished publishing and it has 120 Chapters. It is also Known as: AKIRA, Akira
14. Biomega
Set in the future, the plot follows Zouichi Kanoe and his AI companion Fuyu Kanoe, whose luminous form is integrated into the system of his motorcycle. They are agents sent by Toha Heavy Industries to retrieve humans with the ability to resist and transmute the N5S infection, which is spreading across the world, turning humans into "Drones"; disfigured, zombie-like beings.
has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: バイオメガ, Biomega
13. Maou 2099
The year is 2099, Shinjuku City. The legendary Demon Lord Beltre has reappeared in this future city that has achieved ultimate development. The glorious prosperity of the giant city-state and...... the terrible "darkness" hidden behind the scene. In order to rule the new world, the Demon Lord is moving into the future!
Demon Lord 2099 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔王2099, The Lord Of Immortals Blooming In The Abyss F.E. 2099
12. Eden: It's an Endless World!
In the panic surrounding a worldwide pandemic which kills 15 percent of the population and cripples many more, a secret organization, the Propater, topples the UN and seizes control of much of the world. A boy and a girl, raised in an abandoned virology research center, immune to the virus, are attacked by the Propater and escape. 20 years later the boy is the most powerful drug lord in South America. He aids his son from behind the scenes as he evades and eventually with the help of mercenaries from Nomad (some of them former Propater operatives) fights the Propater. As the plot develops focus shifts away from the main character and develops many sub-plots dedicated to terrorism, Human-improvement, the struggle of the developing countries and the power battles between the drug cartels and Propater.
Based strongly on Gnostic mythology, all major characters are named after gnostic deities, and have analogous roles.
Warnings: Eden contains a lot of very graphic violence and some sex scenes.
Eden: It's an Endless World! has finished publishing and it has 127 Chapters. It is also Known as: EDEN ～It's an Endless World!～, Eden: It's an Endless World!
11. Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
Hackers attempt to assassinate a politician during a speech preaching the advantages of cybernetic prosthetics. Fortunately, Togusa is there to whisk her to safety, and the investigation leads Batou to a suspicious factory in the artificial islands in southern Japan. Meanwhile, Chief Aramaki hears of a disturbing discovery at the other end of the country: dozens of artificial bodies, illegally dumped near a village where an anti-cyberization sect conducts their training and "rites." Among the empty shells is one formerly inhabited by the woman who embodied Section 9 until she left it behind and disappeared: Major Motoko Kusanagi.
The Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 攻殻機動隊 THE HUMAN ALGORITHM, Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
10. The Ghost in the Shell 1.5
Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents the "lost" Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface, but never collected until now. Focusing on Section 9 agents in their daily battle against technocrime, Human-Error Processor has all the mind-twisting cybermadness you've come to expect from Ghost in the Shell but set in a more police-procedural context with action and suspense galore.
The Ghost in the Shell 1.5 has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai 1.5: Human-Error Processer, 攻殻機動隊1.5 HUMAN-ERROR PROCESSER, Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor
9. Tajuu Jinkaku Tantei Psycho
The main character is a detective, Kazuhiko Amamiya, suffering from multiple personality disorder. Starting out as a violent detective series with a twist (the twist being the variant personalities that take over Detective Amamiya at various intervals), the series evolves into an exceptionally complex and involved sci-fi conspiracy story.
Tajuu Jinkaku Tantei Psycho has finished publishing and it has 155 Chapters. It is also Known as: 多重人格探偵サイコ, Multiple Personality Detective Psycho
8. Appleseed
It is the 22nd Century, the Third World War (2099-2126) has decimated a large part of Earth even though nuclear weapons have not been employed during the conflict. Old nations such as England, France and China have survived but have difficulty restoring their power. On the other hand, new nations and organizations such as the Sacred Republique of Mumna and the Poseidon Organization have been born on the ashes of the world resulting from the Third World War.
In this bleak future, we are introduced to ex-L.A. SWAT members Deunan Knute and Briareos Hecatonchires. Having survived the world conflict and living in a desolated city, they are found by a young woman called Hitomi who proposes them to follow her to the utopian city of Olympus which has become the world's most powerful organization and which registers the new relations in terms of politics, economics and military between new and old nations/organizations. In Olympus, they are integrated in the prestigious ESWAT (Extra Special Weapons And Tactics) organization, whose main mission is to protect Olympus from terrorist attacks and Olympus's interests in the world.
From here on, the two main protagonists encounter a great number of other characters and organizations who will be implicated in international plots that target Olympus.
Appleseed has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: アップルシ－ド, Appleseed
7. Kagaku to Mahou no Kakutouka-tachi
Special one-shot drawn by One-Punch Man artist Yusuke Murata with story by Inukorosuke! A no-holds-barred fight between science and magic!
Science vs. Magic has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: 科学と魔法の格闘家たち, Kagaku to Mahou no Kakutoukatachi
6. NOiSE
The Bible has its Genesis.
The Matrix has The Second Renaissance.
BLAME! has NOiSE.
Through the eyes of police force member Susono Musubi, this one-volume prequel gives readers a glimpse of the world before the Netsphere went haywire. Witness the events that threw the technologically advanced society into chaos: the cancerous growth of the Megastructure, the birth of the parasitic lifeforms called Silicon Creatures, and the development of the ruthless killing machines known as the Safeguards.
Also included in the compilation is Tsutomu Nihei's debut work BLAME which served as the prototype of the acclaimed 10-volume series, BLAME!.
NOiSE has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: NOiSE
5. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Sleepless Eye
Manga adaption of Ghost in the Shell: Arise.
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Sleepless Eye has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai: Arise - Sleepless Eye, 攻殻機動隊ARISE～眠らない眼の男 Sleepless Eye～, Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Nemuranai Me no Otoko Sleepless Eye, Ghost in the Shell Arise Nemuranai Me no Otoko, Natsu no Owari ni
4. Gunnm: Last Order
After being killed by the doll-bomb Alita is resurrected by Nova and given an even more powerful body. Then she finds herself in a devastated Tiphares, where a battle between Tiphareans with brain-chips and those without is raging. At the same time as the automatic security systems goes on a rampage killing anything that moves.
Set in an alternate future where Alita is reconstructed by Desty Nova Alita is Lost in a future she doesn't Understand. For Alita everyone she loves is gone or have moved on. Alita starts on a quest to find Lou Alita starts on a journey That will change her future and make her come face to face with her past.
Battle Angel Alita: Last Order has finished publishing and it has 124 Chapters. It is also Known as: 銃夢 Last Order, Gunnm: Last Order
3. Automata
The human race is becoming more and more dependent on increasingly complex technology and machines; machines that inevitably break down. According to those lucky people who work at ATMT, the best job in the world is to be one of those special people who exists between the human world and the cyber world as "therapists", inserting their consciences into the broken machines via a proprietary interface to conduct the repairs. Such a job is not without immense risk and can result in a person being trapped in the device as an annoying, pitiful bug. Amongst the therapists, there exists a chosen few who have additional power and capabilities and who face the greatest risks and dangers - the Automata.
Automata has finished publishing and it has 61 Chapters. It is also Known as: Automate, 오토마타
2. Akudama Drive
Long ago, the "Kantou" and "Kansei" countries had a war that divided the world. But at the end of the war, Kansei became a vassal to Kantou. However, Kansei's government and police force declined, and crime became rampant. The criminals are called "Akudama."
Akudama Drive is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アクダマドライブ, Akudama Drive
1. Blame Gakuen! And So On
Collection of Blame-related short stories.
1. ZEB-NOID
2. Blame Gakuen!
3. Blame Gakuen! Kyoto Nara Aiai-gasa (Kyoto and Nara Under One Umbrella)
4. Blame Gakuen! Sakura Saku Tou no Shita de (Under the Tower of Blooming Sakura)
5. Kozutsumi (Parcel / Nihei: Abba)
6. Netsphere Engineer
7. Pump
8. BLAME!² - Dai 8-keishitai Pcell no Toshi Kouzoutai Dasshitsuki
9. Numa no Kami (God of marsh)
10. Senshi Kouchuu Suzumega (Winged Armor Suzumega / The Armored Battle Insects: Sphingidae)
BLAME! Academy and So On has finished publishing and it has 10 Chapters. It is also Known as: ブラム学園！アンドソーオン 弐瓶勉作品集, Blame Academy!, Nihei: Abba, Zeb-Noid, Netsphere Engineer, Blame! Net Sphere Engineer, Pump, Blame!², Blame 2, Winged Armor Suzumega
