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 20 Cyberpunk manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Akira
- 19. Blame!
- 18. Biomega
- 17. Eden: It's an Endless World!
- 16. Gunnm
- 15. Maou 2099
- 14. Kagaku to Mahou no Kakutouka-tachi
- 13. Gunnm: Last Order
- 12. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
- 11. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- 10. Psycho-Pass: Kanshikan Kougami Shinya
- 9. Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway
- 8. Tonggang Seoljeong Kkeonwatdanikkayo?
- 7. The Ghost in the Shell
- 6. Black Magic
- 5. Kamiyadori
- 4. Angel Cop
- 3. Clover
- 2. Midnight Eye Gokuu
- 1. NOiSE
20. 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
19. 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!
18. 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
17. 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!
16. Gunnm
In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Gally and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Gally remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial arts known as Panzer Kunst. In a place where there is no justice but what people make for themselves, Gally decides to become a hunter-killer, tracking down and taking out those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity as she begins to revel in her own bloodlust?
Battle Angel Alita has finished publishing and it has 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: 銃夢 GUNNM, Ganmu, Tsutsu Yume
15. Maou 2099
After he was defeated by the Hero, the Demon Lord Veltol went to sleep...to come back after 500 years and take back the world for himself. However, the world had changed totally when he woke up. Alnaeth, the planet he ruled, merged with the planet of another dimension called Earth. Now he is in Shinjuku, the great cyberpunk city full of neon signs and skyscrapers. With Machina, one of his six dark peers, Veltol tries to be the King again--but things won't turn out as he expected. He finds out that Marcus, another one of his dark peers, lives close. But in fact, he turned out to be the worst foe in this world! Veltol must find a way to restore his power by collecting people's trust to him. How? Of course, by earning lots of subscribers!
DEMON LORD 2099 has finished publishing and it has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔王2099, Demon Lord 2099 (2023), Demon Lord 2099, The Lord Of Immortals Blooming In The Abyss F.E. 2099, The Lord Of Immortals Blooming In The Abyss F.E. 2099 (2023), Maou 2099, Maou 2099 (2023), 魔王2099 (2023)
14. 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
13. Gunnm: Last Order
The sequel to the Battle Angel Alita/Gunnm manga, ignoring the original ending.
When Doc Ido, a talented cyber-physician, finds Gally's head in a junk heap, she has lost all memory of her past life. But when he reconstructs her, she discovers her body still instinctively remembers the Panzer Kunst, the most powerful cyborg fighting technique ever known. In the postapocalyptic world of the Scrapyard, as the secrets of Gally's past unfold, each day is a struggle for survival.
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
12. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
Led by Daisuke Aramaki and Motoko Kusanagi, Section 9 deals with such crimes over the entire social spectrum, usually with success. However, when faced with a new A-level hacker nicknamed "The Laughing Man," the team is thrown into a dangerous cat and mouse game, following the hacker's trail as it leaves its mark on Japan.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man, 攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX ～The Laughing Man～, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
11. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
In the not-too-distant future of 2032, the frontier dividing humans and machines has been crossed. Crimes comitted by flesh-and-metal cyborgs are investigated by Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist squad run by Chief Aramaki and his cyborg assistant, Major Motoko Kusanagi. Section 9 has faced countless adversaries in the real world and in cyberspace, but none like 'The Awakened.' It is believed that this lethal group of terrorists can take over the minds and bodies of almost anyone. Used as tools to commit crimes against the state, the victims are unaware of who or what is controlling them. When Major Kusanagi captures one of the victims, she hacks into his cyberbrain to learn the ringleader's identity-what she discovers leads her on a journey deep into the heart of cyberspace, a journey that shakes her to the core.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex has finished publishing and it has 45 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex, 攻殻機動隊STAND ALONE COMPLEX, White Maze, The Lost Memory, Revenge of the Cold Machines
10. Psycho-Pass: Kanshikan Kougami Shinya
Technology has now allowed people to be numerically categorized based on their psychological, physical, and emotional traits. People have begun using this technology to standardize what everyone considers a "good way to live." They call this system "PSYCHO-PASS."
Although all people know the standard "good way to live," crime still occurs. Kougami Shinya and his colleagues are part of the governmental agency that apprehends individuals deemed lacking under the PSYCHO-PASS standard. His agency are actually comprised of individuals who were once found to be problematic for society. They are now the dogs of the government.
Psycho-Pass: Inspector Shinya Kogami has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: PSYCHO-PASS 監視官 狡噛慎也, Enforcer Shinya Kougami
9. Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway
Chiharu the cyborg and Makina the cyborg are arrested for violating the Galactic Road Traffic Act. At the same time, the police also arrest two other eccentric duos: Akane and Kanata the cyborgs, and Kurt and Max the cyborgs. Police officer Ryoko gathers them all together and assigns them a volunteer task: cleaning the interplanetary train known as the "Milky☆Subway." It was supposed to be a simple mission, but before long, they find themselves embroiled in a major incident.
Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 銀河特急 ミルキー☆サブウェイ, Ginga Tokkyuu: Milky☆Subway, Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express, The Galactic Limited Express Milky☆Subway
8. 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
7. 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
6. Black Magic
Black Magic M-66 is the exciting futuristic adventure of Sybel, a freelance video journalist who becomes involved in a dangerous military fiasco when two top-secret military android assassins, know as M-66 units, are lost. One of the deadly M-66 units escapes with a mission to eliminate Ferris, the granddaughter of its creator. Time is running out as Sybel faces the deadly M-66 android in an epic battle to save Ferris.
There is a power struggle between the various synthetic life-forms and the humans could mean the end of all life. But there is one, named Typhon, who may be able to prevent that.
Black Magic has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: ブラックマジック, Shirou Masamune Kojinshuu "Black Magic", Shirou Masamune Shoki Sakuhinshuu: Black Magic
5. Kamiyadori
Girard and ViVi are special government agents known as "Right Arms" whose job is to seek and destroy people who have become "infected." In this world, a weird virus that turns people into monsters has run rampant and the only way humanity can survive is to keep tight control on those who are infected. If the virus' symptoms appear, the person must be disposed of. It's a tough world where women and children must sometimes be killed to prevent the spread of the virus.
Kamiyadori has finished publishing and it has 29 Chapters. It is also Known as: カミヤドリ, Kamiyadori
4. Angel Cop
To combat rising attacks by communist terrorists, Japan has created a special security force authorized to use lethal force. Angel, the newest member of the force, fights to take down the terrorist group, Red May. Accidentally uncovering ties between Red May and the government, she and the rest of the Special Security Force are targeted for execution by 3 "hunters", enhanced psychics, working for the government. Together with her cybernetically enhanced partner, Raiden, it is up to Angel to stop them.
Angel Cop has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: エンジェルコップ, Angel Cop
3. Clover
Kazuhiko is a young, but already deeply wounded black ops agent of a baroque, retro-tech future - pulled out of retirement to escort Sue, a mysterious waif, to a destination she alone knows. Suu and Kazuhiko have never met . . . yet she knows him, having grown up since the age of four with her only human contact being two distant voices: that of her elderly "grandma," General Ko, and of Kazuhiko's dead girlfriend, Oruha. And Suu has been kept in that cage all these years because of what she is, and what the Clover Leaf Project found her to be -- a military top secret, and the most dangerous person in the world.
Clover has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: Clover
2. Midnight Eye Gokuu
Goku is an ordinary private eye for hire. While working on a case involving an illegal weapons dealer, he notices a lot of the detectives working on the case committing suicide for no apparent reason. After Goku gets a little too close to the truth, he is then put in a situation where he must stab out his left eye to avoid certain death. Goku then awakens in a mysterious lab where an unknown scientist replaces his eye with a cybernetic one that allows him to control every computer in the world.
Midnight Eye Goku has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: MIDNIGHT EYE ゴクウ, Midnight Eye Gokuu
1. 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
