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. [2026 List]
- 19. Akira
- 18. Blame!
- 17. Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface
- 16. Gunnm
- 15. The Ghost in the Shell
- 14. Automata
- 13. Eden: It's an Endless World!
- 12. Biomega
- 11. NOiSE
- 10. Blame!: Denki Ryoushi Kiken Kaisou Dasshutsu Sakusen
- 9. Blame Gakuen! And So On
- 8. Psycho-Pass: Kanshikan Kougami Shinya
- 7. The Ghost in the Shell 1.5
- 6. Appleseed
- 5. Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
- 4. Maou 2099
- 3. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- 2. Maou 2099
- 1. Gunnm: Last Order
19. 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
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. Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface
Taking place a few years after the first Ghost In The Shell manga. The Major has been missing since then and Ghost in the Shell 2 follows the mysterious Motoko Aramaki as she runs an investigation into a incident at an organ factory and it's consequences. she's on the run to clean up the mess and save herself in the process Meanwhile the former members of section 9 investigate Motoko to find out who she really is.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai 2: Manmachine Interface, 攻殻機動隊2 MANMACHINE INTERFACE, Dual Device
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. 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
14. 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
13. 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!
12. 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
11. 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
10. Blame!: Denki Ryoushi Kiken Kaisou Dasshutsu Sakusen
In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself infinitely in all directions. Now humanity has lost access to the city's controls, and is hunted down and purged by the defense system known as the Safeguard. In a tiny corner of the city, a little enclave known as the Electro-Fishers is facing eventual extinction, trapped between the threat of the Safeguard and dwindling food supplies. A girl named Zuru goes on a journey to find food for her village, only to inadvertently cause doom when an observation tower senses her and summons a Safeguard pack to eliminate the threat. With her companions dead and all escape routes blocked, the only thing that can save her now is the sudden arrival of Killy the Wanderer, on his quest for the Net Terminal Genes, the key to restoring order to the world.
BLAME! Movie Edition: THE ELECTROFISHERS’ ESCAPE has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: BLAME! 電基漁師危険階層脱出作戦, Blame!: Denki Ryoushi Kiken Kaisou Dasshutsu Sakusen
9. 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
8. 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
7. 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
6. 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
5. 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 has finished publishing and it has 108 Chapters. It is also Known as: 攻殻機動隊 THE HUMAN ALGORITHM, Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
4. 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)
3. 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
2. 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!
Note: Only the first part of the third chapter was released before being removed.
Demon Lord 2099 has finished publishing and it has 3 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔王2099, The Lord Of Immortals Blooming In The Abyss F.E. 2099
1. 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
