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. Blame!
- 18. Akira
- 17. The Ghost in the Shell
- 16. Clover
- 15. Gunnm
- 14. Eden: It's an Endless World!
- 13. Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface
- 12. Biomega
- 11. The Ghost in the Shell 1.5
- 10. NOiSE
- 9. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Sleepless Eye
- 8. Tron: Legacy
- 7. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man
- 6. Psycho-Pass: Kanshikan Kougami Shinya
- 5. Blame Gakuen! And So On
- 4. Tajuu Jinkaku Tantei Psycho
- 3. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- 2. Automata
- 1. Ginga Tokkyuu Milky☆Subway
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. 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
17. 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
16. 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
15. 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
14. 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!
13. 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
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. 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
10. 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
9. 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
8. Tron: Legacy
In 1989, Kevin Flynn, the innovative software engineer and the CEO of ENCOM International, disappears. Twenty years later, his son, Sam, now ENCOM's controlling shareholder, takes little interest in the company besides an annual practical joke on the board of directors. Sam is visited by his father's friend, ENCOM executive Alan Bradley, urging Sam to investigate a mysterious page originating from Flynn's abandoned arcade. There, Sam discovers a concealed computer laboratory and unintentionally teleports himself to the Grid, a virtual reality created by his father.
Tron: Legacy has finished publishing and it has 3 Chapters. It is also Known as: トロン：レガシー, Tron: Legacy
7. 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
6. 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
5. 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
4. 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
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. 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
1. 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
