What is this genre all about? In Western lore, demons are often described as minions from Hell, generally known to attack humans and feast on their flesh or possess the bodies of those with weak souls. In Eastern lore, on the other hand, they are generally supernatural, often but not always malevolent beings who can be more mischievous than actually evil, or simply supernatural spirits of no specific alignment.
We present you the list of Demon manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Demon manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 20. Chainsaw Man
- 19. Jujutsu Kaisen
- 18. Berserk
- 17. A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
- 16. Chainsaw Man: Dai-2 Bu
- 15. Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
- 14. The Beginning After the End
- 13. Mato Seihei no Slave
- 12. What Happens Inside the Dungeon
- 11. Kimetsu no Yaiba
- 10. Hoegwiro Chowolhaneun Daemadosa
- 9. I'm The Great Immortal
- 8. Kuroshitsuji
- 7. Kuro no Shoukanshi
- 6. Ao no Exorcist
- 5. D.Gray-man
- 4. Dark Summoner to Dekiteiru
- 3. Himesama "Goumon" no Jikan desu
- 2. Claymore
- 1. Return of the Broken Constellation
20. Chainsaw Man
The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw powers!
Notes:
- Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
- Winner of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi Award.
- Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.
- Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga.
Chainsaw Man has finished publishing and it has 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: チェンソーマン, Chainsawman, Chensoo Man, CSM, Людина-бензопила, Человек-бензопила, رجل المنشار, مرد اره ای, មនុស្សរណា, チェンソーマン, チェンソーマン 第二部, 电锯人, 鏈鋸人, 電鋸人, 체인쏘맨, Chainsaw Man: Public Safety Saga
19. Jujutsu Kaisen
Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal…
Notes:
- Ranked 1st in Japan's Bookstore Employees Top Manga of 2018.
- Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021.
- Nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2019.
Jujutsu Kaisen is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 呪術廻戦, Chú Thuật Hồi Chiến, Jujutsu Kaisen - Batalha de feiticeiros, Jujutsu Kaisen - Contiendas de brujería, Lanet Savaşları, Sorcery Fight, Магическая битва, Магічна битва, جوجوتسو كايسين, जादुई लडाई, 咒术回战, 咒術迴戰, 주술회전
18. Berserk
His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned—and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.
Notes:
- Volumes 1-5 contain the 16 prequel chapters 0A - 0P.
- Chapter 83 was omitted from Volume 13 due to the author’s request.
- Volume 14 includes “Berserk: The Prototype”.
- Due to the author's passing, starting from Chapter 365, the manga is illustrated by Studio Gaga (Miura's assistants) and supervised by Kouji Mori (a close friend of Miura's).
Berserk is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ベルセルク, Berserk: The Prototype
17. A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
"Now that I'm back, I won't allow my loved ones to die again!" The Shadow Labyrinth - the deadliest catastrophe humanity has ever known. Desir Arman, one of the six remaining survivors of mankind, is inside the Labyrinth. The six of them attempt to clear the final level of the Labyrinth but ultimately fail, and the world comes to an end. However, when Desir thought he would meet his demise, what appears before him is the world... thirteen years ago?! Desir is returned to the past, back to the time when he enrolled at the nation's finest magic academy, Havrion. He is reunited with his precious friends, and he is determined to change the past to save the world and his loved ones...! Three years remain before the emergence of the Shadow World! Change the past and gather powerful comrades to save mankind!
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
16. Chainsaw Man: Dai-2 Bu
Sometime after leaving Public Safety, Denji has now started to go to high school, while he also continues to exterminate devils. He still wishes to get a girlfriend and often tries to "accidentally" expose his identity as Chainsaw Man. Meanwhile, the War Devil returns to the world seeking revenge against the Chainsaw Devil. It possesses a loner high school girl, Asa Mitaka, who goes to the same school as Denji and makes her search for the Chainsaw Man's true identity.
Chainsaw Man Part 2 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: チェンソーマン 第二部, Chainsaw Man: School Arc, Chainsaw Man: School Saga, Chainsawman 2, Человек-бензопила 2, Людина-бензопила 2, チェンソーマン 学校編, Chainsaw Man: Part 2, Chainsaw Man: Gakkou-hen, Chainsaw Man: Academy Saga
15. Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun is the story of Suzuki Iruma, who has been sold to the demon by his irresponsible parents in exchange for money. Surprisingly, next thing he knows, he is living with the demon and has been transferred into a school from Demon World. We invite you to follow Iruma-kun's extraordinary school life.
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔入りました！入間くん, Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
14. The Beginning After the End
King Grey has unrivaled strength, wealth, and prestige in a world governed by martial ability. However, solitude lingers closely behind those with great power. Beneath the glamorous exterior of a powerful king lurks the shell of man, devoid of purpose and will.Reincarnated into a new world filled with magic and monsters, the king has a second chance to relive his life. Correcting the mistakes of his past will not be his only challenge, however. Underneath the peace and prosperity of the new world is an undercurrent threatening to destroy everything he has worked for, questioning his role and reason for being born again.(Source:Mangadex)
The Beginning After the End is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最強の王様、二度目の人生は何をする？, TBATE
13. Mato Seihei no Slave
When entrances to a different dimension known as the "Mato" emerge all over Japan, a new resource known as "Peaches" are discovered which give unique abilities only to women. However, dangerous monsters called "Yomotsu Shuuki" also roam throughout the Mato and have been responsible for various disasters ever since. To combat the Yomotsu Shuuki, the government formed the Anti-demon Corps, an elite group of women who have received power from the Peaches.
One day, a high school student named Yuuki Wakura was walking home from school when he suddenly gets lost in a Mato entrance. When he calls for help, he is immediately rescued by Kyouka Uzen, the chief of the Seventh Unit of the Anti-demon Corps. Recognizing his potential while also needing him to make her Peach power more effective, she ask that Yuuki join the Anti-demon Corps by becoming her slave, a position he might find more enjoyable than he initially would have thought..
Chained Soldier is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔都精兵のスレイブ, Slave of the Hell Soldiers, Matoseihei no Slave
12. What Happens Inside the Dungeon
The revered Swordmaster Hoss sets out to defeat the formidable Shell Dragon! But when people find his cold dead body amidst the remains of a fierce battle, they make a shocking new discovery. Now, with monster hunters discovering new ways to utilize their spoils for more private (?) pleasures, a bizarre sexual hype sweeps through the lands - and Cheong, as innocent as she is, must make her way through this mess. Join Cheong as she embarks on her raunchy new adventure!
Main story: 110 chapters 2019-06-26 to 2022-07-31
Side story: Ongoing
What Happens Inside the Dungeon is currently publishing and has 141 Chapters. It is also Known as: What Happens Inside the Dungeon
11. Kimetsu no Yaiba
Since ancient times, rumors have abounded of man-eating demons lurking in the woods. Because of this, the local townsfolk never venture outside at night. Legend has it that a demon slayer also roams the night, hunting down these bloodthirsty demons. For young Tanjirou, these rumors will soon to become his harsh reality...
Ever since the death of his father, Tanjirou has taken it upon himself to support his family. Although their lives may be hardened by tragedy, they've found happiness. But that ephemeral warmth is shattered one day when Tanjirou finds his family slaughtered and the lone survivor, his sister Nezuko, turned into a demon. To his surprise, however, Nezuko still shows signs of human emotion and thought...
Thus begins Tanjirou's quest to fight demons and turn his sister human again.
Volume 7 contains a bonus chapter about Kanao Tsuyuri.
Volume 10 contains a bonus chapter about Inosuke Hashibira.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has finished publishing and it has 207 Chapters. It is also Known as: 鬼滅の刃, Blade of Demon Destruction
10. Hoegwiro Chowolhaneun Daemadosa
Mikhail Walpurgis, the world’s only 9th-circle Archmage, fell in battle due to a damned hero, and managed to cast one final advanced magic spell, TIME REVERSAL. As time rewound, he regressed to 20 years ago.
“Fine. I’ll just become the hero instead.”
Archmage Who Transcends by Returning is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Archmage Transcending Through Regression
9. I'm The Great Immortal
The previous life was a peerless genius in the world of immortality. He was killed by 3 celestial beings. He was accidentally reborn to his 20s by the book of heaven. All he wanted to do was to become an immortal and return to the immortal world, and he became the strongest man on the earth, turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands with rain, provoking anyone who defies him! He is the venerable one! the ruler of 3000 worlds! the guy
who is 10 000 times better than Thanos! He is Taixuan Taizun! the Great Immortal!
I'm The Great Immortal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I'm Daxianzun
8. Kuroshitsuji
In Victorian era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose prowess as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.
The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.
Black Butler is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 黒執事, Dark Butler, Kuro Shitsuji
7. Kuro no Shoukanshi
Losing his memories as a compensation for a transfer to another world, the curtains of the story of Kelvin rise. While steadily getting stronger, he adds new subordinates by mastering his skills in hope to get powerful enough to summon his Angel Follower who he has supposedly fallen in love previous to the memory loss, but by the time he noticed it, he had obtained overwhelming power...
Black Summoner is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 黒の召喚士, The Berserker Rises to Greatness, Black Summoner: A combat maniac's ascension
6. Ao no Exorcist
This world consists of two dimensions joined as one, like a mirror. The first is the world in which the humans live, Assiah. The other is the world of demons, Gehenna. Ordinarily, travel between the two, and indeed any kind of contact between the two, is impossible. However the demons can pass over into this world by possessing anything that exist within it. Satan the god of demons, but there's one thing that he doesn't have, and that's a substance in the human world that is powerful enough to contain him!! For that purpose he created Rin, his son from a human woman, but will his son agree to his plans? Or will he become something else...? An exorcist?
Blue Exorcist is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 青の祓魔師〈エクソシスト〉, Ao no Futsumashi, The Blue Magic Exorcist
5. D.Gray-man
Towards the end of the 19th century, Allen Walker officially joins the organization of Exorcists that destroy the beings known as Akuma; mechanic weapons made by the Millennium Earl with the suffering souls of the dead. Allen has both a cursed eye and an anti-Akuma weapon as an arm, bearing the power of "Innocence", a gift given to him as an apostle of God. Allen, along with his fellow Exorcists must put a stop to the Millennium Earl's ultimate plot that could lead to the destruction of the world and all who live on it.
D.Gray-man is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: D.Grey-man, D. Grayman, D. Gray-man
4. Dark Summoner to Dekiteiru
Amona, a dark summoner and demi-human who uses demonic powers, is the newest addition to the party of the uptight cleric Roni. Everyone expected the two to dislike each other and to have nothing to do with each other. But to their surprise, on their first day together as an adventuring party, they had a one-night stand...!
I'm Dating a Dark Summoner is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダークサモナーとデキている, Dark Summoner to Dekiteiru
3. Himesama "Goumon" no Jikan desu
The princess who's been held captive by the Demon Lord's army is scheduled to be executed by the Demon Lord's relentless torture!
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 姫様“拷問”の時間です, Hime-sama, "Goumon" no Jikan desu, It's Time for "Interrogation," Princess!
2. Claymore
In a world constantly haunted by demonic predators known as "Youma", the everyday life of humans is full of fear and suspicion, as these monsters easily blend into human society to hunt their hapless prey. However, in this world, there is also a mysterious organization, employing half-human, half-Youma warriors to effectively track down and kill the demons. Called "silver eyed witches" or "Claymores" after the huge Claymore swords they carry, these female warriors are eyed with suspicion and distrust by most because of their inhuman powers.
But there are many currents flowing in the shadows, from the mysterious machinations of the Claymore "Organization" and the twisted ambitions of the powerful "Abyssal Ones" to the hopes and desires of each Claymore warrior. This story follows the fate of Clare, one of the Claymore operatives as she sails deeper and deeper down the currents of conspiracies and revenge.
Note: 4 Extra chapters are included in the chapter count on this page.
Claymore has finished publishing and it has 159 Chapters. It is also Known as: CLAYMORE [クレイモア], Claymore
1. Return of the Broken Constellation
A lowly human who ascended to the position of a god, ‘Twilight of the Gods’.
After becoming infamous as an Unpleasant God, he lost his Constellation, Belief, Divine Authority—everything. His holiness was cut off, and his holy power disappeared.
“I’d like you to work with me.”
That’s when the master of the Nether World, Thanatos, offered his hand…
After grabbing Thanatos’s hand, ‘Twilight of the Gods’ decided to live again as the player ‘Lee Changseon’ to get back at the gods that threw him down to hell!
‘So I’ve really come back.’
Return of the Broken Constellation is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Return of the Shattered Constellation
