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Top 19 Detective manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Lord of the Mysteries
- 18. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
- 17. Gwicholli
- 16. Case Closed
- 15. Koukyuu no Musubibito
- 14. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
- 13. Kemono Jihen
- 12. Lord of Goblins
- 11. Pluto
- 10. Sahyeongsonyeon
- 9. Dangsinui Sarineul Wihayeo
- 8. Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
- 7. Shuumatsu no Valkyrie Kitan: Jack the Ripper no Jikenbo
- 6. The Cop Is Too Strong
- 5. Undercover Darling
- 4. Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike
- 3. Aruiwa, Watashi no Meitantei
- 2. Pen to Wappa to Jijitsu-kon
- 1. Forget-me-not
19. Lord of the Mysteries
With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts…
The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of “The Fool”.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 1430 Chapters. It is also Known as: LotM, 诡秘之主
18. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
In the imperial court, a young woman is put into servitude, Maomao. The tale is just beginning for the woman doctor/pharmacist from the red-light district, as rumors circulate about the emperor's children's lives being short-lived. Her curious nature and thirst for knowledge pushes her to action. To satisfy her curiosity, this young doctor/pharmacist will investigate the origin! What is shifting in the imperial court..!?
The Apothecary Diaries is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 薬屋のひとりごと, The Pharmacist's Monologue, The Pharmacist's Soliloquies, Drugstore Soliloquy
17. Gwicholli
Mumyeong Heo’s grandmother passed away years ago. But when he visits her home to spend some time in the quiet countryside, he notices that someone kept it clean all this time. His new neighbors aren’t exactly thrilled by his visit. In fact, most of them don’t want him around. But that’s when his nasty neighbors go missing one by one… for better or worse.
The Gwichon Village Mystery is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: หมู่บ้านเร้นลับ
16. Case Closed
Kudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve.
Detective Conan is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Meitantei Conan, 名探偵コナン, Meitantei Conan, Detective Conan Kaito Kid Special Collection
15. Koukyuu no Musubibito
Her favorite novel was set in the imperial harem. Now she gets to solve its mysteries! When Xiao Ling took a job at a bookstore, she had no idea she'd be working with her favorite author. Arriving at the palace she'd only read about in stories, Xiao Ling finds not the seasoned authoress she expected, but...the Crown Prince, Ryuhou?!
Wrapping up the Imperial Harem has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: 後宮の結び人, Koukyuu no Musubibito
14. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there.Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That's her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao's façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor's favorite consort... so she can taste the lady's food for poison!
The Apothecary Diaries is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 薬屋のひとりごと, The Pharmacist's Monologue
13. Kemono Jihen
Kemono Jihen is about a boy known as Dorota-bou who is avoided by the people who surround him, and Inugami, a detective who specializes in the occult. The story begins with Inugami arriving at the boy's town to investigate a case where many cattle are dying and their bodies rot in just one night.
Kemono Jihen is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 怪物事変, Demon Incident, Demon Incidents, Kemono Incidents, Kaibutsu Jihen
12. Lord of Goblins
Corruption. Greed. War. Lev is no stranger to the evils of the world, as he has spent his entire life fighting the predatory system that ensnared the world's population and turned them into puppets for the leaders of humanity. But when he is assassinated, he finds himself in a new world — with different yet familiar evils. It's a similar road he must traverse, but this time he can do so with a lifetime of experience behind him.
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Lord of Goblins is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Lord of Goblins
11. Pluto
In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one very conspicuous clue - the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims' heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case - and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets.
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: PLUTO, Pluto
10. Sahyeongsonyeon
Park Tae-Jun Comics Company, Kim Soong-Nyung / Gwangsan
Shin Kim, the rare serial killer who shook the Republic of Korea!
Ji-hoo, who lost his family to Kim Shin, meets another victim, Du-seok, and is trained as a human weapon. And he goes to prison on his own to kill the killer with his bare fists…
‘There has been no execution in our country since 1997. Shouldn’t someone be doing it?’
Death Row Boy has finished publishing and it has 74 Chapters. It is also Known as: Смертник, เด็กหนุ่มผู้ลงทัณฑ์, 死刑少年
9. Dangsinui Sarineul Wihayeo
Elementary school teacher Gijeong Go has lost almost everything: her parents when she was a child, her freedom when she had to support her shut-in younger brother, and now her very dignity as the class bully among her students and his mother threaten to turn her life into a living hell. Upon meeting the mild-mannered yet inscrutable lawyer Inseop Oh, Gijeong begins to find her life changing, though little does she know that wherever Inseop goes, death follows…
For Your Murder is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Dangsinui Sarineul Wihayeo
8. 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
7. Shuumatsu no Valkyrie Kitan: Jack the Ripper no Jikenbo
In 1888, a number of prostitutes were murdered in London, by someone known only as "Jack the Ripper". The murderer takes to the streets each day, looking to slit some unfortunate woman open....... The past of Jack the Ripper, the English gentleman who represented the human side in the fourth round of the struggle between God and mankind known as Ragnarok, who was one of the top-three most popular characters in the character poll, is finally revealed!
Record of Ragnarok: Jack the Ripper Case Files is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 終末のワルキューレ奇譚 ジャック・ザ・リッパーの事件簿, The Jack the Ripper Case Files
6. The Cop Is Too Strong
Specialized in excessive suppression, police officer Shin Hae-soo gains the ability to go back 60 minutes in time. On the day his father passed away, he instinctively knew. This was a murder disguised as a suicide. Determined to catch his father's killer, Hae-soo becomes a detective. Then, one day, following a mysterious accident, he suddenly gains a supernatural ability! As he solves criminal cases and tracks down the organization, a massive shadow begins to emerge bit by bit!
The Cop Is Too Strong is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Police Are Too Strong, The Overpowered Cop
5. Undercover Darling
Yi-Jae, an ambitious small town cop, discovers that his first love, Jun-Hyuk, is involved in the band of criminals known as the Black Goat Gang. Forced to pose as lovers, they must navigate danger and desire. Can their fake romance help put the bad guys behind bars, or will their tangled past blow their cover?
Undercover Darling has finished publishing and it has 45 Chapters. It is also Known as: Sous Couverture, 卧底达令, 间谍宝贝
4. Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Ike
17-year-old Kei Miyama is a freelance detective working in Iceland. With the disappearance of his brother, aunt, and uncle, he is plunged into a mystery that he must solve at all costs.
Follow the Clouds to the North-Northwest is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 北北西に曇と往け, Go north-northwest with Clouds, Overcast and Traveling in the North-Northwest
3. Aruiwa, Watashi no Meitantei
High schooler Odagiri Momo leaves her home island to attend high school on the mainland. Having grown up on a boring island, Momo dreams of becoming a detective and is always on the lookout for cases. After moving into her first apartment, she meets the mysterious beauty Akaishi Kotone and falls for her at first sight. Declaring she'll make the reluctant Kotone her “assistant” against her will, the two form a buddy team to solve small everyday mysteries together.
Aruiwa, Watashi no Meitantei is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 或いは、私の名探偵, Aruiwa, Watashi no Meitantei
2. Pen to Wappa to Jijitsu-kon
The dedicated Detective Eiji Kirisame meets a mysterious high school girl who doesn't speak, Tsugumi Kuchinashiko, at a certain crime scene. She reveals the truth behind an ingenious murder by making a series crude drawings in her sketchbook to help Kirisame track down the perpetrator. The resentful killer tries to attacks her, but Kirisame saves her in the nick of time and arrests the culprit. Kirisame is relieved to have solved the case, but then Kuchinashiko suddenly returns and asks to marry him...
A Pen, Cuffs, & A De Fact-o Marriage is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ペンと手錠と事実婚, Pen to Wappa to Jijitsukon, 笔与手铐与事实婚姻
1. Forget-me-not
Mariel Imari is a private detective trying to become a first-rate detective to be able inherit her late father's estate. By some strange reason the mysterious thief Vecchio is taking an interest in her. If that's not enough her old friends at Interpol and her siblings makes life more troubling for her.
Forget-me-not has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: フォゲットミーナット, Forget Me Not
