What is this genre all about? Anime that fall under the future category are the ones that have a society that could have originated from ours. In most cases it should go hand to hand with sci-fi since we expect the future to consist of advanced technology, however, in the case where it's explicitly stated in the story that the anime takes place "x years into the future", the state of technology doesn't matter as long as it's long into the future. The anime can be set in an alternative universe not tied with our own, as long as it has a futuristic feel to it.This category sports quite a lot of anime, mostly stemming from SciFi, but not necessarily only from there.
We present you the list of Future manga you should read right now.
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Top 19 Future manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 19. Dr. Stone
- 18. Meikyuu Metro - Mezametara Saikyoushoku Datta node Shima Risu o Tsurete Shinsekai o Aruku
- 17. Gunnm
- 16. SANDA
- 15. Pluto
- 14. New Normal
- 13. Eiyuu-ou, bu o Kiwameru tame tensei su - Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi ♀~
- 12. Shuumatsu no Harem
- 11. Jigokusei Remina
- 10. Coppelion
- 9. Alma
- 8. Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
- 7. Sunabouzu
- 6. Gunnm: Last Order
- 5. 2001+5
- 4. 2001-ya Monogatari
- 3. Marginal
- 2. Neon Genesis Evangelion dj - Re-Take
- 1. Flower War
19. Dr. Stone
One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!
Dr. Stone has finished publishing and it has 232 Chapters. It is also Known as: ドクターストーン, Dr. Stone
18. Meikyuu Metro - Mezametara Saikyoushoku Datta node Shima Risu o Tsurete Shinsekai o Aruku
100 years in the future I woke up on the 50th basement floor of the "Otsuka Metro", a labyrinth full of metro beasts, in Tokyo, which was transformed by "the flooding of the metro" and "contamination of super fungi". Still, Satoshi stands up with his partner, the Chipmunk Tamiko. Eat the spores of the defeated metro beasts to level up and acquire "bacterial ability (skill)". An adventure begins with one person and one animal to escape to the surface. "Shin Tokyo" is a country that was reconstructed from the catastrophic collapse caused by the "Tokyo Referee". A hunter spun in a new world...
Source: MU
Metro Labyrinth - When I woke up, I had the Strongest Job, so I teamed up with a Chipmunk and wandered the New World. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 迷宮メトロ ～目覚めたら最強職だったのでシマリスを連れて新世界を歩く～, Meikyuu Metro, 迷宮メトロ, Meikyu Metro Mezametara Saikyou Shokudattanode Shima Risu Wo Tsurete Shinsekai Wo
17. Gunnm
The people and cyborgs of the Scrap Yard live beneath the flying city of Tiphares, whose inhabitants dump their junk in the Scrap Yard and rules above it's inhabitants. One day doc Ido, a former Tipharean citizen, finds the intact head of young cyborg-girl in a vast pile of scrap. He takes her in and gives her a body and the name Alita. Alita then discovers since long forgotten fighting techniques hidden in her body and decides to become a hunter-warrior like Ido.
Battle Angel Alita has finished publishing and it has 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: 銃夢 GUNNM, Ganmu, Tsutsu Yume
16. SANDA
The story starts with Sanda, a second-year middle school student, getting attacked with a kitchen knife by his classmate Fuyumura. While Sanda couldn't make sense of the situation at first, he gradually came to believe that Fuyumura's actions were just mean acts stemming off from the latter having a peculiar puberty phase.
But that is all a misunderstanding. Fuyumura actually suspects that Sanda is the descendant of a certain lineage...
SANDA has finished publishing and it has 142 Chapters. It is also Known as: サンダ, SANDA
15. 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
14. New Normal
In the near future a pandemic spreads around the world, so people hiding their mouth with a mask has become the norm. Natsuki, a girl who is secretly reminiscent of the world before the pandemic, and Hata, her classmate, suddenly become friends and share a small secret. This is the story of two "extraordinary" people living in the world of the "new ordinary"!
New Normal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ニューノーマル, New Normal
13. Eiyuu-ou, bu o Kiwameru tame tensei su - Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi ♀~
King Inglis, who lived for his country and people, strongly hopes that in his next life, "I want to further temper my skills as a knight." The wish is heard by the goddess who reincarnates the king into the far future but in the form of a cute girl! Moreover, it is declared at the age of 6 that she is incapable of being a knight despite coming from a line of knights.
Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire ♀ is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 英雄王、武を極めるため転生す ～そして、世界最強の見習い騎士♀～, Eiyu-Oh, Bu Wo Kiwameru tame Tensei Su, Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kisi, The King of Heroes reincarnates to polish his skill to the limit and becomes the strongest knight in training in the world♀, The King of Heroes reincarnates to polish his skill to the limit and becomes the strongest knight in training in the world
12. Shuumatsu no Harem
In the year 2040, Japan has advanced technologically to the point of no longer needing people to work. However the cure for some diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, has not been discovered—people who have this disease have to stay cryogenized for 5 years to receive the cure.
What was not expected when they woke up, was that they are the only hope for humanity to survive.
World's End Harem has finished publishing and it has 85 Chapters. It is also Known as: 終末のハーレム, Shuumatsu no Harem
11. Jigokusei Remina
One day, the world found out about newly discovered star, that was "eating" other stars. At first, it was so far away, that it became just a nice curiosity entertaining people in their normal daily lives. Then, it begun to come closer and closer, finally eating some of the solar system's planets and taking a straight course for Earth itself...
Hellstar Remina is a spectacular tale of ultimate and unavoidable destruction of humankind, that came unexpected and without humanity's own "help". It's also a solid overview of how people can't cope with their own most primitive instincts (blind revenge), even in the face of final doom.
( rewritten from a short note on one of the Junji Ito's fanforums & mentionings on 4chan's bbs)
Jigokusei Remina has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: 地獄星レミナ, Hellstar Lemina, Army of One, Hellstar Remina, Okuman Bocchi
10. Coppelion
In 2016 a meltdown of a nuclear power plant creates a big catastrophe in Tokyo. 20 years later, the city has become a ghost town due to the high levels of radiation. From that area a distress signal is received. The Self Defence forces dispatch 3 girls from the special unit Coppelion to search for survivors. But why aren't they wearing any protection against radiation?
Coppelion has finished publishing and it has 226 Chapters. It is also Known as: COPPELION, Coppelion
9. Alma
Ray and Trice grew up together in this post apocalyptic world. She was his only friend. But then one day... An unwelcome guest arrives and proclaims "Glory to Humans"...
Alma is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: アルマ, Aruma, Alma (Shinji Mito)
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 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 攻殻機動隊 THE HUMAN ALGORITHM, Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
7. Sunabouzu
In the future, Japan is a wasteland. In the Great Kantou Desert, scattered humans eke out a living in the hot sand. Among them, a short-statured man they call "Sunabouzu" makes a living as a bounty hunter. Like a demon of the sand, he seems unbeatable. Yet, like all men, he has a particular weakness for the opposite sex...
Desert Punk has finished publishing and it has 139 Chapters. It is also Known as: 砂ぼうず, Sunabozu, Sand Boy
6. Gunnm: Last Order
After being killed by the doll-bomb Alita is resurrected by Nova and given an even more powerful body. Then she finds herself in a devastated Tiphares, where a battle between Tiphareans with brain-chips and those without is raging. At the same time as the automatic security systems goes on a rampage killing anything that moves.
Set in an alternate future where Alita is reconstructed by Desty Nova Alita is Lost in a future she doesn't Understand. For Alita everyone she loves is gone or have moved on. Alita starts on a quest to find Lou Alita starts on a journey That will change her future and make her come face to face with her past.
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
5. 2001+5
Hoshino add 5 new stories to his space saga.
1. Yoru no Taikai no Naka de (2001 Ya Monogatari Bangaihen)
Spinoff of the famous 2001 Nights.
2-4. Arthur World (STARSHIP ADVENTURE Star Field)
5. Sarari-za no Akai Hoshi (STARSHIP ADVENTURE Star Field)
6. Ikari no Utsuwa
7. Ougon no Wakusei (Space Fantasy Part1)
8. Dollmen (Space Fantasy Part2)
9. Kyokuten e no Tabi (Space Fantasy Part3)
10. Phobos Daimos
11. Kiri no Wakusei
2001+5 has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: 2001+5
4. 2001-ya Monogatari
A collection of short stories that look to mankind's exploration of space, and examine the possibilities that we could face when we decide to take those first fateful steps into the unknown.
2001 Nights has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: 2001夜物語, 2001-ya Monogatari
3. Marginal
In the year 2999, only eleven cities still survive on Earth. The climate has changed drastically, and a biochemical apocalypse has made women extinct. For centuries, the male population of Earth has survived by depending on only one woman, called the Holy Mother, whose ova are harvested to create genetically engineered children. By now, any concept of a world in which women exist as ordinary people is long gone. Society has re-structured itself around all-male families, and relationships between men and adolescent boys have become the norm.
At the beginning of Marginal, the Holy Mother is assassinated by a terrorist known as Grinja. The government in power doesn't want to start a mass panic, so it pretends that the Holy Mother has only shed her vessel, and that she will be miraculously "reborn" in the near future. The public, which is superstitious and devout, believes this easily. Only government officials know that behind the scenes, there is a frantic effort to create a being able to give birth.
The manga's story revolves around Kira, who becomes involved in a three-way relationship with Grinja, the aforementioned terrorist, and Ashijin, a young man who calls himself Kira's owner. A complex plot and flawless world-building make the story irresistible, and Kira's search for freedom is as symbolic as it is gripping.
Marginal has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: Maajinaru, マージナル, Maajinare
2. Neon Genesis Evangelion dj - Re-Take
A Neon Genesis Evangelion doujinshi based in a world created by Shinji that relives the events of Evangelion. Only this time around, he is aware of what actually happened, but believes those events to be a dark dream of the future. He resolves to make sure that the dream is not realized. Meanwhile, the Asuka from Shinji's "dream" watches from afar, despising Shinji and the Asuka of his world that he has resolved to protect.
Neon Genesis Evangelion dj - Re-Take has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: Neon Genesis Evangelion dj - Re-Take 1.5, Shin Seiki Evangelion - Re-Take 1.5
1. Flower War
Near future. As the earth reaches its end due to environmental pollution, the earth wakes itself up from the ancient sleeping guardian (flower-like biological weapon). They attack mankind, the culprit of environmental pollution, and trying to destroy civilization. Fight against the founding guards of the surviving human-power of the robot defenses. A slum-born new robot pilot, Kay, is assigned to the Moonlight Fox and encounters a different type of guardian during a battle against them.
Flower War is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 플라워 워
