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. [2026 List]
- 19. Shuumatsu no Harem
- 18. Dr. Stone
- 17. Pluto
- 16. SANDA
- 15. Gunnm
- 14. Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
- 13. Meikyuu Metro - Mezametara Saikyoushoku Datta node Shima Risu o Tsurete Shinsekai o Aruku
- 12. Jigokusei Remina
- 11. Eiyuu-ou, bu o Kiwameru tame tensei su - Soshite, Sekai Saikyou no Minarai Kishi ♀~
- 10. Alma
- 9. 2001-ya Monogatari
- 8. 10,000 Light-Year Binoculars
- 7. New Normal
- 6. Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Manga
- 5. Sunabouzu
- 4. Neon Genesis Evangelion dj - Re-Take
- 3. Gunnm: Last Order
- 2. 2001+5
- 1. Tokeijikake no Ringo
19. 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
18. 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
17. 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
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. 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. 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
13. 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
12. 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
11. 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
10. 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"...
Note: Chapter count includes chapter 0
Alma has finished publishing and it has 32 Chapters. It is also Known as: アルマ, Aruma, Alma (Shinji Mito)
9. 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
8. 10,000 Light-Year Binoculars
Within a certain galaxy in a certain universe, within a certain planet in a certain galaxy, a girl is alone on her birthday.
Source: MU
10,000 Light-Year Binoculars has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: 10000 Kounen Sougankyou, 10000光年双眼鏡, 10,000 Light-Year Binoculars
7. 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
6. Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Manga
TNG Goes Manga! Untold stories from one of the most renowned science fiction franchises in history, interpreted through Japanese-style sequential art, truly takes the crew of the USS Enterprise where they've never gone before!
Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Manga has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Manga
5. 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
4. 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
3. 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
2. 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
1. Tokeijikake no Ringo
Short story collection of a variety of more mature Tezuka work.
Chapter 1
A Nazi faces a firing squad, but does he have a way out of it.
Chapter 2
Alone in space a man and a robot fall in love, but tragedy happens. Can miracles happen?
Chapter 3 - ClockWork Apple
A bustling town is suddenly quiet. Where are all the people? Has it been cut off from the rest of the world?
The story "Clockwork Apple" was borrowed from the book, before the movie was made, but has very little to do with the book either as Tezuka admits to writing it without reading Clockwork Orange.
Chapter 4
A man and a cabbie share horrifying stories with each other on the way to their destination.
Chapter 5
Chic hipsters fall in love but one of them is hiding a secret.
Chapter 6 - Yellow Dust
Vietnam vets hold a class of children and there teacher hostage.
Chapter 7 - Curtains
An assassination attempt but who is really behind it all?
Chapter 7 - Return Ship
Humans traveling space encounter another ship in dire need of help. Given the situation will man be his at best or at his worst?
Tokeijikake no Ringo has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: 時計仕掛けのりんご, Clockwork Apple, Tokei Jikake no Ringo
