What is this genre all about? In traditional belief, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely: The mode of manifestation can range from an invisible presence to translucent or wispy shapes, to realistic, life-like visions.
We present you the list of Ghost manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Ghost manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Dandadan
- 19. BLEACH
- 18. Fortune-Telling Lady
- 17. Hwansaenghan Amsaljaneun Geomsul Cheonjae
- 16. Mieruko-chan
- 15. Dead Account
- 14. Underworld Restaurant
- 13. HACKING GHOST: Karada ni Shika Kachi no Nai Gakuen
- 12. The Terminally Ill Young Master of the Baek Clan
- 11. Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai
- 10. Ako to Bambi
- 9. Boku ga Shinu Dake no Hyakumonogatari
- 8. Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
- 7. Jibi Eopseo
- 6. Pal-Jae
- 5. Nue no Onmyouji
- 4. Saihate no Paladin
- 3. Kaii-bu: M-ken Y-shi no Kaigenshou ni Tsuite
- 2. Mou Furenai Kimi
- 1. Dark Gathering
20. Dandadan
Ghosts, monsters, aliens, teen romance, battles...and the kitchen sink! This series has it all! Takakura, an occult maniac who doesn't believe in ghosts, and Ayase, a girl who doesn't believe in aliens, try to overcome their differences when they encounter the paranormal! This manga is out of this world!
Dandadan is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンダダン, Dan Da Dan, DAN DA DAN
19. BLEACH
Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an evil spirit that preys on humans who display psychic energy, Rukia attempts to lend Ichigo some of her powers so that he can save his family; but much to her surprise, Ichigo absorbs every last drop of her energy. Now a full-fledged Soul Reaper himself, Ichigo quickly learns that the world he inhabits is one full of dangerous spirits and, along with Rukia— who is slowly regaining her powers— it's Ichigo's job to protect the innocent from Hollows and help the spirits themselves find peace.
Note: Chapter count includes the 12-chapter “Turn Back The Pendulum” side story and 8 extra chapters.
BLEACH has finished publishing and it has 706 Chapters. It is also Known as: ブリーチ, Bleach
18. Fortune-Telling Lady
Top actress Lee Sia has the ability to see ghosts. After an accident, she wakes up in the body of "Camilla Sorfel." The problem is that—"Oh, father! Help me!"—she is fated to die no matter what! Prolonging her life is the priority, so she might as well converse with the ghosts first, right?
Hey, why are all these people who should want to kill me suddenly so interested in me?!
Fortune-Telling Lady is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Fortune-Telling Princess, A Princess Who Reads Fortune, Fortune Telling Princess, The Fortune-Telling Lady, The Noble Fortune-Telling Lady, เลดี้ผู้ทำนายโชคชะตา, 公女様は未来を見通す, 卜卦公女, 通靈千金
17. Hwansaenghan Amsaljaneun Geomsul Cheonjae
I was a chained dog in my past life. I didn’t remember my parents, and I lived an emotionless life, like a tool. That life ended with my master horrifically murdering me.
I thought that was the end of my life. But when I opened my eyes again, I was born as the youngest child of the continent’s most powerful family.
For both revenge and those who treasured me in my new life, I wielded the sword instead of the dagger.
The Reincarnated Assassin Is a Genius Swordsman is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Hwansaenghan Amsaljaneun Geomsul Cheonjae
16. Mieruko-chan
One day a girl suddenly starts seeing heteromorphic "gabbling" looking creatures who can't be seen by any ordinary people. She doesn't try escaping them, nor does she attempt confronting them.. instead she tries her hardest to keep a normal appearance and live on as usual.
(Source. MU)
The Girl That Sees "Them" is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 見える子ちゃん, Child That Can See It, Girl That Can See It
15. Dead Account
Always ready for a fight! Destruction for destruction's sake! The online streamer Aoringo is a troll, making the worst of the worst of boundary-pushing flamebait content and raking in the revenue from the hate-watchers. You may think he's nothing more than a bottom feeder and a drain on society, but in reality, he's high school dropout Souji Enishiro, a caring older brother with a sweet tooth who loves nothing more than his little sister. His viral videos? Just a way to pay his sister's medical bills. And even if all of humanity hates him, he doesn't care, so long as his little sister gets better. But then, something very strange begins to happen…
Dead Account is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: デッドアカウント, Dead Account
14. Underworld Restaurant
“I was given a building as an inheritance?”
From a nobody who does all kinds of odd jobs and lived a hard life, he was given a chance to become a landlord right in the middle of Gangnam!
But, the condition for this inheritance is to ‘operate a restaurant for 5 years.’
‘Moreover, I can sense a chill down my spine thanks to the weird customers that came in for today’s store opening……Do I really just need to prepare food?’
“So then…all the guests who came in yesterday…”
“They were ghosts.”
Every night starting from 11 o’ clock until 1 o’clock, we will now be open!
Underworld Restaurant is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Restaurant in the After Life
13. HACKING GHOST: Karada ni Shika Kachi no Nai Gakuen
In a world where one out of every 20 people in the human race has awakened to their “special ability,” Hiroto Takigami is one who has a seemingly useless ability to speak with spirits. For some reason, he is hated intensely by his stepsister Rei, who is one of the most powerful ability-wielders. She promises that the moment they graduate from the training institute and allowed to use their abilities freely, she will kill him. So Hiroto has only one year to live. Hiroto was in despair when a spirit appears to him and reveals the unexpected secret about his unique ability…
HACKING GHOST: Karada ni Shika Kachi no Nai Gakuen is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: HACKING GHOST〜カラダにしか価値のない学園〜, HACKING GHOST: Karada ni Shika Kachi no Nai Gakuen
12. The Terminally Ill Young Master of the Baek Clan
Baek Yigang is a son of the Baek Clan, one of the seven great clans of Zhongyuan. Afflicted with the Taiyin Qi Blockage, he is cursed with a shortened lifespan and the inability to collect internal energy. He had been peacefully spending the rest of his days indoors when he was ambushed by a group of masked people. During the ambush, he lost his servant who was like a sister to him. Chased by the attackers, Baek Yigang escaped through a secret underground path. When he came across a blocked path, he decided he’d at least die fighting and picked up a rusted sword that was stuck in the ground…
The Terminally Ill Young Master of the Baek Clan has finished publishing and it has 92 Chapters. It is also Known as: Baekssisega Sihanbu Gongja, Baek Clan's Terminally Ill Young Master, Le Malade de la famille Baek, The Baek Clan's Sickly Young Master, 名家の病弱公子に転生した, 武林世家绝症公子, 白氏世家絕症公子, El enfermo terminal joven maestro Baek, Thiếu Gia Yểu Mệnh Nhà Họ Bạch
11. Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai
Kaya-chan is an infamous problem child in kindergarten. However, when Chie-sensei is assigned to look after her, she finds out that Kaya has an ability... Presenting to you, the strongest horror action series set in a kindergarten!!
Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: カヤちゃんはコワくない, Kaya-chan Isn't Scary
10. Ako to Bambi
What happens when you put one down-on-his-luck amateur novelist and one amnesiac ghost girl in one bargain-priced haunted apartment? You get the punch line of Bambi’s life. The good news is, Ako is neither the ghost of the person who supposedly committed suicide in the rental nor an unfriendly poltergeist hell-bent on causing chaos. But she needs a place to hang out until she can ascend to wherever ghosts go and Bambi needs source material for his career, so maybe they can have a mutually beneficial relationship...
Notes:
-Serialization of the main storyline ended on 11 November 2021. Extra chapters are currently being published.
-On 2022, the manga got licensed by the editorial Asahi Shimbun, being published under their Sonorama + Comics label.
Ako and Bambi has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: あことバンビ, Ako to Bambi
9. Boku ga Shinu Dake no Hyakumonogatari
Forever Haunted
A boy sits in a room.
Alone.
Telling tales of horror.
One by one. Night by night.
The shadows breed terror.
Shall we begin?
One day, an elementary school child named Yuuma tries to jump out of his classroom window. His classmate Hina stops him and, in a bid to stall for time, asks him, “Do you know the round of a hundred ghost stories?” Hina tells Yuuma about a ritual where, if you tell a hundred ghost stories, you’ll see ghosts afterward. Learning this gives Yuuma a new lease on life. Chapter by chapter, he shares ghost stories with the reader, slowly but surely inching his way toward one hundred…
100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Death has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕が死ぬだけの百物語, Hundred Ghost Stories of My Own Death, 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Own Death, The Hundred Ghost Stories That Led To My Death, Сто историй о моей смерти
8. Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
"Hanako-san, Hanako-san...are you there?" At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom...but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san...is a boy!
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 地縛少年 花子くん, Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
7. Jibi Eopseo
Haejoon Goh, who ran from home, and Eunyung Baek, the problem child who lives in a tent. These two, who met under terrible circumstances, are forced to live together in an abandoned dormitory. This is a story of difficult growth between two people who hate both the dorm and each other.
Jibi Eopseo has finished publishing and it has 269 Chapters. It is also Known as: Homeless, I Have No House, No Home, No House
6. Pal-Jae
It's more than just coincidence. Young Pal-Jae drifts to the isle at world's end to be taken in by Mun-Ryeong, a hermit with a mysterious past. But when Pal-Jae begins to waste away in the sun-bathed climate, Mun-Ryeong takes his little companion on a journey to the cold north that uncovers their forgotten past encounter.
Paljae, Child of Winter is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Paljae, Paljae: el hijo del invierno
5. Nue no Onmyouji
Yajima has been able to see spirits since he was small. At his new school is a room that nobody else can see. And inside is a spirit who loves playing video games. A new modern exorcist saga now begins!
Nue's Exorcist is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 鵺の陰陽師, Nue no Onmyouji
4. Saihate no Paladin
William is the lone human in a city of the dead. Born with vague memories of a past life in contemporary Japan where he failed to do anything useful, he is determined not to make the same mistake again, and that this time, his life will be lived. But what does that really mean? Raised by a group of the undead, William must discover what circumstances brought him to this city and these people as well as what it means to not just exist, but to live a full life.
The Faraway Paladin is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最果てのパラディン, Paladin of the End, Ultimate Paladin
3. Kaii-bu: M-ken Y-shi no Kaigenshou ni Tsuite
When transfer student Sakura Sakuraba arrives in Yuuyamichou, she discovers a place steeped in bizarre, ancient customs. The children there all have strange names and are bound by a curse that prevents them from leaving the city until they graduate high school. Caught in an escalating nightmare, Sakura must navigate curses, summonings, and betrayals. To break the curse and free the children, Sakura teams up with Uzu Andou, the mysterious president of the Paranormal Club. Their strange "club activities" are about to begin!
Paranormal Club ~On the Supernatural Phenomena of M Prefecture's Y City~ is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 怪異部～M県Y市の怪現象について～, Kaiibu ~ M-ken Y-shi no Kai Genshou ni Tsuite~
2. Mou Furenai Kimi
A Classmate with a shaved head who was touched a long time ago becomes a celebrity...
I won't touch you anymore is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: もう触れないキミ, Mou Furenai Kimi
1. Dark Gathering
Keitarou, who's always had a disposition for attracting spirits, gets hired as a tutor for a little girl named Yayoi who can see spirits and is searching for the spirit that took away her mother.
Source: MU
Dark Gathering is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダークギャザリング, Dark Gathering
