Top 20 Henshin manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

20. Suicide Girl

A story where a girl of light fights against the darkness of the world.

Suicide Girl has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: スーサイドガール, Suicide Girl

19. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon

Tsukino Usagi is 14 years old and in her second year of middle school. She's a bit of a crybaby and klutzy. However, she can transform into a warrior of justice, Sailormoon! An eternal classic that should be read by all.

Sailor Moon has finished publishing and it has 61 Chapters. It is also Known as: 美少女戦士セーラームーン, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon

18. Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa

This manga tells the story of the previous Holy war of the universe of Saint Seiya, taking place in the XVIII century, 250 years before the original manga. The story centers on the relation between Tenma, the Pegasus Saint and his beloved friend, Alone, who would eventually become his greatest enemy, Hades.

Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa has finished publishing and it has 223 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聖闘士星矢 THE LOST CANVAS 冥王神話, Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiou Shinwa

17. Saint Seiya

Ages ago, the goddess Athena was served by fighters called Saints who channeled the power of the Cosmos within them. Now a youth named Seiya has trained to become a Saint himself by earning the mystical Cloth of Pegasus. He is joined by other Saints with Cloths of their own to fight for Athena.

Note: Chapter count includes an omake story "The Swan's Tale: Natassja of the Lands of Ice."

Knights of the Zodiac has finished publishing and it has 110 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聖闘士星矢, Zodiac Knights

16. Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru

Asagaki Togo was the Red Ranger in a heroic Ranger squad. During their final battle against the ultimate evil organization, he suffers a crushing defeat and resigns himself to death... That is, until he finds himself reborn in an entirely different world! Embracing his new role as an adventurer, he transforms into Kizuna Red and continues his pursuit of justice, helping those in need. Enjoy this heroic tale of a Ranger becoming the protector of another world!

The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 戦隊レッド 異世界で冒険者になる, Sentai Red Isekai de Boukensha ni Naru

15. Mahou Shoujo♡Misoji

This is a story about a 35-year old office lady that turns into a magical girl one day.

Mahou Shoujo♡Misoji is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女♡三十路, Mahou Shoujo Misoji

14. Saihate no Solte

As a result of a large war, the world was eroded by a magical infection that distorted the time and space around it. Though magic has been outlawed since then, the effects of that war still remain. To uncover all the secrets of the world, "Lucky Solte," begins her adventure.

Solte the Traveler is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 最果てのソルテ, Solte of the Far Reaches, World End Solte

13. Kibou no Shima

A group of teenage boys travels to an island where it is rumoured that only women live. They are all eager to lose their virginity but will the legends surrounding the island be true or something more sinister is happening there?

An Island Named Desire has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: キボウノシマ, Kibou no Shima

12. Tai Sekaiyou Mahou Shoujo Tsubame

The world is in danger! Who will rise to protect it? Introducing Tsubame, an ordinary high school student who dreams of becoming a magical girl. But if she has to choose between the world and her friends... A new adventure from Mapollo 3, the creator of PPPPPP! Buckle up for some passion, magical girls, and a dash of madness!

Magical Girl Tsubame: I Will (Not) Save The World has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: 対世界用魔法少女つばめ, ! Anti-World Magical Girl Tsubame

11. Gunbured x Sisters

In a decaying gothic city, warrior nun Dorothy is tasked with hunting down and slaughtering supernatural creatures. A member of the elite Crimson Sisters, she seeks to rid the city of the vampire population that plagues it. One fateful night, she encounters a wounded woman, Maria, only to discover that she has fangs and a strange parentage. Dorothy offers the half-vampire her best and only chance at survival: become my pet. Together, Dorothy and Maria will dive into the secrets at the heart of the vampire scourge that threatens to overwhelm their home.



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

GUNBURED × SISTERS has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: ガンバレッド×シスターズ, Ganbared Sisters, Ganbareddo Shisutaazu

10. Boku no Oku-san wa Mahou Shoujo Kamoshirenai

Boku no Oku-san wa Mahou Shoujo Kamoshirenai has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: ぼくの奥さんは魔法少女かもしれない, Mi esposa puede ser una chica magnifica, My Wife Could Be a Magical Girl

9. Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu

The original story about finding one's true self is set in Tokoname, Aichi and centers on Miyo "Muge" Sasaki. She is a peculiar second-year junior high student who has fallen in love with her classmate Kento Hinode. Muge resolutely pursues Kento every day, but he takes no notice of her. Nevertheless, while carrying a secret she can tell no one, Muge continues to pursue Kento. Muge discovers a magic mask that allows her to transform into a cat named Tarou. The magic lets Muge get close to Kento, but eventually it may also make her unable to transform back to a human.

Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: 泣きたい私は猫をかぶる, Wanting to Cry, I Pretend to Be a Cat, O mały wąs, Loin de moi, près de toi

8. Saint Seiya: Next Dimension - Meiou Shinwa

In 1990 (previously 1986), in Elysion; the five Bronze Saints Seiya, Hyōga, Shun, Shiryū and Ikki, having wreaked havoc in the Underworld's army and succeeding in resurrecting the God Cloths, engage the god Hades in a final duel to the death.
During the battle, Hades remembers that he has seen Seiya's face before and comes to the conclusion that he faced him before. He thus starts reminiscing about his previous host body, and the story starts 247 years prior, in the 18th century.
The protagonist, the Pegasus Saint of this era, is an orphan who is best friends with a boy named Alone, the host of Hades. Former Bronze Saints Dohko and Sion, two prominent characters in Kurumada's original manga as the sole survivors of the holy war of that century, have just been promoted to Gold Saints and eventually the two duos meet.

Note: The chapter count includes 118 regular chapters, 2 special chapters included in volume 10, and a prologue.

Saint Seiya: Next Dimension - Meiou Shinwa has finished publishing and it has 121 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聖闘士星矢 NEXT DIMENSION 冥王神話, Saint Seiya: Next Dimension - The Myth of Hades

7. Saint Seiya Episode G: Assassin

This story starts after events in Episode G, when Aiolia is called by Great Master with a mission: He must search and kill the Sanctuary's traitors.

Saint Seiya Episode G: Assassin has finished publishing and it has 188 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聖闘士星矢 EPISODE.G アサシン, Saint Seiya Episode G: Assassin

6. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Short Stories

A two volume set of short stories from the world of Sailor Moon.
Volume 1
1. Beware the Exchange Student! (Tenkousei ni goyoujin!?)
2. Beware the Tanabata (July 7th Festival)! (七夕にご用心! Tanabata ni goyoujin!?)
3. Beware Cavities! (Mushiba ni goyoujin!?)
4. Mako-chan's Depression! (Mako-chan no Yuuutsu!?)
5. Ami-chan's First Love! (Ami-chan no Hatsukoi!?)
6. Rei and Minako's Girls' School Battle!? (Rei to Minako no Joshikou Batoru!??)
7. The Secret Hammer Price Hall (Himitsu no Hanmaa Puraisu Dou?)
Volume 2:
1. Lover of Princess Kaguya ( Kaguya hime no Koibito)
2. Casablanca Memory (Kasaburanka Memorii)
3. Parallel Sailormoon (Parareru Seeraamuun)

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Short Stories has finished publishing and it has 10 Chapters. It is also Known as: Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Short Stories

5. Parallel Sailor Moon

The story takes place in an alternate reality from the rest of the Sailor Moon series, so it does not fit to the main storyline or canon. One of the main reasons it does not fit into the main storyline is because it is stated in the main series that Usagi Tsukino will only have one child (Chibiusa). However, the lead character created especially for this story is Usagi's second child, Kousagi Tsukino. The daughters of the other four Guardian Senshi (all in grade 3 with Kousagi) also are in the story, who look exactly like (and are named after) their mothers (though the Japanese spelling of the names are different).

Parallel Sailor Moon has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: ぱられる せぇらぁむ〜ん, Parallel Sailormoon

4. Mushijo

The main character, Hinako Momotsuki, is a high school girl who loves the anime "Puri Puri" and devotes all her energy into otaku activities. However, in actuality, when she unites with a mysterious "Maji" centipede life form, she becomes a distorted hero who saves people. Now she fights both to save the town assailed by "Maji" and to protect her unrequited crush, Himoru-senpai.

Mushijo has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: ムシジョ, Mushijo

3. Super Heroes

A collection of Various one-shots from different authors for both Kamen Rider and Super Sentai.

Super Heroes has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: TV Manga Heroes, Telemanga Heroes, スーパーヒーローズ, テレまんがヒーローズ, Super Heroes, Telemanga Heroes

2. Saint Seiya Episode G

In ancient times, the Titan Cronos (son of Uranus the sky and Gaia the earth) and his wife Rhea gave birth to six children. Five of them were swallowed by Cronos, and only one was saved, Zeus, hidden from Cronos by Rhea. Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus forces his father to vomit the other five gods. Zeus, along with his brothers and sisters, decide to battle the Titans for control of the universe. Cronos and the other eleven Titans lose the battle and are sent to Tartarus.
Thousands of year later, in Greece, the Pope visits the room of the recently reincarnated infant Athena, with a golden dagger. Before he can kill her, the Gold Saint Saggitarius Aiolos saves her, and unmasks the Pope. Aiolos, horrified, flees. The Pope declares him a traitor to the Sanctuary, and has Capricorn Shura murder him. This causes his younger brother, Leo Aiolia, to grow under the shadow of his "traitor" brother, suffering from all manner of abuse and scorn. This leaves him with a grudge against the Gold Saints and Sanctuary as a whole, which causes the Pope and most of the Sanctuary to distrust him. To make things worse, the enemies of God Zeus, the Titans, are revived and begin to seek vengeance against him and the Sanctuary. This marks the start of Aiola's story and the battle of the Gold Saints against the Titans.

Saint Seiya Episode G has finished publishing and it has 87 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聖闘士星矢 エピソードG, Saint Seiya Episode G

1. Date A Live

Shidou Itsuka has a problem. The world has been racked by massive quakes of an unknown source for years now, though life goes on. Then one day, Shidou's calm life ends forever when in the middle of a quake in his city, he meets a girl who's apparently a spirit-and the cause of all the destruction! When a team arrives to eliminate the threat, Shidou becomes embroiled in a war to protect these spirits-by making them fall in love with him?!

Date A Live has finished publishing and it has 146 Chapters. It is also Known as: デート・ア・ライブ, Date A Live