What is this genre all about? Historical anime have clear ties to our history and usually occur in a particular epoch.
We present you the list of Historical manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Historical manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 20. Martial Peak
- 19. Madojeonsaenggi
- 18. Gucheongugeom
- 17. Kingdom
- 16. Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
- 15. Kimetsu no Yaiba
- 14. Vinland Saga
- 13. Zhang Men Di Diao Dian
- 12. Vagabond
- 11. Shuumatsu no Walküre
- 10. Wo Zhai Liao Bainian Chumen Yi Wudi
- 9. 20th Century Boys
- 8. Dao of the Bizarre Immortal
- 7. Starting From Today I'll Work As A City Lord
- 6. Jigoku Raku
- 5. Binguijareul Wihan Teukye
- 4. How to Hide the Emperor's Child
- 3. Wo Keyi Wuxian Dunwu
- 2. Yongbi Bulpae
- 1. I'm Only a Stepmother, but My Daughter Is Just So Cute!
20. Martial Peak
The journey to the martial peak is a lonely, solitary and long one.In the face of adversity,you must survive and remain unyielding.Only then can you break through and and continue on your journey to become the strongest. Sky Tower tests its disciples in the harshest ways to prepare them for this journey.One day the lowly sweeper Yang Kai managed to obtain a black book, setting him on the road to the peak of the martials world.
Martial Peak is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: MP , Wu Lian Dian Feng , Wǔ Liàn Diān Fēng , Wǔ Liàn Diānfēng , Вершина боевых искусств , Пик боевых искусств
19. Madojeonsaenggi
Chun Hajin, the strongest assassin of the Orthodox Murim's Righteous Heavenly Alliance. Hajin loses his life as he tries to escape to find freedom.
And then…
"The divine cult is immortal, may all demons submit. Congratulations on your recovery, third young master!"
He was reincarnated into the body of the Murim's public enemy, the third young master of the Demonic Cult?!
The conquest of the Demonic Murim by Chun Hajin, the strongest secret weapon of the Orthodox Murim, begins now.
Chronicles of the Demon Faction is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Madojeonsaenggi
18. Gucheongugeom
“He is the master of the Nine Heavens.”
Yeon Jeok-Ha was the child of a second wife. Viciously bullied by his father’s first wife and his siblings, he was later imprisoned in a warehouse after his father died of illness…
It has been ten years since his escape after he had learned martial arts that were out of the world.
“I regard the Yeon Family with great bitterness.”
The unstoppable adventure of the sole successor of the Heavenly Inquisition Sword, Yeon Jeok-Ha, begins now!
Gucheongugeom is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Nine Heavens Swordmaster, Heavenly Inquisition Sword, 九天究剑, 九天究劍
17. Kingdom
Millions of years have passed since the times of legends, when the worlds of man and gods were still the same. In these times it was the desires of man that moved the world. It is the period of the 500 year war: the Era of Warring States. Kingdom is the story of a young boy who grew into a great general and all the trials and bloodshed that led him there.
is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: キングダム, Kingdom
16. 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
15. Kimetsu no Yaiba
Since ancient times, rumors have abounded of man-eating demons lurking in the woods. Because of this, the local townsfolk never venture outside at night. Legend has it that a demon slayer also roams the night, hunting down these bloodthirsty demons. For young Tanjirou, these rumors will soon to become his harsh reality...
Ever since the death of his father, Tanjirou has taken it upon himself to support his family. Although their lives may be hardened by tragedy, they've found happiness. But that ephemeral warmth is shattered one day when Tanjirou finds his family slaughtered and the lone survivor, his sister Nezuko, turned into a demon. To his surprise, however, Nezuko still shows signs of human emotion and thought...
Thus begins Tanjirou's quest to fight demons and turn his sister human again.
Volume 7 contains a bonus chapter about Kanao Tsuyuri.
Volume 10 contains a bonus chapter about Inosuke Hashibira.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has finished publishing and it has 207 Chapters. It is also Known as: 鬼滅の刃, Blade of Demon Destruction
14. Vinland Saga
Thorfinn is the son to one of the Viking's greatest warriors, but when his father is killed in battle by the mercenary leader Askeladd, he swears his intent to have revenge. Thorfinn joins Askeladd's group in order to challenge him to a duel and ends up caught in the middle of a war for the crown of England.
Vinland Saga is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ヴィンランド・サガ, Vinland Saga
13. Zhang Men Di Diao Dian
Traveling to the world of Tian Xuan, can’t believe I’ve become a useless sect’s leader! Paying money in the city to be reborn in a game’s realm. Making the players my workers, collecting the main characters from the world as my underlings. If we’re talking about being pretentious, then I’ll only take the number one spot!
Keep a Low Profile, Sect Leader is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Headmaster, Keep Yourself Low Profile, Sect Head, Be a Bit Modest, Zhǎng Mén Dī Diào Diǎn
12. Vagabond
In 16th century Japan, Shinmen Takezou is a wild, rough young man, in both his appearance and his actions. His aggressive nature has won him the collective reproach and fear of his village, leading him and his best friend, Matahachi Honiden, to run away in search of something grander than provincial life. The pair enlist in the Toyotomi army, yearning for glory—but when the Toyotomi suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the Tokugawa Clan at the Battle of Sekigahara, the friends barely make it out alive.
After the two are separated, Shinmen returns home on a self-appointed mission to notify the Hon'iden family of Matahachi's survival. He instead finds himself a wanted criminal, framed for his friend's supposed murder based on his history of violence. Upon being captured, he is strung up on a tree and left to die. An itinerant monk, the distinguished Takuan Soho, takes pity on the "devil child," secretly freeing Shinmen and christening him with a new name to avoid pursuit by the authorities: Musashi Miyamoto.
Vagabond is the fictitious retelling of the life of one of Japan's most renowned swordsmen, the "Sword Saint" Musashi Miyamoto—his rise from a swordsman with no desire other than to become "Invincible Under the Heavens" to an enlightened warrior who slowly learns of the importance of close friends, self-reflection, and life itself.
Vagabond has finished publishing and it has 327 Chapters. It is also Known as: バガボンド, Vagabond
11. Shuumatsu no Walküre
The story begins when the gods call a convention to decide the whether to let humanity live or die, and settle on destroying humanity. But a lone valkyrie puts forward a suggestion to let the gods and humanity fight one last battle, as a last hope for humanity's continued survival. 13 gods will fight against 13 human champions in one-on-one battles to decide whether humanity lives or dies.
Record of Ragnarok is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 終末のワルキューレ, Valkyrie of the End, Record of Ragnarok, Shuumatsu no Valkyrie, Shuumatsu no Walkure, Повесть о Конце Света, تاریخچه رگنوراک, World's End Valkyrie, Valkyrie Apocalypse
10. Wo Zhai Liao Bainian Chumen Yi Wudi
He clearly transmigrated into the body of the young master of a powerful aristocratic family in the fantasy world, but was sent out of his ancestral home and made to live in a remote courtyard!? But Chu Xuan doesn’t care at all, because he has a system that will help him get stronger! As long as he stay at home long enough, he can become strong! Ding~ Stayed at home for a day, reward- Indestructible Body Technique… Ding~ Stayed at home for a year, reward- Yuxu Celestial Scripture and 100 years of cultivation… Ding~ Stayed at home for ten years,… Since no one wants me to go out, I, Chu Xuan, I’m going to stay at home!
Wo Zhai Liao Bainian Chumen Yi Wudi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I Stayed at Home for a Century, When I Emerged I Was Invincible, I've Been Home for a Hundred Years and I'm Invincible When I Go Out, Invincible After 100 Years of Seclusion, Invincible After a Hundred Years of Seclusion, Ta ở nhà 100 năm khi ra ngoài đã vô địch, Wǒ Zhái Liǎo Bǎinián Chūmén Yǐ Wúdí
9. 20th Century Boys
Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.
For Kenji, a simple convenience store manager who once dreamed of becoming a rock 'n' roll musician, a host of memories from his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all.
20th Century Boys has finished publishing and it has 249 Chapters. It is also Known as: 20世紀少年, 20 Seiki Shounen, Nijuu Seiki Shounen, Nijuusseiki Shounen, 20thCB
8. Dao of the Bizarre Immortal
Li Huowang, a high school student, possesses the ability to enter a bizarre world of cultivation with just a blink of an eye. In this strange realm, the person who calls him "Master" captures him, intending to use him as a human ingredient for pill refining. Meanwhile, in the real world, Li Huowang is a mentally unstable patient, residing in a psychiatric hospital, unable to continue his education. The doctors claim that the bizarre cultivation world is merely a hallucination. Now, trapped between truth and illusion, Li Huowang breaks down, crying out: "I really can't tell what’s real!"
Dao of the Bizarre Immortal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Dao del inmortal bizarro, The Path of Weird Immortals
7. Starting From Today I'll Work As A City Lord
When a gaming otaku gains the power to cross over to other worlds, he will obviously have to figure out what to do with it! But what is this?! A powerful cat-woman elder sister, a loli fox-woman, a cuddly rabbit-woman younger sister... This isn't a zoo! Welcome to a world where the strong prey on the weak. Then again, it's all so wonderful! An authentic strategy game, a huge conspiracy crisis, this other world's hegemony is now loading, all waiting for thou scum...
Starting From Today I'll Work As A City Lord is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Become the Castellan in Another World, The Castellan King
6. Jigoku Raku
Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair’s breadth away.
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku has finished publishing and it has 127 Chapters. It is also Known as: 地獄楽, Jigokuraku, Paradition, Heavenhell, Jigoku Raku (KAKU Yuuji)
5. Binguijareul Wihan Teukye
On the outside, Ailette Rodeline is an adorable child prodigy. Cooking, brewing tea, alchemy; you name it, she can do it. But this little girl has a big secret: Ailette is a transmigrator! After dying prematurely in her past life, she becomes a character whose world is destined for destruction. With all odds stacked against her, Ailette must figure out how to survive before her life is ripped from her again. Fortunately for her, she finds her salvation in… an insurance package?
The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: A Spirit's Special Treatment, A Transmigrator's Privilege, El Privilegio de una Transmigrante, Keuntungan bagi Sang Perasuk, O Privilégio de uma Transmigrante, Preference for the Possessor, Preferential Treatment for the Possessed Person, Privilegios de los poseedores, สิทธิพิเศษของผู้สวมร่าง, 憑依者の特典, 穿越者的專屬特權, 穿越者的幸运礼
4. How to Hide the Emperor's Child
“You never loved me anyway, did you?” The marriage that Astell had been waiting for all her life came to an end in one day. She wanted to be Kaizen's wife since she was 10 years old, but all she had left was the stigma of being an empress. Astell wanted to leave. "Yes, yes, I didn't love you," Astell lied one last time to the man who was the reason for living, to the man who had been her husband for a day, so she thought she would never have any contact with him again, however... "I... I think you're pregnant?” Six years later, Astell, reunited with Kaizen, lied to him again in order to protect her child. “Who… who is that boy?” “He’s my nephew.”
Source: MU
How to Hide the Emperor's Child has finished publishing and it has 113 Chapters. It is also Known as: How to Hide the Emperor's Child
3. Wo Keyi Wuxian Dunwu
What should you do if transmigrated to a fantasy world and has become a son called the Great traitor of the human race!
Don't worry, looking at his infinite epiphany system, all Bai Mo needs to do is to make others jealous of him!
No matter what kind of exercises and cheats, as long as someone is jealous of him, Bai Mo can start an epiphany and let himself practice it to perfection in an instant!
So Bai Mo raised a lot of big villains around him, and occasionally molested then.
He liked to watch his enemies jealous and resentful of him, but he couldn't do it himself!
I Can Have Infinite Epiphanies is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Wǒ Kěyǐ Wúxiàn Dùnwù
2. Yongbi Bulpae
Yongbi is a bounty hunter without fear or reproach. Especially without fear, actually. Despite his greed and his penchant for drinking (fortunately shared by his faithful horse) and women, Yongbi is still a charming young man. And when a boy carrying a medallion, source of much envy, finds himself under the protection of the adventurer, those who cross their path must prepare for the worst!
Yongbi the Invincible has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 용비불패, Yongbi Bulpae
1. I'm Only a Stepmother, but My Daughter Is Just So Cute!
Somehow, I found myself as the evil stepmother of the beautiful little Blanche, a woman so jealous of her stepdaughter that she tried to kill the girl with a poisoned apple...
Sounds familiar?
However, I’d much rather shower my cute and lovely Blanche with all sorts of affection, but–
“Hilarious. Since when did you like Blanche so much?” This god-damned husband keeps getting in my way!
“I am Blanche’s parent as well. I demand an apology for being so suspicious of me.”
“And if I don’t?”
“I’ll visit your bedroom tonight, your majesty.”
“…..”
“I even managed to get some really sexy panties just for you.” With a big smile on my face, I struck him with a critical hit.
“I could show it to you right now if you’d like?”
The look on his face was truly something to behold. I lifted my chin and looked down on him victoriously.
I'm Only a Stepmother, but My Daughter Is Just So Cute! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I'm the Stepmother, but My Daughter Is Too Cute, I'm a Stepmother, but My Daughter Is Just Too Cute!, Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom
