What is this genre all about? The enhancement of humans can take various forms: It can be something comparatively non-intrusive as a power-up drug, a form of machine implantation or cyberization ("SAC Solid State Society"), or outright - possibly atrocious - genetic manipulation ("Ao no 6-gou"). Plot-wise enhanced protagonists in anime usually have to pay a price for their enhancements, be it physical or mental.
We present you the list of Human Enhancement manga you should read right now.
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Top 19 Human Enhancement manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 19. Geomppallo Level Up
- 18. Wo Zhen Bushi Xie Shen Zougou
- 17. Made in Abyss
- 16. Lord of the Mysteries
- 15. Ningyou no Kuni
- 14. The Ghost in the Shell
- 13. Franken Fran
- 12. Coppelion
- 11. Love Slave
- 10. Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM
- 9. Messiah no Tettsui
- 8. The Ghost in the Shell 1.5
- 7. Lord of the Mysteries
- 6. NOiSE
- 5. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Sleepless Eye
- 4. Made in Abyss Official Anthology
- 3. Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface
- 2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- 1. Wo Zhen Bushi Xie Shen Zougou
19. Geomppallo Level Up
The protagonist of a story is always decided from the start. No matter how hard the supporting role tries, they’ll just be a supporting role in the end. Then, the moment Leon accepted his fate as a supporting character, everything changed. The holy sword that was supposed to choose the hero of the oracle came to him.
"You’re untalented, poor, and have no connections? Don’t worry! The Holy Sword can solve anything!"
"There was a period of time when I thought like that too."
Leon’s tale as a hero begins now.
Leveling Up With The Sword is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Overpowered Sword
18. Wo Zhen Bushi Xie Shen Zougou
Lin Jie, a transmigrator, is the owner of a bookstore in another world. He’s kind and warm-hearted, often recommending healing books to customers who are going through a tough time. From time to time, he secretly promotes his own work too. Over time, these customers begin to respect him greatly, some even frequently bringing local specialties to repay his favor. They often seek his professional opinion when it comes to selecting books, and share their experiences with this ordinary bookstore owner to people around them. They respectfully and intimately refer to him using names such as the “Demon God’s Lackey” and “Propagator of the Flesh and Blood Gospel”.
Source: MU
I'm Really Not the Evil God's Lackey is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Flame of Countless Adversity
17. Made in Abyss
The enormous cave system, known as the Abyss, is the only unexplored place in the world. Nobody knows how deep down goes this titanic pit, inhabited by strange and wondrous creatures and full of mysterious ancient relics which purpose in unknown to modern man. Generations of bold adventurers have been drawn by the cryptic depths of the Abyss. In course of time those bold enough to explore the dangerous pit came to be known as "Cave Raiders."
In Oosu, the town at the edge of the Abyss, there lives a little orphan named Rico, who dreams of becoming as great a cave raider as her mother was and solving the great mystery of the pit. One day exploring the murky depths she stumbles upon a little boy, who turns out to be a robot...
Made in Abyss is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: メイドインアビス, Made in Abyss
16. Lord of the Mysteries
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts… The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: Lord of the Mysteries
15. Ningyou no Kuni
The 200,000 KM diameter artificial celestial body of APOSIMZ. Most of its volume is its core space, which is covered by a superstructural shell. Fifty centuries ago, the people who lost a war against the core lost their right to reside legitimately in APOSIMZ, and were left behind on the extremely cold surface. They face the spreading Frame disease. And aggressive automatons which appear frequently on the ruins level. Yet even so, somehow people survive.
Aposimz has finished publishing and it has 54 Chapters. It is also Known as: 人形の国, Country of Dolls
14. The Ghost in the Shell
In the near future, technology has firmly taken root into society at large. Cybernetic implants are nothing uncommon and robots roam as plentiful as humans, all connected through their ''ghosts'' to the electronic datastreams of the net. Major Motoko Kusanagi and the Public Security Section 9 find themselves in a constant battle with the newly created wave of technological terrorists and cyber-hackers. But things take a turn once Motoko gets involved in a certain case involving an extremely dangerous ''ghost'' hacker nicknamed the Puppeteer, as she dives deeper and deeper into the limitless reality of the net, to reach her own startling conclusions.
The Ghost in the Shell has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai: The Ghost in the Shell, 攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL, The Ghost in the Shell
13. Franken Fran
Fran can make anyone into anything, raise the dead, switch heads and bodies and give you those eyes that you've always wanted. But do you actually want them? Is it a good thing to raise the dead? Do the ends justify the means? And does Fran care?
Franken Fran has finished publishing and it has 61 Chapters. It is also Known as: フランケン・ふらん, Franken Furan, Phase 20
12. 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
11. Love Slave
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a high school girl in possession of dog ears, must be in want of an owner."
In the not too distant future, when living animal ears can be transplanted to people, dog crazy Hikari has a pair of dog ears and has convinced her beloved Inukai-senpai to get a pair as well. But there may be side effects...
This is the same world as Usa-bility and Mimi Mix! and we're back to girls dating girls. As always, it's complete fluff and super cute.
Love Slave has finished publishing and it has 3 Chapters. It is also Known as: Love♥Slave, Love Slave
10. 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
9. Messiah no Tettsui
2034, a time when the development of AI advanced greatly and the appearance of the humanoid "Totomo" has been widely accepted. Tamotsu, an ordinary office worker, loses both his daughter and has half his body replaced with mechanical parts due to an accident. While trying to live earnestly with his wife, his body begins to malfunction...
Messiah’s Hammer has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: メシアの鉄鎚, Messiah no Kanazuchi, El martillo de Mesías, 弥赛亚的铁锤, 彌賽亞的鐵錘, Meshia no Tettsui
8. The Ghost in the Shell 1.5
Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor presents the "lost" Ghost in the Shell stories, created by Shirow Masamune after completing work on the original Ghost in the Shell manga and prior to his tour-de-force, Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface, but never collected until now. Focusing on Section 9 agents in their daily battle against technocrime, Human-Error Processor has all the mind-twisting cybermadness you've come to expect from Ghost in the Shell but set in a more police-procedural context with action and suspense galore.
The Ghost in the Shell 1.5 has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai 1.5: Human-Error Processer, 攻殻機動隊1.5 HUMAN-ERROR PROCESSER, Ghost in the Shell 1.5: Human-Error Processor
7. Lord of the Mysteries
With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts…
The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of “The Fool”.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 1430 Chapters. It is also Known as: LotM, 诡秘之主
6. NOiSE
The Bible has its Genesis.
The Matrix has The Second Renaissance.
BLAME! has NOiSE.
Through the eyes of police force member Susono Musubi, this one-volume prequel gives readers a glimpse of the world before the Netsphere went haywire. Witness the events that threw the technologically advanced society into chaos: the cancerous growth of the Megastructure, the birth of the parasitic lifeforms called Silicon Creatures, and the development of the ruthless killing machines known as the Safeguards.
Also included in the compilation is Tsutomu Nihei's debut work BLAME which served as the prototype of the acclaimed 10-volume series, BLAME!.
NOiSE has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: NOiSE
5. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Sleepless Eye
Manga adaption of Ghost in the Shell: Arise.
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Sleepless Eye has finished publishing and it has 42 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai: Arise - Sleepless Eye, 攻殻機動隊ARISE~眠らない眼の男 Sleepless Eye~, Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Nemuranai Me no Otoko Sleepless Eye, Ghost in the Shell Arise Nemuranai Me no Otoko, Natsu no Owari ni
4. Made in Abyss Official Anthology
Made in Abyss Official Anthology has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: メイドインアビス公式アンソロジー 度し難き探窟家たち, Made in Abyss Official Anthology
3. Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface
Taking place a few years after the first Ghost In The Shell manga. The Major has been missing since then and Ghost in the Shell 2 follows the mysterious Motoko Aramaki as she runs an investigation into a incident at an organ factory and it's consequences. she's on the run to clean up the mess and save herself in the process Meanwhile the former members of section 9 investigate Motoko to find out who she really is.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Man-Machine Interface has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai 2: Manmachine Interface, 攻殻機動隊2 MANMACHINE INTERFACE, Dual Device
2. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
In the not-too-distant future of 2032, the frontier dividing humans and machines has been crossed. Crimes comitted by flesh-and-metal cyborgs are investigated by Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist squad run by Chief Aramaki and his cyborg assistant, Major Motoko Kusanagi. Section 9 has faced countless adversaries in the real world and in cyberspace, but none like 'The Awakened.' It is believed that this lethal group of terrorists can take over the minds and bodies of almost anyone. Used as tools to commit crimes against the state, the victims are unaware of who or what is controlling them. When Major Kusanagi captures one of the victims, she hacks into his cyberbrain to learn the ringleader's identity-what she discovers leads her on a journey deep into the heart of cyberspace, a journey that shakes her to the core.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex has finished publishing and it has 45 Chapters. It is also Known as: Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex, 攻殻機動隊STAND ALONE COMPLEX, White Maze, The Lost Memory, Revenge of the Cold Machines
1. Wo Zhen Bushi Xie Shen Zougou
Lin Jie, a transmigrator, is the owner of a bookstore in another world. He’s kind and warm-hearted, often recommending healing books to customers who are going through a tough time. From time to time, he secretly promotes his own work too. Over time, these customers begin to respect him greatly, some even frequently bringing local specialties to repay his favor. They often seek his professional opinion when it comes to selecting books, and share their experiences with this ordinary bookstore owner to people around them. They respectfully and intimately refer to him using names such as the: Demon God’s Lackey, Propagator of the Flesh and Blood Gospel, Corpse Devouring Sect’s Rites and Customs Author, and Shepherd of the Stars???!
Source: NU
I'm Really Not the Evil God's Lackey has finished publishing and it has 457 Chapters. It is also Known as: Wo Zhen Bushi Xie Shen Zougou