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Top 20 Japan manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Vagabond
- 19. Kimetsu no Yaiba
- 18. Kaijuu 8-gou
- 17. Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.
- 16. Isshou Senkin
- 15. Koe no Katachi
- 14. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo
- 13. Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta
- 12. Baki Rahen
- 11. Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu
- 10. Shokugeki no Souma
- 9. Yotsubato!
- 8. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion
- 7. Maou ga Inaka ni Totsuidara
- 6. ReLIFE
- 5. Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun
- 4. Ano Oni Kyōshi ga Boku no Ane ni Narundesuka
- 3. Blue Giant
- 2. Gyo: Ugomeku Bukimi
- 1. Kanojo Shoukan Shimashita!?
20. 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
19. 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
18. Kaijuu 8-gou
A man, unhappy with the work he has had to do in life, is involved in an unexpected event ...! He becomes a Kaijuu, a monstrous creature, giving him a new chance to achieve what he always dreamed of!
Kaiju No. 8 has finished publishing and it has 129 Chapters. It is also Known as: 怪獣８号, Monster #8, KAIJU No. EIGHT, 8Kaijuu
17. Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.
Yoshida is just your average salaryman, drowning his tears in booze. On his way home one night, he finds a runaway high school girl sitting on the street. She offers to sleep with him in exchange for a place to stay―and Yoshida lets her off the hook and offers her work instead. A rom-com between the most unbalanced couple you'll ever find!
Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.
Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took In a High School Runaway has finished publishing and it has 67 Chapters. It is also Known as: ひげを剃る。そして女子高生を拾う。, I Shaved. Then I Brought a High School Girl Home., โกนหนวดไปทำงาน แล้วกลับบ้านมาพบเธอ, Higehiro. Me rechazaron. Me afeité. Una chica más joven se vino a casa conmigo., 刮掉鬍子的我與撿到的女高中生
16. Isshou Senkin
After retiring from public fighting and getting fired from underground fighting, 27 year old Tenma Nozomi's zest for life is gradually dwindling away. It's hard to be at the bottom with nowhere to go, and that's exactly where she and her two friends are. However, Nozomi hits upon an idea that may just solve all of their problems: they could make their own underground fighting circuit for women, and tap into an underexplored market. As good as that sounds, her insistence on including the unknown quantity Hongou Hina may prove to be more than she bargained for...
ST✰R: Strike it Rich is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 一勝千金, ISSK, The Priceless Victory, Isshō Senkin, Issho Senkin, STAR: Strike it Rich
15. Koe no Katachi
Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the school, and Shoya ends up shouldering all the blame. Six years later, the two meet again. Can Shoya make up for his past mistakes, or is it too late?
A Silent Voice has finished publishing and it has 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: 聲の形, The Shape of Voice
14. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo
It's been 68 years since the Culling Game. In 2086, an alien race known as the Simurians arrive on Earth in a spaceship. The fate of the world lies in the hands of two jujutsu sorcerers, Yuka and Tsurugi Okkotsu. Jujutsu sorcerers and aliens, what chaos will be born from this meeting?
Note:
- Includes one extra chapter
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo has finished publishing and it has 26 Chapters. It is also Known as: 呪術廻戦≡, 呪術廻戦 モジュロ, Jujutsu Kaisen Mojuro
13. Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta
High school student Saito Houjo has married his classmate, Akane Sakuramori, the girl who is his biggest rival at school. The two can't seem to get along with each other, but their heart-pounding newlywed life is about to begin!
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: クラスの大嫌いな女子と結婚することになった, Kurasu no Daikiraina Joshi to Kekkon Suru Koto ni Natta
12. Baki Rahen
This time the series is about Jack Hamnma, the brother of the current main character Baki. The Baki Rahen series focuses on the character of Jack, his own path in life and his constant struggle to gain more and more strength.
Baki Rahen is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 刃牙らへん, Baki Rahen
11. Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu
Yui Mitsuya and Masugu Tateishi aren't just any coworkers who totally have the hots for each other. His helpful yet humble attitude makes her giddy, and her cuteness leaves him grinning like a fool. The problem is, that they're trying to keep their new relationship under wraps to avoid making things awkward at work. But seeing how they can't keep their hands off each other, they run the risk of spilling their little secret with each passing day at the office.
I Have a Crush at Work has finished publishing and it has 147 Chapters. It is also Known as: この会社に好きな人がいます, Can You Keep a Secret?, The Person I Like Works at the Same Company
10. Shokugeki no Souma
Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school!
Can Soma really cut it in a place that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress to the school that he belongs there at all?!
Note: The 3 chapter Le dessert epilogue is counted as chapters 316-318
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma has finished publishing and it has 318 Chapters. It is also Known as: 食戟のソーマ, Shokugeki no Souma
9. Yotsubato!
Yotsuba's daily life is full of adventure. She is energetic, curious, and a bit odd—odd enough to be called strange by her father as well as ignorant of many things that even a five-year-old should know. Because of this, the most ordinary experience can become an adventure for her. As the days progress, she makes new friends and shows those around her that every day can be enjoyable.
Yotsuba&! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: よつばと!, Yotsubato!
8. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion
The story begins in 2011 and follows Josuke Higashikata, a young man afflicted by retrograde amnesia, in his search to uncover his identity in Morioh Town, a Japanese coastal town affected by the Tohoku earthquake. However, his digging pulls him and his adoptive family into the unfinished business between his previous life and an impending inhuman threat.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion has finished publishing and it has 110 Chapters. It is also Known as: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 8: JoJolion, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 Part8 ジョジョリオン, Jojorion, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: Jojolion
7. Maou ga Inaka ni Totsuidara
A girl who calls herself the Demon Lord falls onto an elementary school teacher living in the countryside, and they decide to get married!
A romantic comedy about a cute couple's life in the countryside, that happens to include the Demon Lord!
If a Demon Lord Were to Get Married in the Countryside has finished publishing and it has 37 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔王が田舎に嫁いだら, Maou ga Inaka ni Totsuidara
6. ReLIFE
The story follows Kaizaki Arata, a 27-year-old jobless man, who fails at every job interview he had after quitting his last company. His life changes after he met Yoake Ryou of the ReLife Research Institute, who offered him a drug that can change his appearance to 17-years-old and to become a subject in an experiment for one year. Thus, he begins his life as a high school student once more.
ReLIFE has finished publishing and it has 222 Chapters. It is also Known as: リライフ, 重返17歲
5. 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
4. Ano Oni Kyōshi ga Boku no Ane ni Narundesuka
A boy is initially overjoyed at the news of him having an older sister, due to his father remarrying to a woman who has a daughter. That is, until he finds out that his new sister is actually his school's strict PE teacher, Shina. With his father going off to live with his new wife, the boy will live with alone with his new sister. In their new life together, the boy finds out that Shina at home is completely different from Shina at work: clumsy, scared of insects, and kind.
That Demonic Teacher Will Be My Sister? has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: あの鬼教師が僕の姉になるんですか, ¿Esa profesora demoníaca es mi hermana?, Ano oni kyoushi ga boku no ane ni narundesuka?, Guru Killer Itu Akan Menjadi Kakak Perempuanku?, Is that demon teacher my sister?
3. Blue Giant
A high school 3rd year student, Miyamoto Dai, whose heart was touched by Jazz, continued to play the Saxophone alone in Kawahara, rain or shine, day or night, for many years. "I want to become the world's best Saxophone player...!!" Effort, talent, faith, environment, luck...which are necessary? A tale of reaching towards his goal recklessly and sincerely begins in Hirosegawa, Sendai.
Nominated for the 8th and 9th Manga Taisho Award.
Blue Giant has finished publishing and it has 80 Chapters. It is also Known as: BLUE GIANT, Blue Giant
2. Gyo: Ugomeku Bukimi
The floating smell of death hangs over the island. What is it? A strange, legged fish appears on the scene... So begins Tadashi and Kaori's spiral into the horror and stench of the sea. Here is the creepiest masterpiece of horror manga ever from the creator of Uzumaki, Junji Ito. Hold your breath until all is revealed.
Something's rotten in Okinawa...
Gyo: Ugomeku Bukimi has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: ギョ うごめく不気味, The Sad Tale of the Principal Post, The Enigma of Amigara Fault, Daikokubashira Hiwa, Ashura no Dansou no Kai
1. Kanojo Shoukan Shimashita!?
Yuta Agatsuma is a high school student who has never experienced first love. He doesn't know how to fall in love, but his classmate Nodoka Kanzaki is someone who makes him interested. Is this love!?Meanwhile, his younger sister named Yoru, who dreams of summoning demons, is performing her summoning ritual as usual. At that time, the summoning circle suddenly shines and a girl descends from the sky... She is Wrath, a demon from the demon world, and she offers Yuta a contract...!?A thrilling 7-way love comedy where cheating = the end of the world begins!
I Summoned Her!? has finished publishing and it has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: 彼女召喚しました!?, Kanojo Shoukan Shimashita!?
