What is this genre all about? Kemono, "beast", is a genre of Japanese art and character design that prominently features anthropomorphic animal characters. It is used widely in visual arts, especially drawing and painting, and can be found in many manga, anime, and video game. Anthropomorphic animal characters in the kemono genre are frequently called juujin, "therianthrope"; the kanji for juujin are also sometimes pronounced kemonobito, "beast-human". While their design differs from artist to artist, they generally employ animal traits considered cute and endearing; most kemono characters retain a fundamentally human personality, however, seldom behaving as the actual animals from which they have been anthropomorphized, and as such they are typically depicted living as humans do.
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We present you the list of Juujin manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Juujin manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 20. Chainsaw Man
- 19. What Happens Inside the Dungeon
- 18. Dungeon Meshi
- 17. Mato Seihei no Slave
- 16. Ogami Tsumiki to Ki Nichijou.
- 15. Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo
- 14. Ishuzoku Kyoshoujo Sextet!
- 13. Starting From Today I'll Work As A City Lord
- 12. Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyoushu no Nekomimi Shoujo to Deau
- 11. Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life
- 10. Isekai de Slow Life wo (Ganbou)
- 9. Isekai Shikkaku
- 8. Shuumatsu no Harem: Fantasia
- 7. Kamigami no Kago de Seisan Kakumei: Isekai no Katasumi de Mattari Slow Life shitetara, Naze ka Tasai na Jinzai ga Atsumatte Saikyou Kokka ga Dekitemashita
- 6. Maou-sama no Machizukuri! Saikyou no Dungeon wa Kindai Toshi
- 5. Modern MoGal
- 4. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
- 3. Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu
- 2. Teihen Ryoushu no Kanchigai Eiyuutan: Heimin niYasashikushitetara, Itsunomanika Kuni to Sensou ni Natteita Ken
- 1. Tsuyokute New Saga
20. Chainsaw Man
The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw powers!
Notes:
- Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
- Winner of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi Award.
- Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.
- Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga.
Chainsaw Man has finished publishing and it has 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: チェンソーマン, Chainsawman, Chensoo Man, CSM, Людина-бензопила, Человек-бензопила, رجل المنشار, مرد اره ای, មនុស្សរណា, チェンソーマン, チェンソーマン 第二部, 电锯人, 鏈鋸人, 電鋸人, 체인쏘맨, Chainsaw Man: Public Safety Saga
19. What Happens Inside the Dungeon
The revered Swordmaster Hoss sets out to defeat the formidable Shell Dragon! But when people find his cold dead body amidst the remains of a fierce battle, they make a shocking new discovery. Now, with monster hunters discovering new ways to utilize their spoils for more private (?) pleasures, a bizarre sexual hype sweeps through the lands - and Cheong, as innocent as she is, must make her way through this mess. Join Cheong as she embarks on her raunchy new adventure!
Main story: 110 chapters 2019-06-26 to 2022-07-31
Side story: Ongoing
What Happens Inside the Dungeon is currently publishing and has 141 Chapters. It is also Known as: What Happens Inside the Dungeon
18. Dungeon Meshi
When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!
Delicious in Dungeon has finished publishing and it has 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンジョン飯, Dungeon Food, 迷宫饭
17. Mato Seihei no Slave
When entrances to a different dimension known as the "Mato" emerge all over Japan, a new resource known as "Peaches" are discovered which give unique abilities only to women. However, dangerous monsters called "Yomotsu Shuuki" also roam throughout the Mato and have been responsible for various disasters ever since. To combat the Yomotsu Shuuki, the government formed the Anti-demon Corps, an elite group of women who have received power from the Peaches.
One day, a high school student named Yuuki Wakura was walking home from school when he suddenly gets lost in a Mato entrance. When he calls for help, he is immediately rescued by Kyouka Uzen, the chief of the Seventh Unit of the Anti-demon Corps. Recognizing his potential while also needing him to make her Peach power more effective, she ask that Yuuki join the Anti-demon Corps by becoming her slave, a position he might find more enjoyable than he initially would have thought..
Chained Soldier is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔都精兵のスレイブ, Slave of the Hell Soldiers, Matoseihei no Slave
16. Ogami Tsumiki to Ki Nichijou.
Today, we live in an age of diversity. The phrase "non-humans" is a thing of the past. "Genjin" live their lives interacting with human beings. One human boy, Yutaka Shinsou, is troubled. He is so used to being in tune with his surroundings that he no longer understands his own feelings. At Keiki High School, where many "Genjin" attend, he meets Tsumiki Ogami, a werewolf. She is cute, powerful, a little out of the ordinary, and kind... When he spends time with her, Yutaka's heart is somehow noisier than usual. Spinning an "unusual" everyday life with Tsumiki the werewolf. The new normal graph of youth is about to begin.
Tsumiki Ogami & the Strange Everyday Life. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 尾守つみきと奇日常。, Ogami Tsumiki to Kinichijou.
15. Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo
A man was about to commit suicide and decides to search for a way to die in the internet, but then he found an odd site that asked a lot of questions and had a point based system that allows you to create skills and abilities for a character. He took interest in it and when he finished setting his character he was asked "You will now be transported to a world with the settings you choose, coming back is not possible, do you still accept." Then, without thinking much of it, he pressed "Yes," and he found himself in another world with the skills and abilities he choose to have...
Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界迷宮でハーレムを, A Harem in the Fantasy World Dungeon, Isekai Meikyuu de Harem o, Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Other World, Başka Dünyada ki Bir Labirentte Harem Kurmak, 在异世界迷宫开后宫, 异世界迷宫里的后宫生活, Fantazi Dünyası Zindanında Bir Harem, Getting a Harem in an Otherworldly Labyrinth
14. Ishuzoku Kyoshoujo Sextet!
Meet the adventuring school's highest honor student, Touru. Once he got to study abroad, he had a reunion with his childhood friend Nikka. However, what he thought was a girl as human as he was, she was actually a giant of the ogre lineage! Everything is mega-sized in this city of giants. His childhood friend is 100cm taller than him. Somehow his classmates are only girls. Even though he doesn't mean to, miniskirts flutter all around him. Brandish your sword and sorcery in this school-life harem story!!
Oversized Sextet has finished publishing and it has 33 Chapters. It is also Known as: 異種族巨少女セクステット！, Over Size Sextet!, オーバーサイズセクステット
13. 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
12. Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyoushu no Nekomimi Shoujo to Deau
Because Rein was a weak and simple beast tamer, he was expelled from the hero's group but that didn't stop his desire to be an adventurer. By taking simple quests afterwards he has a destined encounter with a strong cat girl.
The Beast Tamer Exiled from the the Hero's Party and the Cat Eared Girl from the Strongest Race Meet is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 勇者パーティーを追放されたビーストテイマー、最強種の猫耳少女と出会う, The Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked out From His Party Meets a Cat Girl From the Superior Race, 被勇者队伍开除的驭兽使、邂逅了最强种的猫耳少女, Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyou Shu Nekomimi Shojo to Deau, 용사 파티에서 추방당한 비스트 테이머, 최강종인 고양이귀 소녀와 만나다
11. Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life
Eizo is a middle-aged, overworked software engineer who loves cats. One night after working late, he saves an injured cat from a speeding truck. The cat survives, but Eizo does not... Luckily, that cat turns out to be a god-like being who offers him a second chance in another world! Eizo decides that he wants a slower life, one where he can live off the things he creates with his own hands. So, why not become a blacksmith? He does have one other stipulation: a cat companion for his quiet life. These requests are granted, and Eizo is whisked away to a new world and imbued with blacksmithing knowledge. He soon finds out that his abilities are above average—in fact, his new skills are so overpowered that they’re like cheats. On top of that, his cat companion turns out to be a half-tiger girl! Eizo’s blades soon garner attention, and he realizes that he can turn the tides of battle with his forge and hammer. With so much commotion in store, will Eizo truly be able to enjoy a quiet life?
My Quiet Blacksmith Life in Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 鍛冶屋ではじめる異世界スローライフ, Different World Slow Life Begun at the Smith
10. Isekai de Slow Life wo (Ganbou)
All Itsuki wants is an easy isekai life to take him far, far away from the stress of his salaryman slog. When a beautiful goddess sends him to a fantasy world and gives him the opportunity to choose his own ability, he makes certain he won’t ever have to work again. If only his new life were that simple… Turns out his new “pocket change” skill won’t do him much good when it comes to fighting giant bugs and winning arguments at the guild. Will Itsuki ever get the chance to live the lazy life of his dreams?
Slow Life In Another World (I Wish!) is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界でスローライフを(願望), I Have A Slow Life In A Different World (I Wish)
9. Isekai Shikkaku
Like in the famous Osamu Dazai's book "No Longer Human"/ "Disqualified From Being Human" (Ningen Shikkaku) , the protagonist of this story attempts a double suicide with his lover... except he gets hit by a truck and summoned to another world instead.
Now he wants to find his lover, so he can commit suicide with her.
No Longer Human…In Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界失格, Isekai Disqualification, No Longer Isekai, Disqualification from Another World, Disqualified from Otherworldliness
8. Shuumatsu no Harem: Fantasia
The world is attacked by demons and is about to come to an end, only a person can be the hero and save him. The adventure of our protagonist with his harem has begun.
World's End Harem: Fantasia is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 終末のハーレム ファンタジア, Shuumatsu no Harem: Fantasia
7. Kamigami no Kago de Seisan Kakumei: Isekai no Katasumi de Mattari Slow Life shitetara, Naze ka Tasai na Jinzai ga Atsumatte Saikyou Kokka ga Dekitemashita
During the reincarnation of the Japanese company slave, Tadashi, he impressed God by choosing the agricultural blessing that no one else had ever chosen, and received unprecedented generous blessings. Thus he has a dream slow life in a different world: it should have landed all-you-can-eat, a huge peninsula called Miasma Limbo!
Tadashi struggled, but with his serious personality and blessings from God, he will increase the scale of agriculture with Gungun. Former queens of persecuted elves, heroes of beastmen, and master craftsmen of dwarves gathered in search of supplies made by Tadashi.
Agriculture, the founding of a country, a slow life! A heartwarming different world agricultural fantasy, turned into a manga!
Revolution in production with the blessings of the gods - While living a leisurely, slow life in a corner of another world, somehow a diverse group of people gathered to form the strongest nation... is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 神々の加護で生産革命～異世界の片隅でまったりスローライフしてたら、なぜか多彩な人材が集まって最強国家ができてました～, Kamigami no Kago de Seisan Kakumei: Isekai no Katasumi de Mattari Slow Life shitetara, Naze ka Tasai na Jinzai ga Atsumatte Saikyou Kokka ga Dekitemashita
6. Maou-sama no Machizukuri! Saikyou no Dungeon wa Kindai Toshi
Beings that create and control monsters and demons, beings that build and reign over malicious labyrinths, the chosen individuals to possess overwhelming Unique Skills. They are the Demon Lords.
Demon Lords entice people to come to the labyrinth they have built and eat the people´s despair as their nourishment.
However, Creation Demon Lord Procell has decided that he will obtain people´s hopes and not their despair as nourishment, and built a happy town instead of a malicious labyrinth to collect human beings.
Maou-sama no Machizukuri! Saikyou no Dungeon wa Kindai Toshi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔王様の街づくり！～最強のダンジョンは近代都市～, The devil is making city, Demon King's Town Planning!, The Strongest Dungeon is a Modern City, Maou-sama no Machizukuri! ~Saikyou no Danjon wa Kindai Toshi~, Demon King's Town Planning! The Strongest Dungeon is a Modern City
5. Modern MoGal
The daily experiences of modern monster girls.
Modern MoGal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Monster Gals
4. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
A vampire who has been sleeping for nearly two hundred years, Maria is awakened by a passing werewolf girl by a chance, and the moment the coffin is opened, the curse falls on the werewolf girl. The two girls set foot on the journey to the city
My Food Seems to Be Very Cute is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Wo de Shiwu Kan Gulai Hen Keai, Wǒ de Shíwù Kàn Gǐlái Hěn Kě'ài, My Food Looks Very Cute
3. Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu
The protagonist fall asleep while playing an online game. However, he awoke in a strange world with his game characters appearance. In a state of shock, he noticed that he was equipped with nothing but his strongest weapon and armor. To make matters worst, our hero's appearance was changed by the special avatar skin "Skeleton" when he enters this new world. The protagonist wanted to live without drawing attention, but he got acquainted with the dark elf Ariana and received her request.
Skeleton Knight in Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 骸骨騎士様、只今異世界へお出掛け中, Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu
2. Teihen Ryoushu no Kanchigai Eiyuutan: Heimin niYasashikushitetara, Itsunomanika Kuni to Sensou ni Natteita Ken
Welcome to the Barony of Babalon, where barbarians battle and blasphemous believers babble.
After the death of the Babalons, the Baron and Baroness of the Barony, young Rize Babalon inherits both the title of Baron of Babalon and the barren Barony of Babalon. But as soon as he rises to the rank and files paperwork to take over, the rank-and-file citizens of the barony rise up and try to take over instead. But to save himself, Baron Rize does what he does best! He sucks up to the citizens! magic is the divine might that makes divine right for the nobility and aristocracy to rule. But our young baron decides to use that power for the citizens and bribe his way into a comfortable life.
Or so he thought!
His approval ratings suddenly skyrocket, and before he knows it, his people hail him as a savior! His magic may be revolutionary, but he didn't want a revolution! He just wanted to relax on the seaside, not commit regicide! He started empty-headed and empty-handed, but now things are getting out of hand!
And thus begins the Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top!
The Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 底辺領主の勘違い英雄譚 ～平民に優しくしてたら、いつの間にか国と戦争になっていた件～, Teihen Ryoushu no Kanchigai Eiyuutan: Heimin niYasashikushitetara, Itsunomanika Kuni to Sensou ni Natteita Ken
1. Tsuyokute New Saga
The Demon King led his army of demons to wipe out the human race. The Hero, Kail, and his allies attacked the Demon King's castle to defeat the Demon King. The Demon King is slain, but at what cost? Kail lost all of his allies throughout the war. Friends, family, lovers, comrades. All dead, and he is dying.
As Kail's life ebbs away in the Demon King's chamber, he notices a strange gem that the Demon King had coveted and approaches this relic to grab it; after an intense light glows, he is sent years into the past. After recovering from the initial shock, now in his younger body, he decides to avoid making the same mistakes of his first time through these years and to become stronger.
Tsuyokute New Saga has finished publishing and it has 107 Chapters. It is also Known as: 強くてニューサーガ, Be Stronger! New Saga
