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.
Source: Manga Wikia
We present you the list of Juujin manga you should read right now.
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Top 19 Juujin manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 19. Chainsaw Man
- 18. Mato Seihei no Slave
- 17. Ogami Tsumiki to Ki Nichijou.
- 16. Starting From Today I'll Work As A City Lord
- 15. Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo
- 14. Dungeon Meshi
- 13. What Happens Inside the Dungeon
- 12. Wo De Shiwu Kan Qilai Hen Keai
- 11. Isekai de Slow Life wo (Ganbou)
- 10. Maou-sama no Machizukuri! Saikyou no Dungeon wa Kindai Toshi
- 9. Kajiya de Hajimeru Isekai Slow Life
- 8. Isekai Monster Breeder
- 7. Isekai Shikkaku
- 6. The Little Red Riding Hood
- 5. Modern MoGal
- 4. Live Dungeon!
- 3. Isekai de Skill wo Kaitai shitara Cheat na Yome ga Zoushoku Shimashita: Gainen Kousa no Structure
- 2. Kagakuteki ni Sonzai shiuru Creature Musume no Kansatsu Nisshi
- 1. Shuumatsu no Harem: Fantasia
19. 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
18. 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
17. 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.
16. 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
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. 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
13. 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
12. 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
11. 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)
10. 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
9. 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
8. Isekai Monster Breeder
When sent to a different world, Souta was given the unpopular profession of ‘Monster Tamer’. However, Souta got the skill “Capsule Ball” which has a 100% chance to capture a companion.
Continue to combine Monsters! Monster raising fantasy!
Note: Includes 4 extra chapters.
Isekai Monster Breeder has finished publishing and it has 83 Chapters. It is also Known as: Isekai Monster Breeder ~Cheat wa Arukedo, Nonbiri Ikusei Shiteimasu~, 異世界モンスターブリーダー ～チートはあるけど、のんびり育成しています～, Monster Breeder in Another World, Isekai Monster Breeder: Cheat wa Aru kedo, Nonbiri Ikusei Shiteimasu
7. 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
6. The Little Red Riding Hood
One day I became a werewolf!
Living like this is too hard for an 18-year-old high school student...
The Little Red Riding Hood has finished publishing and it has 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: The Wolf and the Red Hat, Wolf and Red Hat, 狼與小紅帽, Caperucita Roja
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. Live Dungeon!
An old MMORPG called Live Dungeon. Before the service was terminated, Kyotani Tsutomu made full use of 5 notebook PCs to clear the game and was invited to a different world. And then, Tsutomu was speechless when he saw a live relay of a dungeon capture in the different world. They bulldozed through without any thought of strategy. The misfortune of getting the healer position. Tsutomu reinstated the White Mage that had always been his favorite in games and aimed to conquer the dungeon to find the key to his escape from the different world.
Live Dungeon! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ライブダンジョン!, ライブダンジョン！(Comic)
3. Isekai de Skill wo Kaitai shitara Cheat na Yome ga Zoushoku Shimashita: Gainen Kousa no Structure
A harem cheat fantasy with super-enhanced slaves!
When an entire bus of people was summoned to another world, Souma Nagi doesn't go along with the idea of being a Hero like the rest. Thus he leaves the palace and starts his life in another world with his ability to restructure skills. This is the first time I've ever been to a game where I've been able to do that & the first time I've ever seen a story about a girl who is a slave, a wife, and a cheat!
Isekai de Skill wo Kaitai shitara Cheat na Yome ga Zoushoku Shimashita: Gainen Kousa no Structure is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界でスキルを解体したらチートな嫁が増殖しました 概念交差のストラクチャー, Being Able to Edit Skills in Another World I Gained OP Waifus
2. Kagakuteki ni Sonzai shiuru Creature Musume no Kansatsu Nisshi
Kurimusubi Daisuke, a man fascinated by the complex zoology of monster girls in fiction, one day finds himself transported to a world full of them! When he encounters an arachne named Neya who needs his help, Daisuke rushes to help her–which begins his new life of meeting (and researching) the beautiful creatures around him. These monstrous ladies show him that he has a lot to learn, and Daisuke never dreamed he'd be able to satisfy his passion for monster girls like this!
Kagakuteki ni Sonzai shiuru Creature Musume no Kansatsu Nisshi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 科学的に存在しうるクリーチャー娘の観察日誌, The Observation Diary of Scientifically Existing Creature Girls
1. 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
