Top 19 Kids manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

19. Sonic and the Blade of Courage

Original manga based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise

The story follows Sonic and a boy named Yuuta embarking on a great adventure together.

Sonic and the Blade of Courage is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Sonic to Yuuki no Tsurugi, ソニックと勇気のつるぎ, Sonic and the Blade of Courage

18. Perman

From Birdman, a superman from space, he received a mysterious mask and cape. Wearing these, even a slightly clumsy elementary student can transform into Perman, a hero of justice! Rescue the weak, thwart the evil. Together with his three friends, Perman does hiｓ best every day to protect peace on Earth!

Perman has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: パーマン, Purman, Paaman, Paman

17. Irregular Hunter Rockman X

Robots Mega Man X (Rockman X) and Zero battle against an evil robot named Sigma.

Irregular Hunter Rockman X has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: イレギュラーハンターロックマンX, Irregular Hunter Mega Man X

16. Soulmate

Qi closed her eyes and fell asleep in the warm embrace of her girlfriend Yuanzi… only to wake up 10 years in the past! Now back in high school, Qi sees this as the chance to save the love of her life from becoming terminally ill. But little does she know that her teenage self is in her adult body, with no clue about the life she's built and the precious time she has left with Yuanzi. Throughout it all, with each other by their side, can their love conquer every obstacle, in any timeline?

Soulmate has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: Soulmate

15. Dragon Ball: Ossu! Kaettekita Son Gokuu to Nakama-tachi!!

Two strange aliens are terrorizing the home planet of Tarble, Vegeta's younger brother, they have followed him to earth. Read as Goku and his friends try to defeat these aliens at the request of Tarble.
This is the manga adaptation of the 2008 JSAT animated special as published in V-Jump. The original story was written by Koyama Takao and supervised by Toriyama Akira, while the manga adaptation was illustrated by Ooishi Naho.

Dragon Ball: Ossu! Kaettekita Son Gokuu to Nakama-tachi!! has finished publishing and it has 2 Chapters. It is also Known as: DRAGONBALL オッス!帰ってきた孫悟空と仲間たち!, Dragon Ball: Heya! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

14. Digimon Adventure

Seven kids at summer camp are unexpectedly transported by 'digi-vices' to a colorful and enigmatic world. Lost and alone, they are befriended by small digital monsters, Digimons. The kids and their Digimon partners quickly become inseparable, and the strange creatures guide their human friends through the wondrous DigiWorld, protecting them from the hordes of evil Digimons. The group soon discovers that some of the giant Digimons they encounter are not evil Digimons but good Digimons gone bad. A dark power is corrupting even the most gentle of Digimons by embedding Black Gears into them, turning them into vicious monsters. Creating chaos and destruction wherever it goes, the evil power threatens all of DigiWorld.
As they try to find their way back home, the seven kids are drawn further and further into the mystery. Through teamwork and trust, they help their newfound Digimon friends digivolve from 'monsters in training' to giant champions that must save the DigiWorld from the powerful evil intent on destroying it.

Digimon Adventure has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: 數碼暴龍, Digimon Adventure

13. Sonic the Hedgehog

Manga about a hedgehog boy named Nicky Parlouzer who can turn into Sonic the Hedgehog. Along with Miles "Tails" Prower, Sonic fights Dr. Eggman.
Nicky has several friends in the "real world", including little John, his girlfriend Amy (a prototype/first incarnation of Amy Rose), and Charmy (a prototype/first incarnation of Charmy Bee). Nicky also encounters a lizard bully named Anton Beruuka with his little brother, Matt, and their pet, Mad. Nicky's family at home includes his mother, Brenda, his father, Paulie, and his little sister, Anita.

has finished publishing and it has 17 Chapters. It is also Known as: ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Sonic the Hedgehog

12. Mahou no Yama

Kenichi's father is dead and his mum is in hospital. Because of this situation, he will spend summer days staying with his little sister at their grand-parents house. Here he will have the opportunity to express his feelings for his parents and his true wish.

Mahou no Yama has finished publishing and it has 2 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法の山, La Montagne Magique, The Magic Mountain

11. Yang Di Wei Huan

While on a military operation, I literally got sucked into the plot of an ancient book! Now I’m trapped as a little girl named Mu Ye, and the only way back to my real life is to obtain the "Map of Borders." But I need the scrawny little Lin Yan Mo, enemy to the Ye family, to lead me to it. I wanted to get rid of him, but maybe guiding him to become the greatest Emperor of all time is a better bet. Now if only he’d stop being so sneaky and devious…! I don’t have time to play these silly games!

Source: Tapas

Guiding a Rival to Become the Emperor has finished publishing and it has 259 Chapters. It is also Known as: Raising the Enemy Only Brings Trouble, Our Binding Love: My Gentle Tyrant, How to Raise an Enemy, Breed My Dear Enemy

10. Chopperman

One Piece spin off starring Chopper.

Chopperman has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: チョッパーマン, Chopperman

9. Metroid Prime 2

This manga is based on the video game Metroid Prime 2: Echoes. It is a summarizing story of what happens at the beginning of Metroid Prime 2.

Metroid Prime 2 has finished publishing and it has 7 Chapters. It is also Known as: Metroid Prime: Episode of Aether

8. Pocket Monsters Special

Red is just a normal kid living in the rural Pallet Town, when he decides to go out on his own adventure, along with his rival since childhood, Green. In this world of Pokemon, he makes many friends, humans and Pokemon alike. However, all is not well. Team Rocket is trying to capture Mew, a very rare Pokemon, and is performing experiments on other Pokemon, trying to increase their power. Red and his friends must battle against Team Rocket to stop their cruel experiments and unlock the secrets of Pokemon.

Pokémon Adventures is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ポケットモンスターSPECIAL, Pokémon Special, Pokespecial, Pokemon Adventures, Pokémon Black and White, Pocket Monsters Special XY, Pocket Monsters Special Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire ORAS, Pocket Monsters Special Sun Moon

7. Pokemon SPECIAL: Scarlet & Violet

Pokemon SPECIAL: Scarlet & Violet is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ポケットモンスターSPECIAL スカーレット・バイオレット, Pokemon SPECIAL: Scarlet & Violet

6. Doraemon Long Stories

"Doraemon" is a series about a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to help a schoolboy named Nobita Nobi. Aside from the normal manga books, their great adventures to different places are specially described in Doraemon Long Stories books.

Doraemon Long Stories has finished publishing and it has 126 Chapters. It is also Known as: Daichouhen Doraemon, 大長編ドラえもん, The Adventure of Doraemon

5. Pokémon DP: Pocket Monsters Diamond Pearl Monogatari

Most kids spend their days at school, but not Hareta. Raised in the wild by Pokémon, he can climb as high as an Aipom, swim as fast as a Magikarp, and even eat bark like a Bidoof!
Recruited by Professor Rowan, Hareta decides to become a Pokémon Trainer. Along with his first Pokémon, Piplup, and his new friend Mitsumi, he sets off in search of the legendary Pokémon Dialga. But Team Galactic is hunting for Dialga too. Can Hareta and Piplup defeat Team Galactic and stop their evil plans?

Pokémon DP: Pocket Monsters Diamond Pearl Monogatari has finished publishing and it has 37 Chapters. It is also Known as: ポケモンDP―ポケットモンスターダイヤモンド・パール物語, Pokémon DP - Pocket Monster Diamond Pearl Monogatari, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Adventures, Pokemon DP, Pokémon DP: Pocket Monsters Diamond-Pearl Legend

4. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics collects every issue of the original Generation 1 Transformers manga published in the pages of TV Magazine. Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue (2 issues, 05/85-06/85)
Hundreds of thousands of years ago there existed a highly-advanced planet called Cybertron. The planet was controlled by two factions of super robot lifeforms: the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons.
Their endless war drained Cybertron of all its energy, leading to both factions leaving the planet in search of new energy sources. Their battle raged on, eventually reaching the vicinity of prehistoric Earth.Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (8 issues, 04/86-11/86)
Trouble is brewing in Tokyo, Japan – Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker are on the attack, out to pillage energy and cause some general destruction. But the Autobots have pursued their foes to Japan, and Optimus Prime, Smokescreen, Wheeljack, Trailbreaker and Sideswipe speed onto the scene, just in time for Prime to transform and save a young boy named Kenji.The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers (5 issues, 12/86-04/87)
Responding to an SOS, an Autobot team consisting of Rodimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, Kup, Blurr, Springer and Arcee head into space at full speed, and discover the spaceship that sent the call for help held prisoner by another.The Great Transformer War (3 issues, 04/87-07/87)
(aka Transformers: Big War)
The Decepticons have captured Dalton, a brilliant scientist from the planet Elan, but he is refusing to work with them, and the Aerialbots and Protectobots are already on their way towards Trypticon to rescue him. "Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!" (special, 08/87)
With White Leo and Rodimus Prime away, the Decepticons and their Beastformer allies make another attempt to conquer planet Beast.Transformers: The Headmasters (8 issues, 08/87-03/88)
As the Autobots and the recently-arrived Autobot Headmasters ruminate on the current state of play – the death of Optimus Prime, their base on the planet Athenia, the power of the Headmasters – Galvatron leads the Decepticon Headmasters in a plot to destroy Battleship Maximus.Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (12 issues, 04/88-03/89)
(aka Transformers: Masterforce)
After the events of The Headmasters, the Autobots and Decepticons have departed Earth... or have they? Transformers: Victory (10 issues, 04/89-01/90)
The Victory War begins as Star Saber and Deathsaurus face-off on Earth!Transformers: Zone (special, 04/90)
When nine of the most powerful Decepticons are gathered together under the rule of Violen Jiger, Autobot Powered Master Dai Atlas must step forward to prevent them from acquiring the power of the mystical Zodiac. Transformers: The Battlestars (special, 08/91)
Super Megatron attempts to pillage energon from an oil rig, only to be confronted by Star Convoy!
(Information collected from Transformers Wiki and TFArchives).

Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics has finished publishing and it has 51 Chapters. It is also Known as: 戦え!超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマーザ★コミックス, Tatakae! Chōrobotto Seimeitai Toransufōmā Za Kommikusu, The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers, The Great Transformer War, Big War, Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast, The Headmasters, Super-God Masterforce, Victory, Zone, Battlestars

3. Lilo & Stitch

Adaptation of the movie (according to the creator's curriculum vitæ).

Lilo & Stitch has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: リロ＆スティッチ, Disney's Lilo & Stitch

2. Dorabase: Doraemon Super Baseball Gaiden

This comic follows the story of other robotic cats that form a baseball club. Though it shows Doraemon in the beginning, it doesn't focus on Doraemon itself (because Doraemon must go back to the past to help Nobita). The group is led by Kuroemon, a cat that looks like Doraemon, only it has ears and black fur. It features a lot of imaginary ability, and in the baseball game, is allowed to use up to 3 gadgets.

Dorabase: Doraemon Super Baseball Gaiden has finished publishing and it has 134 Chapters. It is also Known as: ドラベース ドラえもん超野球〈スーパーベースボール〉外伝, Dorabase: Doraemon Chouyakyuu Gaiden

1. Super Fishing Grander Musashi

Musashi lives with his father. His mother left them three years ago, but Musashi believes she will come back to them. One day they move from Tokyo to a village in the countryside. Musashi hates living in the countryside and asks his father to take him back to Tokyo. He wonders if his mother will be able to find him in their new home.
Soon after moving to the countryside, Musashi happens to see a man fishing for bass with a decoy fish. Musashi is fascinated by lure fishing. He learns a lot from the man, and discovers that his mother's father was a grand champion of bass fishing. Musashi feels that fishing could lead him to his missing mother. He shows a marvelous talent for lure fishing and takes trips with his friends he first meet, Mio and Suguru to many places around the world in search of various incredible fish. Through fishing, Musashi comes to enjoy living amongst nature.

Grander Musashi has finished publishing and it has 67 Chapters. It is also Known as: スーパーフィッシング グランダー武蔵, Musashi the Great