What is this genre all about? Magical girls (also known both in Japan and in the West as mahou shoujo, and in Japan as majokko) are young girls with superhuman abilities of magical nature. In the early years, magical girls usually used magic to solve everyday problems and often transformed into idols; nowadays, however, the term is most often used to refer to with girls who fight evil using magical powers, and, although transformations are still common, they tend to be more along the lines of a change of costume.
We present you the list of Magical Girl manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Magical Girl manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Machigatta Ko wo Mahou Shoujo ni Shiteshimatta
- 19. Magical Girl and Narco Wars
- 18. Kabushiki Gaisha Magi Lumiere
- 17. Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete
- 16. Suicide Girl
- 15. Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!
- 14. Mahou Shoujo 201
- 13. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
- 12. Mahou Shoujo Dandelion
- 11. Farmer Of Spirits
- 10. Majo no Tabitabi
- 9. Mahou Shoujo Kazumi★Magica: The Innocent Malice
- 8. Rosario to Vampire
- 7. Yande Kita Mahou Shoujo no Nichijou
- 6. Fresh Precure!
- 5. Magic Knight Rayearth
- 4. Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Majuu-hen
- 3. Isekai de Saikyou no Tsue ni Tensei shita Ore ga Iyagaru Shoujo wo Muriyari Mahou Shoujo ni P suru!
- 2. Ore to Hero to Mahou Shoujo
- 1. Nayameru Kare wa Mahou Shoujo
20. Machigatta Ko wo Mahou Shoujo ni Shiteshimatta
While searching for a brave candidate to become a magical girl and defend the world from evil, a mythical creature finds Kayo Majiba, a cute young lady who seems like the perfect fit. But when this newly turned magical girl proves to be a crude delinquent who goes berserk in a conflict, it becomes clear that this may have been a terrible mistake. Now evil—and any innocent bystanders—will face the rage of a magical girl gone wrong!
Oops! I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 間違った子を魔法少女にしてしまった, Mistaken Child Attempts to Become a Magical Girl , , Machimaho: Oops! I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl! , , MachiMaho
19. Magical Girl and Narco Wars
"Candy," a mysterious drug whose main ingredient is just ordinary sugar, is spreading like wildfire in Tokyo. When Susui, a narcotics agent who has infiltrated the yakuza to get closer to Candy's manufacturer, finds himself in danger, a self-proclaimed "magical girl" named Riri Hoshina comes to his rescue...!
Magical Girl and Narco Wars is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Mahou Shoujo to Mayaku Sensou, 魔法少女と麻薬戦争, Девочка-волшебница и нарковойны
18. Kabushiki Gaisha Magi Lumiere
“Magical Girl”— A profession that undertakes the work of exterminating a kind of natural disaster called “Kaii.” Kana Sakuragi, a female college student who struggles with job hunting, is picked up by a magical girl startup company and…?! Magical Girl work-life starts now!
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. has finished publishing and it has 160 Chapters. It is also Known as: 株式会社マジルミエ, Kabushiki Gaisha MagiLumiere
17. Mahou Shoujo ni Akogarete
Hiiragi Utena, a girl who loves Magical Girls, lives her ordinary everyday life wishing to be like them. One day a curious character appears in front of her and offers her the power to make her wishes come true, but… Magical Girls vs. The Forces of Evil, the fierce battle begins!
Looking Up To Magical Girls is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女にあこがれて, Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete, I Admire Magical Girls, and...
16. Suicide Girl
A story where a girl of light fights against the darkness of the world.
Suicide Girl has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: スーサイドガール, Suicide Girl
15. Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!
The Great Jahy, the Dark Realm’s second-in-command, cuts a frightening figure, feared and revered by all. But when a run-in with a magical girl results in the destruction of the precious mana crystal, the Dark Realm falls, transporting the newly puny and powerless Jahy to the human world! Unfortunately, plotting the revival of the Dark Realm from a cramped, crumbling one-room apartment is no easy feat when you have rent to pay and a job to keep!
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ジャヒー様はくじけない！, Jahy-Sama Ha Kujikenai!, Jahy-sama Won't Be Discouraged!
14. Mahou Shoujo 201
Fujiyama Shinobu aka Sexy Fujiyama, is a general working for the evil Flowerbad Gang who are trying to take over the city. Standing in her way is the masked magical girl, Princess Mamu, who wouldn't you know it, has just moved in next door to Fujiyama's place...
Magical Girl 201 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女201, Mahou Shoujo 201
13. Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Tsukino Usagi is 14 years old and in her second year of middle school. She's a bit of a crybaby and klutzy. However, she can transform into a warrior of justice, Sailormoon! An eternal classic that should be read by all.
Sailor Moon has finished publishing and it has 61 Chapters. It is also Known as: 美少女戦士セーラームーン, Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
12. Mahou Shoujo Dandelion
The story follows a magical girl named Tanpopo Ohanami who teams up with the shadow monster Shade, who should be her enemy, to fight for the ones they love.
Dandelion & Shade is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女ダンデライオン, Mahorai, まほライ, MGD
11. Farmer Of Spirits
After training for 11 years to reach superhuman status, I gave up on my dream and returned to the family farm. But suddenly, Hawa appeared! She’s a powerful farming spirit who can make anything grow—even produce that enhances people’s powers. Now I’ve got my superhuman ID card, more spirits-friends, mouthwatering Grade A+ crops, and quests! Will Hawa and her friends lead us all to fame and fortune and change our lives forever?
Farmer Of Spirits has finished publishing and it has 192 Chapters. It is also Known as: Fazendeiro Espiritual, La Ferme aux esprits, Nông dân linh hồn, ชาวสวนภูตคุมวิญญาณ, 精霊の農夫, 精靈農夫, Spirit Farmer
10. Majo no Tabitabi
There is a witch named Elaina. As a freespirited traveler on an adventure to experience the world, she encounters a wide variety of places and people. Sometimes comedic, sometimes fantastical, sometimes a little dark, this is the story of Elaina and her long journey.
The Journey of Elaina has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔女の旅々, Majo no Tabitabi The Journey of Elaina
9. Mahou Shoujo Kazumi★Magica: The Innocent Malice
Escaping the darkness that was a suitcase, she found before her eyes a strange room, with a strange man. In the confusion, she knew only one thing. She had lost all her memories save that her name was “Kazumi."
As the girl with nothing but a name is engulfed in the events which follow, fragments of memories rise from her inner mind. We plumb the depths of Kazumi and her acquaintances’ hearts... what will be found?
Masaki Hiramatsu (scriptwriter for Kara no Kyokai) and Takashi Tensugi (of the new wave of bishojo artists) team up to raise the curtain on a never-before-seen story!
Puella Magi Kazumi★Magica: The Innocent Malice has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女かずみ★マギカ〜The innocent malice〜, Mahou Shoujo Kazumi★Magica: The Innocent Malice
8. Rosario to Vampire
Aono Tsukune is so hard up on luck, that he can't even get admitted into high school. His parents finally find him a school with no tests required for admittance, out in the middle of nowhere. He finds out the school is a youkai (monster) academy, Just as he is about to resign himself and get back on the bus home, he bumps into a beautiful girl. Turns out this beautiful girl, Akashiya Moka, is also a vampire who bites him right off the bat. They become friends and Tsukune is ready for a happy school life with her, until he finds out that if a human is found on the school grounds, he or she should be killed. Now Tsukune must conceal his identity from the rest of the monsters at school, while at the same time being a ready snack for Moka when ever the urge takes her. What effect will this have on Tsukune and will Moka be able to keep him out of harm's way?
Rosario+Vampire has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: ロザリオとバンパイア, Rosario and Vampire
7. Yande Kita Mahou Shoujo no Nichijou
The Daily Life of a Mentally Ill Magical Girl is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 病んできた魔法少女の日常, Yande Kita Mahou Shoujo no Nichijou
6. Fresh Precure!
Love Momozono is a 14-year-old student at Yotsuba Junior Highschool that tends to care more for others than for herself. One day she visits a show of the famous dance unit "Trinity" and decides to become a dancer, too. On the same event, subordinates of the Labyrinth Kingdom show up who want to collect the unhappiness of the audience. Love gets the power to change into Cure Peach and fights them. Soon after, she is joined by her good friends Miki, who is Cure Berry, and Inori, who becomes Cure Pine.
Fresh Pretty Cure! has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: フレッシュプリキュア！, Fresh Pretty Cure!
5. Magic Knight Rayearth
Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, girls from separate schools, find themselves linked together as they fall through the floor during a field trip to the Tokyo Tower. They land in a place called Cephiro, where their will controls what happens. They meet with Guru Clef and find out that they were summoned to save Princess Emeraude who has been imprisoned by High Priest Zagato. They learn magic and acquire weapons on their quest to save Cephiro from the evils of Zagato.(Source:ANN)
Magic Knight Rayearth has finished publishing and it has 15 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法騎士〈マジックナイト〉レイアース, Mahou Kishi Rayearth
4. Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Majuu-hen
All the witches in the universe may have disappeared, but in their place, emotion-eating “wraiths” prey on humanity. The magical girls fight to protect Mitakihara City once more…
Puella Magi Madoka★Magica: Wraith Arc has finished publishing and it has 9 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法少女まどか★マギカ [魔獣編], Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Majuu-hen
3. Isekai de Saikyou no Tsue ni Tensei shita Ore ga Iyagaru Shoujo wo Muriyari Mahou Shoujo ni P suru!
A widely popular TV animation series "Magical Girl ☆ Charming Luluna". Niimi Reiji, is a huge fan mahou shoujo otaku·
One day he died while saving his friend's daughter suddenly reincarnated in a different world. But, as a magical wand rather than a human being!
He has ability to Make(forced) a beautiful girl that you met into a "Magical Girl" and turn it into a magical(physics) power in a different world!
Beginning in a different world adventure of Magical Girl Saga to fight demon king forces, start!
Reincarnated as a the strongest wand, I'm forcing a girl who hates me to be a magical girl has finished publishing and it has 26 Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界で最強の杖に転生した俺が嫌がる少女をムリヤリ魔法少女にPする!, Reincarnated as the strongest wand In another world, I'm forcing a girl to be a magical girl against her will!
2. Ore to Hero to Mahou Shoujo
A manga about a grown man who reluctantly transforms into a magical girl to fight monsters.
I, Superhero and Magical Girl has finished publishing and it has 46 Chapters. It is also Known as: 俺とヒーローと魔法少女, OreMaSo, I the Hero and the Magical Girl
1. Nayameru Kare wa Mahou Shoujo
I'm just a normal highschool boy but somehow I ended up having to become a magical girl to protect the world. But whenever I'm in my transformed form (girl), I develop feelings for my male best friend?!
He Is a Magical Girl is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 悩める彼は魔法少女, Kare wa Mahou Shoujo
