What is this genre all about? Mecha in Japanese basically means mechanical things; everything from an electric whisk or a car to a spaceship or a robot. Here however we limit it to the more exotic things usually referred to as mecha anime: robots, whether controlled by a human or not, and their ilk. See Androids, Piloted Robots, Power Suits, Robot Helpers, Transforming Robots for a more specific classification.
We present you the list of Mecha manga you should read right now.
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Top 19 Mecha manga you should read right now. [2025 List]
- 19. Legend of Star General
- 18. Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen-mochi Datta no de, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei Toshite Jiyuu ni Ikitai
- 17. Chaoji Shen Jiyin
- 16. Otomege Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu
- 15. Eiyuu Kikan
- 14. Magicraft Meister
- 13. Kill The Dragon
- 12. Babel Nisei
- 11. Neon Genesis Evangelion
- 10. Knight's & Magic
- 9. 12 Beast
- 8. Break Blade
- 7. Mars
- 6. It's Not Easy to Be a Man After Traveling to the Future
- 5. Boku to Roboko
- 4. Chao Shen Jixieshi
- 3. Bokurano
- 2. Class Saiyasune de Urareta Ore wa, Jitsu wa Saikyou Parameter
- 1. I Picked up an Attribute
19. Legend of Star General
Song Yunxiang, the last Star Soul General of the Human Race, brought the system back to the campus era. When he was a teenager, he was blinded by the incomplete soul, because he was weak and could only watch his relatives and friends die in front of him. In this life, he returned with a system rebirth, with 60 years of combat experience and knowledge and technology, and returned to school. From then on, he used to build mechas to fight monsters... The things that have regretted, the people who have missed, this time will not leave regrets.
Source: MU
Legend of Star General is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Star Armor Soul Will Pass, Star General Regression
18. Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusen-mochi Datta no de, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei Toshite Jiyuu ni Ikitai
When I woke up, I found myself inside a spaceship.
I guess you guys think I’m talking nonsense here, but I also have absolutely no clue about what exactly happened to me.
I was really close to completely losing it, but fortunately, I managed to notice that this place was really similar to the world featured in a game I was playing recently.
Am I dreaming? Nope, it’s no dream. Maybe I actually got sent to a different world or something?
But didn’t those things usually involve getting sent to a magical world with elves, dwarves, dragons and whatnot?
In any case, I don’t know what caused this, but I guess I’ll just have to suck it up and live properly in this world from now on.
It’ll be okay. I got my trusty spaceship so I can probably make some money. It’ll work out! It has to!
This is the story of a man abruptly thrown into space along with his private spaceship. He runs around with it and saves damsels in distress along the way, flirts with said damsels, earns money as a merc-for-hire and uses his gaming knowledge to work his way into living freely and easily.
When I Woke Up, I Got the Strongest Equipment and a Starship, so I Went and Became a Mercenary in Order to Live as I Please while Aiming for a Detached House is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 目覚めたら最強装備と宇宙船持ちだったので、一戸建て目指して傭兵として自由に生きたい, Я очнулся, будучи пилотом сильнейшего космического корабля, а потому решил стать межгалактическим наёмником, When I Woke Up, I Got the Strongest Equipment and a Spaceship, so I Went and Became a Mercenary in Order to Live as I Please while Aiming for a Detached House, Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!
17. Chaoji Shen Jiyin
As foretold, countless alien monsters invaded the world but by eating them, humans can obtain their genes. With this, mankind began a new era of gene evolution. Hansen, a newcomer to the sanctuary is regarded as a ‘crazy devil’ but nobody knows that he is also the ‘B God’ respected by everyone. Hansen: Sorry but only I can get the Super Gene!
Source: MU
Super God Gene is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Super Gene, Chāojí Shén Jīyīn, Siêu Cấp Thần Cơ Nhân, SSS級エイリアンハンター～最底辺生物狩りから始まる成り上がり～
16. Otomege Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai desu
Leon, a former Japanese worker, was reincarnated into an “otome game” world, and despaired at how it was a world where females hold dominance over males. It was as if men were just livestock that served as stepping stones for females in this world. The only exceptions were the game’s romantic targets, a group of handsome men led by the crown prince.
In these bizarre circumstances, Leon held one weapon: his knowledge from his previous world, where his brazen sister had forced him to complete this game. Leon, who really just wants to to live as a shut-in in the countryside, uses that knowledge to raise a ferocious revolt against the women and handsome men.
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs has finished publishing and it has 68 Chapters. It is also Known as: 乙女ゲー世界はモブに厳しい世界です, The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs, Thế Giới Otomegame Thật Khắc Nghiệt Với Nhân Vật Quần Chúng, 乙女游戏世界对路人角色很不友好, 여성향 게임 세계는 엑스트라에게 어려운 세상입니다
15. Eiyuu Kikan
In a near-future where humanity stands on the edge of extinction, we turn our gaze to the stars. But in the depths of space, a new menace looms—the "Star Beasts." To combat these creatures, warriors donning mechanical armor emerge as humanity's last hope. Prepare yourself for a groundbreaking mecha action saga, where breathtaking visuals meet an expansive universe. The battle for survival starts now!
Hero Organization is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 英雄機関, Eiyuu Kikan
14. Magicraft Meister
There is only one Magi Craft Meister in the world. After the death of the last Meister over one thousand years ago, Jin Nidou was transported to another world in order to succeed her will.
After obtaining the knowledge of the Magi Craft Meister, Jin attempts to use a warp gate but it malfunctions, transporting him to an unknown place. Along with that, an automata he recently restored also uses the warp gate in order to search for her “father”. Thus, the crafting journey of the new Magi Craft Meister begins!
Magicraft Meister is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: マギクラフト・マイスター, Magicraft Meister, Magi Craft Meister RSS Feed, 魔法工学师, 마기크래프트·마이스터
13. Kill The Dragon
An invasive alien species named "Dragon" invaded Earth. The three-year war ended with the victory of mankind. However, "the enemy we have faced so far is only a spearhead. Now, we humans must prepare for a war that will stake our lives in preparation for their main force."
At the national level, humanity gathers children who have been judged to be psykers and establishes the Ark, a training institution.
"It's the first time you've ever praised a child like that. Aren't you the one who was sulky no matter what kind of genius came?"
"The bosses who give us money are mistaken. Dragon Hunters don't need magical psychic abilities. That's the minimum requirement. What they really need is to keep their hearts in their hearts even in extreme fear and situations. A soldier with a strong mind to put a spear into."
The final battle for the survival of mankind is about to begin.
Kill The Dragon is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Kill The Dragon
12. Babel Nisei
Life seems simple for Koichi, a young student, until he learns that he is the reincarnation of an alien protector who crashed onto the mantle of responsibility as"defender of the Earth", Koichi/Babel teams up with a trio of super-powered alien companions to battle the the dark forces of an evil cult leader. The war to save humanity takes Babel from the deserts of southern Asia to the upper east side of Manhattan and ultimately to a final showdown with "the master" in a hidden base nestled in the Swiss Alps. The action is fast-paced and deadly. The fate of the world rests in the ability of this courageous youth to tame his latent psychic power and use it to defeat the enemies of mankind.
Babel II has finished publishing and it has 63 Chapters. It is also Known as: バビル2世, Babiru Nisei
11. Neon Genesis Evangelion
In the year 2015, the Angels, huge, tremendously powerful, alien war machines, appear in Tokyo for the second time. The only hope for Mankind's survival lies in the Evangelion, a humanoid fighting machine developed by NERV, a special United Nations agency. Capable of withstanding anything the Angels can dish out, the Evangelion's one drawback lies in the limited number of people able to pilot them. Only a handful of teenagers, all born fourteen years ago, nine months after the Angels first appeared, are able to interface with the Evangelion. One such teenager is Shinji Ikari, whose father heads the NERV team that developed and maintains the Evangelion. Thrust into a maelstrom of battle and events that he does not understand, Shinji is forced to plumb the depths of his own inner resources for the courage and strength to not only fight, but to survive, or risk losing everything.
Neon Genesis Evangelion has finished publishing and it has 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: Shinseiki Evangelion, 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン, Neon Genesis Evangelion
10. Knight's & Magic
A mecha otaku is reincarnated into another world as Ernesti Echevalier, also known as Eru. In this world exists a huge humanoid weapons known as Silhouette Knights. Dreaming of piloting those robots, Eru, with childhood friends, Archid and Adeltrud Walter, aim to become Knight Runners, pilots of these Silhouette Knights.
Knight's & Magic has finished publishing and it has 122 Chapters. It is also Known as: ナイツ＆マジック, Knight's and Magic
9. 12 Beast
Note: The manga was cancelled after being put on hiatus, with the author stating he had lost the motivation to continue it, with their failing health being the main concern.
Join ninja apprentice Eita Touga as he embarks on an epic adventure searching for his missing brother Kouki and save the Autana (Humanoid Beast) race of "Live-Earth" from the mysterious Gigas seeking to exterminate them.
12 Beast has finished publishing and it has 36 Chapters. It is also Known as: 12BEAST, Twelve Beast
8. Break Blade
Rygart Arrow is one in a million - he is an 'unsorcerer', one of the few people completely lacking the ability to use the quartz stones used as an energy source for everything in this world.
This status has made him an outcast and an object of scorn, leaving him unable to work machinery, fire a gun, or even light a lamp without aid. His father had desperate hopes that sending him to a military academy might awaken some power in him after all, but no such miracle occured.
Rygart has since since become a farmer on the isolated outskirts of the Country of Krisna - but the friends he made while he was there, and the loyalty he has towards them, is about to change everything.
Two of them now sit on the country's throne, and when they summon him to the capital he discovers just how sheltered his life has been - Krisna is in danger, war is about to break out, and the conditions for surrender put forward by their enemies are impossible to meet. An elite unit of enemy troops is already launching attacks on the capital - an elite unit led by their old friend Zess.
What is Rygart supposed to do when his inability to use quartz leaves him utterly useless in the face of the battle that looms ahead?
When he stumbles into a powerful and ancient mecha that the quartz-wielding people of Krisna have been unable to use, he may just have found a way to stand amongst them... but when his friends are on opposite sides, where does that truly leave him?
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Broken Blade has finished publishing and it has 104 Chapters. It is also Known as: ブレイクブレイド, 破刃之剑, Bureiku Bureido, Espada Rota, Espada Quebrada, Bruten Klinga, Сломанный меч, Pedang Butut
7. Mars
The story focuses on the exploits of Mars, a mysterious boy found on the uninhabited island Akinoshima by a news reporter. This classic manga series is by the same genius of Tetsujin 28 and Giant Robo.
Mars has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: マーズ, Mars
6. It's Not Easy to Be a Man After Traveling to the Future
After dying from a strange terminal illness, Ling Lan was reborn into a world 10,000 years into the future. Although she dearly wished she could just live a peaceful and uneventful life in her new healthy body, fate had other plans…
Forced to disguise herself as a boy just so she could inherit her deceased father’s premium military benefits, Ling Lan’s journey to adulthood was full of challenges. After much difficulty, she finally turned sixteen when she could drop the charade. But before she could grasp her newfound freedom to get married and start her own family, a twist of fate results in her being thrown into the Federation’s top military boys’ school.
With these twists of fate, Ling Lan had little choice but to walk further and further down a path of no return, one of cold and aloof dominance…
It's Not Easy to Be a Man After Traveling to the Future has finished publishing and it has 108 Chapters. It is also Known as: It's Not Easy to Be a Man After Traveling to the Future
5. Boku to Roboko
The year is 20XX... A time when every household owns cute maid robots known as OrderMaids. Average grade-schooler Bondo dreams of having his very own robot. But what he got was... Unable to compute!!! Life is gonna get a whole lot weirder when Roboco, the most powerful clumsy maid ever created, shows up at his door!
Me & Roboco is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕とロボコ, Roboco With Me
4. Chao Shen Jixieshi
Han Xiao, a veteran player of the game "Galaxy" died unexpectedly in the middle of doing a leveling request. He was transmitted to the game world ten years earlier and became an NPC with a player's panel and was reborn in the base of the game's villain. In order to survive, Han Xiao resolutely chose the "Mechanic" occupation and concentrated on cultivation. Familiar with the iterations and rules of multiple versions of the game, he vowed to lead the army of machines, overthrow the villains, and rise from scratch to become the strongest.
The Legendary Mechanic is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Chao Shen Jixieshi
3. Bokurano
During a summer camp, 15 children, 8 males and 7 females, find a grotto by the sea. Deep within they discover working computers and some electronic equipment, and later the owner, a man called Kokopelli. Kokopelli claimed to be a programmer working on a brand new game, in which a large robot has to defend the Earth against fifteen alien invasions. He persuades the children to test the game and sign a contract. All but one of them signs, barely a moment later they mysteriously awaken on the shore believing what happened was just a dream.
An extra story called Bokurano ~Mō Hitotsu no Bokurano~ (Yet Another Bokurano) will run in Ikki the issue after the end of the main story.
Ours has finished publishing and it has 66 Chapters. It is also Known as: ぼくらの, Bokura no, Bokurano ~Mou Hitotsu no Bokurano~
2. Class Saiyasune de Urareta Ore wa, Jitsu wa Saikyou Parameter
During and school trip, the bus of the 2nd year class 3 with 32 people was summoned to another world... we were gonna be sold to become pilots of robot like magical weapons, but it looks like the values of the selling prices were decided by the values of some unknown parameter called Ludia (ルーディア)... While some classmates got high prices with parameters of 10,000 or 20,000, my parameters were actually 2... really unbelievable... but actually my parameter's value made the measuring machine's needle perform a full turn but no one noticed it... Though I had the strongest parameters... nobody bought me and was actually exchanged as an slave for two fruits.
I was Sold at the Lowest Price in my class, however, my Personal Parameter is the Most Powerful is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: クラス最安値で売られた俺は、実は最強パラメーター, Class Saiyasune de Urareta Ore wa, Jitsu wa Saikyou Parameter
1. I Picked up an Attribute
The gaming emperor Feng Xia accidentally travelled into the era of magic and cultivation, attributes' abilities and strategy can be used to defeat his opponents and each time he defeats his opponents, he can obtain the skills and attributes of the enemy, turning the world with each battle! There are also many beautiful beast-women in the world, Feng Xia destroyed the opponents with so called "unparalleled skills" and steals their power into his!
I Picked up an Attribute has finished publishing and it has 394 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Picked up an Attribute
