What is this genre all about? Driving involves driving in a competitive manner. Note that just driving to get groceries does not suffice, unless one does it like Takumi Fujiwara in Initial D.
We present you the list of Motorsport manga you should read right now.
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Top 19 Motorsport manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Hal Formula
- 18. Cotton
- 17. MF Ghost
- 16. Countach
- 15. Yowamushi Pedal
- 14. Initial D
- 13. Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell
- 12. Kami no Kodomo
- 11. Sakamichi no Apollon: Bonus Track
- 10. Midnight Secretary
- 9. GunSmith Cats
- 8. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
- 7. Love My Life
- 6. Free Soul
- 5. Gokusen
- 4. Shinigami x Doctor
- 3. 14-sai no Koi
- 2. Kimi wa Pet
- 1. Shakotan★Boogie
19. Hal Formula
Speed and winning is all that matters in this world. After years of struggling in the competitive world of motor sports, Miharu Suzukaze is ready to give up on his dreams of being a champion racer. However, something changes when he decides to compete in one final race for his brother Haruka's sake.
Hal Formula is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ハルフォーミュラ, Hal Formula
18. Cotton
One rainy day, the young woman Natsuki encounters a high school student in the street. Acting on an impulse, she gives the girl her umbrella and walks away. It turns out later that the girl, Michiko, is the younger sister of Natsuki’s sister’s newly-married husband. Even though Michiko has a difficult personality and doesn’t open herself to others easily, she seems to be attracted to Natsuki. Thus begins an unusual friendship between two unlikely characters who need each other more than they first realize…
Cotton has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: Cotton
17. MF Ghost
In a near future where cars have mostly switched over to sustainable power, combustion engine racing is a rarity. The MFG is the last major race for this dying breed, and half-Japanese Kanata Rivington has come back to try his luck. But that's not all he's come to Japan to do...he's searching for his father, too. Can even the ambitious Kanata accomplish all he's set out to do?
MF Ghost has finished publishing and it has 275 Chapters. It is also Known as: MFゴースト, MF Ghost
16. Countach
The day after he finds himself dumped by his girlfriend, Sorayama Shun recieves a letter... from himself? The letter was from Shun 25 years ago for his future self. The letter reminds him of the time when he dreamed of owning a Countach and being a successful professional racer. With loads of luck and his ambition to make his childhood dream come true, he finds himself as a new owner of an LP400 Countach.
Countach has finished publishing and it has 316 Chapters. It is also Known as: カウンタック, Countershock
15. Yowamushi Pedal
Otaku Sakamichi Onoda has just entered high school and plans to join the anime club. In middle school, Onoda didn’t have any friends with whom he could talk about anime, games, Akihabara and other otaku things, and he is hoping he can make such friends in the anime club, but he finds out it's been disbanded. In order to reestablish the club he tries to find 4 other people who would like to join.
Since he was a little boy, Onoda has ridden his mamachari–a bulky bicycle with a step-through frame mainly used for short rides, such as for casual fun or to pick up groceries–to go to Akihabara every week to check out or buy otaku things. Fellow freshman Shunsuke Imaizumi and bicyclist, while training, notices a boy (Onoda) riding his mamchari up a steep road.
Freshman and road racing cyclist, Shokichi Naruko visits Akihabara to get some Gundam plastic models for his younger brothers and meets Onoda who catches his attention because of the his cycling skill on the mamachari and later find out they go to the same school. Later on, both Naruko and Imaizumi try to convince him to join the bicycle racing club, but will he?
is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 弱虫ペダル, Weak Pedals
14. Initial D
Only the fearless survive in the white-hot world of street racing, as teams take on dangerous roads in the shadow of Mt. Akina. Behind the wheel of the mysterious "Ghost of Akina" is Takumi, on his way to becoming the greatest racer ever.
Initial D has finished publishing and it has 719 Chapters. It is also Known as: 頭文字D, Kashiramoji D
13. Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell
This piece of art was written by Yoshimi Uchida who quit writing in many years ago and rumor tells she’s been turning down the offers for reprint.
Hugh is haunted by a dream of a strange Victorian house that he doesn't remember ever seeing in life. This dream, while not at all unpleasant, is becoming more vivid every time he enters it. His close friends, affluent Vladimir and clothes designer Vi, are concerned for his well-being, and they reach out to their wider circle of acquaintances in an effort to make sense of Hugh's predicament before it is too late.
Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 星の時計のリドル; 星の時計のLiddell, Hoshi no Tokei no Liddell
12. Kami no Kodomo
The latest work by the Nishioka siblings depicts the gruesome life story of a ruthless and brilliant serial killer as he grows up from a sociopathic child to a messiah-like figure.
God's Child has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: 神の子供, God's Child
11. Sakamichi no Apollon: Bonus Track
Once again, we join Sentarou, Kaoru and their friends in a short jam session of friendship, music and love.
Kids on the Slope: Bonus Track has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: 坂道のアポロン BONUS TRACK, Kids on the Slope: Bonus Track
10. Midnight Secretary
Kaya thought she had found the perfect job when she became the private secretary of Kyouhei Touma - the director of a tableware company of the same name. Kyouhei is a capable director, but his arrogance and sluttish behavior are almost legendary. Kaya is doing her best to prove that she is capable in her work, but one night, by accident, she discovers his secret... of him being a vampire!
Midnight Secretary has finished publishing and it has 35 Chapters. It is also Known as: ミッドナイト・セクレタリ, Midnight Secretary
9. GunSmith Cats
Rally Vincent works by day in her Chicago gun store, Gunsmith Cats. But at the drop of the hat, she hangs up the "Gone Fishing" sign, straps on her guns and takes to the road in her muscle car to fulfil her other role - as one of Chicago's toughest, most respected bounty hunters. Her expert sharpshooting and driving skills are augmented by her partner Minnie-May's abilities with explosives of all kinds. And she'll need every bit of her skills, and those of her friends, because only she can bring in the highest bounties and the most determined, powerful criminals from Chicago's mob, characters who hold a grudge for life and have the wits and the firepower to outwit whatever the law throws at them.
Featuring some of the most authentically detailed firearms and automobiles ever drawn, author and artist Kenichi Sonoda has created a complex and supremely exciting story in the vein of hollywood action films, but with all the detail and dynamism of manga in this classic series.
GunSmith Cats has finished publishing and it has 75 Chapters. It is also Known as: GUN SMITH CATS, GunSmith Cats
8. Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
A hapless young man is released from prison with nothing to his name, but he knows exactly what he wants: to train in the art of rakugo comedic storytelling. After seeing an unforgettable performance from one of Japan’s greatest masters, Yakumo Yurakutei VIII, during his time in jail, he will settle for nothing less than to become apprentice to the best. Yakumo, notorious for taking no students, is persuaded to take him on, and nicknames him Yotaro—the fool. Yotaro has no formal training or elegance, but something about his charisma reminds Yakumo of someone from his past.
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju has finished publishing and it has 31 Chapters. It is also Known as: 昭和元禄落語心中, Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
7. Love My Life
Ichiko Izumiya is a young student of English who would like to walk in the footsteps of her father is a translator of trendy American novels. She finally decides to confess to him that she is in love with Eriko, a law student. Ichiko will attempt to live out her homosexuality in peace and will be brought to wonder about the nature of her relationship: is she really homosexual or simply in love with a sensitive being who happens to be of the same sex?
Love My Life has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: ラブ マイ ライフ, Love My Life
6. Free Soul
After a heated argument with her mother, Keito runs away from home without knowing where to go. When she helps an old woman to carry her bags home, the woman offers to put her up in one of her rooms. Keito accepts and starts to pick up the pieces of her life. When she's not drawing her own comic, which features a black jazz singer named Angie, the young woman works at a record shop. That's where she meets and falls in love with Niki, an attractive trumpeter in a funk band. They sleep with each other. Unfortunately for Keito, Niki then explains that she's not interested in a serious relationship, but Keito is not willing to give up that easily...www.mangaupdates.com
Free Soul has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: free soul, Free Soul
5. Gokusen
Fresh out of college, Kumiko "Yankumi" Yamaguchi becomes a math teacher at an all-boys high school. Unfortunately for her, she's assigned by the school board as the homeroom teacher for class 3-D, which happens to be the class of delinquent students. When the class attempts to make a living hell out of Yankumi's career, they fail as her persistence and aggression gain her respect. However, little does anyone in the school know that Yankumi is actually heir to the Kuroda Ikka - one of Tokyo's most powerful yakuza clans.
Gokusen has finished publishing and it has 159 Chapters. It is also Known as: ごくせん, Gangster Teacher
4. Shinigami x Doctor
Year 252 M.C, in this era which plants are almost extinct and the land is barren, a strange disease developed. "Shinigami's flower," the unique lethal flower that carries death. The disease is curable if found in the early stages but if left till transformation stage it becomes lethal and the only option left is extermination. These are all dealt with by request to "Gokurakuen," the national medical institution specializing in dealing with shinigami's flowers. Our protagonist, Doctor Ichinose Souma is the class representative of Mobile Team Unit Class 1. Though as his class gets too few requests he and his assistant Hina often get into trouble interfering with other class's jobs.
Shinigami x Doctor has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: シニガミ×ドクター, Shinigami x Doctor
3. 14-sai no Koi
A story about two unusually mature young people. They are both smart, very together and they are in love. But, as grown-up as they act, they are still just 14 and their feelings for each other are captured with tenderness and lack of nostalgia, but very cutely.
Love at Fourteen has finished publishing and it has 143 Chapters. It is also Known as: 14歳の恋, 14-sai no Koi
2. Kimi wa Pet
Fed-up with a life of being under-appreciated and disrespected, Sumire Iwaya decides to change things when she picks up a young boy off the street and brings him into her house. Despite being total opposites, the two seem to complement one another as they try to carve out an ordinary life for themselves.
Tramps Like Us has finished publishing and it has 82 Chapters. It is also Known as: きみはペット, My Pet Momo, You are my Pet
1. Shakotan★Boogie
The adventures of two brothers interested in shakotan, or extremely lowered street cars.
Shakotan★Boogie has finished publishing and it has 144 Chapters. It is also Known as: シャコタン★ブギ, Shakotan★Boogie
