Top 20 Motorsport manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

20. 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

19. 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

18. 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

17. 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

16. 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

15. AI: Pato!

Riki has been reassigned to a different department in the police department. Riki, disliking paperwork, is glad to hear that he doesn't have to do any paperwork since his new assignment is to test drive a new vehicle secretly invented within the department. The new vehicle, however is beyond Riki's imagination; a talking car covered with a mascot girl on all sides. The car is a "Patrol Car with Artificial Intelligence and Technical Illustration" named Pattie 2000 and it talks like a human. A car that can talk, react to situations quickly, and has all sorts of technological advancements such as maps appearing on glass........and it can transform into a girl!?!? Technology is grand, isn't it?

has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: AI:パト!, AI:Pato!, AI: Pat!

14. Love Blog!! Next

Love Blog!! Next has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: ラブログ!!next

13. Over Rev!

Ryoko's life used to revolve around track but due to an injury she can no longer follow the path she hoped to. One day while out with her friends, she witnesses two cars racing and gets caught up in the excitement, especially after realizing the one driver is a young woman like herself! When a chance arrives for her to try drifting, she dives right in, even though she's never driven a car before. Suddenly, she has a new passion... and a lot to learn.

Over Rev! has finished publishing and it has 349 Chapters. It is also Known as: オーバーレブ！, Over Rev!

12. Kanojo no Carrera

A manga about general car appreciation, or "Car Life" as it is known to auto enthusiasts.
The main character's father passes away. On the will states that each of the three siblings receives a portion of the father's wealth. The main character receives a Porsche Carrera. She doesn't know what a Porsche Carrera looks like, didn't know the car company Porsche, can't drive a manual and had absolutely no interest in cars, at the time. You can follow along and find out what some car enthusiast do.

Her Carrera has finished publishing and it has 272 Chapters. It is also Known as: 彼女のカレラ, Her Carrera

11. Kitchen Palette: Komugi no Renai Fuumi Shugyou Shitate

Komugi's grandmother loved the restaurant "Aurora". Because of this and because she loves food, Komugi decides to be a chef.

Kitchen Palette: Komugi no Renai Fuumi Shugyou Shitate has finished publishing and it has 10 Chapters. It is also Known as: キッチン パレット ～小麦の恋愛風味 修行仕立て～, Kitchen Palette: Komugi's Passionate Flavor Preparations for Training

10. Chou yo Hana yo

Choko Kuze is the sensible daughter of a venerable family who went bankrupt. She joins a real estate company as an entry-level office worker, but her eccentric boss is harder on her than anyone else in the company! After hearing him inadvertently call her "milady", she realizes he was the young servant boy she knew as a child. At work he's a tyrant, but after hours he insists on treating her like a lady of the nobility. Is romance even possible for a couple locked in such a crazy role reversal?

Butterflies, Flowers has finished publishing and it has 40 Chapters. It is also Known as: 蝶よ花よ, O Butterfly O Flower

9. Water.

Collection of short stories.
1. Color Color
Story about two girls who question if it's right to be together.
2. Heartless Bitch
Two girls are talking about one of them playing with a younger man.
3. Ikazu Onna (Cool Lady)
A man sets out to search the identity of a kinky dream woman from a drawing he drew of her.
4. Kisses
Story about a young woman who leaves her boyfriend and moves to her best friend apartment not knowing that her friend loves her.
5. Painful Love
A girl, who has just broken up with her boyfriend, is thinking about him.
Painful Love and Heartless Bitch are also featured in Secret Comic Japan.

Water. has finished publishing and it has 19 Chapters. It is also Known as: Flower, Color, Ikasu Onna, Cool Lady, Drip Words, Heartless Bitch and Painful Love, Yoru to Haru to Love, Deja Vu, Flame, Aoiro ga Nokoshita Mono e, Kuchizuke, Kisses, Kusare, Paint in Watercolor, Sugar, Itaitashii Love II, Sake Jock, Secret Comics Japan

8. Shishunki Seimeitai Vega

Hayashiya Shizuru new series from Rakuen magazine. A girl alien who protects Japan from monsters created by her Father by accident.
There's also a prequel called "A lifeform in puberty - Vega".

Puberty Organism Vega has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: 思春期生命体ベガ, Heart Cooker

7. Gosick W

Side story from Gosick.

Gosick W has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: GOSICK W－ゴシック・ダブル－, Gosick Double

6. 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

5. Shirley

Kaoru Mori's "Shirley" is an evocative glimpse into the daily life of winsome, 13-year-old Shirley, a maid in turn-of-the-century England. It's been compared to Yokahama Kaidashi Kikou, as both mangas feature languid pacing, atmospheric backgrounds, and a female main character who works in a cafe.
No hentai, no fanservice, zero, zip, nada. Just pure maid-tastic moemoe.

Shirley has finished publishing and it has 16 Chapters. It is also Known as: シャーリー, Shirley Madison

4. Paradise Kiss

Yukari wants nothing more than to make her parents happy by studying hard and getting into a good college. One afternoon, however, she is kidnapped by a group of self-styled fashionistas calling themselves "Paradise Kiss." Yukari suddenly finds herself flung into the roller-coaster life of the fashion world, guided by George, art-snob extraordinaire. In a glamorous makeover of body, mind and soul, she is turned from a hapless bookworm into her friends 22 own exclusive clothing model.

Paradise Kiss has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: パラダイス・キス, ParaKiss

3. Super Cub Rei

Spin-off manga of Super Cub. It focuses on the character Reiko years before she met Koguma and Shii.

Super Cub Rei has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: スーパーカブRei, Super Cub Rei

2. Mars no Kiss

Yukari is a "bad girl." She rebels against her controlling mother by dyeing her hair, polishing her nails and having an older boyfriend, with whom she has an intimate relationship. In fact, as she notes, that's kind of all they have right now. He never takes her anywhere; they just go to a karaoke box, sing a bit, and have sex.
Miki is a "good girl." She's tall, and has classic Japanese beauty. She's quiet and bookish and smart. And a bit aloof.
The two are forced to share a double desk at the beginning of the term which annoys Yukari to no end. Like most bad girls, her initial reaction is disdain and derision for the good girl's behavior. But, one day, after school, she sees Miki in the Art Room, gently kissing a statue of Mars and her heart starts to race. When someone comes up from behind, both Miki and Yukari know that they've been seen, and everything changes between them.
For fans who want a little more, the novelization of this story appears in the short story anthology Confession, along with, presumably, other stories of love confessions. :-)

Mars no Kiss has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: マルスのキス, Kiss of Mars, Kissing Mars

1. O-bo-re-ta-i

A collection of short stories by Yoshihara Yuki.
Volume 1: Story 1: Like a Lamb, Like a Wolf
Volume 1: Story 2: I Want to Lose Myself
Volume 1: Story 3: Please Punish Me
Volume 2: Story 1: 1001 Nights with You (Ch.1-3)
Volume 2: Story 2: He's 100% SILK
Volume 3: 1001 Nights with You (Ch.4-8)
Volume 4: 1001 Nights with You (Ch.9-13)
Volume 5: 1001 Nights with You (Ch.14-16/end)
Volume 5: Story 2: After Black Tea
Volume 6: Story 1: Honey Moon
Volume 6: Story 2: Though Thou Canst Smell the Colors

O-bo-re-ta-i has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: お・ぼ・れ・た・い, Oboretai, I want to drown in your love, I want to lose myself, To Fall in Love, Anata to Senya Ichiya