Top 15 Performance manga you should read right now. [2024 List]

15. [Oshi no Ko]

"In the world of showbiz, lies are weapons." Goro works as an OB-GYN in the countryside, a life far removed from the entertainment industry. Meanwhile, his favorite idol, Ai Hoshino, has begun her climb to stardom. The two meet in the "worst possible way," setting the gears of fate in motion! The amazing Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari team up to depict the world of showbiz from a completely new perspective in this shocking series!

【OSHI NO KO】 has finished publishing and it has 166 Chapters. It is also Known as: 【推しの子】, My Favorite's Child, Favorite Girl, My Idol's Child, Oshi no Ko, [Mein*Star], เกิดใหม่เป็นลูกโอชิ

14. Kasane

Beautiful people are loved and revered. They have everything they desire right at their fingertips... Even if that beauty is a complete illusion.

Before Kasane's mother died, she was given a special tube of lipstick from her mother. She was told that if times ever got really really hard, she should wear the lipstick and kiss whatever she really desires.

But is this keepsake a blessing? Or a curse?

Kasane has finished publishing and it has 126 Chapters. It is also Known as: 累－かさね－, Rui

13. Dance Dance Danseur

Junpei is happily snoozing away during his sister's ballet recital when a male ballet dancer steps onto the stage. Moved by the strength and skills the dancer displays, the boy discovers his love for this art.

But after a certain tragedy happens, he vows to leave his past behind and turn into the epitome of manliness! What will he do when his love for ballet reignites?!

Dance Dance Danseur is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール, Dance Dance Danseur

12. Pseudo Harem

The story of Nanakura Rin of the Drama Club, who has indisputable talent as an actress, and her senpai in the same club, Kitahama Eiji. With the power of her acting, Rin teases Eiji with a variety of personas, giving him the harem he's always dreamed of!



Note: Chapter count includes 27 extra chapters.

Pseudo Harem has finished publishing and it has 157 Chapters. It is also Known as: Giji Harem, 疑似ハーレム, Giji-Harem

11. The Artistic Genius of Music Is the Reincarnation of Paganini

The Rebirth of Paganini, Joo-won Moon. He was once a gifted violinist, but due to an injury, he gradually distanced himself from music and lived the life of a regular high school student. “I don’t pursue music.” However, perhaps the irony of fate… Joo-won Moon accidentally transferred to the music class of an arts high school, he picked up the violin… Will Joo-won Moon be able to overcome his psychological trauma? And is there a chance for him to be reborn as a true violinist?

The Artistic Genius of Music Is the Reincarnation of Paganini is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: High School Musical Genius Is Paganini Reincarnated, El Genio Musical del Instituto es Paganini reencarnado

10. Kimi no Tame no Curtain Call

Akutsu Sakura, a wallflower with no self-esteem to speak of, and Hiiragi Tsubame, a girl brimming with confidence and dignity. The meeting between these two polar opposites marks the start of their adolescence.

A high school drama exploring façades and what lie beneath them, and the difference between imitations and the real thing.

A Curtain Call for You is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 君のためのカーテンコール, Kimi no Tame no Curtain Call

9. Denonbu

This is a story of girls living their youth to the fullest!

When Reina transferred from Hokkaido to Tokyo, what she wanted to do... was to be play DJ in the school's electronic music club! She dreams of spending her days in the electronic music club with like-minded classmates, but it seems that the club is not so popular at her new school, Sotokanda Bungei High School......?

In a near-future Tokyo, girls engage in DJ battles!
A story spun by music begins now...

Denonbu is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 電音部, Den-On-Bu

8. Kaien no Beru de Oyasumi

Subaru Yoshii is an anxious and socially awkward boy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets a fellow freshman, a boy known as “Prince”! Subaru doesn’t know it yet, but a new world is waiting for him behind the stage curtain in this thrilling high school theater story!


Includes seven extra chapters.

Curtain's Up, I'm Off has finished publishing and it has 33 Chapters. It is also Known as: 開演のベルでおやすみ, Kaien no Beru de Oyasumi

7. Mou Hitori no Marionette

Ballet is Nanami's life and passion, but what happens when her father passes away due to an illness and she has been entered into a famous theatrical troupe by a mysterious man who is deeply attracted by her potential in acting? Will she survive in the harsh surroundings in the theatre?

The drama of Nanami's life as an actor and the circumstances of a small theatrical troupe are carefully woven into this manga.

Another Marionette has finished publishing and it has 47 Chapters. It is also Known as: もう一人のマリオネット, The Other Marionette, Another Marionette

6. Camellia no Curtain

All actors in Tsubaki Theatre are male, regardless of whether they play male or female roles on stage, but don't let that fool you—the enchanting beauty of their performances has earned Tsubaki renown as one of Japan's foremost theatre companies. Young actors gather at Tsubaki Senior High School to train, in the hopes of one day joining the company, and it is here where Hachinoda Youichi, a once-aspiring screenwriter who gave up on his dreams, meets Hayashi Shingo, a Tsubaki trainee with looks so stunning he could pass for a girl. Shingo's performances in female roles draw praise from his teachers and peers, but something weighs heavily on his mind...

Camellia no Curtain is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: カメリアのカーテン, Camellia Curtain, Camellia's Curtain, Curtain of Camellia

5. Butai Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The Live #2 - Transition

Karen Aijou and Hikari Kagura, along with their seven classmates of Seishou Music Academy, have successfully completed their performance of their most treasured play, "Starlight." With their sights set on obtaining the lead roles for next year's rendition, the nine girls improve by the day as they train and evolve their skills on the stage.

This vigorous routine is interrupted when the academy's cultural exchange program invites students from Seiran General Arts Institute, who aim to take "Starlight" for themselves. Faced with new foes, the girls of Seishou Academy take to the battleground once more, contending over the exclusive right to perform the theatrical piece. In clashing, the girls are forced to confront their personal problems and relive memories of their past. Will the stage girls be able to triumph on the stage, or will they lose sight of what they hold dear?

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The LIVE - #2 Transition has finished publishing and it has 11 Chapters. It is also Known as: 舞台 少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト -The LIVE-#2 Transition, Butai Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The Live #2 - Transition

4. Banbandoridori

A "surreal expansion four-panel manga" following female high school student Kasumi as she searches for things that are sparkling and heart-throbbing.

Bang Bang Dream Dream is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: バンバンドリドリ, Banbandoridori

3. Butai Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight - The LIVE - Show Must Go On

Similar to the TV Anime, HIkari and Karen watched "Starlight" when they were young and promised to stand on the same stage in the future... Karen, although a sleepyhead, continues to study the path of the Stage Girl everyday! However, due to her tardiness, the selected students were subjected to the 'Legendary Training' that would make them into 'Top Stars'...? And soon... they will all be singing, dancing and taking from one another by following the mysterious audition started by Souda-sensei and... a Giraffe!?

Butai Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight - The LIVE - Show Must Go On has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: 舞台 少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト ―The LIVE― SHOW MUST GO ON, Butai Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight - The LIVE - Show Must Go On

2. Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The LIVE Ao Arashi -Blue Glitter-

Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The LIVE Ao Arashi -Blue Glitter- is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 少女☆歌劇 レヴュースタァライト -The LIVE 青嵐- BLUE GLITTER., Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight: The LIVE Ao Arashi -Blue Glitter-

1. Adagio

Adagio has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: アダージオ, Adagio