What is this genre all about? Those who take to the high seas (or space) to rob ships or search for treasure.
We present you the list of Pirate manga you should read right now.
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Top 19 Pirate manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. One Piece
- 18. Lord of the Mysteries
- 17. Ginga Tetsudou 999 (1996)
- 16. Lord of the Mysteries
- 15. One Piece: Strong World
- 14. Assassin's Creed Webtoon
- 13. Black Lagoon
- 12. Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock
- 11. One Piece: Roronoa Zoro, Umi ni Chiru
- 10. One Piece Log Book Omake
- 9. One Piece x Toriko
- 8. ONE PIECE novel HEROINES
- 7. One Piece Novel: Law
- 6. One Piece Green - Secret Pieces
- 5. One Piece: Strong World
- 4. Nami vs Kalifa
- 3. Black Lagoon
- 2. Captain Herlock: Jigen Koukai
- 1. Avatar: The Last Airbender - Katara and the Pirate's Silver
19. One Piece
Gol D. Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece (which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King.
Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy that defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece, are his reasons of becoming a pirate. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece.
One Piece is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ONE PIECE, Budak Getah, Đảo Hải Tặc, Большой куш, Ван Пис, Уан Пийс, Эйтиро Ода, Վան Փիս, וואן פיס, قطعة واحدة, وان پیس, ون بيس, وەن پیس, वान पिस, वान् पीस, ওয়ান পিস, ஒன் பீஸ், วันพีซ, ဝမ်းပိစ်, ዋንፒስ, ワンピース, 海盗路飞, 海賊王, 海贼王, 航海王, 원피스
18. Lord of the Mysteries
With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts…
The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of “The Fool”.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 1430 Chapters. It is also Known as: LotM, 诡秘之主
17. Ginga Tetsudou 999 (1996)
Tetsuro Hoshino is a young street urchin who desperately wants to replace his human body with an android body, which would grant him immortality and the social freedom the androids have.
Normally this is incredibly expensive but it has long been rumoured that if you board the Galaxy Express headed for the Andromeda Galaxy, at the end of the line is a planet where they are given out for free.
After seeing his mother murdered by an Android Count, he has no reason to remain on his home planet and nothing to hold him back. Now, not only seeking the android body of his dreams but also a way to avenge his loss, he begins to search for a way to board the train alone.
Then he meets Maetel, a mysterious woman who offers him a ticket aboard the train if he will be her companion for the journey.
Their journey will take them to planet after planet, each strange and new, and each stop along the way being an opportunity for Tetsuro to reflect on being human, human actions, and the prospect of immortality.
During their travels Tetsuro and Maetel meet, amongst others, Emeraldas and Harlock.
The first cycle was released between 1977 to 1981 and spans volumes 1-14.
Ginga Tetsudou 999 (1996) has finished publishing and it has 93 Chapters. It is also Known as: 銀河鉄道999, Ginga Tetsudou 999 Eternal Chapter
16. Lord of the Mysteries
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts… The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: Lord of the Mysteries
15. One Piece: Strong World
One Piece Strong World 0 is a one-shot story published in Weekly Shounen Jump as a special prologue chapter to the 10th One Piece movie, Strong World. This one-shot depicts events 20 years before the current timeline of the manga, One Piece. The main focus is the relationship between Shiki, the Golden Lion and Roger, the Pirate King. In addition, it shows what other characters were doing 20 years ago.
One Piece: Strong World has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: ONE PIECE STRONG WORLD, One Piece Volume 0, One Piece Chapter 0
14. Assassin's Creed Webtoon
Edward Kenway returns to take the leap of faith in an all-new adventure. The high-seas hunt is on for a long-lost treasure left by Those Who Came Before. But this time, The Templars aren’t the only ones after the prize. Join history’s most cunning pirate in an epic journey around the Chinese Sea. Read Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple only on WEBTOON.
Assassin's Creed Webtoon is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Assassin's Creed Webtoon
13. Black Lagoon
The story follows a team of mercenaries known as Lagoon Company, who smuggle goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia. Their base of operations is located in the fictional city of Roanapur in Thailand, and they transport goods in the PT boat Black Lagoon. Lagoon Company does business with various clients, but has a particularly friendly relationship with the Russian crime syndicate Hotel Moscow. The team takes on a variety of missions - which may involve violent firefights, hand-to-hand combat, and nautical battles - in various Southeast Asian locations.
is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ブラックラグーン, Black Lagoon
12. Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock
In the future, humanity has achieved a vast starfaring civilization, but is slowly and steadily succumbing to ennui or despair, often due to defeat and subjugation by a foreign invader. Rising against the general apathy, Herlock denies defeat and leads an outlaw crew aboard his starship Arcadia to undertake daring raids against Earth's oppressors. Their primary oppressors are the Mazone, a race of organic plant-based alien women who explored Earth in the mythic past and are now back to reclaim it.
Captain Harlock: The Classic Collection has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック, Space Pirate Captain Harlock
11. One Piece: Roronoa Zoro, Umi ni Chiru
The one-shot celebrates the 22nd anniversary of the One Piece manga and focuses on a fight between Zoro and Mihawk.
This chapter is the first in a new project for One Piece titled "Cover Comic Project." Through the project, various manga creators will "cover" a chapter of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga.
One Piece: Roronoa Zoro Falls Into the Sea has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: ONE PIECE ロロノア・ゾロ, 海に散る, One Piece Cover Comic Project: Roronoa Zoro, Umi ni Chiru
10. One Piece Log Book Omake
Interestingly, one of the features that most of the Logs share are the publication of some omakes, an English loanword in Japanese for remakes. Those remake comics are three-page ones that tend to parody other genres.
Those side comics were drawn when Oda was given three sheets of blank paper by his editor and told to draw anything. Animated versions, subtitled as Mugiwara Theater, were broadcasted on October 2006 along recap episodes 279 to 283. They featured omakes released from 2nd to 7th Logs.
Some omakes were released outside of the Logs. They're listed below with the others:
* Blue Databook 4 koma
* The 2nd Log: Report Time
* The 3rd Log: Obahan Time
* The 5th Log: Jingi-nai Time
* The 6th Log: Chopper Man
* The 7th Log: Monster Time
* Yellow Databook: Space Time
* 10th Treasures: Third Year Class SEA Time
* The 10th Log: Märchen Time
* Family Time
* Ed Sullivan Show Time
* Detective Loomes Time
Chopperman has starred in the animated New Year's Special filler that aired on December 23 2007.
Episode 369 also featured a special Easter egg referring to Chopperman when Oz suddenly discovered the cockpit in its stomach and called itself "Oz Bomber".
has finished publishing and it has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: One Piece Log Book Omake
9. One Piece x Toriko
One Piece x Toriko cross epoch
One Piece x Toriko has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: ワンピース x トリコ, One Piece x Toriko
8. ONE PIECE novel HEROINES
The novel will center on the heroines of the One Piece world. The first four chapters were later compiled into a single novel, which was released on June 4, 2021, focusing on Nami, Robin, Vivi, and Perona, respectively. The fifth chapter is focused on Hancock, while the sixth focuses on Tashigi. The seventh chapter is focused on Uta.
Notes:
-Chapter count includes one extra chapter.
-The volume release only includes the first four chapters.
ONE PIECE novel HEROINES has finished publishing and it has 14 Chapters. It is also Known as: episode: NAMI - The shoe must go on!, episode: ROBIN - Unscramble egg of the archeologists., episode: VIVI - The blue rose and the writingale., episode: PERONA - Nightmare after Nagashidaru., episode: HANCOCK - This is why Nyon-baa passed out.
7. One Piece Novel: Law
One Piece Novel: Law tells the story of Trafalgar Law right after leaving the Donquixote Pirates.
One Piece Novel: Law has finished publishing and it has 5 Chapters. It is also Known as: ONE PIECE novel LAW, One Piece Novel: Law
6. One Piece Green - Secret Pieces
It is the fourth data book: One Piece Green - Secret Pieces. Green contains all 12 cover stories published so far with a detailed description and the character's career.
One Piece Green - Secret Pieces has finished publishing and it has 12 Chapters. It is also Known as: ワ ン ピ ー ス グ リ ー ン シ ー ク レ ッ ト ピ ー シ ー ズ, One Piece Green
5. One Piece: Strong World
The Eastblue is terrorized by Shiki and his pirates. When they kidnap Nami, the straw hat gang intervenes and starts chasing ...
One Piece: Strong World has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: ワンピース：ストロングワールド1, One Piece: Strong World
4. Nami vs Kalifa
The official Twitter account for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece franchise announced that Boichi will draw another "cover" chapter of the manga, this time covering the fight between Nami and Kalifa.
Nami vs Kalifa has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: ナミ vs カリファ, Nami vs Kalifa
3. Black Lagoon
Rock (Okajima Rokuro) was just a normal Japanese businessman, but through a series of unlikely events, he found himself part of the "Lagoon Company," a group of transporters who do a little pirating on the side. Together with Dutch, Revy, and Benny, he sails the seas of Asia aboard the modified torpedo boat "Black Lagoon."
Their base, the lawless city of Roanapur, is just barely balanced on the brink of outright war, controlled and occupied by criminal organizations from across the globe. Standing above the rest are Balalaika of Russia and Chang of Hong Kong.
Our story finds Roanapur just a little while before Rock, with Revy in tow, is due to head back to his old home of Japan.
It is a tale about soldiers who once fought united under a cause in a land of sandy winds, the strictly personal reunion of a captain and her one-time subordinate...
Black Lagoon is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ブラック・ラグーン, Shaitane Badi, Ballad of the Sinful Wizard
2. Captain Herlock: Jigen Koukai
When Tadashi Daiba's father is murdered by invaders known as the Mazon, he becomes frustrated in the face of the Earth government's flippant attitude. Landing himself in prison, Tadashi finds himself invited aboard the battleship Arcadia, controlled by none other than the legendary Captain Herlock. Joining his crew on their journey through space, Tadashi's future will lead him to confront not only the Mazon, but the many other forces across the universe threatening humanity's very existence.
Captain Harlock Space Pirate: Dimensional Voyage has finished publishing and it has 52 Chapters. It is also Known as: キャプテンハーロック～次元航海～, Captain Herlock: Jigen Koukai
1. Avatar: The Last Airbender - Katara and the Pirate's Silver
Katara and the Pirate's Silver is a standalone graphic novel set in the Avatar universe during the events of Book Two: Earth that follows Katara as she gets separated from the rest of Team Avatar.
Avatar: The Last Airbender - Katara and the Pirate's Silver has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: Avatar: The Last Airbender - Katara and the Pirate's Silver
