What is this genre all about? A robot is an automatically guided machine, able to do tasks on its own. Another common characteristic is that by its appearance or movements, a robot often conveys a sense that it has intent or agency of its own.
Not to be confused with android (human-like robot).
We present you the list of Robot manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Robot manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Eiyuu Kikan
- 19. Osana Robo to Abunai Hakase
- 18. Boku to Roboko
- 17. Pluto
- 16. Pondroid! Hama-san
- 15. Ponkotsu Ponko
- 14. Kakushite! Makina-san!!
- 13. Shoujogata Heiki wa Kazoku ni Naritai
- 12. YoRHa Shinjuwan Kouka Sakusen Kiroku
- 11. Techno Panic Universe
- 10. Zangai Shoujo, Kirakira na Sekai no Soko
- 9. Ningen no Inai Kuni
- 8. TEAM PHOENIX
- 7. Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai
- 6. Fairy Tail: Happy no Daibouken
- 5. Satsuriku Robo to Hito no Manaka
- 4. Shoujo Null
- 3. Garan no Hime
- 2. Shuumatsu Touring
- 1. Ihoujin, Dungeon ni Kuguru.
20. 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
19. Osana Robo to Abunai Hakase
New webcomic by the creator of Happy Happia. The story follows a perverted professor who falls in love with her creation, a young robot who truly despises her.
Osana Robo to Abunai Hakase is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 幼ロボとあぶない博士, Youjo Robot to Hentai Hakase, The Little Girl Robot and the Perverted Professor, The Young Robot and the Dangerous Professor
18. 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
17. Pluto
In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one very conspicuous clue - the bodies of both victims have been fashioned into some sort of bizarre collage complete with makeshift horns placed by the victims' heads. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case - and he eventually discovers that he too, as one of the seven great robots of the world, is one of the targets.
Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: PLUTO, Pluto
16. Pondroid! Hama-san
One day, an old man walking through town unexpectedly ends up buying a used android named “Hama-san” at a bargain price! However, despite being a military robot, she's a complete mess with tears in her eyes...!?
Jankdroid Hama-san! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ぽんドロイド！ はまさん, Ponkotsu Android Hama-san, Ponkotsu Android Hamasan
15. Ponkotsu Ponko
The near future, in a quiet seaside town. Yoshioka, who had recently lost his wife, just wants to spend the rest of his days in peace. However, Yoshioka's children, worried about their father's health, sent a housekeeping robot to help him. Yoshioka's quiet life is now changing.
Useless Ponko has finished publishing and it has 79 Chapters. It is also Known as: ぽんこつポン子, Ponkotsu Ponko
14. Kakushite! Makina-san!!
This risque romantic comedy story centers on Eita, an introvert mecha otaku high schooler who has a crush on the school's most popular girl Makina. When Eita finds Makina at her doorstep, he is flustered, and even more so when Makina reveals her secret: that she is a "sexaroid" robot designed for pleasure, and she is asking Eita to conduct some repairs on her discreetly. While Makina immediately tries to make a move on Eita physically, Eita struggles to contain himself, while also hiding her secret.
Kakushite! Makina-san!! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: かくして!! マキナさん！, Kakushite! Makina-san!!
13. Shoujogata Heiki wa Kazoku ni Naritai
A slice-of-life comedy about an ultimate weapon in the shape of a cute little girl named "Alma", and the two scientists who created her! These two scientific geniuses are constantly being befuddled by Alma's incisive questions and analysis of their relationship!
Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family has finished publishing and it has 30 Chapters. It is also Known as: 少女型兵器は家族になりたい, Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni Naritai, Shoujo-gata Heiki wa Kazoku ni Naritai, Aruma-chan Kazoku ni Naritai, 少女型兵器<アルマちゃん>は家族になりたい
12. YoRHa Shinjuwan Kouka Sakusen Kiroku
The distant future. Invaders from another world attack without warning, unleashing a new type of threat: weapons known as "machine lifeforms." In the face of this insurmountable threat, mankind is driven from Earth and takes refuge on the Moon.
It is the year 11941, and the long war against the machines rages on. In an attempt to break the deadlock, the Council of Humanity forms a new infantry unit of female androids: YoRHa. Deployed to the planet’s surface, these soldiers now fight to recapture Earth for the glory of mankind…
Note: Adaptation of the stage play "YoRHa" by Yoko Taro.
YoRHa: Pearl Harbor Descent Record – A NieR:Automata Story has finished publishing and it has 18 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヨルハ 真珠湾降下作戦記録, Nier Automata: YoRHa Shinjuwan Kouka Sakusen Kiroku, Yorha: Shinjuwan Kouka Sakusen Kiroku, YoRHa Pearl Harbor Descent Mission Record ヨルハ, YoRHa Stage
11. Techno Panic Universe
In a desperate bid to save the "Hashidate University High-Dimensional Engineering Laboratory" from closure, the genius—and stunningly beautiful—Professor Enri Nagisawa races across campus in search of new recruits. She soon joins forces with three eccentric girls—an "Android from Outer Space," a "Mecha-Obsessed Disciplinary Committee Member," and a "Masochistic Heiress"—and together, they transcend the bounds of reality to do whatever they please!
"Even if you're an outcast, you're never alone."
Get ready for a sci-fi Yuri comedy that’s mostly side-splittingly funny—with just a few moments that might bring a tear to your eye!
Techno Panic Universe is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: てくのぱにっくゆにばーす, Tecnopa
10. Zangai Shoujo, Kirakira na Sekai no Soko
A ruined world where mechanical bodies known as "Avatars" are becoming widespread. Ao, a girl living in the lower levels of the city, barely scrapes by each day working as an Avatar mechanic.
One day, in a back alley, she finds an Avatar girl named Ariadne in a battered state. Unable to just leave her be, Ao repairs her, but as soon as Ariadne wakes up, she kisses Ao and says, "Let's get married..."
Girls living at the bottom of the world. Their "everyday life" slowly begins to sparkle.
Wreckage Maiden, Sparkle, Bottom of the World. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 残骸少女、きらきらな世界の底, Wreckage Maiden at the Bottom of a Sparkling World
9. Ningen no Inai Kuni
Shii is the only human left in a city inhabited by nothing but machines. As she flees through the eerie streets, hunted by the sinister Triangle Head, she encounters a golem named Bulb. Can Shii survive long enough to form a friendship with this strange creature—and perhaps even change the world?
(Source Seven Seas Entertainment)
The Country Without Humans has finished publishing and it has 47 Chapters. It is also Known as: 人間のいない国, Lonely place, but I am here, A Country Without Humans, No Man's Land
8. TEAM PHOENIX
A robot alliance rules over 90% of the universe. The knight Sapphire is troubled over the pain of non-robots, and she makes a decision, for a new future.
Source: ANN
TEAM PHOENIX has finished publishing and it has 27 Chapters. It is also Known as: チーム・フェニックス, TEAM PHOENIX
7. Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai
Takuma is a single guy who does nothing but go to work and come home. Too tired to do chores, he decides to get a robot to cook and keep house. “Mina-chan” is such a good housekeeper, Takuma jokes that she should become his wife. Mina takes Takuma’s joke seriously, and slowly the two start doing more things together, like having a picnic outside. As time goes by, Takuma starts to fall for Mina, but can a human and a robot ever have an equal, loving relationship?
My Wife Has No Emotion is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 僕の妻は感情がない, Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai
6. Fairy Tail: Happy no Daibouken
Happy of Fairy Tail was summoned to another world and became a hero! And its inhabitants aren’t human … They’re animals, with ears and tails to match! Guided by a mysterious talking heart, Happy soars through the skies of this new world, helping the friends he’s making along the way, like a cute bunny, an alluring fox, and even a dog that scares him! What is this place? And will Happy ever make it back home to Natsu and the rest of Fairy Tail?!
Fairy Tail: Happy's Great Adventure has finished publishing and it has 80 Chapters. It is also Known as: フェアリーテイル ハッピーの大冒険, FAIRY TAIL ハッピーの大冒険, Fairy Tail: Happy Adventure, Fairy Tail - Happy's Heroic Adventure
5. Satsuriku Robo to Hito no Manaka
For the future her parents expect of her, Yui, a high school student, spends each day with machine-like precision. But one day, she meets a fearless girl with a body that’s half robot…
Winner of the “Serialization Audition 2022” Grand Prize! A story of two girls: a girl who seems like a robot, and a robot who seems almost human.
Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robot has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: 殺戮ロボと人のマナカ, Satsuriku Robot to Hito no Manaka
4. Shoujo Null
With the proliferation of organic robots called Gijins, humanity is enjoying prosperity in 23rd century Tokyo. But when a young man named Riaha meets a certain Gijin, he uncovers the dark truth of the world!
Shojo Null has finished publishing and it has 33 Chapters. It is also Known as: 少女Null, Shoujo Null
3. Garan no Hime
The mechanical civilization has been destroyed and the world is infested with immortal monsters called "Monotsuki". Isana, a young girl born in a remote village, wanders into an ancient ruin where her sister has disappeared and encounters an android that has no memories. Convinced that her sister is still alive, Isana gives the android the name "Hime" and together they set off on a journey to find her sister.
Princess of Cathedral has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: 伽藍の姫-がらんのひめ-, Garan no Hime
2. Shuumatsu Touring
Enjoy touring over the weekend (in the apocalypse)!
Touring after the Apocalypse is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 終末ツーリング, Touring the Apocalypse, World's End Touring
1. Ihoujin, Dungeon ni Kuguru.
An accident transports Soya to a parallel world filled with danger and mystery. Soya is now making rogue adventurers eat lead, beating up petty nobles, and taking on dungeons!
Source: Yen Press
The Otherworlder, Exploring the Dungeon is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異邦人、ダンジョンに潜る。, Ihoujin, Dungeon ni Kuguru.
