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 19 Robot manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Eiyuu Kikan
- 18. Sekai Saikyou no Kishi wa, Kanarazu Shinu Heroine wo Sukuu Tame Isekai demo Saikyou no Kishi to Naru: Ryoute ni Hana wo, Ryoute ni Ken wo
- 17. Osana Robo to Abunai Hakase
- 16. Robo Sapiens Zenshi
- 15. Pluto
- 14. Boku to Roboko
- 13. YoRHa Shinjuwan Kouka Sakusen Kiroku
- 12. Shoujogata Heiki wa Kazoku ni Naritai
- 11. Techno Panic Universe
- 10. Pondroid! Hama-san
- 9. Shuumatsu Sekai no Hakoiri Musume
- 8. Hakase no Kimagure Homunculus
- 7. Shuumatsu Touring
- 6. Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
- 5. Satsuriku Robo to Hito no Manaka
- 4. Kakushite! Makina-san!!
- 3. Messiah no Tettsui
- 2. Gigyejeungsikjeung
- 1. Ponkotsu Ponko
19. 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
18. Sekai Saikyou no Kishi wa, Kanarazu Shinu Heroine wo Sukuu Tame Isekai demo Saikyou no Kishi to Naru: Ryoute ni Hana wo, Ryoute ni Ken wo
He fell in love with the heroine and overturned her destiny to save her from her timely demise. Abandoned by his parents, bullied in high school, and left in solitude—a young boy named Kenya Mikazuki. At the brink of despair, he encounters a fateful meeting in his only hobby, VR gaming. He has a fateful meeting with "Kaguya" and "Reina," the heroines from the immensely popular game "Knight of Giant." The time spent with the two heroines saved him, and he was head over heels for both of them. However, in the story, one of them is destined to die... To change that fate, he dedicated his life to mastering the game and becoming the strongest in the world. Suddenly, Kenya finds himself entering the world of "Knight of Giant"?! The strongest gamer embarks on a heroic tale of becoming the strongest in another world, in order to save the heroines he fell deeply in love with. The story begins.
The Strongest Knight in the World, in an Attempt to Save the Heroines Who were Destined to Die, Decided to Become the Strongest in Another World as Well: Flowers in Both Hands, Swords in Both Hands is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 世界最強の騎士は、必ず死ぬヒロインを救うため異世界でも最強の騎士となる〜両手に花を、両手に剣を〜, Sekai Saikyou no Kishi wa, Kanarazu Shinu Heroine wo Sukuu Tame Isekai demo Saikyou no Kishi to Naru: Ryoute ni Hana wo, Ryoute ni Ken wo
17. 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
16. Robo Sapiens Zenshi
In the future, robots are more than machines. Autonomous “cyber-persons” with A.I. brains are part of society, interacting with humans and growing their own culture. In fact, they may be surpassing humans, as biological homo sapiens and their own world have begun to die out. But are humans truly disappearing, or are robots the new “humans”?
Notes: Nominated to the 24th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: ロボ・サピエンス前史, A Brief History of Robo Sapiens, Prehistory of Robo Sapiens, Robo Sapiens (Italian), Robo Sapiensu Zenshi, Une brève histoire du Robo-Sapiens (French), ロボ サピエンス前史
15. 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
14. 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
13. 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
12. 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
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. 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
9. Shuumatsu Sekai no Hakoiri Musume
Long after the fall of humanity, the world lies in ruin. Factions of autonomous war machines, monstrous biological weapons, and other horrors of a bygone era battle it out in the remains of the society that created them, their conflicts endless and seemingly meaningless—until, that is, a machine finds its own meaning in the form of a human child. That machine, Humanoid Mobile Weapons Unit Number Ten, develops a fiercely protective bond with the child, and soon the two of them set out on a journey together. Their mission: to search for other human survivors, to deliver the child to her people...and to enjoy the trip for all they’re worth!
Note: Chapter count includes 7 extra chapters.
Through the Viewport: Child of a Ruined World has finished publishing and it has 26 Chapters. It is also Known as: 終末世界の箱入りムスメ, Shuumatsu Sekai no Hakoirimusume, Sheltered Girl in an Apocalyptic World
8. Hakase no Kimagure Homunculus
A certain scientist uses alchemy to create a little homunculus called Ryuuchin and leaves the task of raising her with his assistant Akai...
Professor's Whimsical Homunculus has finished publishing and it has 46 Chapters. It is also Known as: ハカセの気まぐれホムンクルス, Hakase no Kimagure Homunculus
7. 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
6. Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
An AI named Matsumoto appears before Vivy, the world’s first autonomous humanoid AI. Matsumoto’s mission is to rewrite history together with Vivy, in order to stop the war between AI and humans that will happen one century later.
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song has finished publishing and it has 23 Chapters. It is also Known as: Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- (ヴィヴィ -フローライトアイズソング-), Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
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. 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!!
3. Messiah no Tettsui
2034, a time when the development of AI advanced greatly and the appearance of the humanoid "Totomo" has been widely accepted. Tamotsu, an ordinary office worker, loses both his daughter and has half his body replaced with mechanical parts due to an accident. While trying to live earnestly with his wife, his body begins to malfunction...
Messiah’s Hammer has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: メシアの鉄鎚, Messiah no Kanazuchi, El martillo de Mesías, 弥赛亚的铁锤, 彌賽亞的鐵錘, Meshia no Tettsui
2. Gigyejeungsikjeung
Yeong-gi Han, a talented soccer prospect teenager, loses all hope when he gets into an accident and hurts his left hand. He receives a prosthetic hand through a clinical trial and soon after, has constant nightmares of machines coming to life and destroying its surroundings. In the midst of confusion, he is chased by mysterious people and as he runs for his life, a girl he’s never met saves him and acts as if she knows him well. Who is she and why is he being chased? What is happening to his surroundings?
Machine Uprising has finished publishing and it has 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: Gigyejeungsikjeung
1. 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
