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 18 Robot manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 18. Gigyejeungsikjeung
- 17. Eiyuu Kikan
- 16. Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai
- 15. Pluto
- 14. Satsuriku Robo to Hito no Manaka
- 13. Boku to Roboko
- 12. YoRHa Shinjuwan Kouka Sakusen Kiroku
- 11. Shuumatsu Touring
- 10. Shoujo Null
- 9. Shoujogata Heiki wa Kazoku ni Naritai
- 8. EVANGELION: 3.0 (-120min.)
- 7. 86: Eighty Six - Fragmental Neoteny
- 6. Ponkotsu Ponko
- 5. Ishura: Shin Maou Sensou
- 4. Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
- 3. Suiran Danshi Gu Lang Ye Keyi Yongyou Niaozi de Ai
- 2. Garan no Hime
- 1. WALL-E
18. 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
17. 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
16. 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
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. 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 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 殺戮ロボと人のマナカ, Satsuriku Robot to Hito no Manaka
13. 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
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. 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
10. 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
9. 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
8. EVANGELION: 3.0 (-120min.)
A prequel manga that takes place 120 minutes before Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo which was included in Eva-Extra-Extra, a booklet distributed at the theatrical release of Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time.
EVANGELION: 3.0 (-120min.) has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: EVANGELION: 3.0 (-120min.)
7. 86: Eighty Six - Fragmental Neoteny
The prequel story depicts how Shinei became a pilot.
86: Eighty Six - Fragmental Neoteny has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: 86―エイティシックス― フラグメンタルネオテニー, 86: Eighty Six - Fragmental Neoteny
6. 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
5. Ishura: Shin Maou Sensou
In a world after the defeat of the Demon Lord. All that are left are the Asura who have even slain the Demon Lord. A master fencer who can see the way to carve up his enemy with one glance, a lancer so fast he leaves sound behind, a raven-black adventurer who handles a legendary in each three arms, a spellbinder that can materialize his words into reality, a cruel angel that bestows instant death… The Asura of any and every conceivable race and species standing at the pinnacle of strength seeks an even stronger enemy, in order to receive the honor of being the “true hero”. All of them are the strongest, all of them a hero, but only one is worthy. The battle to determine the “True One” starts now.
Source: KADOKAWA
Ishura is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異修羅－新魔王戦争－, Ishura: Shin Maou Sensou
4. 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
3. Suiran Danshi Gu Lang Ye Keyi Yongyou Niaozi de Ai
Chi Su Mu's favourite hobby is feeding stray dogs and doing house chores. In a sudden incident of “Kleine-Levin syndrome”, he met the hot-tempered yet tsundere “fox”, Gu Xue. With his kind disposition, Sumu suddenly became an emergency member of “Whale Fall” and has to commit a vaccine robbery, thanks to Gu Xue. A complete noob in combat, he was somewhat molded into a versatile agent under Gu Xue’s training. After joining the organization, only then did Sumu know the shackles and mission of being a “sentinel and guide”. Sumu’s inclination and admiration towards Gu Xue when he first met him gradually turns into mutual feelings of attachment.
A Lone Wolf Can Have Toriko's Love has finished publishing and it has 91 Chapters. It is also Known as: Suiran Danshi Gu Lang Ye Keyi Yongyou Niaozi de Ai
2. 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
1. WALL-E
WALL-E is a trash compactor robot — the last one of his kind! — and every day for hundreds of years he's faithfully cleaned and organized the millions of tons of trash left behind on Earth by humans. But his routine is flipped upside down when he finds a tiny green plant, the first new sign of life for centuries! When the sleek new robot EVE shows up to take the proof of life back to humanity, WALL-E falls head over wheels in love and eagerly follows her across the galaxy into a whole new adventure!
WALL-E has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: ウォーリー, WALL-E
