Top 15 Robot manga you should read right now. [2026 List]

Robot manga you should read right now.

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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15. Ponkotsu Ponko

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

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14. Eiyuu Kikan

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

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13. Pluto

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

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12. Boku to Roboko

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

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11. Shoujogata Heiki wa Kazoku ni Naritai

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

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10. Ishura: Shin Maou Sensou

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

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9. Kakushite! Makina-san!!

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!!

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8. Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai

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

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7. Garan no Hime

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

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6. Tatakau Panya to Automaton Waitress

Tatakau Panya to Automaton Waitress

The war hero known as Silver Wolf - Lud Langart - pilots a humanoid assault weapon while he dreams of life as a baker. With the war over, Lud now peacefully runs his bakery, but thanks to his frightening scowl, he can't sell a single loaf of bread. After posting an ad for a waitress in a last ditch effort to save his business, who should reply but a beautiful silver-haired, red-eyed young girl. What Lud doesn't know is that this new waitress was born from Avei, his AI partner installed in the humanoid assault weapon he piloted during the war.

The Combat Baker and Automaton Waitress has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: 戦うパン屋と機械じかけの看板娘〈オートマタンウェイトレス〉, Tatakau Panya to Kikaijikake no Kanban Musume

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5. DC3

DC3

DC3 has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: DC3

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4. Shuumatsu Touring

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

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3. Gigyejeungsikjeung

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

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2. Shoujo Null

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

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1. Ningen no Inai Kuni

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

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