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. [2024 List]
- 18. Eiyuu Kikan
- 17. Pluto
- 16. Boku to Roboko
- 15. Shuumatsu Sekai no Hakoiri Musume
- 14. Shoujo Null
- 13. Ponkotsu Ponko
- 12. Shoujogata Heiki wa Kazoku ni Naritai
- 11. YoRHa Shinjuwan Kouka Sakusen Kiroku
- 10. Messiah no Tettsui
- 9. Garan no Hime
- 8. 86: Eighty Six - Fragmental Neoteny
- 7. Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai
- 6. Hakase no Kimagure Homunculus
- 5. Shuumatsu Touring
- 4. Mecto Amore
- 3. Ishura: Shin Maou Sensou
- 2. Fairy Tail: Happy no Daibouken
- 1. Watashi no Kairos
18. 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
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. 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
15. 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
14. 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
13. 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
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 is currently publishing and has 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. 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
10. 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
9. 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 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 伽藍の姫-がらんのひめ-, Garan no Hime
8. 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
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. 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
5. 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
4. Mecto Amore
A pair of travelers come to a city in search of a time machine. What awaits them in a world where there are no humans, only robots!?
Mecto Amore has finished publishing and it has 1 Chapters. It is also Known as: メクトアモーレ, Mecto Amore
3. 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
2. 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
1. Watashi no Kairos
After being sentenced to death, the girl Gladiolus was sent to a planet inhabited by robots and is forced to fight as a gladiator to win her freedom!
Watashi no Kairos has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: わたしのカイロス, The Tale of Little Gladiator, Watashi no Kairosu - The Tale of Little Gladiator
