What is this genre all about? A rotten world is a setting or situation where the jaded notion that "anything that can go wrong will go horribly wrong" almost always applies. Oppression, perpetual warfare, lawlessness, despair or other forms of mental instability, and other highly undesirable factors tend to be rampant.
We present you the list of Rotten World manga you should read right now.
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Top 18 Rotten World manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 18. Berserk
- 17. Maou no Hajimekata: The Comic
- 16. Mowang Zuobi Xitong
- 15. Gunnm: Last Order
- 14. Gunnm
- 13. Kuraki Kyuuden no Shisha no Ou
- 12. Yamikin Ushijima-kun
- 11. I Became the First Prince
- 10. Killing me/Killing you
- 9. Jinrouki Winvurga
- 8. Human Ranch
- 7. Soukoku no Garou - Hokuto no Ken Rei Gaiden
- 6. Chromosome 47
- 5. Incoming Mr High Energy
- 4. Tokyo Game
- 3. Eclipse Era of the Beast
- 2. Tsumi to Batsu
- 1. Kuraki Kyuuden no Shisha no Ou
18. Berserk
His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned—and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.
Notes:
- Volumes 1-5 contain the 16 prequel chapters 0A - 0P.
- Chapter 83 was omitted from Volume 13 due to the author’s request.
- Volume 14 includes “Berserk: The Prototype”.
- Due to the author's passing, starting from Chapter 365, the manga is illustrated by Studio Gaga (Miura's assistants) and supervised by Kouji Mori (a close friend of Miura's).
Berserk is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ベルセルク, Berserk: The Prototype
17. Maou no Hajimekata: The Comic
"I do not trust humans. They’ll betray you without fail.” Oulu, the man who had obtained the ability and right to become the Maou at the end of his life of research. Summoning the succubus Lir, he then sets out on creating his own domain, a gigantic labyrinthine dungeon… The misanthropic Maou taking on the world, the curtain rises on a dark harem fantasy!
How to Build a Dungeon: Book of the Demon King is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔王の始め方 THE COMIC, How to get started as the Demon King, How to book on the Devil
16. Mowang Zuobi Xitong
One day, countless dungeons suddenly appeared in the world, and humanity ushered in the "dungeon era". Adesalai, the boss of an abyss-level dungeon, was killed by human adventurers via despicable means. Vowing revenge, he was reincarnated as a weak adventurer, but he activated an exclusive Boss System. Using the system's cheating powers to conquer dungeons and becoming its master, he started on the road of revenge.
Mowang Zuobi Xitong is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Demon King's Cheat System, Demon King Cheat System, Demon King's Cheating System, Mowang Zuobi Xitong, Mówáng Zuòbì Xìtǒng, The Demon King Cheat System, The Demon King’s Cheat System, 魔王様のチートシステム, 마왕 전용 사기 시스템
15. Gunnm: Last Order
After being killed by the doll-bomb Alita is resurrected by Nova and given an even more powerful body. Then she finds herself in a devastated Tiphares, where a battle between Tiphareans with brain-chips and those without is raging. At the same time as the automatic security systems goes on a rampage killing anything that moves.
Set in an alternate future where Alita is reconstructed by Desty Nova Alita is Lost in a future she doesn't Understand. For Alita everyone she loves is gone or have moved on. Alita starts on a quest to find Lou Alita starts on a journey That will change her future and make her come face to face with her past.
Battle Angel Alita: Last Order has finished publishing and it has 124 Chapters. It is also Known as: 銃夢 Last Order, Gunnm: Last Order
14. Gunnm
The people and cyborgs of the Scrap Yard live beneath the flying city of Tiphares, whose inhabitants dump their junk in the Scrap Yard and rules above it's inhabitants. One day doc Ido, a former Tipharean citizen, finds the intact head of young cyborg-girl in a vast pile of scrap. He takes her in and gives her a body and the name Alita. Alita then discovers since long forgotten fighting techniques hidden in her body and decides to become a hunter-warrior like Ido.
Battle Angel Alita has finished publishing and it has 53 Chapters. It is also Known as: 銃夢 GUNNM, Ganmu, Tsutsu Yume
13. Kuraki Kyuuden no Shisha no Ou
...I don't want to die. I want to be free.
If a monster is what I have to become to be free, then that is what I will resign myself to.
Striking the infected with incessant pain that runs throughout the body, a strange, debilitating, and deadly illness. The life of the boy who had suffered several years with this affliction had come to end with little time for him to despair as he died without an attendant by his side. When he awoke again, he had been made into the lowest ranked undead by an evil necromancer. Though the boy rejoiced at having obtained a body that could not feel pain, he immediately realized that he was still at the mercy of others. There was no large difference between his present situation and being confined in bed. However, the world could not leave the boy alone when he wished to be at peace.
With freedom as his goal, what he needed was prudence and power. Occasionally running, fighting, fearful, and hesitant, this is the story of the cowardly King of Undead as he seeks to be free.
The King of the Dead at the Dark Palace has finished publishing and it has 13 Chapters. It is also Known as: 昏き宮殿の死者の王, Бессмертный Повелитель Дворца Тьмы, The Undead Lord of the Palace of Darkness, The King of Death at the Dark Palace
12. Yamikin Ushijima-kun
Visit part of the sleazy underworld of humanity, the loan shark. Just what does it take to be part of this dog eat dog life style? Why would someone choose to take on this kind of life? Yamikin Ushijima-kun explores many themes of the dark side of humanity. (MAL)
Ushijima the Loan Shark has finished publishing and it has 493 Chapters. It is also Known as: 闇金ウシジマくん, Ushijima the Loan Shark
11. I Became the First Prince
Reborn as a sword, he lived for hundreds of years, and then he occupied the body of a 15-year-old prince.
Source: NU
I Became the First Prince has finished publishing and it has 350 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Became the First Prince: Legend of Sword's Song, Ego Sword Became a Villain Prince
10. Killing me/Killing you
Ever since a meteorite fell, the world has become strange. Two young immortals, Mithia and Youthanasia, are traveling through this crazy world in hopes of finding a way to die.
Killing me/Killing you has finished publishing and it has 22 Chapters. It is also Known as: キリングミー/キリングユー, Killing me/Killing you
9. Jinrouki Winvurga
The story drags us into the daily life of Mashiro, a handywoman, who takes care of helping the people of the village. One day, the Dominantor Empire invades the region and captures all the women to make them their slaves. When her friend dies before her eyes, Mashiro, mad with anger, manages to wake up the millennial robot who was secretly residing in the village. It is now her chance to stop the thirst for uncontrollable power of the Dominator Empire. Soon, she is joined by other mecha pilots in this crazy quest to oppose an entire Empire.
Jinrouki Winvurga is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 人狼機ウィンヴルガ, Human Wolf Machine Winvurga, Lupus Apparatus, 인랑기 윙블가, 人狼机
8. Human Ranch
Yuuki Tachibana's planned school trip deviates off course and goes on a deserted road. When he realizes that something is amiss its already too late, all the students on the school bus are taken to another world to a mysterious facility as food for the elves. Can Yuuki escape from the facility protected by magic and demons?
Human Ranch has finished publishing and it has 28 Chapters. It is also Known as: Ningen Bokujou, 人間牧場, Human Ranch
7. Soukoku no Garou - Hokuto no Ken Rei Gaiden
Rei is a ruthless man who is traveling the world in search of a certain someone... But Rei was not always ruthless an uncompassionate, it's vengeance the one who stripped Rei from his humanity, and he won't be able to become a normal human being until that vengeance is fulfilled. Right now, he can only roam the world as a furious lone wolf, a lone wolf who preys on those who oppose him.
Fist of The North Star Rei Gaiden has finished publishing and it has 54 Chapters. It is also Known as: 蒼黒の餓狼 －北斗の拳レイ外伝－, Rei Gaiden: Soukoku no Garou, Fist of the North Star: Rei Side Story - The Dark Blue Hungry Wolf, Bloody Wolf's Darkness Blue: Fist of the North Star Rei Side Story, Black and Blue Hungry Wolf - Fist of the North Star: Rei Gaiden
6. Chromosome 47
When he woke up, the world completely changed. The end of the world arrived.
The rich, famous and high ranks in the previous world lost their status. In this violent world, a canned food can be exchanged for a former world-renowned female celebrity.
Chromosome 47 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: CHR47, Dye Number 47
5. Incoming Mr High Energy
After a catastrophe, the biggest trouble facing humans is energy shortage! A brand new profession was thus born, controlling various elements such as iron, copper, phosphorus, gold, silicon, and carbon, they are the strongest combat power in the world. Restarting a powerful system, the youth began to be accompanied by compulsive tasks again and again! Challenging missions full of danger time and time again, he gradually became stronger, and went further and further on the road to a great demon
Incoming Mr High Energy is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 高能襲来, Kounou Shuurai, 흙수저, 시스템에게 선택받다, High Energy Strikes, Gao Neng Strikes, High-Energy Strikes
4. Tokyo Game
In post-apocalyptic Japan, a nameless mahjong player ascends a massive tower, facing formidable opponents in life or death gambles.
Tokyo Game has finished publishing and it has 20 Chapters. It is also Known as: トーキョーゲーム, Tokyo Game
3. Eclipse Era of the Beast
In a land plagued by undying souls shattered into their mortal bodies, an unwilling hero must rise to meet their destined duty to restore the wavering energies of the universe. The Fallen, threatens life's very existence when the balance of all things shifts for the worse. When the Tendrils of Fate pass over, The Era of the Beast shall either end in restored harmony or collapse under chaotic frequencies that hold reality together.
Eclipse Era of the Beast is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Eclipse Era of the Beast
2. Tsumi to Batsu
This is kind of a crude parody of the central murder in Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment." A young Russian punk cheerfully considers axe-murdering an old woman who runs a pawn shop. He has a dream in which the old woman dismembers and attempts to rape him, which gives him some hesitation. There's also a mysterious naked woman named Mayo who has somehow also seen this dream, and who watches him unobserved while he reconsiders his murder.
Crime and Punishment has finished publishing and it has 24 Chapters. It is also Known as: 罪と罰, Crime and Punishment (MAN F Gatarou)
1. Kuraki Kyuuden no Shisha no Ou
THE BEGINNING OF END
When a sickly boy succumbs to illness only to awaken as a lowly undead named End, his initial reaction is not horror but joy. No longer weak and bedridden, he is eager to experience the freedom of a properly functioning body. Sadly, his delight is cut short when he realizes the shackles of his previous life have simply been replaced by new ones—specifically, the powerful necromancer who revived him. To gain true freedom, he’ll need to overcome the many obstacles in his way...starting with his dark master!
The King of the Dead at the Dark Palace is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 昏き宮殿の死者の王, The Undead Lord of the Palace of Darkness, The King of Death at the Dark Palace
