What is this genre all about? In time travel anime characters are transported through time either figuratively or literally to find themselves either in the past or the future
We present you the list of Time Travel manga you should read right now.
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Top 20 Time Travel manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 20. Haegolbyeongsaneun Dungeoneul Jikiji Motaetda
- 19. Wo Jia Laopo Lai Zi Yiqian Nian Qian
- 18. My Daughter Is the Final Boss
- 17. A Dragonslayer's Peerless Regression
- 16. Tomb Raider King
- 15. Legend of Star General
- 14. Jaebeoljip Mangnaeadeul
- 13. Jeonsaengja
- 12. A Stepmother's Märchen
- 11. Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant
- 10. Murimsega Cheondaebanneun Sonnyeo Ttari Doeeotda
- 9. Adventures of God
- 8. Igeosi Beobida
- 7. Global Martial Arts
- 6. Lady Baby
- 5. Mangnani Cheonjae Jakgokga Hoegwihada
- 4. Return of the Broken Constellation
- 3. Tusinjeonsaenggi
- 2. Baeuroseo Salgetda
- 1. Kill the Hero
20. Haegolbyeongsaneun Dungeoneul Jikiji Motaetda
Meet the Skeleton Soldier, a meager but fiercely loyal fighter who serves to protect its master, Lady Succubus. Its dream of a peaceful life with her is shattered when they're both brutally murdered by a group of warriors one day. But what would've been a pathetic end to an unremarkable soul sparks a new beginning: when the Skeleton Soldier opens its eyes again, it has traveled back 20 years in time! "I must warn Lady Succubus of all the things to come!" But with no special combat skills and a history of failure and defeat, how can it stop the horrible events from unfolding again? Follow the Skeleton Soldier as it faces the most challenging quest of all—rewriting the ending to its own story.
The Skeleton Soldier Failed to Defend the Dungeon is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Skeleton Soldier Couldn't Protect the Dungeon, 骸骨兵士はダンジョンを守れなかった
19. Wo Jia Laopo Lai Zi Yiqian Nian Qian
Jiang He, a girl from the Tang Dynasty, jumped a thousand years into the future and appeared in front of Xu Qing. The love that spanned a thousand years brought them together as if by fate. Everything she knew had become ancient history. Relatives, friends, and enemies have all been left 1,200 years in the past. The boy will do anything to help this girl start a new life. Pain, confusion, cheers, and laughter will be made anew in the modern world.
Wo Jia Laopo Lai Zi Yiqian Nian Qian is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: My Wife Is From a Thousand Years Ago
18. My Daughter Is the Final Boss
My daughter destroyed the world. At the end of the divergence, I died helplessly. When I opened my eyes again, my five-year-old daughter was in front of me.
Stop Seol-ah Lee’s five misfortunes. (0/5)
Chance given once again
If raised incorrectly, the world will perish.
My Daughter Is the Final Boss has finished publishing and it has 152 Chapters. It is also Known as: My Daughter Is the Final Boss
17. A Dragonslayer's Peerless Regression
Zeke Draker, the first direct descendant of the Dragon Slayer family to fail awakening. Possessing the talent of a healer instead of a swordsman, he was cast out by his family. Struggling desperately to grow stronger, Zeke met a tragic end. At the moment of his death, mysterious words appeared before his eyes: [The soul of an Elder Dragon is engraved upon the will of the one who persists.] [An irreversible, promised power is being activated.] When he regained consciousness, he found himself back in the Dragon Slayer family that had abandoned him, 20 years in the past.
A Dragonslayer's Peerless Regression is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Yongsalja-ui Class-ga Dareun Hoegwi, 竜殺者の「格」の違う回帰, Dragonslayer's Class Regression
16. Tomb Raider King
The God’s Tombs started to appear around the world. Due to the relics within these tombs, many were able to wield these legendary power for themselves, while others became enslaved to these users. However, a Tomb Raider appears with the purpose of robbing these relics. The Tomb Raider King. “God damn it! Did that bastard already loot this place as well?!” What you own belongs to me. What I own definitely belongs to me. This is the story of a revived Tomb Raider who will do whatever he can to claim all the tombs and relics for himself!
Tomb Raider King has finished publishing and it has 411 Chapters. It is also Known as: Tomb Raider, Raja Penjarah Makam, Расхититель гробниц, Dogurwang, King of the Sword, 盗掘王, King of Excavation, Raja Penjarah Makam, Dogulwang
15. Legend of Star General
Song Yunxiang, the last Star Soul General of the Human Race, brought the system back to the campus era. When he was a teenager, he was blinded by the incomplete soul, because he was weak and could only watch his relatives and friends die in front of him. In this life, he returned with a system rebirth, with 60 years of combat experience and knowledge and technology, and returned to school. From then on, he used to build mechas to fight monsters... The things that have regretted, the people who have missed, this time will not leave regrets.
Source: MU
Legend of Star General is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Star Armor Soul Will Pass, Star General Regression
14. Jaebeoljip Mangnaeadeul
Having started from the bottom and worked his way to the top, Hyeonwoo finds himself betrayed by the royal family of Soonyang Group, the largest corporation in South Korea, after providing 13 years of dedicated service. Just when he thinks all his efforts have been made in vain and prepares to embrace his death, he suddenly wakes up in the body of Dojun Jin, the youngest grandson to the founder and CEO of Soonyang, having traveled back in time. Having been granted this second chance, Hyeonwoo begins to lay the foundation for his revenge against his evil relatives.
Reborn Rich is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Chaebeol's Youngest Son, 財閥家的小兒子, 财阀家的小儿子
13. Jeonsaengja
[Would you like to reverse time?]
[All your abilities will be reset.]
[Please choose the date.]
“February 28th, 1985. The day I was born.”
Financial power. I will gather all the fortune of the world—
and create a monopoly. I will monopolize all the dungeons of the world.
I will do this now, while the world is still peaceful...
before it all begins.
Past Life Regressor is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Past Life Regressor (2022), Past Life Returner, 전생자 (2022)
12. A Stepmother's Märchen
The iron widow, the spider widow, male hunter, the witch of Neuwanstein castle, the embarrassment of noble ladies....... These were all the words used to describe the Marchioness, Suri Pon Neuwanstein. Despite receiving such criticism from the world, she raised her 'children', who were unrelated to her by blood and were old enough to be called her siblings. And finally, on the day of the first son Jeremy’s wedding, she felt that all her hard work had tied all the loose ends together. But she had been terribly mistaken. After hearing the message requesting her to not attend the wedding, she got caught up in an accident and died while leaving the castle. But when she opened her eyes, she woke up on the day of her husband's funeral, seven years ago. I refuse to suffer any more. I won’t live as I had in the past a second time!
The Fantasie of a Stepmother is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ある継母のメルヘン, A Stepmother's Fairy Tale, Eotteon Gyemo-nim-ui Märchen, Mou Ge Jimu De Tonghua Gushi, 某个继母的童话, 某个继母的童话故事, 某個繼母的童話故事, A Stepmother's Marchen, Eotteon Gyemonimui Meleuhen
11. Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant
Sword God, Ahn Su-ho. Surprisingly, humanity's greatest swordsman player was a civil servant hunter affiliated with the Korean Hunter Association. Su-ho chose the path of a public servant purely to end the gates. Perhaps that’s why? When one of the disaster-level gates, called the final gate, was attacked, In an ironic turn of events, he was betrayed by his comrades. “It would have been better if he had joined us from the beginning. Public servants are so stubborn." The reason his comrades betrayed him? Because if the gates were closed, their influence would disappear. Is this the end? Just as Su-ho’s consciousness was fading away, [Rebooting the system of player Ahn Su-ho.] The system gave Su-ho one more chance. A chance to go back to the past and set everything right.
Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: La regresión del funcionario de gobierno más fuerte, Regression of the Prosecutorial Official, Return of the High-Ranking Civil Servant
10. Murimsega Cheondaebanneun Sonnyeo Ttari Doeeotda
Yeon was just an orphan on the streets when a man claiming to be her father brought her to his family home. But the Baengri estate was a den of vipers that swallowed her whole, and it's only when she's standing at the funeral of the father she never truly understood that she realizes how familiar this story is. When she wakes up six years old again, Yeon knows she can't waste her second chance. This time, she's going to save her father. This time, she's going to live without regrets.
The Baengri Clan's Unwanted Granddaughter is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Murim'in Bedbaht Torunu • 名門一族の嫌われ娘になりました • 成了武林世家受歧视的孙女 • The Despised Granddaughter of the Murim Clan • أصبحت الحفيدة المحتقرة لعائلة فنون القتال القوية • Презираемая внучка великого рода эпохи Мурим • Murim'in kör talihli torunu • Me convertí en la nieta despreciada de la poderosa familia de artes marciales • Me convertí en la nieta despreciada del clan murim • Trở thành cô cháu gái bị khinh miệt của gia tộc võ lâm • ฉันคือหลานสาวตระกูลจอมยุทธ์ผู้ถูกเหยียดหยาม • 무림세가 천대받는 손녀딸이 되었다 • I Became the Despised Granddaughter of the Powerful Murim Family • I Became the Despised Granddaughter of the Murim Family • I Became the Despised Granddaughter of the Murim Clan • Murimsega Cheondaebanneun Sonnyeo Ttari Doeeotda
9. Adventures of God
In this slice of (eternal) life, you'll meet God, visit Heaven and learn that what goes on behind the pearly gates isn't exactly the way the good book describes it. For starters, it's a pretty unhealthy work environment - what with God's ginormous, fragile ego and heavy drinking problem. The good news is that while heaven is a lot less holy than expected, it's much more hilarious too.
Adventures of God is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Adventures of God
8. Igeosi Beobida
The genius lawyer Noh HyungJin's justice-executing returner fantasy! Valedictorian of his University, perfect score on the Bar Exam, and even a 95% case win rate. Noh HyungJin was a so-called successful lawyer. While he was fighting against evil, higher powers to make South Korea a just and fair land, he was ruthlessly murdered by National Intelligence Service agents." He shouldn't have died... "Noh HyungJin was a man sent by Emperor YeomRa to fix corruption on Earth! However, after ending up in hell without having been able to achieve anything, Emperor YeomRa returns Noh HyungJin back in time. "I should at least give him power so he can protect himself." What is this 'power' given to him by Emperor YeomRa? Will Noh HyungJin be able to change his future as well as the future of South Korea?!
Source: MU
This is the Law is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Igeosi Beobida
7. Global Martial Arts
Rebirth is just a starting point from reaching the peak. Intruding crypt, the rise of martial arts
Global Martial Arts is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Global Gao Wu, Quanqiu Gao Wu, World's Best Martial Artist, World's Greatest Martial Artist, Global High Martial Artist, 흙수저에서 최강 투신으로, Artes marciais globais, Global Master Martial, Quán Qiú Gāo Wǔ, Toàn Cầu Cao Võ, 覚醒したら最強闘拳師になった件
6. Lady Baby
Calliope has suffered through nature's law and many accidents. Her family was murdered and an ongoing war ended her life, but she traveled back in time to when she was born?! While Calliope slowly grows, will she be able to figure out who killed her family and stop them in time?
Lady Baby has finished publishing and it has 240 Chapters. It is also Known as: Leidi Beibi
5. Mangnani Cheonjae Jakgokga Hoegwihada
Success, fame, family… Min Hyeon-Seung, a genius composer who lost everything in an instant, was on the verge of death… He wanted to live a different life, one where he could say that all of his misfortunes were not because of karma.
"How could this happen…"
He was given another chance to live.
Mangnani Cheonjae Jakgokga Hoegwihada is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Nhà Soạn Nhạc Thiên Tài Đã Trở Lại, Return of the Genius Composer, The Return of a Crazy Genius Composer, 天才作曲家のやり直しライフ
4. Return of the Broken Constellation
A lowly human who ascended to the position of a god, ‘Twilight of the Gods’.
After becoming infamous as an Unpleasant God, he lost his Constellation, Belief, Divine Authority—everything. His holiness was cut off, and his holy power disappeared.
“I’d like you to work with me.”
That’s when the master of the Nether World, Thanatos, offered his hand…
After grabbing Thanatos’s hand, ‘Twilight of the Gods’ decided to live again as the player ‘Lee Changseon’ to get back at the gods that threw him down to hell!
‘So I’ve really come back.’
Return of the Broken Constellation is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Return of the Shattered Constellation, Le Retour de la constellation brisée, Return of the Shattered Constellation, การหวนคืนของกลุ่มดาวที่แตกสลาย, ラグナロク～壊れた星座の回帰～, 破碎圣座的回归, 부서진 성좌의 회귀, The Divine Twilight's Return
3. Tusinjeonsaenggi
A time travel action fantasy of the strongest of mankind. “Even if the disgusting gods gave me this chance, an opportunity is still an opportunity. Since they want to end up dead, I will kill them.” The last survivor of mankind, Zephyr. The fight with the demons ended in defeat and the gods gave him a chance to go back 10 years in time. The demons who took everything away from humans and the gods who treated humans as beings for sightseeing. This time, I will tear them to pieces.
Doom Breaker is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Battle God’s Return, To a New Life, Reincarnation of the Suicidal Battle God
2. Baeuroseo Salgetda
To escape a life of poverty, Jang Youngkuk aspired to be a famous actor. And he succeeds... at the cost of his mother's life. Upon proceeding to take his own out of despair, Youngkuk miraculously returns to his childhood. With a second chance to make things right, he swears to abandon acting and be the good son he never was. However, when financial troubles begin to haunt Youngkuk and his mother, he discovers that he may have no choice but to return to the set for one last take.
Be the Actor is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Be the Actor, I Will Live as an Actor
1. Kill the Hero
After he’s killed by the righteous leader of his own guild, Woojin gets a chance to start over. This time he’s not interested in saving the world from monsters—he’s got his sights set on revenge! His high-level kills quickly garner him notoriety among the game plebs, while boosting his stats as he masterminds his way closer to the top. But there's something no one can figure out: whose side he’s playing for. Now that he knows how to play to win, Woojin will stop at nothing to destroy the hero!
Note: Chapter count includes a 10-chapter side story
Kill the Hero has finished publishing and it has 153 Chapters. It is also Known as: Kill the Hero
