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. [2024 List]
- 20. Haegolbyeongsaneun Dungeoneul Jikiji Motaetda
- 19. Return of the Legendary Spear Knight
- 18. Tomb Raider King
- 17. Tusinjeonsaenggi
- 16. Legend of Star General
- 15. Wo Jia Laopo Lai Zi Yiqian Nian Qian
- 14. Jeonsaengja
- 13. The Dragon Slayer Academy's Hotshot
- 12. Return of the Broken Constellation
- 11. My Daughter Is the Final Boss
- 10. Lord of the Mysteries
- 9. Murimsega Cheondaebanneun Sonnyeo Ttari Doeeotda
- 8. The Villainess Lives Twice
- 7. First Class Servant
- 6. I'm The Great Immortal
- 5. Kill the Hero
- 4. Oneulbuteo Player
- 3. Tokyo卍Revengers
- 2. Adventures of God
- 1. King of Apocalypse
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. Return of the Legendary Spear Knight
Unrivaled Spear Knight. The stereotype that knights must use swords is broken by the brightest star of a duke’s family. The hero that brought an end to the empire’s civil war. The name of that person is Joshua Sanders. Despite his reputation of being called the empire’s unrivaled spear, he was bleeding dark red blood. Not just anyone but by the hand of his own emperor, Kaiser… “Kaiser! Don’t think it will end like this!!” Moments before death, incurred by magic circle, the spear that spent its years together with him, ‘Lugia’, started to emit an enormous amount of energy… This familiar place, it can’t be… the stable that I used to live in when I was young? My body became young?! Lugia, what the hell are you? Joshua returned to his younger self. His ultimate revenge starts here!
Source: MU
Return of the Legendary Spear Knight is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Return of the Legendary Spear Knight
18. 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
17. 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
16. 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
15. 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
14. 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)
13. The Dragon Slayer Academy's Hotshot
In the last battle with the king of the dragon race that killed countless humans, Rudd Denatos loses his comrades and biological elder brother, Aesir Denatos. The moment he slays an unidentified dragon that appears before him, he returns to his days as an academy cadet. However, his brother, Aesir, a genius warrior doesn’t exist in the past world Rudd has regressed into. Trying to fill in the empty spot of Aesir, Rudd tries to prepare as much as possible before the strongest dragon king, the Seventh Dragon, appears. Will Rudd be able to find his older brother and avenge his parents?
The Dragon Slayer Academy's Hotshot is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Hero's Younger Brother Is a Deceased Person in the Academy, My Little Brother Is The Academy’s Hotshot
12. 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
11. 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 is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: My Daughter Is the Final Boss
10. Lord of the Mysteries
Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts… The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.
Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: Lord of the Mysteries
9. 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
8. The Villainess Lives Twice
“Tia, your brother has to do well for you to do well.”
By committing all sorts of evil acts, she made her brother the emperor. But her dedication was rewarded with betrayal. At the brink of death, the one who extended a helping hand was her arch nemesis, the righteous Grand Duke Cedric.
"Devise a plan."
"..."
"I can't think of anyone else who could turn the tables in this situation, Lady Rozan."
"..."
"Lend me your strength."
It wasn't possible to restore the balance of power for an empire that was already falling into ruin, but there was a way... to turn back time before everything went wrong.
With her blood and tears, she sacrifices her own body to cast ancient magic in order to turn back time.
This time, she wouldn't fail.
Returning back to her 18-year-old self, Artezia resolves to become the villainess for Grand Duke Cedric.
"Please ask for my hand in marriage. I will make you the Emperor."
The Villainess Lives Twice is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Villainess Lives Twice
7. First Class Servant
Have you ever seen a servant who is more arrogant than noble? Have you seen a servant who is more arrogant than a monk? Have you seen a servant who is more domineering than an emperor? Have you ever seen a servant who hooked up with her own lady? Have you ever seen a servant who is in trouble with the alluring city?
As a modern man, Xu Feng has always been intoxicated with wind and moon, and has become a dog and horse, but because of an accident, he has reborn into another world, and he has become a servant. Messing with Ms. Xiao's family, ganging up with the rich ladies, scourge thousands. Achieve a generation of family!
First Class Servant is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: First Class Servant
6. I'm The Great Immortal
The previous life was a peerless genius in the world of immortality. He was killed by 3 celestial beings. He was accidentally reborn to his 20s by the book of heaven. All he wanted to do was to become an immortal and return to the immortal world, and he became the strongest man on the earth, turning his hands into clouds and covering his hands with rain, provoking anyone who defies him! He is the venerable one! the ruler of 3000 worlds! the guy
who is 10 000 times better than Thanos! He is Taixuan Taizun! the Great Immortal!
I'm The Great Immortal is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: I'm Daxianzun
5. Kill the Hero
One day, the world transformed into a game.
'Dungeons' and 'monsters' emerged in the middle of cities, and 'players' who had received the gods' authority appeared.
Se-jun Lee, the guildmaster of the Messiah Guild that would bring salvation to the world.
"Let us save the world together. Let's put an end to this nightmare."
The whole world celebrated the hero's appearance,
And I became his comrade.
But...
He wasn't a hero nor a messiah like the world was hailing him.
He was a deceitful hero with the secret ambition to rule the world.
"You did well. If it weren't for you, I couldn't have come up till here."
I lost my life at his blade in the last dungeon.
...or so i thought.
The announcement I heard next to my ear the moment I died.
[Starting the game.]
I returned to the past, back when I still hadn't awakened as a player.
And this time, It's my turn......
To 'hunt' him.
Kill the Hero is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Kill the Hero
4. Oneulbuteo Player
Hunters are sponsored by patrons. And the twelve most brilliant heroes established Eden, calling themselves gods. That's the time when I, Lee Joon-kyung lived. I lived the life of a cattle like any other ordinary man. One book I had was about a forgotten hero, a bibliography of a true hero. Athena, one of the twelve rulers of Eden, comes to me: 'Do you want to go to the past? More than 100 years ago? To the days when hunters appeared?' This one who sponsored the king supported me. I continue to walk similarly to the life in which the hero lived. I dream of a better future than the king. The power I have now, the hunter beyond the hunter. Being a player. 'I'm a player from today onwards.'
Source: MU
Player From Today Onwards is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Player Starting From Today, Starting today im a player
3. Tokyo卍Revengers
Hanagaki Takemichi was once a low-life punk, but after biting off more than he could chew with a gang in middle school, he ran away from his old life. Now that he’s an adult, the gang that once terrorized him has grown into the largest gang in Tokyo, and they’ve started killing people–including his old girlfriend! After learning this news, a mysterious force on a train platform shoves Takemichi right in front of an approaching train. As his life flashes before his eyes, he blinks to find himself transported back to middle school, before he fled from the gang! Now he has the chance to right what went wrong all those years ago. Can he save his girlfriend’s life in the future–and what else might he change if he’s rewriting the past?
Notes:
- Winner of the Shounen Manga category of the 44th annual Kodansha Manga Awards.
- Includes 1 extra chapter.
Tokyo Revengers has finished publishing and it has 278 Chapters. It is also Known as: 東京卍リベンジャーズ, Tokyo Manji Revengers, Toukyou Revengers, Toukyou卍Revengers
2. 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
1. King of Apocalypse
Qin Yu was killed a few hundred years into the future during the apocalypse due to a misjudgment. He then traveled back in time before the apocalypse kick off, relying on his battle hardened apocalypse experience and techniques, Qin Yu rapidly developed into a formidable opponent, passing through hurdles, saving the world all while protecting his beloved sister.
(Source:MU)
King of Apocalypse is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: King of Doom
