What is this genre all about? A virtual reality is a place where the character interacts with a computer (or some other device)-simulated environment, be it real or imagined. The condition for a virtual reality to exist is the existence of real world for the character. In some cases, a virtual reality where characters can get harmed physically is depicted.
We present you the list of Virtual Reality manga you should read right now.
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Top 19 Virtual Reality manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 19. Overgeared
- 18. Virtual World: Close Combat Mage
- 17. Murim Login
- 16. Leveling Up, by Only Eating!
- 15. Ranker's Return (2021)
- 14. Choinui Geim
- 13. Destiny Unchain Online: Kyuuketsuki Shoujo to Natte, Yagate "Aka no Maou" to Yobareru You ni Narimashita
- 12. Usogui
- 11. Tomodachi Game
- 10. Hikaru no Go
- 9. Level 999 Goblin
- 8. Moto Sekai Ichi'i Subchara Ikusei Nikki: Hai Player, Isekai wo Kouryakuchuu!
- 7. Bad Ending Maker
- 6. Siksahago Gaseyo!
- 5. Deokure Tamer no Sono Higurashi
- 4. Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki
- 3. Overlord
- 2. Jamman Jado Ranker
- 1. Blade Skill Online: Gomi Shokugyou de Saijaku Bukide Kuso Status no Ore, Itsunomanika "Last Boss" ni Nariagarimasu!
19. Overgeared
[Shin Youngwoo (Username: Grid)]
The world's greatest VR game
Whether in reality or in the game, misfortune has always befallen upon him...
An unexpected reward he discovered during a quest, 'Pagma's Rare Book'.
Changing into a one of a kind, strongest, Legendary class amongst +2 billion users.
"How are you still alive...?!"
"Well, it's nothing complicated..."
"I'm Overgeared."
Overgeared is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Overgeared (2020), Overgeared (Team Argo), 템빨 (Team Argo), Temppal
18. Virtual World: Close Combat Mage
Due to a mistake on his student’s part, a super Martial Artist had received a wrong class in an online game and had become a mage. He who was used to curbing violence with violence and using strength to subdue strength could only make the best out of his mistake. Taking on a new lease in life, he became a violent close combat mage. When strength and magic came perfectly together, a new gaming path had been opened by him!
Virtual World: Close Combat Mage is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Online warfare melee mage
17. Murim Login
An era where hunters thrive on hunting monsters that come from Gates. Jin Tae-Kyung is a low-rank hunter who picks up a VR machine, and accidentally logs into the game, which is set in the world of Martial Arts. After many ups and downs, Tae-Kyung is able to escape this world. The strength and skills, which he received in the Murim were able to be carried over back to the real world. This allows him to continue making a living a hunter... but he decides to return back to the world of Murim, out of care for his NPC friends.
Murim Login is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Murim Login
16. Leveling Up, by Only Eating!
Kang Min-Hyuk suffers from a rare disorder that makes it impossible for him to stop eating. Despite strict diet and exercise, Min-Hyuk's weight is now life-threatening. As a last resort, his doctor recommends a unique treatment—Athenae, a VR game where one can eat as much as they want without consequence. Crispy fried chicken! Scrumptious samgyetang! Inside Athenae, all food tastes real, but earning it is no cakewalk. In order to live, Min-Hyuk must go on the ultimate fantasy gourmet adventure!
Note: Includes eight extra chapters.
Leveling Up, by Only Eating! has finished publishing and it has 208 Chapters. It is also Known as: Gourmet Gaming, Babman Meoggo Level Up
15. Ranker's Return (2021)
In the early days of the virtual reality game, Arena, MeleeGod was the strongest ranked player! He deleted his character and suddenly left. In order to restore his bankrupt family, he returned to Arena! "Do you want to create a character?"
Ranker's Return (2021) is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Ranker's Return, Ranker’s Return (Remake)
14. Choinui Geim
Seo Moon-Yeob was the world’s greatest superhuman, who sacrificed himself after saving humanity. Thought to have been dead, he returns 17 years later to a now-peaceful world, and the superhuman sport faces seismic change.
Superhuman Battlefield has finished publishing and it has 151 Chapters. It is also Known as: Superman's Game
13. Destiny Unchain Online: Kyuuketsuki Shoujo to Natte, Yagate "Aka no Maou" to Yobareru You ni Narimashita
Kou Mitsuki is a gamer with god-like skills who also goes by the nickname "Headhunting Crim". He participates in a test of a new game device for his father's new game, "Destiny Unchained Online". But the game was filled with bugs at the start and he ends up as a vampire girl. Meeting amazing allies, and taking the game by storm, the story of a top-tier gamer where anything and everything can change....begins!
Destiny Unchain Online: Kyuuketsuki Shoujo to Natte, Yagate "Aka no Maou" to Yobareru You ni Narimashita is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Destiny Unchain Online ～吸血鬼少女となって、やがて『赤の魔王』と呼ばれるようになりました～ , Destiny Unchain Online
12. Usogui
There are gamblers out there who even bet their lives as ante. But to secure the integrity of these life-threatening gambles, a violent and powerful organization by the name of "Kagerou" referees these games as a neutral party. Follow Bak Madarame a.k.a. Usogui (The Lie Eater) as he gambles against maniacal opponents at games—such as Escape the Abandoned Building, Old Maid, and Hangman—to ultimately "out-gamble" and control the neutral organization of Kagerou itself.
The Lie Eater has finished publishing and it has 541 Chapters. It is also Known as: 嘘喰い, Igyou Tobakusha Usokui, Yakou-san, The Lie Eater
11. Tomodachi Game
Katagiri Yuichi believes that friends are more important than money, but he also knows the hardships of not having enough funds. He works hard to save up in order to go on the high school trip, because he has promised his four best friends that they will all go together. However, after the class's money is all collected, it is stolen! Suspicion falls on two of Yuichi's friends, Sawaragi Shiho and Shibe Makoto.
Soon afterward, the five of them are kidnapped, and wake up in a strange room with a character from a short-lived anime. Apparently, one of them has entered them into a "friendship game" in order to take care of their massive debt. But who was it, and why did they have such a debt? Could they have stolen the money from class to pay for entry into the game? Katagiri and his best friends will have to succeed in psychological games that will test or destroy their faith in one another.
Tomodachi Game has finished publishing and it has 129 Chapters. It is also Known as: トモダチゲーム, Friend Game
10. Hikaru no Go
After stumbling across a haunted Go board, irresponsible Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player has taken up residence in his consciousness. In his pursuit of the "Divine Move," Fujiwara-no-Sai awakens in Hikaru an untapped interest and genius for the game, and soon the schoolboy is chasing his own dream--defeating the famed Go prodigy Akira Toya!
Note: There are 197 chapters total in the original release.
Hikaru no Go has finished publishing and it has 197 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヒカルの碁, Hikaru no Go
9. Level 999 Goblin
Cheol-Su is a loser in life and a loser in-game... until he’s suddenly promoted to Goblin Summoner. He’s shocked when he discovers that his goblin summon is a hideous, max-level monster capable of obliterating any foe with a single attack! There’s just one catch, though--his new buddy can’t be unsummoned, and it draws way too much attention. Now stuck with an overpowered pet following him everywhere, he has to get crafty and channel his inner goblin to manipulate and claw his way to the top in pursuit of greatness and riches.
Level 999 Goblin is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Lv.999 哥布林, ก็อบลินเลเวล 999
8. Moto Sekai Ichi'i Subchara Ikusei Nikki: Hai Player, Isekai wo Kouryakuchuu!
The protagonist who was rarely ever at school during his middle school and high school days, is unemployed even as an adult. From morning till night, it was video games. For him who was ranked first worldwide, it was his life.
One day, his character is suddenly hacked. The data was unrecoverable and there was nothing that could be done. Feeling great despair at having lost his rank that he had bet everything to achieve in a world that controlled his life, the protagonist attempts suicide.
When he awakens, he finds himself inside the video game, no, it was a real world that resembled it. There, he notices that he has reincarnated into the the body of a sub character that he had created and bought premium benefits for long ago but had left neglected.
The Former Top 1’s Sub-Character Training Diary ~A Dedicated Player is Currently Conquering Another World!~ is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 元・世界１位のサブキャラ育成日記 ２ ～廃プレイヤー、異世界を攻略中！～, Moto Sekai Ichi'i Subchara Ikusei Nikki ~Hai Player, Isekai wo Kouryakuchuu!~, The Former World Number 1's Alt Character Training Diary
7. Bad Ending Maker
"Please write your resignation, Mr. Mincheol." He was fired overnight from the job he devoted his youth to for opposing the management's billing policy. That's how his life as the online director of Wings came to an end. It's a game I made and a world I made, so... I'm the only one who finishes this world. I will become the final boss myself and end this game with my own hands! "Now I'll show you what a bad ending is."
Bad Ending Maker has finished publishing and it has 101 Chapters. It is also Known as: Bad Ending Maker
6. Siksahago Gaseyo!
When he lost his ability to taste and smell, Lee Rim’s life as a chef ended. Just as he’s sinking deeper and deeper into depression, Rim discovers [Real], an incredibly immersive VR game that simulates all five senses. There, he’s able to regain his senses of taste and smell. Not only that, but he can cook, too! Although he does need to hunt his own monster ingredients down… Now, Rim is here to cook up delicious food, hunt some dangerous monsters, and maybe even build a whole new legacy along the way. Welcome to Lee Rim’s new life as “Rice”, the gourmet gamer!
The Gourmet Gamer has finished publishing and it has 116 Chapters. It is also Known as: Eat and Go!, Gourmet Gamer, Leveling gourmet, Please Have a Meal, Please Have a Meal!, 请您先用餐！
5. Deokure Tamer no Sono Higurashi
The Law of Justice Online, also known as LJO, is the hottest new VRMMORPG of the season, and office worker Yuta Sasaki is one of the lucky few granted access to the official launch. After some careful research, Yuta is chomping at the bit to start his virtual life as a Tamer, a class that harnesses the powers of wild monsters. Luckily, upon building his character, Yuta manages to land not only his chosen class, but a heap of bonuses to boot! He soon finds, however, that his abilities are not all they're cracked up to be, and that the talents of the rare first monster he is granted lie not in combat...but gardening! Already well behind the other adventurers, and facing a long and slow progression path ahead of him, Yuta is left with two choices—start over from scratch, or make the best of what he has been given. For Yuta the choice is obvious: When life gives you manure...start up a farm!
Source: J-Novel Club
A Late-start Tamer’s Laid-back Life is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 出遅れテイマーのその日暮らし, Deokure Tamer no Sono Higurashi
4. Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki
Typical company employee Tanaka Daichi (38-years-old, single) loves games and plays a new type of VRMMO called "One More Free Life Online" under the username "Earth". Inside this free world he chose several skills that are generally regarded as useless. Be it wasting time crafting potions, cooking up pointlessly tasty food, or hunting monsters with some absurd weapon he crafted, he simply enjoys playing the game.
A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: とあるおっさんのVRMMO活動記, A Certain Middle-Aged Man's VRMMO Activity Log
3. Overlord
The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
Overlord has finished publishing and it has 83 Chapters. It is also Known as: オーバーロード, Over Lord
2. Jamman Jado Ranker
We’re only taking a break for about 30 seconds? I’m not imagining things, right?” “…Yes.” After 15 hours of hunting, Hyunsung asked to rest for a while, and after 30 seconds, he had to get up again and started hunting. Actually, Hyunsung has a special skill. [Thananos’ narcolepsy skill is activated.] [You’re being forced into a sleep state.] After sleeping for a while and waking up, I got an item? Pay close attention to the story of the God-Rank Class, the descendant of Thananos, the unstoppable Hyunsung.
Source: MU
Sleeping Ranker has finished publishing and it has 154 Chapters. It is also Known as: Ranker, Even if I Sleep, Even if I Sleep, I Rank, The Slumbering Ranker, 眠りのチートランカー, แรงเกอร์จอมนิทรา, 躺平也能登顶
1. Blade Skill Online: Gomi Shokugyou de Saijaku Bukide Kuso Status no Ore, Itsunomanika "Last Boss" ni Nariagarimasu!
The weakest piece of shit is the final boss!?
Overwhelmingly unlucky high school student Yuri. What he obtained was the VRMMO 『Blade Skill Online』, which could be used to change the luck value. "Summoner", which is considered to be the strongest occupation on the capture site, and "Bow", the strongest weapon. Furthermore, play the game world with extreme "luck value"! ――It should have been, but I was forced to grab false information!
The summoner is a garbage job, the bow is the weakest weapon, and the luck value is a fucking status!? Moreover, as a result of random character creation, the avatar is a beautiful girl!? Before I knew it, I was treated as
the last boss for some reason— !?
Blade Skill Online has finished publishing and it has 8 Chapters. It is also Known as: ブレイドスキル・オンライン～ゴミ職業で最弱武器でクソステータスの俺、いつのまにか『ラスボス』に成り上がります！～, Blade Skill Online: Gomi Shokugyou de Saijaku Bukide Kuso Status no Ore, Itsunomanika "Last Boss" ni Nariagarimasu!
