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. Usogui
- 17. Destiny Unchain Online: Kyuuketsuki Shoujo to Natte, Yagate "Aka no Maou" to Yobareru You ni Narimashita
- 16. Ranker's Return (2021)
- 15. Jamman Jado Ranker
- 14. Leveling Up, by Only Eating!
- 13. Murim Login
- 12. Yu☆Gi☆Oh!
- 11. Moto Sekai Ichi'i Subchara Ikusei Nikki: Hai Player, Isekai wo Kouryakuchuu!
- 10. Biohazard: Marhawa Desire
- 9. Virtual World: Close Combat Mage
- 8. Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudouki
- 7. Choinui Geim
- 6. Blade Skill Online: Gomi Shokugyou de Saijaku Bukide Kuso Status no Ore, Itsunomanika "Last Boss" ni Nariagarimasu!
- 5. Level 999 Goblin
- 4. Siksahago Gaseyo!
- 3. Overlord
- 2. Hugugongnyak
- 1. Kono Sekai ga Game da to Ore dake ga Shitteiru
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. 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
17. 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
16. 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)
15. 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
14. 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
13. 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
12. Yu☆Gi☆Oh!
10th grader Yugi spent most of his time alone playing games--until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, a mysterious Egyptian artifact! Possessed by the puzzle, Yugi becomes Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, and challenges evil-doers to the Shadow Games--weird games with high stakes and high risks! These graphic novels contain new stories not seen in the anime, including the origin of Yugi and his friends!
Yu☆Gi☆Oh! has finished publishing and it has 343 Chapters. It is also Known as: 遊☆戯☆王, Yuu Gi Ou Shadow Games, Yugioh Duelist, Yu-Gi-Oh! Millenium World, Game King, King of Games
11. 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
10. Biohazard: Marhawa Desire
The main character of the manga is Chris Redfield. As a member of the BSAA, he investigates a series of biohazard incidents occurring in Marhawa School, Asia's largest elite school in a certain country in the Far East.
Resident Evil: Marhawa Desire has finished publishing and it has 41 Chapters. It is also Known as: バイオハザード～マルハワデザイア～, Biohazard: Marhawa Desire
9. 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
8. 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
7. 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
6. 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!
5. 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
4. 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！
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. Hugugongnyak
At first, Yona gave some major side-eye to the popular game "Concubine Walkthrough" until she got sucked into it—literally! Now stuck as the villain, she has her hands full facing the infamously cruel emperor, shaking off scheming concubines, and befriending NPCs. There’s only one way the Game Master will let her out and that’s to become the Empress! Will she be able to stay true to her honest and straightforward self despite the palace’s intrigues? One extra problem: she’s got competition...
Source: Tapas
Concubine Walkthrough has finished publishing and it has 130 Chapters. It is also Known as: Royal Game
1. Kono Sekai ga Game da to Ore dake ga Shitteiru
Popular for being filled with bugs, the virtual-reality game New Communicate Online (a.k.a. Nekomimi Neko Offline). A die-hard fan of the game, Sagara Souma, is sent to the game world from the power of a mysterious device. Though surprised by the sudden turn of events, Souma conveniently knows the laws of the world. Mastering every bug, using the game’s logic against it, he is soon known as “Maverick Swordsman Souma.”
Only I Know That This World Is a Game has finished publishing and it has 48 Chapters. It is also Known as: この世界がゲームだと俺だけが知っている, Kono Sekai ga Game da to Ore dake ga Shitteiru
