Highest Rated Manga

Todaymanga would like to introduce the highest rated manga of all time including classic series and recent and ongoing books. We hope this best manga lineup will help beginners to find the first manga to read and manga fans to dig the manga world deeper.

Hitsuji, an elementary school teacher, seemed to have destiny on his side when an unknown acquaintance, Hatoyama Keiichi, and his child come late to school only to find out the past they share together...

  • Published – 2016-01-01
  • Written / Illustrated by –
  • Genre – Romance, Slice Of Life
Fujiyoshi Masaki who is a stay-at-home spouse and his husband Hiromu who is an office worker, along with their son Hikari who is almost two years old will have to face little by little the everyday situations. Through sad and happy moments. Conveying, in turn, its sweet family atmosphere.

(Source: Sentimiento Yaoi Scans)
  • Published – 2015-11-24
  • Written / Illustrated by – ICHIKAWA Ichi
  • Genre – Romance, Slice Of Life
Link, a shepherd from Ordon Village, sees village children, including with his childhood friend Ilia, being kidnapped by monsters. He chases after them only to find his world covered in twilight. Thereupon Link suddenly transforms into a wolf and finds a mysterious character named Midna. His journey to bring back light into the world begins.

(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2016-02-08
  • Written / Illustrated by – Nintendo
  • Genre – Action, Adventure, Fantasy
15 year-old schoolgirl Sara has a big secret. She is the "Sala" that is the new top singer! Noone knows whether "Sala" is a boy or a girl. She is a huge fan of the No. 1 group "The Rise" who's lead singer, Hayase Shidou, attends Toua High a Special entertainment school along with Sara.
When Sara finds that her boyfriend is cheating on her, and to add insult to injury, she is dumped! He was only attracted to her by her likeness to "Sala". Hayase gets revenge for her in an unusual way which seems to bring them closer together ...but will this be allowed by Sara's mother who is "Sala"'s producer and Co-President of Star Studios? It's a fact that the true identity of "Sala" cannot be revealed, especially not to the lead singer of her main rival "The Rise".
(Source: M-U)
  • Published – 2004-11-15 2005-05-13
  • Written / Illustrated by – KURAHASHI Erika
  • Genre – Romance, School Life, Gender Bender
Ten is a high school girl moving into a boarding house. There she meets tenants which are quite out of the norm or so she thought. The feeling of excitement is about to start.

(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2015-11-05 2019-05-20
  • Written / Illustrated by – MORISHITA Suu
  • Genre – Comedy, Romance, School Life
Seong Sumin is the team manager of Hello Studio, a company that develops mobile games and is run by her ex-girlfriend, Baek Seju. Sumin is struggling to get over her painful past by jumping from one partner to another, but at the end of the day, she always ends up going back to Seju, who likewise does everything in her power to make sure that Sumin belongs only to her. When young, beautiful Ju Seongji joins the company, she instantly captures everyone's attention, including that of the team leader. Sumin's life is changed forever after meeting Seongji, and with Seju always looking over her shoulder to make sure nobody steals her heart, a unique and complicated love triangle forms. What Does the Fox Say? follows the life of the three women and the drama that unfolds as their relationships intertwine together.
  • Published – 2015-04-29 2017-09-18
  • Written / Illustrated by – Team Gaji
  • Genre – Drama, Mature, Yuri
A fabled genius at killing resides somewhere hidden in Osaka. Taught since childhood to obey the orders of his boss, he is ordered to live in Osaka as a normal person for one year in order for the boss to lay low.

(Source: Mangadex)
  • Published – 2014-11-01 2019-11-18
  • Written / Illustrated by – MINAMI Katsuhisa
  • Genre – Action, Drama, Psychological, Mature
A collection of four one shots, one for each season.
1) Overhearing a Flower Song
2) Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light (Hotaru no Mori E)
3) The Fallling of Autumn Leaves
4) Deepening the Scar
(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2002-01-01 2003-03-24
  • Written / Illustrated by – MIDORIKAWA Yuki
  • Genre – Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life, Tragedy
Yokoi Taku has trouble getting along with people, so he moved to Tokyo as soon as he graduated from high school. He now lives alone, making a living by delivering newspapers and drawing doujinshi, though people totally ignore his non-erotic works. One day, a girl named Saitou Megumi suddenly shows up at his door, claiming that she came all the way from Tottori to meet him because she's a big fan of one of his doujinshi. It ends up that she has faced many hardships herself, and with no intention of leaving, she ends up living with him.

[Source: Denji]
  • Published – 2018-03-06 2021-01-26
  • Written / Illustrated by – HAGIMOTO Souhachi
  • Genre – Psychological, Romance, Slice Of Life
Maruo Eiitirou (E-Chan), a first year honor student, one day decides he's unhappy with the way things are and lacks excerise. He finds a flyer for the Tennis Club and decides check it out. He's instantly captivated by it. With no prior experience and poor physical conditioning, join E-Chan as he embarks on a tennis journey using his smarts, dedication and work ethic.
(Source: One Manga)
  • Published – 2007-10-17 2017-11-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – KACHIKI Hikaru
  • Genre – Comedy, Romance, School Life, Sports, Slice Of Life
The strongest Demon King, Ahriman, rules every part of the world. However, he had to stop his world conquest all of a sudden. What is the unexpected reason behind this...?
  • Published – 2018-07-13
  • Written / Illustrated by – Sakamoto Yuuya
  • Genre – Comedy, Fantasy, Slice Of Life
Touhou Suzunaan ~ Forbidden Scrollery is a Touhou official comic published by Kadokawa in Comp Ace beginning on October 26, 2012.
(Source: Touhou Wikia)
It introduces the human book renter and collector Kosuzu Motoori as the main character, with the story centered around her mysterious ability to decipher any book no matter the language or script, and her assortment of various rare and dangerous demon books.
  • Published – 2012-10-25 2017-07-26
  • Written / Illustrated by – ZUN
  • Genre – Fantasy, Shounen
Battler assumes control of the sixth game, wielding his new Golden Truth as he parries the logical blows of the detective-and-witch, Erika Furudo. For Battler, what began as a contest over the existence of magic has become a fight to revive the fiery, vibrant Beatrice of his early clashes on the game board. The logical loops and rules of the game were already complex; now, as the game master, Battler must quickly learn how to shape the events to his and Beatrice's ultimate ends without getting locked in a closed room by Erika, the witch of truth!

(Source: Yen Press)
  • Published – 2010-11-18 2012-11-17
  • Written / Illustrated by – Ryukishi 07
  • Genre – Drama, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural, Psychological, Mystery, Horror
Tomo Aizawa was able to successfully confess to her crush Junichirou Kubota. There is only one problem. He just sees her as his buddy. He thought that she was a boy until they went to middle school together, because her grade school was in a different school district.

(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2015-04-07
  • Written / Illustrated by – YANAGIDA Fumita
  • Genre – Comedy, Romance, School Life, 4 Koma
Nozomu Itoshiki is depressed. Very depressed. He’s certifiably suicidal, but he’s also the beloved schoolteacher of a class of unique students, each charming in her own way: The stalker. The shut-in. The obsessive-compulsive. The girl who comes to class every day with strange bruises. And Kafuka, the most optimistic girl in the world, who knows that every cloud has a silver lining. For all of them, it’s a special time, when the right teacher can have a lasting positive effect on their lives. But is that teacher Itoshiki, a.k.a. Zetsubou-sensei, who just wants to find the perfect place to die?
(Source: Del Ray)
  • Published – 2005-04-27 2012-06-13
  • Written / Illustrated by – KUMETA Kohji
  • Genre – Comedy, Shounen, School Life, Slice Of Life
Nino is a quiet outcast with only a bird for a friend. Kira is a popular boy with a big secret. Even though they live next to each other, they have never spoken. But when Nino learns Kira's secret, everything begins to change, and what starts as a hesitant friendship grows into something more... but how long can it last?
  • Published – 2011-09-13 2014-08-11
  • Written / Illustrated by – MIKIMOTO Rin
  • Genre – Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life, Tragedy
The daughter of a duke, the stuttering Maximilian, married a knight of lowly status at her father’s coercion.After their first night, her husband departed for an expedition without another word.He comes back three years later, this time as a famous knight in the whole continent.How would Maximilian face him on his return?"The more I think of you, the more lonely and lonely I become. I don't know why I can't quit even though it's so painful."(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2020-08-31
  • Written / Illustrated by – KIM, Soo-ji, Namu
  • Genre – Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Yaichi is a work-at-home suburban dad in contemporary Tokyo; formerly married to Natsuki, father to their young daughter, Kana. Their lives suddenly change with the arrival at their doorstep of a hulking, affable Canadian named Mike Flanagan, who declares himself the widower of Yaichi’s estranged gay twin, Ryoji. Mike is on a quest to explore Ryoji’s past, and the family reluctantly but dutifully takes him in. What follows is an unprecedented and heartbreaking look at the state of a largely still-closeted Japanese gay culture: how it’s been affected by the West, and how the next generation can change the preconceptions about it and prejudices against it.

(Source: Pantheon)
  • Published – 2014-09-25 2017-05-25
  • Written / Illustrated by – TAGAME Gengorou
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Slice Of Life