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.

A slice of life, romantic comedy about Yuuya and Rio who have just started living together.

(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2019-05-10 2021-04-23
  • Written / Illustrated by – Suzu Yuki
  • Genre – Comedy, Romance, Slice Of Life
Kanda Sorata is a second year high school art student who was recently kicked out of the school's dorm because he was found keeping a cat in his room. Sorata begins to live in the apartment house "Sakurasou", infamous for its eccentric residents. Here, Sorata is asked to take care of one of his classmates, Shiina Mashiro. Although she is a brilliant, world-class painter, she is extremely clumsy and lacking in common sense. And thus begins the story of the master and his pet.
  • Published – 2010-01-10 2014-03-08
  • Written / Illustrated by – KAMOSHIDA Hajime
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Ecchi, Slice Of Life
Ianna and Arhad had much in common. They both only cared about themselves, and were madly obsessed with each other. The difference is one wanted the other's warmth, and the other wanted submission.

Though Ianna's life ended in a heated battle against Arhad, the Kingdom's emperor, she is reincarnated into the same life for reasons unknown.

Two people who faced misery in their previous life now have a chance to meet again. Will the same tragedy repeat itself, or can Ianna change the course of history?

(Source: Tapas)
  • Published – 2016-06-26
  • Written / Illustrated by – Hye-Dol
  • Genre – Action, Fantasy, Romance
Konatsu Amano is a high school girl who has just moved to a seaside town in Ehime Prefecture after her father is transferred overseas for his job. Lonely and unsure of her new surroundings, Konatsu finds herself gravitating towards Koyuki Honami, an older girl at her school who is popular but is seen as out of reach by her peers who view her as too perfect. Koyuki is also the sole member of the Aquarium Club, which in turn makes her feel cut off from others. In an attempt to help ease Koyuki's and her own feelings of loneliness, Konatsu befriends Koyuki and the two gradually grow closer together.

(Source: Hachimitsu Scans)
  • Published – 2017-06-27
  • Written / Illustrated by – HAGINO Makoto
  • Genre – Comedy, School Life, Slice Of Life
Rain Jewlitt, known as the Methuselah, is a spaced-out, immortal, 624-year-old man dressed in priest's clothes. He's got eternal youth and a large price on his head ... put there by those questing after the secret of his immortality.
Machika Balfaltin is a tomboyish, energetic 14-year-old girl who, upon the death of her grandfather, sets out to kill Methuselah, the one bounty her assassin grandfather, Zol the Grim Reaper, couldn't kill. Instead, however, Machika ends up being saved by Rain again and again from other aspiring bounty hunters attacking them both.
(Source: Tokyopop)
  • Published – 1999-09-01 2011-05-25
  • Written / Illustrated by – OZAKI Kaori
  • Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo, Sci-Fi
Aoba Suzukaze may look like a middle schooler, but she’s actually a character designer fresh out of high school. Not only is she working for the company that put out one of her favorite games, she also gets to spend her days modeling and creating characters. Follow her adorable shenanigans in this 4-panel slice of life as she learns the ropes of the industry and gets to know her co-workers.

(Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
  • Published – 2013-01-28
  • Written / Illustrated by – TOKUNOU Shoutarou
  • Genre – Comedy, Slice Of Life, 4 Koma
Even though they played together innocently since they were young, somewhere along the way, the seeds of "love" started to grow. Growing up on an outlying island from Okinawa, Kazuya, Ryoko and Daisuke were brought up like a family. They wanted to be together forever, but the three of them have different desires. One wants to stay, one wants to go, and one of them wants to go, but can't. When Daisuke is lured away from the island, Ryoko decides to stay on the island with Kazuya. However, the three of them will experience a cruel fate...!
(Source : MU)
  • Published – 2009-01-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – KANESADA Yukio
  • Genre – Drama, Psychological, Romance, Shoujo, Tragedy
The story of a girl who slips back in time to a different era. While playing in her family’s garden, Asahi gets sucked in by the small pond and when she wakes up she finds herself in a place that seems like Japan from ancient times. A powerful clan takes her in, but the reason for their kindness is that they intend to sacrifice her to the water god, the dragon, to be his bride… Now that she is at the mercy of a god who appears to know no compassion, what will Asahi’s fate be?

(Source: Clairparfait)
  • Published – 2015-02-24
  • Written / Illustrated by – TOMA Rei
  • Genre – Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, Historical
A weak and sickly boy, Sung Woo-mun's condition worsens when he loses his mental capacities, owing to a painting gifted by a sage. He grows up as the 'village idiot', pitied by his own parents. But unbeknownst to everyone, his life is about to change soon, and a new destiny awaits him. When Sung Woo-mun turns 20, not only does he have an epiphany, but an undefeatable martial arts power begins to bloom inside the painting. What could all of this mean for Woo Mun? And what strange world awaits him? (Source: MU)
  • Published – 2020-06-30
  • Written / Illustrated by – Sung, Dae-Wung
  • Genre – Action, Martial Arts, Supernatural

Rough

1987
Yamato Keisuke, a promising freestyle swimmer, and Ninomiya Ami, a talented diver, are the offspring of two rival families owners of confectionery shops. Two generations ago, Grandfather Ninomiya came up with an idea for an owl-shaped cake, but Grandfather Yamato quickly raised to the challenge and thought of a similar cake--but in Yamato's the owl had ears. Because they're priced the same, Yamato's extra ears were crucial, and that made the business of the Ninomiya confectionery suffered. Grandfather Ninomiya then fell ill worrying about his shop. Before his death, his last words were "I was killed by the Yamatos", and since that moment the two families have been sworn rivals.
(Source: MU)
  • Published – 1987-01-01 1989-01-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – ADACHI Mitsuru
  • Genre – Romance, Sports
Wakana Gojou is a fifteen year old highschool boy who was socially traumatized in the past due to his passions. That incident left a mark on him that made him into a social recluse. Until one day he had an encounter with Kitagawa who is a sociable gyaru, who is the complete opposite of him. They soon share their passions with one another which leads to their odd relationship.

(Source: Mangadex)
  • Published – 2018-01-19
  • Written / Illustrated by – FUKUDA Shinichi
  • Genre – Comedy, Romance, School Life, Ecchi, Slice Of Life
Nine centimeters (3.5 inches) tall, the tiny girls Hakumei and Mikochi live in the forest. Living in a tiny house in a tree, riding insects and birds, and making umbrellas out of leaves, these tiny girls live a tiny life. Follow their tiny but lovely lives as they live their day to day in a fantastic world of tiny people and gods.

(Source: MangaHelpers)
  • Published – 2011-04-30
  • Written / Illustrated by – KASHIKI Takuto
  • Genre – Slice Of Life
First year high school student Junta Shiraishi goes unnoticed by everyone even when he is standing right there. However, Kubo-san, the most beautiful girl in class, always seems to find him no matter where he is!?
  • Published – 2019-10-24
  • Written / Illustrated by – Yukimori Nene
  • Genre – Comedy, Romance, School Life
Mari Tamaki is in her second year of high school and wants to start something. It's then that she meets Shirase, a girl with few friends who's considered a weirdo by the rest of the class and nicknamed "Antarctica" since it's all she ever talks about. Unlike her peers, Mari is moved by Shirase's dedication and decides that even though it's unlikely that high school girls will ever go to Antarctica, she's going to try to go with Shirase.

(Source: ANN)
  • Published – 2017-12-27 2019-02-27
  • Written / Illustrated by – Yorimoi
  • Genre – Adventure
Part 4 of the Kuroneko Kareshi series.
  • Published – 2013-12-14 2014-07-14
  • Written / Illustrated by – SAKYOU Aya
  • Genre – Supernatural, Romance, Smut, Yaoi
Ghosts, monsters, aliens, teen romance, battles...and the kitchen sink! This series has it all! Takakura, an occult maniac who doesn't believe in ghosts, and Ayase, a girl who doesn't believe in aliens, try to overcome their differences when they encounter the paranormal! This manga is out of this world!

(Source: MangaPlus)
  • Published – 2021-04-06
  • Written / Illustrated by – Tatsu Yukinobu
  • Genre – Action, Sci fi, Shounen, Supernatural

Helck

2014
Soon after the last Demon King was defeated, the Demon Empire started a contest to choose the next Demon King.

But the favourite contestant to win the tournament was no other than a human, The Hero Helck, whose motive to become the Demon King was to defeat his own race.

What are Helck's true motives to participate in the contest and defeat the human kingdom? It's up to one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Empire, Red Vamirio, to discover and unfold Helck's true intentions.
  • Published – 2014-05-05 2017-12-18
  • Written / Illustrated by – NANAO Nanaki
  • Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Emma

2002
In Victorian-era England, a young girl is rescued from a life of destitution and raised to become a proper British maid. Emma meets William, the eldest son of a wealthy family, and immediately falls in love with him. William shares her feelings, but the strict rules of their society prevent their relationship from ever coming out in the open. Traditional class distinctions and rich, historical details provide the backdrop for this appealing romance.

(Source: CMX)
  • Published – 2002-08-30 2008-04-25
  • Written / Illustrated by – MORI Kaoru
  • Genre – Drama, Romance, Historical, Seinen, Slice Of Life