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.

The boarding house Maison Ikkoku is home to a strange medley of weird characters, including the young student Yusaku and the beautiful (and widowed) manager, Kyoko. We follow the efforts of Yusaku to win Kyoko's affections, with interference from the rest of the tenants.
(Source: ANN)
  • Published – 1980-11-01 1987-04-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – TAKAHASHI Rumiko
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life
A high school boy time-travels to Japan's Sengoku Era and becomes Oda Nobunaga, the famed warlord who helps unite Japan.
(Source: ANN)
  • Published – 2009-05-12
  • Written / Illustrated by – ISHII Ayumi
  • Genre – Romance, Historical
A new story begins with Watanuki and Yuuko, while guests wishes are granted.
(Source: LuffyNoTomo)
  • Published – 2013-03-04
  • Written / Illustrated by – CLAMP
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Supernatural, Mystery
Trainee Knight Trudia gets kicked out of the knight squad because of her hot headedness. In midst of trying to find out where she'll go next she finds an old man that's in danger. She runs over there without hesitation in order to save him only to meet a man that'll change her fate forever. A story of a dying girl and an undying man trying their hardest to live.

(Source: Game of Scanlation)
  • Published – 2015-09-07
  • Written / Illustrated by – Hwan Daeng
  • Genre – Action, Fantasy, Webtoons
Miko leaves the house of her parents to live in the house of her uncle who runs a shared house, but her first meeting with Matsunaga-san is not good and then discovers that he is one of her uncle's tenants. Even as a secondary student, she surrounds herself with university students who have a very different life from her own. Can she fit in that shared house?

(Source: Lemonade Scans)
  • Published – 2016-12-24
  • Written / Illustrated by – IWASHITA Keiko
  • Genre – Romance
Continuing in the Touhou series, this one follows the footsteps of Silent Sinner in Blue, Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth, and the Sangetsusei trilogy.
This time, Marisa comes across a mysterious hermit outside the Human Village. However, as she tells Reimu about her, the hermit is seen sneaking around the Hakurei Shrine. She's Ibara Kasen, a strange, bandaged ascetic of unknown nature and ability who's far more aware of them and Gensoukyou than either realizes.
(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2010-07-24
  • Written / Illustrated by – Zun
  • Genre – Fantasy, Slice Of Life
A young boy named Mikoto Saijou was saved as a child by a skilled surgeon. After recuperating, the boy vows to dedicate his life to becoming the world's greatest pediatrician.
(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2008-01-01 2010-01-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – HASHIGUCHI, Takashi, IRIE, Kenzou
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Shounen
Can a liar lead a life of good?
Utsuho’s truthfulness as a child resulted in an enormous catastrophe, and he decided to lie from that day forward. Raised in a village of orphans by a monk, Utsuho is an unrepentant troublemaker. The monk eventually inspires him to help people, but there’s no way Utsuho’s going to lead an honest life! Instead, he’s going to use his talents for mischief and deception for good!
(Source: Official )
  • Published – 2009-01-28 2013-09-03
  • Written / Illustrated by – IINUMA Yuuki
  • Genre – Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Shounen, Romance, Historical
The afterlife! Once someone goes in they can never make it out alive! Snow White journeyed to the spirit world with the pass to the spirit world her mom left her to find her dad’s spirit but…
“To lose my love, or to kill her, those are the two choices I’m faced with.”
The blood loving and cold, absolute devil, Pa Sun.
The one who wishes to protect Snow White’s happiness but must take her life, Tae San.
"I no longer have the right to be by your side, I love you.
Holding those feelings in my heart, I leave you for your sake."
Will our kind and lovely Snow White’s jealous sister Oori’s curse follow her to the afterlife…?
  • Published – 2009-01-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – HWANG Mi Ri
  • Genre – Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural, Romance, Shoujo
Meet the self-proclaimed exorcist, spiritualist, and psychic himself. What he lacks in strength, he makes up for in charisma. What he lacks in bravery, he makes up for in ingenuity. What he lacks in heroism, he makes up for with massages and life advice. This is the story of Arataka Reigen and the Spirits and Such Consultation Office.

(Source: MU)
  • Published – 2018-03-19 2019-02-19
  • Written / Illustrated by – ONE
  • Genre – Comedy, Supernatural, Slice Of Life
As proud daughter of House Monique, Aristia was raised to become the next empress of the Castina Empire. But with the appearance of a mysterious new girl, everything has fallen apart: the Emperor has turned his back, and Aristia’s miserable life as a lower queen is cut short by death. However a second chance to change her fate sees her reborn ‒to 7 years earlier! “Is this a dream or reality? Will my destiny repeat?”

(Source: MU)

Note: includes a prologue
  • Published – 2017-06-09 2021-03-08
  • Written / Illustrated by – Ina, Yuna
  • Genre – Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Tragedy
After spending his entire life in all-male schools till high school, Mingu finally enters college. Making things more exciting is the fact that he's in the Food and Nutrition Department with a male to female ratio of 1 to 9! A virgin and single since birth, this is his opportunity to date girls and enjoy a romantic campus life. But one wrong lie during a drinking party turns his life upside down and now he's been branded as a sex beast all over the school!

Source: Lezhin
  • Published – 2015-01-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – Yu, Geuk-jo
  • Genre – Ecchi, Mature
Chu Xing yue woke up with pain in her chest. She found herself being carried by an unknown man in ancient Chinese clothing. " Keep silent, Chu Bing yue!" the man was angry but still protected her well from the assassins. "Chu Bing yue?" at that moment Chu Xing yue realized she had time travelled and entered the body of an ancient woman. What will happen next in Chu Xing yue's story and can she return to her original time?

(Source: MangaToon)
  • Published – 2018-09-13
  • Written / Illustrated by – Right To Left Comic Studio
  • Genre – Fantasy, Romance, Historical, Webtoons
Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself Endou) is a debt collector. The reason for his visit is an unpaid loan which kaiji had previously co-signed for a work-mate (Furuhata Takeshi). The original loan was 30000 yen and once Takeshi had disappeared, the loan then fell on Kaiji.
Kaiji is then told of a way to clear the interest compounded debt (which stood at 3,850,000 yen), which involved getting on a boat with others in his position. Once on the boat the debtors would then have to gamble with loaned money, which would end with a few winning, and others getting into deeper debt and having to work to pay of their debts. After some coercing kaiji accepts a position on the boat, in order to clear himself and make a bit of money as well...
(Source: AniDB)
  • Published – 1996-09-01 1999-10-01
  • Written / Illustrated by – FUKUMOTO Nobuyuki
  • Genre – Comedy, Psychological, Suspense, Sports, Tragedy
The background is in the distant future, a post-apocalyptic world after the destruction brought about by Armageddon. The war between humans (Terran) and vampires (Methuselah) continues, as a struggle between two factions: the Vatican and the New Human Empire.
Yet, amidst the bloodshed and violence, many desire a peaceful co-existence between the two species. However, standing between them and this goal is the Rosenkreuz Orden, a group of vampire extremists who manipulate the two sides and pit them against each other. To combat them, the Vatican special operations group "AX," led by Cardinal Caterina, must use everything they have - even a vampire who preys on the blood of other vampires.
(Source: Tokyopop)
  • Published – 2004-03-17 2018-04-24
  • Written / Illustrated by – KYUJYO, Kiyo, YOSHIDA, Sunao
  • Genre – Action, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural, Romance, Mystery, Sci Fi
Based off the Toshokan Sensou light novel series.
  • Published – 2007-09-22 2015-02-10
  • Written / Illustrated by – ARIKAWA Hiro
  • Genre – Action, Drama, Romance, Shoujo, Sci-Fi
The master is what devil said that of nights of full moon, you can see in the moonlight, has scorching eyes, grey hair and a mysterious gaze, with a cold demeanour. Devoted to the devil's charm, he gambles with his life as a token to a contract...
(Source: Phoenix Serenade Scans)
  • Published – 2012-06-20 2015-12-19
  • Written / Illustrated by – KAJI Eiri
  • Genre – Fantasy, Romance, Shoujo, Historical
The girl who loves peacefulness, Yukino. One day she met a mysterious bishoujo, Nobara. Ever since that day, Yukino’s feelings have been on a roller coaster ride! This is the story about the youthful girls who live in the school dormitories.

(Source: Batoto)
  • Published – 2016-07-11 2020-05-25
  • Written / Illustrated by – Harushion
  • Genre – School Life, Webtoons