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.

Bungou Stray Dogs

2012
Having been kicked out of the orphanage, a despairing young man by the name of Atsushi Nakajima rescues a strange man from a suicide attempt--Osamu Dazai. Turns out that Dazai is part of an armed-detective agency staffed by individuals whose supernatural powers take on a literary bent!

(Source: Yen Press)
  • Published – 2012-12-04
  • Written / Illustrated by – ASAGIRI Kafuka
  • Genre – Supernatural, Mystery
Yeon-woo had a twin brother who disappeared five years ago. One day, a pocket watch left by his brother returned to his possession. Inside, he found a hidden diary in which was recorded "By the time you hear this, I guess I will be already dead…."

(source: MU)
  • Published – 2019-05-16
  • Written / Illustrated by – Nong Nong
  • Genre – Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Webtoons

Kingdom

2006
Millions of years have passed since the times of legends, when the worlds of man and gods were still the same. In these times it was the desires of man that moved the world. It is the period of the 500 year war: the Era of Warring States. Kingdom is the story of a young boy who grew into a great general and all the trials and bloodshed that led him there.

(Source: Exertus Scans)
  • Published – 2006-01-26
  • Written / Illustrated by – HARA Yasuhisa
  • Genre – Action, Drama, Historical, Mature

Slam Dunk

1990
Winning isn't everything in the game of basketball, but who wants to come in second? It takes dedication and discipline to be the best, and the Shohoku High hoops team wants to be just that. They have one last year to make their captain's dream of reaching the finals come true--will they do it? Takehiko Inoue's legendary beloved basketball manga is finally here and the tale of a lifetime is in your hands.

Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls--none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes when he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko, and she's actually not afraid of him! When she introduces him to the game of basketball, his life is changed forever...

(Source: VIZ)

Included one-shot:
Volume 31: Slam Dunk: 10 Days After
  • Published – 1990-09-18 1996-06-04
  • Written / Illustrated by – INOUE Takehiko
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, School Life, Sports
Kosei Arima was a piano prodigy until his cruel taskmaster of a mother died suddenly, changing his life forever. Driven by his pain to abandon piano, Kosei now lives in a monotonous, colorless world. Having resigned himself to a bland life, he is surprised when he meets Kaori Miyazono, a violinist with an unorthodox style. Can she teach Kosei not just how to play, but how to start living again?

(Source: Kodansha Comics)
  • Published – 2011-04-06 2015-02-06
  • Written / Illustrated by – ARAKAWA Naoshi
  • Genre – Drama, Psychological, Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life, Tragedy, Music

D.Gray-man

2004
Towards the end of the 19th century, Allen Walker officially joins the organization of Exorcists that destroy the beings known as Akuma; mechanic weapons made by the Millennium Earl with the suffering souls of the dead. Allen has both a cursed eye and an anti-Akuma weapon as an arm, bearing the power of "Innocence", a gift given to him as an apostle of God. Allen, along with his fellow Exorcists must put a stop to the Millennium Earl's ultimate plot that could lead to the destruction of the world and all who live on it.
  • Published – 2004-05-31
  • Written / Illustrated by – Katsura Hoshino
  • Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Shounen, Supernatural, Mystery
The coastal town of Morioh is plagued by the "Bow and Arrow," an ancient artifact which manifests latent stand abilities in criminals and ordinary folk alike. At the same time as they are dealing with the huge influx of stand users—both good and bad—in Morioh, high schooler Jousuke Higashikata and his friends are searching for the culprit of a series of homicides.

(Source: Kokko)
  • Published – 1992-04-21 1995-11-21
  • Written / Illustrated by – ARAKI Hirohiko
  • Genre – Action, Adventure, Shounen, Supernatural, Mystery, Mature

Fruits Basket

1998
Tohru Honda is a high school freshman who is having a serious bout of misfortune. Not only was she recently orphaned with the tragedy of her mother's death, but she also has no where to live and is currently residing in a tent! However, when her luck to seems to be at its worse, she meets the Sohma family - and is invited to stay with them in exchange for taking care of the household chores.
But it isn't long before Tohru discovers the Sohmas have deep a secret. The family is cursed by the spirits of the Chinese Zodiac, and some of the children born into the Sohma family are possessed by these spirits. When possessed, they cannot be "huggled" by the opposite sex, or they transform into their respective Zodiac animal!
However, this doesn't phase Tohru, who promises to keep their secret. She continues living with them, and her grave humbleness and thankfulness never wanes. As a result, they come to be very important people in her life, and the Sohmas begin to realize how very lucky they are to have her.
  • Published – 1998-07-18 2006-11-20
  • Written / Illustrated by – TAKAYA Natsuki
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Supernatural, Psychological, Romance, School Life

Tower of God

2010
What do you desire? Fortune? Glory? Power? Revenge? Or something that surpasses all others? What ever you desire, that is here. Tower of God.

Join Baam as he climbs each level of the Tower to find his beloved friend, Rachel. Facing impossible missions to mind bending puzzles as he uses any means necessary to reach the top.
  • Published – 2010-09-04
  • Written / Illustrated by – SIU
  • Genre – Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Supernatural, Mystery, Webtoons

Kimi ni Todoke

2005
Kuronuma Sawako is completely misunderstood by her classmates. Her timid and sweet demeanor is often mistaken for malicious behavior. This is due to her resemblance to the ghost girl from "The Ring", which has led her peers to give her the nickname Sadako. Longing to make friends and live a normal life, she is naturally drawn to Kazehaya Shouta, the most popular guy in class, whose "100% refreshing" personality earns him great admiration from Sawako. So when Kazehaya starts talking to her, maybe there is hope for the friendships Sawako has always longed for. Maybe...there is even a little hope for some romance in her future.

(Source: MAL)
  • Published – 2005-08-11 2017-11-13
  • Written / Illustrated by – SHIINA Karuho
  • Genre – Comedy, Drama, Romance, School Life