Top Psychological Hentai Manga Recommendations

Juujika no Rokunin

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Thriller

In order to defeat several non-human monsters, the boy also became something non-human.

Shin Uruma, a sixth-grade student, was named "Experimental body: A" by five of his classmates and was severely bullied and lived in hell. His only peace was with his brother, who loved him, and his parents, who protected him.... . until the five monsters killed his family. When he finally loses everything and faces true hell, a dark "wish" is born inside Shun. He was reborn under the training of his grandfather, who served in a secret unit during WWII. Now, four years later, he appears in front of his fated enemy.

"I won't let ANYONE get in the way of my revenge."

Umibe no Onnanoko

Also known as A Girl on the Shore.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Koume Sato and Keisuke Isobe are two teenagers living in a sleepy seaside town. After getting used and dumped by her crush, the emotionally damaged Koume decides to start a sexual relationship with Keisuke, without any emotions involved. However, they both soon discover that sex with no strings attached leads to unexpected complications, not just for themselves but also the people surrounding them.

Killing Stalking

Also known as Killing Stalking.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

Yoon Bum, a scrawny and quiet man, has a crush on one of the most popular and handsome guys in his college: Sangwoo. After the two cross paths again, Yoon Bum's feelings grow in intensity until they become an obsession–and he breaks into Sangwoo's home. But what he sees inside is not the Sangwoo of his fantasies; his dreams of this alluring man abruptly turn into a nightmare.



Notes:
- Won the Grand Prize in Lezhin's 2nd World Comic Contest.
- Chapter count includes 4 extras.

DEAD Tube

Status: Releasing
Genres: Ecchi , Horror , Psychological , Thriller

Dead Tube is a website that hosts videos from the macabre to the sensual. The more graphic the video, the more views it receives; and online, this is a sordid business.

Tomohiro Machiya is a member of the Film Research Club and has always been an avid fan of filming. One day he is confronted by Mai Mashiro, an attractive girl on the swim team. She asks him to film her nonstop for two days straight. But, on the second day of filming, Machiya witnesses Mashiro brutally murder one of their classmates. However, someone else takes the fall for the crime, and Mashiro gleefully informs him that their film was a "winner" on Dead Tube.

As more and more of the school starts to get involved with Dead Tube, many quickly get in over their heads from the punishments for failing the contests. And, since he helped with Mashiro's video, Machiya must participate, and continue filming for this deadly game.

Okaeri Alice

Also known as Welcome Back, Alice.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

The manga centers on three shy middle school students: Youhei, Kei, and Yui. All three have been together since kindergarten, and are childhood friends. As Youhei starts to become conscious that Kei is a girl, he witnesses a scene that he can't quite believe.

Sundome

Also known as Sundome.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Psychological , Romance

The "Roman Club," a school group interested in the occult, to which he's practically enslaved, has become boring for one Hideo Aiba. In fact, he finds his entire existence pretty tiresome until, one day, when a girl named Kurumi Sahana shows up and wants to join up. When the two are left alone in the club classroom, Kurumi makes a special "request" of Hideo, which makes him (understandably) freak out. Though he doesn't know what to think, one thing's for sure, Hideo's life just became anything but boring.

Ten Count

Also known as Ten Count.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Corporate secretary Shirotani suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. One day he meets Kurose, a therapist who offers to take him through a ten-step program to cure him of his compulsion. As the two go through each of the ten steps, Shirotani 's attraction to his counselor grows.

Kimi ni Aisarete Itakatta

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Kanae is a girl who is struggling to fit in with the popular clique at her high school. Because she had been bullied in middle school, she has developed an acute inferiority complex that had led her to engage in compensated dating in order to feel wanted.

In comes Hiroshi, a high-school baseball star who became drawn to her after finding her crying during a group date at a karaoke bar. Thus begins an unhealthy relationship between a mentally unstable high-school girl and a guy who will eventually knife her to death at the end.

Ingoshima

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Ecchi , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural , Thriller

The Yoshinomiya Municipal High School 2nd year students embarked on what they'd hoped was an educational trip with their friends and away from family but it was not meant to be... Their ship was hit by unexpected rough seas and crashed on a strange island! The surviving students are trying to understand what happened but soon they realize they are not alone on this island and the locals don't appear to be very friendly to strangers!!!

Love or Hate

Also known as Love or Hate.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Haesoo is a cynical writer of a romance column, while Joowon, his former stepbrother, is a famous actor. The two go way back - thrust together when their parents remarried, their relationship is far from simple. Brothers? Soulmates? Friends with benefits? Or nothing at all? Theirs is a delicate balance between lust and loathing, dating and breaking up, irritation and infatuation.

When the mysterious photographer “K” takes an interest in Haesoo, events begin to spiral out of control. As the lines between art and reality become increasingly blurred, what direction will this story take? Cheap romance? Sensual erotica? Or something much more twisted?

MADK

Also known as MADK.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Horror , Psychological , Supernatural

Makoto has long been ostracized because of his odd hobbies and a sexual kink others would see as disgusting. One day he finds a book on summoning demons and manages to summon the intimidatingly beautiful and rather chatty Archduke J. The demon offers to grant Makoto’s deepest twisted desire in exchange for his life. Once Makoto has sated his demented appetites, he fulfills his end of the bargain, only to find he’s been reborn as a monster…in hell!

Kirai de Isasete

Also known as Hate Me, but Let Me Stay.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Ever since the assault that led to his unexpected pregnancy as a teen, Koga Naoto, an omega, has harbored a deep fear and distrust toward alphas. He’s even convinced himself that he doesn’t need a mate. After all, hasn’t he raised his daughter, Shizuku, just fine on his own? Still, at the behest of his concerned mother, Naoto reluctantly attends a matchmaking party. There he meets Tsuchiya Hazuki, a teenage alpha who declares that Naoto is his destined mate. Naoto does his best to ignore the young man’s advances, but he can’t deny the way he feels in Hazuki’s presence. Can Naoto overcome his fear and admit that maybe, just maybe, he might not hate this one alpha?

Mulgaui Bam

Also known as Low Tide in Twilight.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance

Kim Ui-Hyeon has decided he doesn’t want to live. He feels nothing anymore. He has no future to look forward to. Now, he’s looking into the abyss, holding in his arms the only thing that was keeping him alive. It’ll all be over soon. But someone grabs him from the water’s edge, and pulls him from the darkness. Ui-Hyeon, whose sole possession is a mountain of debt, has been rescued by Tae-Ju. Now Tae-Ju has offered Ui-Hyeon money, a house, and a job to help him out of his mess. But what will Tae-Ju, who is intoxicated by Ui-Hyeon’s smell, ask for in return? Could Tae-Ju be the person that finally brings Ui-Hyeon out of his eternal twilight…?

Caste Heaven

Also known as Caste Heaven.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

It’s a cruel game where the card you possess determines your class rank. Azusa has the king, the most powerful of the cards, which allows him to rule his class however ruthlessly he chooses. But all bets are off when Azusa gets double-crossed, shattering his pride as he drops to target, the lowest of the ranks. Now bullied by the very people he himself mistreated, Azusa is given a choice—become the new king’s plaything…or service the entire class!



Note: Includes 11 side stories.

Gimuldeurui Segye

Also known as The Pawn's Revenge.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Hentai , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Thriller

As a male prostitute in the slums, Je-oh is at the bottom of the social hierarchy. A pawn among pawns. Sure, he's tried to break away, but each attempt has only left him with more wounds. Until one day, he gets rescued...by a serial killer who kidnaps him along with his pimp. The killer, Seong-rok, is on a mission for his lover, a former prostitute plotting to turn the tables. Why he rescued Je-oh is unclear, but a slick-talking manwhore was definitely not part of anyone's plan. Regardless, Je-oh is no ordinary pawn. Now that he has entered the game, he will use every trick up his sleeve—or in his pants—to get revenge.

ACID TOWN

Also known as Acid Town.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Psychological

In a city where lawlessness rules, Yuki and his best friend Tetsu attempt to rob the headquarters of the local Seidoukai in order to steal money to pay for Yuki's little brother's hospital bill. The mission is a failure, but piques the interest of mob boss Kazutaka Hyodo. He offers Yuki a deal; come to visit him once a week, and he'll take care of his brother's fees. Yuki accepts this arrangement without question, and so makes his first visit...

Color Recipe

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

Shoukichi is a stylist who struggles with being unpopular due to him being unfriendly and overly serious about everything. Fukusuke, a top stylist who is frivolous and sarcastic, starts working at Shoukichi’s salon. One night, Shoukichi lets Fukusuke stay over at his place because Fukusuke missed the last train. While Shoukichi is sleeping, Fukusuke climbs on top of him and pushes his dick in his face. Because of this perverted thing that Fukusuke does, Shoukichi begins to hate him more and more. However, as creepy things continue to happen to Shoukichi, his thoughts about Fukusuke begin to change…

Maybe he’s a prince…?
What happens to someone who is stubborn but passionate about something they really want….?

J no Subete

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance , Slice of Life

Even though J no Subete is three volumes long, each volume is a dynamic story in itself covering a particular stage of J's life. Her life is a dark story and it's a very psychological manga.

Book one is about all of J's trials and tribulations throughout childhood, during high school as she tries to find her place in the world and when she meets the somber honor student Paul...

Bokjonghaneun Bangbeop

Also known as Obey Me.

Status: Finished
Genres: Psychological , Thriller

Jinyoo’s life is a living hell—he’s become a hermit due to an abusive father and a traumatic bullying experience. But just when he thinks life can’t get any worse, he is kidnapped by his high school classmate, Gyuh-wool, who’s developed a twisted obsession over him. Jinyoo quickly learns that there is no escape… The only way to survive is to obey Gyuh-wool’s orders.



Note: Chapter count includes three side stories.

Strategic Lovers

Also known as Strategic Lovers.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Mystery , Psychological , Romance

Kouta Higashiyama’s father is the enormously wealthy founder of a corporate behemoth—but his mother was the man’s twenty-third mistress! He thought the issue of succession and inheritance had nothing to do with him. And it didn’t—until he was suddenly kidnapped as a candidate to be the next chairman, and dropped in front of five beautiful girls, all of whom are in contention to become his lover… But is his whole life really all about choosing whatever and whoever he wants? Or will Kouta himself be the one to be chosen…?