Top Anthropomorphism Manga Recommendations

Jujutsu Kaisen

Also known as Jujutsu Kaisen.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal…



Notes:
- Ranked 1st in Japan's Bookstore Employees Top Manga of 2018.
- Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021.
- Nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2019.
- Includes one extra chapter.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Demons , Super Power , Shounen , Curses , Tragedy , Monster Boy , Male Protagonist , Youkai , Magic , Martial Arts , Body Horror , Dissociative Identities , Death Game , Gore , Primarily Teen Cast , Battle Royale , Urban , Exorcism , Ensemble Cast , Cosmic Horror , Amnesia , Sadism , Body Swapping , Cult , School , Anthropomorphism , Transgender , Assassins , Time Manipulation , Swordplay , Time Skip , Nudity , Slapstick

ONE PIECE

Also known as One Piece.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when Luffy accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure...one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world...



Tags: Pirates , Travel , Found Family , Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Ships , Tragedy , Politics , Fugitive , Crime , Male Protagonist , Conspiracy , Military , Slapstick , War , Terrorism , Time Skip , Lost Civilization , Anachronism , Slavery , Post-Apocalyptic , Primarily Adult Cast , Gods , Swordplay , Mythology , Religion , Animals , Environmental , Gangs , Espionage , Anti-Hero , Prison , Anthropomorphism , Primarily Male Cast , Skeleton , Samurai , Cyborg , Henshin , Adoption , Food , Medicine , Robots , Mermaid , Assassins , Drugs , Guns , Battle Royale , Revenge , Meta , Board Game , Dragons , Amnesia , Monster Girl , Desert , Surreal Comedy , Oiran , Time Manipulation , Kemonomimi , Demons , Memory Manipulation , Ninja , Transgender , Zombie , Trains , Aliens , Clone , Centaur , Dinosaurs , Gender Bending , Angels , Shapeshifting , Bar , Female Protagonist , Body Swapping , Curses , Arranged Marriage , Artificial Intelligence , Episodic

Dorohedoro

Also known as Dorohedoro.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Mystery

In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds.



Note: Includes 23 side stories titled "Extra Evil" and the side story "The Lizard Head and the Magic Whistle."

Tags: Dissociative Identities , Magic , Ensemble Cast , Anti-Hero , Amnesia , Seinen , Revenge , Dystopian , Body Horror , Gore , Monster Boy , Surreal Comedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Demons , Urban Fantasy , Curses , Time Manipulation , Super Power , Henshin , Gangs , Cosmic Horror , Body Swapping , Nudity , Animals , Anthropomorphism , Zombie , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Cyberpunk , Gender Bending

Houseki no Kuni

Also known as Land of the Lustrous.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every unique gem must fight for their way of life against the threat of lunarians who would turn them into decorations. Phosphophyllite, the most fragile and brittle of gems, longs to join the battle. When Phos is instead assigned to complete a natural history of their world, it sounds like a dull and pointless task. But this new job brings Phos into contact with Cinnabar, a gem forced to live in isolation. Can Phos’s seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?



Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho in 2015.

Tags: Philosophy , Tragedy , Seinen , Anthropomorphism , Coming of Age , Religion , Anti-Hero , Shapeshifting , Cosmic Horror , Body Horror , Post-Apocalyptic , Time Skip , Revenge , Amnesia , Agender , Reincarnation , Dissociative Identities , Memory Manipulation , Ensemble Cast , Space , Asexual , Aliens , Gender Bending , Politics , Swordplay , Robots , LGBTQ+ Themes , Suicide , Gods , Foreign , School , Work , Nudity

BEASTARS

Also known as BEASTARS.

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

One night at Cherryton Academy, an herbivore student is brutally murdered. Among the members of the Drama Club, the herbivores’ suspicions naturally turn to their carnivore classmates… The prime suspect? Gray wolf Legoshi. But he wouldn’t hurt a fly. Or would he? Will dwarf rabbit Haru bring out the beast in him? Or are his feelings for her…something else?



Note: Winner of the 11th Manga Taisho Award, the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen Category, the New Face Award from the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival Awards and the New Creator Prize of the 22nd Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.

Tags: Anthropomorphism , Animals , Coming of Age , Male Protagonist , School , Cannibalism , Ensemble Cast , Urban , Crime , Philosophy , Psychosexual , Politics , Gangs , Primarily Animal Cast , Tragedy , Revenge , Shounen , School Club , Yakuza , Primarily Teen Cast , Love Triangle , Class Struggle , Bullying , Heterosexual , Adoption , Survival , Acting , Cultivation , Martial Arts

Totsukuni no Shoujo

Also known as The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as “Teacher.” Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher’s care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.



Tags: Fairy Tale , Rural , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Demons , Amnesia , Family Life , Pandemic , Philosophy , Adoption , Found Family , Body Horror , Curses , Teacher , Cosmic Horror , Gods , Tragedy , Orphan , Foreign , Religion , Travel , Lost Civilization , Survival , Politics , Eco-Horror , Medicine , Centaur , Shounen

Ao no Exorcist

Also known as Blue Exorcist.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin's veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won't be easy, especially when drawing his father's sword releases the demonic power within him!



Note: Includes three extra chapters.

Tags: Demons , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Conspiracy , Urban Fantasy , Twins , Swordplay , Primarily Teen Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Exorcism , School , Tragedy , Religion , Youkai , Clone , Anthropomorphism , Gore , Body Horror , Chimera , Espionage , Curses , Magic , Orphan , Ensemble Cast , Mythology , Guns , Kemonomimi , Time Manipulation , Heterosexual , Kaiju , Memory Manipulation , Suicide , Zombie , Nudity

Gokurakugai

Also known as Gokurakugai.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

Gokurakugai, a bright and bustling working class district with a hidden dark side. In this area without order, Tao and Alma work as troubleshooters for hire. Their missions involve helping a young boy find his lost friend, a person who dissapears without a trace, and disfigured animal corpses. All the while, the evil spirits who live in the shadows bring out a different side to these troubleshooters!



Tags: Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Body Horror , Monster Boy , Demons , Crime , Tragedy , Gangs , Anthropomorphism , Yandere , Suicide , Slavery

Natae Gongja, Nolyeog Cheonjae Doeda

Also known as The Lazy Lord Masters the Sword.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

After witnessing the shocking death of his mother, young Airen Farreira uses sleep to escape his painful reality, earning him the nickname, “the lazy lord”. Yet, in spite of others’ jeers and whispers, Airen has no intention of changing his ways. But when he awakens one day from a dream about a mysterious swordsman, his life’s trajectory takes a complete turn...



Tags: Full Color , Swordplay , Coming of Age , Demons , Alternate Universe , Rehabilitation , Reincarnation , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Heterosexual , Animals , Time Skip , Shapeshifting , Anthropomorphism

Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?

Also known as So I'm a Spider, So What?.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

I'm gonna survive, just watch me! I was your average, everyday high-school girl, but now I've been reborn in a magical world...as a spider?! Wait--this isn't how these stories are supposed to go! Can I get a do-over? ...No? But how am I supposed to survive in this big, scary dungeon as one of the weakest monsters? It's 'every spider for herself' in here! I gotta figure out the rules to this QUICK, or I'll have to kiss my short second life goodbye...



Tags: Reincarnation , Isekai , Monster Girl , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Demons , Vampire , Elf , Ensemble Cast , Medieval , Travel , Anthropomorphism , Gods , Magic , War , Dungeon , Dragons , Dissociative Identities , Robots , Survival , Swordplay , Butler , Found Family , Video Games , Meta , Gender Bending

Haegolbyeongsaneun Dungeon-eul Jikiji Motaetda

Also known as The Skeleton Soldier Failed to Defend the Dungeon.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

Meet the Skeleton Soldier, a meager but fiercely loyal fighter who serves to protect its master, Lady Succubus. Its dream of a peaceful life with her is shattered when they're both brutally murdered by a group of warriors one day. But what would’ve been a pathetic end to an unremarkable soul sparks a new beginning: when the Skeleton Soldier opens its eyes again, it has traveled back 20 years in time! “I must warn Lady Succubus of all the things to come!” But with no special combat skills and a history of failure and defeat, how can it stop the horrible events from unfolding again? Follow the Skeleton Soldier as it faces the most challenging quest of all—rewriting the ending to its own story.



Tags: Time Manipulation , Skeleton , Conspiracy , Reincarnation , Tragedy , Time Loop , Full Color , Necromancy , Gods , Demons , Dungeon , Swordplay , Primarily Adult Cast , Goblin , Anthropomorphism , Assassins , Cult , Magic , Politics , Time Skip , Aliens , Steampunk , Male Protagonist

66666-nyeonmane Hwansaenghan Heungmabeopsa

Also known as 66,666 Years: Advent of the Dark Mage.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

Diablo Volpir, a powerful dark mage, was defeated and sealed away in a battle against the 12 gods. He finally wakes up from his sleep 66,666 years later, however, in the body of a newborn baby, Jamie Welton! 9 years later, with a fraction of power he once held and with the loving family and peaceful environment he is now surrounded by, Jamie plans to exact revenge against the 12 gods that had sealed him away.



Tags: Gods , Religion , Magic , Reincarnation , Necromancy , Revenge , Anthropomorphism , Time Skip , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Coming of Age , Demons , Swordplay , Dragons , Age Regression , Chimera , Time Manipulation , School , Post-Apocalyptic , Long Strip

Madan no Ichi

Also known as Ichi the Witch.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Magic is alive and well in the world, inside beings known as Majiks. By completing a Majik’s trial, a Witch can gain its power. However, only women can become Witches or use magical items. All that changes one day when a young man named Ichi turns the world on its head by defeating an infamous Majik and gaining its magical powers!



Note:
- Winner of the Tsugimanga 2025 Award in the Print Manga Category.

Tags: Magic , Male Protagonist , Witch , Found Family , Shounen , Anachronism , Demons , Primarily Female Cast , Matriarchy , Anthropomorphism , Henshin , Tanned Skin , Cosmic Horror , Pregnancy

Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kami ge ni Idoman to su

Also known as Shangri-La Frontier.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Second year high school student Rakuro Hizutome is interested in one thing only: finding "shitty games" and beating the crap out of them. His gaming skills are second to none, and no game is too bad for him to enjoy. So when he's introduced to the new VR game Shangri-La Frontier, he does what he does best—min-maxes and skips the prologue to jump straight into the action. But can even an expert gamer like Rakuro discover all the secrets that Shangri-La Frontier hides...?



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Shounen , Kemonomimi , Anthropomorphism , Curses , Travel , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Magic , Swordplay , Unrequited Love , Gender Bending , Pirates , Survival

Kemono Jihen

Also known as Kemono Jihen.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Inugami is a Tokyo detective who specializes in the occult. One day, answering a call to a remote village leads him to Dorotabo: a peculiar boy nicknamed after a yokai that haunts muddy rice paddies. The boy has no parents and is somewhat unnerving, emitting a foul odor that draws the ire of those around him. Inugami, however, quickly realizes that there’s something more monstrous about Dorotabo than just his nickname–a fact proven when the two of them investigate an inhuman creature attacking local livestock. Perhaps Inugami can take this mistreated boy under his wing and train him to face the secret, supernatural beasts hidden in the world…using the eerie powers of his own body.



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Gore , Kemonomimi , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Virtual World , Age Gap , Chimera , Anthropomorphism , Detective , Orphan , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins , Vampire , Femboy , Video Games , Monster Boy , Monster Girl

Centuria

Also known as Centuria .

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

Sold into slavery by his own mother, Julian has known nothing but pain and brutality. All that changes when, aboard a slave ship, he experiences the kindness and the tender touch of a loving person for the first time. But fate has plans for Julian in the blood awakening of an ancient god who strikes a cruel bargain: an innocent life in exchange for extraordinary powers—ones he must use to protect a helpless baby in a cruel and violent world!



Tags: Found Family , Tragedy , Fugitive , Super Power , Male Protagonist , Adoption , Royal Affairs , Medieval , Gods , Shounen , Slavery , Necromancy , Time Skip , Gore , Anthropomorphism , Yuri

Tensei Shitara Ken Deshita

Also known as Reincarnated as a Sword.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Reincarnated as a sentient weapon with memories of his past life, but not his name, a magical sword saves a young beastgirl from a life of slavery. Fran, the cat-eared girl, becomes his wielder, and wants only to grow stronger, while the sword wants to know why he is here. Together, the strange duo’s journey has only just begun! This manga adaptation of the hit light novel series features charming artwork by manga artist Tomowo Maruyama, and is sure to be enjoyed by existing fans of the franchise as well as all-new readers who are ready for a sharp fantasy tale.



Tags: Reincarnation , Kemonomimi , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Anthropomorphism , Medieval , Magic , Dungeon , Shounen , Demons , Goblin , Food , Skeleton , Zombie , Nudity

One Punch Man

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Sci-Fi , Supernatural

Follows the life of a hero who manages to win all battles with only one punch. This ability seems to frustrate him as he no longer feels the thrill and adrenaline of fighting a tough battle, which leads to him questioning his past desire of being strong.

The original drawn by ONE.

Tags: Superhero , Super Power , Meta , Philosophy , Parody , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Seinen , Cyborg , Gore , Aliens , Anthropomorphism , Martial Arts , Nudity , Gods , Cosmic Horror

Uiwon, Dasi Salda

Also known as Doctor, Live Again.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy

A medical mission turns fatal as Dr. Jin’s life slips away. Miraculously, he wakes on a battlefield. Instinct takes over. He tends to patients before realizing that this is the martial arts world of The Reigning Heavenly Demon! He’s reincarnated as a child with mastery of modern medicine and soon his skills draw notice. From the renowned White-scaled Doctor to the infamous Gongson Family, everyone sees his potential. But how much is Dr. Jin willing to sacrifice before risking death again?



Tags: Wuxia , Medicine , Isekai , Full Color , Cultivation , Historical , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Anthropomorphism , Coming of Age , Primarily Child Cast

Ogami Tsumiki to Kinichijou.

Also known as Tsumiki Ogami's Not-So-Ordinary Life.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

Yutaka Shinso is constantly worried about what other people think of him. Hoping to turn over a new leaf, he changes high schools, but there’s something strange afoot: vampires, ogres, and all manner of supernatural beings walk the halls! Yutaka is particularly drawn to Tsumiki Ogami, a confident and popular werewolf. Will Tsumiki be the one to help Yutaka overcome his insecurities?



Note:
- Placed third in the Tsugimanga 2024 Award in the Print Manga Category.

Tags: Werewolf , School , Monster Girl , Shounen , Anthropomorphism , Heterosexual , Primarily Teen Cast , Kemonomimi , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Vampire , Nekomimi