Top Chimera Manga Recommendations

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Horror , Supernatural

The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw powers!



Notes:
- Nominated for the 2020 Manga Taisho Award.
- Winner of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi Award.
- Winner of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shounen category.
- Winner of the 2021 and 2022 Harvey Award for Best Manga.
- Chapters 1-97 were released in Weekly Shounen Jump from Dec 3, 2018 to Dec 13, 2020. The series resumed from Ch. 98 in Shounen Jump+ on July 12, 2022

Tags: Demons , Tragedy , Urban Fantasy , Dissociative Identities , Male Protagonist , Gore , Body Horror , Psychosexual , Cosmic Horror , Henshin , Female Protagonist , Urban , Survival , Monster Boy , Work , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Memory Manipulation , Cult , Shounen , Heterosexual , Guns , Assassins , Yandere , Human Pet , Coming of Age , Monster Girl , Revenge , Terrorism , Shapeshifting , Philosophy , Slapstick , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Afterlife , Nudity , School , Angels , Cannibalism , Necromancy , Delinquents , Time Skip , Amnesia , Mafia , Yakuza , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tsundere , Femdom , Zombie , Chimera , Motorcycles , Yuri , Vore

Na Honjaman Level Up

Also known as Solo Leveling.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

In a world where awakened beings called “Hunters” must battle deadly monsters to protect humanity, Seong Jin-U, nicknamed “the weakest hunter of all mankind,” finds himself in a constant struggle for survival. One day, after a brutal encounter in an overpowered dungeon wipes out his party and threatens to end his life, a mysterious System chooses him as its sole player: Jin-U has been granted the rare opportunity to level up his abilities, possibly beyond any known limits. Follow Jin-U’s journey as he takes on ever-stronger enemies, both human and monster, to discover the secrets deep within the dungeons and the ultimate extent of his powers.



Note: Chapter count includes a prologue and 21 side stories.

Tags: Dungeon , Male Protagonist , Super Power , War , Full Color , Magic , Necromancy , Urban Fantasy , Gods , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Post-Apocalyptic , Demons , Tragedy , Video Games , Foreign , Memory Manipulation , Anti-Hero , Time Manipulation , Bullying , Estranged Family , Age Regression , Assassins , Chimera , Heterosexual , Language Barrier , Time Skip

Tokyo Ghoul

Also known as Tokyo Ghoul.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Horror , Mystery , Psychological , Supernatural

Shy Ken Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize. But it turns out that she’s only interested in his body—eating it, that is. When a morally questionable rescue transforms him into the first half-human half-Ghoul hybrid, Ken is drawn into the dark and violent world of Ghouls, which exists alongside our own.



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Tragedy , Cannibalism , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Male Protagonist , Dystopian , Survival , Seinen , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Torture , Police , Cosmic Horror , Kuudere , Cute Boys Doing Cute Things , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Twins , Chimera , Mythology , Demons

HUNTER×HUNTER

Also known as Hunter x Hunter.

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

Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where Gon meets Leorio and Kurapika, the only other applicants who aren't devastated by bouts of seasickness.

Having survived the terrors of the high seas, Gon and his companions now have to prove their worth in a variety of tests in order to find the elusive Exam Hall. And once they get there, will they ever leave alive...?



Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Cultivation , Ensemble Cast , Travel , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Urban Fantasy , Revenge , Tragedy , Assassins , Chimera , Battle Royale , Death Game , Politics , Anti-Hero , Crime , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Gangs , War , Martial Arts , Conspiracy , Lost Civilization , Gore , Video Games , Ships , Card Battle , Mafia , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Virtual World , Demons , Transgender , Cannibalism , Reincarnation , Asexual , Kemonomimi

Hagane no Renkinjutsushi

Also known as Fullmetal Alchemist.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

Alchemy tore the Elric brothers’ bodies apart. Can their bond make them whole again?
In this world, alchemists are those who study and perform the art of alchemical transmutation—the science of manipulating and transforming matter. They are bounded by the Law of Equivalent Exchange: in order to gain something, one must sacrifice something of equal value.
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail” limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone.



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Alchemy , Conspiracy , Politics , Military , Philosophy , War , Tragedy , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Disability , Travel , Steampunk , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Magic , Body Horror , Lost Civilization , Chimera , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Shapeshifting , Guns , Gore , Historical , Tsundere , Cars , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Tomboy , Trains

Dungeon Meshi

Also known as Delicious in Dungeon.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Drama , Fantasy

When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!



Notes:
- Nominated in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Manga Taishou Award in 2016-2019.
- Ranked first in the 2016 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (Male Readers Division).
- Includes 14 extra chapters.

Tags: Dungeon , Food , Environmental , Magic , Ensemble Cast , Medieval , Seinen , Primarily Adult Cast , Lost Civilization , Anti-Hero , Philosophy , Elf , Cosmic Horror , Demons , Necromancy , Episodic , Dragons , Body Horror , Kemonomimi , Chimera , Male Protagonist , Monster Girl , LGBTQ+ Themes , Iyashikei , Alternate Universe , Succubus , Witch , Mermaid

Ao no Exorcist

Also known as Blue Exorcist.

Status: Releasing
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 3 extra chapters.

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

Yeokdaegeum Yeongji Seolgyesa

Also known as The Greatest Estate Developer.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

When civil engineering student Su-Ho Kim falls asleep reading a fantasy novel, he wakes up as a character in the book! Su-Ho is now in the body of Lloyd Frontera, a lazy noble who loves to drink, and whose family is in a mountain of debt. Using his engineering knowledge, Su-Ho designs inventions to avert the terrible future that lies in wait for him. With the help of a giant hamster, a knight, and the world’s magic, can Su-Ho dig his new family out of debt and build a better future?



Tags: Anachronism , Economics , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Royal Affairs , Isekai , Anti-Hero , Kingdom Management , Full Color , Politics , Magic , Rural , Zombie , Dragons , Parody , Butler , Animals , Cult , Agriculture , Military , Necromancy , Swordplay , Chimera

Eoneu Nal Gongjuga Doeeobeoryeotda

Also known as Who Made Me a Princess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father—or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess. But now, a modern woman who read the book has just woken up as baby Athanasia herself, filled with her own memories and knowledge of the story she’s stuck in! Determined to survive her doomed fate, infant Athanasia embarks on this new life with a plan: avoid attention and hoard valuables to fund her escape. When her plan goes awry, she suddenly needs to charm her way into the good graces of her father, the beautiful tyrant emperor, so he doesn’t kill her again!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Isekai , Magic , Family Life , Full Color , Tsundere , Parenthood , Coming of Age , Amnesia , Age Regression , Heterosexual , Memory Manipulation , Revenge , Royal Affairs , Kuudere , Age Gap , Foreign , Conspiracy , Time Skip , Politics , Love Triangle , Maids , Survival , Time Manipulation , Ojou-sama , Chimera , Adoption , Fairy Tale , Witch

66666-nyeonmane Hwansaenghan Heungmabeopsa

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

Status: Hiatus
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

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

Eden no Ori

Also known as Cage of Eden.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Ecchi , Fantasy

Danger and action abound after Akira Sengoku and his classmates crash-land on a deserted island while flying home from a class trip. The island doesn't exist on any maps but that's not even the strangest part: the animals they find on the island are prehistoric beasts that are supposed to have been extinct for thousands of years! Now Akira and his friends are in danger as the island's residents start eyeing the humans for their next meal. Will they ever solve the mystery of the island and find their way home?



Tags: Survival , Chimera , Nudity , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Lost Civilization , Dinosaurs , Alternate Universe , Time Manipulation , Crossdressing , Gender Bending , Love Triangle , Educational , Mountaineering , Heterosexual

Shokuryou Jinrui: Starving Anonymous

Also known as Starving Anonymous.

Status: Finished
Genres: Horror , Sci-Fi

It's a day like any other, and high school students Ie and Kazu are on the bus home from school when, suddenly, it floods with a mysterious gas. The pair pass out and wake up to find themselves aboard a truck packed full of human bodies. They're surrounded by rows of frozen corpses... and a staff of living human beings sawing them into pieces. Where are they... and how can they escape from this nightmare?



Chapter count includes two side stories

Tags: Aliens , Food , Survival , Seinen , Gore , Conspiracy , Super Power , Fugitive , Primarily Male Cast , Body Horror , Tragedy , Cannibalism , Lost Civilization , Drugs , Nudity , Chimera , Bisexual

Franken Fran

Also known as Franken Fran.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Horror , Psychological , Sci-Fi

Somewhere, out in the sticks of rural Japan, there is a mysterious manor that is home to the greatest surgeon who ever lived. But when the surgeon goes missing, his reanimated daughter, Fran, takes up the family profession, and despite her Frankenstein-like ways, cares deeply for her patients and holds steadfast to the Hippocratic Oath. Fran’s creed? “All lives must be saved, no matter the cost!”

Join Fran, her twisted sister Veronica, and the rest of her monstrous entourage in a gruesomely hilarious tale that would put Mary Shelley to shame! Because for Franken Fran, the ends always justify the means, no matter what ungodly creations emerge from her lab.



Tags: Episodic , Body Horror , Female Protagonist , Medicine , Seinen , Parody , Urban Fantasy , Gore , Satire , Monster Girl , Philosophy , Cannibalism , Educational , Chimera , Ero Guro , Nudity , Superhero , Zombie , School ,

Meogeulsurok Ganghaejim

Also known as I Get Stronger the More I Eat.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Known as “Pet Shop,” Mr. Kim has the unique ability to absorb the skills of the creatures he eats. One day, Pet Shop is mysteriously transported to a magical world full of orcs, trolls, and monsters. A new world, new chow, and new skills. Now Pet Shop is determined to become the most powerful creature in the world. Follow his epic climb to the top of the food chain.



Tags: Isekai , Shapeshifting , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Chimera , Cannibalism , Torture , Gender Bending

Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?

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

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

I used to be a normal high school girl but in the blink of an eye, I woke up in a place I've never seen before and-and I was reborn as a spider?! How could something that's nothing more than a tiny spider (that's me) possibly survive in literally the worst dungeon ever? Are there no rules? There should be some rules! Who the hell is responsible for this? SHOW YOUR FACE!



Tags: Monster Girl , Magic , Isekai , Reincarnation , Gods , Female Protagonist , Achronological Order , Anti-Hero , Robots , Post-Apocalyptic , War , Lost Civilization , Dungeon , Demons , Found Family , Elf , Dragons , Yandere , Dissociative Identities , Vampire , Environmental , Yuri , Chimera , Angels , Monster Boy , Anthropomorphism , Gender Bending

Dungeon Seeker

Also known as Dungeon Seeker.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy , Horror

One day, Junpei Takeda, a high school student, was summoned to another world by a "god" on a whim, along with a delinquent, Shota Kido, and Junpei's childhood friend, Noriko Tatsumiya. They thought they were summoned as heroes, but for some reason, Junpei's status was worse than that of a villager. On top of that, he was pushed into a monstrous labyrinth with zero survival rate by those traitors. Junpei was almost ready to die in this desperate situation, but he came up with a clever plan to recover from the situation. The weakest dungeon seeker has found a way to explore the labyrinth and begun to take revenge on the traitors!



Tags: Dungeon , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Isekai , Shounen , Gore , Anti-Hero , Bullying , Chimera

Dungeon Juinnim

Also known as Dungeon Majesty.

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

Juyoon Oh is a typical guy trying to find a full-time job. But one day, he dives into the Han River and puts himself at risk of drowning to save a child that fell in. As he is about to meet an untimely death, a goddess appears before him and gives him a chance at another life... not as a hero or a wizard, but as a weak, skill-less "brick larva." It's the beginning of an atrocious adventure, and the road to become a hero is long!



Tags: Demons , Isekai , Dungeon , Reincarnation , Full Color , Magic , Assassins , Female Harem , Chimera , Martial Arts

Choinui Sidae

Also known as The Superhuman Era.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Supernatural

When the xenoterran invasion began, the only ones who stood between us and the monstrous creatures were the superhumans. But while some chose to use this power for good, others had more sinister intentions. Kang Lim is a high school student with a secret - he's the vigilante superhero known as the White Cap, fighting back the mysterious monsters whenever he can. But the world he protects isn't what it seems -- there is more to the emergence of the xenoterran than meets the eye, and strange forces are at play in the shadows.



Tags: Full Color , Tragedy , Chimera , Superhero , Gore , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast

Legend

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

Living in the Tohoku countryside, Reiji Saeki lost his life in an accident during summer vacation. However, he found himself in a white world with a strange glowing orb in front of his eyes. The orb claimed to be a magician of a different world, and he was looking for a person who would inherit the magic he had perfected in order to prevent the knowledge from disappearing. With that, Reiji, equipped with a new body and powerful magic, went to live in the world of Elgin.

Tags: Magic , Reincarnation , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Female Harem , Military , Conspiracy , War , Chimera , Dragons , Dungeon , Goblin , Demons