Top Idol Manga Recommendations

[Oshi no Ko]

Also known as [Oshi no Ko].

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

Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol’s weapon!

Awards: - Nominated for the 14th and 15th Manga Taisho. - Winner of the 7th Next Manga Award in the print category. - Nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. - Nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in general category. - Nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award.

Tags: Revenge , Idol , Acting , Reincarnation , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Twins , Detective , Time Skip , Work , Age Gap , Otaku Culture , Love Triangle , Female Harem , Heterosexual , Anti-Hero , Suicide , Bullying , Educational , Urban Fantasy , Denpa , Tsundere , Primarily Female Cast , Primarily Teen Cast , Urban , Pregnant , Filmmaking , VTuber , Cosplay

Shounen no Abyss

Also known as Boy's Abyss.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

In a town with nothing, in the middle of a daily life with seemingly no signs of change, high schooler Reiji Kurose was "just" living. Family, dreams for the future, childhood friends. All of them were binding him down to that city. He thought he would "just" keep on living like that. Until he met her. Is there hope in living? Is there light waiting ahead? It's the start of a boy meets girl series which reflects the "now".

Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Tragedy , Suicide , Seinen , Coming of Age , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Love Triangle , Crime , Yandere , Age Gap , Nudity , Heterosexual , Teacher , Idol , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ensemble Cast , Female Harem , Rural , Bullying , Incest , Marriage , Hikikomori , Time Skip , Natural Disaster , Boys' Love , Transgender

Kuroshitsuji

Also known as Black Butler.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Mystery , Supernatural

In Victorian era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose prowess as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.

The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.

Tags: Demons , Revenge , Tragedy , Crime , Historical , Butler , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Orphan , Twins , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Cult , Shounen , Steampunk , Magic , Detective , Found Family , Circus , Mythology , Maids , Assassins , Travel , LGBTQ+ Themes , Medicine , Zombie , Fugitive , Anachronism , Crossdressing , Transgender , Boarding School , Musical Theater , School , Torture , Swordplay , Witch , Disability , Idol , Estranged Family , Urban Fantasy

Kimi no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo

Also known as The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Aijou Rentaro tried and tried again, but after asking a hundred girls out on a date, he was rejected every single time. In desperation, he prays for guidance…only to be told by a god that his rejections were due to some cosmic error! Now the god is going to set things right by making sure that Aijou gets one hundred dates. Except, as things often do with gods, the dates come with a catch: one hundred girls are destined to be Aijou’s soulmate, and unless he returns their feelings each and every time, they’ll die in horrible accidents! Sure enough, girls start confessing their love to Aijou left and right. But how is he supposed to choose?! He doesn’t want to kill anyone! When he looks at each potential soulmate, it feels like a bolt of lightning. Can someone really love a hundred other people? This hilarious romantic comedy takes the harem concept to a wild extreme!


Note: Won second place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category

Tags: Polyamorous , Female Harem , Ensemble Cast , Surreal Comedy , Meta , Seinen , Parody , Primarily Female Cast , Male Protagonist , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Tsundere , Kuudere , Large Breasts , Heterosexual , Tomboy , MILF , Chuunibyou , School , Slapstick , Love Triangle , Gyaru , Incest , Drugs , Maids , Age Gap , Bisexual , Food , Age Regression , Crossdressing , Idol , Body Swapping , Yuri , Baseball , Ghost

Mairimashita! Iruma-kun

Also known as Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy

Iruma Suzuki has always been eager to please, even at the cost of his well-being. Worst yet, he's the son of two selfish parents who end up selling him to a demon. Thanks to their totally irresponsible actions, Iruma has found himself living in the Netherworld, where he must live and attend school as the grandson of an older demon. Luckily, his new, doting grandfather is there to help, but Iruma will have to figure out how to blend in with his demonic classmates or risk getting eaten. All he needs to do is subjugate rival classmates, summon familiars, and do other typical demon things while never revealing that he's human… Piece of cake, right?

Tags: Demons , Ensemble Cast , Found Family , Male Protagonist , School , Adoption , Conspiracy , Magic , Shounen , Isekai , Crossdressing , School Club , Idol , LGBTQ+ Themes , Assassins

Gintama

Also known as Gin Tama.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Drama , Sci-Fi

The samurai didn't stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone's swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Sakata "Gin" Gintoki do to make ends meet? Take any odd job that comes his way, even if it means losing his dignity.



Included Bonus Chapters:
Volume 1: Dandelion (One-shot).
Volume 2: Shirokuro (One-shot).
Volume 24: 13 (One-shot).
Volume 38: Bankara-san Ga Tooru (One-shot).
Volume 41: Special Lesson.

Tags: Samurai , Found Family , Parody , Meta , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Aliens , Shounen , Philosophy , Episodic , Tragedy , Space , Historical , Anachronism , Time Skip , Ensemble Cast , Police , War , Dystopian , Robots , Ninja , Ghost , LGBTQ+ Themes , Homeless , Assassins , Crossdressing , Fugitive , Idol , Shrine Maiden , Body Swapping , Gender Bending , Judo , Drawing , Gangs , Female Harem , Dissociative Identities , Afterlife , Amnesia , Cult , Military , Reincarnation , Nekomimi , Conspiracy , Politics

Undead Unluck

Also known as Undead Unluck.

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

As an UNLUCKY girl prepares to face her death, an UNDEAD who desperately wants to die appears before her! Vicious, violent and buck naked! An unprecedented picaresque hero appears in Shonen Jump!

Winner of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category.

Tags: Super Power , Shounen , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban Fantasy , Time Manipulation , Kaiju , Heterosexual , Dissociative Identities , Male Protagonist , Gore , Time Skip , Martial Arts , Ensemble Cast , Zombie , Cosmic Horror , Nudity , Memory Manipulation , Post-Apocalyptic , War , Meta , Aliens , Body Horror , Real Robot , Swordplay , Idol , Time Loop , Boxing

Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Katsuragi Keima is known on the net as the god of getting the girls while in real life he’s known as otamegane and he hates all real girls. However he is approached by Elsie, a devil from hell, to help her in catching runaway spirits that hide in people. Apparently the spirits only hide in the hearts of girls and the only way to get the souls out is by making the girl fall in love so the spirit gets forced out. And he’s not allowed to fail or he will lose his head.

Tags: Female Harem , School , Video Games , Primarily Female Cast , Otaku Culture , Male Protagonist , Gods , Demons , Heterosexual , Time Manipulation , Urban Fantasy , Slapstick , Age Regression , Denpa , Shounen , Philosophy , Memory Manipulation , Anti-Hero , Amnesia , Tsundere , Kuudere , Bullying , Dissociative Identities , Love Triangle , Coming of Age , Family Life , Chibi , Crossdressing , Idol , Band , Body Swapping

Kakegurui

Also known as Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler -.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological

Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. It's reading your opponent-the art of the deal. What better way to hone those skills than with a rigorous curriculum of gambling?

At Hyakkaou Private Academy, the winners live like kings, and the losers are put through the wringer. But when Yumeko Jabami enrolls, she's gonna teach these kids what a high roller really looks like!



Tags: Gambling , Card Battle , Female Protagonist , School , Primarily Female Cast , Poker , Anti-Hero , LGBTQ+ Themes , Death Game , Primarily Teen Cast , Villainess , Twins , School Club , Ojou-sama , Slavery , Bullying , Drugs , Shounen , Idol , Yuri , Male Protagonist , Unrequited Love , Economics , Family Life

Medaka Box

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

Kurokami Medaka, a first year, is elected as Student Council President, and the first thing she does is establish a suggestion box, later dubbed by students the "Medaka Box". Medaka encourages students to submit any problem to the box without hesitation and promises to take on any issue from anyone.

Since Medaka won the Student Council elections with a staggering 98% of the vote, she ends up as the Council's only member. She asks her childhood friend, Hitoyoshi Zenkichi, for help and he grudgingly agrees, becoming the Student Council's lowest ranking member. Soon Medaka recruits two more people to the Student Council, the former judo club member Akune Kouki as secretary and the current swim club member Kikaijima Mogana, on loan for 300 yen a day, as treasurer.

Now the Student Council members spend their days solving the problems submitted through the Medaka Box, whether they be hooligans in clubs where they don't belong, girls who need help writing love letters or people who've lost their pets, gradually earning the respect and admiration of the entire school.

Included chapters:
Volume 15 contains the gaiden "Good Loser Kumagawa" (グッドルーザー球磨川); Jump NEXT (2011/12/26)
Volume 22 contains the gaiden "Good Loser Kumagawa Final" (完結編).

Tags: Large Breasts , School , Coming of Age , Super Power , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Meta , Parody , Surreal Comedy , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Martial Arts , Afterlife , Chuunibyou , Male Protagonist , Nudity , Classic Literature , Primarily Teen Cast , Swordplay , Time Skip , Swimming , Yandere , Nekomimi , Assassins , Card Battle , Idol , Cyborg , Judo , Robots , Guns , Band , LGBTQ+ Themes , Incest

Kakkou no Iinazuke

Also known as A Couple of Cuckoos.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Ecchi , Romance

16-year-old super-studier Nagi Umino, second-year student at the Meguro River Academy high school, was switched at birth. On his way to a dinner to meet his birth parents, he accidentally meets the brash, outspoken, Erika Amano, who is determined to make Nagi her fake boyfriend as she never wants to actually marry. But once Nagi makes it to dinner, he finds his parents have decided to resolve the hospital switch by conveniently having him marry the daughter his birth parents raised...who turns out to be none other than Erika herself!



Note: Fourteenth place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Manga Category

Tags: Female Harem , Love Triangle , Male Protagonist , Heterosexual , Inseki , Tsundere , Family Life , School , Shounen , Twins , Cosplay , Idol , Meta , Arranged Marriage

Kamisama Hajimemashita

Also known as Kamisama Kiss.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Nanami Momozono is alone and homeless after her dad skips town to evade his gambling debts and the debt collectors kick her out of her apartment. So when a man she's just saved from a dog offers her his home, she jumps at the opportunity. But it turns out that his place is a shrine, and Nanami has unwittingly taken over his job as a local deity!

Nanami has all kinda of new responsibilities she doesn't understand, dangers she's unaware of, and a cranky ex-familiar who's...actually pretty hot. What's a new-fledged godling to do?



Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Kemonomimi , Demons , Coming of Age , Youkai , Gods , Urban Fantasy , Monster Boy , Found Family , School , Yandere , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Historical , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Male Harem , Age Regression , Idol , Afterlife , Marriage

Geunyeoui Sohwansu

Also known as Her Summon.

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

Due to a misuse of a word joke on live TV broadcast, girl group otaku, 'Jin-Kyung' ended up becoming doxxed and labeled as a "child predator", and ended up getting Social Anxiety Disorder. 3 years later, because of his past incident from the 3D world, his love for only the 2D world manifested, and ended up becoming a "Shut-In Otaku"! Then one day, as Jin-Kyung was no-lifing as usual, he was summoned to ‘Another World’, and came face-to-face with a bright-eyed, hopeful Summoner… Interesting enough, in the world that Jin-Kyung was summoned to, his Social Anxiety Disorder disappeared, and he was also able to wield immense power, and became the strongest summoned being there ever was!! The story of a former girl group otaku turned powerful 2D otaku, and the story of a weak and feeble Summoner commences now!!!



Notes:
- Chapter count includes a prologue.
- The official English translation is 117 chapters as Toomics English platform tends to split chapters. Our total chapter count follows the Korean release.

Tags: Full Color , Isekai , Hikikomori , Magic , Chuunibyou , Male Protagonist , Demons , Kaiju , Otaku Culture , Parody , Rehabilitation , Assassins , Idol , Gods , Maids , Denpa , Nudity , Espionage

No Game No Life

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

In this fantasy world, everything's a game--and these gamer siblings play to win! Meet Sora and Shiro, a brother and sister who are loser shut-ins by normal standards. But these siblings don't play by the rules of the "crappy game" that is average society. In the world of gaming, this genius pair reigns supreme, their invincible avatar so famous that it's the stuff of urban legend. So when a young boy calling himself God summons the siblings to a fantastic alternate world where war is forbidden and all conflicts--even those involving national borders--are decided by the outcome of games, Sora and Shiro have pretty much hit the jackpot. But they soon learn that in this world, humanity, cornered and outnumbered by other species, survives within the confines of one city. Will Sora and Shiro, two failures at life, turn out to be the saviors of mankind? Let the games begin...!

Tags: Gambling , Isekai , Kemonomimi , Video Games , Hikikomori , Gods , Magic , Meta , Class Struggle , Kingdom Management , Kuudere , Politics , Female Harem , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Nekomimi , Elf , Super Power , Mermaid , Travel , War , Reincarnation , Vampire , Virtual World , Maids , Artificial Intelligence , School , Crossdressing , Software Development , Age Regression , Idol

Yeosingangnim

Also known as True Beauty.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

After binge-watching beauty videos online, a shy comic book fan masters the art of makeup and sees her social standing skyrocket as she becomes her school’s prettiest pretty girl overnight. But will her elite status be short-lived? How long can she keep her real self a secret? And what about that cute boy who knows her secret?



Note: Chapter count includes a prologue and 33 side stories.

Tags: Makeup , Love Triangle , Female Protagonist , Full Color , Fashion , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Idol , College , Kuudere , Ensemble Cast , Bullying , School , Tragedy

Jakjeonmyeong Sunjeong

Also known as Operation: True Love.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Romance

It’s hard dating someone who won’t give you the time of day. Su-Ae Sim knows that better than anyone, having dated her indifferent boyfriend, Min-U Kang, for years. She sometimes wishes she could be more like her charismatic stepsister, Ra-Im, who seems to have it all. But life takes a turn for the weird when Su-Ae discovers Jellypop, a sentient flip phone, in her locker. Jellypop has a lot to say about her love life, especially as Su-Ee drifts further away from Min-U and finds herself running into Min-U’s friend, Eun-Hyeok. Add to the mix a growing suspicion that Min-U and Ra-Im might be more than friends, and Su-ae might need a miracle to navigate the ups and downs of high school romance!



Tags: Revenge , Primarily Teen Cast , Heterosexual , Love Triangle , Full Color , Female Protagonist , School , Time Skip , Magic , Bullying , Urban Fantasy , Fake Relationship , Chibi , Achronological Order , Idol , Writing

Mahou Shoujo Site

Also known as Magical Girl Site.

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

Asagiri Aya has a difficult life. The middle school girl the target of cruel bullying at school by day, and violent abuse at home by night. One day, while surfing the web, she came across a creepy figure who granted her a gift of magic power…



Note: Includes 2 extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , Bullying , Survival , Suicide , Tragedy , Primarily Female Cast , Gore , Yuri , School , Shounen , Time Manipulation , Idol , Aliens , LGBTQ+ Themes , Twins , Nudity

Nazo no Kanojo X

Also known as Mysterious Girlfriend X.

Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Mystery , Romance , Slice of Life

Mikoto Urabe is a new transfer student in Akira Tsubaki’s high school class. One day, Akira happens to find Mikoto passed out asleep on her desk after classes have ended. He wakes her and tells her it’s time to go home, and discovers that she has drooled on her desk. He spontaneously reaches out to touch and taste it… and then things start getting really strange.

In this surprising and sweet twist on a high school romance story, boy meets girl and they learn about each other’s inner life through their highly unusual bond, and Akira learns to respect Mikoto as she sets a careful pace in the development of their relationship.



Note: Includes the original one-shot and 8 extra chapters.

Tags: School , Psychosexual , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Primarily Teen Cast , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Seinen , Nudity , Love Triangle , Idol , Robots

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai

Also known as Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Book 1 of the Seishun Buta Yarou series.

Out of sight, out of mind! Bunny girls do not live in libraries. This is simply common sense. And yet, that's exactly where Sakuta finds one in the wild. More bewildering is who the bunny girl is: Mai Sakurajima, a girl one year older than Sakuta, famous at their school for her acting career even though she's currently on break. To top it all off, it seems like no one else in the library can see Mai at all, no matter what she does or...wears. Wanting to find out more about this mystery and maybe get a little closer to this beautiful upperclassman in the process, Sakuta launches an investigation to discover why an unforgettable bunny girl keeps becoming totally invisible.



Tags: Coming of Age , Primarily Female Cast , Urban Fantasy , School , Time Manipulation , Amnesia , Male Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Bullying , Hikikomori , Idol

Rosengarten Saga

Also known as Rosen Garten Saga.

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

“Clench your ass, girl! Playtime's over!” Meet Rin, a gorgeous virgin who just can't seem to get laid. But her village getting decimated by raiders doesn't keep her down in the dumps for long! Picking up a sword that happens to be housing an extraordinary perver-… Er, the former prince, she sets off on an epic journey of revenge with various degenerat-… Ahem, heroes!

Tags: Nudity , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Sadism , Gender Bending , Futanari , Bisexual , Swordplay , Crossdressing , Yuri , Ghost , Foreign , Heterosexual , Parody , Dragons , LGBTQ+ Themes , Masochism , Henshin , Twins , Incest , Male Protagonist , Femboy , Historical , Idol , Tokusatsu , Ensemble Cast , Surreal Comedy