Top Prophecy Manga Recommendations

Chainsaw Man

Also known as Chainsaw Man.

Status: Finished
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 , Coming of Age , Psychosexual , Male Protagonist , Dissociative Identities , Gore , Body Horror , Cosmic Horror , Henshin , Urban , Monster Boy , Found Family , Survival , Female Protagonist , Work , Memory Manipulation , Shounen , Anti-Hero , Unrequited Love , Alternate Universe , Ensemble Cast , Cult , Heterosexual , Politics , Guns , Human Pet , Assassins , Yandere , Monster Girl , Revenge , Shapeshifting , Terrorism , Femdom , Surreal Comedy , Philosophy , Slapstick , Meta , Primarily Teen Cast , Super Power , Afterlife , Nudity , School , Cannibalism , Delinquents , Necromancy , Angels , Amnesia , Time Skip , Tsundere , Yakuza , Mafia , Time Manipulation , Zombie , Chimera , Motorcycles , Vore , Denpa , Prophecy , Bisexual , Scissoring

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

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!



Notes:
- Winner of the 2025 Next Manga Award in the Print Manga Category.
- Ranked 11th in Da Vinci's 2025 Book of the Year ranking.
- Ranked 4th in the Men's Division of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2026 guidebook.
- Ranked 10th in the 19th Manga Taisho in 2026.
- Nominated for the 50th Kodansha Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2026.

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

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!



Notes:
- Ninth place at the Next Manga Award in the Web Manga Category in 2024.
- Second place at the Next Manga Award in the Web Manga Category in 2025.
- Won the Daruma Award for Best Suspense/Thriller Manga at Japan Expo in 2026.

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

Fujimoto Tatsuki Tanpenshuu: 22-26

Also known as Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Ecchi , Fantasy , Music , Psychological , Romance , Supernatural

Killer mermaids, gender swapping, and a devilish little sister with the power to end the world—four more unforgettable short stories that reveal the starting point of Tatsuki Fujimoto, the twisted mastermind behind Chainsaw Man.



1. Mermaid Rhapsody (人魚ラプソディ); 2014
2. Woke-Up-as-a-Girl Syndrome (目が覚めたら女の子になっていた病); 2017
3. Nayuta of the Prophecy (予言のナユタ); 2015
4. Sisters (妹の姉); 2018

Tags: Anthology , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Coming of Age , Drawing , Urban Fantasy , Mermaid , Coastal , Gender Bending , Nudity , Magic , Fishing , Female Harem , Classical Music , Prophecy

BASARA

Also known as Basara.

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

Basara is a post-apocalyptic fantasy adventure series and one of the most popular shoujo manga of the 90s in Japan. It is the story of how a young girl becomes "the child of destiny" and finds the strength to free her people and seek revenge for the death of her brother.



Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Award for the shoujo category in 1992.

Tags: War , Twins , Shoujo , Politics , Post-Apocalyptic , Dystopian , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Coming of Age , Revenge , Fugitive , Slavery , Class Struggle , Royal Affairs , Conspiracy , Heterosexual , Travel , Tragedy , Swordplay , Military , Philosophy , Kingdom Management , Lost Civilization , Archery , Pirates , Disability , Desert , Tomboy , Animals , Espionage , Ships , Prison , LGBTQ+ Themes , Astronomy , Bisexual , Suicide , Martial Arts , Nudity , Prophecy

Yogen no Nayuta

Also known as Nayuta of the Prophecy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Supernatural

A tale about a prophecy involving a girl with horns who is said to bring destruction upon the world, and her brother.

Tags: Language Barrier , Magic , Family Life , Urban Fantasy , Urban , Shounen , Female Protagonist , Monster Girl , Male Protagonist , Prophecy

Kane no Naru Mori

Also known as Money Forest.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy

Rhodri arrives at the elven forest, but it's been overrun by elf-hunting humans! Though an elf himself, he possesses unparalleled worldly wisdom and negotiation skills. But are Rhodri's weapons truly intended for fighting humans...?



Tags: Elf , Anti-Hero , Slavery , Economics , Medieval , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Tanned Skin , Conspiracy , Magic , Clone , Primarily Adult Cast , Espionage , Fugitive , Shapeshifting , Politics , Royal Affairs , Prophecy

Aku no Musume

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

A vast kingdom called Lucifenia, whose popular name was the "Kingdom of Yellow," was ruled by a tyrannical fourteen year-old princess named Riliane. Under her absolute monarchism, everything was exploited from people and the ones who did not obey her were executed without mercy. Allen, a servant who looked a lot like her, was always beside the princess whom Lucifenia's people called the "Daughter of Evil." The princess and the servant were the same age, since the two of them were actually twins who were separated shortly after their birth, with Riliane taking her mother's position as the country's ruler and Allen works in the palace as a servant since he was given up for adoption. The princess's selfishness and jealousy caused a war and many deaths, and their secret clockwork of fate was going to spin madly.



Tags: Demons , Achronological Order , Gods , Villainess , Witch , Nun , Ojou-sama , Politics , Tragedy , Twins , Philosophy , Adoption , Magic , Prison , Agender , Revenge , Maids , Assassins , Inn , Necromancy , Zombie , Royal Affairs , Travel , Body Horror , Body Swapping , Yandere , Class Struggle , Fugitive , Espionage , Foreign , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Kingdom Management , Lost Civilization , Pirates , Unrequited Love , Writing , Tomboy , Dissociative Identities , Henshin , Shapeshifting , Religion , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender , Medieval , Prophecy , Reincarnation , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Conspiracy , Yuri