Manga Wiki
Reference entries for the works themselves and the people who make them — what a series is, when it ran, where it was serialised, and who drew it.
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36- 20th Century Boys6A group of middle-aged friends realise that a cult threatening the world is enacting an apocalyptic scenario they invented as children. The title reduces to 6 — the care.
- A Silent Voice8A boy who bullied a deaf classmate in primary school tries, years later, to find her and make amends. Filed under 8, the ledger.
- Akira22In a rebuilt Tokyo after a catastrophic explosion, a member of a teenage biker gang develops uncontrollable psychic power, with consequences the city cannot contain. 22 in the letters, with nothing left to reduce.
- Attack on Titan5Humanity survives behind enormous walls against man-eating giants, in a series that steadily reveals its horror premise to be a story about nationalism and inherited atrocity. The title reduces to 5 — the turn.
- Berserk33A mercenary carrying an enormous sword pursues revenge across a brutal medieval fantasy world, in a series widely regarded as the high point of draughtsmanship in manga. 33 in the letters, with nothing left to reduce.
- Blame!6A near-silent figure walks through an endless self-building megastructure searching for a genetic key, in a work told almost entirely through architecture. Read from the care, as a 6.
- Bleach22A teenager who can see ghosts inherits the powers of a soul reaper, in a series whose visual style and character design outrun its plotting. Read from the edifice, as a 22.
- Blue Lock9After a World Cup failure, Japan locks three hundred teenage strikers in a facility designed to produce one supreme egotist. Filed under 9, the closing.
- Cardcaptor Sakura8A schoolgirl accidentally releases a set of magical cards and must recapture them, in a magical girl series known for its warmth and its design. Read from the ledger, as an 8.
- Chainsaw Man7An indebted teenager merged with his chainsaw dog-devil takes work as a government devil hunter, wanting almost nothing beyond food, sleep and being touched. Read from the inquiry, as a 7.
- Death Note11A high-school student finds a notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it, and begins executing criminals — pursued by a detective who is his equal. The title reduces to 11 — the signal.
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba8After his family is killed and his sister turned into a demon, a boy joins an order of swordsmen in the hope of restoring her humanity. Filed under 8, the ledger.
- Dragon Ball5A martial arts adventure about a boy with a tail searching for wish-granting orbs, which became the template most subsequent battle shonen was built against. Read from the turn, as a 5.
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End11An elf mage outlives the party she saved the world with, and sets out to understand the people she never bothered to know. Read from the signal, as an 11.
- Fruits Basket7An orphaned girl moves in with a family cursed to transform into zodiac animals, in a shojo drama about abuse, obligation and the difficulty of leaving. Filed under 7, the inquiry.
- Fullmetal Alchemist3Two brothers maimed by a failed attempt to resurrect their mother search for a way to restore their bodies, uncovering a state conspiracy built on the same forbidden science. The title reduces to 3 — the telling.
- Goodnight Punpun3A boy drawn as a crude cartoon bird grows up through family collapse, first love and mental illness, in one of the bleakest works in mainstream manga. 84 in the letters, reducing to 3.
- Hunter x Hunter7A boy sets out to find his absent father and becomes a licensed Hunter, in a series whose rigorous power system is widely treated as the genre's best. Filed under 7, the inquiry.
- Jujutsu Kaisen1A student swallows a cursed finger and becomes host to a powerful spirit, entering a sorcery institution whose adults are as much the problem as the curses. Filed under 1, the opening.
- March Comes in Like a Lion2A teenage professional shogi player, orphaned and alone, is slowly drawn into the household of three sisters who feed him. 101 in the letters, reducing to 2.
- Monster5A Japanese surgeon working in Germany saves a boy's life, then discovers years later that his patient has become a serial killer — and sets out to undo what he did. 32 in the letters, reducing to 5.
- My Hero Academia4In a world where most people are born with superpowers, a boy born without one is chosen to inherit the ability of the greatest hero alive. The title reduces to 4 — the structure.
- Nana3Two young women with the same name meet by chance and share a Tokyo flat, in a josei drama about ambition, dependency and the friendships that do not survive them. Filed under 3, the telling.
- Naruto8An orphaned ninja outcast, host to a sealed monster, works toward acceptance and leadership in a village whose history is considerably uglier than it teaches. The title reduces to 8 — the ledger.
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind7A princess of a small kingdom navigates war and ecological collapse in a poisoned far-future world, in a work considerably darker and more complex than its film adaptation. 124 in the letters, reducing to 7.
- One Piece9A young pirate with a rubber body assembles a crew and sails an ocean world in search of a legendary treasure, in what became the best-selling manga series ever published. Read from the closing, as a 9.
- Pluto3A robot detective investigates the murders of the world's most advanced robots, in a reworking of a classic Astro Boy arc as an adult political thriller. 21 in the letters, reducing to 3.
- Sailor Moon5A clumsy schoolgirl discovers she is the reincarnated guardian of a lost kingdom, in the series that reshaped the magical girl genre around a team. 50 in the letters, reducing to 5.
- Slam Dunk5A delinquent joins his school basketball team to impress a girl and discovers he is good at it, in the series that made basketball popular in Japan. Filed under 5, the turn.
- Solo Leveling3The weakest hunter in the world gains the ability to level up like a video game character, and stops being weak. Filed under 3, the telling.
- Spy x Family6A spy assembles a fake family for a mission, not knowing his adopted daughter reads minds and his wife is an assassin. 51 in the letters, reducing to 6.
- The Apothecary Diaries3A pharmacist sold into service at an imperial rear palace solves poisonings and court intrigues while trying to avoid promotion. Filed under 3, the telling.
- Tower of God11A boy enters a tower that grants any wish at its summit, chasing the girl who left him behind to climb it. 56 in the letters, reducing to 11.
- Vagabond3A fictionalised account of the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, following a violent young man's long attempt to become something other than a killer. Filed under 3, the telling.
- Vinland Saga5A Viking boy raised on revenge grows into a man who renounces violence entirely, in a historical epic that turns from war story into something considerably stranger. Read from the turn, as a 5.
- Yotsuba&!22A small adopted girl encounters ordinary things — a swing, a bicycle, rain — for the first time, in a comedy about noticing the world. The title reduces to 22 — the edifice.
Creators
38- Ai Yazawa33The creator of Nana and Paradise Kiss, whose fashion training informs one of the most influential visual styles in modern shojo and josei. 33 in the letters, with nothing left to reduce.
- Akira Toriyama7The creator of Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump, whose clean, design-led drawing shaped both manga and Japanese video game art. The name reduces to 7 — the inquiry.
- Chica Umino6The creator of Honey and Clover and March Comes in Like a Lion, who writes depression and warmth in the same panel. The name reduces to 6 — the care.
- Chugong3The Korean web novelist whose Solo Leveling became the source for the most commercially successful webtoon of its era. Read from the telling, as a 3.
- CLAMP9An all-women creative group that began as a doujinshi circle and became one of the most commercially successful and visually influential forces in shojo manga. Read from the closing, as a 9.
- Eiichiro Oda6The creator of One Piece, who has sustained a single weekly series for nearly three decades and produced the best-selling manga of all time. The name reduces to 6 — the care.
- Gege Akutami1The pen name of the creator of Jujutsu Kaisen, known for a rigorously constrained curse system and for refusing to protect major characters. Read from the opening, as a 1.
- Hajime Isayama7The creator of Attack on Titan, whose plotting turned a survival horror premise into a study of nationalism and inherited atrocity. 52 in the letters, reducing to 7.
- Hayao Miyazaki1An animation director who also produced Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, a manga considerably darker and more politically complex than his films. Filed under 1, the opening.
- Hiromu Arakawa5The creator of Fullmetal Alchemist, known for tightly planned long-form structure and for drawing on a farming background in her later work. The name reduces to 5 — the turn.
- Inio Asano7The creator of Goodnight Punpun and Solanin, known for photographic backgrounds, cartoon figures, and unsparing treatment of depression. 43 in the letters, reducing to 7.
- Jang Sung-rak6The Korean artist known as DUBU who drew Solo Leveling, widely regarded as the high point of webtoon action illustration. He died in 2022. The name reduces to 6 — the care.
- Kanehito Yamada11The writer of Frieren, who built a fantasy series around what happens after the quest and around timescales that do not match. The name reduces to 11 — the signal.
- Katsuhiro Otomo11The creator of Akira and director of its film adaptation, whose architectural precision reshaped how comics render cities and destruction. The name reduces to 11 — the signal.
- Kentaro Miura11The creator of Berserk, whose draughtsmanship is widely regarded as the technical high point of the medium. Read from the signal, as an 11.
- Kiyohiko Azuma3The creator of Yotsuba&! and Azumanga Daioh, and one of the medium's most precise comic timers. Filed under 3, the telling.
- Kohei Horikoshi7The creator of My Hero Academia, who fused American superhero comics with Weekly Shōnen Jump serialisation across a decade-long run. The name reduces to 7 — the inquiry.
- Koyoharu Gotouge6The creator of Demon Slayer, who ended the best-selling manga in Japan at 23 volumes and has published almost nothing since. Read from the care, as a 6.
- Makoto Yukimura5The creator of Planetes and Vinland Saga, known for heavily researched settings and for stories that reverse their own premises. The name reduces to 5 — the turn.
- Masashi Kishimoto9The creator of Naruto, known for strong world design and for antagonists whose grievances the story treats as legitimate. 72 in the letters, reducing to 9.
- Muneyuki Kaneshiro3The writer of Blue Lock and As the Gods Will, who specialises in high-concept survival premises with an argumentative streak. 84 in the letters, reducing to 3.
- Naoki Urasawa8A seinen author known for intricately plotted long-form thrillers, and one of the most reliable recommendations for readers arriving from prestige television. The name reduces to 8 — the ledger.
- Naoko Takeuchi8The creator of Sailor Moon, whose fusion of magical girl conventions with a combat team reshaped the genre. Read from the ledger, as an 8.
- Natsu Hyūga11The novelist behind The Apothecary Diaries, who built a court mystery series around pharmacology and a protagonist uninterested in being elevated. Filed under 11, the signal.
- Natsuki Takaya1The creator of Fruits Basket, who used a light supernatural premise to write seriously about family abuse and inherited obligation. Read from the opening, as a 1.
- Nekokurage9The artist of the most widely read manga adaptation of The Apothecary Diaries, serialised in Monthly Big Gangan since 2017. 45 in the letters, reducing to 9.
- SIU4The Korean creator of Tower of God, who has written and drawn a single sprawling webtoon weekly since 2010. Read from the structure, as a 4.
- Takehiko Inoue9The creator of Slam Dunk and Vagabond, and one of the few artists to move convincingly from clean commercial linework to brush-led painting. The name reduces to 9 — the closing.
- Takeshi Obata4An artist who works exclusively with separate writers, best known for Death Note, and unusually skilled at making stationary characters compelling. The name reduces to 4 — the structure.
- Tatsuki Fujimoto3The creator of Chainsaw Man and Fire Punch, whose film-literate structure and tonal instability made him the most imitated new voice in shonen. The name reduces to 3 — the telling.
- Tatsuya Endo1The creator of Spy x Family, an action artist who spent a decade in near-obscurity before a comedy made him one of Japan's best-selling authors. Filed under 1, the opening.
- Tite Kubo4The creator of Bleach, among the strongest character designers of his generation and a distinctive user of negative space. Filed under 4, the structure.
- Tsugumi Ohba1The pen name of the writer behind Death Note and Bakuman, whose real identity has never been publicly confirmed. Read from the opening, as a 1.
- Tsukasa Abe1The artist of Frieren, whose spare line and heavy use of empty space keep a series about mourning from turning sentimental. Read from the opening, as a 1.
- Tsutomu Nihei3The creator of Blame!, an architect by training who tells stories through built space rather than dialogue. Read from the telling, as a 3.
- Yoshihiro Togashi7The creator of Hunter x Hunter and YuYu Hakusho, whose rigorously constrained power systems are widely treated as the genre's best writing. 97 in the letters, reducing to 7.
- Yoshitoki Ōima7The creator of A Silent Voice and To Your Eternity, who writes about communication failure and refuses easy forgiveness. Filed under 7, the inquiry.
- Yusuke Nomura4The artist of Blue Lock, who draws football as psychological horror and is the main reason the series works. The name reduces to 4 — the structure.