Best Psychological Manga
605 psychological manga ranked by community score. Scores come from the wider anime community; ratings on AnimeHunt are shown on each title.
Top rated psychological manga
4.3Otorimonogatari: Decoy Tale
Light Novel · 2011 · 24 ch
Otorimonogatari: Decoy TaleOtorimonogatariLight Novel · 2011 · 24 ch4.3A certain middle school girl has a fondness for hats, which serve as a line of defence against eye contact along with the overlong bangs she’s worn ever since she was little. Speaking in fits and starts when she doesn’t fall completely…
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4.2Tokyo Ghoul:re
Manga · 2014 · 181 ch
Tokyo Ghoul:reManga · 2014 · 181 ch4.2In Tokyo, an unchanging despair is lurking. Mysterious man-eating beings, ghouls, run rampant in Tokyo. Living hidden during everyday life, the existence of ghouls, whose true identities are shrouded in mystery, permanently terrorizes…
4.2Death Note
Manga · 2003 · 108 ch
Death NoteDEATH NOTEManga · 2003 · 108 ch4.2Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies…
4.2Akira
Manga · 1982 · 120 ch
AkiraAKIRAManga · 1982 · 120 ch4.2Welcome to Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to…
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4.2Villains Are Destined to Die
Manga · 2020
Villains Are Destined to DieAgyeogui Ending JugeumppunManga · 20204.2This game’s got me obsessed! It’s like it’s taken over my life... wait—HARD MODE ACTIVATED. No-no-no-no-no! It has literally taken me and thrown me into the part of Penelope Eckhart. Love is easy as the heroine, but as the hated…
4.2Classroom of the Elite
Light Novel · 2015 · 110 ch
Classroom of the EliteYoukoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu eLight Novel · 2015 · 110 ch4.2Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom—if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! Ayanokoji Kiyotaka has landed at the bottom in the…
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4.2Neon Genesis Evangelion
Manga · 1994 · 97 ch
Neon Genesis EvangelionShin Seiki EvangelionManga · 1994 · 97 ch4.2In 2015, the "Angels" have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child of the new Earth, is forced by his father Gendo--commander of the secret organization NERV--to pilot the monstrous biomechanical weapon called "Evangelion" to…
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4.2Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami Tasogare
Manga · 2015 · 23 ch
Our Dreams at Dusk: Shimanami TasogareShimanami TasogareManga · 2015 · 23 ch4.2Not only is high schooler Tasuku Kaname the new kid in town, he’s also terrified that he’s been outed as gay. Just as he’s contemplating doing the unthinkable, Tasuku meets a mysterious woman who leads him to a group of people dealing with…
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4.2The Empty Box and Zeroth Maria
Light Novel · 2009 · 254 ch
The Empty Box and Zeroth MariaUtsuro no Hako to Zero no MariaLight Novel · 2009 · 254 ch4.2Kazuki Hoshino treasures nothing more than his ordinary life, and March 2 should have been an ordinary day. The arrival of a transfer student, the mysterious Aya Otonashi, shouldn't have shattered the world he knows. He's never seen this…
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4.2Shimeji Simulation
Manga · 2019 · 49 ch
Shimeji SimulationManga · 2019 · 49 ch4.2A girl who shut herself in a closet for the last 2 years of middle school realizes she has to go to high school. When she exits her closet for the first time in two years and looks at herself in the mirror, she notices that she grew…
4.2Innocent Rouge
Manga · 2015 · 88 ch
Innocent RougeManga · 2015 · 88 ch4.2The eve of the French Revolution, 1772— The eldest brother of the Sanson family, Charles-Henri, has grown as an executioner, while his sister, Marie-Joseph, has been living freely in Versailles. But one day, Marie-Joseph's first love, a…
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4.2Classroom of the Elite: Year 2
Light Novel · 2020 · 130 ch
Classroom of the Elite: Year 2Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 2-nensei-henLight Novel · 2020 · 130 ch4.2Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom–if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! Ayanokouji Kiyotaka started at the bottom in the…
4.2RAINBOW: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin
Manga · 2002 · 235 ch
RAINBOW: Nisha Rokubou no ShichininManga · 2002 · 235 ch4.2Six minors (16-17 years) answering to the nicknames of Joe, Mario, Suppon, Baremoto, Heitai, and Kyabetsu are put into a reformatory for offenses such as aggravated assault, swindling, flight, etc. Their stay in hell begins immediately…
4.2Tsukimonogatari: Possession Tale
Light Novel · 2012 · 19 ch
Tsukimonogatari: Possession TaleTsukimonogatariLight Novel · 2012 · 19 ch4.2Launching the third or “Final Season” of the international cult-hit series, Possession Tale returns the narrator’s headset back to high school senior and amateur savior Koyomi Araragi, who used to eschew friendship once upon a time because…
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4.2Ten: Tenhou-doori no Kaidanji
Manga · 1989 · 164 ch
Ten: Tenhou-doori no KaidanjiManga · 1989 · 164 ch4.2Takashi Ten is living his life as a rep mahjong player. A kind person at heart, he also possesses an ingenious talent in mahjong. One day Ten meets Hiroyuki Igawa, a student player who 'plays by logic'. Hiroyuki is overwhelmed at Ten's…
4.2Nogi Wakaba wa Yuusha de Aru
Light Novel · 2015 · 22 ch
Nogi Wakaba wa Yuusha de AruLight Novel · 2015 · 22 ch4.2The story of Nogi Wakaba wa Yuusha de Aru takes place 300 years in the past, in 2018, the first days of the Divine Era. The six main characters form the first ever Hero Team: Nogi Wakaba, Nogi Sonoko's ancestor; Uesato Hinata, Takashima…
4.2Nekosogi Radical
Light Novel · 2005 · 24 ch
Nekosogi RadicalLight Novel · 2005 · 24 ch4.2It may be true that where there is a beginning, there is an end, but it is too shortsighted to think that because there is an end, there must have been a beginning. In fact, the opposite is true. Most events have already ended even before…
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4.2Bastard
Manga · 2014 · 94 ch
BastardHurejasikManga · 2014 · 94 ch4.2High school life is hard enough, but it’s even harder for Seon Jin. A sickly disabled boy, Jin might as well be invisible. No one ever pays attention to him, except for the bullies who prey on him for being weak. Jin, however, keeps a very…
4.2Homunculus
Manga · 2003 · 166 ch
HomunculusManga · 2003 · 166 ch4.2Nakoshi Susumu, age 34, is living out of his car. Between spending his days with the homeless and his nights in his vehicle, he has little to his name–but not so little that he’ll agree to be the subject of a scientific experiment. An…
4.2The Summer Hikaru Died
Manga · 2021
The Summer Hikaru DiedHikaru ga Shinda NatsuManga · 20214.2Two boys lived in a village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. The two did everything together...until the day Hikaru was encompassed by a mysterious light. That was when everything changed—Hikaru most of all. Yoshiki still wishes from the bottom of his…
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4.2Moriarty the Patriot
Manga · 2016
Moriarty the PatriotYuukoku no MoriartyManga · 20164.2In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty’s upper-class family…
4.2Lost in the Cloud
Manga · 2020 · 131 ch
Lost in the CloudCloudManga · 2020 · 131 ch4.2Ha-Neul has a secret hobby: taking photos of his crush, Chan-Il. But when Hyeon-Un stumbles upon Ha-Neul's cloud storage with its impressive collection of Chan-Il's photos, things escalate pretty quickly. At first confident his secret is…
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4.2Decapitation: Kubikiri Cycle
Light Novel · 2002 · 9 ch
Decapitation: Kubikiri CycleKubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to ZaregotozukaiLight Novel · 2002 · 9 ch4.2A dropout from an elite Houston-based program for teens is on a visit to a private island. Its mistress, virtually marooned there, surrounds herself with geniuses, especially of the young and female kind—one of whom ends up headless one…
4.2One Outs
Manga · 1998 · 176 ch
One OutsManga · 1998 · 176 ch4.2The story begins when Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the fictional Lycaons in Japan's Pacific League, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and bring himself out of a slump. There, he meet Tōa Tokuchi, a…
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4.2Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji
Manga · 1996 · 158 ch
Gambling Apocalypse KaijiTobaku Mokushiroku KaijiManga · 1996 · 158 ch4.2Ne'er-do-well Kaiji Itou's shiftless existence is suddenly rattled by a visit from the yakuza. Burdened by debt and resentment, Kaiji is coerced into gambling for his worthless life. As the stakes grow higher and the rules become…
4.2The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Light Novel · 2003 · 9 ch
The Melancholy of Haruhi SuzumiyaSuzumiya Haruhi no YuuutsuLight Novel · 2003 · 9 ch4.2Kyon, your typical high school student, has long given up his belief in the supernatural. However, upon meeting Haruhi Suzumiya, he quickly finds out that it is the supernatural that she is interested in; aliens, time travelers and espers…
4.2Umineko When They Cry Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch
Manga · 2009 · 29 ch
Umineko When They Cry Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden WitchUmineko no Naku Koro ni Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden WitchManga · 2009 · 29 ch4.2Twelve years after her loved ones were brutally murdered at the annual family meeting, Ange Ushiromiya, now eighteen, is the sole heir of the Ushiromiya family. Ostracized by her peers, Ange seeks companionship in the pages of a diary left…
4.2Touch Within the Abyss
Manga · 2021 · 6 ch
Touch Within the AbyssKimi no Yoru ni FureruManga · 2021 · 6 ch4.2“When you get to know the real me… you will be disappointed.” Chinatsu, a hitman, meets his destiny again. His name is Kasumi. He was the boy who reached out to Chinatsu when he lost his brother in front of his eyes. A few years later…
4.2Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai
Manga · 1991 · 306 ch
Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta TensaiManga · 1991 · 306 ch4.2While mahjong is a game that is often played with family and friends, it is also a game that is played in the darkest corners of society. Nangou is a compulsive gambler who has accumulated debt over three million yen. In a last ditch…
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4.2Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World
Light Novel · 2000
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful WorldKino no Tabi: the Beautiful WorldLight Novel · 20004.2Destination is a state of mind. A tale of one girl and her bike and the road ahead. Kino wanders around the world on the back of Hermes, her unusual, anthropomorphic motorcycle, only staying in each country for three days. During their…
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4.2Welcome to the N.H.K.
Light Novel · 2002 · 12 ch
Welcome to the N.H.K.NHK ni Youkoso!Light Novel · 2002 · 12 ch4.2Tatsuhiro Satou, a university dropout entering his fourth year of unemployment. He leads a reclusive life as a hikikomori, ultimately coming to the bizarre conclusion that this happened due to some sort of conspiracy. One day just when his…
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4.2Tobaku Hakairoku Kaiji
Manga · 2000 · 134 ch
Tobaku Hakairoku KaijiManga · 2000 · 134 ch4.2After Kaiji's showdown with Chairman Hyoudou at the Starside Hotel, he's forced into labour at an underground mine. With his meagre daily wage, he'll be working for decades to repay his debt unless he does something about his miserable…
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4.1Sweet Home
Manga · 2017 · 141 ch
Sweet HomeManga · 2017 · 141 ch4.1After an unexpected family tragedy, a reclusive high school student is forced to leave his home -- only to face something much scarier: a reality where monsters are trying to wipe out humanity. Now he must fight alongside a handful of…
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4.1Alice in Borderland
Manga · 2010 · 87 ch
Alice in BorderlandImawa no Kuni no AliceManga · 2010 · 87 ch4.1Eighteen-year-old Ryohei Arisu is sick of his life. School sucks, his love life is a joke, and his future feels like impending doom. As he struggles to exist in a world that can’t be bothered with him, Ryohei feels like everything would be…
4.121st Century Boys
Manga · 2006 · 16 ch
21st Century Boys21 Seiki ShounenManga · 2006 · 16 ch4.1War is over. The Friend is dead. Mankind no longer faces the threat of extinction. Peace has finally come to Tokyo... Or has it? The mystery still remains. Nobody knows who the Friend was and where he came from. The only clue is hidden…
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4.1Parasyte
Manga · 1989 · 64 ch
ParasyteKiseijuuManga · 1989 · 64 ch4.1They arrive in silence and darkness. They descend from the skies. They have a hunger for human flesh. They are everywhere. They are parasites, alien creatures who must invade–and take control of–a human host to survive. And…Looking for something else? Filter psychological manga by year, status and format.