Best Thriller Manga
151 thriller manga ranked by community score. Scores come from the wider anime community; ratings on AnimeHunt are shown on each title.
Top rated thriller manga
4.0Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji - Kazuya Arc
Manga · 2009 · 100 ch
Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji - Kazuya ArcTobaku Datenroku Kaiji: Kazuya-henManga · 2009 · 100 ch4.0A direct sequel to Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji, picking up immediately after Part 3 ends. After his tremendous victory in 2-Player Mahjong against the villainous President, Muraoka Takashi, Kaiji is being driven home by Kazuya, the son of Chairm
3.9Your Throne
Manga · 2020
Your ThroneHaruman Nega Doego SipeoManga · 20203.9Tensions are brewing under the seemingly calm surface of the Vasilios Empire, a kingdom ruled by the Imperial Family and the Temple. Lady Medea Solon has lost her place next to Crown Prince Eros, but resolves to do whatever it will take to 
Akumetsu
Manga · 2002 · 162 ch
AkumetsuManga · 2002 · 162 ch3.9Nagasawa Shiina is just an average 3rd year high school student until her parents' company goes bankrupt. In order to pay the bills, she sells herself into prostitution. At her first job, a mysterious masked man crashes the party... and it'
3.9My Home Hero
Manga · 2017 · 224 ch
My Home HeroManga · 2017 · 224 ch3.9Tetsuo Tosu is a typical father whose biggest worries are his job and his rebellious daughter, Reika. That is, until he finds a bruise on her face. His worst fears come true when he finds out she has a secret boyfriend...and he's part of a 
Death's Game
Manga · 2019 · 66 ch
Death's GameIje God ChugseubnidaManga · 2019 · 66 ch3.9He’s perennially unemployed, his ex-girlfriend has moved on, and he’s just lost all his life savings to a bitcoin scam. Burdened by societal pressures, Yijae Choi decides to take his own life. Insulted by his flippant attitude towards dying
3.9Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe
Manga · 2013
Thus Spoke Rohan KishibeKishibe Rohan wa UgokanaiManga · 20133.9The spin-off focusing on Kishibe Rohan, an eccentric mangaka with the ability to read people's memories, an ability called "Heaven's Door." He seeks out the supernatural to see for himself what his mysterious ability is all about. Volume 1
3.9Usotoki Rhetoric
Manga · 2012 · 50 ch
Usotoki RhetoricManga · 2012 · 50 ch3.9Sixteen-year-old Kanoko Urabe knows that someone is lying if she can hear the strange, echoing sound of clanging metal in their voice. As a young and overly honest child, she would point out the lies of other villagers, and was ostracized a
Like Mother, Like Daughter
Manga · 2021
Like Mother, Like DaughterTtok Dalmeun TtalManga · 20213.9Beautiful and intelligent, So-Myeong Gil has tirelessly strived to fulfill her mother's vision of the perfect daughter. However, when her less-than-perfect younger brother is tragically found drowned in a river, doubts plague So-Myeong's he
3.9My Possession Became a Ghost Story
Manga · 2026
My Possession Became a Ghost StoryBinguihaetdeoni Goedami Dwae BeoryeotdaManga · 20263.9A monster lives in the Rohanson manor. It wears the skin of the dead Lady Evangeline. While she believes she is the heroine of a romance story, to everyone else, she is a haunted nightmare. (Source: Manta)
Phantom Whispers
Manga · 2024
Phantom WhispersYuryeongui NoraeManga · 20243.9Noa has struggled with hearing unsettling voices since she was a child. But when a mysterious murder takes place, the voice in Noa’s head urges her to uncover the killer. With the police skeptical and her sanity on the line, Noa must naviga
3.9Shotgun Boy
Manga · 2021 · 69 ch
Shotgun BoyYeopchongsonyeonManga · 2021 · 69 ch3.9While running for his life in the woods, bullying victim Gyu-Hwan stumbles upon a shotgun and just enough shells for his classmates. It’s a recipe for disaster. But fate takes an unexpected turn when he returns to find his classmates under
3.9Kasane
Manga · 2013 · 126 ch
KasaneManga · 2013 · 126 ch3.9Kasane's face is so hideous, you couldn't bear to look twice at her—and her ugliness has forced her to walk a harsh path in life. But her mother left her something: a tube of lipstick. The power of this lipstick will change everything about
Dr. Frost
Manga · 2011 · 264 ch
Dr. FrostManga · 2011 · 264 ch3.9College professor by day, and bartender by night, psychologist Dr. Frost believes in one simple belief. Humans are all the same. He uses this tenet to guide his practice, and solves the puzzles of the human mind one by one. (Source: WEBTOON
3.9Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: 24-oku Dasshutsu-hen
Manga · 2017
Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji: 24-oku Dasshutsu-henManga · 20173.9The continuation of the Kaiji series, picking up immediately after the end of One Poker Hen. One Poker has been concluded, with Kaiji emerging as the victor and claiming the 2.4 Billion Yen as a prize! But now, a new problem arises... how c
3.8Tomie
Manga · 1987 · 13 ch
TomieManga · 1987 · 13 ch3.8Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep h
3.8Brutal
Manga · 2019 · 33 ch
BrutalBrutal: Satsujin Keisatsukan no KokuhakuManga · 2019 · 33 ch3.8The manga centers on homicide detective Hiroki Dan, the son of a former police superintendent general, and who seems to be on the fast track to career success. He maintains a hidden identity as a serial killer responsible for more than a hu
Gannibal
Manga · 2018 · 120 ch
GannibalManga · 2018 · 120 ch3.8Daigo Agawa is a resident police officer who has been recently assigned to the remote mountain village of Kuge. He is initially warmly welcomed by the villagers, but with the suspicious death of an old woman, he gradually becomes aware of t
3.8Tokyo Babylon
Manga · 1990 · 18 ch
Tokyo BabylonTokyo BABYLONManga · 1990 · 18 ch3.8It's 1991, the last days of Japan's bubble economy, and money and elegance run through the streets. So do the currents of darkness beneath them, nourishing evil spirits that only the arts of the onmyoji—Japan's legendary occultists—can comb
3.8Back When You Called Us Devils
Manga · 2017 · 154 ch
Back When You Called Us DevilsKimi ga Bokura wo Akuma to Yonda KoroManga · 2017 · 154 ch3.8Yusuke Saito is a normal high school kid...well, normal enough, though there's six months missing out of his memory. But when he starts to get confronted by people who insist they're from his past, who allege that he did horrible things to
3.8Shiki
Manga · 2007 · 42 ch
ShikiManga · 2007 · 42 ch3.8During the scorching summer of 199X, three bodies are discovered for unknown reasons in Tonoba Village, a village of only 1,300 people surrounded by mountains. At the same time, a high school girl named Megumi Shimizu goes missing after com
3.8No. 5
Manga · 2000 · 37 ch
No. 5Manga · 2000 · 37 ch3.8A science-fiction thriller set in a powerfully imagined multicultural future landscape that resembles the current Middle East, NO. 5 is the latest work from the acclaimed creator of BLACK & WHITE, Taiyo Matsumoto. No. 5 battles against
3.8Inside Mari
Manga · 2012 · 80 ch
Inside MariBoku wa Mari no NakaManga · 2012 · 80 ch3.8College dropout Isao Komori wakes up one morning to find himself in the body of a high school girl. How did this happen and what happened to the girl whose body his is possessing? (Source: Denpa)
3.8Adabana
Manga · 2020 · 28 ch
AdabanaManga · 2020 · 28 ch3.8After the gruesome murder of two small-town residents, a ramen shop owner, and a local student, the community is left shocked. Mizuki Aikawa, the best friend of one of the victims, confesses to the brutal crime. However, nothing is as it se
3.8Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai: A Lollypop or A Bullet
Manga · 2007 · 13 ch
Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai: A Lollypop or A BulletManga · 2007 · 13 ch3.8Yamada Nagisa is a bored teenager who finds everyday life extremely unappealing: thus her plans to join a military academy as soon she graduates. On the last term of middle school, a strange girl named Mokuzu Umino, who claims to be a merma
Qualia the Purple
Manga · 2011 · 21 ch
Qualia the PurpleMurasakiiro no QualiaManga · 2011 · 21 ch3.8Through the uncanny purple eyes of Yukari, all people appear to her as robots. Her talent is both a blessing and a curse. She is able to assist the police in sizing up threats, since her “skill” allows her to evaluate humans’ quirks and phy
3.8Gunsmith Cats
Manga · 1990 · 75 ch
Gunsmith CatsManga · 1990 · 75 ch3.8Meet Rally and Mini-May, two of the most fun-loving, well-armed, bounty-hunting women in Chicago! Whether they're chasing bail jumpers or fending off the Mob, you can bet on a healthy supply of guns, bombs, car chases, and more guns! Rally 
Delusion
Manga · 2019 · 60 ch
DelusionHyeonhokManga · 2019 · 60 ch3.8It’s 1935 in Gyeongseong, and struggling artist I-Ho Yun has been commissioned by the reclusive, elderly Madam Jeong-Hwa Song to paint a portrait. Madam Jeong-Hwa Song allows I-Ho to set eyes upon her -- an unprecedented event -- and standi
3.8Gambling Emperor Legend Zero
Manga · 2007 · 70 ch
Gambling Emperor Legend ZeroTobaku Haouden ZeroManga · 2007 · 70 ch3.8Ukai Zero saves three troubled teens from a Suicide Website, and together chooses to work as 'Robin Hoods' of society. However, one of Zero's friends are caught by an organization he got in trouble with, and Zero is forced to enter a gambli
Magical Girl Raising Project
Light Novel · 2012 · 11 ch
Magical Girl Raising ProjectMahou Shoujo Ikusei KeikakuLight Novel · 2012 · 11 ch3.8Sugar and spice--but not playing nice! The hit smartphone game Magical Girl Raising Project is not only free, but one in tens of thousands of players will win real-life powers. In N City, sixteen of these lucky girls help the city's citizen
3.7GREEN BLOOD
Manga · 2011 · 49 ch
GREEN BLOODManga · 2011 · 49 ch3.7The end of the civil war signaled the start of the industrial revolution in the United States and immigrants from all over the world traveled to find their American dream. But what awaited the majority of them was poverty, discrimination, a
3.7Lord of the Mysteries
Manga · 2020 · 65 ch
Lord of the MysteriesGuimi Zhi ZhuManga · 2020 · 65 ch3.7With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears? Waking up to be faced with a string of myste
Save Me
Manga · 2016 · 63 ch
Save MeGuwonhasoseoManga · 2016 · 63 ch3.7Hyeong-Oh’s disability has always painted a target on his back. It seems like no one at school, from his classmates to his teachers, can stand to treat him like a human being. That is until transfer student Cha Nam-Soo arrives. Quiet and st
3.7MW
Manga · 1976 · 26 ch
MWManga · 1976 · 26 ch3.7Michio Yuki has it all: looks, intelligence, a pedigree as the scion of a famous Kabuki family, a promising career at a major bank, legions of female admirers. But underneath the sheen of perfection lurks a secret with the power to shake th
Another
Light Novel · 2012 · 21 ch
AnotherLight Novel · 2012 · 21 ch3.7In a third-year classroom of Yamakita Middle School 26 years ago, there was a student named Misaki. As an honors student who was also good at sports, the charming girl was popular with her classmates. When she suddenly died, her classmates
3.7Burn the House Down
Manga · 2017 · 39 ch
Burn the House DownMitarai-ke, Enjou SuruManga · 2017 · 39 ch3.7Shizuka Yamauchi, 25, housekeeper. Makiko Mitarai, 46, amateur model and perfect housewife. Though strangers on the outside, the two share a past—one Shizuka feels she needs to set right, to bring her mother justice. But Makiko has secrets 
Moduga Geunyeoreul Saranghae
Manga · 2025 · 55 ch
Moduga Geunyeoreul SaranghaeManga · 2025 · 55 ch3.7Kang Min-A's daily life is completely turned upside down by the sudden acquisition of the ability to . Now, what unfolds before her are irreversible events caused by a single moment of choice. In the midst of anger, confusion, and suppresseLooking for something else? Filter thriller manga by year, status and format.