Acting Manga
113 manga about acting, ranked by community score. Tags come from AniList voters; the percentage on each title page says how strongly the tag applies.
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3.9[Oshi no Ko]
Manga · 2020 · 171 ch
[Oshi no Ko]Manga · 2020 · 171 ch3.9Gorou 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! (Sou
4.0Fire Punch
Manga · 2016 · 83 ch
Fire PunchManga · 2016 · 83 ch4.0Orphaned siblings Agni and Luna, like the Ice Witch who cursed their world, are two of the “blessed,” humans who hold special abilities. However, not all who are blessed are friendly, and after another of their kind attacks Agni and decimat
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4.0Sakamoto Days
Manga · 2020
Sakamoto DaysSAKAMOTO DAYSManga · 20204.0Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actuall
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4.3Goodbye, Eri
One-shot · 2022 · 1 ch
Goodbye, EriSayonara EriOne-shot · 2022 · 1 ch4.3With his mother dying, Yuuta attempts to capture her last days on his phone. After her death, Yuuta heads to the roof of the hospital to commit suicide, but a meeting with a strange girl leads him on the path to making a movie. (Source: Man
3.9The Quintessential Quintuplets
Manga · 2017 · 122 ch
The Quintessential QuintupletsGo-toubun no HanayomeManga · 2017 · 122 ch3.9One day, a poor high school second-year named Futaro Uesugi comes across a private tutoring gig with good pay. But his pupils are his classmates!! And they’re quintuplets!! A-and they’re all gorgeous girls, but they’re also troublemakers wh
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4.3Bloom Into You
Manga · 2015 · 53 ch
Bloom Into YouYagate Kimi ni NaruManga · 2015 · 53 ch4.3Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and hearts, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her…she feels nothing. Disappointed and co
4.0Blood on the Tracks
Manga · 2017 · 153 ch
Blood on the TracksChi no WadachiManga · 2017 · 153 ch4.0Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother’s love that has gone too far…. (Source: Kodansha USA)
2.9Rent-A-Girlfriend
Manga · 2017
Rent-A-GirlfriendKanojo, OkarishimasuManga · 20172.9In today’s Japan, “rental” services can deliver an afternoon with a “friend,” a “parent,” even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, hapless freshman Kazuya gets just desperate enough to give it a try. But he qui
4.3GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
Manga · 1997 · 208 ch
GTO: Great Teacher OnizukaGTOManga · 1997 · 208 ch4.3Former juvenile delinquent Onizuka finds himself thrust into to role of high school teacher, facing students who behave just as he used to and an administration that doesn't trust him. Using the brash an unorthodox methods he picked up in h
3.4Domestic Girlfriend
Manga · 2014 · 299 ch
Domestic GirlfriendDomestic na KanojoManga · 2014 · 299 ch3.4High schooler Natsuo is hopelessly in love with his cheerful and popular teacher, Hina. However, one day at a mixer, he meets a moody girl by the name of Rui and ends up sleeping with her. Soon after, his father announces that he's getting 
4.0The Dangers in My Heart
Manga · 2018 · 199 ch
The Dangers in My HeartBoku no Kokoro no Yabai YatsuManga · 2018 · 199 ch4.0Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school’s social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates’ peaceful liv
4.3Skip and Loafer
Manga · 2018
Skip and LoaferSkip to LoaferManga · 20184.3Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very diHighest rated
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4.3Bloom Into You
Manga · 2015 · 53 ch
Bloom Into YouYagate Kimi ni NaruManga · 2015 · 53 ch4.3Yuu has always loved shoujo manga and awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and hearts, and yet when a junior high classmate confesses his feelings to her…she feels nothing. Disappointed and co 4.3GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka
Manga · 1997 · 208 ch
GTO: Great Teacher OnizukaGTOManga · 1997 · 208 ch4.3Former juvenile delinquent Onizuka finds himself thrust into to role of high school teacher, facing students who behave just as he used to and an administration that doesn't trust him. Using the brash an unorthodox methods he picked up in h 4.3Skip and Loafer
Manga · 2018
Skip and LoaferSkip to LoaferManga · 20184.3Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she’s so focused on reaching her goals that she’s not prepared for the very diMature
4.3Goodbye, Eri
One-shot · 2022 · 1 ch
Goodbye, EriSayonara EriOne-shot · 2022 · 1 ch4.3With his mother dying, Yuuta attempts to capture her last days on his phone. After her death, Yuuta heads to the roof of the hospital to commit suicide, but a meeting with a strange girl leads him on the path to making a movie. (Source: Man
4.2Tune In to the Midnight Heart
Manga · 2023
Tune In to the Midnight HeartMayonaka Heart TuneManga · 20234.2When Arisu Yamabuki was all alone in bed at night, he was able to find solace in the voice of a radio host who went by “Apollo.” However, one day, she simply stopped broadcasting without any explanation. Years then passed, and Arisu is now 
4.2The Eminence in Shadow
Light Novel · 2018
The Eminence in ShadowKage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!Light Novel · 20184.2One big fat lie and a few twisted truths. Even in his past life, Cid's dream wasn't to become a protagonist or a final boss. He'd rather lie low as a minor character until it's prime time to reveal he's a mastermind...or at least, do the ne
4.1Machida-kun no Sekai
Manga · 2015 · 28 ch
Machida-kun no SekaiManga · 2015 · 28 ch4.1Machida-kun seems like the perfect brother, son, and student because he loves people. Helpful when he needs to be, but puts himself down when he feels like a total failure. However, the people that surround his daily life are there as a rem
4.1Skip Beat!
Manga · 2002
Skip Beat!Manga · 20024.1Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz! 
4.1Daytime Star
Manga · 2021 · 77 ch
Daytime StarNaje Tteuneun ByeolManga · 2021 · 77 ch4.1A struggling, no-name actress of seven years, Yu-Ra Hwang. She barely lands a minor role in a movie that’s bound to be a success. A celebrity’s celebrity, Seung-Hyeon Kang, keeps running into Yu-Ra, who always seems to be shedding tears eve
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4.1Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Manga · 2010 · 32 ch
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuShouwa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuuManga · 2010 · 32 ch4.1This multi-generational epic dives deep into rakugo, a rich form of Japanese storytelling theater. Small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "The God of Death," which the master Yurakutei Yakumo performed for Yotaro during
4.1Love in the Palm of His Hand
Manga · 2023
Love in the Palm of His HandChameleon wa Tenohira ni Koi wo Suru.Manga · 20234.1Through sign language and acting, two young men seeking their places in the world discover a connection that transcends the spoken word. “To think that just what I’ve always wanted to hear would come from someone I just met.” Fujinaga is a 4.0The Dangers in My Heart
Manga · 2018 · 199 ch
The Dangers in My HeartBoku no Kokoro no Yabai YatsuManga · 2018 · 199 ch4.0Ichikawa Kyoutarou, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school’s social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates’ peaceful liv
4.0ACT-AGE
Manga · 2018 · 123 ch
ACT-AGEact-ageManga · 2018 · 123 ch4.0Lights! Camera! ACTION! Kei Yonagi wants to be an actress! But an already-difficult dream to achieve has become much harder since her father left and her mother died. She's now taking care of her two little siblings on her own. Without much
4.0Akane-banashi
Manga · 2022
Akane-banashiManga · 20224.0Rakugo--the ultimate form of storytelling, where everything in a story is expressed with just your body and words. Shinta and his daughter Akane have been seduced by this wonderful form of classical entertainment. Having observed her father
4.0Boy Meets Maria
Manga · 2017 · 7 ch
Boy Meets MariaBoy meets MariaManga · 2017 · 7 ch4.0Taiga dreams of becoming an actor, so the first thing he does upon entering high school is join the drama club. There, he meets the beautiful, enigmatic Maria and immediately falls in love with her. Not long after, Taiga is told that she is
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4.0Surviving Romance
Manga · 2021 · 101 ch
Surviving RomanceSaranameun RomanceManga · 2021 · 101 ch4.0When Chaerin Eun becomes the protagonist of the romance novel she is reading, she expects a fairytale ending with the novel’s love interest, Jeha. But when a bizarre twist makes her realize the story is not playing out as it does in the boo
4.0Smile Down the Runway
Manga · 2017 · 194 ch
Smile Down the RunwayRunway de WaratteManga · 2017 · 194 ch4.0Chiyuki Fujito has a dream: to become a Paris Collection model. The problem is, she’s too short to be a model, and everyone around her tells her so! But no matter what they say, she won’t give up. Her classmate, a poor student named Ikuto T
4.0Chang Ge Xing
Manga · 2011
Chang Ge XingManga · 20114.0Chang An in the Tang Dynasty of China (618-907): The demon star is passing through the sky, clamity is about to befall the Tang Dynasty - because of a woman. The story is set in early Tang Dynasty, after the Xuanwu Gate Incident, in which L
4.0Soulmate
Manga · 2020 · 41 ch
SoulmateManga · 2020 · 41 ch4.0Qi went to sleep embraced by her girlfriend, Yuanzi. However, when she opened her eyes she realized that she had been transported 10 years back to the past, back when she was still in high school. While she sees this as an opportunity to sa
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4.0Kodocha: Sana's Stage
Manga · 1994 · 54 ch
Kodocha: Sana's StageKodomo no OmochaManga · 1994 · 54 ch4.0Sana Kurata is a cheerful, energetic child actress in 6th grade who appears on a popular TV show. With her mother, Misako, and her manager, Rei, at her side, life is full of happiness. But her class at school, led by Akito Hayama, is plague 4.0Blood on the Tracks
Manga · 2017 · 153 ch
Blood on the TracksChi no WadachiManga · 2017 · 153 ch4.0Ordinary middle school student Seiichi Osabe receives love and care from his mother Seiko. Until one summer an incident changes the family dynamic forever. This is a story of a mother’s love that has gone too far…. (Source: Kodansha USA)
4.0Our Secret Alliance
Manga · 2022 · 75 ch
Our Secret AllianceGajja DongmaengManga · 2022 · 75 ch4.0From childhood friends to lovers! Se-I Yun and Jae-Ha Kim are model high school students who form an alliance to escape the prying eyes of their strict parents. They used to be childhood friends until something caused them to drift apart. W
4.0Glass no Kamen
Manga · 1975
Glass no KamenManga · 19754.0Chigusa Tsukikage holds the rights to the play "The Crimson Goddess," a lost masterpiece that many would love to see brought back to the stage. Tsukikage, however, won't allow the cherished work to be diminished by an actress who isn't wort
4.0Killer Crush
Manga · 2021 · 94 ch
Killer CrushKiller-ga Sarange Ppajyeosseul TtaeManga · 2021 · 94 ch4.0A killer only has to do three things. Go on missions. Kill people. Leave absolutely no trace behind. Joo Tae-Man has 14 years of experience under his belt and he’s never let his feelings get the better of him. Never. That is, until Tae-Man 4.0Fire Punch
Manga · 2016 · 83 ch
Fire PunchManga · 2016 · 83 ch4.0Orphaned siblings Agni and Luna, like the Ice Witch who cursed their world, are two of the “blessed,” humans who hold special abilities. However, not all who are blessed are friendly, and after another of their kind attacks Agni and decimatMature
4.0Sakamoto Days
Manga · 2020
Sakamoto DaysSAKAMOTO DAYSManga · 20204.0Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actuall
4.0No. 6
Manga · 2011 · 35 ch
No. 6NO.6Manga · 2011 · 35 ch4.0For Shion, an elite student in the technologically sophisticated city No. 6, life is carefully choreographed. School, study, and the occasional visit with his friend and classmate Safu. One fateful day, however, he takes a misstep, shelteri
4.0Wandering Son
Manga · 2002 · 123 ch
Wandering SonHourou MusukoManga · 2002 · 123 ch4.0Fifth grade friends Shuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki have happy homes, loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a tra
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4.0Ohana Holoholo
Manga · 2008 · 42 ch
Ohana HoloholoManga · 2008 · 42 ch4.0Maya, who works as a translator, lives with her bisexual former girlfriend, Michiru, and Michiru's son, Yuuta. Residing in the same apartment building is an actor called Nico, who drops by for a visit almost everyday, and knows about MichirMature
3.9[Oshi no Ko]
Manga · 2020 · 171 ch
[Oshi no Ko]Manga · 2020 · 171 ch3.9Gorou 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! (Sou
3.9Secret Lady
Manga · 2021
Secret LadyManga · 20213.9Lady Rosentine Arzen was born with the ability to see ghosts, an offense punishable by death under imperial law, and something which threatens to ruin her family. So when Rosentine learns of a plot to poison the imperials, she goes undercov
3.9Kare Kano: His and Her Circumstances
Manga · 1995 · 108 ch
Kare Kano: His and Her CircumstancesKareshi Kanojo no JijouManga · 1995 · 108 ch3.9Yukino Miyazawa has it all - perfect grades, looks, the admiration of her peers. She's the #1 student at her school... at least she was until he showed up. The new boy, Soichiro Arima, one-ups her in every department. And the worst thing ab
3.9Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku
Manga · 2016
Akebi-chan no Sailor FukuManga · 20163.9Komichi Akebi lives out in the countryside with her family. She's won entrance to the prestigious Roubai Academy middle-school for girls and now she wants only two things -- to wear the school's sailor uniform and to make a hundred friends!
3.9Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan
Manga · 2017
Life Lessons with Uramichi OniisanUramichi OniisanManga · 20173.9Uramichi is 31. Uramichi appears on children’s TV alongside two grown men dressed as forest creatures and a singing woman with a very short fuse. Uramichi leads little kids in exercises and answers their questions about life. But Uramichi’s
3.9To Be an Actor
Manga · 2022 · 140 ch
To Be an ActorBaeuroseo SalgetdaManga · 2022 · 140 ch3.9To escape a life of poverty, Jang Youngkuk aspired to be a famous actor. And he succeeds... at the cost of his mother's life. Upon proceeding to take his own out of despair, Youngkuk miraculously returns to his childhood. With a second chan
3.9Drowning Love
Manga · 2004 · 64 ch
Drowning LoveOboreru KnifeManga · 2004 · 64 ch3.9"I don't know what this feeling is … I don't know what I should do now … all I know is, I want him." They fight one another, they chase after one another, they capture one another—a turbulent tale of preteens on the brink of self-destructio