Best adoption manga
206 manga about adoption, 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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4.0Our Dining Table
Manga · 2015 · 8 ch
Our Dining TableBokura no ShokutakuManga · 2015 · 8 ch4.0Eating around other people is a struggle for salaryman Yutaka, despite his talent for cooking. All that changes when he meets Minoru and Tane—two brothers, many years apart in age—who ask him to teach them how to make his delicious food!…
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4.0Yomawari Sensei
Manga · 2004 · 45 ch
Yomawari SenseiManga · 2004 · 45 ch4.0The author, a high school teacher, recounts his 12 years on "night patrol" in Yokohama City, where he comes face to face with youth dealing with issues ranging from self-mutilation to drug abuse.
4.0Gakuen Babysitters
Manga · 2009
Gakuen BabysittersManga · 20094.0After their parents are killed in a plane crash, Ryuuichi and his younger brother Kotarou are taken in by the chairman, who they never met before, of an elite academy. Ryuuichi becomes the school daycare's new babysitter.
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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…
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4.0The Male Lead's Little Lion Daughter
Manga · 2021
The Male Lead's Little Lion DaughterNamjuui Ibyangttari DoeeotseumnidaManga · 20214.0The handsome Duke Voreoti is the most terrifying man in the empire, with the coldest of demeanors and a gaze that can kill. But one day, he suddenly says that he wants to… adopt a child?! And that child is me?! After finding me at a shady…
4.0Taisho Girl Fairy Tale
Manga · 2015 · 42 ch
Taisho Girl Fairy TaleTaishou Otome OtogibanashiManga · 2015 · 42 ch4.0In 1910s, Japan. Tamahiko, a young man, loses his mother, the freedom in his right hand, and the pride of his father in an accident- then banished to the countryside under the guise of recuperation. Sick and tired of the world, he had…
4.0Emma
Manga · 2001 · 72 ch
EmmaManga · 2001 · 72 ch4.0Calling upon his former governess, William Jones, gentleman, is startled when his knock is answered by an uncommonly beautiful servant, the soft-spoken Emma. Throughout his visit, William's eyes drift to the maid whenever she enters the…
4.0Trapped
Manga · 2019 · 203 ch
TrappedOlgamiManga · 2019 · 203 ch4.0Chae-a Han and Yunsu Park may be perfect angels at church, but Chae-a is really a foul-mouthed ex-convict, and Yunsu is… a vampire? When Yunsu blackmails Chae-a with a murder she didn’t commit, she begins searching for ways to escape the…
4.0Rojika to Rakkasei
Manga · 2017 · 28 ch
Rojika to RakkaseiManga · 2017 · 28 ch4.0Rojika and Rakka live on a certain planet. They dig a hole to kill time, get a "Mystery Disc", find a "secret dungeon" in the forest, and spend every day having fun. There are a lot of things that the two still don't know on that planet…
4.0Restart After Growing Hungry
Manga · 2019 · 7 ch
Restart After Growing HungryRestart wa Onaka wo SukaseteManga · 2019 · 7 ch4.0Mitsuomi and Yamato fell for each other beneath the endless, unchanging countryside sky. Now, as the days go by in the small town where Mitsuomi was born and raised, and the foundling Yamato made his home, the two men are searching for the…
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4.0Unholy Blood
Manga · 2020 · 93 ch
Unholy BloodWhite BloodManga · 2020 · 93 ch4.0All pure-blooded vampire Ha-Yan Park wanted to do was live a normal life. But the rise of half-bloods ten years ago transformed the world into a dangerous and frightening place—robbing her of her one true wish. Determined to return Korea…
4.0House of the Sun
Manga · 2010 · 70 ch
House of the SunTaiyou no IeManga · 2010 · 70 ch4.0As a child, Mao spent all her time at Hiro’s house across the street. Going to his house always made her feel cheerful. A few years later, Mao’s father gets remarried and Mao finds herself with nowhere to call home. Hiro ends up letting…
4.0Dungeon Odyssey
Manga · 2022
Dungeon OdysseyDungeon GyeonmullokManga · 20224.0When the war between the aboveground and underground ended, humanity was joined by so-called "dungeon babies," those gifted with supernatural abilities and an obsession with the labyrinths below ground. Despite being a dungeon baby, Kim…
4.0Tyrant of the Tower Defense Game
Manga · 2022
Tyrant of the Tower Defense GameDefense Game Pokguni DoeeotdaManga · 20224.0"Protect the Empire" was considered unbeatable for over a decade until streamer extraordinaire "Mr. Gamer Geek" comes along and defeats the game on its hardest mode. But just when he's about to rest on his laurels, he's sucked into the…
4.0Lunar Legend Tsukihime
Manga · 2003 · 75 ch
Lunar Legend TsukihimeShingetsutan TsukihimeManga · 2003 · 75 ch4.0Shiki Tohno sustained a life threatening injury as a child, and due to that incident he was sent away from the Tohno household and was given to a relative to be raised. Years later, when Shiki is in high school, the head of the Tohno…
4.0My In-Laws are Obsessed with Me
Manga · 2021
My In-Laws are Obsessed with MeSiwoldeuga Naege JipchakandaManga · 20214.0Pereshati Jahardt is a count's daughter who got remarried after her mother’s passing. When her father died, he left her all his fortune. Then, Pereshati's greedy stepmother and stepsister conspire with Pereshati's lover to kill her…
4.0A Business Proposal
Manga · 2018 · 124 ch
A Business ProposalSanae MatseonManga · 2018 · 124 ch4.0After being worked to the bone at her office job, getting introduced to her longtime crush’s new girlfriend, and dealing with her family’s debt hanging over her head, Hari Shin's life seems to have hit rock bottom. Luckily, her friend…
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4.0The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady
Manga · 2020 · 54 ch
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young LadyTensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou KakumeiManga · 2020 · 54 ch4.0Princess Anisphia may not be able to use magic, but she didn’t let that stop her from developing “magicology,” a unique theory based on memories from her past life. While testing out her new flying broom, she happens across Euphyllia, a…
4.0Mother's Contract Marriage
Manga · 2022
Mother's Contract MarriageEommaga Gyeyakgyeolhon HaetdaManga · 20224.0Lyrica is a hardworking 8-year-old girl who has always used her vivid imagination to escape the harsh realities of living in the slums with her neglectful mother. After her mother has a premonition of a disastrous future, she snaps to her…
4.0Otherside Picnic
Manga · 2018
Otherside PicnicUra Sekai PicnicManga · 20184.0In this sci-fi/fantasy survival thriller, the dangerous and deadly realm of the Otherside--where urban legends, cryptids, and folkloric legends roam--calls to two women, both in search of something. As they set out to sate their curiosity…
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4.0Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Festival Accompanying Arc
Manga · 2008 · 35 ch
Higurashi WHEN THEY CRY: Festival Accompanying ArcHigurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai: Matsuribayashi-henManga · 2008 · 35 ch4.0In Minagoroshi-hen, the mastermind of the murders was revealed. This time, all the pieces of the puzzle are in place. The last step for the characters to take is putting the pieces together in order to defeat the culprit, obtain the…
3.9The Infinite Mage
Manga · 2022
The Infinite MageMuhanui MabeopsaManga · 20223.9After Sirone was abandoned in a stable, he was found by a family of hunters and raised in a loving home. Despite the hardships of the peasant life, he learned how to read from a young age and became obsessed with books, especially ones on…
3.9My Blasted Reincarnated Life
Manga · 2022
My Blasted Reincarnated LifeBireomeogeul HwansaengManga · 20223.9When the warrior Hamel sacrifices himself to protect his rival Bermut Lionhart, he makes Bermut vow to vanquish the last of the demon kings. Reincarnated with his memories 300 years later, he is shocked to find that not only are the demon…
3.9Beelzebub
Manga · 2009 · 252 ch
BeelzebubManga · 2009 · 252 ch3.9The story follows the "strongest juvenile delinquent", Oga Tatsumi, a first year in "Ishiyama High" the school for delinquents. One day while sleeping next to a river he sees a man floating down it, he pulls him to shore and the man splits…
3.9Astra Lost in Space
Manga · 2016 · 53 ch
Astra Lost in SpaceKanata no AstraManga · 2016 · 53 ch3.9Itʼs the first day of Planet Camp, and Aries Spring couldnʼt be more excited! She, along with eight other strangers, leave for Planet McPa for a weeklong excursion. Soon after they arrive, however, a mysterious orb appears and transports…
3.9High Elf with a Long Life
Manga · 2021
High Elf with a Long LifeTensei Shite High Elf ni Narimashita ga, Slow Life wa 120-nen de Akimashita: Highelf with a long lifeManga · 20213.9For most high elves, the stillness of the Great Pulha Woodlands is paradise. For Acer, it’s been 120 years of stifling calm. Unlike his kin, Acer remembers another life—one as a human in a different world—complete with cravings for…
3.9Jianle Dongxi de Lang
Manga · 2020
Jianle Dongxi de LangManga · 20203.9A story about a wolf, his encounter with a small puppy, and their life together following.
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3.9Barefoot Gen
Manga · 1973 · 54 ch
Barefoot GenHadashi no GenManga · 1973 · 54 ch3.91945, Japan. Gen Nakaoka is a spirited six-year-old boy who lives with his poor yet loving family in wartime Hiroshima. As the second World War rages on, Gen's father Daikichi stands among the few outspoken who are opposed to the emperor…
3.9Restart After Coming Back Home
Manga · 2016 · 7 ch
Restart After Coming Back HomeRestart wa Tadaima no Ato deManga · 2016 · 7 ch3.9Hot-headed Kozuka Mitsuomi left his home in the country to try to lead a sophisticated life in Tokyo. Unfortunately, at age 25, he returns home in disgrace, having been fired from his job. As he tries to rediscover himself in the rural…
3.9Ascendance of a Bookworm ~I'll do anything to become a librarian!~ Part 3 Let's spread books through the duchy!
Manga · 2018
Ascendance of a Bookworm ~I'll do anything to become a librarian!~ Part 3 Let's spread books through the duchy!Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 3-bu - Ryouchi ni Hon wo Hirogeyou!Manga · 20183.9Manga adaptation of Part 3 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . To protect those she cares about from danger, Myne abandons the life she knows to become Rozemyne, the archduke’s mana-rich adopted daughter. But her passion for books hasn’t changed…
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…
3.9Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet
Manga · 2015 · 85 ch
Tsubaki-chou Lonely PlanetManga · 2015 · 85 ch3.9Fumi Oono, second-year high-school student. Stuck with the debts of her father, she needs a job—fast. While she did indeed manage to find one as a housekeeper for THE Akatsuki Kibikino, it leaves much to be desired. After all, the novelist…
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3.9Yu-Gi-Oh!
Manga · 1996 · 343 ch
Yu-Gi-Oh!Yu☆Gi☆Oh!Manga · 1996 · 343 ch3.910th grader Yugi spent most of his time alone playing games--until he solved the Millennium Puzzle, a mysterious Egyptian artifact! Possessed by the puzzle, Yugi becomes Yu-Gi-Oh, the King of Games, and challenges evil-doers to the Shadow…
3.9Bokurano: Ours
Manga · 2003 · 66 ch
Bokurano: OursBokuranoManga · 2003 · 66 ch3.9One summer, fifteen kids innocently wander into a nearby seaside cave. There they meet a strange man who invites them to play an exciting new video game. This game, he explains, pits a lone giant robot against a horde of alien invaders. To…
3.9Kagerou Daze
Manga · 2012 · 70 ch
Kagerou DazeKagerou DaysManga · 2012 · 70 ch3.9This is the story of August 14 and 15. Shintaro Kisaragi--self-appointed guardian of his domestic domain--has refused to leave the comfort of his room for two whole years. But Shintaro's life is about to take an unexpected turn when his…
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3.9I’m Really Not the Devil’s Lackey
Manga · 2021
I’m Really Not the Devil’s LackeyWo Zhen Bushi Xie Shen ZougouManga · 20213.9Lin Jie, who has transmigrated into this world, runs a bookshop. Nice and passionate, he always recommends books that are capable of healing one's soul to customers who find themselves in a rough patch in life. Occasionally, he would…