Best anti-hero manga
435 manga about anti-hero, 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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4.0Blood 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)
Mature
4.0Ajin: Demi-Human
Manga · 2012 · 99 ch
Ajin: Demi-HumanAjinManga · 2012 · 99 ch4.0High school student Kei Nagai is struck dead in a grisly traffic accident, but immediately revives to learn that he may not be like every other human. Instead, he may be a mysterious almost immortal being granted not only the powers of…
4.0The Eminence in Shadow
Manga · 2018
The Eminence in ShadowKage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!Manga · 20184.0One 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…
Mature
4.0Eden: It's an Endless World!
Manga · 1997 · 131 ch
Eden: It's an Endless World!EDEN: It's an Endless World!Manga · 1997 · 131 ch4.0In the near future, a large portion of humanity is wiped out by a brutal, new virus that hardens the skin while dissolving internal organs. Those who aren't immune are either severely crippled or allowed to live with cybernetically…
4.0Roxana
Manga · 2021
RoxanaYeojuingongui Oppareul Jikineun BangbeopManga · 20214.0Kidnapping, murder, and risqué relationships! Within the scandalous pages of The Abysmal Flower, the downfall of Roxana Agrece's criminal family is already foretold. So when Cassis Pedelian, the heroine's older brother, is kidnapped by…
4.0Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer
Manga · 2005 · 65 ch
Lucifer and the Biscuit HammerHoshi no SamidareManga · 2005 · 65 ch4.0Everything about college student Amamiya Yuuhi is average: grades, looks and his blasé outlook on life. So what happens when he awakens one day to a talking lizard, who informs him that there is a gigantic hammer in outer space, poised to…
4.0Helck
Manga · 2014 · 117 ch
HelckManga · 2014 · 117 ch4.0After the Demon Lord is slain at the hands of a lone human warrior, humans rejoice over the end of his reign of terror. But an intense tournament of powerful fighters hoping to be crowned the next Demon Lord has drawn in the unlikeliest of…
Mature
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…
4.0The World Is Mine
Manga · 1997 · 163 ch
The World Is MineManga · 1997 · 163 ch4.0Mon, a man shrouded in madness who succumbs to violence at the whim of his instincts. And Toshi, a lonely boy whose hobby is making bombs. The path they walk can't be described without destruction—a road of violence. In just seven days…
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…
4.0Sengoku Youko
Manga · 2007 · 100 ch
Sengoku YoukoManga · 2007 · 100 ch4.0The world is divided into two factions: humans and monsters called katawara. Despite being a katawara, Tama loves humans and vows to protect them from evil, even if it means fighting her own kind. Her stepbrother Jinka, however, hates…
4.0Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Light Novel · 2013
Grimgar of Fantasy and AshHai to Gensou no GrimgarLight Novel · 20134.0Why are we doing this...? When Haruhiro came to, he was in the darkness. Not knowing why was he here, or where "here" even was. With him were others who also remembered little more than their own names. What they found when they came out…
Mature
4.0Torture Princess: Fremd Torturchen
Light Novel · 2016 · 115 ch
Torture Princess: Fremd TorturchenIsekai Goumon HimeLight Novel · 2016 · 115 ch4.0I AM THE TORTURE PRINCESS, ELISABETH LE FANU. I AM THE PROUD WOLF AND THE LOWLY SOW. A beautiful woman appears before Kaito Sena following his tragic death and rebirth into another world. Introducing herself as the Torture Princess, she…
4.0Concubine Walkthrough
Manga · 2020 · 130 ch
Concubine WalkthroughHugunggongnyakManga · 2020 · 130 ch4.0At first, Yona gave some major side-eye to the popular game "Concubine Walkthrough" until she got sucked into it—literally! Now stuck as the villain, she has her hands full facing the infamously cruel king, shaking off scheming concubines…
Mature
4.0Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 4: The Sanctuary and the Witch of Greed
Manga · 2019
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 4: The Sanctuary and the Witch of GreedRe:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: Dai-4 Shou - Seiiki to Gouyoku no MajoManga · 20194.0The 4th arc of the Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu manga. On to the next stage: the witch’s tomb known as the Sanctuary- Determined to release Rem from a mysterious slumber, Subaru and Emilia return to Roswaal’s manor in search of…
4.0Global Examination
Manga · 2020
Global ExaminationQuanqiu GaokaoManga · 20204.0This is an examination that puts your life at stake. Answer a plethora of questions, pass the exam, and you may live. Two-faced examiner, Qin Jiu, meets the cold examinee, You Huo. In this inhumane system, both of them who have lost their…
Mature
4.0The Promised Neverland
Manga · 2016 · 181 ch
The Promised NeverlandYakusoku no NeverlandManga · 2016 · 181 ch4.0Emma, Norman and Ray are the brightest kids at the Grace Field House orphanage. And under the care of the woman they refer to as “Mom,” all the kids have enjoyed a comfortable life. Good food, clean clothes and the perfect environment to…
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…
Mature
4.0Kagurabachi
Manga · 2023
KagurabachiManga · 20234.0Young Chihiro spends his days training under his famous swordsmith father. One day he hopes to become a great sword-maker himself. The goofy father and the serious son--they thought these days would last forever. But suddenly, tragedy…
4.0Teenage Mercenary
Manga · 2020
Teenage MercenaryIphagyongbyeongManga · 20204.0At the age of eight, I-Jin Yu lost his parents in a plane crash and became stranded in a foreign land, forced to become a child mercenary in order to stay alive. He returns home ten years later to be reunited with his family in Korea…
4.0The Swordmaster's Son
Manga · 2022
The Swordmaster's SonGeomsulmyeongga MangnaeadeulManga · 20224.0Jin Runcandel was destined to become the head of his swordmaster clan. But despite his best efforts, he's banished for his shoddy swordsmanship. Though Jin eventually makes a contract with the god Solderet and is freed from the curse that…
4.0Return of the Mad Demon
Manga · 2021
Return of the Mad DemonGwangmahoegwiManga · 20214.0The Mad Demon, Ja-Ha Lee, dreams of becoming the God of Martial Arts. Unfortunately, his dreams are dashed after he falls off a cliff while running from the Demonic Cult for stealing the Jade of Heaven. Yet this is not the end for Ja-Ha…
Mature
4.0HELLSING
Manga · 1997 · 92 ch
HELLSINGManga · 1997 · 92 ch4.0Hellsing, a secret organization of the British government, have long been battling supernatural threats to keep the people safe from creatures of the night. The current leader, Integra Wingates Hellsing controls her own personal army to…
Mature
4.0PIGPEN
Manga · 2019 · 68 ch
PIGPENDwaejiuriManga · 2019 · 68 ch4.0A relaxing getaway in paradise, or a death trap? A young man wakes up on a breathtaking beach, but he has no idea who he is or how he got there. Try as he might to piece it all together, untangling this mind-bending mystery won’t be easy…
4.0Kill the Villainess
Manga · 2021 · 102 ch
Kill the VillainessAngnyeoreul Jugyeo JwoManga · 2021 · 102 ch4.0Eris Miserian just wants to die. Being overworked and underappreciated in the real world wasn’t great, but living as the villainess in a romance novel is even worse. If Eris can die in the novel, she might be able to return to reality, but…
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…
4.0Requiem of the Rose King
Manga · 2013 · 78 ch
Requiem of the Rose KingBaraou no SouretsuManga · 2013 · 78 ch4.0Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early…
4.0Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
Manga · 2013 · 140 ch
Tanaka-kun is Always ListlessTanaka-kun wa Itsumo KedarugeManga · 2013 · 140 ch4.0A sigh, chin on one hand, and those tired eyes... That’s Tanaka-kun, perpetually listless as he is. He and a quiet giant, Ohta-kun, who can’t seem to turn a blind eye to Tanaka-kun, come together in this slow, leisurely, and obstinately…
Mature
4.0X
Manga · 1992
XManga · 19924.0Kamui Shiro is a young man who was born with the power to decide the fate of the Earth itself--a destiny he can barely bring himself to believe. But as other players in the prophesy begin to gather around him--the "Seven Seals," with the…
4.0Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie -Rebellion-
Manga · 2013 · 9 ch
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie -Rebellion-Gekijouban Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Shinpen - Hangyaku no MonogatariManga · 2013 · 9 ch4.0With Madoka Kaname's sacrifice, the hopeless cycle that once bound every magical girl to a terrible fate was broken at last. Still, the magical girls fight on against the dark magics that threaten the human world, which remains ignorant of…
4.0Devil May Cry 5: Visions of V
Manga · 2019 · 35 ch
Devil May Cry 5: Visions of VManga · 2019 · 35 ch4.0Based on the game Devil May Cry 5, it's a spinoff story from the viewpoint of the mysterious man V. The story will go into V’s birth, how he meets his familiars, and other plot details in what is essentially a prequel to the game. (Source…
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3.9My Hero Academia
Manga · 2014 · 432 ch
My Hero AcademiaBoku no Hero AcademiaManga · 2014 · 432 ch3.9Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and…![[Oshi no Ko]](https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/large/bx117195-r3kf8eF0xkDJ.png)
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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!…
3.9Lout of Count’s Family
Manga · 2020
Lout of Count’s FamilyBaekjakgaui Mangnaniga DoeeotdaManga · 20203.9Kim Rok-Su has one life motto: “Let’s not get beat up.” But after dozing off somewhere midway through the novel “Birth of a Hero,” he wakes up as Cale Henituse - one of the minor villains in the novel who gets the beating of a lifetime…
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…
3.9Bibliomania
Manga · 2016 · 12 ch
BibliomaniaManga · 2016 · 12 ch3.9Alice had woken up in Room 431 of a mysterious manor. "You must not leave this room," warned the Serpent, but she paid it no heed and her body began to rot... Will she be able to escape the cursed manor? Note: Nominated for the 2019 Japan…