Best board game manga
12 manga about board game, 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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4.2Classroom 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…
4.3March Comes in Like a Lion
Manga · 2007
March Comes in Like a Lion3-gatsu no LionManga · 20074.3Rei Kiriyama is a child prodigy. Rei Kiriyama is also an orphan who lives alone in an empty apartment. Rei Kiriyama is a teen working in an adult's world. Life is complicated for Rei. He's an up-and-coming shogi player on the verge of…
3.7When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
Manga · 2019 · 240 ch
When Will Ayumu Make His Move?Soredemo Ayumu wa YosetekuruManga · 2019 · 240 ch3.7Ayumu is in love with his senpai Yaotome, but he's sworn not to confess his feelings until he can beat her at the board game shogi… The problem is, his love is obvious to Yaotome, and she can't stop trying to trick him into breaking his…
4.0Hikaru no Go
Manga · 1998 · 197 ch
Hikaru no GoManga · 1998 · 197 ch4.0After stumbling across a haunted Go board, irresponsible Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player has taken up residence in his consciousness. In his pursuit of the "Divine Move," Fujiwara-no-Sai awakens in Hikaru an…
3.6No Game, No Life
Manga · 2013 · 11 ch
No Game, No LifeNo Game No LifeManga · 2013 · 11 ch3.6NOW, LET’S BEGIN OUR GAME! Social-phobic Sora and shut-in Shiro form a genius gamer sibling duo. The two find the world to be a lousy game…until someone claiming to be God transports them to a world where everything is decided by games!…
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…
4.0Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji
Manga · 2004 · 131 ch
Tobaku Datenroku KaijiManga · 2004 · 131 ch4.0Itou Kaiji, now free of debt but without a penny is leeching himself in Mr.Sakazaki's new house, despite all the flirtings (extreme torment for Kaiji) from Sakazaki's daughter, Mikoko. Sakazaki attempts to kick Kaiji out, even by offering…
3.6Playing Revenge Against God
Manga · 2023
Playing Revenge Against God31 Beonjjae Mareun Geimpaneul DwieopneundaManga · 20233.6Ever since Kang Seol was a child, he's had strange dreams where he and several people wear masks while playing "World of Eternity," a board game full of quests and adventures. And although Seol was great at the game, he was never able to…
3.7Saki
Manga · 2006
SakiManga · 20063.7Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family at holidays (and losing her money as a consequence...) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced, though, to play a game…
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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…
3.8School-Live! Letters
Manga · 2020 · 8 ch
School-Live! LettersGakkou Gurashi!: OtayoriManga · 2020 · 8 ch3.8Now that the apocalypse is over, the former School Living Club members moved on to new stages in their lives, walking different paths. Letters help them remember the past, live for the present and stay connected with each other. (Source…
3.6Reform with No Wasted Draws - The Legend of Koizumi
Manga · 2006 · 144 ch
Reform with No Wasted Draws - The Legend of KoizumiMudazumo Naki KaikakuManga · 2006 · 144 ch3.6Modern diplomacy is settled through high-stakes games of mahjong in this cult classic starring a fictionalized Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi. First serialized in Kindai Mahjong magazines, the 16-volume series pits Koizumi against…Highest rated
4.3March Comes in Like a Lion
Manga · 2007
March Comes in Like a Lion3-gatsu no LionManga · 20074.3Rei Kiriyama is a child prodigy. Rei Kiriyama is also an orphan who lives alone in an empty apartment. Rei Kiriyama is a teen working in an adult's world. Life is complicated for Rei. He's an up-and-coming shogi player on the verge of… 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…Mature
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… 4.2Akagi: 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… 4.0Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji
Manga · 2004 · 131 ch
Tobaku Datenroku KaijiManga · 2004 · 131 ch4.0Itou Kaiji, now free of debt but without a penny is leeching himself in Mr.Sakazaki's new house, despite all the flirtings (extreme torment for Kaiji) from Sakazaki's daughter, Mikoko. Sakazaki attempts to kick Kaiji out, even by offering… 4.0Hikaru no Go
Manga · 1998 · 197 ch
Hikaru no GoManga · 1998 · 197 ch4.0After stumbling across a haunted Go board, irresponsible Hikaru Shindo discovers that the spirit of a master player has taken up residence in his consciousness. In his pursuit of the "Divine Move," Fujiwara-no-Sai awakens in Hikaru an… 3.8School-Live! Letters
Manga · 2020 · 8 ch
School-Live! LettersGakkou Gurashi!: OtayoriManga · 2020 · 8 ch3.8Now that the apocalypse is over, the former School Living Club members moved on to new stages in their lives, walking different paths. Letters help them remember the past, live for the present and stay connected with each other. (Source… 3.7When Will Ayumu Make His Move?
Manga · 2019 · 240 ch
When Will Ayumu Make His Move?Soredemo Ayumu wa YosetekuruManga · 2019 · 240 ch3.7Ayumu is in love with his senpai Yaotome, but he's sworn not to confess his feelings until he can beat her at the board game shogi… The problem is, his love is obvious to Yaotome, and she can't stop trying to trick him into breaking his… 3.7Saki
Manga · 2006
SakiManga · 20063.7Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family at holidays (and losing her money as a consequence...) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced, though, to play a game… 3.6Playing Revenge Against God
Manga · 2023
Playing Revenge Against God31 Beonjjae Mareun Geimpaneul DwieopneundaManga · 20233.6Ever since Kang Seol was a child, he's had strange dreams where he and several people wear masks while playing "World of Eternity," a board game full of quests and adventures. And although Seol was great at the game, he was never able to… 3.6No Game, No Life
Manga · 2013 · 11 ch
No Game, No LifeNo Game No LifeManga · 2013 · 11 ch3.6NOW, LET’S BEGIN OUR GAME! Social-phobic Sora and shut-in Shiro form a genius gamer sibling duo. The two find the world to be a lousy game…until someone claiming to be God transports them to a world where everything is decided by games!… 3.6Reform with No Wasted Draws - The Legend of Koizumi
Manga · 2006 · 144 ch
Reform with No Wasted Draws - The Legend of KoizumiMudazumo Naki KaikakuManga · 2006 · 144 ch3.6Modern diplomacy is settled through high-stakes games of mahjong in this cult classic starring a fictionalized Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi. First serialized in Kindai Mahjong magazines, the 16-volume series pits Koizumi against…