Best classic literature manga
40 manga about classic literature, 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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4.5Vagabond
Manga · 1998
VagabondManga · 19984.5At seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a…
4.0The Flowers of Evil
Manga · 2009 · 58 ch
The Flowers of EvilAku no HanaManga · 2009 · 58 ch4.0The story opens as middle school student Takao Kasuga receives an F on a math test. But he doesn't even seem to notice because he's too engrossed in surreptitiously reading Beaudelaire's The Flowers of Evil. And the day goes downhill from…
4.3The Climber
Manga · 2007 · 170 ch
The ClimberKokou no HitoManga · 2007 · 170 ch4.3Transfer student Buntaro Mori starts his first day at his new school already on the administration’s radar. He’s withdrawn and sullen, and the teachers are just waiting for him to explode. When his annoying classmate Miyamoto promises to…
4.2Bungo Stray Dogs
Manga · 2012
Bungo Stray DogsBungou Stray DogsManga · 20124.2Having been kicked out of the orphanage, a despairing young man by the name of Atsushi Nakajima rescues a strange man from a suicide attempt--Osamu Dazai. Turns out that Dazai is part of an armed-detective agency staffed by individuals…
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…
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4.2Moriarty the Patriot
Manga · 2016
Moriarty the PatriotYuukoku no MoriartyManga · 20164.2In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty’s upper-class family…
3.9After the Rain
Manga · 2014 · 83 ch
After the RainKoi wa Ameagari no You niManga · 2014 · 83 ch3.9Akira Tachibana. 17 years old, high school junior. Akira, awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings, finds herself secretly falling for the manager of the family restaurant where she works, one Masami Kondo, age 45. The curtain…
3.9No Longer Human
Manga · 2009 · 12 ch
No Longer HumanNingen ShikkakuManga · 2009 · 12 ch3.9Set in modern day Tokyo, Dazai's tale details the life of a young man originally from a well-off family from Japan's far north. Yozo Oba is a troubled soul incapable of revealing his true self to others. A weak constitution and the…
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4.2Classroom of the Elite: Year 2
Light Novel · 2020 · 130 ch
Classroom of the Elite: Year 2Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 2-nensei-henLight Novel · 2020 · 130 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! Ayanokouji Kiyotaka started at the bottom in the…
3.9GOSU
Manga · 2015 · 233 ch
GOSUGosuManga · 2015 · 233 ch3.9A young man set forth to avenge his master, a once powerful martial artist who was betrayed by his own men and barely escaped with his life. Armed with his master's supreme martial art techniques, he is ready to bring terror and wreak…
3.9No Longer Human
Manga · 2017 · 24 ch
No Longer HumanNingen ShikkakuManga · 2017 · 24 ch3.9Mine has been a life of much shame. I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being. Plagued by a maddening anxiety, the terrible disconnect between his own concept of happiness and the joy of the rest of the…
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…Highest rated
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4.5Vagabond
Manga · 1998
VagabondManga · 19984.5At seventeen years of age, Miyamoto Musashi--still known by his childhood name, Shinmen Takezo--was a wild young brute just setting out along the way of the sword. In the aftermath of the epic Battle of Sekigahara, Takezo finds himself a… 4.3The Climber
Manga · 2007 · 170 ch
The ClimberKokou no HitoManga · 2007 · 170 ch4.3Transfer student Buntaro Mori starts his first day at his new school already on the administration’s radar. He’s withdrawn and sullen, and the teachers are just waiting for him to explode. When his annoying classmate Miyamoto promises to… 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
4.2Classroom of the Elite: Year 2
Light Novel · 2020 · 130 ch
Classroom of the Elite: Year 2Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e: 2-nensei-henLight Novel · 2020 · 130 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! Ayanokouji Kiyotaka started at the bottom in the… 4.2Bungo Stray Dogs
Manga · 2012
Bungo Stray DogsBungou Stray DogsManga · 20124.2Having been kicked out of the orphanage, a despairing young man by the name of Atsushi Nakajima rescues a strange man from a suicide attempt--Osamu Dazai. Turns out that Dazai is part of an armed-detective agency staffed by individuals…Mature
4.2Moriarty the Patriot
Manga · 2016
Moriarty the PatriotYuukoku no MoriartyManga · 20164.2In the late 19th century, Great Britain rules over a quarter of the world. Nobles sit in their fancy homes in comfort and luxury, while the working class slaves away at their jobs. When young Albert James Moriarty’s upper-class family…
4.2Hyouka
Light Novel · 2001 · 9 ch
HyoukaLight Novel · 2001 · 9 ch4.2Oreki Houtarou is a self-proclaimed "energy-saver" - that is, he will not actively waste energy doing things that aren't necessary. Though he had no interest whatsoever in joining any clubs upon entering Kamiyama High School, he was… 4.0The Flowers of Evil
Manga · 2009 · 58 ch
The Flowers of EvilAku no HanaManga · 2009 · 58 ch4.0The story opens as middle school student Takao Kasuga receives an F on a math test. But he doesn't even seem to notice because he's too engrossed in surreptitiously reading Beaudelaire's The Flowers of Evil. And the day goes downhill from…
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…
4.0The Ravages of Time
Manga · 2001
The Ravages of TimeHuo Feng Liao YuanManga · 20014.0Nearly 2000 years ago, the prosperous Han dynasty of China collapsed. Heroes rose and fell, and three nations emerged--Wei, Shu, and Wu. Historians refer to this period as the Three Kingdoms period. The romance of the three kingdoms is an…
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4.0Junji Ito Story Collection
Manga · 2011 · 119 ch
Junji Ito Story CollectionItou Junji KessakushuuManga · 2011 · 119 ch4.0Vols 1-2: Tomie (富江) [2011-01] 1. Tomie 2. Morita Hospital 3. Basement 4. Photo 5. Kiss 6. Mansion 7. Revenge 8. Waterfall Basin 9. Painter 10. Assassins 11. Hair 12. Adopted Daughter 13. Little Finger 14. Boy 15. Moromi 16. Babysitter 17… 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…
4.0Hana Monogatari
Manga · 2022 · 16 ch
Hana MonogatariManga · 2022 · 16 ch4.0The manga centers on Hanayo, an elderly woman whose husband of many years has only recently died. After finishing a Buddhist service for her husband, she finds herself walking out in town alone for the first time in a long time. She… 3.9GOSU
Manga · 2015 · 233 ch
GOSUGosuManga · 2015 · 233 ch3.9A young man set forth to avenge his master, a once powerful martial artist who was betrayed by his own men and barely escaped with his life. Armed with his master's supreme martial art techniques, he is ready to bring terror and wreak…
3.9Hyouka
Manga · 2012
HyoukaManga · 20123.9Oreki Houtarou is an "energy-saver" kind of guy, who expends as little energy as possible to do only things he has to. When he starts high school, his older sister sends him a letter asking him to join the Classics Club. The club meant a… 3.9After the Rain
Manga · 2014 · 83 ch
After the RainKoi wa Ameagari no You niManga · 2014 · 83 ch3.9Akira Tachibana. 17 years old, high school junior. Akira, awkward when it comes to expressing her feelings, finds herself secretly falling for the manager of the family restaurant where she works, one Masami Kondo, age 45. The curtain… 3.9No Longer Human
Manga · 2009 · 12 ch
No Longer HumanNingen ShikkakuManga · 2009 · 12 ch3.9Set in modern day Tokyo, Dazai's tale details the life of a young man originally from a well-off family from Japan's far north. Yozo Oba is a troubled soul incapable of revealing his true self to others. A weak constitution and the… 3.9No Longer Human
Manga · 2017 · 24 ch
No Longer HumanNingen ShikkakuManga · 2017 · 24 ch3.9Mine has been a life of much shame. I can’t even guess myself what it must be to live the life of a human being. Plagued by a maddening anxiety, the terrible disconnect between his own concept of happiness and the joy of the rest of the…
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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…
3.9Zeikin de Katta Hon
Manga · 2021
Zeikin de Katta HonManga · 20213.9Ishidaira is a delinquent who visited the library for the first time since elementary school. But then, he was pointed out by Hayasameru and Shirai, who works at the library, that he has not returned a book that he borrowed ten years ago…
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3.9Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection
Manga · 1997 · 93 ch
Junji Ito Horror Comic CollectionItou Junji Kyoufu Manga CollectionManga · 1997 · 93 ch3.9Vol 1: Tomie (富江) [1997.10] 1. Tomie 2. Tomie • Shashin (Photograph) 3. Tomie • Seppun (Kiss) 4. Tomie • Yashiki (Mansion) 5. Tomie • Fukushuu (Revenge) 6. Tomie • Takitsubo (The Basin of the Waterfall) Vol 2: Tomie Part 2 (富江Part2)…
3.9Double
Manga · 2019
DoubleManga · 20193.9Scatterbrained Takara Takarada is an undiscovered genius actor who fully embodies every character he's cast as, delivering unforgettable performance after performance onstage. But this genius can only be brought forth by his best friend…
3.8Blast of Tempest
Manga · 2009 · 50 ch
Blast of TempestZetsuen no TempestManga · 2009 · 50 ch3.8One day, a princess was stuffed into a barrel and washed ashore an island. One day, a young girl was unexpectedly killed, the culprit yet unidentified. Thus, one day, a battle wrapped in revenge and magic that transcends time and space had…
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3.7At the Mountains of Madness
Manga · 2016 · 25 ch
At the Mountains of MadnessKyouki no Sanmyaku nite: Lovecraft KessakushuuManga · 2016 · 25 ch3.7The story details the events of a disastrous expedition to the Antarctic continent in September 1930, and what was found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator, Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University. Throughout the story…
3.7Dante Shinkyoku
Manga · 1994 · 39 ch
Dante ShinkyokuManga · 1994 · 39 ch3.7Manga adaptation of Dante Alighieri's classic work, "The Divine Comedy."
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3.7The Decagon House Murders
Manga · 2019 · 60 ch
The Decagon House MurdersJukkakukan no SatsujinManga · 2019 · 60 ch3.7The members of a particular university's Mystery Club travel to a ten-sided house on a remote island...which just happens to have been the scene of a gristly, and unsolved, mass murder. Armed with details of the murder and keys to the…
3.6#DRCL midnight children
Manga · 2021
#DRCL midnight childrenManga · 20213.6As Mina struggles to find her place as Whitby School’s first and only female student, a devilish horror is unleashed upon the academy and its unsuspecting students: Count Dracula. However, when this unspeakable evil lays claim to her…
3.6How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
Light Novel · 2016 · 261 ch
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the KingdomGenjitsu Shugi Yuusha no Oukoku SaikenkiLight Novel · 2016 · 261 ch3.6"O, Hero!" With that cliched line, Kazuya Souma found himself summoned to another world and his adventure--did not begin. After he presents his plan to strengthen the country economically and militarily, the king cedes the throne to him…
3.6War of the Adults
Manga · 2025
War of the AdultsOtona TaisenManga · 20253.6What makes a 'proper adult'? Inspired by the words of his late father, Yutaro Urashima sought to become an upstanding member of society by developing and strictly adhering to his own "Articles of Adulthood." Little did he know, however…
3.6Saiyuki
Manga · 1997 · 55 ch
SaiyukiSaiyuukiManga · 1997 · 55 ch3.6Genjo is a Buddhist priest in the city of Shangri-La, which is being ravaged by yokai spirits that have fallen out of balance with the natural order. His superiors send him on a journey far to the west to discover why this is happening and…
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3.5Crime and Punishment: A Falsified Romance
Manga · 2007 · 93 ch
Crime and Punishment: A Falsified RomanceTsumi to Batsu: A Falsified RomanceManga · 2007 · 93 ch3.5Taking inspiration from the Russian classic Crime and Punishment and then placing the behemoth of a book into a modern metropolis, Ochiai Naoyuki retells Dostoevsky's drama from the eyes of a struggling Japanese writer. In the 2006 remake…
3.5The Magnificent Grand Scene
Manga · 2013
The Magnificent Grand SceneKenrantaru Grande ScèneManga · 20133.5Kanade, a girl gifted with an observing eye and an ability to get things done. This is the story about her journey discovering the beauty of classical ballet and the joy of dancing. From the popular author that brought us Vanitas, comes a…
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3.5Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime
Light Novel · 2006 · 8 ch
Book Girl and the Suicidal Mime"Bungaku Shoujo" to Shinitagari no PierrotLight Novel · 2006 · 8 ch3.5For Tohko Amano, a third-year high-school student and self-styled “book girl,” being the head of the literary club is more than just an extracurricular activity. It’s her bread and butter…literally! Tohko is actually a literature-gobbling…
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3.5Ludwig Kakumei
Manga · 2004 · 16 ch
Ludwig KakumeiManga · 2004 · 16 ch3.5In this grim and realistic take on classic fairy tales, Prince Ludwig, a female corpse collector, is ordered by his father to find himself a wife more suitable than the women he often brings into the castle. Along with his servant Wilhelm…
3.5H.P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space
Manga · 2015 · 6 ch
H.P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of SpaceIsekai no Shikisai: Lovecraft KessakushuuManga · 2015 · 6 ch3.5Manga adaption of H. P. Lovecraft's "The Colour Out of Space" In the tale, an unnamed narrator pieces together the story of an area known by the locals as the "blasted heath" in the wild hills west of Arkham, Massachusetts. The narrator…
3.5Alice in the Country of Hearts
Manga · 2007 · 36 ch
Alice in the Country of HeartsHeart no Kuni no Alice: Wonderful Wonder WorldManga · 2007 · 36 ch3.5Alice is having a nap in her garden when suddenly before her there appears a young man with rabbit ears! He whisks her away to a fantastic (but dangerous) world that seems straight out of a fairy tale, but one where every resident…