Best coming of age manga
590 manga about coming of age, 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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4.2Chainsaw Man
Manga · 2018 · 232 ch
Chainsaw ManManga · 2018 · 232 ch4.2The name says it all! Denji's life of poverty is changed forever when he merges with his pet chainsaw dog, Pochita! Now he's living in the big city and an official Devil Hunter. But he's got a lot to learn about his new job and chainsaw…
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4.0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Manga · 2016 · 207 ch
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaKimetsu no YaibaManga · 2016 · 207 ch4.0The setting is Taisho era Japan. Tanjirou is a kindhearted young boy who lived peacefully with his family as a coal seller. Their normal life changes completely when his family is slaughtered by demons. The only other survivor, Tanjirou's…
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4.3Tokyo Ghoul
Manga · 2011 · 144 ch
Tokyo GhoulManga · 2011 · 144 ch4.3Shy Ken Kaneki is thrilled to go on a date with the beautiful Rize. But it turns out that she’s only interested in his body—eating it, that is. When a morally questionable rescue transforms him into the first half-human half-Ghoul hybrid…
4.4Goodnight Punpun
Manga · 2007 · 147 ch
Goodnight PunpunOyasumi PunpunManga · 2007 · 147 ch4.4Meet Punpun Punyama. He’s an average kid in an average town. He wants to win a Nobel Prize and save the world. He wants the girl he has a crush on to like him back. He wants to find some porn. That’s what he wants, but what does he get…?…
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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…
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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…
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4.5Vinland Saga
Manga · 2005 · 224 ch
Vinland SagaManga · 2005 · 224 ch4.5As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his father, Thorfinn…
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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…
4.1Horimiya
Manga · 2011 · 152 ch
HorimiyaManga · 2011 · 152 ch4.1At school, Kyouko Hori is known for being smart, attractive, and popular. On the other hand, her classmate, the boring, gloomy Izumi Miyamura tends to get painted as a "loser fanboy." But when a liberally pierced and tattooed (not to…
4.0Bleach
Manga · 2001 · 706 ch
BleachBLEACHManga · 2001 · 706 ch4.0Ichigo Kurosaki has always been able to see ghosts, but this ability doesn't change his life nearly as much as his close encounter with Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper and member of the mysterious Soul Society. While fighting a Hollow, an…
4.3Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Manga · 2015 · 281 ch
Kaguya-sama: Love is WarKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai ZunousenManga · 2015 · 281 ch4.3As leaders of their prestigious academy’s student council, Kaguya and Miyuki are the elite of the elite! But it’s lonely at the top… Luckily for them, they’ve fallen in love! There’s just one problem—they both have too much pride to admit…
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4.4Hunter x Hunter
Manga · 1998
Hunter x HunterHUNTER×HUNTERManga · 19984.4Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where…Highest rated
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4.6JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7–Steel Ball Run
Manga · 2004 · 95 ch
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 7–Steel Ball RunJoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Steel Ball RunManga · 2004 · 95 ch4.6Riders from around the world gather in the Wild West for the race of the century! Johnny Joestar, a former jockey paralyzed from the waist down, comes to spectate, and momentarily regains the ability to walk while watching a duel fought by…Mature
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…Mature
4.5Vinland Saga
Manga · 2005 · 224 ch
Vinland SagaManga · 2005 · 224 ch4.5As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his father, Thorfinn…
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4.5Umineko When They Cry Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden Witch
Manga · 2012 · 42 ch
Umineko When They Cry Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden WitchUmineko no Naku Koro ni Chiru Episode 8: Twilight of the Golden WitchManga · 2012 · 42 ch4.5It's time once again for the annual family gathering on Rokkenjima! Ange Ushiromiya is just getting over a cold, but that won't dampen her excitement at seeing her cousins again! Granddad couldn't be more thrilled to see his beloved…
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4.5Kingdom
Manga · 2006
KingdomManga · 20064.5Xin is a war orphan in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. He has big dreams of becoming a great general, and when his best friend’s life is cut short by political machinations, Xin sets off to find a deposed ruler and help restore his…
4.5Real
Manga · 1999
RealManga · 19994.5A motorcycle accident, bone cancer, a speeding truck crashing into a boy on a stolen bicycle--tragic life-changing events turn the worlds of three young men upside down. These three very different personalities have only one thing in…
4.5Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow
Manga · 1968 · 171 ch
Ashita no Joe: Fighting for TomorrowAshita no JoeManga · 1968 · 171 ch4.5A young drifter named Joe Yabuki wanders through the slums of Tokyo, but when the local ruffians try to give him a hard time he teaches them a rough lesson with his fists. The spectacle sparks a gleam in the eye of an old drunk who happens…
4.5Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5
Light Novel · 2020 · 256 ch
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 5-bu - Megami no KeshinLight Novel · 2020 · 256 ch4.5Part 5 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . Ehrenfest’s first winter without Ferdinand is colder and more oppressive than usual. A surprise betrayal within the former Veronica faction makes the purge even more urgent, and the few who know about… 4.4Goodnight Punpun
Manga · 2007 · 147 ch
Goodnight PunpunOyasumi PunpunManga · 2007 · 147 ch4.4Meet Punpun Punyama. He’s an average kid in an average town. He wants to win a Nobel Prize and save the world. He wants the girl he has a crush on to like him back. He wants to find some porn. That’s what he wants, but what does he get…?…Mature
4.4Hunter x Hunter
Manga · 1998
Hunter x HunterHUNTER×HUNTERManga · 19984.4Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where…
4.420th Century Boys
Manga · 1999 · 249 ch
20th Century Boys20 Seiki ShounenManga · 1999 · 249 ch4.4Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to…
4.4Haikyu!!
Manga · 2012 · 404 ch
Haikyu!!Haikyuu!!Manga · 2012 · 404 ch4.4Shouyou Hinata is out to prove that in volleyball you don’t need to be tall to fly! After losing his first and last volleyball match against Tobio Kageyama, “the King of the Court,” Shouyou Hinata swears to become his rival after…
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4.4Kono Oto Tomare!
Manga · 2012
Kono Oto Tomare!Manga · 20124.4Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the "Koto" (traditional Japanese string instrument) club. Now that the new school year has begun, Takezou will have to seek out new members…
4.4Medalist
Manga · 2020
MedalistManga · 20204.4Inori is a little girl who dreams of becoming a figure skater. Yet, the obstacles to this dream feel insurmountable: Inori’s already “too old” (she’s 11); she’s always had trouble at school; and, worst of all, her older sister’s skating…
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4.4Kizumonogatari: Wound Tale
Light Novel · 2008 · 18 ch
Kizumonogatari: Wound TaleKizumonogatariLight Novel · 2008 · 18 ch4.4Around midnight, under a lonely street lamp in a provincial town in Japan, lies a white woman, a blonde, alone, robbed of all four limbs, yet undead. Indeed, a rumour’s been circulating among the local girls that a vampire has come to… 4.3Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Manga · 2015 · 281 ch
Kaguya-sama: Love is WarKaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensaitachi no Renai ZunousenManga · 2015 · 281 ch4.3As leaders of their prestigious academy’s student council, Kaguya and Miyuki are the elite of the elite! But it’s lonely at the top… Luckily for them, they’ve fallen in love! There’s just one problem—they both have too much pride to admit…
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4.3A Silent Voice
Manga · 2013 · 64 ch
A Silent VoiceKoe no KatachiManga · 2013 · 64 ch4.3Based on a one-shot that won the 80th Weekly Shounen Magazine Newbie Best Mangaka Award. Shouya is a bully. When Shouko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shouya and his…
4.3Witch Hat Atelier
Manga · 2016
Witch Hat AtelierTongari Boushi no AtelierManga · 20164.3In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic…
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…
4.3Yona of the Dawn
Manga · 2009 · 295 ch
Yona of the DawnAkatsuki no YonaManga · 2009 · 295 ch4.3A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne! Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard…
4.3Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!
Manga · 1989
Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit!Hajime no IppoManga · 19894.3Makunouchi Ippo has been bullied his entire life. Constantly running errands and being beaten up by his classmates, Ippo has always dreamed of changing himself, but never has the passion to act upon it. One day, in the midst of yet another…
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…
4.3Aoashi
Manga · 2015 · 410 ch
AoashiManga · 2015 · 410 ch4.3Ashito Aoi, a third year middle school student from Ehime, meets Fukuda Tatsuya, a J Youth League coach. Even though he's still rough around the edges, Ashito has such amazing potential that he gets invited by coach Fukuda to participate…
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4.3The Summer You Were There
Manga · 2020 · 32 ch
The Summer You Were ThereKimi to Tsuzuru UtakataManga · 2020 · 32 ch4.3Shizuku is a shy girl who hardly talks to other people. Instead, she loses herself in creative writing, crafting a novel that she never plans to show anyone. But when Kaori–Shizuku’s cute, popular classmate–gets her hands on Shizuku’s…
4.3Bakemonogatari: Monster Tale
Light Novel · 2006 · 41 ch
Bakemonogatari: Monster TaleBakemonogatariLight Novel · 2006 · 41 ch4.3The first part of the Monogatari Series. There’s a girl at their school who is always ill. She routinely arrives late, leaves early, or doesn’t show up at all, and skips gym as a matter of course. She’s pretty, and the boys take to…
4.3Ikoku Nikki
Manga · 2017 · 59 ch
Ikoku NikkiManga · 2017 · 59 ch4.3The manga centers on 35-year-old novelist Makio Koudai and her 15-year-old niece Asa, who live together under one roof. Makio took Asa in on a sudden impulse after Asa's parents, which included Makio's older sister, passed away. The next…
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4.3Jibi Eopseo
Manga · 2018 · 269 ch
Jibi EopseoManga · 2018 · 269 ch4.3Hae-Jun Go, who ran from home, and Eun-Yeong Baek, the problem child who lives in a tent. These two, who met under terrible circumstances, are forced to live together in an abandoned dormitory. This is a story of difficult growth between…
4.3Owarimonogatari: End Tale
Light Novel · 2013 · 117 ch
Owarimonogatari: End TaleOwarimonogatariLight Novel · 2013 · 117 ch4.3Volume 1: Before we witness the series’ climactic showdown in the third volume of the End Tale—each part of which forms its own cohesive whole—narrator Araragi wrestles with a crucial bit of history that had turned him into the loner we…
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4.3Hitokui Magical: Satsuriku Kijutsu no Niounomiya Kyoudai
Light Novel · 2003 · 12 ch
Hitokui Magical: Satsuriku Kijutsu no Niounomiya KyoudaiLight Novel · 2003 · 12 ch4.3The No. 1 Killing Name, "Niounomiya", has finally arrived! ".....Specifically, what are you researching, Assistant Professor Kigamine?" "——Researching not dying." Invited to monitor the bizarre research on Kuchiha Madoka—a girl who lives…
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4.3Three Days of Happiness
Manga · 2016 · 18 ch
Three Days of HappinessJumyou wo Kaitotte Moratta. Ichinen ni Tsuki, Ichimanen de.Manga · 2016 · 18 ch4.3Kusunoki used to believe he was destined for great things. But now, approaching the age of twenty, he’s a completely mediocre college student with no motivation, no dreams, and no money. After learning he can sell his remaining years, he…
4.3The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity
Manga · 2021
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With DignityKaoru Hana wa Rin to SakuManga · 20214.3This story takes place in a particular town with two infamous schools in constant dispute: Chidori High, a boys' school predominantly attended by low-class students with damning grades, and its neighbor Kikyo Girls' High, with most of its…
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4.3Blue Period
Manga · 2017
Blue PeriodManga · 20174.3The studious Yatora leaves a dry life of study and good manners behind for a new passion: painting. But untethering yourself from all your past expectations is dangerous as well as thrilling… (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Nominated for…
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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…
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…
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4.3Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou
Manga · 1994 · 144 ch
Yokohama Kaidashi KikouManga · 1994 · 144 ch4.3Set hundreds of years in the future after an environmental catastrophe, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (also known as Yokohama Shopping Log) centers on the simple life of Alpha, an android who runs a small coffee shop in coastal Japan. Alpha…
4.3BECK
Manga · 2000 · 103 ch
BECKManga · 2000 · 103 ch4.3For the first 14 years of his life, Yukio Tanaka has been one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, a weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. He yearns for an exciting life, but his shy, and somewhat neurotic…