Best episodic manga
318 manga about episodic, 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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4.1SoreMachi: And Yet the Town Moves
Manga · 2005 · 138 ch
SoreMachi: And Yet the Town MovesSoredemo Machi wa MawatteiruManga · 2005 · 138 ch4.1There is a small maid cafe that nearly nobody goes to – Maid Cafe Seaside, quiet enough for Sanada to do his homework in. His airheaded classmate Arashiyama works as the cafe’s only maid, even though she sure doesn’t act like one. What…
4.1Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Ex
Light Novel · 2015
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- ExRe:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu ExLight Novel · 20154.1The bestselling series from author Tappei Nagatsuki continues in this spin-off where some of your favorite characters capture the spotlight! (Source: Yen Press)
4.0Welcome to Ethics Class
Manga · 2016 · 56 ch
Welcome to Ethics ClassKoko wa Ima kara Rinri desu.Manga · 2016 · 56 ch4.0Ethics, or the study of what it means to live, and the principles that shape our sense of right and wrong. It’s a subject you might go your whole life without learning, and never suffer for it. Yet within this classroom lie the truths…
Mature
4.0Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei
Manga · 2005 · 301 ch
Sayonara, Zetsubou-SenseiSayonara Zetsubou SenseiManga · 2005 · 301 ch4.0Nozomu Itoshiki is depressed. Very depressed. He's certifiably suicidal, but he’s also the beloved schoolteacher of a class of unique students, each charming in her own way: The stalker. The shut-in. The obsessive-compulsive. The…
Mature
4.0Black Jack
Manga · 1973 · 243 ch
Black JackManga · 1973 · 243 ch4.0Among adult readers in Japan Black Jack is Osamu Tezuka’s most popular achievement, and perhaps the most close to the creator’s heart, as Tezuka considered entering the medical field—majoring in medicine in college—before devoting his life…
Mature
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.
4.0Ooh La La
Manga · 2020 · 70 ch
Ooh La LaSse Sse SseManga · 2020 · 70 ch4.0Gom-Yung and Min-Han are dating, but it's not your typical relationship. They may look uninterested with each other but with a little bit of spice along their way, their relationship slowly starts to develop. (Source: Pocket Comics)
Mature
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…
4.0Planetes
Manga · 1999 · 28 ch
PlanetesManga · 1999 · 28 ch4.0Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners on a vessel called the Toy Box charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths…
4.0You and I Are Polar Opposites
Manga · 2022 · 76 ch
You and I Are Polar OppositesSeihantai na Kimi to BokuManga · 2022 · 76 ch4.0Suzuki’s a high school girl in love, but the guy she’s fallen for is nothing like her! While she’s cheerful, outgoing, and always trying to fit in, her classmate Yusuke Tani is stoic, quiet, and doesn’t seem to care what people think of…
4.0Angel Densetsu
Manga · 1993 · 89 ch
Angel DensetsuManga · 1993 · 89 ch4.0Seiichirou Kitano is a naive and kind boy with the heart of an angel and the face of a devil. Upon entering his new school he is presumed to be a villainous heroin addict, and unwittingly becomes the leader of the schools thugs, all thanks…
Mature
4.0The Witch and the Beast
Manga · 2016
The Witch and the BeastMajo to YajuuManga · 20164.0Ashaf: a soft-spoken man with delicate features, a coffin strapped to his back, and an entourage of black crows. Guideau: a feral, violent girl with long fangs and the eyes of a beast. This ominous pair appear one day in a town in thrall…
4.0They Are Still Being Shaken This Morning
Manga · 2024
They Are Still Being Shaken This MorningKesa mo YuraretemasuManga · 20244.0Every morning at 6:58, commuters hurry onto the train at Sakuranomiya Station. For the past few months, a tentative romance has been brewing between two students from different schools. The young man is easily flustered, always stealing a…
Mature
4.0Maison Ikkoku
Manga · 1980 · 162 ch
Maison IkkokuManga · 1980 · 162 ch4.0Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son…
4.0Ponkotsu Ponko
Manga · 2019 · 79 ch
Ponkotsu PonkoManga · 2019 · 79 ch4.0The near future, in a quiet seaside town. Yoshioka, who had recently lost his wife, just wants to spend the rest of his days in peace. However, Yoshioka's children, worried about their father's health, sent a housekeeping robot to help…
4.0Non Non Biyori
Manga · 2009 · 126 ch
Non Non BiyoriManga · 2009 · 126 ch4.0Welcome to the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a quaint town far-removed from the hustle-and-bustle of the big city. You couldn’t imagine a more isolated setting in all of Japan. So when Tokyo-raised elementary school student Hotaru…
4.0Boogiepop and Others
Light Novel · 1998 · 8 ch
Boogiepop and OthersBoogiepop wa WarawanaiLight Novel · 1998 · 8 ch4.0There is an urban legend that children tell one another about a shinigami that can release people from the pain they may be suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name—Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. (Source…
4.0After-school Hanako-kun
Manga · 2018
After-school Hanako-kunHoukago Shounen Hanako-kunManga · 20184.0The ghostly Hanako-kun and his mortal assistant, Nene Yashiro, usually have their hands full resolving various supernatural incidents in Kamome Academy, but how do they spend their time when they get a break from all that? Come and watch…
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…
4.0Doraemon
Manga · 1969 · 821 ch
DoraemonManga · 1969 · 821 ch4.0Doraemon, a cat shaped robot which came from the 22nd century in the future, goes back in time in order to help Nobita, a below average lazy kid, to make his life less miserable and improve his descendent's life. With many of Doreamon's…
4.0Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro
Manga · 2004 · 82 ch
Shoulder-a-Coffin KuroHitsugi Katsugi no Kuro. Kaichuu Tabi no WaManga · 2004 · 82 ch4.0Regularly mistaken for a boy and/or vampire, the traveler Kuro roams the land, clothed in black from head to toe, a Kuro-sized coffin on her back. Accompanied by her snarky bat friend, Sen, the mysterious duo meets all sorts of individuals…
Mature
4.0Give My Regards to Black Jack
Manga · 2002 · 127 ch
Give My Regards to Black JackBlack Jack ni YoroshikuManga · 2002 · 127 ch4.0"What is a doctor?"- a young intern faces the dark side of the medical world. The reality awaiting intern Eijirou Saito at the ultra-prestigious Eiroku University hospital turns out to be brutally long hours of work for a paltry salary of…
Mature
4.0Uzumaki: Spiral into Horror
Manga · 1998 · 20 ch
Uzumaki: Spiral into HorrorUzumakiManga · 1998 · 20 ch4.0Kurozu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by a person or being but by a pattern: uzumaki, the spiral, the…
4.0The Way of the Househusband
Manga · 2018
The Way of the HousehusbandGokushufudouManga · 20184.0He was the fiercest member of the yakuza, a man who left countless underworld legends in his wake. They called him “the Immortal Dragon.” But one day he walked away from it all to travel another path—the path of the househusband! The…
4.0Teasing Master Takagi-san
Manga · 2012 · 190 ch
Teasing Master Takagi-sanKarakai Jouzu no Takagi-sanManga · 2012 · 190 ch4.0Middle schooler Nishikata has had it with his classmate Takagi--the chronic teaser who sits nearby. Day in and day out, she comes after him with every sort of trick or prank. Even when he tries to get her back, she's always one step ahead…
Mature
4.0Kase-san and...
Manga · 2010 · 25 ch
Kase-san and...Kase-san SeriesManga · 2010 · 25 ch4.0Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye–the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two girls don’t seem to have…
4.0Rainbows After Storms
Manga · 2017 · 162 ch
Rainbows After StormsHana ni ArashiManga · 2017 · 162 ch4.0Nanoha and Chidori are best friends who attend the same all-girls high school—and also share a heart-pounding secret: they're lovers. (Source: VIZ Media)
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…
4.0Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
Manga · 2013 · 101 ch
Hitoribocchi no Marumaru SeikatsuManga · 2013 · 101 ch4.0Hitori Bocchi suffers from extreme social anxiety, she’s not good at talking to people, takes pretty extreme actions, is surprisingly adept at avoiding people, her legs cramp when she overexerts herself, gets full of herself when alone…
4.0City Hunter
Manga · 1985 · 336 ch
City HunterManga · 1985 · 336 ch4.0James Bond meets Lupin the Third! A stylish cocktail of hard-boiled action and raunchy comedy, manga classic City Hunter follows exceptional marksman and compassionate sleazeball Ryo Saeba as he sweeps corruption from the lavish 80's Tokyo…
4.0Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san
Manga · 2016 · 327 ch
Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-sanManga · 2016 · 327 ch4.0Within the winding streets of Kyoto's geisha district, there lives a 16 year old girl named Kiyo. After failing to become a Maiko, an apprentice traditional Japanese performer, Kiyo works as the caterer for her troupe. This is the story of…
4.0xxxHOLiC Rei
Manga · 2013
xxxHOLiC ReixxxHOLiC: ReiManga · 20134.0In xxxHOLiC Rei, Kimihiro Watanuki continues his relationship with the Space-Time Witch, Yuko. In her mysterious shop where wishes are granted—for a price—will he discover even more secrets? And what will he have to trade this time for the…
4.0Onna no Sono no Hoshi
Manga · 2020
Onna no Sono no HoshiManga · 20204.0Hoshi-sensei, homeroom teacher of class 4 of second-grade at an all-girls high school. At the mercy of the students' shiritori picture games they draw in their class journals, suddenly made to take care of a dog in the classroom, giving…
Mature
4.0Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan!
Manga · 2015
Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan!Bungou Stray Dogs Wan!Manga · 20154.0Spin-off series about the everyday life of the members of the Armed Detective Agency and the Port Mafia.
4.0Dousei Jidai
Manga · 1972 · 80 ch
Dousei JidaiManga · 1972 · 80 ch4.0Kyouko (21) and Jiro (23) live together in Tokyo as an unmarried couple. She was a graphic artist in an advertisement agency, and he was just starting out as an illustrator. In a world on the verge of a sexual revolution, this is the story…
3.9Ranma ½
Manga · 1987 · 407 ch
Ranma ½Ranma 1/2Manga · 1987 · 407 ch3.9Years ago, Genma promised his old friend Soun Tendo that Ranma would marry one of Soun’s three daughters and carry on the family’s martial arts school. Except that the girl picked to be Ranma’s bride doesn’t seem to like him, Ranma keeps…