Best male protagonist manga
1,001 manga about male protagonist, 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…
4.2Solo Leveling
Manga · 2018 · 201 ch
Solo LevelingNa Honjaman Level UpManga · 2018 · 201 ch4.2In a world where awakened beings called “Hunters” must battle deadly monsters to protect humanity, Seong Jin-U, nicknamed “the weakest hunter of all mankind,” finds himself in a constant struggle for survival. One day, after a brutal…
4.0Jujutsu Kaisen
Manga · 2018 · 272 ch
Jujutsu KaisenManga · 2018 · 272 ch4.0Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One…
4.6Berserk
Manga · 1989
BerserkManga · 19894.6His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy…
4.5One Piece
Manga · 1997
One PieceONE PIECEManga · 19974.5As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when Luffy accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like…
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4.2Attack on Titan
Manga · 2009 · 141 ch
Attack on TitanShingeki no KyojinManga · 2009 · 141 ch4.2In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi story, humanity has been devastated by the bizarre, giant humanoids known as the Titans. Little is known about where they came from or why they are bent on consuming mankind. Seemingly unintelligent, they…
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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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4.3One-Punch Man
Manga · 2012
One-Punch ManOne Punch-ManManga · 20124.3In this new action-comedy, everything about a young man named Saitama screams "AVERAGE,” from his lifeless expression, to his bald head, to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking fellow doesn't have your average…
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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…Highest rated
4.6Berserk
Manga · 1989
BerserkManga · 19894.6His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy…
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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… 4.5One Piece
Manga · 1997
One PieceONE PIECEManga · 19974.5As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when Luffy accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like…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…
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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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4.5Monster
Manga · 1994 · 162 ch
MonsterMONSTERManga · 1994 · 162 ch4.5Everyone faces uncertainty at some point in their lives. Even a brilliant surgeon like Kenzo Tenma is no exception. But there’s no way he could have known that his decision to stop chasing professional success and instead concentrate on…
4.5Slam Dunk
Manga · 1990 · 276 ch
Slam DunkSLAM DUNKManga · 1990 · 276 ch4.5Hanamichi Sakuragi's got no game with girls--none at all! It doesn't help that he's known for throwing down at a moment's notice and always coming out on top. A hopeless bruiser, he's been rejected by 50 girls in a row! All that changes…
4.5The Greatest Estate Developer
Manga · 2021 · 222 ch
The Greatest Estate DeveloperYeokdaegeum Yeongji SeolgyesaManga · 2021 · 222 ch4.5When civil engineering student Su-Ho Kim falls asleep reading a fantasy novel, he wakes up as a character in the book! Su-Ho is now in the body of Lloyd Frontera, a lazy noble who loves to drink, and whose family is in a mountain of debt…
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4.5Fullmetal Alchemist
Manga · 2001 · 116 ch
Fullmetal AlchemistHagane no RenkinjutsushiManga · 2001 · 116 ch4.5Alchemy tore the Elric brothers’ bodies apart. Can their bond make them whole again? In this world, alchemists are those who study and perform the art of alchemical transmutation—the science of manipulating and transforming matter. They…
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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…
4.5Grand Blue Dreaming
Manga · 2014
Grand Blue DreamingGrand BlueManga · 20144.5After moving out on his own to a seaside town, Iori Kitahara makes a college debut he never anticipated. A new chapter of his life unfolds, full of diving with beautiful girls and shenanigans with a gaggle of lovable bastards! Idiot-expert…
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…
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4.5Fata Morgana no Yakata: Anata no Genten ni Itaru Monogatari
Light Novel · 2014 · 21 ch
Fata Morgana no Yakata: Anata no Genten ni Itaru MonogatariLight Novel · 2014 · 21 ch4.5You awaken in a decrepit old mansion. A woman with eyes of jade stands before You, informing You that You are the Master of the house, and she Your Maid. However, You have no memories, no concept of self—or, indeed, any certainty that You…
4.5Koimonogatari: Love Tale
Light Novel · 2011 · 39 ch
Koimonogatari: Love TaleKoimonogatariLight Novel · 2011 · 39 ch4.5Circling back to a middle school girl’s apotheosis, if we can call it that, in OTORIMONOGATARI, and the mortal threat it poses to the hero and his girl, this “Season Two” finale is narrated, for the first time in the series, by a… 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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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…
4.4Delicious in Dungeon
Manga · 2014 · 111 ch
Delicious in DungeonDungeon MeshiManga · 2014 · 111 ch4.4When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem…
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4.4Three Days of Happiness
Light Novel · 2013 · 15 ch
Three Days of HappinessMikkakan no KoufukuLight Novel · 2013 · 15 ch4.4HOW MUCH IS LIFE TRULY WORTH? Kusunoki used to believe he was destined for great things. Ostracized as a child, he held on to a belief that a good life was waiting for him in the years ahead. Now approaching the age of twenty, he's a…
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4.4Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-
Light Novel · 2014
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai SeikatsuLight Novel · 20144.4Subaru Natsuki was just trying to get to the convenience store but wound up summoned to another world. He encounters the usual things--life-threatening situations, silver haired beauties, cat fairies--you know, normal stuff. All that would…
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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…
4.486―EIGHTY-SIX
Light Novel · 2017
86―EIGHTY-SIX86: Eighty SixLight Novel · 20174.4A War Without Casualties: The Republic of San Magnolia has long been under attack from the neighboring Giadian Empire's army of unmanned drones known as the Legion. After years of painstaking research, the Republic finally developed…
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…
4.4On the Way to Meet Mom
Manga · 2024 · 53 ch
On the Way to Meet MomEommareul Mannareo Ganeun GilManga · 2024 · 53 ch4.4One day, after being discovered in an abandoned house by a rescue team, Mori suddenly finds himself in a children's protection center. Here, he begins to learn a new way of life – one that includes grand care packages sent by a mysterious…
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4.4Vagabond: Saigo no Manga-ten
Manga · 2008 · 2 ch
Vagabond: Saigo no Manga-tenManga · 2008 · 2 ch4.4Telling the later life of Vagabond's Musashi Miyamoto, it was depicted through 140 hand-drawn drawings with ink and brush. It was released at the Ueno Royal Museum in Tokyo in May 2008, and since then it has been displayed at three other…
4.4Nekomonogatari: Cat Tale (White)
Light Novel · 2010 · 40 ch
Nekomonogatari: Cat Tale (White)Nekomonogatari: ShiroLight Novel · 2010 · 40 ch4.4A tale of heroine Tsubasa Hanekawa from her own perspective, in her own voice—if that can hold true for a damaged soul who, depending on who you’re asking, suffers from a split personality or a supernatural aberration. The bone-chilling…
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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…
4.3The 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…
4.3Hajime 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…
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4.3Usogui
Manga · 2006 · 539 ch
UsoguiManga · 2006 · 539 ch4.3Driven by his desire for quick money, young Kaji gets involved with a loan shark and soon finds himself hounded by debt collectors. One day, a mysterious man named Baku Madarame appears before him. Calling himself a gambler, Baku boldly…
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…