Best noir manga
16 manga about noir, 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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4.5Monster
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…
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4.2Bastard
Manga · 2014 · 94 ch
BastardHurejasikManga · 2014 · 94 ch4.2High school life is hard enough, but it’s even harder for Seon Jin. A sickly disabled boy, Jin might as well be invisible. No one ever pays attention to him, except for the bullies who prey on him for being weak. Jin, however, keeps a very…
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4.3Pluto
Manga · 2003 · 65 ch
PlutoPLUTOManga · 2003 · 65 ch4.3In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one…
4.3Banana Fish
Manga · 1985 · 110 ch
Banana FishBANANA FISHManga · 1985 · 110 ch4.3Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil…
4.0Sanctuary
Manga · 1990 · 108 ch
SanctuaryManga · 1990 · 108 ch4.0Two young men vow to transform the destiny of Japan, by any means. As children, they survived the horrors of the Cambodian killing fields together. Now, can they topple the leaders of both the Japanese Parliament and the yakuza crime…
3.6Dead Mount Death Play
Manga · 2017
Dead Mount Death PlayManga · 20173.6It's a showdown for the ages as the legendary hero takes on the corpse god necromancer, but when the dust settles, something isn't quite right... In the final moments of their epic confrontation, the corpse god's final gambit shot was…
3.5No Guns Life
Manga · 2014 · 82 ch
No Guns LifeManga · 2014 · 82 ch3.5When a fellow Extended showed up in Inui’s office—on the run from the Security Bureau with a kidnapped child in tow and asking for help—Inui almost throws the guy out. But Inui’s loyalty to a brother Extended makes him take the job…
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3.4Old Boy
Manga · 1996 · 80 ch
Old BoyManga · 1996 · 80 ch3.4Ten years ago, they took him in. He doesn't even know who. And for ten years, he has been confined in a private prison. He doesn't know why. For ten years, his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of…
3.6Yuureitou
Manga · 2010 · 80 ch
YuureitouManga · 2010 · 80 ch3.6In the 1950s, an old woman was brutally murdered on the face of a clock tower by her adopted daughter. Two years later, the clock tower is known as the 'ghost tower' and it is supposedly haunted. Through an unusual series of events, a…
3.5COLORLESS
Manga · 2019 · 81 ch
COLORLESSColorlessManga · 2019 · 81 ch3.5A cosmic disaster changed the Earth forever, stripping away every last drop of color from the world. Mankind also changed: the familiar human face is almost forgotten in a world now populated wholly by mutants. Against the backdrop of a…
3.4Cowboy Bebop
Manga · 1999 · 11 ch
Cowboy BebopManga · 1999 · 11 ch3.4Spike, Jet, Faye and Ed—cowboys on the new frontier. Together this band of interplanetary bounty hunters takes on the jobs that anyone in their right mind would turn down. (Source: TOKYOPOP)
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3.8Canis: Dear Mr. Rain
Manga · 2012 · 7 ch
Canis: Dear Mr. RainCANIS: Dear Mr. RainManga · 2012 · 7 ch3.8Business is tough at men's haberdashery Dante. A big sale is coming, and they are extremely understaffed. So after getting chewed out by his staff a broken Satoru heads home to find a stray napping in the rain. Ryou isn't your standard…Highest rated
Mature
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…Mature
4.3Pluto
Manga · 2003 · 65 ch
PlutoPLUTOManga · 2003 · 65 ch4.3In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or something has destroyed the powerful Swiss robot Mont Blanc. Elsewhere a key figure in a robot rights group is murdered. The two incidents appear to be unrelated...except for one… 4.3Banana Fish
Manga · 1985 · 110 ch
Banana FishBANANA FISHManga · 1985 · 110 ch4.3Nature made Ash Lynx beautiful; nurture made him a cold ruthless killer. A runaway brought up as the adopted heir and sex toy of "Papa" Dino Golzine, Ash, now at the rebellious age of seventeen, forsakes the kingdom held out by the devil…Mature
4.2Bastard
Manga · 2014 · 94 ch
BastardHurejasikManga · 2014 · 94 ch4.2High school life is hard enough, but it’s even harder for Seon Jin. A sickly disabled boy, Jin might as well be invisible. No one ever pays attention to him, except for the bullies who prey on him for being weak. Jin, however, keeps a very… 4.0Sanctuary
Manga · 1990 · 108 ch
SanctuaryManga · 1990 · 108 ch4.0Two young men vow to transform the destiny of Japan, by any means. As children, they survived the horrors of the Cambodian killing fields together. Now, can they topple the leaders of both the Japanese Parliament and the yakuza crime…Mature
3.8Canis: Dear Mr. Rain
Manga · 2012 · 7 ch
Canis: Dear Mr. RainCANIS: Dear Mr. RainManga · 2012 · 7 ch3.8Business is tough at men's haberdashery Dante. A big sale is coming, and they are extremely understaffed. So after getting chewed out by his staff a broken Satoru heads home to find a stray napping in the rain. Ryou isn't your standard…
3.8Private Opinion: Banana Fish Another Story
Manga · 1995 · 3 ch
Private Opinion: Banana Fish Another StoryManga · 1995 · 3 ch3.8A collection of Banana Fish sidestories. Contains: - Private Opinion - Fly boy, in the sky - Ura Banana
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3.8Magical Girl Raising Project
Light Novel · 2012 · 11 ch
Magical Girl Raising ProjectMahou Shoujo Ikusei KeikakuLight Novel · 2012 · 11 ch3.8Sugar and spice--but not playing nice! The hit smartphone game Magical Girl Raising Project is not only free, but one in tens of thousands of players will win real-life powers. In N City, sixteen of these lucky girls help the city's… 3.6Dead Mount Death Play
Manga · 2017
Dead Mount Death PlayManga · 20173.6It's a showdown for the ages as the legendary hero takes on the corpse god necromancer, but when the dust settles, something isn't quite right... In the final moments of their epic confrontation, the corpse god's final gambit shot was… 3.6Yuureitou
Manga · 2010 · 80 ch
YuureitouManga · 2010 · 80 ch3.6In the 1950s, an old woman was brutally murdered on the face of a clock tower by her adopted daughter. Two years later, the clock tower is known as the 'ghost tower' and it is supposedly haunted. Through an unusual series of events, a… 3.5No Guns Life
Manga · 2014 · 82 ch
No Guns LifeManga · 2014 · 82 ch3.5When a fellow Extended showed up in Inui’s office—on the run from the Security Bureau with a kidnapped child in tow and asking for help—Inui almost throws the guy out. But Inui’s loyalty to a brother Extended makes him take the job…
3.5The Book of Human Insects
Manga · 1970 · 4 ch
The Book of Human InsectsNingen KonchuukiManga · 1970 · 4 ch3.5"Human Metamorphosis," a satirical Manga depicting human society compared to the insect world, focuses on the life of a devious woman. Tomura Toshiko, who is said to be a genius, is a rising star writer. Her novel wins the Akutagawa Prize…
3.5Wet Moon
Manga · 2011 · 29 ch
Wet MoonManga · 2011 · 29 ch3.5The story takes place in the '60s, in a mysterious city where madness and lust seem to be the citizens' constant companions. A detective named Sada (with a "certain" wound) pursues a woman accused of murder. Note: The French edition won… 3.5COLORLESS
Manga · 2019 · 81 ch
COLORLESSColorlessManga · 2019 · 81 ch3.5A cosmic disaster changed the Earth forever, stripping away every last drop of color from the world. Mankind also changed: the familiar human face is almost forgotten in a world now populated wholly by mutants. Against the backdrop of a…Mature
3.4Old Boy
Manga · 1996 · 80 ch
Old BoyManga · 1996 · 80 ch3.4Ten years ago, they took him in. He doesn't even know who. And for ten years, he has been confined in a private prison. He doesn't know why. For ten years, his only contact with the outside world has been a television set and the voices of… 3.4Cowboy Bebop
Manga · 1999 · 11 ch
Cowboy BebopManga · 1999 · 11 ch3.4Spike, Jet, Faye and Ed—cowboys on the new frontier. Together this band of interplanetary bounty hunters takes on the jobs that anyone in their right mind would turn down. (Source: TOKYOPOP)