Best primarily child cast manga
122 manga about primarily child cast, 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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3.9Pokémon Adventures: Gold, Silver & Crystal
Manga · 1999 · 90 ch
Pokémon Adventures: Gold, Silver & CrystalPocket Monsters SPECIAL: Gold, Silver & CrystalManga · 1999 · 90 ch3.9This chapter features the journeys of Gold through Johto trying to at first search for the ones who stole his backpack and uncovers that the ones who stole his backpack are planning something. Two other new Trainers come into the plot of…
3.8Sugar Sugar Rune
Manga · 2003 · 46 ch
Sugar Sugar RuneManga · 2003 · 46 ch3.8Little witch-girls Chocolat and Vanilla are best friends, but only one of them can be Queen of the Magic World. To determine who deserves the title, they must go to the Human World and enter a strange competition. Whoever attracts the most…
3.8Captivated, By You
Manga · 2019 · 8 ch
Captivated, By YouMuchuu sa, Kimi ni.Manga · 2019 · 8 ch3.8Hayashi’s frank, guileless demeanor quietly draws the attention of classmates and strangers as he counts all the stairs in school, photographs street signs, and dries sweet potatoes on the classroom balcony. In a world shaped by…
3.8Pokémon Adventures: Black & White
Manga · 2010 · 64 ch
Pokémon Adventures: Black & WhitePocket Monsters SPECIAL: Black & WhiteManga · 2010 · 64 ch3.8This chapter follows the adventures of Black, who is on a quest to become the Champion of the Pokémon League. He is joined by White, a young woman who owns the Pokémon acting company, the BW Agency, and aims to raise the best Pokémon…
3.8the gods lie.
Manga · 2013 · 5 ch
the gods lie.Kamisama ga Uso wo Tsuku.Manga · 2013 · 5 ch3.8Natsuru Nanao, a 6th grader who lives alone with his mother, strikes up an unlikely friendship with the reserved and driven Rio Suzumura. Natsuru plays hookey from soccer camp that summer, and instead of telling the truth to his mother, he…
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3.8Hunter x Hunter: Kurapika's Memories
Manga · 2012 · 2 ch
Hunter x Hunter: Kurapika's MemoriesHUNTER×HUNTER: Kurapika Tsuioku-henManga · 2012 · 2 ch3.8A 2 chapter manga about Kurapika's past released as a prequel to the movie.
3.8Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai: A Lollypop or A Bullet
Manga · 2007 · 13 ch
Satougashi no Dangan wa Uchinukenai: A Lollypop or A BulletManga · 2007 · 13 ch3.8Yamada Nagisa is a bored teenager who finds everyday life extremely unappealing: thus her plans to join a military academy as soon she graduates. On the last term of middle school, a strange girl named Mokuzu Umino, who claims to be a…
3.8GoGo Monster
Manga · 1998 · 5 ch
GoGo MonsterGOGO MonsterManga · 1998 · 5 ch3.8Third grader Yuki Tachibana lives in two worlds. In one world, he is a loner ridiculed by his classmates and reprimanded by his teachers for telling stories of supernatural beings that only he can see. In the other world, the supernatural…
3.8Kitchen Princess
Manga · 2004 · 53 ch
Kitchen PrincessKitchen no Ohime-samaManga · 2004 · 53 ch3.8Najika is a great cook who likes to make meals for the people she loves. But something is missing from her life. When she was a child, she met a boy who touched her heart—and now she’s determined to find him. The only clue Najika has is a…
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3.8Pokémon Adventures: Red, Green & Blue
Manga · 1997 · 40 ch
Pokémon Adventures: Red, Green & BluePocket Monsters SPECIAL: Red, Green & BlueManga · 1997 · 40 ch3.8Red is just a normal kid living in the rural Pallet Town, when he decides to go out on his own adventure, along with his rival since childhood, Green. In this world of Pokemon, he makes many friends, humans and Pokemon alike. However, all…
3.8Pokémon Adventures: Yellow
Manga · 1998 · 50 ch
Pokémon Adventures: YellowPocket Monsters SPECIAL: YellowManga · 1998 · 50 ch3.8This chapter features the journeys of Yellow through Kanto trying to find Red after a beaten-up Pikachu (Red's) ends up at the doorstep at Oak's Lab. In the meantime of finding Red, Yellow gets attacked by the members of the Elite Four and…
3.8Smells Like Green Spirit
Manga · 2011 · 15 ch
Smells Like Green SpiritManga · 2011 · 15 ch3.8Viciously bullied for being gay, junior high schooler Mishima struggles to belong in his hopelessly rural hometown. In fact, the only time he really feels alive is when he dolls himself up with a stolen tube of his single-mother’s…
3.8Hyakunichikan!!
Manga · 2015 · 54 ch
Hyakunichikan!!Manga · 2015 · 54 ch3.8High school student Shuuto is looking forward to being free and at ease, while his parents are working overseas. The only problem is, things don't exactly go as planned when he finds a five-year-old girl in his house. As it turns out, the…
3.8Strawberry Marshmallow
Manga · 2002
Strawberry MarshmallowIchigo MashimaroManga · 20023.8Follow the lives of Nobue Ito, her younger sister Chika, and her friends Miu and Matsuri--these cute girls try to solve problems and help each other out in the most adorable ways! Whether it's helping someone to quit smoking or organizing…
3.8Oomuro-ke
Manga · 2012
Oomuro-keManga · 20123.8A spin-off of the Yuru Yuri series featuring Sakurako and her sisters. (Source: Anime News Network)
3.7Doctor, Live Again
Manga · 2021
Doctor, Live AgainUiwon, Dasi SaldaManga · 20213.7A medical mission turns fatal as Dr. Jin’s life slips away. Miraculously, he wakes on a battlefield. Instinct takes over. He tends to patients before realizing that this is the martial arts world of The Reigning Heavenly Demon! He’s…
3.7Shugo Chara!
Manga · 2006 · 55 ch
Shugo Chara!Manga · 2006 · 55 ch3.7Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it all: But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu’s life is going to take more than wishes and…
3.7Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
Manga · 2018
Kuma Kuma Kuma BearManga · 20183.7Fifteen-year-old Yuna prefers staying home and obsessively playing her favorite VRMMO game to doing anything else, including going to school. When a strange new update gives her a one-of-a-kind bear outfit that comes with overpowered…
3.7Kodomo no Jikan
Manga · 2005 · 93 ch
Kodomo no JikanManga · 2005 · 93 ch3.7The story of Kodomo no Jikan is centered around 23-year-old Aoki Daisuke, who has just landed his first teaching job as a grade school teacher at Futatsubashi Elementary School. He is placed in charge of Class 3-1, where one of his…
3.7My Clueless First Friend
Manga · 2018
My Clueless First FriendJijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru.Manga · 20183.7Nishimura Akane is a black sheep in her class, and not a day passes without her classmates picking on her. But Takada Taiyou is new and has no clue why they would treat her that way. Will his straightforward nature become a ray of sunshine…
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3.7Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Side Story: Forest of Misfortune
One-shot · 2023 · 1 ch
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Side Story: Forest of MisfortuneJigokuraku Yomikiri: Mokke no MoriOne-shot · 2023 · 1 ch3.7Enjoy this special side story to celebrate the launch of the Hell's Paradise anime series! The children of a small village try to take down the stranger who's started living nearby, but he won't die no matter what they do to him! (Source…
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3.7Gangsta: Cursed.
Manga · 2014 · 19 ch
Gangsta: Cursed.Gangsta:Cursed. - EP_Marco AdrianoManga · 2014 · 19 ch3.7Killing is all Spas has ever known, and he does it without doubt or remorse. Taught to believe he’s ridding the world of monsters, he sees the extermination of the Twilights as a necessary step toward making Ergastulum a safer place. Until…
3.6Vampeerz
Manga · 2019 · 46 ch
VampeerzManga · 2019 · 46 ch3.6Ichika's life has taken a sudden turn. Her grandmother has passed away, so as family and friends come from far and wide to pay their respects, she finds herself in the spotlight as many of these old faces have taken an interest in her…
3.6Madoka's Secret
Manga · 2018 · 7 ch
Madoka's SecretMadoka no HimitsuManga · 2018 · 7 ch3.6Madoka Yamada loves to play with dolls and looks so cute in custom made dresses. But Madoka is a boy. Afraid that he will be made fun of again for being “girly,” Madoka decides to hide that part of himself when he moves to his new town and…
3.6Mitsuboshi Colors
Manga · 2014 · 72 ch
Mitsuboshi ColorsManga · 2014 · 72 ch3.6Hark! The city is in peril! Who you gonna call? Colors! Sacchan, Yui and Kotoha are here to protect the city, solving mysteries and battling enemies with help from their friends. But their quest isn't an easy one as their arch-nemesis…
3.6Magic Knight Rayearth 2
Manga · 1995 · 14 ch
Magic Knight Rayearth 2Manga · 1995 · 14 ch3.6The three teenage girls who saved a world at great cost return to Tokyo, a little older and much wiser. They assume they’ll never see the magical, troubling world of Cefiro again… when they find themselves whisked back there by yet another…
3.6Captain Tsubasa
Manga · 1981 · 356 ch
Captain TsubasaManga · 1981 · 356 ch3.6Tsubasa Ozora is a boy who grew up considering his soccer ball as a friend. Tsubasa’s dream is to be a part of Japan winning the World Cup. After transferring to Nankatsu Elementary School, Tsubasa meets and challenges genius goalkeeper…
3.6Misoshiru de Kanpai!
Manga · 2015 · 84 ch
Misoshiru de Kanpai!Manga · 2015 · 84 ch3.6Zenichirou is a middle school boy in a single-parent family. His breakfast usually consists of onigiri and instant soup from the convenience store. Yae, his childhood friend, couldn't stand to see him eat such a poor breakfast, so she…
3.6Yumeiro Patissiere
Manga · 2008 · 52 ch
Yumeiro PatissiereYumeiro PâtissièreManga · 2008 · 52 ch3.6Ichigo Amano is a 14-year-old who loves cake. At St. Marie Academy, a confectionery school, she meets Vanilla, the sweets spirit! A new sweets story begins. (Source: MANGA MILLION) Notes: - Includes "Yumeiro Pâtissière: à la Carte"…
3.6Love at Fourteen
Manga · 2010 · 143 ch
Love at Fourteen14-sai no KoiManga · 2010 · 143 ch3.6Middle schoolers Kanata Tanaka and Kazuki Yoshikawa are mature beyond their years, perfect model students admired from afar by classmates and teachers alike. But when school's out, these two childhood friends can let loose as average…
3.6Magic Knight Rayearth
Manga · 1993 · 15 ch
Magic Knight RayearthManga · 1993 · 15 ch3.6Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu, girls from separate schools, find themselves linked together as they fall through the floor during a field trip to the Tokyo Tower. They land in a place called Cephiro, where their will controls what happens. They…
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3.6Blissful Land
Manga · 2017 · 25 ch
Blissful LandTenju no KuniManga · 2017 · 25 ch3.6Khang Zhipa is a 13-year-old doctor’s apprentice living in a mountain village in 18th-century Tibet. One day, when he gets back from collecting medicinal herbs, he finds a bride-to-be and her wedding party will be resting at his home for…
3.6The Water Dragon's Bride
Manga · 2015 · 45 ch
The Water Dragon's BrideSuijin no HanayomeManga · 2015 · 45 ch3.6In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she meets a water dragon god! A young boy named Subaru comes to Asahi's aid, but…
3.6+Anima
Manga · 1999 · 59 ch
+AnimaManga · 1999 · 59 ch3.6Beings who possess animal-like powers walk among humans in this alternate universe. These mysterious mutants, the +Anima, are shunned by society. Four outcasts in particular--Cooro, a boy with crow-like powers; Husky, a fish-boy; Senri, a…
3.6The Promised Neverland: Special Side Story - The First Shot
One-shot · 2020 · 1 ch
The Promised Neverland: Special Side Story - The First ShotYakusoku no Neverland: Tokubetsu Bangai-hen - Hajimari no IsshiOne-shot · 2020 · 1 ch3.6A one-shot focusing on Ray released to commemorate the release of the last volume of the manga.
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3.5The Drifting Classroom
Manga · 1972 · 44 ch
The Drifting ClassroomHyouryuu KyoushitsuManga · 1972 · 44 ch3.5Out of nowhere, an entire school vanishes, leaving nothing but a hole in the ground. While parents mourn and authorities investigate, the students and teachers find themselves not dead but stranded in a terrifying wasteland where they must…