Best writing manga
91 manga about writing, 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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4.0The Flowers of Evil
Manga · 2009 · 58 ch
The Flowers of EvilAku no HanaManga · 2009 · 58 ch4.0The story opens as middle school student Takao Kasuga receives an F on a math test. But he doesn't even seem to notice because he's too engrossed in surreptitiously reading Beaudelaire's The Flowers of Evil. And the day goes downhill from…
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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…
4.0Bakuman。
Manga · 2008 · 176 ch
Bakuman。Bakuman.Manga · 2008 · 176 ch4.0Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in…
3.4Domestic Girlfriend
Manga · 2014 · 299 ch
Domestic GirlfriendDomestic na KanojoManga · 2014 · 299 ch3.4High schooler Natsuo is hopelessly in love with his cheerful and popular teacher, Hina. However, one day at a mixer, he meets a moody girl by the name of Rui and ends up sleeping with her. Soon after, his father announces that he's getting…
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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…
4.0Erased
Manga · 2012 · 49 ch
ErasedBoku dake ga Inai MachiManga · 2012 · 49 ch4.0Twenty-nine-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is floundering through life. Amid his daily drudgery, he finds himself in the grip of an incredible, inexplicable, and uncontrollable phenomenon that rewinds time, a condition that seems to only make…
4.0The Reason Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion
Manga · 2017 · 158 ch
The Reason Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's MansionGeunyeoga Gongjakjeoro Gaya Haetdeon SajeongManga · 2017 · 158 ch4.0Eunha Park was just a regular girl desperate to get into college, but when she finally does, her elation is cut short as she's pushed off a roof—only to wake up as Raeliana McMillan, a character from a novel whose death serves as the…
4.0Maybe Meant to Be
Manga · 2022 · 132 ch
Maybe Meant to BeEojjeodaboni CheonsaengyeonbunManga · 2022 · 132 ch4.0Jia Han, a 32-year-old freelancer with no work, is tired of her parents nagging her to get married and finally move out. When she runs into her childhood friend, Mincheol Jin, who is also feeling the same pressure from his parents, she…
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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…
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3.3HIDEOUT
Manga · 2010 · 9 ch
HIDEOUTManga · 2010 · 9 ch3.3The cave beckons. Deep in the rainforest of a southern resort island, where bones of forgotten soldiers abound, another corpse is nothing special. A young couple grieves the death of their young son, but the husband sets out in search of a…
3.9Seaside Stranger: Umibe no Étranger
Manga · 2013 · 4 ch
Seaside Stranger: Umibe no ÉtrangerUmibe no ÉtrangerManga · 2013 · 4 ch3.9"There's nothing wrong with liking another guy." To be in the arms of the person I love... I thought that was an unobtainable dream......... On an island off the coast of Okinawa, two young men meet on a beach. Shun Hashimoto is gay and…
3.7Operation: True Love
Manga · 2022
Operation: True LoveJakjeonmyeong SunjeongManga · 20223.7It’s hard dating someone who won’t give you the time of day. Su-Ae Sim knows that better than anyone, having dated her indifferent boyfriend, Min-U Kang, for years. She sometimes wishes she could be more like her charismatic stepsister…Highest rated
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…Mature
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…Mature
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…
4.3Ikoku 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…Mature
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…
4.3Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 2
Light Novel · 2015 · 105 ch
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 2Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 2-bu - Shinden no Miko MinaraiLight Novel · 2015 · 105 ch4.3Part 2 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . With her baptism ceremony complete, Myne begins work in the temple as an apprentice shrine maiden. Awaiting within is what she always wanted: a room full of books! But her new life isn't quite the dream she…
4.3Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 3
Light Novel · 2016 · 117 ch
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 3Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 3-bu - Ryoushu no YoujoLight Novel · 2016 · 117 ch4.3Part 3 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . Following a disastrous encounter with a noble, Myne finally resolves to say goodbye to her family and friends in the lower city, changing her name to “Rozemyne” and beginning her new life as the adopted…
4.3Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1
Light Novel · 2015 · 85 ch
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 1-bu - Heishi no MusumeLight Novel · 2015 · 85 ch4.3Part 1 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . A certain college girl who's loved books ever since she was a little girl dies in an accident and is reborn in another world she knows nothing about. She is now Myne, the sickly five-year-old daughter of a…
4.2Magus of the Library
Manga · 2017
Magus of the LibraryToshokan no DaimajutsushiManga · 20174.2A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading, Magus of the Library is a beautifully-drawn, spirited fantasy adventure, like a Fullmetal Alchemist for all ages! In the small village of Amun…
4.2Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey
Manga · 2011 · 34 ch
Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's JourneyKakukaku ShikajikaManga · 2011 · 34 ch4.2High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all…
4.2Violet Evergarden
Light Novel · 2015 · 13 ch
Violet EvergardenLight Novel · 2015 · 13 ch4.2Auto Memories Doll. It's already been a long time since that name was first popularized. It's a machine that Dr. Orlando created that talks in a natural voice. At first, he only made it to help out his loving wife, but before long they…
4.1Seaside Stranger: Harukaze no Étranger
Manga · 2014
Seaside Stranger: Harukaze no ÉtrangerHarukaze no ÉtrangerManga · 20144.1Shun and Mio connected on their small island near Okinawa, leading to a friendship and eventual romance. But Shun’s quiet home by the seaside started with pain–he left his hometown after his parents disowned him for being gay. That…
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4.1Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
Light Novel · 2016
Wandering Witch: The Journey of ElainaMajo no TabitabiLight Novel · 20164.1Once upon a time, there was a witch named Elaina, who set off on a journey across the world. Along the way, she would meet all kinds of people, from a country full of witches to a giant in love with his own muscles—but with each meeting…
4.1Too Many Losing Heroines!
Light Novel · 2021
Too Many Losing Heroines!Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!Light Novel · 20214.1Plain, boring, and friendless Nukumizu Kazuhiko has witnessed something completely baffling: popular girl Yanami Anna was friend-zoned by her childhood friend and crush! In fact, all the popular girls around him are getting similarly… 4.0The Flowers of Evil
Manga · 2009 · 58 ch
The Flowers of EvilAku no HanaManga · 2009 · 58 ch4.0The story opens as middle school student Takao Kasuga receives an F on a math test. But he doesn't even seem to notice because he's too engrossed in surreptitiously reading Beaudelaire's The Flowers of Evil. And the day goes downhill from… 4.0Bakuman。
Manga · 2008 · 176 ch
Bakuman。Bakuman.Manga · 2008 · 176 ch4.0Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in… 4.0The Reason Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion
Manga · 2017 · 158 ch
The Reason Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's MansionGeunyeoga Gongjakjeoro Gaya Haetdeon SajeongManga · 2017 · 158 ch4.0Eunha Park was just a regular girl desperate to get into college, but when she finally does, her elation is cut short as she's pushed off a roof—only to wake up as Raeliana McMillan, a character from a novel whose death serves as the…
4.0Soulmate
Manga · 2020 · 41 ch
SoulmateManga · 2020 · 41 ch4.0Qi went to sleep embraced by her girlfriend, Yuanzi. However, when she opened her eyes she realized that she had been transported 10 years back to the past, back when she was still in high school. While she sees this as an opportunity to…
4.0Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!
Manga · 2018
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!30-sai made Doutei da to Mahou Tsukai ni Nareru RashiiManga · 20184.0Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, has developed the power to read people's minds by touching them. After a brush with his very handsome colleague, Adachi realizes the guy has a raging crush on none other than Adachi himself! (Source…
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4.0Murderous Lewellyn’s Candlelit Dinner
Manga · 2020 · 90 ch
Murderous Lewellyn’s Candlelit DinnerSarinma Lewellyn-ssi-ui Nangmanjeogin JeongchanManga · 2020 · 90 ch4.0Life on rough, rundown Ira Street isn’t easy at the best of times, but a recent string of murders has left the residents traumatized. Not Shavonne, though. He’s too busy trying to get by to worry about some murderer. However, that all… 4.0Erased
Manga · 2012 · 49 ch
ErasedBoku dake ga Inai MachiManga · 2012 · 49 ch4.0Twenty-nine-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is floundering through life. Amid his daily drudgery, he finds himself in the grip of an incredible, inexplicable, and uncontrollable phenomenon that rewinds time, a condition that seems to only make…
4.0A Sister's All You Need.
Light Novel · 2015 · 206 ch
A Sister's All You Need.Imouto sae Ireba Ii.Light Novel · 2015 · 206 ch4.0Itsuki Hashima is a novelist who's hopelessly enamored with the idea of little sisters and is constantly surrounded by colorful characters. A world class genius and love-guru who's beauty almost seems a waste on her. A girl who's…
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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…
4.0Sleeping on Paper Boats
Manga · 2023 · 18 ch
Sleeping on Paper BoatsKami no Fune de NemuruManga · 2023 · 18 ch4.0Kei Kitahara, a visionary screenwriter who has taken postwar Japan by storm, has made the difficult decision to lay down his pen for good after he realizes the people he's been basing his characters on have all met unfortunate ends. He… 4.0Maybe Meant to Be
Manga · 2022 · 132 ch
Maybe Meant to BeEojjeodaboni CheonsaengyeonbunManga · 2022 · 132 ch4.0Jia Han, a 32-year-old freelancer with no work, is tired of her parents nagging her to get married and finally move out. When she runs into her childhood friend, Mincheol Jin, who is also feeling the same pressure from his parents, she…
4.0Wandering Son
Manga · 2002 · 123 ch
Wandering SonHourou MusukoManga · 2002 · 123 ch4.0Fifth grade friends Shuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki have happy homes, loving families, and are well-liked by their classmates. But they share a secret that further complicates a time of life that is awkward for anyone: Shuichi is a…
4.0Goodbye, My Rose Garden
Manga · 2018 · 18 ch
Goodbye, My Rose GardenSayonara Rose GardenManga · 2018 · 18 ch4.0England, the early 1900s. Alice, a young noblewoman, has a Japanese maid named Hanako working in her household. The two have a fairly typical relationship…until the day Alice begs Hanako to kill her. As Hanako tries to figure out why her…
4.0Robber X Lover
Manga · 2019 · 105 ch
Robber X LoverUleongkangdoManga · 2019 · 105 ch4.0Ji Ho’s week has been, to put it simply, quite eventful. He’s still getting used to being back in university after a leave of absence, he manages to snag a killer offer for a place to rent in downtown Seoul, and on his first day in the new…
4.0Ring My Bell
Manga · 2019 · 66 ch
Ring My BellUrijibe Nolleowa!Manga · 2019 · 66 ch4.0Hell yeah! A major publisher wants Mai Sohn to write a webcomic on relationships. But she’s struck with heartbreak as her girlfriend abruptly dumps her. It’s hard writing about relationships without being in one, so she needs to find the…
4.0Winter Woods
Manga · 2014 · 128 ch
Winter WoodsManga · 2014 · 128 ch4.0A few thousand years have passed since an alchemist created Winter. Winter begins living with Jane, a writer, in exchange for telling her his story. From their interactions, Winter begins to learn the meaning of being human, and without…
4.0Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji - Kazuya Arc
Manga · 2009 · 100 ch
Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji - Kazuya ArcTobaku Datenroku Kaiji: Kazuya-henManga · 2009 · 100 ch4.0A direct sequel to Tobaku Datenroku Kaiji, picking up immediately after Part 3 ends. After his tremendous victory in 2-Player Mahjong against the villainous President, Muraoka Takashi, Kaiji is being driven home by Kazuya, the son of…
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4.0The Dragon's Betrothed
Manga · 2016
The Dragon's BetrothedKamisama no UrokoManga · 20164.0Being called "Sensei" all the time and having to act worthy of it was too heavy a burden to bear, so I fled to my home town. But amidst the nostalgic scenery, a mysterious man appeared before me... Rin, the water dragon god to whom Chiharu…
3.9That's My Atypical Girl
Manga · 2018 · 123 ch
That's My Atypical GirlAsper KanojoManga · 2018 · 123 ch3.9Yokoi is a manga artist who spends his nights delivering newspapers just to make rent, since his original works just don’t seem to sell. Suddenly, one day he gets a visit from Saito-san, a self-proclaimed fan of Yokoi’s work who made the…
3.9Witch of Mine
Manga · 2016 · 63 ch
Witch of MineNaui ManyeoManga · 2016 · 63 ch3.9In these times, if you're too good or bad at something or simply too beautiful, you're called a witch. But there also exist magical beings called witches, who have the power to travel through both time and different dimensions, and…
3.9Ascendance of a Bookworm ~I'll do anything to become a librarian!~ Part 3 Let's spread books through the duchy!
Manga · 2018
Ascendance of a Bookworm ~I'll do anything to become a librarian!~ Part 3 Let's spread books through the duchy!Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen Dai 3-bu - Ryouchi ni Hon wo Hirogeyou!Manga · 20183.9Manga adaptation of Part 3 of Honzuki no Gekokujou . To protect those she cares about from danger, Myne abandons the life she knows to become Rozemyne, the archduke’s mana-rich adopted daughter. But her passion for books hasn’t changed…
3.9Haikei, Arishi Hi ni Saku Hanatachi e
Manga · 2024
Haikei, Arishi Hi ni Saku Hanatachi eManga · 20243.9Kasumi, a serious girl who has just started at an all-girls school, discovers a letter tucked into an old book she found in the library. The letter's writer yearns to have a special relationship with another girl, like how it was described…