Manga for Teens

A handpicked list of Japanese comic books and graphic novel for teens.
Updated September 19, 2022
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Yotsuba&! 1
Azuma, Kiyohiko.
Presents the story of the new kid in town - little Yotsuba, a green-haired and wide-eyed girl who doesn't have a clue... about anything With no knowledge of the world around her, and an unnatural fear of air conditioners, Yotsuba has her new neighbors' heads spinning. This book is written by Kyohiko...
Yona of the dawn 1
Kusanagi, Mizuho, 1979-
A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom... Now she must rise and fight for her throne! Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent...
Sword art online aincrad (manga) 1
Kawahara, Reki
In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse...
A silent voice
O ima, Yoshitoki
LEARNING TO LISTEN Shoya is a bully. When Shoko, a girl who can't hear, enters his elementary school class, she becomes their favorite target, and Shoya and his friends goad each other into devising new tortures for her. But the children's cruelty goes too far. Shoko is forced to leave the...
Seraph of the end 1-16 Vampire reign
Kagami, Takaya, 1979-
In a post-apocalyptic world of vampires vs. humans, Yuichiro brings vengeance upon his vampire overlords! After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing--to get revenge by killing...
Rurouni Kenshin Vol 1 Meiji swordsman romantic story
Watsuki, Nobuhiro.
The battle to decide the fate of Meiji-era swordsmanship has begun! Action, romance, and historical intrigue help make Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin, the tale of a wandering swordsman set against the backdrop of the Meiji Restoration, one of the most popular Shonen...
Pretty guardian Sailor Moon Vol 1
Takeuchi, Naoko.
This is the one manga fans have demanded for years: Sailor Moon returns to American with new covers and an all-new translation! Usagi Tsukino is a normal girl until she meets up with Luna, a talking cat who tells her that she is Sailor Moon. As Sailor...
Orange : the complete collection. 1
Takano, Ichigo
EISNER-NOMINATED SERIES A Plea From the Future On the day that Naho begins 11th grade, she recieves a letter from herself ten years in the future. At first, she writes it off as a prank, but as the letter's predictions come true one by one Naho realizes that the letter might be the...
Noragami stray god
Adachi, Toka.
DIVINE INTERVENTION FOR SALE Yato is a homeless god. He doesn't even have a shrine, not to mention worshippers! So to achieve his ambitious goals, he's set up a service to help those in need (for a small fee), hoping he'll eventually raise enough money to build himself the lavish...
One-Punch man
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Life gets pretty boring when you can beat the snot out of any villain with just one punch. Nothing about Saitama passes the eyeball test when it comes to superheroes, from his lifeless expression to his bald head to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking guy has...
Magi the labyrinth of magic
O?taka, Shinobu.
An epic dungeon-busting adventure inspired by One Thousand and One Nights! Deep within the desert lie the mysterious Dungeons, vast stores of riches there for the taking by anyone lucky enough to find them and brave enough to venture into the depths from where few have ever...
My love story!!
Kawahara, Kazune.
Takeo Goda is a GIANT guy with a GIANT heart. Too bad the girls don't want him! (They want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser...
My hero academia Vol 1 Izuku Midoriya origin
Horikoshi, Ko?hei, 1986-
Midoriya inherits the superpower of the world's greatest hero, but greatness won't come easy. What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called "Quirks"? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean...
Library wars love & war
Yumi, Kiiro.
A New York Times best seller and librarian favorite that will appeal to shojo and non-shojo fans alike! In the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their collections, and with the help of local...
Kuroko's basketball 1 & 2
Fujimaki, Tadatoshi, 1982-
Seirin High's greatest basketball superstar was the one no one literally saw coming--the invisible Kuroko! Tetsuya Kuroko doesn't stand out much. In fact, he's so plain that people hardly ever notice when he's around. Though he's just as unremarkable on the basketball court, that...
Fruits basket Vol 1
Takaya, Natsuki, 1973-
A family with an ancient curse... And the girl who will change their lives forever... Tohru Honda was an orphan with no place to go until the mysterious Sohma family offered her a place to call home. Now her ordinary high school life is turned upside down as she's introduced to the Sohma's world of...
Kimi ni todoke = From me to you Vol 1-25
Shiina, Karuho.
Sawako Kuronuma is the perfect heroine...for a horror movie. With her jet-black hair, sinister smile and silent demeanour, she's often mistaken for Sadako, the haunting character from Ringu. Unbeknownst to but a few, behind her scary façade is a very misunderstood teenager. Shy and pure of heart,...
Emma
Mori, Kaoru, 1978-
Deadman wonderland
Kataoka, Jinsei.
A post-apocalyptic story of survival in a surreal prison built in the ruins of Tokyo. Framed for the brutal murders of his classmates by the mysterious Red Man, middle school student Ganta Igarashi finds himself sentenced to death and sent to the bizarre and fatal theme park...
Claymore Vol 1 Silver eyed slayer
Yagi, Norihiro.
A New York Times best selling, multi-arc, character-driven story with great battles and strong-willed females that will appeal to males and females alike. In a world where monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, humanity's only hope is a new breed of...
Death Note Vol 1 Boredom
O?ba, Tsugumi.
When Light Yagami finds a notebook giving him power over death, will he use it for good--or evil? Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects--and he's bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue...
Cardcaptor Sakura Vol 1 of 6
CLAMP (Mangaka group).
Once upon a night, an English sorcerer mixed Western wizardry with Eastern enchantments to create a magical deck of cards. These cards were hidden inside an old book for decades. Then one fateful day, a girl named Sakura Kinomoto discovered the book in her father's library. This work is presented in...
Bride's story
Mori, Kaoru, 1978-
Acclaimed creator Kaoru Mori (Emma, Shirley) brings the nineteenth-century Silk Road to lavish life, chronicling the story of Amir Halgal, a young woman from a nomadic tribe betrothed to a twelve-year-old boy eight years her junior. Coping with cultural differences, blossoming feelings for...
Blue exorcist 1
Kato?, Kazue, 1980-
Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth - the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin's veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious...
Assassination classroom 1 Time for assassination
Matsui, Yu?sei, 1981-
When the misfits of Class 3-E get stuck with a smiley-faced, octopus-tentacled schoolteacher with bizarre superpowers, they discover they have a lot to learn... When the misfits of Class 3-E get stuck with a smiley-faced, octopus-tentacled schoolteacher with bizarre superpowers,...
Black butler 01
Toboso, Yana, 1984-
Just a stone's throw from London lies the manor house of the illustrious Phantomhive earldom, its master one Ciel Phantomhive. Earl Phantomhive is a giant in the world of commerce, Queen Victoria's faithful servant . . . and a slip of a twelve-year old boy. Fortunately, his loyal butler, Sebastian,...
Ajin : demi-human
Sakurai, Gamon
High school student Kei Nagai is killed in a traffic accident, but immediately revives to learn that he may not be a human after all. Instead, he may be a Demi-Human, a mysterious and almost immortal being blessed with amazing super-human abilities. Scared, he runs away and is aided in his escape by...

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