What is Shounen manga?
Media targeting boys roughly 8-18
Random Shounen Manga You might like
BORUTO: Naruto Next Generations
(Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
7.01
Description:
Naruto was a young shinobi with an incorrigible knack for mischief. He achieved his dream to become the greatest ninja in the village and his face sits atop the Hokage monument. But this is not his story... A new generation of ninja are ready to take the stage, led by Naruto's own son, Boruto! (Source: VIZ Media) Type
manga
Volumes
20
Chapters
81
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2016-05-09
Fairy Tail Gaiden: Road Knight
8.24
Description:
Mash, a nefarious criminal, manages to break out of a secure prison, and Gajeel is suspected as his accomplice! Furthermore, Gajeel has been missing from the guild for three whole days. Determined to get an explanation for his alleged actions, Levy sets out on a quest to find him. Little does she know that the reasons for his absence lie deep in his past, and are connected to a malicious plot conceived by Gajeel's "friend." Type
manga
Volumes
1
Chapters
18
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2015-11-18
Gintama
(Gin Tama)
8.25
Description:
The samurai didn't stand a chance. First, the aliens invaded Japan. Next, they took all the jobs. And then they confiscated everyone's swords. So what does a hotheaded former samurai like Sakata "Gin" Gintoki do to make ends meet? Take any odd job that comes his way, even if it means losing his dignity. (Source: VIZ Media) Included one-shots: Volume 1: Dandelion Volume 2: Shirokuro Volume 24: 13 Volume 38: Bankara-san ga Tooru Volume 41: Special Lesson. Type
manga
Volumes
77
Chapters
709
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2003-12-08
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable
(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4: Diamond is Unbreakable)
8.26
Description:
The coastal town of Morioh is plagued by the "Bow and Arrow," an ancient artifact which manifests latent stand abilities in criminals and ordinary folk alike. At the same time as they are dealing with the huge influx of stand users—both good and bad—in Morioh, high schooler Jousuke Higashikata and his friends are searching for the culprit of a series of homicides. (Source: Kokko) Type
manga
Volumes
18
Chapters
174
Status
finished
Started
1992-04-21
Blue Lock
8.28
Description:
After failing to win the World Cup, there's unrest in the Japanese Soccer community. Many of the older patrons of the sport aren't too disturbed by the lack of trophies, but newcomer Anri Teiri is furious – and she's determined to fix what she sees as the problem with Japanese players. To that end she hires maverick trainer Jinpachi Ego, who devises a strange yet rigorous plan: he takes the three hundred best young soccer players in the country, sends them to a state-of-the-art training facility, and whittles them down until he has the absolute best striker in the nation. Yoichi Isagi is one of the boys chosen for the camp. He may be number 299 out of 300, but nothing – and no one – is going to stand in his way of coming out on top. (Source: Anime News Network) Type
manga
Status
current
Started
2018-08-01
5-toubun no Hanayome
(The Quintessential Quintuplets)
7.89
Description:
Fuutarou Uesugi is a poor, antisocial ace student who one day meets the rich transfer student Itsuki Nakano. They argue but when Uesugi realizes he is to be her tutor, he tries to get on better terms. While trying to do so he meets four other girls. Type
manga
Volumes
14
Chapters
122
Rating
Status
finished
Started
2017-08-09
Owari no Seraph
(Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign)
7.83
Description:
One day, a mysterious virus appeared on Earth which killed every infected human over the age of 13. At the same time, vampires emerged from the world's dark recesses and enslaved mankind. Enter Hyakuya Yuuichirou, a young boy, who along with the rest of the children from his orphanage, are treated as livestock by the vampires. Even in captivity, Yuuichirou dreams big. He dreams of killing vampires. He dreams of killing them all. (Source: Population Go) Type
manga
Volumes
0
Status
current
Started
2012-09-03
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan
(Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story)
8.25
Description:
The story of Rurouni Kenshin takes place during the early Meiji period in Japan. It tells the story of a peaceful wanderer named Himura Kenshin, formerly known as the assassin Hitokiri Battōsai. After participating during the Bakumatsu war, Kenshin wanders the countryside of Japan offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed as an assassin. When arriving in Tokyo, he meets a young woman named Kamiya Kaoru, who was in the middle of a fight with a murderer who claims to be the Hitokiri Battōsai from her swordmanship school. Kenshin decides to help her and defeats the fake Battōsai. After discovering that Kenshin is the real Battōsai, she offers him a place stay at her dojo as she notes Kenshin is a gentle person instead. Kenshin accepts and begins to establish lifelong relationships with many people, including ex-enemies, while dealing with his fair share of enemies, new and old. (Wikipedia) Also includes the one-shot: Crescent Moon Over A Country At War (Vol.6) Type
manga
Volumes
28
Chapters
259
Status
finished
Started
1994-04-05
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood
(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 1: Phantom Blood)
7.38
Description:
Jonathan Joestar, a young wealthy son living in Victorian England, has his life destroyed by a recently orphaned Dio Brando, who was taken in by Jonathan's father. Dio, who plots to drive Jonathan to insanity and inherit the Joestar fortune, becomes an unstoppable vampire that Jonathan must fight. Type
manga
Volumes
5
Chapters
44
Status
finished
Started
1987-01-01
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion
(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 8: JoJolion)
8.26
Description:
The story begins in 2011 and follows Josuke Higashikata, a young man afflicted by retrograde amnesia, in his search to uncover his identity in Morioh Town, a Japanese coastal town affected by the Tohoku earthquake. However, his digging pulls him and his adoptive family into the unfinished business between his previous life and an impending inhuman threat. (Source: JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia) Type
manga
Volumes
27
Chapters
110
Status
finished
Started
2011-05-19
Kaijuu 8-gou
(Kaiju No. 8)
7.87
Description:
A man, unhappy with the work he has had to do in life, is involved in an unexpected event ...! He becomes a Kaijuu, a monstrous creature, giving him a new chance to achieve what he always dreamed of! (Source: MangaPlus) Type
manga
Volumes
16
Chapters
129
Status
finished
Started
2020-07-02
Fire Punch
(Fire Punch)
7.72
Description:
In the not-too-distant past, the Ice Witch blanketed the world in snow, starvation and madness, leading the inhabitants to seek their salvation in fire. With that, an unusual destiny unfolds for two young orphans, Agni and Luna, blessed with the ability to regenerate. But will this ability prove to be more of a curse than a blessing?(Source: VIZ Media) Type
manga
Volumes
8
Chapters
83
Status
finished
Started
2016-04-18
Kanojo, Okarishimasu
(Rent-A-Girlfriend)
6.86
Description:
Kinoshita Kazuya is a regular college student who was just dumped by his girlfriend for another guy. Feeling down in the dumps, he decides to use an app called Diamond to hire Mizuhara Chizuru, a rental girlfriend, to make himself feel better. From their first meeting, she seems to be the perfect girl for him, but is there more to her than meets the eye? And how will their not quite typical relationship develop? (Source: MU) Type
manga
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2017-07-12
Domestic na Kanojo
(Domestic Girlfriend)
7.12
Description:
High 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 remarried to a woman with two daughters of her own. And who shows up in tow, other than both Hina and Rui?! Natsuo's outrageous new life starts now! (Source: Kodansha Comics) Type
manga
Volumes
28
Chapters
276
Rating
Status
finished
Started
2014-04-23
Enen no Shouboutai
(Fire Force)
7.71
Description:
Terror has paralyzed the clockwork metropolis of Tokyo! Possessed by demons, people have begun to burst into flame, leading to the establishment of a special firefighting team: the Fire Force, ready to roll on a moment's notice to fight spontaneous combustion anywhere it might break out. The team is about to get a very unique addition: Shinra, a boy who possesses the unique power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous "devil's footprints" (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can the Fire Force discover the source of this strange phenomenon and put a stop to it? Or will the city burn to ashes first? (Source: Kodansha USA) Note: Includes the prologue and two epilogue chapters. Type
manga
Volumes
34
Chapters
305
Status
finished
Started
2015-09-23
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo
(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo)
8.19
Description:
Golden Wind is the fifth story arc in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. It stars Giorno Giovana. Giorno is determined to rise to the top of organized crime and become a head gangster in order to help people and make the world a better place. So he joins Passione, an organized crime group that employs many Stand users... (Source: Wikipedia) Type
manga
Volumes
17
Chapters
155
Status
finished
Started
1995-11-28
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency
(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 2: Battle Tendency)
8.15
Description:
The second JJBA series takes place in the 1930s, and follows the misadventures of Joseph Joestar, the grandson of Jonathan Joestar, as he fights vampires and ancient super beings with some help from a cybernetically-enhanced Nazi and an Italian man he has a lot in common with. (Source: Wikipedia) Type
manga
Volumes
7
Chapters
69
Status
finished
Started
1988-01-01
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san
(Teasing Master Takagi-san)
8.15
Description:
Middle schooler Nishikata has had it with his classmate Takagi – the chronic teaser who sits nearby. Day in and day out, she comes after him with every sort of trick or prank. Even when he tries to get her back, she's always one step ahead. But rest assured, it's only the beginning. He's not about to give up that easily in this battle of cunning and youth! (Source: Yen Press) Note: Includes 13 extra chapters Type
manga
Volumes
20
Chapters
190
Status
finished
Started
2012-06-12
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders
(JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders)
8.14
Description:
In a Japanese jail sits 17-year-old Jotaro Kujo: punk, fighter, delinquent...and possessed by a force beyond his control! Around the world, evil spirits are awakening: "Stands," monstrous invisible creatures which give their bearers incredible powers. To save his mother's life, Jotaro must tame his dark forces and travel around the world to Cairo, Egypt, where a hundred-year-old vampire thirsts for the blood of his family. But the road is long, and an army of evil Stand Users waits to kill JoJo and his friends... (Source: Viz) Type
manga
Volumes
16
Chapters
152
Status
finished
Started
1989-03-20
Hajime no Ippo
8.27
Description:
Makunouchi 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 bullying, Ippo is saved by Takamura Mamoru, who happens to be a boxer. Ippo faints from his injuries and is brought to Takamura boxing gym to recover. As he regains consciousness, he is awed and amazed at his new surroundings in the gym, though lacks confidence to attempt anything. Takamura places a photo of Ippo’s classmate on a punching bag and forces him to punch it. It is only then that Ippo feels something stir inside him and eventually asks Takamura to train him in boxing. Thinking that Ippo does not have what it takes, Takamura gives him a task deemed impossible and gives him a one week time limit. With a sudden desire to get stronger, for himself and his hard working mother, Ippo trains relentlessly to accomplish the task within the time limit. Thus Ippo’s journey to the top of the boxing world begins. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Type
manga
Volumes
0
Status
current
Started
1989-09-27