What is Thriller manga?

The thriller is a genre of fiction in which tough, resourceful, but essentially ordinary heroes are pitted against villains determined to destroy them, their country, or the stability of the free world. The hero of a typical thriller faces danger alone or in the company of a small band of companions. The protagonist may be a law enforcement agent, a journalist, or a soldier, but typically he or she is cut off from the resources of "their" organization. More often the hero is an ordinary citizen drawn into danger and intrigue by circumstances beyond their control. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Konya wa Tsuki ga Kirei desu ga, Toriaezu Shine

(Can You Just Die, My Darling?)

6.82

Description:

Love filled with murderous intent— When Kamishiro Taku met his unrequited love Hanazono Mika, he saw a vision where he tried to murder her by stabbing her throat with an umbrella. In a harsh and cruel world he lives in, will his defiance bring him hope or despair? (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

10

Chapters

35

Status

finished

Started

2015-04-20

Dogs: Bullets & Carnage

7.94

Description:

Sometime in the future, somewhere in Europe, a city has many levels of underground, secret, dangerous levels that have answers to the past. Mihai is a retired assassin who has returned home to settle a vendetta and start a new life as a restaurant owner. Haine was genetically experimented on as a child, which led to him possessing dog-like attributes. Badou is his clumsy chain smoking partner who becomes deranged when denied cigarettes. Naoto was orphaned as a child and has amnesia was trained to wield the sword. Their pasts are somehow connected to the secret underground and the organization that controls it. (Source: ANN) Included one-shot: Volume 2: Dogs: Hardcore Twins
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Status

current

Started

2005-06-18

Hoshi no Koe

(Voices of a Distant Star)

7.72

Description:

To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old. How can the love of two people, torn apart by war, survive? (Source: Tokyopop)
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

10

Status

finished

Started

2004-02-01

Saikyou Densetsu Kurosawa

8.08

Description:

44 years old, single, working in a construction company for his entire life. All Kurosawa wants is a little respect from his co-workers. And a little popularity won't hurt. Unfortunately Kurosawa's plans fail miserably from time to time and one day, he finds himself right in the middle of a fight against...delinquent middle schoolers?
Type

manga

Volumes

11

Chapters

90

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2003-01-01

Shigurui

(Crazy for Death)

7.85

Description:

The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken, against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament. (Source: Wikipedia)
Type

manga

Volumes

15

Chapters

84

Rating

Horror

Status

finished

Started

2003-06-19

Dance in the Vampire Bund

7.6

Description:

After millennia in hiding, Mina Tepes, the Princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change. Using the vast wealth of the Tepes line, she has paid off the entire gross national debt of Japan and in so doing, gained the authority to create a "special district" off the coast of Japan that is to become the future haven to vampires the world over! Now, on the eve of the landmark press conference announcing the existence of vampires to the world, terrorists and rival factions are plotting to assassinate Mina Tepes before she has a chance to make her world-changing announcement. (Source: Seven Seas)
Type

manga

Volumes

14

Chapters

82

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2005-12-05

Summertime Render

(Summer Time Rendering)

8.01

Description:

Upon hearing of Ushio's death, Shinpei returns to his hometown of Wakayama City on Hitogashima and reunites with his childhood friend's family. The funeral goes smoothly, but under the surface something strange is brewing on the island. What mysteries await him on this secluded summer island? (Source: Manga Plus)
Type

manga

Volumes

13

Chapters

139

Status

finished

Started

2017-10-23

Sekai no Owari to Yoakemae

(Before Dawn and the End of The World)

7.58

Description:

A collection of short stories by Inio Asano.
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Chapters

11

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2005-06-18

Usogui

(The Lie Eater)

8.17

Description:

There are gamblers out there who even bet their lives as ante. But to secure the integrity of these life-threatening gambles, a violent and powerful organization by the name of "Kagerou" referees these games as a neutral party. Follow Bak Madarame a.k.a. Usogui (The Lie Eater) as he gambles against maniacal opponents at games—such as Escape the Abandoned Building, Old Maid, and Hangman—to ultimately "out-gamble" and control the neutral organization of Kagerou itself. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

49

Chapters

541

Status

finished

Started

2006-05-11

Witch Craft Works

7.26

Description:

Takamiya Honoka is a regular student whose only problem seems to be that he sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the school's #1 beauty. They have never spoken to each other before and any small interaction between them immediately results in her fanclub beating him. Yet when a falling part of the school's building is about to send him to the afterlife, it's Kagari that comes to his rescue. Only... she's dressed as a witch, carrying him in her arms and floating on a broom?! Kagari tells him it is her mission to protect him and that now she can finally protect him openly rather than undercover. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

17

Chapters

119

Status

finished

Started

2010-03-05

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin

8.03

Description:

Six minors (16 or 17 years) answering to the nicknames of Joe, Mario, Suppon, Baremoto, Biceps and Cauliflower are put into a reformatory for offences such as aggravated assault, swindle, flight, etc. Their stay in hell begins immediately. Accomodated by a doctor paedophile, they are placed under the monitoring of a despotic and brutal crew. Companions of cell of certain Sakuragi (called Anchan), the tension flares up between the band of buddies and their new "friend". A brawl breaks out and our six prisoners are done rossés by mysterious young man thanks to his boxing talent. The story will not only follow the lives of these seven characters surviving in their hellish environment, but also their disillusions due to the rejection by the outside world and by their close relations. This is about the extraodinary and invincible friendships between these young men. (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

22

Chapters

235

Status

finished

Started

2003-04-05

Saint☆Oniisan

(Saint Young Men)

7.78

Description:

What if Jesus and Buddha were living on Earth in modern times? What if they shared an apartment in Japan? Saint Young Men is a humorous manga about the daily lives of Jesus and Buddha, with each chapter focusing on some element of modern life, such as Disneyland, rush hour on the train, Christmas, the public pool, carnivals, and more. (Source: Mangafox)
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Status

current

Started

2006-01-01

Tenjou Tenge

(Tenjho Tenge)

7.09

Description:

In one unusual Tokyo high school, education takes a backseat to brawling as warring clubs wreak havoc in the hallways and chaos in the classrooms, all vying to be the baddest team around! Although they often contribute their fair share, only a handful of students serve to stem the tide of violence in this untamed outpost. These are the few, the proud, the powerful: the members of the Juken Club! (Source: CMX)
Type

manga

Volumes

22

Chapters

136

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

1997-10-18

Your Throne

(Your Throne)

8.15

Description:

Tensions are brewing under the seemingly calm surface of the Vasilios Empire, a kingdom ruled by the Imperial Family and the Temple. Lady Medea Solon has lost her place next to Crown Prince Eros, but resolves to do whatever it will take to win back what's rightfully hers. Will she reclaim her throne? (Source: WEBTOONS)
Type

manhwa

Status

current

Started

2020-01-06

Historie

8

Description:

Historie takes place in ancient Greece and follows the life and childhood of Eumenes, who historically was the secretary and general to Alexander the Great. Historie includes characters such as Aristotle and King Philip II of Macedon and begins around 343 BC, which was a time of Macedonian expansion.
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Status

current

Started

2003-03-25

Green Blood

7.49

Description:

The end of the civil war signaled the start of the industrial revolution in the United States and immigrants from all over the world traveled to find their American dream. But what awaited the majority of them was poverty, discrimination and hopelessness. Manhattan, New York was full of immigrants flooding through the ports and the 6th district, Five Points, was considered at the time, the world’s worst slum. The mobsters corrupted the entire area, including the police by paying them off; Five Points was the mob’s territory and they were the law. But even in Five Points, where there seemed to be nothing but robbery, prostitution and murder, showed some signs of hope. Luke Burns was a honest and righteous teenager who realized that the mob was the cause of the harsh lifestyle and that joining the mobsters would not bring him the American dream. But his older brother, Brad Burns, had become the assassin to the biggest mob group of Five Points, the Grave Diggers, a secret he kept from Luke for his own protection. Brad was known as the Grim Reaper and his reputation preceded him as a ruthless and skilled killer. (Source: MangaHelpers)
Type

manga

Volumes

5

Chapters

49

Status

finished

Started

2011-06-13

My Home Hero

7.83

Description:

Tetsuo Tosu is a typical father whose biggest worries are his job and his rebellious daughter, Reika. That is, until he finds a bruise on her face. His worst fears come true when he finds out she has a secret boyfriend...and he's part of a crime ring that's using her to steal her grandparent's wealth. If that wasn't bad enough, the thug catches Tetsuo snooping around and threatens to kill Reika as soon as she gets home. Fueled by fatherly instincts, Tetsuo murders the man...only for his wife to walk in and witness what he's done. Now with a corpse to hide and a crime ring hot on his tail, Tetsuo must resort to his love of detective novels and his wits to stay one step ahead of a grim fate... (Source: Kodansha US)
Type

manga

Volumes

26

Chapters

224

Status

finished

Started

2017-05-29

Shinai naru Boku e Satsui wo Komete

(My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought)

8.18

Description:

Urashima Eiji, a college student, goes to sleep after a fun drinking night with his friends. When he wakes up, he discovers a beautiful girl next to him who treats him as if they are in a loving relationship. Later, Eiji finds out that 3 days have passed since he went out with his crew. What did he do during all that time and why does he have no memory of it? By confronting that reality, he will be caught in tragedy... (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

11

Chapters

98

Status

finished

Started

2018-05-07

Abara

6.6

Description:

Abara is set in a dystopian world, filled with large structures. The story revolves around creatures known as Gaunas, those who can shape bone like armor and weaponry around themselves by transforming. The transformation begins around the spine and then shapes layered armor. The story focuses on one such Gauna known as Kudou Denji, though he uses Itou Denji as a fake name earlier. (Source: Wikipedia) Included one-shot: Volume 2: Digimortal (two parts)
Type

manga

Volumes

2

Chapters

13

Status

finished

Started

2005-05-19

Sasameki Koto

(Whispered Words)

7.78

Description:

This manga is about two best friends: Sumika Murasame and Ushio Kazama. Ushio has a seemingly endless series of crushes on other girls—specifically, on cute girls. She's oblivious to the fact that her athletic, sarcastic and distinctly *un*cute friend Sumika is in love with her. When a couple of girls in their class realize their feelings and form a club just for girls who like girls, things to seem like they're beginning to improve...
Type

manga

Volumes

9

Chapters

55

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2007-01-27

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