What is Cyborg manga?

A cyborg is a cybernetic organism (i.e. an organism that has both artificial and natural systems). The term was coined in 1960 when Manfred Clynes and Nathan Kline used it in an article about the advantages of self-regulating human-machine systems in outer space. D. S. Halacy's Cyborg: Evolution of the Superman in 1965 featured an introduction which spoke of a "new frontier" that was "not merely space, but more profoundly the relationship between 'inner space' to 'outer space' -a bridge...between mind and matter." The cyborg is often seen today merely as an organism that has enhanced abilities due to technology, but this perhaps oversimplifies the category of feedback. Fictional cyborgs are portrayed as a synthesis of organic and synthetic parts, and frequently pose the question of difference between human and machine as one concerned with morality, free will, and empathy. Fictional cyborgs may be represented as visibly mechanical (e.g. the Cybermen in the Doctor Who franchise or The Borg from Star Trek); or as almost indistinguishable from humans (e.g. the "Human" Cylons from the re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica). The 1970s television series The Six Million Dollar Man featured one of the most famous fictional cyborgs. Cyborgs in fiction often play up a human contempt for over-dependence on technology, particularly when used for war, and when used in ways that seem to threaten free will. Cyborgs are also often portrayed with physical or mental abilities far exceeding a human counterpart (military forms may have inbuilt weapons, among other things). Real (as opposed to fictional) cyborgs are more frequently people who use cybernetic technology to repair or overcome the physical and mental constraints of their bodies. While cyborgs are commonly thought of as mammals, they can be any kind of organism. [Source: wiki]

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One Punch-Man

(One-Punch Man)

8.46

Description:

Everything about a young man named Saitama screams "AVERAGE,” from his lifeless expression, to his bald head, to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking fellow doesn't have your average problem... He's actually a superhero that's looking for tough opponents! The problem is, every time he finds a promising candidate he beats the snot out of them in one punch. Can Saitama finally find an evil villain strong enough to challenge him? Follow Saitama through his hilarious romps as he searches for new bad guys to challenge! (Source: Viz)
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Status

current

Started

2012-06-14

Gunnm

(Battle Angel Alita)

8.14

Description:

The people and cyborgs of the Scrap Yard live beneath the flying city of Tiphares, whose inhabitants dump their junk in the Scrap Yard and rules above it's inhabitants. One day doc Ido, a former Tipharean citizen, finds the intact head of young cyborg-girl in a vast pile of scrap. He takes her in and gives her a body and the name Alita. Alita then discovers since long forgotten fighting techniques hidden in her body and decides to become a hunter-warrior like Ido. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Volumes

9

Chapters

53

Status

finished

Started

1990-11-01

Gunnm: Last Order

(Battle Angel Alita: Last Order)

8.08

Description:

After being killed by the doll-bomb Alita is resurrected by Nova and given an even more powerful body. Then she finds herself in a devastated Tiphares, where a battle between Tiphareans with brain-chips and those without is raging. At the same time as the automatic security systems goes on a rampage killing anything that moves. Set in an alternate future where Alita is reconstructed by Desty Nova Alita is Lost in a future she doesn't Understand. For Alita everyone she loves is gone or have moved on. Alita starts on a quest to find Lou Alita starts on a journey That will change her future and make her come face to face with her past. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Volumes

19

Chapters

124

Status

finished

Started

2001-07-19

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex

(Boruto: Two Blue Vortex)

8

Description:

With everyone's memories having been altered, Boruto finds himself being hunted by his own village. After escaping with Sasuke, what future awaits Boruto...? (Source: MANGA Plus)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2023-08-20

Mahou Sensei Negima!

(Negima! Magister Negi Magi)

7.84

Description:

Negi Springfield, a 10-year-old wizard who recently graduated from Merdiana Magic Academy in Wales, hopes to achieve two things—to find his missing father, who was once known as the Thousand Master, and to become a Magister Magi, someone who helps the everyday world through magic. To reach his latter goal, he is assigned one last task: to teach English at a middle school in Japan. Much to his surprise and dismay, he not only discovers that his homeroom class consists of 31 girls, but also ends up revealing his true identity as a magician to Asuna Kagurazaka, one of his new students. Negi must now negotiate with the girl and face his most difficult challenge yet—to keep his identity a secret as he tackles magical threats both from within and outside of Mahora Academy, all the while keeping a watchful eye out for his lost father. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Type

manga

Volumes

38

Chapters

355

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2003-02-26

BORUTO: Naruto Next Generations

(Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)

7.03

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

Yuusen Shoujo: Plug-in Girl

6.92

Description:

Six years ago, Tsukihiko was caught in an assassination attempt on a little girl, Sami, when he attempted to be her shield. This incident nearly killed him and the girl together, but the little girl was the daughter of an extremely powerful family. With its vast amount of resources, the family was able to keep both Tsukihiko and Sami alive by recreating both of their bodies with cyborg technology. This has forced Sami to permanently rely on wired connection to her life sustaining computer. On the other hand, Tsukihiko has become a cyborg "Knight," sworn to protect Sami from harms way. (Source: MangaHelpers)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

14

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2012-10-27

Aphrodite IX

0

Description:

The Aphrodite protocol was initiated in an attempt to save humanity from a predicted extinction level event. Its mission was to engineer humans that could survive via technological singularity and genetic enhancement to repopulate the Earth. (Source: Line)
Type

oel

Chapters

33

Status

finished

Started

2018-09-12

Moscow 2160

0

Description:

In this near-future, the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union has not ended. Danila Kuraghin, a "cleaner," runs through the alleys of Moscow with a submachine gun in her hand! Written by Kumo Kagyuu of "Goblin Slayer" fame, this overwhelmingly popular web-novel is now available in a commercial volume! (Source: GA Bunko, translated)
Type

novel

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2023-05-25

Koukaku Kidoutai: THE HUMAN ALGORITHM

(The Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm)

0

Description:

Hackers attempt to assassinate a politician during a speech preaching the advantages of cybernetic prosthetics. Fortunately, Togusa is there to whisk her to safety, and the investigation leads Batou to a suspicious factory in the artificial islands in southern Japan. Meanwhile, Chief Aramaki hears of a disturbing discovery at the other end of the country: dozens of artificial bodies, illegally dumped near a village where an anti-cyberization sect conducts their training and "rites." Among the empty shells is one formerly inhabited by the woman who embodied Section 9 until she left it behind and disappeared: Major Motoko Kusanagi.
Type

manga

Rating

partial nudity

Status

current

Started

2019-09-16

Messiah no Tettsui

(Messiah’s Hammer)

0

Description:

2034, a time when the development of AI advanced greatly and the appearance of the humanoid "Totomo" has been widely accepted. Tamotsu, an ordinary office worker, loses both his daughter and has half his body replaced with mechanical parts due to an accident. While trying to live earnestly with his wife, his body begins to malfunction... (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

3

Chapters

28

Status

finished

Started

2019-01-25

Shin Henkei Shoujo

(New Transforming Girls)

0

Description:

Sci-fi battle action manga about 5 high school girls: Riku, Himari, Sara, Ena, Ichika. They are called the "Henkei Shoujo" and they completely transform into fighters, submarines and more on their fierce battle against the terrorist organization "Tartaros" that uses powerful robot weapons! Five people head to the battlefield today to protect humanity...
Type

manga

Rating

13 teens or older

Status

current

Started

2020-01-01

Moscow 2160

0

Description:

Moscow in the near future, that has been devastated by the Cold War between the east and the west that lasted for two centuries. In a town full of thugs with mechanized bodies, our main character is Danila, who is a cleaner. One night she visits the meeting place for cleaners, and while she is talking about getting rid of the outlaws, one man shows her a restless expression.. (Source: Natalie, translated)
Type

manga

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2022-12-23

Peach and the Book of the Last Days

0

Description:

The future of the world, due to the scientific experiment accident led to the collapse of civilization, most of the areas returned to tribal level, the accident also affected people that acquire irreversible distortion, which is divided into two races: one is the body and mechanical combination of “robot” which they call Cyborg, and the other, a human and animal genes mixed part man and animal which they call “Beast”, Enter Mavros Ignus, a cyborg wanderer in the realm of both places who was eager to uncover the mysteries of the world they now live in.(Source: PM Scans)
Type

manhua

Status

current

Started

2019-08-15

Cyborg 009 (Graphic Novel)

(Cyborg 009 (Graphic Novel))

0

Description:

Retelling of the early part of Cyborg 009 in a modern setting.
Type

oel

Volumes

1

Chapters

5

Status

finished

Started

2013-09-24

Mimicry Girls

0

Description:

The year 2041. Several years have passed since the development of the artificial body technology known as "mimic". Captain Chris Armstrong is seriously injured in an accident during a mission. He undergoes an operation to transform his body into an artificial one and returns to the front. But after the operation, something goes wrong with him. When he looks at his reflection in the mirror, he sees a pretty girl with soft white skin and straight hair! In the shadow of war, a makeshift unit of four girls' bodies is suddenly formed. Their name: the Mimicry Girls. Shooting, fighting, infiltration. Specialists in all fields, they are given a mission: to protect the president's daughter, who has been targeted by the mysterious international criminal organisation Val Verde.
Type

manga

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2022-07-03

Ribirudo Waarudo

(Rebuild World)

0

Description:

The pinnacle of human civilization has come and gone, leaving only ruins in its wake. Society and science now struggle to rebuild, rediscovering scraps of knowledge from powerful ancient artifacts that defy comprehension. These relics of the “Old World” can make the fortunes of those who find them—if ancient security systems and rogue bioweapons don’t kill the relic hunters first. Akira, a young street orphan, sets out to become one such hunter to escape his brutal life in the slums. Untrained, malnourished, and poorly armed, Akira would be lucky to make it back from the ruins alive—until an encounter with Alpha, a mysterious, ghostly woman, changes his fate forever. Alpha needs a hunter, and she’s willing to train Akira to get one. Will her support be enough to help a penniless kid from the slums climb to the top of a crushing and merciless world?
Type

novel

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

current

Started

2019-05-17

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