Over 150,000 thousand manga fans cast their votes.
In anticipation of the upcoming AnimeJapan 2025 event, a website ranking for manga that people want to see animated, aptly named Manga We Want To See Animated, held a voting period where manga readers could vote for over 47 manga titles that they want to see adapted into an anime. The voting period lasted from 15 January to 12 February, 2025.
Out of 47 titles, 10 were highlighted with the most votes. These works will be announced at AnimeJapan 2025, and will also receive exhibitions during the event.
Top 10 Manga We Want To See Animated
Here are the top 10 titles as listed by the official AnimeJapan 2025 website, including official summaries:
1: Nue’s Exorcist
- Author: Kota Kawae
- Publication: Weekly Shonen Jump
- Publisher: SHUEISHA Inc.
MangaPlus describes the story as:
Yajima has been able to see spirits since he was small. At his new school is a room that nobody else can see. And inside is a spirit who loves playing video games. A new modern exorcist saga now begins!
Nue’s Exorcist mangaka has also recently released a celebratory illustration as thanks for garnering the top spot. The artwork is posted on the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the manga series.
2: USOTSUKI! GOKUO-KUN
- Author: Makoto Yoshimoto
- Publication: Weekly CoroCoro Comic
- Publisher: SHOGAKUKAN Inc
In a machine-translation, Shogakukan describes the story as:
The world is overflowing with them: fibs, falsehoods, lies... Surely you, too, Reader, have told a lie at least once in your life, with your heart beating fast. This is a story about dealing with those lies. The protagonist, Gokuou, is a master liar, who loves both lying and exposing other people's lies. Together with his strange pet, Nekokarasu, he starts to expose the ocean of lies in his new school. Fighting lies with lies, all Gokuou needs is the power of the "tongue." "What exactly does that mean?" you ask? Have a look and find out!
3: Firefly Wedding
- Author: Oreko Tachibana
- Publication: mangaone
- Publisher: SHOGAKUKAN Inc.
Comikey’s official blurb for the story is:
The daughter of an upstanding family, and an assassin… A romantic suspense about the contract marriage between two who should never have crossed paths!”
It is currently the Meiji era.
Blessed with both heritage and beauty, Satoko’s one wish is to marry for the good of the family.
But suddenly, a mysterious assassin comes for her life?!
In order to make it out of there alive, Satoko makes the assassin a “proposal”…
4: PHANTOM BUSTERS
- Author: NEOSHOCO
- Publication: JUMP SQ.
- Publisher: SHUEISHA Inc.
Manga10’s official synopsis for the story is:
High school freshman Yuto Koregishi is an honor student with zero inspiration who doesn't believe in the existence of ghosts!
However, when he meets a maverick boy, Shishikuro Notora Rakucho, who eats ghosts to get rid of them,
His high school life takes an unexpected turn!
Set in Kamakura, this coming-of-age comedy about a high school boy who dispels evil spirits is about to begin!
5: Kindergarten WARS
- Author: You Chiba
- Publication: Shonen Jump Plus
- Publisher: SHUEISHA Inc.
MangaPlus summarises the plot as:
Welcome to Kindergarten Noir, an exclusive school catering to children of the global elite. Rita, one of the teachers, has been on the hunt for a boyfriend but has had absolutely zero luck so far. One day, an assassin comes after one of the children...and he’s totally dreamy?! Dive into this action-packed rom-com as it unfolds inside the world’s “safest” kindergarten!
6: Ugly Duckling of the Entertainment District
- Author: Naru Kariya
- Publication: GANMA!
- Publisher: COMISMA INC.
Mangamo describes the story as:
Abandoned by her latest family, Esora is left with nothing and nowhere to go. Starving, she steals food from a temple and sneaks inside to wait out a thunderstorm. When she wakes up, she's been transported to a different realm, and sold in chains to a mysterious man in a paper mask. Trapped in a strange new world, Esora must now begin training to become a Courtesan if she wants any hope of regaining her freedom and discovering the masked man's secret…
7: GOKURAKUGAI
- Author: Yuto Sano
- Publication: Jump SQ.
- Publisher: SHUEISHA INC.
The official plot summary for Gokurakugai as stated by MangaPlus is:
Gokurakugai, a bright and bustling working class district with a hidden dark side. In this area without order, Tao and Alma work as troubleshooters for hire. Their missions involve helping a young boy find his lost friend, a person who dissapears without a trace, and disfigured animal corpses. All the while, the evil spirits who live in the shadows bring out a different side to these troubleshooters!
8: Akuyakureijou no nakanohito ~danzaisareta tenseisya no tame usotsukiheroine ni fukusyuu itashimasu~
- Author: Siraumenazuna, Makiburo, Murasaki Mai
- Publication: comic LAKE
- Publisher: Ichijinsha Inc.
In a machine translation, Ichijinsha describes the story as:
A girl who had reincarnated as Remilia, the villainess of an otome game tries to clear her name. However, the real Remilia who had been watching all along inside awakens.
Now it's time for the true villainess' revenge to begin!
9: JUNKET BANK
- Author: Ikko Tanaka
- Publication: WEEKLY YOUNG JUMP
- Publisher: SHUEISHA INC.
The plot of the story is as follows:
Mitarai, a bank clerk bored with his everyday life and work, soon finds himself transferred to the "Appraisal Unit." Guided by his new boss Usami, Mitarai's led through a secret underground passage within the bank where a new, exciting world of gambling awaits.
10: Love Bullet
- Author: inee
- Publication: MONTHLY COMIC FLAPPER
- Publisher: KADOKAWA
The machine-translated description from Comic Walker is:
Changing Cupid's love arrows into firearms. Koharu, the indecisive rookie Cupid, engages in romantic gun action with her unique senior colleagues!
