Kagurabachi, Gachiakuta and The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All have made it to the list.
The yearly must-read manga list by My Anime List (MAL) is already out! Every year, the anime and manga cataloguing platform MAL unveils the names of manga series that were voted to the top by passionate readers from all over the world. This year, 20 titles have been revealed as must-reads for fans. This includes popular titles like Kagurabachi and Gachiakuta— as well as underrated gems such as Hirayasumi and Tokyo These Days.
MAL's ‘You Should Read This Manga in 2025’ list looks stellar
International manga fans have voted for these top 20 titles as manga everyone should read. The list includes,
- Kagurabachi by Takeru Hokazono (Shueisha)
- The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai (Pixiv Comics) [The author posted on their X account to celebrate the news]
- Gachiakuta by Kei Urana (Kodansha)
- Magus of the Library by Mitsu Izumi (Kodansha)
- Ichi the Witch by Osamu Nishi (Shueisha)
- Sensou Kyoushitsu by Mozuko Sora (Shueisha)
- Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzō (Shogakukan)
- Touge Oni by Kenji Tsurubuchi (Enterbrain)
- Bug Ego by ONE, Kiyoto Shitara (Shueisha)
- Don’t Call It Mystery by Yumi Tamura (Shogakukan)
- Dragon and Chameleon by Ryo Ishiyama (Square Enix)
- Witch Hat Atelier by Kamone Shirahama (Kodansha)
- Onna no Sono no Hoshi by Yama Wayama (Shodensha)
- Tune In to the Midnight Heart by Masakuni Igarashi (Kodansha)
- The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren (Kadokawa)
- Spacewalking with You by Inuhiko Doronoda (Kodansha)
- The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife by Iwatobineko (Pixiv Comics)
- The Isekai Doctor: Any Sufficiently Advanced Medical Science Is Indistinguishable from Magic by Houkou Tsuda (Kodansha)
- Choking on Love by Keiko Iwashita (Kodansha)
- Tokyo These Days by Taiyou Matsumoto (Shogakukan)
Other than the ‘You Should Read This Manga in 2025’ list, MAL also released three other lists. They are—Should Be Anime (Manga series that deserve anime adaptations), Best for Beginners (Easy to read manga for beginners), and Unique Story/Art (Manga series with a distinctive and individual art style and storyline). You can visit the My Anime List website to join the Stack Challenge, and get an exclusive profile badge for reading two volumes of any finalist manga before 31 May, 2025.
