Anime and Manga for Older Teens (16+)
After Hours (LGBT+) (GL)
by Yuhta Nishio
Emi Ashiana is unemployed and no idea what she wants from life, invited to a club by a friend she goes but a friend to flirt with a guy. Emi thinks her night is ruined until a confident Kei comes to her rescue.
Ajin : Demi Human
by Gamon Sakurai
Kei Nagai, a high school student, is killed in a traffic accident and then comes back to life. When he revives, Kei and everyone else around him realises he is a Demi-Human! Word gets out and Kei's world dramatically changes as he tries to keep his freedom.
Assassination Classroom
by Yusei Matsui
Follow the daily lives of an extremely powerful octopus-like teacher and his students dedicated to the task of assassinating him to prevent the destruction of Earth.
Attack on Titan
by Hajime Isayama
It is set in a world where humanity is forced to live in cities surrounded by three enormous walls that protect them from gigantic man-eating humanoids referred to as Titans; the story follows Eren Yeager, who vows to exterminate the Titans after they bring about the destruction of his hometown.
Beastars
by Paru Itagaki
Taking place in a modern world of civilized anthropomorphic animals with a cultural divide between carnivores and herbivores and eating meat that comes from anthropomorphic animals is strictly illegal.
Before Chainsaw Man
by Tatsuki Fujimoto
A collection of short stories written by the mangaka who brought you Chainsaw Man.
Black Guard
by Ryo Hanada
A virus brought back from space devastates the Earth turning people who are bitten into gorilla type monsters. The Black Guard has no partner and no regard for his own life or has he.....
Black Jack
by Osamu Tezuka
The adventures of the unlicensed but genius doctor Black Jack, who encounters extraordinary people and phenomena as he attends to unusual medical cases.
Black Torch
by Tsuyoshi Takaki
Jirou Azuma, 17 years old, lives a quiet life with his grandfather, using his ability to speak with animals to befriend and protect them, he is a descendants of a long-standing shinobi clan who also train in combat to keep the art of battle alive.
Call of the Night
by Kotoyama
Unable to sleep or find any satisfaction in his daily life, Ko Yamori stops going to school and begins wandering the streets at night, he meets a girl named Nazuna Nanakusa a vampire who shows Ko the joys of being a night walker.
Children of the Whales
by Abi Umeda
Chakuro is 14 years old an a Marked boy (they die young) who works as an archivist for the Elders in the Mud Whale hoping that these records will improve life for future generations. Chakuro likes to dream and dreams of seeing the outside world, which he may get the chance after meeting and befriending Lykos.
Choujin X
by Shu Ishida
Choujin are powers and come in many shapes and sizes. Tokio just feels like a tag-a-long with his best friend Azuma who is very much cooler than him, but after being attacked one night bu a Choujin he then turns into one himself.
Claymore
by Norihiro Yagi
Monsters called Yoma prey on humans and live among them in disguise, humanity's only hope is a new breed of warriors called Claymores, they are half human and half monster.
D Grayman
by Katsura Hoshino
Set in the 19th century, a young man named Allen Walker who has sad beginnings in life, joins an organisation called the Black Order. This organisation uses a substance called Innocence to combat a man called the Millennium Earl and his army or kidnapped souls that are turned into Akuma who intend to destroy everything.
Dark Gathering
by Kenichi Kondo
Keitaro has always had a knack to see and attract spirits, who gets hired to tutor a little girl called Yayoi who can also see spirits and is searching for the spirit that took away her mother.
Deadman Wonderland
by Jinsei Kataoka
Ganta Igarashi is sentenced to death for a crime he didn't commit and is sent to a privately run prison called Deadman Wonderland where he meets long lost childhood friend Shiro. Ganta soon realises he is not a normal prisoner, he is a Deadman, someone who is the Branch of Sin.
Death Note
by Tsugumi Ohba
Light Yagami , a top high school student who discovers a note book with some strange rules inside, he tests it out as he's bored and discovers the rules are true.
Drug and Drop
by CLAMP
A young boy named Kazahaya Kudo, who is rescued by Rikuou Himura after collapsing in the snow and facing near death. Rikuou then takes him to Green Drugstore and Kazahaya is given a job and accommodation by Kakei, the store's owner.
Given (LGBT+) (BL)
by Natsuki Kizu
Four students who are in an amateur rock band, called Given. Dual romantic relationships start to form.
Immortal Hounds
by Ryo Yasohachi
It is set in an alternate universe where humans are instantly resurrected after death, save for Vectors, who can spread "Resurrection Deficiency Syndrome".
Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure
by Hirohiko Araki
Follow the chronicles of the struggles for the cursed Joestar bloodline against the forces of evil. Each part follows a new protagonist bearing the JOJO nickname.
Jujutsu Kaisen
by Gege Akutami
Yuji Itadori a high school student, eats a cursed finger to save his friends without knowing the implications of what comes next. He joins a secret organisation of Jujutsu Sorcerers to eliminate curses, one of whom now uses Yuji as a host.
Juni Taisen : Zodiac War
by Nisio Isin
Every 12 years, the 12 animals of the Zodiac take on the form of warriors and fight the ultimate battle royale. They face each other in battles to the death using the power of their star signs and the survivor is granted...a wish.
Junji Ito Collection
Several books containing short stories normally horror stories. For Junji Ito himself 'All horrors are things that affect who and what we are and the worst of those can make us loose our humanity'
Otherside Picnic
by Iori Miyazawa
Sorawo is a college students with no friends who stumbles on another world. A wiggly paralyzes her until she is saved by Toriko who tells her about the Otherside.
Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose : Catastrophe at Sixteen
by Takaya Kagami
A prequel to Seraph of the End, this is the story of Guren Ichinose who ends up the leader of the moon demon company, this is how he got there.
Spy X Family
by Tatsuya Endo
A spy tasked with 'building a family' to execute a mission he is on adopts a telepath and 'marries' an assassin. Both of which he has no idea about.
The Promised Neverland
by Kaiu Shirai
The orphans at Grace House have only ever known peace. Nice home, nice food & a 'Mom' who loves them all very much, everything comes crashing down when the 3 very smart children become aware of what happens on 'adoption' day.
The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest
by Shinkoshoto
His strength limited by the magical crest with which he was born, Mathias, the world's most powerful sage, decides reincarnation is necessary to become the strongest of all. Upon his rebirth as a young boy, Mathias is thrilled to discover he's been born with the optimal crest for magical combat on his first try!
Tokyo Ghoul
by Shu Ishida
A world where humans fear ghouls as they are the same as them except the need to get human flesh in order to survive. Shy, college student Kaneki Ken is nearly killed after a date but as he wakes up something is very, very wrong.
Tokyo Revengers
by Ken Wakui
Hanagaki Takemichi lives an unsatisfying life right up until his death. Waking up 12 years in the past, he reckons with the eventual fate of his friends and tries to prevent an unfortunate future. Takemichi Hanagaki is a freelancer that's reached the absolute pits of despair in his life.