Top 10 Trending Manga and Manhwa in May 2026

Introduction

Discover the top 10 trending manga and manhwa for May 2026! Each month, new series and ongoing favorites capture the attention of readers worldwide—this list highlights the titles making the biggest waves right now.

Below you’ll find our handpicked selection of the most talked-about and popular manga and manhwa of May 2026, chosen for their current buzz, chart performance, and fan excitement. Plus, learn how to easily track your reading with the best manga tracking app.

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10. The Margrave's 10th-Class Ruffian

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Long Strip, Full Color, Magic
Rating: 6.63/10
Year: 2026
Chapters: 9

An old, haggard wizard in his seventies returns to a point sixty years in the past. To a certain day — long, long ago, that he had been longing for…

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9. Neo man Boindan Mariya

Genres: Long Strip, Romance, Comedy, School Life, Slice of Life, Full Color
Rating: 8.05/10
Year: 2026
Chapters: 10

Following the advice of his imaginary friend Jason, who told him, "Treat all girls like stones," Park Jin-yong starts seeing every girl as a stone. But then Sunwoo, a female student who doesn't look like a stone, appears before him, and for the first time in five years, the sight of a girl’s face sends Jin-yong’s happy little circuits into overdrive...

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8. The Sword Emperor Who Surpasses His Previous Life

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Long Strip, Full Color
Rating: 5.49/10
Year: 2026
Chapters: 21

The House of Cardenas, the legendary sword that shields the Arcadia Empire, is feared as a powerhouse of absolute martial might. It is whispered that their direct descendants carry the blood of dragons, manifesting in supernatural powers known as "Unique Traits." Leonard Cardenas, a humble trainee in the family's academy, suddenly awakens the memories of his past life as Yeon Muhyuk, the man once hailed as the world’s greatest Sword Emperor. Armed with the wisdom of a legend, Leonard begins his climb to the top, challenging the elite high-bloods and uncovering the dark secrets of the dragon’s lineage. The journey to become the ultimate Sword Emperor begins now!

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7. Tatakai shika Shiranai Onna Kishi wo Amayakashi Tsuzuketa

Genres: Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of Life
Rating: 6.91/10
Year: 2026
Chapters: 3

Nothing is more adorable than a cool lady knight acting all cute and affectionate! (Source: Ganma!, translated)

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6. Ending Maker

Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Long Strip, Video Games
Rating: 8.8/10
Year: 2022
Chapters: 71

After "outboxer009" wakes up in the body of Yuder Bayel from Legend of Heroes 2, he soon discovers that his rival "sandstorm" has also entered the game world as Cordelia Chace. These top-two-ranked old pros come to realize that navigating this game world is much harder than just pointing and clicking. With the apocalyptic conclusion of the game looming before them, they'll have to combine his quick wit, her foul mouth, and both their gamer mindsets to make a new, less cataclysmic ending.

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5. Aching

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Long Strip, Web Comic, Full Color, Crime
Rating: 6.87/10
Year: 2026
Chapters: 6

My first love, Joo Arin, whom I met again after five years. Why has she changed so much? **Original Webtoon:** [Naver Webtoon](https://comic.naver.com/webtoon/list?titleId=849736), [Naver Series](https://series.naver.com/comic/detail.series?productNo=14024712)

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4. The Genius Martial Artist Who Remembers Everything

Genres: Action, Martial Arts, Long Strip, Full Color
Rating: 6.53/10
Year: 2026
Chapters: 6

[By Redice Studio that brought you <Myst, Might, Mayhem> and <Nano Machine>, <Reaper of the Drifting Moon>, and many more!] Jin Sowoon, a third-rate warrior who remembers everything, regresses to thirty years before the Demonic Cult's return. "The fact that I’ve come back to the past doesn’t exactly feel like a sign telling me to save the world." “If that were the case, shouldn’t they have at least given me some special ability, or stuck me with the soul of Zhang Sanfeng or something like that?” His sect is a hopeless third-rate school. His talent for martial arts is as lowly as it gets. It’s hard for him to celebrate returning when the hand he’s been dealt is this weak. “I’m screwed.” And so begins Jin Sowoon’s desperate struggle to change a future already doomed to despair.

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3. I Became a Mage in a Medieval Fantasy World

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Reincarnation
Rating: 6.32/10
Year: 2026
Chapters: 20

“Ian Raven” “You are… nothing.” In a medieval fantasy world, a boy named Ian is reincarnated as the son of an ordinary farmer. Just as the status window declared, Ian lived a life as “no one.” Then one day, the mage Elendis appears before him. And for the simple reason that he “has black hair mentioned in a prophecy,” she takes Ian in as her disciple. After six years of harsh training, Ian finally sets out on an adventure as a mage. …But this medieval fantasy world is far more complicated than it seems! He shudders at its outrageous standards of hygiene, and grows angry at the unfathomable selfishness of people. From a boy who was nothing, to a mage who will change the world— This is the chaotic adventure story of Ian, a mage in a medieval fantasy world!

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2. Sandmancer of the Scorched Desert

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Long Strip, Web Comic, Full Color
Rating: 7.6/10
Year: 2026
Chapters: 20

[By the Author that brought you Legend of the Northern Blade and Reaper of the Drifting Moon!] "My name is Zeon, and my weapon is the entire desert." Earth has been forcefully terraformed. The oceans evaporated, and the land turned into endless sand. Zeon is the sole Sand Mage of the Scorched Desert left on the desolated planet. The world calls him the "Sand Wraith." **Original Webtoon:** [kakao page](https://page.kakao.com/content/69099128)

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1. I Became A Married Man in Another World

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Slice of Life, Long Strip, Isekai
Rating: 8.54/10
Year: 2026
Chapters: 7

“I want to have a wife as gentle as a rabbit and a daughter as cute as a mongoose.” On Christmas Eve, after making a wish to a mysterious Santa and heading home, I opened my eyes… and found myself in another world?! (Source: Naver, translated)

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