Books About Manga

The Best Manga Books for Kids

Looking for excellent children's books about manga? This collection brings together Bookroo's highest-rated and most useful picks in one place.

Start with our editorial favorites, then browse recommendations organized by reading stage to find the right book for your reader.

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The Shortlist

Our 10 Favorite Books About Manga

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Chapter Book · 2022

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 9

By Kanehito Yamada, Misa 'Japanese Ammo' (Translator), Tsukasa Abe (Illustrator) · Book #9 in the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End series

An ageless elf and her young companions push north through perils natural and supernatural.

192 pages

4.5 Goodreads · 5,151 ratings

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Summary: Long after defeating the Demon King, elf mage Frieren keeps traveling with her young companions Fern and Stark across the Northern Plateau. They face obstacles both natural and supernatural along the way, while Frieren goes on learning what life means to the short-lived people around her.

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Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2002

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 3

By Hiromu Arakawa · Book #3 in the Fullmetal Alchemist series

Two brothers hunt for a legendary stone, but its secret may be deadlier than its guardians.

192 pages

4.5 Goodreads · 24,857 ratings

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Summary: Edward Elric lost an arm and a leg in an alchemy ritual gone wrong, and his brother Alphonse's soul is bound to a suit of armor. After their childhood friend Winry repairs Edward's mechanical limbs, the brothers search the great central library for the formula of the Philosopher's Stone, which could restore their bodies. But mysterious beings named Lust and Gluttony are after it too, and the truth about the Stone is more frightening than they imagined.

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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2014

Pokémon Adventures: Black and White, Vol. 9

By Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto (Illustrator) · Book #9 in the Pokémon Adventures: Black and White series

A trainer and a legendary Pokémon are trapped while the Pokémon League falls under attack.

192 pages

4.4 Goodreads · 288 ratings

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Summary: The Pokémon League is under attack and the gym leaders have been kidnapped, but Black can't come to the rescue: he and a Legendary Pokémon are trapped. Meanwhile the mysterious Team Plasma keeps urging everyone to set their Pokémon free. Manga adventures based on the Pokémon Black and White video games.

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Chapter Book · 2022

My Hero Academia, Vol. 36

By Kohei Horikoshi · Book #36 in the My Hero Academia series

Heroes and students split across a country to face villains in all-out battles.

200 pages

4.5 Goodreads · 4,111 ratings

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Summary: The heroes' plan to engage the villains on their own terms has mostly worked. Now, across Japan, pros and U.A. students fight the villains in all-out battles, starting with Todoroki's fierce clash with Dabi.

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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2006

The Best of Pokémon Adventures: Yellow

By Hidenori Kusaka, Mato (Illustrator) · The Best of Pokémon Adventures series

A young trainer sets out with a borrowed Pikachu to find a missing hero.

198 pages

4.5 Goodreads · 2,014 ratings

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Summary: A best-of collection from the Pokémon Adventures manga's Yellow chapter. Yellow, a young trainer from Viridian Forest who can sense what Pokémon feel, sets out with Red's Pikachu to find Red after he disappears, facing powerful foes along the way.

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Chapter Book · Ages 13–17 · 2017

The Apothecary Diaries, Vol. 1

By Natsu Hyuuga, Nekokurage · Book #1 in the The Apothecary Diaries series

A servant skilled in herbal medicine breaks a palace curse and lands amid court intrigue.

176 pages

4.5 Goodreads · 39,871 ratings

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Summary: Maomao, a young woman trained in herbal medicine, is stuck working as a lowly servant in the emperor's inner palace. When she quietly breaks a "curse" afflicting the imperial heirs, she catches the eye of the handsome eunuch Jinshi, who promotes her to food taster. Soon her knowledge of poisons and remedies draws her into one palace mystery after another.

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Chapter Book · 2021

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Vol. 5

By Kanehito Yamada, Misa 'Japanese Ammo' (Translator), Tsukasa Abe (Illustrator) · Book #5 in the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End series

An elf mage and her apprentice face a magic exam that could cost lives.

192 pages· 9,009 words

4.5 Goodreads · 6,635 ratings

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Summary: Long after her party defeated the Demon King, the elf mage Frieren is still learning what life means to the people around her. Now she and her apprentice Fern land on rival teams in the cutthroat first-class mage exam, where passing means capturing a rare bird. Clashing personalities make teamwork hard, and soon it is clear that for some of them the exam is a matter of life and death.

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Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2018

My Hero Academia, Vol. 21

By Kohei Horikoshi · My Hero Academia series

A new number-one hero battles a terrifying foe while an ally's loyalties waver.

200 pages

4.4 Goodreads · 9,426 ratings

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Summary: In a world where most people have superpowers called Quirks, Izuku Midoriya is training to become a hero. Endeavor fights a brutal battle across the city to prove himself as the new number one hero, with the winged hero Hawks at his side, though no one is sure where Hawks's loyalties really lie. Meanwhile, Midoriya has a cryptic dream about the past that hints at the secrets of the power he inherited.

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Chapter Book · 2002

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2

By Hiromu Arakawa · Book #2 in the Fullmetal Alchemist series

A scientist's dark secret and a vengeful killer put two young alchemists in danger.

192 pages

4.5 Goodreads · 23,133 ratings

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Summary: Edward and Alphonse Elric search for the Philosopher's Stone to restore the bodies they lost to forbidden alchemy. A fellow alchemist's horrifying experiment shows them how far some will go for results, and a scarred killer who hunts State Alchemists sets his sights on Edward. Badly beaten, his mechanical arm destroyed, Edward must head home for repairs while the brothers wonder what being an alchemist really costs.

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Chapter Book · Ages 14–17 · 2003

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4

By Hiromu Arakawa · Book #4 in the Fullmetal Alchemist series

Trapped in a burning lab, two brothers glimpse a vast conspiracy behind a legendary stone.

200 pages

4.5 Goodreads · 16,650 ratings

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Summary: Edward Elric lost an arm and a leg in a failed alchemical ritual, and his brother Alphonse's soul is bound to a suit of armor. Hunting for the Philosopher's Stone, Edward is trapped and wounded in a secret laboratory by the sinister Lust and Envy, who want him alive for plans of their own. As the lab goes up in flames, the brothers escape with only a hint of how vast the conspiracy is, while Lieutenant Colonel Maes Hughes uncovers a shocking secret.

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