Best Suspense Manga of 2026

Seo-U always knew that running away from the son of a murderer would eventually haunt her, but she never expected to be locked underground with him. Years after she abandoned Won-Hyeok following a bloody secret on some stairs, a twist of fate traps them together in the suffocating darkness of an abandoned bunker. As the heavy door clicks shut, Seo-U must decide if the boy she betrayed is here to finally protect her, or if he’s been waiting all these years to exact his revenge.

World War II. Behind the horrific conflict known to all, there existed a secret war known to none. Codemakers and codebreakers. A story that unravels the lives of men who vanished into the shadows of history.

A sweet and trembling love story begins.

After finishing the final round of the Liar Game, what is the new "game" that Shinichi and Nao will face?

Hananosuke Yamase, a struggling manga editor with no hits to his name, was fed up with Megumi Kojika, the talented author he had been keeping an eye on. Her problem? She was too close! Every time they met to discuss storyboards, she’d press herself against him, trying to seduce him. Hananosuke was constantly flustered by her, but one day he ended up taking her home! He almost crossed the line there, but then he discovered her true identity…!? His assigned author is a former beautiful prisoner who committed murder!? A psychological horror story revolving around reason, lust, and intrigue!!!

The story of a beautiful Kingdom Knight wife with royal blood and her husband, the plain seventh son of a poor Baron! Their Love? Suspense story, beginning with a contract marriage, starts now! That marriage is merely the beginning of a "culprit hunt" for an incident from thirteen years ago, swirling with secrets and conspiracies—.

Every hardship is a foreshadowing of happiness. A crime suspense filled with misfortune! One day, Shiratori Kazuko, a 29-year-old single office worker, reunites with her first love, Hiroshi, and finds herself at the height of happiness. However, this is also the beginning of despair for the two of them. A man named Kuroda suddenly appears, leading to violence, organ trafficking, and murder... Will the two be able to grasp happiness?

Young Hwa-Rim, having freed Jin, a serpent god sealed away by a shaman, has her body taken over by him, and the shaman sacrifices her own life to save Hwa-Rim. Years later, now a high school student, Hwa-Rim lives in hiding, constantly on the run from Jin, who is still relentlessly searching for her. One day, Bong-Gil, a classmate of hers, is possessed by Jin, and Jin attempts to use Bong-Gil to track down Hwa-Rim... *Note: This series serves as a prequel to the 2024 film Exhuma (파묘).*

When he woke up, he was chained to the wall by a poisoned collar―Yes, this is a Death Game hosted by a demon. A murder Game where one should use their bestowed supernatural powers and strategies to kill other participants and grant their own wishes... Or so it was supposed to be, but a "Muscle-brained" idiot, Gou Kabashima, who rips off the fastened collar and smashes through the closed iron door, has wandered in, causing the Game to completely collapse!? The strongest Death Game tale, unpredictable even for the demon, begins here!!

Gloria, the daughter of a duke, was betrayed by her fiancé and family and executed for a crime she never committed. But when she awakens, time has turned back to when she was ten years old!? Given a second chance at life, she smiles coldly. "I’ll make those fools taste hell." Her unfaithful fiancé. The father who sold out his own daughter. The self-righteous saint… She will forgive none of them. With her status, her reputation, and the memories of her previous life, along with the knowledge of the reincarnator that once clung to her soul, she will expose their true natures and make them atone for every sin. A merciless tale of revenge by a true villainess begins!

‘I wish the world would just turn upside down.’ Mochizane, an office worker, does nothing but apply himself earnestly to his job, yet his days are spent merely trying to keep up with an endless pile of work, all the while being looked down upon by a junior colleague from another department. Mochizane sets off with his boss for the town of Kodono, at the foot of Mount Fuji, to deal with a customer complaint. Already at the end of his tether, he resolves to quit his job, but…!?

High schooler Sohee Ryu once suffered through a debilitating illness as a child, but she has since recovered and now lives a relatively normal life. The same cannot be said for her younger sister, Ayoung, who remains chronically ill. While Ayoung is deeply devoted to her older sister, Sohee finds her sister’s constant presence increasingly suffocating. Following a single unsettling incident, the bond between them begins to splinter, leaving the two trapped in a web of growing tension and unease.

Beethoven's Symphony No. 10—the unfinished masterpiece of the century. A new "destiny" is set in motion, revolving around the existence of a handwritten score that has been declared a forgery…!!

On entering high school and looking at the class roster, Yuito Arisaka suffers a shock when he spots the name of the girl who used to bully him. However, the girl he sees there is someone else entirely, someone completely unrecognizable! A coming-of-age suspense story concerning "the girl whose existence evaporated."

Two sisters lose their parents in a sudden accident. Unable to make the right choice in the face of the reality they are faced with, the older sister sacrifices "someone's" life once again to protect her younger sister. A suspense story about sisters in the underworld begins!

His beloved younger sister committed suicide. The cause was horrific bullying by seven members of the student council. The protagonist, Setsuna, swears revenge against the student council and puts his murder plan into action. However, no matter how many times he kills the student council members, he keeps getting sent back to a timeline where they are still alive. It seemed as though his revenge would remain unfulfilled due to the time loops, but Setsuna realizes a single possibility: would the time loops occur if a third party instigated the murders and carried out the revenge? Use every trick in the book to frame someone for incitement to murder! The time-loop revenge drama begins!

A friend I became close to through our shared love of our favorite idols was murdered. She was a very important friend, someone I could confide in about anything... Until I learned that her name, address, everything about her was a lie. Who was the murdered friend, Fujii Misuzu (a pseudonym)? Why did she have to be killed? As Kiryu Kokoro is consumed by suspicion, he receives a direct message. The sender is...