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The Best Shonen Manga of the Last Decade, Ranked

The battle manga that defined the last ten years, from cursed energy to devil hunters.

10 seriesUpdated 23 Oct 2026Picked by the Comic Fusion team
  1. Jujutsu Kaisen cover
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    Jujutsu Kaisen

    Set the bar for modern shonen fights: cursed energy, clear rules and real stakes.

  2. Chainsaw Man cover
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    Chainsaw Man

    Denji fuses with his chainsaw dog and becomes a devil hunter. Nothing else in Jump reads like it.

  3. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba cover
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    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    Tanjiro takes up a sword to cure his demon sister. Big feelings, cleanly told.

  4. My Hero Academia cover
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    My Hero Academia

    Born without powers in a world of heroes, Deku gets one shot at changing that.

  5. Dandadan cover
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    Dandadan

    Ghosts, aliens and a teen romance under the chaos. The freshest fights of the decade.

  6. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End cover
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    Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

    The quiet pick: an elf mage outlives her old party, and the magic duels still hit hard.

  7. Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku cover
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    Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku

    Death-row convicts hunt an elixir of immortality on a lethal island. Lean and finished.

  8. Kaiju No.8 cover
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    Kaiju No.8

    Stuck cleaning up after monsters, a man in his thirties becomes one and chases his old dream.

  9. Kagurabachi cover
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    Kagurabachi

    The newest pick: a swordsmith's son on a revenge path, with clean, cinematic sword fights.

  10. Sakamoto Days cover
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    Sakamoto Days

    Retired, married and a bit round, Sakamoto still fights with whatever is in reach.

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