Revenge is a dish best served cold. This is a theme that frequently appears in many manga, each with a different shape to better suit the story. However, our picks for the 10 best dark revenge manga are the bloodiest, most brutal, and bleakest. These manga are not for the faint of heart, but their theme of revenge is absolutely riveting. So here it is 10 best dark revenge manga to read in 2023.
10 Best Dark Revenge Manga
1) Berserk
Number of chapters: 373+Category: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Supernatural
Often considered one of the best dark revenge manga ever written, Berserk narrates the story of Guts, a lone swordsman known as “Black Swordsman”, who wanders around the world killing demons and seeking revenge. During his tragic life, he met a charming man named Griffith and found a dear friend in him.
However, Griffith betrayed Guts and everyone around him so horribly that it shattered many lives, including Guts’. Now Guts must pick up the pieces as he seeks revenge on the man he once considered a friend.
2) Misumisou
Number of chapters: 21Category: Horrified
After moving from Tokyo to small town Ootsuuma, Haruka Nozaki had to endure a lot of suffering from being brutally bullied by classmates for half a year. She hid the bullying from her parents so as not to worry them, but when a bullying incident went too far, her parents found out about it and asked her not to go to school anymore.
But she was absent without realizing it. school only provoked her bullies further when they targeted her at home, and did something so terrible to her that it shattered her whole life, and in turn, her control. her control and patience. Filled with a thirst for revenge, Haruka will ensure none of her bullies go unpunished.
3) Prison laboratory
Number of chapters: 80Category: Horrified
Aito Eyama was horribly bullied by his classmates, led by Aya Kirishima. In the midst of his painful days, he received a strange invitation to join “The Captivity Game” on the day summer vacation begins. In the game, he will be the captor and can imprison anyone he wants for a month. During this month, he can do anything he likes to his victims except kill them.
This game has no legal consequences and if the captor manages to hide their identity from the prisoner for a month without killing them, then the captor will receive a staggering amount of money as part reward. Annoyed with the need for revenge, Eyama chooses Kirishima as his victim, beginning a brutal game of torture.
4) Attack on Titan
Number of Chapters: 141Category: Action, Drama
One of the most popular manga of all time, Attack on Titan is an extraordinary dark revenge manga revolving around Eren Yeager, whose entire life comes crashing down when the Titans breach the wall and destroy the entire village. his. Witnessing his mother being eaten while being brought to safety, Eren’s young mind is filled with hatred and he vows to destroy all Titans from the world.
Years later, Eren is with his adoptive sister Mikasa and his best friend Armin, has now joined the army to destroy the Titans. But reality is rarely that clear-cut as Eren realizes that he knows much more than that.
5) My dearest self with forethought of malice
Number of chapters: 98Category: Drama, Mystery, Suspense
This gripping suspense manga revolves around Eiji Urashimaa college student, His life takes a strange turn when one day he wakes up to find he has a girlfriend and discovers that three days have passed and he doesn’t remember anything.
Amid the confusion, a magazine writer reveals his secret as the son of a serial killer. Now, in the chaos of his life, Eiji must search for what happened in those three days and why he doesn’t remember anything.
6) Shimauma
Number of chapters: 22 episodesCategory: Action, Drama, Suspense
A group of four people scammed marriage service users and swindled them out of their money. However, their cheating habits are disrupted when a man from a “debt collection agency” starts kidnapping them after they scammed someone. The kidnappers imprisoned them and brutally tortured them with brutal violence.
One of the scammers, Tatsuodiscovered that their torturer was a man named Akasada used to go to the same school as Tatsuo and was often bullied. Now they have been dragged into the bloody world of Akasada, with no escape in sight.
7) Goblin Slayer
Number of chapters: 81+Category: Action, Fantasy
The main character of this dark revenge manga hunts goblins and protects humans from their brutality and tyranny. He is exceptionally determined in his quest to rid the world of all elves and will relentlessly pursue it until he has killed all the elves.
Goblin Slayer Once just an ordinary boy, his entire village, along with his parents and closest friends, were brutally massacred by goblins. He survived by hiding and vowed to seek revenge against the hateful creatures.
8) Dungeon Seeker
Number of chapters: 33(Types: Action, Fantasy
He Junpei Takeda meekness and weakness have suffered Shouta Kido and his gang bullied him throughout high school. But childhood friend Noriko Tatsumiya always help you. When they are all transported into a fantasy world, Junpei hopes his days of weakness and uselessness will end.
Turns out, he’s just as weak here as he was back in the real world. On top of that, he is betrayed by Noriko, who cooperates with Kido and tricks Junpei into entering Sacrificial maze, where no one can step out. But Junpei is determined to find his way out, if only for revenge.
9) Rework Healer
Number of chapters: 54+Category: Fantasy, erotica
This dark revenge manga gained popularity after the anime adaptation was released. Adapted from the novel of the same name, Redo of Healer tells the story of KeyaruHealer Hero, who lacks offensive abilities despite having healing abilities.
He became addicted to drugs to the point of insanity, and was imprisoned and tortured by Princess Flare Arlgrande Jioral and the rest of his expedition party. Irretrievably broken but still burning with a desire for revenge, Keyaru uses his power to go back in time before the misfortune began and begin his brutal journey of revenge.
10) Zenaku no Kuzu
Number of chapters: 37Category: Action, drama
Manga series Zenaku no Kuzu is a violent story about two criminals, Kamo and Tora, people who work as “avengers for hire” in the underworld. The two take cases from people or families who have suffered at someone’s hands and now want revenge. Kamo and Tora will take revenge on wrongdoers in exchange for money.
This manga is very graphic in its depiction of violence and brutality. The main characters, especially Kamo, display a twisted sense of justice and need for violence that is sure to make anyone uncomfortable.
Below is the list Our 10 best dark revenge manga to read in 2023 . These stories, despite their engaging plots, can be overwhelming for some. So if you want something light-hearted after reading one of these books, check out our other recommendations in Otakus Notes.
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