Manga Like Naruto: 6 Series to Read Next
The best manga like Naruto is My Hero Academia. Both follow a boy with one huge dream who has to fight for it. This list ranks six Japanese series on how much they share with Naruto: a young hero, a big goal, and a world of fighters.
One keeps the ninja, most keep the big dream, and each reason says which part carries over. This site lists only series whose facts it has confirmed on two official sources, so some well-known picks are left out until their records pass. Want Korean comics next? Browse the manhwa directory.
1My Hero Academia
- Japanese manga
- Completed
Izuku Midoriya dreams of being a hero the way Naruto dreams of being Hokage, and both have to fight for it. The power he gets from the world's top hero does not come easy. It is set in a modern world of superpowers, not ninja villages.
Read on VIZ2Bleach
- Japanese manga
- Completed
Bleach and Naruto are both long Shueisha series that ran into the 2010s. Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student who can see ghosts, becomes a Soul Reaper who guards the afterlife. Like Naruto, it is about a young hero taking on a role bigger than himself.
Read on VIZ3One Piece
- Japanese manga
- Ongoing
Luffy wants to become King of the Pirates, the same kind of big, simple dream as Naruto's. The story follows him and his crew across a great age of pirates. It is more of an adventure at sea than a story about one village.
Read on VIZ4Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku
- Japanese manga
- Completed
This is the pick if you liked the ninja side. Gabimaru the Hollow was once feared as the strongest ninja, and now his one way out of a death sentence is an elixir on a hidden island. It is marked mature, so it is darker than the others here.
Read on VIZ5Jujutsu Kaisen
- Japanese manga
- Completed
Yuji Itadori is a high school student who acts to save his friends when a powerful cursed object breaks its seal. That one choice pulls him into a war over curses. Like Naruto, it is about a boy pulled into a fight much bigger than himself.
Read on VIZ6Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Japanese manga
- Completed
Tanjiro sets out with his sister, now a demon, to turn her back into a human and hunt the demon that killed their family. It ran from 2016 to 2020, much shorter than Naruto's run from 1999 to 2014. Pick it if you want a smaller commitment.
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Questions people ask
What is the best manga like Naruto?
My Hero Academia is the best manga like Naruto on this list. Izuku Midoriya dreams of becoming a hero, the way Naruto dreams of becoming Hokage, and the power he gets does not come easy. It trades ninja villages for a modern world where nearly everyone has a superpower.
Is there a ninja manga like Naruto?
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku is the ninja manga like Naruto on this list. Gabimaru the Hollow was once feared as the strongest ninja and now waits in jail to die. His one way out is to bring back an elixir from a hidden island. It is marked mature, so it is much darker than Naruto.
Is there a manga like Naruto and One Piece?
Bleach sits closest to both Naruto and One Piece on this list. All three are long Shueisha series about a young hero who takes on a huge role. Bleach follows Ichigo Kurosaki, a high school student who becomes a Soul Reaper. It ran from 2001 to 2016, so it has an ending.
Is there a shorter manga like Naruto?
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is the shorter manga like Naruto on this list. It ran from 2016 to 2020, while Naruto ran from 1999 to 2014. Tanjiro sets out with his sister, who has turned into a demon, to save her and hunt the demon that killed their family.
Where can I read manga like Naruto legally?
Every manga on this list has an official English page on VIZ. The button on each card goes straight to that page. This site does not list unofficial reading sites. You can browse every checked series in the manga directory.
How this was checked
Checked November 3, 2026. Every pick’s facts come from its title record, checked that day against the official platform or publisher pages and Wikidata. The status, length and reading button on each card come from that record, not from this text. Picks were chosen from titles whose official pages share Naruto’s core: a young hero, a big goal, and a world of fighters. Ranked on how close that match is.
What this page does not claim. This page does not claim any pick has the same length as Naruto beyond the run years in the records. No pick is ranked on popularity, and no reason here goes past the setup of the story.
What would change this page. A new series passing this site’s checks, or a platform dropping a series. If a card here no longer matches the platform, the platform is right and this page is stale.