The reclusive middle school student Yukiteru Amano finds himself whisked into a fierce game of survival by the god of space and time, Deus Ex Machina, in which the victor shall inherit Deus' unlimited power. All 12 contestants, including Amano, are composed of people who regularly keep diaries, but there is a twist: each person's diary has been turned into a "Future Diary," making it capable of telling the future to various degrees.

Amano possesses a "Random Diary" on his cellphone, which gives him accurate descriptions of his surroundings. He is reluctant to fight but his desperation to survive leads to him teaming up with fellow classmate and diary holder Yuno Gasai, an attractive girl who has a strange obsession with Amano.

But as this bloody battle royale plays out, shocking revelations are brought to light, changing the very nature of this twisted game.

The first 10 volumes of Mirai Nikki were published in English as Future Diary by Tokyopop from May 12, 2009, to April 12, 2011, before the publisher went defunct. VIZ Media rereleased the first nine volumes digitally under the VIZ Select imprint from May 27, 2014, to December 16, 2014. The manga was also published in Italian by Edizioni Star Comics from December 10, 2011, to September 14, 2013; in Spain by Editorial Ivrea from June 15, 2012, to June 28, 2013; in Mexico by Editorial Kamite from May 28, 2015, to December 29, 2016; in Polish by Waneko from November 3, 2014, to September 1, 2016; and in Brazilian Portuguese by Editora JBC from January 2013 to January 2014.