Manaka (written: 真中 or 眞中) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fictional characters:
- Laala Manaka (真中 らぁら), protagonist of the anime series PriPara
Manaka (written: 愛風, 舞菜香 or まなか in hiragana) is also a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Fictional characters:
- Manaka Sajyou, a character from the original Fate/stay night light novel, Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver
- Manaka Ujīe, a minor character in Haikyū!!
- Manaka Mukaido (向井戸 まなか), a character in the anime series Nagi no Asukara