Manga like Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

HUNTER×HUNTER

Also known as Hunter x Hunter.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Gon might be a country boy, but he has high aspirations. Despite his Aunt Mito's protests, Gon decides to follow in his father's footsteps and become a legendary Hunter. The Hunter hopefuls begin their journey by storm-tossed ship, where Gon meets Leorio and Kurapika, the only other applicants who aren't devastated by bouts of seasickness.

Having survived the terrors of the high seas, Gon and his companions now have to prove their worth in a variety of tests in order to find the elusive Exam Hall. And once they get there, will they ever leave alive...?



Tags: Shounen , Super Power , Cultivation , Ensemble Cast , Travel , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Urban Fantasy , Tragedy , Revenge , Assassins , Chimera , Battle Royale , Death Game , Politics , Anti-Hero , Crime , Philosophy , Coming of Age , Gangs , War , Martial Arts , Gore , Conspiracy , Lost Civilization , Ships , Video Games , Card Battle , Mafia , Animals , LGBTQ+ Themes , Time Manipulation , Transgender , Cannibalism , Amnesia , Virtual World , Demons , Reincarnation , Asexual , Kemonomimi

Myeolmang Ihuui Segye

Also known as The World After the Fall.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery

Faced with imminent defeat and certain death, would you choose to run – or continue to fight for a doomed world? When mysterious towers appear across the world, summoning monsters that prey on mankind, this is the choice presented to the Tower Walkers – adventurers with special powers to fight the monsters. On the brink of death, they can choose to use a “regression stone” to return to the past for a second chance, though this decision places them in a separate timeline forever. Stubborn Tower Walker Jae-Hwan rejects this choice, choosing to fight for the original timeline, and learning shocking secrets about the Tower along the way.



Tags: Full Color , Male Protagonist , Dungeon , Primarily Male Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Tragedy , Magic , Adoption , Crossover , Anti-Hero , Demons , Swordplay , Martial Arts , Time Manipulation , Conspiracy , Super Power , Meta , Afterlife , Memory Manipulation , Virtual World , Found Family , Zombie , Revenge , Gods , Post-Apocalyptic , Long Strip

21 Seiki Shounen

Also known as 21st Century Boys.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Psychological , Sci-Fi

War is over. The Friend is dead. Mankind no longer faces the threat of extinction. Peace has finally come to Tokyo... Or has it? The mystery still remains. Nobody knows who the Friend was and where he came from. The only clue is hidden deep within the memories—the memories of the hero Kenji. It is time to open Pandora’s Box to discover what is left at the bottom.



Tags: Conspiracy , Seinen , Cult , Ghost , Tragedy , Military , Virtual World , Augmented Reality , Robots , Male Protagonist , Nudity

Temppal

Also known as Overgeared.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Sin Yeong-U (a.k.a. Grid), an unlucky man in life and a low-level player in the popular VR game “Satisfy,” finds a powerful item that earns him a rare legendary class title: “Pagma’s Successor.” He’s now a skilled blacksmith who can forge unique weapons and equip the game’s most powerful gear. Grid resolves to use his new abilities to achieve fame and fortune, but as his very existence begins to stir up trouble in Satisfy, he realizes that life as a legend may be more than he bargained for….



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Magic , Swordplay , Kingdom Management , Female Harem , Primarily Adult Cast , Dragons , Politics , E-Sports , Angels , Long Strip

Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru

Also known as My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance

Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play with her boyfriend, when she meets Yamada in the same RPG. Yamada in real life turns out to be somewhat of a legend. The only problem is - he is ONLY interested in the game. As Akane's feelings grow, will Yamada's focus stay on the game?



Note: Ninth place of Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category

Tags: Video Games , Heterosexual , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Otaku Culture , Age Gap , Virtual World , College , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban , E-Sports

Level-Up Motaneun Player

Also known as The Player Who Can't Level Up.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Mystery

When Kim Kigyu received his invitation to become a player (a unique-ability player, at that), he thought his struggles were over. But no matter how hard he tries, he just can’t seem to get past level 1! After five years of working as a guide on the lower floors of the tower, he’s finally discovered his ability to link with “Egos” and raise his stats. As his new skills unlock adventures in unexplored gates, Kigyu gets his chance to defy expectations and show the world that rank isn’t everything.



Tags: Dungeon , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Urban Fantasy , Swordplay , Full Color , Demons , Goblin , Virtual World , Video Games , Anti-Hero , Angels , Long Strip

Igye Geomwang Saengjongi

Also known as Latna Saga: Survival of a Sword King.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

After being recently discharged from military service and just drifting through life, Hanbin Ryu is suddenly transported to another world. However, his “guide line,” the system bestowed upon him to help with his survival and growth, was filled with errors, causing him to be stuck in the tutorial stage for over 20 years. When he is finally released from this personal hell, he finds everyone has turned against otherworlders like him. Just how will this low-level, super-tutorial newbie survive?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Isekai , Full Color , Magic , Virtual World , Dragons , Gods , Dungeon , Alternate Universe , Time Skip , Video Games , Long Strip

Kemono Jihen

Also known as Kemono Jihen.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Supernatural

Inugami is a Tokyo detective who specializes in the occult. One day, answering a call to a remote village leads him to Dorotabo: a peculiar boy nicknamed after a yokai that haunts muddy rice paddies. The boy has no parents and is somewhat unnerving, emitting a foul odor that draws the ire of those around him. Inugami, however, quickly realizes that there’s something more monstrous about Dorotabo than just his nickname–a fact proven when the two of them investigate an inhuman creature attacking local livestock. Perhaps Inugami can take this mistreated boy under his wing and train him to face the secret, supernatural beasts hidden in the world…using the eerie powers of his own body.



Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Urban Fantasy , Youkai , Shounen , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Gore , Kemonomimi , Shapeshifting , Body Horror , Virtual World , Age Gap , Chimera , Anthropomorphism , Detective , Orphan , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins , Vampire , Femboy , Video Games

Log-in Murim

Also known as Log-in Murim.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

When an interdimensional portal appeared and released countless monsters across the world, humanity didn’t take the threat lying down. Mankind fought back, defeating the monsters' Demon King and creating a new way of life as "hunters." But when Taekyung Jin, a struggling, low-ranked hunter, accidentally logs into a game on a beat-up VR console, he finds himself trapped in an all-new world, unable to log out.



Tags: Martial Arts , Cultivation , Wuxia , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Dungeon , Urban Fantasy , Full Color , Spearplay , Politics , Demons

Overlord

Also known as Overlord.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Horror , Supernatural

For twelve years, the virtual world of Yggdrasil has served as the playground and battlefield for the skeletal lord Momonga and his guild of fellow monsters, Ainz Ooal Gown. But the guild's glory days are over, and the game is shutting down permanently. When Momonga logs in one last time just to be there when the servers go dark, something happens--and suddenly, fantasy is reality. A rogues' gallery of fanatically devoted NPCs is ready to obey his every order, but the world Momonga now inhabits is not the one he remembers. The game may be over, but the epic tale of Ainz Ooal Gown is only beginning...



Tags: Anti-Hero , Skeleton , Magic , Isekai , Demons , Medieval , Video Games , Politics , Cosmic Horror , Male Protagonist , War , Virtual World , Conspiracy , Necromancy , Female Harem , Succubus , Maids , Monster Girl , Elf , Ensemble Cast , Butler , Gore , Vampire , Kuudere , Alchemy , Femboy , Zombie , Memory Manipulation , Aromantic , Dungeon , Twins , Crossdressing , Artificial Intelligence , Dragons , Torture , Archery , Goblin , Werewolf

No Game No Life

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Ecchi , Fantasy

In this fantasy world, everything's a game--and these gamer siblings play to win! Meet Sora and Shiro, a brother and sister who are loser shut-ins by normal standards. But these siblings don't play by the rules of the "crappy game" that is average society. In the world of gaming, this genius pair reigns supreme, their invincible avatar so famous that it's the stuff of urban legend. So when a young boy calling himself God summons the siblings to a fantastic alternate world where war is forbidden and all conflicts--even those involving national borders--are decided by the outcome of games, Sora and Shiro have pretty much hit the jackpot. But they soon learn that in this world, humanity, cornered and outnumbered by other species, survives within the confines of one city. Will Sora and Shiro, two failures at life, turn out to be the saviors of mankind? Let the games begin...!

Tags: Gambling , Isekai , Kemonomimi , Video Games , Hikikomori , Gods , Magic , Meta , Class Struggle , Kingdom Management , Kuudere , Politics , Female Harem , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist , Nekomimi , Elf , Super Power , Mermaid , Travel , War , Reincarnation , Vampire , Virtual World , Maids , Artificial Intelligence , School , Crossdressing , Software Development , Age Regression , Idol

THE NEW GATE

Also known as The New Gate.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

THE NEW GATE—an online game transformed into a life-and-death struggle for its players. Thanks to the valiant efforts of Shin, the most powerful of them all, an end to the game and freedom for everyone seemed within reach. But just moments after Shin defeats the game’s final boss, he finds himself bathed in an unknown light and transported some 500 years into the future of the in-game world. Thrown from a simple game gone wrong into a strange new land, one young swordsman of unrivalled strength is about to embark on a legendary journey!



Tags: Virtual World , Swordplay , Video Games , Elf , Magic , Seinen , Isekai , Nekomimi , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Skip , Female Harem , Reincarnation , Death Game

Dalbitjogaksa

Also known as The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance

Hyeon’s what some may call resourceful, thrifty, or, um, stingy. Whatever you call him, he’s also dedicated—he grinded night-and-day to get a top-tier character. But once he sold it, every last cent was taken away by loan sharks. In the new VR MMO Royal Road, he’s committed to making it big for himself and his family. He knows that he should absolutely NEVER be one of those weak and poor sculptors, so what’s he going to do when he accidentally becomes the Legendary Moonlight Sculptor?



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Full Color , War , Swordplay , Magic , Revenge , Martial Arts , Cultivation , Dragons , Demons , Gods , Vampire , Elf , Religion

Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kami ge ni Idoman to su

Also known as Shangri-La Frontier.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Second year high school student Rakuro Hizutome is interested in one thing only: finding "shitty games" and beating the crap out of them. His gaming skills are second to none, and no game is too bad for him to enjoy. So when he's introduced to the new VR game Shangri-La Frontier, he does what he does best—min-maxes and skips the prologue to jump straight into the action. But can even an expert gamer like Rakuro discover all the secrets that Shangri-La Frontier hides...?



Tags: Video Games , Shounen , Virtual World , Kemonomimi , Anthropomorphism , Male Protagonist , Artificial Intelligence , Magic , Gender Bending , Curses

Tamsig-ui Jaerim

Also known as The Second Coming of Gluttony.

Status: Cancelled
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Supernatural

At the brink of death on an otherworldly battlefield, Jihoo Seol is granted the chance to relive his life. But all magic has its limits, and Seol only retains a few fragments of the man he will become. Memories of a future he has yet to live manifest in sporadic dreams and magic grants him unearned luck. When his magic fails, Seol's life takes a turn for the worse. Desperate and alone, he's approached by a mysterious woman with an offer that will change his life forever. Will his dreams be enough to save him from the horrors that lie ahead?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Survival , Full Color , Isekai , Virtual World , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Harem , Gods , Magic , Ghost , War , Body Horror , Spearplay , Long Strip

Overlord

Also known as Overlord.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Supernatural

What do you do when your favorite game shuts down? Momonga decided to stay logged in right up until the very end. But when the servers go dark, he finds himself transported into the game world--and he's been transformed into his skeletal avatar from the game, awesome magical powers included! But what if he's the villain of his own story?



Tags: Skeleton , Anti-Hero , Magic , Video Games , Male Protagonist , Elf , Vampire , Shounen , Slavery , Demons , Swordplay , Isekai , Succubus , Primarily Adult Cast , Dungeon , War , Virtual World , Necromancy , Twins , Female Harem , Conspiracy , Parody , Butler , Medieval

Sword Art Online

Also known as Sword Art Online.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Romance , Sci-Fi

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online - a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other - debuts, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG - a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "game over" means certain death - both virtual and real...

Tags: Virtual World , Tragedy , Death Game , Swordplay , Artificial Intelligence , Isekai , Male Protagonist , Software Development , Tentacles , War , Female Harem , Magic , Fairy , Time Skip

Yeollepjeonsa

Also known as Hardcore Leveling Warrior.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

When you go from level 99 to level 1 and start all over again.



Note: Chapter count includes epilogue.

Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Gambling , Full Color , Gangs , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Tragedy , Demons , Time Skip

Ranker-ui Gwihwan

Also known as Ranker's Return.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

During the early years of the hottest MMORPG called Arena, the world’s top-ranker Meleegod vanished after setting every possible record in the virtual world. In the real world, this deathly melee damage dealer was the happy-go-lucky Kang Hyeon-U, who simply deleted his character and quit his hobby to finish mandatory military service and inherit his father’s company. This rosy future dissolves within two years when a business rival makes his father go bankrupt. Hyeon-U struggles to make ends meet with a string of part-time jobs, but his best friend has a better idea. He urges Hyeon-U to conquer the Arena once again and earn a cushy living as a gaming celebrity. Vowing to strike it rich and avenge his father, the former Meleegod returns to the Arena as a newbie. Only this time, he’s out for blood!



Tags: Video Games , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Swordplay , Magic , Dungeon , Revenge

Na Hollo Buglo Kkulppaneun Player

Also known as Solo Glitch Player.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

Taepung Shin knows every nook and cranny of his favorite MMO video game Paradiso like it was the back of his hand! However, his gaming adventures suffer an abrupt end after his untimely death. But this is not his last hurrah since he's reincarnated as Jared, a delinquent lord of a frozen province... in Paradiso! Now, he must brave the world he loved and take advantage of all glitches he knows about and turn himself into the main character of his new solo adventure!



Tags: Reincarnation , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Politics , Magic , Virtual World , Economics , War , Historical , Kingdom Management , Dungeon