Manga like Madou no Keifu

Vinland Saga

Also known as Vinland Saga.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama

As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his father, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery … the land Leif called Vinland.



Notes:
Won the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.
Winner of the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2012.

Tags: Historical , Coming of Age , Vikings , Rehabilitation , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Philosophy , Seinen , War , Revenge , Tragedy , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Parenthood , Adoption , Travel , Slavery , Found Family , Time Skip , Politics , Gore , Swordplay , Ships , Anti-Hero , Rural , Pirates , Agriculture , Environmental , Religion , Language Barrier , Heterosexual , Nudity , Achronological Order , Archery , Tomboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , Transgender

Kindan Shitei de Breakthrough: Boy Meets Satan

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

The hero's son and the ghost of the Demon King are the master and pupil!? Eirth, the son of the hero who defeated the Great Demon King, is troubled. Always expected to achieve great things, but unable to meet those expectations. No matter the effort he puts in, and the results he obtains, it's never enough for them.

"I'm a disappointment compared to my father" or "Don't you know you're the son of the hero!!"

Living every day like this, Eirth meets his destiny in the room containing the sword of his father, the hero.

"Interesting. I will train you. I have only free time now."

Eirth receives special personal training from the Demon King just to get back at his parents and the world. In the coming days, his parents, the heroes of the past, his first love, the princess childhood friend, the geniuses of the era, and the world will tremble before him.

Note: Includes 1 extra chapter.

Tags: Demons , Magic , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Ninja , War

Sensou Kyoushitsu

Also known as The Bugle Call: Song of War.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy , Psychological

In Arboral Year 1294, the world is dominated by nine massive towers known as the Spires, remnants of an ancient civilization. Filled with lost secrets and powerful knowledge, nations struggle to possess them. Luca is a bugler in a mercenary company who wants nothing more than to leave the battlefield behind and become a true musician, a maestro. But marked as one of the enigmatic Branch-hexed, and gifted with the strange ability to see the sound of his instrument, Luca finds himself drawn reluctantly into a war of epic proportions!

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , War , Super Power , Time Manipulation , Philosophy , Conspiracy , Politics , Shapeshifting , Musical Theater , Slavery , Anachronism , Clone

Nigoru Hitomi de Nani wo Negau: Highserk Senki

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

One day, Raizou ​​Takakura, an average salaryman, had a heart attack and his life ended that day. But, he got a second life, in a different world.

Reincarnated with strong skills―isn't what happened to him, instead, he was reincarnated as a foot soldier in a small country, Highserk Empire, which is surrounded by large countries.

With a new name, Walm, he was thrown into the frontline of war. Covered in blood and the stench of death, along with his comrades, he was slipping through life-or-death situations. His eyes becoming dark and muddy over time...

Tags: War , Military , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Survival , Body Horror , Swordplay , Magic , Dystopian , Philosophy , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Historical , Reincarnation , Isekai , Sadism

Sousou no Frieren

Also known as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about.

Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. With the great struggle over, they all go their separate ways to live a quiet life. But as an elf, Frieren, nearly immortal, will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to terms with the mortality of her friends? How can she find fulfillment in her own life, and can she learn to understand what life means to the humans around her? Frieren begins a new journey to find the answer.



Notes:
Winner of the Grand Prize at the 14th Manga Taisho Awards.
Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
Placed 3rd at the 7th Annual Next Manga Award.

Tags: Magic , Elf , Travel , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Episodic , Demons , Kuudere , Tragedy , Iyashikei , Shounen , Asexual , Fairy Tale , Dungeon , Time Manipulation

Centuria

Also known as Centuria .

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

Stowing himself away on a slave ship, Julian sets sail for the great continent with a hundred slaves, all yearning for freedom, until...?! Embark on a groundbreaking journey through this action-packed dark fantasy saga!!



Tags: Found Family , Tragedy , Shounen , Slavery , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Adoption , Time Skip , Gore , Anthropomorphism

Almark

Also known as Almark.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy

In the northern lands where war continues without end, young Almark hopes to be a mercenary like his father one day. Thinking the timid boy ill-suited for such a life, however, his worried father envisions a different future for him—all the way at the Nork Magical Academy in the peaceful South, once he's old enough to attend. And so, despite Almark's efforts on and off the battlefield, he eventually sets out for the academy to respect his father's wishes. But what lies ahead on his journey to becoming a magician?



Tags: Seinen , Magic , Male Protagonist , School , Swordplay , War , Gore

Ochikobore Majo to Koi wo Shiranai Tensai Majutsushi

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Fantasy , Romance

In a world ruled by magic, the stronger the magic power, the closer the hair color to the color of moonlight, and the weaker the magic power, the darker and more subdued the hair. Ashley, with her sooty, brick-red hair, is excellent at the study of magic, but her magic power is extremely weak, so she has been unable to fulfill of her dream of becoming a mage.

In the end, Ashley was granted temporary mage status by her mentor, the Secretary of the Ministry of Magic Education, but in exchange she is asked to train an imprisoned young man with immense magical power that no one with magical power can even touch...?! A young man in solitary confinement and a second-rate mage. It's a mysterious gender-reversed Rapunzel love-story by a promising new author!

Notes:
The first volume includes an epilogue about what happened to the main characters after the last chapters of the first part.
It was announced on December 27, 2021 that the manga will resume serialization on January 21, 2022 due to its popularity.
Chapter count includes 4 extras.

Tags: Josei , Magic , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual

Arslan Senki

Also known as The Heroic Legend of Arslan.

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

In the prosperous kingdom of Pars lies the Royal Capital of Ecbatana, a city of splendor and wonder, ruled by the undefeated and fearsome King Andragoras. Arslan is the young and curious prince of Pars who, despite his best efforts, doesn’t seem to have what it takes to be a proper king like his father. At the age of 14, Arslan goes to his first battle and loses everything as the blood-soaked mist of war gives way to scorching flames, bringing him to face the demise of his once glorious kingdom. However, it is Arslan’s destiny to be a ruler, and despite the trials that face him, he must now embark on a journey to reclaim his fallen kingdom.



Tags: Historical , War , Military , Foreign , Politics , Male Protagonist , Found Family , Royal Affairs , Religion , Swordplay , Gore , Slavery , Revenge , Primarily Male Cast , Archery , Shounen , Pirates

Kono Sekai ga Izure Horobu Koto wo, Ore dake ga Shitteiru: Monster ga Arawareta Sekai de, Shinimodori Level Up

Also known as Only I Know the World Is Ending And Getting Killed by Rampaging Beasts Only Makes Me Stronger.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Horror , Supernatural

Akira is your average office worker who dies in a not-so-average way. On his way home from work, he is killed…by a minotaur! He wakes up back in the office, but the world as he knew it has changed. Mythical beasts and monsters are running amok, destroying everything in their path. Akira discovers that every time he dies, he gets resurrected with the skills he acquired from his previous lives intact! Armed with unlimited lives and an ever-expanding skill set, he now stands in the way of the beasts and their rampaging wave of destruction.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Reincarnation , Post-Apocalyptic , Super Power , Kaiju , Survival , Time Manipulation , Urban , Werewolf