Top Alchemy Manga Recommendations

Hagane no Renkinjutsushi

Also known as Fullmetal Alchemist.

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

Alchemy tore the Elric brothers’ bodies apart. Can their bond make them whole again?
In this world, alchemists are those who study and perform the art of alchemical transmutation—the science of manipulating and transforming matter. They are bounded by the Law of Equivalent Exchange: in order to gain something, one must sacrifice something of equal value.
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail” limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone.



Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

Tags: Alchemy , Conspiracy , Politics , Military , Philosophy , War , Tragedy , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Disability , Travel , Steampunk , Ensemble Cast , Super Power , Magic , Body Horror , Lost Civilization , Chimera , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Guns , Gore , Historical , Tsundere , Cars , Heterosexual , Kuudere , Trains , Tomboy

Akame ga Kill!

Also known as Akame ga KILL!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Fantasy , Horror

Teenage country bumpkin Tatsumi dreams of earning enough money for his impoverished village by working in the Capital--but his short-lived plans go awry when he's robbed by a buxom beauty upon arrival! Penniless, Tatsumi is taken in by the lovely Miss Aria, but just when his Capital dreams seem in reach yet again, Miss Aria's mansion is besieged by Night Raid--a team of ruthless assassins who targets high-ranking members of the upper class! As Tatsumi is quick to learn, appearances can be deceiving in the Capital, and this team of assassins just might be...the good guys?!



Note: Volumes 5 and 8 each contain a bonus chapter.

Tags: Assassins , Shounen , Tragedy , Anti-Hero , Gore , War , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Heterosexual , Yandere , Tsundere , Henshin , Kuudere , Nekomimi , Guns , Crime , Time Manipulation , Military , Conspiracy , Transgender , Dragons , Youkai , Female Harem , Alchemy

Yao Shen Ji

Also known as Tales of Demons and Gods.

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

Because of the Space-Time Demon Spirit Book, time and space underwent a reversal. Though he was supposed to have died to demon beasts, Nie Li found himself sitting in a classroom when he opened his eyes. He had gone back to the age of thirteen. Now that everything has begun anew... how will he protect his beloved?



Tags: Wuxia , Cultivation , Reincarnation , Age Regression , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Super Power , Lost Civilization , Female Harem , Love Triangle , Demons , Heterosexual , Gods , War , Coming of Age , Time Manipulation , Politics , Dragons , Angels , Magic , Kaiju , Kemonomimi , Foreign , Crossdressing , Economics , Alchemy , Calligraphy

Wu Lian Dianfeng

Also known as Martial Peak.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Ecchi , Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

The peak of martial arts is solitary and lonely. It is an endless pursuit for unattainable heights as well. In order to surpass the limits of martial arts, growth and the will to survive in adverse situations is necessary. One day, Yang Kai, a disciple-on-trial (and floor sweeper) of the Lingxiao Martial Arts Sect discovered a Wordless Black Book. That marked the turn in his luck and the beginning of his martial arts journey.



Tags: Wuxia , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Cultivation , Full Color , Magic , Female Harem , Dragons , Primarily Adult Cast , Time Skip , Aliens , Aviation , Alchemy , Heterosexual , Travel , Revenge , Super Power , War , Skeleton , Anti-Hero , Space , Demons , Assassins , Slavery , Coming of Age , Adoption , Archery , Battle Royale , Body Swapping , Monster Girl , Tsundere , Twins , Succubus , Amnesia , Nudity , Teacher

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

Bai Lian Cheng Shen

Also known as Principles of Heavens: Zen’s Cultivation of Immortality.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Zen Luo, who is now a menial slave, used to be a young master of a big family, owing to the decline of his family, his sister is imprisoned by a strong force, he has no choice but to be at others’ service. However, Every cloud has a silver lining, The ancient book left by his father actually conceals the magical spell, which can change a human into an instrument! What’s the mysterious power behind all these? This is contest with fate.



Tags: Cultivation , Male Protagonist , Martial Arts , Full Color , Swordplay , Wuxia , Revenge , Female Harem , Gods , Alternate Universe , Elf , Class Struggle , Dragons , Alchemy , Body Swapping , Polyamorous , Time Skip , Conspiracy

Zhe Yi Shi Wo Yao Dang Zhi Zun

Also known as Rebirth Of The Ultimate Master.

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

What happens when a former martial emperor gets reborn into a complete loser's body? Scott Dillon, a legendary martial artist who was ranked third-strongest in the continent, finds himself in this predicament when he wakes up in the body of 15-year-old Kerwin Walton. Kerwin was once a failure who had yet to open a single chakra portal in his body, but now he's morphed into a genius martial artist overnight and becomes the talk (and target) of the town. Armed with the expertise of his former life, Kerwin is on a mission to complete the ultimate incantation that killed him in the first place - all while wiping the floor with his former bullies at school. Will Kerwin be able to exceed the accomplishments of his previous life? One thing's for certain: no one will ever call Kerwin a loser again!



Note: The title of the manhua changed from 万古至尊 to 这一世我要当至尊 starting from Ch. 14.

Tags: Alchemy , Martial Arts , Full Color , Reincarnation , Swordplay , Wuxia , Cultivation , Male Protagonist , Politics , Female Harem , Age Regression

Na Honja Soseol Sok Mangnani

Also known as I Woke Up as the Villain.

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

Yu-Seong’s an ordinary office worker, reincarnated as a web novel’s foolish side character of the same name. Born into the wealthy Haesung Group conglomerate, hated by his family, and prone to violent tantrums, the character’s fated to be manipulated and killed. To escape his doom, the new Yu-Seong finds a way to become one of the Awakened, those gifted with supernatural powers. He’ll try to level up and climb the ranks, defeating monsters in different dimensions… and his enemies at the same time.



Tags: Isekai , Super Power , Dungeon , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Magic , Urban Fantasy , Shapeshifting , Bullying , Alchemy , Anti-Hero , Cult , Conspiracy , Demons , Gods , Reincarnation , Female Protagonist

Majo no Tabitabi

Also known as Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy , Slice of Life

Once upon a time, there was a witch named Elaina, who set off on a journey across the world. Along the way, she would meet all kinds of people, from a country full of witches to a giant in love with his own muscles—but with each meeting, Elaina would become a small part of their story, and her own world would get a little bit bigger.



Tags: Witch , Magic , Episodic , Female Protagonist , Satire , Anti-Hero , Primarily Female Cast , Amnesia , Philosophy , Slavery , Pandemic , Tragedy , Dystopian , Travel , Gore , Iyashikei , Time Manipulation , Dragons , War , Religion , Cult , Cannibalism , Time Skip , Zombie , Body Swapping , Anthropomorphism , Kemonomimi , Elf , Demons , Succubus , Alchemy , Achronological Order , Age Regression , Alternate Universe , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Writing , Teacher , Suicide

Baccano!

Also known as Baccano!.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Adventure , Mystery , Supernatural

Aboard the Advenna Avis in 1711, a group of alchemists summon a demon in the hopes of gaining eternal life. The demon gives them an elixir of immortality and the method of ending their existence by "devouring" one another. Soon after, one among them begins to devour his companions. Realizing the danger posed by staying together, they scatter across the globe.

Centuries later in 1930's America, a certain federal investigator tries his best to combat the rise of organized crime during Prohibition, send a particularly infuriating terrorist to Alcatraz, and catch an outrageous thief duo. Meanwhile, the transcontinental train, the Flying Pussyfoot, begins its trail of blood across the country.

In 2002, a small group of the original Advenna Avis alchemists are on a journey to find the rest of their fellow immortals. However, there is one companion they did not expect to meet again.

Seemingly unrelated events, from a sleepy Italian city in the early 1700's to a modern luxury cruise ship traveling across the Pacific, reveal themselves to be far more connected than anyone could imagine...



Tags: Mafia , Achronological Order , Ensemble Cast , Alchemy , Urban Fantasy , Foreign , Historical , Trains , Guns , Primarily Adult Cast , Ships , Gore

Kanzen Kaihi Healer no Kiseki

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

A college student, Sakurai Hiroki was summoned to another world to defeat the Demon Lord. And since he got “Priest” as a job, his starting Recovery Stat was more than enough to heal any wounds, so he dumped all of his Stat Points into Evasion. In other words, he’s aiming for an Evasion Healer who will never get hit by enemy attacks. But unfortunately, people in that world couldn’t understand his ideal! The King got angry at him and almost immediately labeled him as useless! And thus, the story of how Hiroki become an odd Healer who can even avoid Dungeon Boss’ attacks with ease has started!!

Tags: Isekai , Male Protagonist , Magic , Dungeon , Alchemy

Wudao Duzun

Also known as Martial Arts Reigns.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Ye Ming, the rising star of Family Ye is regarded as a genius among his peer cultivators. But he was schemed by his jealous cousin and the latter cut his meridians, crippled his abilities and hamstrung him ruthlessly. But Ye Ming never gives up because he'd sacrifice everything for take revenge for his deceased parents who were murdered by Family Huang. But he doesn't know that he is considered a pain in the neck to Family Ye and a big conspiracy is looming out of the darkness...


Tags: Cultivation , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Martial Arts , Revenge , Female Harem , Shapeshifting , War , Alternate Universe , Alchemy , Coming of Age , Conspiracy , Cult , Orphan , Tragedy

Mabeop Hakgyo Apjeommyeol Cheonjae-ga Doeeotda

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

The character with the highest difficulty and the worst performance, Baek Yuseol, was considered a trash character in-game because he could not use magic in a fantasy setting where everyone else could. However…

[Because the wrong ending has been reached, 90% of the Aether World has been destroyed.]

[Please reach the “True Ending.”]

Suddenly, those words echoed in my mind before I was transmigrated to the Aether World.

[You can use the skill “Blink.”]

“Just why did I possess this character?"

Blink was the only magic skill I had. Surviving in Stella Academy among genius mages, I became the notorious Blink Mage.



Tags: Isekai , Video Games , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Magic , School , Alchemy

Guimi Zhi Zhu

Also known as Lord of the Mysteries.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy , Mystery , Thriller

With the rising tide of steam power and machinery, who can come close to being a Beyonder? Shrouded in the fog of history and darkness, who or what is the lurking evil that murmurs into our ears?

Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts…

The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.

Like the corresponding tarot card, The Fool, which is numbered 0—a number of unlimited potential—this is the legend of "The Fool."



Tags: Gods , Lost Civilization , Religion , Steampunk , Dissociative Identities , Cosmic Horror , Astronomy , Detective , Acting , Conspiracy , Isekai , Primarily Adult Cast , Historical , Martial Arts , Angels , Circus , Necromancy , Alchemy , Anthropomorphism , Body Swapping , Butler , Crossdressing , Age Regression , Foreign , Male Protagonist , LGBTQ+ Themes

Karakuri Circus

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Mystery

The protagonist, Masaru, has just inherited a big fortune after the death of his father. However, people are trying to get their hands on it by any means necessary, even if it means killing him. Narumi helped Masaru from being kidnapped after fighting some weird guys. He found out that they're not humans but wooden puppets with amazing strength. After a hard fight, Narumi was forced to admit that he's no opponent for them; and just when he started to think that Masaru would be captured, Shirogane, Masaru's watcher arrives from France with a weapon, the puppet Arlequin. Here, begins the story of Karakuri Circus.

Tags: Conspiracy , Circus , Puppetry , Ensemble Cast , Urban Fantasy , Adoption , Shounen , Robots , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , Martial Arts , Alchemy , Assassins , Trains , Animals , Nudity , Male Protagonist

Pyeha, Ttojugijin Marajuseyo

Also known as Your Majesty, Please Spare Me This Time.

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

Following the emperor’s unjust massacre of her family and her own miserable death, Laliette Bellua wakes up to find that she is in the body of her 12-year-old self. She immediately sets her sights on a single goal: suck up to Emperor Rupert Edgar Laspe Vellelum and save her family. Laliette’s plan is foolproof, except for one tiny detail… In her present timeline, the future emperor is still masquerading as a princess named Rapertte! With only a single suitcase and some change in her pocket, she sets out for the capital to become the princess’s closest and most beloved attendant. Can Laliette prove her ability to keep a secret? And more importantly, will she be able to win the favor of the cruel and sadistic Rapertte?



Tags: Survival , Bullying , Maids , Tragedy , Female Protagonist , Crossdressing , Historical , Heterosexual , Full Color , Alchemy , Age Regression , Magic , Time Manipulation , Guns , Adoption , Royal Affairs

Aa! Megami-sama!

Also known as Oh My Goddess!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

Alone in his dorm on a Saturday night, Nekomi Tech’s Keiichi Morisato dials a wrong number that will change his life forever—reaching the Goddess Technical Help Line. Granted one wish by the charming young goddess Belldandy—a wish for anything in the world—Keiichi wishes she would stay with him always! Complications are bound to ensue from this; the immediate first being the new couple getting tossed out of the dorm—it’s males only!

As the hapless student and his mysterious “foreign beauty” ride around looking for a new place to stay—risking the different dangers of seeking shelter with an otaku convinced Belldandy is an imaginary woman, and a Zen priest convinced she’s a sinister witch—Keiichi’s still got his classes on Monday morning! How is his new “exchange student” companion going to be received on the N.I.T. campus? A little too well for normal life to ever return...



Note: Won the Kodansha Manga Award for General Manga in 2009.

Tags: Gods , Seinen , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Motorcycles , Demons , Female Harem , College , Cars , Male Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Alchemy , Robots

Winter Woods

Also known as Winter Woods.

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

A few thousand years have passed since an alchemist created Winter. Winter begins living with Jane, a writer, in exchange for telling her his story. From their interactions, Winter begins to learn the meaning of being human, and without realizing it, Jane begins to see a man who has changed her life in more ways than she could imagine.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Writing , Primarily Adult Cast , Heterosexual , Zombie , Full Color , Alchemy , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Tragedy , Body Horror , Amnesia

Shiye Mowang

Also known as The Laid Off Demon King.

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

He is the king of the demon world who has become unemployed because of impeachment. She was the brave hero who was laid off because of the failure of the expedition. The bond of destiny binds the two together as they embark on an journey full of unknown adventures.

Tags: Swordplay , Tsundere , Full Color , Demons , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Magic , Gambling , War , Dungeon , Elf , Dragons , Skeleton , Alchemy , Assassins , Zombie , Found Family

Ore Igai Dare mo Saishu Dekinai Sozai nano ni "Sozai Saishuritsu ga Hikui" to Pawahara Suru Osananajimi Renkinjutsushi to Zetsuen Shita Senzoku Madoushi, Henkyou no Machi de Slow Life wo Okuritai.

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

The Assistant Mage of the genius alchemist Ruby—Lloyd has an abnormally low chance of gathering materials for alchemy use. Hence, he is treated as baggage and is made to be the bottom of the entire country’s joke.

Everyday is a day he is scolded by Ruby. It’s become too much of a despairing environment that he’s come to hate it. And so, he finally decided to part ways with her.

However, unbeknownst to everyone was that the materials Lloyd gathered were all high-grade materials no one else could gather.

The mage, who was treated as “incompetent” and saw himself as such, now aims for an ideal easy going life!

Tags: Seinen , Alchemy , Male Protagonist , Magic , Slapstick , Elf , Surreal Comedy , Anachronism