Top Fairy Manga Recommendations

Berserk

Also known as Berserk.

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

His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned—and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.



Notes:
- Volumes 1-5 contain the 16 prequel chapters 0A - 0P.
- Chapter 83 was omitted from Volume 13 due to the author’s request.
- Volume 14 includes “Berserk: The Prototype”.
- Due to the author's passing, starting from Chapter 365, the manga is illustrated by Studio Gaga (Miura's assistants) and supervised by Kouji Mori (a close friend of Miura's).

Tags: Tragedy , Seinen , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Demons , Cosmic Horror , Gore , Philosophy , Found Family , Anti-Hero , Swordplay , Rehabilitation , Magic , War , Travel , Foreign , Body Horror , Mythology , Survival , Gods , Religion , Primarily Adult Cast , Nudity , Military , Politics , Fairy , Disability , Witch , Coming of Age , Amnesia , Sadism , Torture , Ensemble Cast , Elf , Dystopian , Heterosexual , Time Skip , Achronological Order , Age Regression , Kaiju , Tomboy , Group Sex , Cult , Pregnant , Prostitution , Skeleton , Adoption , Slavery , Super Power , Cannibalism , Incest , Dungeon , Kingdom Management , Vore , Dragons , Ships , Masturbation , Mermaid , Fellatio , LGBTQ+ Themes , Monster Girl , Monster Boy

Nanatsu no Taizai

Also known as The Seven Deadly Sins.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

When they were accused of trying to overthrow the monarchy, the feared warriors the Seven Deadly Sins were sent into exile. Princess Elizabeth discovers the truth the Sins were framed by the king's guard, the Holy Knights too late to prevent them from assassinating her father and seizing the throne! Now the princess is on the run, seeking the Sins to help her reclaim the kingdom. But the first Sin she meets, Meliodas, is a little innkeeper with a talking pig. He doesn't even have a real sword! Have the legends of the Sins' strength been exaggerated...?



Note: Chapter count includes 346 regular chapters, 18 extra chapters, and 3 gaiden chapters.

Tags: Shounen , Ensemble Cast , Demons , Super Power , Magic , Reincarnation , Tragedy , Gods , Memory Manipulation , Fairy , Fairy Tale , War , Male Protagonist , Amnesia , Primarily Adult Cast , Swordplay , Dissociative Identities , Martial Arts , Anti-Hero , Revenge , Bar , Heterosexual , Animals , Nudity , Time Manipulation , Lost Civilization , Found Family

Mahoutsukai no Yome

Also known as The Ancient Magus' Bride.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance , Slice of Life , Supernatural

Hatori Chise has lived most of her short 15-year life full of neglect and abuse, and devoid of love. With no familial warmth, she's had more than her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when it seems like life can't get any worse, she's now being sold at a slave auction! When a cloaked man, with the head of a beast' skull and wielding strange powers, purchases her, Chise’s life will never be the same again.

The man is a a sorcerer of great power, a kindly magus who frees Chise and then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice–and his bride!



Note: Nominated for the 8th Manga Taisho Award.

Tags: Magic , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Foreign , Mythology , Rural , Age Gap , Monster Boy , Shounen , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , School , Travel , Fairy , Werewolf , Shapeshifting , Dragons

Cardcaptor Sakura

Also known as Cardcaptor Sakura.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Fourth grader Sakura Kinomoto finds a strange book in her father's library -- a book made by the wizard Clow to store dangerous spirits sealed within a set of magical cards. But when Sakura opens it up, there is nothing left inside but Kero-chan, the book's cute little guardian beast... who informs Sakura that since the Clow cards seem to have escaped while he was asleep, it's now her job to capture them!



Tags: Magic , Love Triangle , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Urban Fantasy , Family Life , Tomboy , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Primarily Child Cast , Dissociative Identities , Bisexual , Age Gap , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Boys' Love , Unrequited Love , Fairy , Martial Arts , Agender

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

Übel Blatt

Also known as Ubel Blatt.

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

Rumors stir throughout the land: when the wielder of the black sword draws his dark blade, all who stand in its path are torn asunder…!

Köinzell, the mysterious young boy who carries the black sword, undeniably wields it with exceptional skill, but can he truly be responsible for the bloody rumors? Pursued by the Traitorous Lances, four powerful warriors who were thought to have been defeated by the Seven Heroes, the strength of the young swordsman will be tested to its limit. At battle’s end, only the shocking truth of Köinzell’s quest will stand above the corpses of his enemies…

An epic fantasy on the grandest of scales!



Tags: Revenge , Seinen , Elf , Tomboy , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Anti-Hero , Military , Gore , Fairy , Magic , Nudity , Tragedy , Amnesia , Reincarnation , Memory Manipulation

Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica

Also known as Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Mahou Shoujo

When a new girl joins her class, Madoka Kaname thinks she recognizes the mysterious, dark-haired transfer student from one of her dreams…a dream where she is approached by a catlike creature who offers Madoka an opportunity to change destiny. Madoka had always thought magic was the stuff of fantasy…until she sees the transfer student fighting with the very cat being from her dream! And just like in Madoka’s dream, the cat gives her a choice. Will Madoka become a magical girl in exchange for her dearest desire? What will be the cost of having her wish come true?



Tags: Time Manipulation , Magic , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Henshin , Tragedy , Alternate Universe , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Yuri , Aliens , School , Fairy , Survival , Witch , Primarily Teen Cast , Guns

Toshokan no Daimajutsushi

Also known as Magus of the Library.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Fantasy

A story about a poor boy swept away by a kind library mage and the (literal) magic of reading, Magus of the Library is a beautifully-drawn, spirited fantasy adventure, like a Fullmetal Alchemist for all ages!

In the small village of Amun lives a poor boy named Theo. Theo adores books, but because of his pointed ears and impoverished life, he isn’t allowed to use the village library. As he endures the prejudice and hatred of the village, he dreams of going where such things don’t exist: Aftzaak, City of Books. But one day, Theo chances to meet a Kafna—a librarian who works for the great library of Aftzaak—and his life changes forever…



Tags: Politics , Seinen , Male Protagonist , Coming of Age , Elf , Magic , Adoption , Travel , Primarily Female Cast , Language Barrier , Dragons , Religion , Desert , Bullying , Tanned Skin , Environmental , Slavery , Conspiracy , Espionage , Criminal Organization , Dinosaurs , Fairy , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Philosophy , Time Skip , Pirates

Shijou Saikyou Orc-san no Tanoshii Tanetsuke Harem-Zukuri

Also known as Happy Harem Making with the Mightiest Orc!.

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

The weak stays virgin for life, the strong can XXXX hot women!!

Olc, the protagonist, was reincarnated into a half-orc child. Seeing her child bullied in the village, his mother encourages him to become strong. She says: “Olc, if you are weak, you’ll be a virgin for life. If you are strong, you’ll be able to XXXX beautiful women.”

He denies his mother’s words. However, after being shocked by the cuteness of the young girls from other races in a tribe meeting, he is determined to gain power. And thus, the journey of lust begins!



Tags: Female Harem , Elf , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Nudity , Reincarnation , Shounen , Slavery , Food , Time Skip , Magic , Fairy , Super Power , Kemonomimi , Clone , Henshin

Shugo Chara!

Also known as Shugo Chara!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Mahou Shoujo , Romance

Everybody at Seiyo Elementary thinks that stylish and super cool Amu has it all: But nobody knows the real Amu, a shy girl who wishes she had the courage to truly be herself. Changing Amu’s life is going to take more than wishes and dreams–it’s going to take a little magic! One morning, Amu finds a surprise in her bed: three strange little eggs. Each egg contains a Guardian Character, an angel-like being who can give her the power to be someone new. With the help of her Guardian Characters, Amu is about to discover that her true self is even more amazing than she ever dreamed.



Note: Includes 3 side stories.

Tags: School , Shoujo , Magic , Female Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Coming of Age , Crossdressing , Love Triangle , Nekomimi , Tsundere , Henshin , Philosophy , Gender Bending , Fairy Tale , Family Life , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Astronomy , Orphan , Space , Super Power , Writing , Anti-Hero , Estranged Family , Urban Fantasy , Heterosexual , Age Gap , School Club , Idol , Male Harem , Fairy , Fashion , Adoption , Rehabilitation , Espionage , Femboy , Achronological Order

BERSERK THE PROTOTYPE

Also known as Berserk: The Prototype.

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

The prototype chapter for Berserk, written by Kentarou Miura when he was a student. It was later collected in volume 14 of the main series.

Tags: Seinen , Fairy , Gore , Male Protagonist , Revenge , Demons , Travel , Elf , War , Skeleton

Benriya Saitou-san, Isekai ni Iku

Also known as Handyman Saitou in Another World.

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

Serialization of the original doujin

Handyman Saitou has never been anyone special. All his life, he’s had average grades, ordinary athletic skill, a commonplace job… But his unremarkable path takes a turn when he wakes up in another world. Here, warriors, wizards, and elves accompany him on quests delving deep into dungeons, and Saitou realizes for the first time what it’s like to be needed. After all, who other than the handyman could be trusted to open locked treasure chests or repair his allies’ equipment? Beginning with a simple “thank you,” this is the story of an ordinary person’s fulfilling life. 



Tags: Male Protagonist , Seinen , Isekai , 4-koma , Dungeon , Fairy , Magic , Primarily Adult Cast , Tsundere , Iyashikei

Keikenchi Chochiku de Nonbiri Shoushin Ryokou: Yuusha to Koibito ni Tsuihou sareta Senshi no Mujikaku zama

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

After losing his girlfriend to a brave hero, Toru is expelled from his S-Rank party. With a feeling of sadness and pain in his heart, he defeats a demon he meets outside the city, and his ability [to save experience] is broken! Toru becomes level 300 in the blink of an eye! With this power that far surpasses that of heroes, there is nothing that can stop him. Kaede, a slave he met on his journey, forms a group called the “Mangyu Brigade”, and easily completes dungeons, acquires the legendary sacred weapons, and thanks to his skills, his friends level up easily! He rescued a countess who was attacked by bandits on the road and befriended a legendary beast. Oru’s journey continues at a leisurely pace, as he repeatedly encounters various people along the way, while his former party of heroes is deprived of opportunities to play an active role and fall into decline.
This is the beginning of the life of a 300 level warrior!

Tags: Shounen , Male Protagonist , Magic , Dungeon , Slavery , Super Power , Kemonomimi , Female Harem , Fairy , Found Family

Useon Namdongsaengbuteo Sumgija

Also known as Let's Hide My Little Brother.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The fate of a girl in a BL novel is a tragic one. Girls are either vaguely helpful, evil, or add nothing to the plot. So what happens when you turn into the older sister of a BL novel protagonist? The older sister who dies a tragic death at the hands of a madman who’s infatuated with your younger brother? You go with your gut instinct: hide him. Hide your brother from everything, especially men, that could harm him and you. That’s the task that Kyla Vesta is set with in this life, and a task that she’s determined to complete.



Tags: Crossdressing , Magic , Full Color , Female Protagonist , College , Heterosexual , Isekai , Swordplay , Yandere , Demons , Bullying , Suicide , Twins , Fairy

Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka

Also known as Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror , Mahou Shoujo

When the Earth is threatened by the sudden appearance of undead creatures, a group of young women blessed with powers from a mysterious source rose to defeat them. Now, after three years of apparent peace, the same malevolent creatures have resurfaced. Five magical girls are once again conscripted to war as the Magical Girl Special-Ops force, to defend mankind from an unholy nemesis!



Tags: Magic , Military , Terrorism , Super Power , Henshin , Seinen , Gore , Yandere , Urban Fantasy , Yuri , War , Primarily Female Cast , Yakuza , Assassins , Tragedy , Guns , Female Protagonist , Nudity , Tanned Skin , Sadism , Torture , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fairy , Human Pet , Scissoring , Drugs , Feet , Masochism , Memory Manipulation

Neoui Aiga Aniya

Also known as It's Not Your Baby!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Callia Taxicate was a mere commoner until she saved the life of Simon Tereloane, the son of a duke. In return, the duke helps make her commander of the emperor's knights and she becomes a war hero. Though she only sees Simon as a friend, the two unexpectedly spend the night together and she ends up pregnant! Terrified that he and his noble family won't accept a child out of wedlock, Callia runs away to raise the baby on her own. But how long can she hide this secret, especially from the father?!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Full Color , Magic , Yandere , Fairy

Sword Art Online: Fairy Dance

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Sci-Fi

Kazuto Kirigaya (aka Kirito) has beaten Sword Art Online, a VRMMORPG that transformed into a literal game of death, and returned to the real world. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for Asuna Yuuki (aka Asuna the Flash), the girl with whom Kirito fell in love in the virtual world of Aincrad but who has yet to awaken from her game-induced slumber. As his sister, Suguha, sadly looks on, Kazuto continues to visit Asuna in the hospital in the hope of finding answers. But when one day he meets a man claiming to be Asuna's fiancé, Kazuto fears that Asuna may be lost to him forever... That is until a fellow survivor of SAO taken form the latest VRMMORPG sensation, ALfheim Online - a screenshot that features someone being held captive who looks entirely too much like Asuna! His hope renewed, Kirito dives headlong into an all-new virtual adventure, but can true love conquer the game?!

Note: Covers the Fairy Dance Arc from Volumes 3 and 4 of the light novel series.



Tags: Shounen , Virtual World , Isekai , Fairy

Fukushuu wo Chikatta Shironeko wa Ryuuou no Hiza no Ue de Damin wo Musaboru

Also known as The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Ruri just can’t get away from Asahi! Her clingy, oblivious childhood friend is beloved by absolutely everyone, making Ruri the target of resentment and jealousy from Asahi’s horde of groupies. When Asahi is summoned to another world to be their “Priestess Princess,” of course Ruri gets dragged along for the ride—and branded a traitor who must be exiled to the woods! But now that Ruri is finally out of Asahi’s shadow, she may just find that a new world is the perfect place for a new beginning...


Tags: Shoujo , Isekai , Female Protagonist , Animals , Magic , Dragons , Shapeshifting , Revenge , Fairy

Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome

Also known as The Barbarian’s Bride.

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

Serafina de Lavillant, the strongest female knight in the West, was sent to subjugate the barbaric tribes of the East. But when her mission fails spectacularly, she’s captured alive and imprisoned. Humiliated and dreading what horrific torture she’ll endure, she asks to be put to death. To her surprise, rather than tearing her limb from limb, the tribe leader asks for her hand…in marriage! Will Serafina face a cruel and abusive arranged marriage? Or will she discover that these tribes aren’t as barbaric as she was led to believe?

Tags: Foreign , Female Protagonist , Heterosexual , Shounen , Male Protagonist , Prison , Nudity , Fairy , Dragons , War

Hakushaku to Yousei

Also known as The Earl and The Fairy.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance , Supernatural

Edgar Ashenbert claims to be descended from the human ruler of the fairy kingdom, and he urgently needs Lydia’s help to find and claim his birthright, the legendary sword of the Blue Knight Earl. Things will never be the same for Lydia as she is pulled into a dangerous quest against dark forces!



Tags: Foreign , Magic , Fugitive , Shoujo , Mythology , Female Protagonist , Historical , Butler , Mermaid , Animals , Kuudere , Fairy , Heterosexual