Top Fencing Manga Recommendations

Shoujo Kakumei Utena

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Status: Finished
Genres: Fantasy , Romance

Utena Tenjou had a tragic childhood - her parents died when she was young, and she almost drowned, had it not been for her prince who came and rescued her. Because of the impact this prince had on her life, Utena strives to be just like him - to grow up to be a prince, not a princess, and to spread nobility, ultimately finding her prince and bringing revolution.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Magic , School , Shoujo , Coming of Age , Love Triangle , Primarily Teen Cast , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Tomboy , Gender Bending , Swordplay , Twins , Fencing , Boarding School , Heterosexual , Age Gap

Hanjuku Joshi

Also known as Hanjuku-Joshi.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance

When we touch, I grow wings...... A Love and Sex story of two young women packed with growth to maturity. Yae, a girl who has a complex about how feminine she is, transfers to a girl's high school where she meets boyish and energetic Chitose. Chitose's astonishing lack of inhibition is intensely attractive....a woman's world rapidly unfolds in a bittersweet story. Plus, a Student x Teacher adult story!!



Tags: Yuri , Primarily Female Cast , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , LGBTQ+ Themes , School , Age Gap , Nudity , Tomboy , Teacher , Large Breasts , Primarily Teen Cast , Fencing

Shoujo Kakumei Utena: After The Revolution

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena: After the Revolution.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Utena has saved Anthy by defeating Akio in the final duel, but in doing so she has vanished from the world. Now the student council members at Ohtori Academy find themselves in their own revolutions.



Contains three separate stories about the former members of the student council, 20 years in the future: After the Revolution, Beautiful Thorns, and The Eve of the Revolution.

Tags: Swordplay , Ensemble Cast , Yuri , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , LGBTQ+ Themes , Ghost , Foreign , Josei , School , Primarily Adult Cast , Fencing , Work , Female Protagonist , Male Protagonist

Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Adolescence Mokushiroku

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Elegance is a way of life at Ohtori Academy. For close to one hundred years, the elite boarding school has valued tradition and ceremony above almost everything else.

Into this academic milieu walks Utena Tenjou, a short-stressed teenage girl who favors trim-cut boys' clothing. Almost immediately, she finds herself embroiled in sword duels, knotty romantic entanglements and a string of shady alliances. A cloud of mystery hangs over the campus of Ohtori, and everyone Utena meets harbors a dark and twisted secret.



Tags: Magic , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Yuri , Coming of Age , Fencing , Boarding School , LGBTQ+ Themes

Motto Hanjuku Joshi

Status: Finished
Genres: Ecchi , Romance , Slice of Life

Yae and Chitose have been dating for one year. Their relationship continues in this sweet and fluffy slice-of-life story.

Tags: Yuri , Netorare , Love Triangle , School Club , Primarily Teen Cast , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Bisexual , Fencing

Duel!

Also known as Duel!.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Minori's motto in life has always been to smile, no matter the hardship. However, her sweet personality, in attempt to make friends, has led to constant bullying and being taken advantage of. Pushed to her breaking point, Minori begins to give in to peer pressure until she is saved by a beautiful girl named Alice.

Tags: School , Seinen , Female Protagonist , Fencing

Infinity

Also known as Infinity.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Sometimes, we only discover our true gifts when we hit rock bottom. Take Da-Min Lee -- he’s a terrible soccer player, due to his almost supernatural talent at dodging any object thrown at him. But in another sport? It’s a whole other story. When Da-Min leaves the soccer team in disgrace after failing to save the game-deciding goal, he’s discovered by Tae-Gyun, captain of the épée team in the school fencing club. Impressed by Da-Min’s agility and evasiveness, Tae-Gyun offers Da-Min a chance at redemption in fencing. Will Da-Min find his true passion and make some friends along the way?



Tags: Fencing , Full Color , Football , Primarily Teen Cast

Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Ao no Soujyu

Also known as Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Status: Finished
Genres: Mystery , Romance , Supernatural

Two light novels written by Ichiro Okouchi with illustrations by Chiho Saito, "Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Ao no Soujyu" and "Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Midori no Omoi" expand on material from the television series, with Ao no Soujyu focusing on the first five episodes of the series and Midori no Omoi focusing on Wakaba's Black Rose character arc.

Tags: Shoujo , School , Primarily Teen Cast , Twins , Fencing , Swordplay , Female Protagonist , Tomboy , Boarding School , Unrequited Love , Yuri

Ginpaku no Paladin: Seikishi

Also known as Silver Paladin: Holy Knight.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sports

Kogane Kokoro wanted to reach out to someone in need in the train but was unable to do so. Then a mysterious old man appeared and took down those goons with his swift movements. Impressed by the heroic appearance, Kokoro decided to become stronger. He became the disciple of the old man and started learning fencing.

Tags: Shounen , Fencing

Jing Jian Zhi Feng

Also known as Vanguard of Fencing.

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

After attaining the title of fencing champion at the Olympics, Chris died in a car accident. At the funeral, Lin Yifei found out about the feelings Chris had never revealed before. As Lin Yifei realizes the regrets Chris had before he died, he unexpectedly returned back to his childhood?! Since he had the chance to relive his life, Lin Yifei chose to accompany Chris on his journey to attaining that prestigious throne once again!



Note: Chapter count includes an extra.

Tags: Fencing , Full Color , Boys' Love , Age Regression , Foreign , Time Manipulation , School

Attaque

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Sports

Leesu came from a poor family but he didn't mind at all not having any money or status. Being the school's strongest fighter made him feel as if he was on top of the world in his eyes. But alas, a car accident made him lose what was most precious to him; His ability to fight! Craving for his past glorious days he turns to fencing with the hope to regain what he once had?

Tags: School , Full Color , Bullying , Anti-Hero , Foreign , Male Protagonist , Meta , Fencing

Minasama Êtes-vous Prêt?

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Chika Kuwabara pretty much drifts through life with no purpose, her days spent at arcades or getting into petty fights. But one day, she witnesses someone practicing fencing in the school gymnasium. That glimpse begins to awaken something deep inside her!

Tags: Female Protagonist , Fencing , Primarily Teen Cast , Martial Arts , School Club , Delinquents , Amnesia

Kuraku Naru made Matenai

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Supernatural

1. Kuraku Naru Made Matenai
Kahoko is like a lovely princess who looks good carrying a parasol. However, she's actually a half vammpire who can't handle horror movies! She longs for a love like that of normal humans, but whenever she gets into a good mood with her beloved Komaba-kun, fangs start to show up in her mouth...She's in agony between her instinct and her reasoning...


2. I Can't Stand Not Kissing You
Natsumi has a crush on her childhood friend, Chihiro. But recently in her dreams Natsumi attacks Chihiro by biting him on the neck...

3. Pink Mosaic Kiss
Tomano Miya is always being pestered by AV solicitors. One day Taku from her class helps her out, but only because he wants her in his movie! Supposedly he makes girls look ten times more beautiful in his movies...

4. To the Point that I'm Dizzy
Rokurou is the hot captain of the swim club that Megumi is interested in. After running into him and winning the contest, she seems to have made an impression on Rokurou. Is he just playing with her or is he being sincere?

Tags: Shoujo , Vampire , Anthology , Fencing

Sinui Sokdo

Also known as En Garde.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Sports

Yunwoo's been facing off in tournaments with and against his best friend Mir for the past 3 years. Even though he's got twice the experience, at the end of the day, Mir's on the podium and he's not. After a string of losses capped by a bad showing at his final junior high tournament, Yunwoo decides to hang up his saber for good. But he's about to learn that just because he's done with fencing doesn't mean that it's done with him.



Tags: Fencing , Swordplay , Full Color

Romance no Kishi

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports , Supernatural

A knight died and was reborn and transformed into a junior high school student, Jun Kobino!

A sports hero that modern day Don Quixote opens up new horizons!

Tags: Seinen , Fencing , School , Reincarnation

Zhenjian Ya Maimang

Also known as Tit for Tat.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Sports

This is the story of a foolishly obsessed fencer and his dream of standing on the podium as the champion with the first runner-up in his arms.



Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Boys' Love , Fencing , Full Color

Sakura no Chivalry

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Sports

Tags: Josei , Swordplay , Male Protagonist , Fencing

Super Princess

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy

Anna Tsuyusaki, an elite high-school fencer, received a pendant from her parents as a souvenir from Europe. It has a portrait of a medieval European princess who looks strikingly similar to Anna. Later, when Anna fell asleep, she saw the princess named "Harriet" weeping and asking Anna to set her free from her political marriage. Thinking it was merely a dream, Anna agreed to exchange body with Harriet, only to find herself in a medieval castle when she woke up.

Tags: Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Fencing , Body Swapping

Let it Bee!

Status: Finished
Genres: Sports

Tags: Fencing