Top Royal Affairs Manga Recommendations

Black Clover

Also known as Black Clover.

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

Young Asta was born with no magic ability in a world where magic is everything. In order to prove his strength and keep a promise with his friend, Asta dreams of becoming the greatest mage in the land, the Wizard King!



Tags: Magic , Shounen , Super Power , Demons , Male Protagonist , Medieval , Dissociative Identities , Lost Civilization , Elf , Cultivation , Heterosexual , Class Struggle , Time Skip , Time Manipulation , Triads , Tragedy , Royal Affairs , Tsundere , Female Harem , Age Regression , Dungeon , Found Family , Reincarnation

Kingdom

Also known as Kingdom.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama

Xin is a war orphan in a poor village in the kingdom of Qin. He has big dreams of becoming a great general, and when his best friend’s life is cut short by political machinations, Xin sets off to find a deposed ruler and help restore his place on the throne, while working his way up through the ranks of the Qin kingdom’s army to do what no one has ever done before—unify China.



Tags: Military , Historical , War , Ancient China , Politics , Royal Affairs , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Coming of Age , Swordplay , Tragedy , Foreign , Gore , Heterosexual , Primarily Male Cast , Assassins , Fugitive , Conspiracy , Body Horror , Archery , Ensemble Cast , Spearplay , Time Skip , Torture , Crossdressing , Nudity , Magic

Yeokdaegeum Yeongji Seolgyesa

Also known as The Greatest Estate Developer.

Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Fantasy

When civil engineering student Su-Ho Kim falls asleep reading a fantasy novel, he wakes up as a character in the book! Su-Ho is now in the body of Lloyd Frontera, a lazy noble who loves to drink, and whose family is in a mountain of debt. Using his engineering knowledge, Su-Ho designs inventions to avert the terrible future that lies in wait for him. With the help of a giant hamster, a knight, and the world’s magic, can Su-Ho dig his new family out of debt and build a better future?



Note: includes 12 extra chapters.

Tags: Surreal Comedy , Anachronism , Male Protagonist , Economics , Slapstick , Isekai , Kingdom Management , Anti-Hero , Royal Affairs , Demons , Long Strip , Full Color , Parody , Politics , Magic , Rural , Angels , Found Family , Agriculture , Butler , Dragons , Animals , Cult , Zombie , Reincarnation , Swordplay , Military , Necromancy , Chimera

Akatsuki no Yona

Also known as Yona of the Dawn.

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

A red-haired princess loses her family and her kingdom—now she must rise and fight for her throne!

Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!

Yona reels from the shock of witnessing a loved one's murder and having to fight for her life. With Hak's help, she flees the palace and struggles to survive while evading her enemy's forces. But where will this displaced princess go when all the paths before her are uncertain?



Tags: Found Family , Female Protagonist , Travel , Shoujo , Historical , Dragons , Politics , Fugitive , Gods , Mythology , Kingdom Management , Reincarnation , Royal Affairs , War , Tragedy , Coming of Age , Heterosexual , Foreign , Primarily Male Cast , Super Power , Archery , Survival , Male Harem , Animals , Medicine , Orphan , Pirates , Kuudere , Drugs

Magi

Also known as Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic.

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

Deep within the deserts lie the mysterious Dungeons, vast stores of riches there for the taking by anyone lucky enough to find them and brave enough to venture into the depths from where few have ever returned. Plucky young adventurer Aladdin means to find the Dungeons and their riches, but Aladdin may be just as mysterious as the treasures he seeks. Together with the djinn Ugo and his friend Alibaba, Aladdin sets out to find his fortune in the depths of the endless dunes…



Tags: Magic , Foreign , Conspiracy , War , Politics , Royal Affairs , Criminal Organization , Class Struggle , Male Protagonist , Time Manipulation , Memory Manipulation , Shounen , Time Skip , Dungeon , Philosophy , Slavery , Economics , Revenge , Gods , Ensemble Cast , Pirates , Desert , Swordplay , Dystopian , Reincarnation , Cultivation , Spearplay , Dragons , Food

Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

Also known as The Apothecary Diaries.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Mystery

Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?!



Note: Won the Grand Prize in the Printed Manga category at the Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Medicine , Detective , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Primarily Female Cast , Seinen , Drugs , Tragedy , Work , Politics , Crime , Episodic , Maids , Adoption , Heterosexual , Asexual , Conspiracy , Chibi , Ojou-sama , Suicide , Religion , Desert , Aromantic , War

Baekjakgaui Mangnaniga Doeeotda

Also known as Lout of Count’s Family.

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

Kim Rok-Su has one life motto: “Let’s not get beat up.” But after dozing off somewhere midway through the novel “Birth of a Hero,” he wakes up as Cale Henituse - one of the minor villains in the novel who gets the beating of a lifetime from soon-to-be hero Choi Han. Only time will tell how much longer he has before that dreadful encounter. Can Kim Rok-Su change the course of this story so he can enjoy a long and lavish life free of the soon-to-be hero?



Tags: War , Isekai , Found Family , Politics , Male Protagonist , Magic , Super Power , Full Color , Anti-Hero , Royal Affairs , Dragons , Ensemble Cast , Swordplay , Elf , Terrorism , Animals , Assassins , Twins , Shapeshifting , Kemonomimi , Nekomimi , Butler , Long Strip , Fashion

Agyeogui Ending Jugeumppun

Also known as Villains Are Destined to Die.

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

This game’s got me obsessed! It’s like it’s taken over my life... wait—HARD MODE ACTIVATED. No-no-no-no-no! It has literally taken me and thrown me into the part of Penelope Eckhart. Love is easy as the heroine, but as the hated villainess, I’m trying very hard not to die… at the hands of my brothers… the prince… a fork… every possible ending is death! This world is stacked against me, but can my wits and insider game knowledge score the affection of these male characters? Or the reset button???



Tags: Female Protagonist , Villainess , Full Color , Isekai , Reincarnation , Tragedy , Ojou-sama , Adoption , Video Games , Bullying , Royal Affairs , Long Strip , Primarily Adult Cast , Estranged Family , Male Harem , Heterosexual , Magic , Yandere , Suicide , Slavery , Tsundere , Unrequited Love , Espionage

Eoneu Nal Gongjuga Doeeobeoryeotda

Also known as Who Made Me a Princess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The story of Athanasia, forsaken princess of the Obelian Empire, ends with her execution at the hands of her own father—or does it? Her tragic tale is the plot of the novel The Lovely Princess. But now, a modern woman who read the book has just woken up as baby Athanasia herself, filled with her own memories and knowledge of the story she’s stuck in! Determined to survive her doomed fate, infant Athanasia embarks on this new life with a plan: avoid attention and hoard valuables to fund her escape. When her plan goes awry, she suddenly needs to charm her way into the good graces of her father, the beautiful tyrant emperor, so he doesn’t kill her again!



Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Reincarnation , Isekai , Family Life , Magic , Full Color , Tsundere , Parenthood , Coming of Age , Amnesia , Heterosexual , Age Regression , Memory Manipulation , Revenge , Royal Affairs , Kuudere , Age Gap , Foreign , Conspiracy , Long Strip , Kingdom Management , Time Skip , Politics , Love Triangle , Survival , Maids , Time Manipulation , Ojou-sama , Chimera , Adoption , Fairy Tale , Witch , Espionage

Kuroshitsuji

Also known as Black Butler.

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

In Victorian era Europe, a young boy loses everything he once held near and dear to a vicious plot. In his moment of death, he strikes a deal with a demon: his soul, in exchange for revenge. Ciel Phantomhive is now the head of the Phantomhive corporation, handling all business affairs as well as the underground work for the Queen of England. His new partner is a demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, whose prowess as a butler is only surpassed by his strength as a demon.

The story follows the two along with their other servants, as they work to unravel the plot behind Ciel's parents' murder, and the horrendous tragedies that befell Ciel in the month directly after.

Tags: Demons , Revenge , Tragedy , Crime , Historical , Butler , Anti-Hero , Orphan , Male Protagonist , Twins , Royal Affairs , Foreign , Cult , Detective , Shounen , Magic , Found Family , Circus , Mythology , Maids , Assassins , Steampunk , Travel , LGBTQ+ Themes , Medicine , Urban Fantasy , Zombie , Anachronism , Fugitive , Crossdressing , Boarding School , Estranged Family , Musical Theater , Transgender , School , Torture , Witch , Swordplay , Disability , Idol , Boys' Love

Geunyeoga Gongjakjeoro Gaya Haetdeon Sajeong

Also known as The Reason Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion.

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

Eunha Park was just a regular girl desperate to get into college, but when she finally does, her elation is cut short as she's pushed off a roof—only to wake up as Raeliana McMillan, a character from a novel whose death serves as the catalyst for the story's events. But Raeliana refuses to die a second time and is determined to change her fate, no matter what!



Tags: Full Color , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Reincarnation , Conspiracy , Politics , Revenge , Terrorism , Body Swapping , Heterosexual , Primarily Adult Cast , Royal Affairs , Alternate Universe , Yandere , Writing , Fake Relationship , Magic , Gods , Male Harem , Guns , Love Triangle , Swordplay , Long Strip , Marriage

Geu Angnyeoreul Josimhaseyo!

Also known as Beware the Villainess!.

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

Sit back and take in this romantic tale of an angelic heroine and her devoted suitors as they vie for the depths of her love... or not. This story’s about to go through some edits! After an accident, a modern-day college student awakens as the story’s villainess, Melissa Foddebrat. She’s far from anyone’s favorite, but she IS the daughter of the duke. Determined to live it up, this new Melissa is doing things her way — antiquated society, be damned! All idiots, prepare to step aside or perish!



Tags: Female Protagonist , Villainess , Reincarnation , Full Color , Isekai , Meta , Heterosexual , Mixed Gender Harem , Kemonomimi , Werewolf , Parody , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Butler , Ojou-sama , Swordplay , Surreal Comedy , Maids , Male Harem , Bisexual , Royal Affairs , Shapeshifting , Long Strip , Love Triangle , Yandere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Twins , Adoption , Gods , Work

Ibeon Saengeun Gajuga Doegetseumnida

Also known as I Shall Master this Family!.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

The great Lombardi family was once at the top of the empire. After the death of its patriarch, the fate of the family and that of Firentia, born from a Lombardi and a peasant, fall to ruin at the hands of her useless and cruel cousins. But when she’s reincarnated as her seven-year-old self, she’ll work to protect the family’s honor, gain her grandpa Lulac’s favor, and prevent her own father’s death. In this lifetime, there’s only one way for her to win: become the head of their mighty household.



Tags: Female Protagonist , Royal Affairs , Politics , Age Regression , Family Life , Kingdom Management , Long Strip , Full Color , Matriarchy , Reincarnation , Time Manipulation , Bullying , Heterosexual , Ojou-sama , Economics , Coming of Age , Twins , Time Skip , Revenge , Villainess , Class Struggle , Unrequited Love

Haruman Nega Doego Sipeo

Also known as Your Throne.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Psychological , Romance , Thriller

Tensions are brewing under the seemingly calm surface of the Vasilios Empire, a kingdom ruled by the Imperial Family and the Temple. Lady Medea Solon has lost her place next to Crown Prince Eros, but resolves to do whatever it will take to win back what's rightfully hers. Will she reclaim her throne?



Tags: Female Protagonist , Revenge , Foreign , Anti-Hero , Body Swapping , Survival , Super Power , Politics , Tragedy , Villainess , Full Color , Primarily Adult Cast , Royal Affairs , Conspiracy , Ojou-sama , Mythology , Gods , Philosophy , Love Triangle , Long Strip , Swordplay , Assassins , Religion , Heterosexual , Magic , Yandere , Kuudere , LGBTQ+ Themes , Crime , Slavery , Acting , Adoption , Amnesia , Crossdressing , Battle Royale

Agnyeoneun Molaesigyeleul Doedollinda

Also known as The Villainess Turns the Hourglass.

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

Aria Roscent mercilessly bullied her stepsister Mielle and paid the ultimate price for her misdeeds—but not before Mielle revealed that she’d manipulated Aria into harassing Mielle in the first place! Instead of dying, Aria is sent back in time and gifted a strange hourglass with mysterious powers. Now, Aria’s just got one goal: to embrace her role of villainess and utterly destroy Mielle’s life!



Tags: Revenge , Female Protagonist , Villainess , Time Manipulation , Super Power , Full Color , Ojou-sama , Anti-Hero , Age Regression , Politics , Class Struggle , Coming of Age , Reincarnation , Economics , Royal Affairs , Magic , Long Strip , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Swordplay

Hoegwihan Gongjakgaui Mangnaedoryeonnimeun Amsalja

Also known as The Reborn Young Lord is an Assassin.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Cyan Vert, illegitimate son of the Duke and the empire's greatest assassin, is betrayed by the righteous brother whose shadow he's always lived in. But just before the fatal blow strikes his throat, Cyan awakes to find he's just a boy again. The young lord has been reborn, and this time, he's not going to live in anyone's shadow!



Tags: Assassins , Anti-Hero , Male Protagonist , Age Regression , Revenge , Magic , Swordplay , Time Skip , Full Color , Royal Affairs , Demons , Long Strip , Tsundere

Akagami no Shirayuki-hime

Also known as Snow White with the Red Hair.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Shirayuki is famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! But when she escapes into the woods of the neighboring kingdom, a young man named Zen and his two friends come to her aid. But who is Zen really…?



Included one-shots:
Volume 1: Hachigatsu no Shikisai (Four-season Color of August)
Volume 2: Bokura wo Tsunaide. (Bind Us.)
Volume 13: Shizuku no Saki ni (Beyond the Drops)
Volume 14: Natsuyasumi 00-Nichime (00 Day of Summer Holiday)

Tags: Shoujo , Heterosexual , Medicine , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Politics , Royal Affairs , Historical , Swordplay , Love Triangle , Unrequited Love , Assassins , Bisexual , LGBTQ+ Themes , Fairy Tale , Twins , Matriarchy , Found Family

Jaehon Hwanghu

Also known as The Remarried Empress.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

Navier Ellie Trovi was an empress perfect in every way -- intelligent, courageous, and socially adept. She was kind to her subjects and devoted to her husband. Navier was perfectly content to live the rest of her days as the wise empress of the Eastern Empire. That is, until her husband brought home a mistress and demanded a divorce. “I accept this divorce… And I request an approval of my remarriage.” In a shocking twist, Navier remarries another emperor and retains her title and childhood dream as empress. But just how did everything unfold?



Tags: Royal Affairs , Female Protagonist , Marriage , Full Color , Politics , Cheating , Ojou-sama , Heterosexual , Shapeshifting , Long Strip , Primarily Adult Cast , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Villainess , Unrequited Love , Arranged Marriage , Age Regression , Pregnancy , Dissociative Identities , Magic , Kingdom Management , Animals , Family Life , Time Skip , Slavery , Fugitive , Suicide , Tanned Skin , Prison , Twins

Yeojuingongui Oppareul Jikineun Bangbeop

Also known as Roxana.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Horror , Psychological , Romance

Kidnapping, murder, and risqué relationships! Within the scandalous pages of The Abysmal Flower, the downfall of Roxana Agrece's criminal family is already foretold. So when Cassis Pedelian, the heroine's older brother, is kidnapped by Roxana's father, she can either wait for the heroine's revenge... or take matters into her own hands, since Cassis is the key to her survival. But with deceitful characters on all sides, can Roxana and Cassis trust each other enough to bring down the brutal Agreces?



Tags: Villainess , Full Color , Revenge , Reincarnation , Sadism , Female Protagonist , Isekai , Body Horror , Foreign , Royal Affairs , Gore , Survival , Assassins , Ojou-sama , Anti-Hero , Heterosexual , Male Harem , Long Strip , Yandere , Time Skip , Tragedy , Family Life , Magic , Politics

Nampyeoneul Nae Pyeoneuro Mandeuneun Bangbeop

Also known as How to Win My Husband Over.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Drama , Fantasy , Romance

I thought I’d finally escaped my hellish life when I died in an airplane crash, but I fell into another nightmare when I awoke as Rudbeckia de Borgia, a minor villain from a historical novel destined to die at the hands of her husband, Iske van Omerta. Surviving with the dysfunctional Borgia family is hard enough, but now I have to marry the man who will kill me! Still, it’s okay, I just have to convince Iske, his family, and all his countrymen that I’m completely harmless! How hard can that be?



Tags: Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Marriage , Full Color , Bullying , Heterosexual , Tragedy , Isekai , Villainess , Suicide , Arranged Marriage , Demons , Royal Affairs , Long Strip , Nudity , Yandere , Love Triangle , Dragons , Reincarnation