Top Spearplay Manga Recommendations

Sousou no Frieren

Also known as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End.

Status: Hiatus
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 , Travel , Elf , Philosophy , Female Protagonist , Time Skip , Unrequited Love , Demons , Iyashikei , Medieval , Kuudere , Tragedy , Episodic , Spearplay , Heterosexual , Shounen , Fairy Tale , Dungeon , Food , Time Manipulation

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

Tongari Boushi no Atelier

Also known as Witch Hat Atelier.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Fantasy

In a world where everyone takes wonders like magic spells and dragons for granted, Coco is a girl with a simple dream: she wants to be a witch. But everybody knows magicians are born, not made, and Coco was not born with a gift for magic. Resigned to her un-magical life, Coco is about to give up on her dream to become a witch … until the day she meets Qifrey, a mysterious, traveling magician. After secretly seeing Qifrey perform magic in a way she’s never seen before, Coco soon learns what everybody “knows” might not be the truth, and discovers that her magical dream may not be as far away as it may seem...



Notes:
- Nominated for the 11th Manga Taishou Award in 2018.
- Won the Daruma d'Or at Japan Expo in 2019.
- Won Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia at the Eisner Awards in 2020.
- Won the Best Manga Award at the Harvey Awards in 2020.

Tags: Witch , Magic , Found Family , Memory Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Drawing , Coming of Age , Teacher , Ensemble Cast , School , Revenge , Primarily Female Cast , Tragedy , Conspiracy , Medieval , Primarily Child Cast , Politics , Disability , Seinen , Philosophy , Rehabilitation , LGBTQ+ Themes , Amnesia , Foreign , Travel , Spearplay , Body Horror , Iyashikei , Dragons , Boys' Love , Twins

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 , Spearplay , Medieval , 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

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

Login Murim

Also known as Log-in Murim.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

When an interdimensional portal appeared and released countless monsters across the world, humanity didn’t take the threat lying down. Mankind fought back, defeating the monsters' Demon King and creating a new way of life as "hunters." But when Taekyung Jin, a struggling, low-ranked hunter, accidentally logs into a game on a beat-up VR console, he finds himself trapped in an all-new world, unable to log out.



Tags: Martial Arts , Cultivation , Wuxia , Virtual World , Male Protagonist , Dungeon , Urban Fantasy , Full Color , Spearplay , Politics , Demons , Goblin , Isekai

Academy Player-reul Jungnyeotda

Also known as I Killed the Main Player.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy

Being a character of your favorite game is great! Sure, he’s just a minor NPC, but Corin knows this game like the back of his hand. With his knowledge and the main player Sihu’s abilities, everything’s going smoothly - until Corin discovers Sihu’s been murdering innocent NPCs and stealing their items. Horrified but powerless to stop him, Corin awaits the end of the game - only for Sihu to mysteriously fail at the last mission. Instantly, Corin travels three years back in time. Now, he’s determined to kill Sihu and take on his role - defeat the final boss and save the world.



Tags: Full Color , Male Protagonist , Magic , Yandere , Isekai , School , Female Harem , Long Strip , Spearplay , Video Games , Martial Arts

Yeokdaegeup Changgisaui Hoegwi

Also known as The Legendary Spearman Returns.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Joshua Sanders, the legendary spearman who ended the brutal civil war, shattered the belief that one must wield a sword to be a master knight. He fought in the service of his friend, Emperor Caesar Van Briton, but it is all for naught when his fearful comrades try to kill him. He’s on the brink of death when his trusty weapon, Lukia, shines and propels him back to the stables of his childhood. With his mighty spear in hand, Joshua is dead set on revenge in this life!



Tags: Age Regression , Conspiracy , Spearplay , War , Time Skip , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Full Color , Magic , Necromancy , Reincarnation , Time Manipulation , Demons , Angels , Long Strip , Gods

Tamsig-ui Jaerim

Also known as The Second Coming of Gluttony.

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

At the brink of death on an otherworldly battlefield, Jihoo Seol is granted the chance to relive his life. But all magic has its limits, and Seol only retains a few fragments of the man he will become. Memories of a future he has yet to live manifest in sporadic dreams and magic grants him unearned luck. When his magic fails, Seol's life takes a turn for the worse. Desperate and alone, he's approached by a mysterious woman with an offer that will change his life forever. Will his dreams be enough to save him from the horrors that lie ahead?



Tags: Male Protagonist , Survival , Full Color , Isekai , Virtual World , Gore , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Harem , Gods , Magic , Spearplay , Ghost , War , Body Horror , Long Strip

Wo! Tian Mìng Da Fanpai

Also known as I Am The Fated Villain.

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

A transmigrator awoke in the world of martial arts and became the villain named Gu Changge. His goal is to harvest the luck of those called "the Son of Fate" in order to become the strongest. With the Sons of Fate as his deranged enemies, he changes the destiny of being a villain.



Tags: Cultivation , Anti-Hero , Martial Arts , Female Harem , Wuxia , Full Color , Male Protagonist , Magic , Isekai , Reincarnation , Villainess , Video Games , Polyamorous , Primarily Adult Cast , Slavery , Spearplay , Dragons

Jwippuldo Eomneun Hoegwi

Also known as Returning With Absolutely Nothing.

Status: Hiatus
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

An ordinary middle schooler, Lee Seong-Min, is summoned to a world called "Eria". He endures dozens of years with no skills or powers, and makes it through all kinds of hardships to survive, but dies miserably in the end.

However, before he dies, he gets sent back to the past after obtaining the ‘Stone of the Past Life’ by chance, and gains the opportunity to start his life anew.

Yet, he still lives a life without any talents; nothing. Although he can’t approach the powerful people around him due to the "wall" surrounding them, he moves forward step by step with firm determination, never giving up.

"No matter what, I’m going to live a better life than my previous one even if I have to struggle!"



Tags: Reincarnation , Full Color , Age Regression , Martial Arts , Cultivation , Male Protagonist , Gods , Magic , Survival , Isekai , Spearplay , Time Skip

Teito Seihai Kitan: Fate/type Redline

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

Remake of the Imperial Grail War from the Koha-Ace manga. The protagonist is Akagi Kanata, who gets transported 75 years to the past to participate in a Holy Grail War in the midst of World War 2.

Tags: Battle Royale , Magic , Time Manipulation , Isekai , Time Skip , Swordplay , Historical , Urban , Urban Fantasy , Female Protagonist , Spearplay , Tragedy , Military , Samurai , War , Politics , Dragons , Gore , Seinen , Guns , Male Protagonist

Nige Jouzu no Wakagimi

Also known as The Elusive Samurai.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure

Set in feudal Japan in between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, our hero Houjou Tokiyuki is a boy on the run that history all but forgot! When the Kamakura shogunate is overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji, Tokiyuki's family and standing are viciously taken away from him, and he must flee to the far reaches of the land to survive and seek out his revenge!



Tags: Samurai , Shounen , Historical , Surreal Comedy , War , Ninja , Archery , Fugitive , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Swordplay , Anachronism , Gore , Suicide , Primarily Male Cast , Found Family , Primarily Child Cast , Tragedy , Religion , Ghost , Time Skip , Female Harem , Polyamorous , Body Horror , Gods , Spearplay , Disability , Heterosexual , Biographical , Tomboy , Scat , Demons , Ensemble Cast , Cannibalism

Tenkaichi: Nihon Saikyou Bugeisha Ketteisen

Also known as Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Fantasy

This is not history as we know it. The year is 1600. Ten years have passed since Oda Nobunaga unified the whole of Japan. When Nobunaga realizes he is nearing the end of his life, he announces that he will hand over the reins of power to whoever brings him the strongest warrior. The generals, whose dreams of conquering the country had been crushed, put up their own strongest warriors and aim to become the king of the country! The first match is peerless spear wielder Honda Tadakatsu (sponsored by Tokugawa leyasu) vs. evolving prodigy Miyamoto Musashi (sponsored by Chosokabe Motochika)!!



Tags: Martial Arts , Seinen , Ensemble Cast , Swordplay , Spearplay , Death Game , Historical , Survival , Urban Fantasy , Crossdressing

Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.

Also known as I’m in Love with the Villainess.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Fantasy , Romance

The story of a reincarnated gamer pursuing her villainous lady love at a fantasy girls’ academy!

Ordinary office worker Oohashi Rei has just woken up in the body of the protagonist of her favorite girls’ otome game, Revolution. To her delight, the first person to greet her is her favorite character, Claire Francois–who just so happens to be the main antagonist of the story. Now, Rei is determined to do what the game never allowed: romance Claire instead of one of the male leads. But how will her villainous lady love react to that?!



Notes:
- Includes 12 extra chapters.
- A print edition was released in Japan under the title Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.: Revolution (私の推しは悪役令嬢。-Revolution-).

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Yuri , Female Protagonist , Coming of Age , Ojou-sama , Villainess , Tsundere , Royal Affairs , Isekai , Magic , War , Bisexual , Medieval , Spearplay , Assassins , Swordplay , Dissociative Identities , Food , Detective , Memory Manipulation , Teacher , Environmental , Otaku Culture , Family Life , Politics , Primarily Female Cast , Reincarnation , School , Class Struggle , Religion , Foreign , Adoption , Artificial Intelligence , Love Triangle , Parenthood , Female Harem , Skeleton , Ships , Bullying , Transgender , Natural Disaster , Maids , Demons , Arranged Marriage , Incest

Isekai Tensei Soudouki

Also known as Multi-Mind Mayhem: Isekai Tensei Soudouki.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Bard Cornelius: the son of a nobleman of Mauricia, an empire located in a parallel universe. But Bard is no ordinary boy―he's got three souls packed into one body! Aside from his own consciousness, he's got Oka Sanai, a miserly samurai, and Masaharu Oka, a high school otaku who loves animal ears. With his extra knowledge of military tactics and business acumen, Bard's ready to cheat his way to the top!



Tags: Dissociative Identities , Male Protagonist , Isekai , Female Harem , Politics , Spearplay , War , Kemonomimi , Maids , Reincarnation , Kingdom Management , Heterosexual , Ships , Tomboy , School

Gabriel Dropout

Also known as Gabriel Dropout.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life , Supernatural

A fallen angel with falling grades! Gabriel White Tenma has descended from heaven to attend high school and guide humanity, but a newly found video game addiction might say otherwise.



Tags: Angels , School , Cute Girls Doing Cute Things , Demons , Otaku Culture , Urban , Spearplay , Urban Fantasy , Henshin , Tsundere , Butler , Ghost , Idol , Crossdressing , Nekomimi , Kemonomimi , Afterlife , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , Hikikomori , Chuunibyou , Swordplay , Delinquents , Gods , Magic , Shounen , Isekai

Fate/Zero

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

War of the Holy Grail - Pursuing the power of the "Holy Grail" which grants a miracle, this is a contest in which seven magi summon seven Heroic Spirits to compete for it. In that battle whose conclusion was postponed three times, now, the fourth war commenced again. Entrusting their dearest wish of victory, the magi joined the battleground called "Fuyuki", but amongst them, there was a man who was always alone, and could not find out the meaning behind his fights. His name was Kotomine Kirei. Not comprehending the guidance of fate, Kirei was lost, and had kept questioning. Why someone like his was given the Command Seals. However, the fate of his fights crossed Kirei's path with a nemesis by chance. That person is - Emiya Kiritsugu. A man who was sterner than anyone else, more merciless than anyone else, and who sought the miracle of the Holy Grail.

Merely recited in fragments in Fate/Stay Night, this is the Fourth War of the Holy Grail 10 years ago. The truth which unfolded behind the battle between Shirō's foster father, Rin's father, and the younger Kotomine Kirei, is finally revealed...

Tags: Tragedy , Philosophy , Anti-Hero , Ensemble Cast , Male Protagonist , Super Power , Urban , Succubus , Swordplay , Spearplay , Vampire , Zombie , Religion , Assassins , Motorcycles , Urban Fantasy , Battle Royale , Primarily Adult Cast , Magic , Mythology , Dissociative Identities , Heterosexual

100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru

Also known as I'm Standing on a Million Lives.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Drama , Fantasy

Ninth grader Yusuke Yotsuya is practical, friendless, and not active in any clubs. Then one day, he and two female classmates are suddenly sent to another world where they must work together to battle for their lives. Yotsuya is a lone wolf and has always lived his life according to his wants, but how will that work out now that he’s supposed to be a hero?! Get ready for a one-of-a-kind fantasy story that will challenge everything you thought you knew about fantasy!



Tags: Isekai , Tragedy , Gods , Magic , Shounen , Politics , Time Skip , Conspiracy , Economics , Dragons , Drugs , School , Goblin , Satire , LGBTQ+ Themes , Swordplay , Spearplay , Assassins , Male Protagonist , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Love Triangle , Gore , Philosophy , Anti-Hero , Alternate Universe , Coming of Age

Yongsa Dongsaengeun Academy Goinmul

Also known as The Dragon Slayer Academy's Hotshot.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

Ruud Denatos' life of living in the shadow of his talented older brother Aesir, a genius dragon slayer, ends when Aesir is killed in a brutal battle. After the fight, a hidden dragon lord appears and sends Ruud to a past where Aesir doesn't exist! In order to find answers and his older brother, Ruud takes Aesir's place and wows the school with his skills and knowledge. But will Ruud continue to impress the academy, or will the lackluster skills of his past catch up to him?



Tags: Age Regression , School , Martial Arts , Swordplay , Spearplay , Male Protagonist , Dragons , Full Color , Heterosexual , Magic