What is Swordplay manga?
The act or art of using a sword or similar weapon skillfully.
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Douyara Watashi No Karada Wa Kanzen Muteki No You Desu Ne
(The Invincible Little Lady)
6.73
Description:
On her deathbed, a sickly young girl wishes to be reborn with a strong body that will never succumb to anyone or anything. Lo and behold, her wish is granted! Upon reincarnating into another world as Mary Regalia, she discovers her new body has maxed-out attributes, from physical strength to defense—even magic. But wait! That isn’t what she really wanted! All she longed for was a normal life. Baffled by God’s choice to grant her wish in this most unexpected way, Mary tries to spend her days as uneventfully as possible. The hitch is...nothing’s harder than living a normal life when you’re absolutely invincible! (Source: J-Novel Club) Type
manga
Status
current
Started
2018-02-02
Geu Gisaga Lady Saneun Beop
(From a Knight to a Lady)
7.62
Description:
The sword of my closest friend and trusted adjutant pierced my body. When I opened my eyes again, I had become a noble lady of the enemy kingdom. In an unfamiliar and weak stranger’s body, three year’s time was lost, in which my homeland was brought to ruin. I was unable to come to my senses because of the pain of betrayal and confusion of my identity. However, eventually I decided to live on as 'Luciphella Aidine', a noble who wields a sword. (Source: Naver) Type
manhwa
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2021-03-09
Jeokgisaneun Nunmeon Doneul Jotji Anneunda
(A Red Knight Does Not Blindly Follow Money)
7.42
Description:
The Imperial Knight Judith was once a scumbag that would do anything for money. She lived as a slave to money as a dog of the imperial family and a tool of the chief. Under the guise of destitution, she abandoned her guilt. But what was at the end was betrayal and death.However, when she opened her eyes, she went back to being a new knight after six years?‘I’m not going to be a swordsman for money anymore!’In front of Judith, who is determined to live a different life than before, the commander of the Red Knights and scouts appears...“I assure you that you will be treated fairly. Why don't you join the Red Knights?”Judith decided not to pursue money blindly as a Red Knight, abandoning her past of being a Black Knight.Can she live this life without regret? Source: MU Type
manhwa
Chapters
120
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2021-06-12
Samayoeru Tensei-sha-tachi no Revival Game
7.14
Description:
When "Nice Guy" Asai Manatsu's marriage proposal gets rejected, he thinks his day can't get any worse, until a Knight in a Skull helmet tries to kill him! He's saved by a beautiful, silver-haired swords-woman and told to flee, but his nice guy impulses are too strong and he saves her from an attack, getting himself killed in the process. As he dies he wishes to be reborn in a world where people won't judge him for taking care of others. Type
manga
Volumes
4
Chapters
26
Status
finished
Started
2019-04-09
Seirei Gensouki
(Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles)
7.75
Description:
Meet Rio: a callous orphaned boy living in the slums. At only 7-years-old, he realizes he’s actually the reincarnation of Haruto Amakawa, a Japanese university student with a tragic past. While still reeling from this shocking epiphany, Rio also comes to learn that he possesses extremely potent magical abilities and uses his new powers to solve the kidnapping case of a little girl. His good deed is acknowledged, and he’s rewarded by being enrolled into… a prestigious academy for noble children...? (Source: J-Novel Club) Type
novel
Volumes
0
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2015-10-01
Madan no Ou to Vanadis
(Lord Marksman and Vanadis)
7.69
Description:
Set in Western Europe during times of war, Eleanor "Ellen" Vertalia, one of the Vanadis of Zhcted, leads the battle into Brune. There are, in fact, seven Vanadis, named for having each received a powerful weapon from the dragon to individually reign over seven territories. The power of the Vanadis invokes dread and fear from their enemies. An earl in the service of the country of Brune, a young archer by the name of Tigre, experienced the Vandis's power firsthand after being defeated on the battlefield by Ellen. However, Ellen chose to spare his life after witnessing his skills, but in exchange, he is asked to serve her. (Source: JCafe) Type
novel
Volumes
18
Chapters
95
Rating
Ecchi
Status
finished
Started
2011-04-25
Hawk´s Sword
(Hawk´s Sword)
7.92
Description:
Rescued from a band of human traffickers, Eremia, the continent's most renowned traveling musician, meets Rajid Shan, the ruler of Istania. Soon, fate brings Eremia into the palace and she's forced to serve as his royal musician. They bond over their shared love of Istania's lore, but the threat of a devastating war looms on the horizon. Will Eremia be forced to watch the nation burn, as history repeats itself? And will Rajid realize that even a caged songbird longs to be free? Type
manhwa
Volumes
10
Chapters
111
Status
finished
Started
2014-11-24
Abyss Rage
6.97
Description:
The story of a blind boy who learn an ancient martial art meant for people who can't see the light. The boy continues to train and grow until one day he encounters a big roadblock which forces him to dive deep in darkness. Type
manga
Chapters
98
Status
finished
Started
2018-05-31
The Dragon Slayer Academy's Hotshot
(The Dragon Slayer Academy's Hotshot)
7.15
Description:
In the last battle with the king of the dragon race that killed countless humans, Rudd Denatos loses his comrades and biological elder brother, Aesir Denatos. The moment he slays an unidentified dragon that appears before him, he returns to his days as an academy cadet. However, his brother, Aesir, a genius warrior doesn’t exist in the past world Rudd has regressed into. Trying to fill in the empty spot of Aesir, Rudd tries to prepare as much as possible before the strongest dragon king, the Seventh Dragon, appears. Will Rudd be able to find his older brother and avenge his parents? (Source: MU) Type
manhwa
Status
current
Started
2023-02-24
Black na Kishidan no Dorei ga White na Boukensha Guild ni Hikinukarete S-Rank ni Narimashita
(The Slave of the "Black Knights" Is Recruited by the "White Adventurer's Guild" as a S Rank Adventurer)
7.15
Description:
I worked like a slave in the chivalric order, where all the outcomes were exploited my senior, but I was scouted by a pretty little girl who called herself a guildmaster. Initially I accept it half-jokingly but after I was shown a great sum of advance payment, I decide to leave the chivalric order. When I went to the guild, even the title of S-rank was prepared. —This is a success story of a man who has never had a good thing since he was born. (Source: MU) Type
manga
Rating
Nudity, Ecchi
Status
current
Started
2020-09-25
InuYasha
8.21
Description:
This novelization of the Inuyasha series contains new illustrations by Rumiko Takahashi and was written by Tomoko Konparu, who has also written novelizations of Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura and Mermaid Saga. Type
novel
Volumes
1
Status
finished
Started
2004-12-10
Eternally Regressing Knight
8.32
Description:
"You're a genius." Those words he heard as a child were poison. Encrid dreamed of becoming a knight, but he soon realized it was futile. "You want to live by the sword with that level of skill?" Some laughed at him. "Just give up." Some advised him against it. Despite that, his dream remained steadfast. He slept less, ran more, and trained harder. One day, he died, having been stabbed in the neck. Encrid opened his eyes again to "today's" morning. Type
manhwa
Status
current
Started
2024-01-01
Namgungsega Mangnaegongja
(Youngest Son of the NamGung Clan)
7.4
Description:
This is the story of NamGung DeSo, the youngest son of the NamGung Clan! After losing his dantian in the competition for the position of vice-patriarch, he then faces an unexpected death out of nowhere and regresses into the past… The youngest son of the strongest clan? Such a title is way too bothersome. Let someone else become the strongest person or whatever! Can the former trash of the clan make the most out of his second chance at life? Type
manhwa
Status
current
Started
2022-08-19
Chungjikan Geomi Doeryeo Haenneunde
(Cassmire: The Loyal Sword)
7.65
Description:
Kashumir grew up working as a mercenary to buy medicine for her precious younger half-sister, Aria. On her way home, after completing a mission as usual, she trips and hits her head, causing her to remember her past life; thus she realizes she had been reborn in the world of the novel . Her sister was the main character of this reverse-harem romance while she was one of the villains causing Aria to suffer hardships. Since there is no way Kashumir would let her precious sister suffer, she vows to protect Aria until her adoption into the count’s family, just like in the novel. But things turn out differently, and even the male lead candidates, who should’ve been fish in Aria’s pond, all end up becoming obsessed with Kashumir instead, when all she wanted was to protect her lovely sister. (Soucre: KakaoPage, translated) Type
manhwa
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2022-04-15
Jeonseolgeup Yeongungeun Academy Udeungsaeng
(The Legendary Hero is an Academy Honors Student)
7.11
Description:
Back in the Age of Despair, Kyle defeated Erebos, the genesis of evil. Then 5000 years later, he reincarnated as Leo with the memories of his past life intact. His comrades — the Brave Arron, the Divine Blacksmitsh Dweno, the Poet of the Stars Luna, and the Wise King Lysinas — were all heralded as great heroes. But the 'Hero Record', a gift from the heavens that records the achievements of heroes through the ages, had no record of Kyle whatsoever, and the people of the present treat him like a fictional character. Angry about the reality he's found himself in, Leo enrolls at Lumene Academy, the hero academy which houses the Hero Record. "Fine. I guess I'll become an honors student to figure out why I was written out of history." (Source: KakaoPage, translated) Type
manhwa
Status
current
Started
2024-12-28
Golden Mage
6.61
Description:
I lived a life repaying my parents’ debt and died unjustly. “It’s unfair that I died after living a lonely and poor life!” But after opening my eyes in place I’ve never seen before, I became Ell. In order to protect his family in this life, Ell needs power and money. “I’m going to become the best mage and obtain both.” Ell will obtain everything in this life by using his management skills as a pro-gamer from his past life and his genius-level mathematics ! Type
manhwa
Status
current
Started
2023-01-01
Uketsukejou ni Kokuhaku Shitakute Guild ni Kayoitsumetara Eiyuu ni Natteta
(I Wanted to Confess to the Receptionist, and When I Went to the Guild, I Became a Hero)
0
Description:
Jade is an adventurer who has fallen in love with the guild's receptionist. "I wish I could talk to her...!" With that as his goal, Jade continues to visit the guild, and before long he is called the "Hero". The super-conscientious hero and the cool receptionist who are too shy to declare love! (Source: Comic Grast, translated) Type
manga
Volumes
8
Chapters
40
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2021-08-13
Boushoku no Berserk
(Berserk of Gluttony)
7.52
Description:
Fate Barbatos has never tasted real power. Born with the magical skill Gluttony, he constantly hungers in a way that can’t be satiated, and has been shunned and looked down upon his entire life. One day, while working as a gatekeeper for a noble family and fighting a trespassing thief, he discovers Gluttony’s true power: when he kills someone, he devours their skills and feeds his gnawing hunger at last. In that grisly realization, Fate is awakened to his true potential. How many lives will he feed on to satisfy this hunger, and is the world ready for the frightening warrior he’ll become? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Type
novel
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
current
Started
2017-11-30
Tatoeba Ore ga, Champion kara Oujo no Himo ni Job Change shita toshite
(Story of a "Unemployed" Champion and a Princess Who Together Find Their Happiness)
7.15
Description:
In a world where human "professions" are determined by nature, there was a person who was the strongest, despite being "jobless." Fuuta, who trained harder than anyone else to achieve this and became a champion was cast out and exiled. At the end of his wandering, he was picked up by Lilac M Fangini, the first princess and ruler of a city. Source: MU Type
manga
Volumes
7
Chapters
40
Rating
Teens 13 or older
Status
finished
Started
2020-11-27
Shikkakumon no Saikyou Kenja: Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sarani Tsuyokunaru Tame ni Tensei Shimashita
(The Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest)
0
Description:
In a certain world, there was someone who excelled in magic combat, people called him "Sage". Seeking the strongest combat art, he devoted himself to research every magic and combat arts in existence. And the conclusion he arrived at was very cruel: "My body is not fit for magic combat". Yet he didn't give up. He sealed his own soul with a magic art, to be reborn in a far-off future. And in the completely-changed world he saw in his new life, the magic theory was of unbelievably low level. (Source: Sousetsuka) Type
novel
Status
current
Started
2017-05-15