What is High Fantasy manga?

Generally a serious and epic story set in an invented world. The world may be more or less based on real world environments or history. Typical fantastical elements are usually dominating, such as elves, dwarves, magicians, invented languages, quests; just to name a few.

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Jujutsu Kaisen

(Jujutsu Kaisen)

8.5

Description:

Although Yuji Itadori looks like your average teenager, his immense physical strength is something to behold! Every sports club wants him to join, but Itadori would rather hang out with the school outcasts in the Occult Research Club. One day, the club manages to get their hands on a sealed cursed object. Little do they know the terror they’ll unleash when they break the seal… (Source: Viz Media) Notes: - Ranked 1st in Japan's Bookstore Employees Top Manga of 2018. - Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021. - Nominated for the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shounen Category in 2019.
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2018-03-05

Fruits Basket

8.25

Description:

Tohru Honda is a high school freshman who is having a serious bout of misfortune. Not only was she recently orphaned with the tragedy of her mother's death, but she also has no where to live and is currently residing in a tent! However, when her luck to seems to be at its worse, she meets the Sohma family - and is invited to stay with them in exchange for taking care of the household chores. But it isn't long before Tohru discovers the Sohmas have deep a secret. The family is cursed by the spirits of the Chinese Zodiac, and some of the children born into the Sohma family are possessed by these spirits. When possessed, they cannot be "huggled" by the opposite sex, or they transform into their respective Zodiac animal! However, this doesn't phase Tohru, who promises to keep their secret. She continues living with them, and her grave humbleness and thankfulness never wanes. As a result, they come to be very important people in her life, and the Sohmas begin to realize how very lucky they are to have her.
Type

manga

Volumes

23

Chapters

136

Status

finished

Started

1998-07-18

Goblin Slayer Gaiden: Year One

(Goblin Slayer Side Story: Year One)

8.04

Description:

Prequel series revealing Goblin Slayer's past and the events which led him to become an adventurer with the one and only purpose of annihilating all goblins from the world.
Type

manga

Rating

Status

current

Started

2017-09-15

Saihate no Paladin

(The Faraway Paladin)

7.86

Description:

William is the lone human in a city of the dead. Born with vague memories of a past life in contemporary Japan where he failed to do anything useful, he is determined not to make the same mistake again, and that this time, his life will be lived. But what does that really mean? Raised by a group of the undead, William must discover what circumstances brought him to this city and these people as well as what it means to not just exist, but to live a full life. (Source: ANN)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2017-09-25

Goblin Slayer

(Goblin Slayer!)

7.85

Description:

A young priestess has formed her first adventuring party, but almost immediately they find themselves in distress. It's the Goblin Slayer who comes to their rescue—a man who's dedicated his life to the extermination of all goblins, by any means necessary. And when rumors of his feats begin to circulate, there's no telling who might come calling next... (Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Volumes

0

Rating

Status

current

Started

2016-05-25

Midori no Hibi

(Midori Days)

7.73

Description:

Seiji Sawamura is the toughest seventeen-year-old in town, feared by all for his fighting prowess and his deadly "Devil's Right Hand." But at heart, Seiji is a softy, and all he wants is an end to his seventeen-year history of being a lonely single guy. Unfortunately, his tough-guy reputation only serves to decrease his popularity with the ladies, until one day he wakes up to find a girl named Midori has replaced his right hand, and admits she has had a crush on him since middle school.
Type

manga

Volumes

8

Chapters

86

Rating

Ecchi

Status

finished

Started

2002-09-18

Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day

(Goblin Slayer: Brand New Day)

7.52

Description:

Goblin Slayer has enjoyed many an adventure, but the people around him have adventures of their own! A new spin-off from the wildly popular Goblin Slayer series following the lives of the many other characters Goblin Slayer and the main cast have encountered throughout their adventures. (Source: Yen Press)
Type

manga

Volumes

2

Chapters

12

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2018-05-25

Kimi wa 008

(You Are Double-O Eight)

7.45

Description:

Akashi Eito has failed miserably on all high school admissions exams but somehow, he receives a letter of acceptance from a school he does not remember applying for. He nevertheless happily enrolls, expecting to live the ideal school life, but his aspiration are quickly destroyed as he discovers that this mysterious school is a training institution for secret agents! Immediately, Eito wants to return home and live a normal life with his normal family, until the director of the school makes a shocking revelation: Eito's deceased father was also a secret agent! He subsequently wants to know more about the past and memories of his father, so he decides to stay in this school. However, as a student of this institution, Eito will have to face a deadly exam made to test the skills of all new students... Follow this story of action and espionage, in which our hero, who lacks physical strength, compensates for it with great bravery, and captivates everyone around him with the power of his courage and friendship!! (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Rating

Status

current

Started

2018-02-21

Risou no Himo Seikatsu

(The Ideal Sponger Life)

7.27

Description:

One day, average salaryman Yamai Zenjirou has an out-of-this-world experience, literally! He's pulled from Earth and dragged to another world where magic thrives and a gorgeous, powerful queen needs a consort. Now he's being pressured to marry that very monarch and help her bear a child. Will Zenjirou accept this life of lazy, luxurious love at the cost of leaving his home behind? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2017-02-03

Shounin Yuusha wa Isekai wo Gyuujiru! – Saibai Skill de Nandemo Fuyashi Chaimasu

7.09

Description:

A hero with a production skill?? Akina Shoji, a salary slave, had a dream to open his own business. However, When he almost made his dream come true, He’s been summoned into another world with a “Cultivation” skill… (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Status

current

Started

2019-05-25

Kirikago-hime to Mahoutsukai

(The wizard & his dear fairy)

6.98

Description:

Deep in the forest, in a tower shrouded in mist, there lives a reclusive wizard by the name of Nebelhaut. When he happens across a beautiful fairy who's being held captive and made a public spectacle, he knows he has to take her with him. He names the creature Sti and orders her to call him his master, but her heart remains closed to him. But as time goes on, she sees a different side of him?a side that's both caring and awkward. The distance between the eccentric wizard and strong-willed fairy grows shorter day by day! (Source: MU)
Type

manga

Volumes

2

Chapters

10

Rating

Status

finished

Started

2012-04-28

Pocket Hunting Dimension

(Pocket Hunting Dimension)

0

Description:

Lu Ze transmigrated to the interstellar era two thousand years later. The previous owner of this body had lovey-dovey parents and a cute little sister. Although his cultivation talent was ordinary, his life was fulfilling. It could be said to be a dream start. Lu Ze was very happy. However, as soon as he slept, he came to a strange dimension. He almost got taken out trying to fight an one meter tall huge white rabbit. After making the arduous kill, Lu Ze found that things didn't seem to be so simple. After killing prey in this dimension, he could get little orbs that could be used for cultivation. This was going to make him an eternal jungler. But he seemed to be able to hope for domination of the cosmos and invincibility? Source: Qidian
Type

novel

Volumes

2

Chapters

1331

Rating

Teens 13 or older

Status

finished

Started

2018-01-01

Hare to Mononoke

0

Description:

"You're impure." Toki, a man who claims to be an immortal mononoke, and Yashio, a high school student who is suddenly told that he is impure. In the name of purification, a strange living arrangement between the two begins. Although Toki is nothing but teasing words and actions, Yashio can taste the loneliness he occasionally exhibits. As they spend time together, Yashio feels more and more drawn to him. However, knowing that Toki already has a loved one—
Type

manga

Volumes

2

Chapters

11

Status

finished

Started

2019-05-30

Naeirui Eutteum

(Tomorrow's #1)

0

Description:

As a fan of idol Ryu Seon-Jae, Im Sol was happy fangirling to her heart’s content. That is until one day, Seon-Jae is suddenly found dead. As she grieves, Sol discovers a curious pocket watch that takes her six years into the past. Before she knows it, Sol tracks down a teenage Seon-Jae, and the words “I freaking love you!” spill out. Now, he’s totally creeped out by her, but Sol must somehow win over Seon-Jae to stop history from repeating. With the clock ticking, can she save her future number one?
Type

manhwa

Status

current

Started

2021-09-28

Sachiare

(Do Your Best)

0

Description:

Ryohei just graduated from high school. He visits a secret spot he's frequented since childhood. There, he meets a bubbly girl who knows him. And he does too, under the Sakura petals. (Source: AniList)
Type

doujin

Chapters

1

Status

finished

Started

2019-03-24

The Beginning After The End - Side Story - Jasmine: Wind-Borne

(The Beginning After The End - Side Story - Jasmine: Wind-Borne)

0

Description:

A side story that delves into Jasmine’s backstory, set before she joined the Twin Horns.
Type

oel

Chapters

10

Status

finished

Started

2023-11-04

Skyjinn Chronicles

0

Description:

In a universe called Jagad Vitalis, an episode of suspenseful investigation, action-packed adventure and survival sets out. Oker The Gatekeeper, an ancient jinn, is on the loose and everyone is hanging by the thread. As Senna and Elsi team up to help Astral Ministration solve this case, they find that they are embroiled into a bigger mystery of intrigue, history and the existence of their world. (Source: Patreon)
Type

oel

Rating

Status

current

Started

2016-02-23

BirdHaven

(BirdHaven)

0

Description:

Voxer is the only elf left in BirdHaven, with the Military wanting him dead and his family being ripped apart he has no choice but to forfeit his position and leave to explore the world outside of the safe walls he had been hiding in for the past 23 years. (Source: Webtoon)
Type

oel

Status

current

Started

2021-01-29

Till She Met Her

(Till She Met Her)

0

Description:

Every day is a romantic comedy. A silly love story between a spoiled succubus and a young maiden. (Source: Line WebToon)
Type

oel

Status

current

Started

2019-08-19

Gyorosu Taitei no Souon Kikai

(Gyoros Emperor's Sound Creation Machine)

0

Description:

Collection of short stories by Keisuke Gotou and Hiroyuki Katou
Type

manga

Volumes

1

Rating

Partial Nudity

Status

finished

Started

1990-01-01

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