Adventure (693)

Whether aiming for a specific goal or just struggling to survive, the main character is thrust into unfamiliar situations or lands and continuously faces unexpected dangers. The narrative of adventure stories is always on how the characters react to sudden events or trials during the journey, indicating personal growth or setback based on which actions or choices are taken. Character development as a response to the journey's dangers is a requirement of adventure stories. Simply experiencing foreign lands or worlds is not adventure.

One Piece: Strong World

Oda, Eiichiro 2024
One Piece: Strong World is a special prologue chapter to the 10th One Piece movie, Strong World. This one-shot depicts events 20 years before the current timeline of the manga. The main focus is the relationship between Shiki, the Golden Lion and Roger, the Pirate King. In addition, it shows what other characters were doing 20 years ago.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Nov 21, 2009 to Dec 12, 2009 | 1 chp | Publishing

Pocket Monsters Kin Gin: Golden BoysPokémon Gold & Silver

2024
When Professor Elm asked Gold to choose between three newly discovered Pokémon, never would he have expected to be chosen by a Pokémon instead! In order to become the Pokémon Champion, he has to challenge the Gym Leaders for the ownership of their badges. Meanwhile, Team Rocket emerges, returning to what they know best...plotting evil plans! To add to it all, a mysterious person in black thickens the plot...

(Source: Chuang-Yi)
Nov 1999 to Sep 2001 | 23 chp | Publishing

Gun Frontier

Matsumoto, Leiji 2024
It is a harsh and barren wasteland, where the weak aren't allowed to dream. It is also a sacred land for true men, for there is no place a man can feel more alive. This is the Gun Frontier. Sea Pirate Captain Harlock and the errant samurai, Tochirou arrive in the United States on the Western Frontier. Along with a mysterious woman they meet along the way, the two friends challenge sex rings, bandits, and corrupt sheriff. They are searching for a lost clan of Japanese immigrants, and they will tear Gun Frontier from end to end until they find it.
1972 to 1975 | 34 chp | Publishing

Rain

Yoshino, TakumiSumikawa, Megum 2024
The continent Murgenia, where they master swordsmanship and magic:
The small country Sunkwoll is in a tight spot because it's under attack of the great country Zarmine. But the general, Rain, who's reputed to be an exceptionally gifted swordsman, is against the war and won't enter the battle. But how is one supposed to wage a war like this anyway?
(Source: Storm in Heaven)
Nov 29, 2008 to ? | chp | Publishing

Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku

Inumura, KorokuMorisawa, Haruy 2024
Koroku Inumura's first Hikuushi series.

Charles, a mercenary pilot of the Levamme Imperial Air Force, received an secret order. "Fly 12,000 kilometer across the sea in the middle of the hostile territory and send the Princess securely to the main land." He fought against a devastating number of fighters and overwhelming battleships to protect Princess Fana. This is about a forbidden love between an orphaned pilot and a girl with an unchangeable destiny.

(Source: MAL News)
Feb 19, 2008 | 13 chp | Publishing

Mahoutsukai no Neko

Kikuta, Yui 2024
Rio is a 14-year-old boy with no particular special traits, except his burning love for books. He's awkward and considered odd at best by his peers. Rio also has a twin brother, Mao. Although they look alike, they couldn't be more different. Mao is good at everything, popular, and has future plans to have a big, happy family. Despite their differences, the brothers are close.

One day, when Rio attempts to retrieve a cat that wandered into the street, he is hit by a car right in front of his brother's eyes. Everything fades to black. In the darkness, a voice offers a choice: to live or to die. Fading rapidly, Rio gives the obvious answer: to live! Turns out this was quite the loaded proposition.

Rio awakens in a world filled with foreigners and strange animals he's never seen before. That's not the only odd thing–Rio now has the form of a black cat! He quickly learns cats are revered in this world because of their special role as familiars of wizards.

(Source: the manga habit)
Nov 28, 2009 to Feb 28, 2013 | 36 chp | Publishing

Code Geass: Shikkoku no Renya

Taniguchi, GorouTakuma, Tomoma 2024
The story takes place in the same official Code Geass history as the anime, but in a different era. The title character, Renya, is a 17-year-old boy with a mechanical left arm and shuriken throwing stars as his weapons of choice. The story begins when Renya encounters a mysterious, perpetually young witch named "Reifū C.C." C.C. has appeared in Japan's historical Edo era to seek a new partner for a covenant. Meanwhile, a mysterious man, with a striking resemblance to the character Lelouch of the original anime, also appears with unknown intentions.

(Source: ANN)
May 26, 2010 to Sep 26, 2013 | 40 chp | Publishing

Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki

Kitsutsuki, Shinki 2024
In the southwest area of the Zemulia Continent, one will find the tiny Liberl Kingdom. A small monarchy that has managed to defy all odds against attempts to overcome them during war. Liberl is split into five regions: Rolent, Bose, Ruan, Zeiss, and Grancel. In the city of Rolent, Cassius Bright has raised two children by himself, Estelle and Joshua.

He taught them everything they know himself, and encourages them to sign up to become apprentices in the Bracers Guild. Soon after, however, he receives a letter and has to leave on business, leaving Estelle and Joshua to fend for themselves. While working, they receive notice one day that their father's airship has gone missing. With this in mind, the two gear themselves up, and set off to find the ship and save their father.

(Source: Sora no Kiseki Translation Project)
Oct 1, 2009 to Sep 2, 2013 | 46 chp | Publishing

Kilala☆Princess

Tanaka, RikaKodaka, Nao 2024
Novel adaption of the manga series. According to Rika Tanaka in an author's note, the novel will feature slightly different versions of Kilala and Rei.
Sep 20, 2008 to Mar 20, 2009 | chp | Publishing

Dragon Pink

2024
Pink has a sorry lot in life. After putting on the Cursed Panties of Torijima, she's been turned into a sex-slave catgirl. Her friends aren't much help either, from the sex-crazed Santa, to the sexy elf mage Pias, to big-in-all-ways barbarian Bobo, poor Pink just can't catch a break as they travel around seeking new adventures and all sorts of new booty...
1990 to 1994 | 32 chp | Publishing

Tales of the Abyss: Tsuioku no Jade

2024
A Tales of the Abyss side story that focuses on Jade Curtiss, also known as Jade the Necromancer.
Apr 24, 2009 to Dec 24, 2009 | 9 chp | Publishing

Esper Mami

Fujiko, Fujio F. 2024
One day, Mami realizes that she has magical powers. Her mother also had those powers, as well as her grandmother. Mami slowly has to learn to live with her abilities, and she gets into a lot of trouble.
1977 to 1983 | chp | Publishing

Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu

2024
A mythical story with swords and magic centering around one lethargic Roland Empire student named Ryner Lute. After getting dragged into a war and losing many of his friends, Ryner is asked by the soon-to-be enthroned king, Sion Astal, to help rebuild Roland postwar by searching for legendary relics. Accompanying him is a beautiful, capable, yet arrogant swordswoman named Ferris Eris, who's always quick to insult and abuse Ryner. Meanwhile, a new turmoil begins to approach Roland.

(Source: MU)
Jul 9, 2008 to Apr 9, 2012 | 45 chp | Publishing

Tsumi to Batsu

2024
Manga version of the novel Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
Jan 10, 2007 | 2 chp | Publishing

Samehada-Otoko to Momojiri-Onna

Mochizuki, Minetaro 2024
Toshiko Momojiri—an ordinary kind of girl—falls in love with Kuroo Samehada, a gangster who is on the run after stealing the mob's loot. Toshiko, too, is on the run from a weird uncle. This is the story of two fugitives who meet and fall in love amid violence and gunfire.
(Source: Kodanclub)
1993 | 2 chp | Publishing

Pokemon Card ni Natta Wake

2024
How I Became a Pokémon Card is a manga series consisting of six volumes. Each volume features vignettes involving Pokémon like Jolteon and Dratini. A special Pokémon card is included with each book. It is drawn by Kagemaru Himeno, who is also an artist for the TCG.
(Source: Bulbapedia)
May 22, 1999 to Sep 2001 | 38 chp | Publishing

Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow no Bouken

2024
A manga based on the tankoubon under the same name, and, of course, relates to Disney's movie, Pirates of the Caribbean.
2007 to ? | chp | Publishing

Kujakuou

Ogino, Makoto 2024
A young mystic without a past, Kujaku was born under a dark omen possessed of incredible supernatural powers. Raised by priests, he has learned to use these powers for good. But the evil Siegfried von Mittgard seeks to steal his birthright, and rule the world as the Regent of Darkness. He has dispatched bloodthirsty minions to destroy Kujaku before he can awaken to his destiny. Now, Kujaku must unravel the riddle of his past, before the power within consumes him!

(Source: AniDB)
1985 to 1989 | chp | Publishing

Katanagatari (Katanagatari: Sword Tale)

NISIO, ISIN 2024
Long ago the masterful swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki crafted 1000 blades, though his twelve final works, the legendary deviant blades were prime among the rest. All with uniquely defined traits, these swords are among the greatest in Japan.

Leap forward many decades and arrive at an isolated island, where Yasuri Shichika and his older sister Nanami reside.

Togame: A woman with long, white hair and the talent as a strategist begins a quest with Shichika in order to collect the twelve blades. They must face the blade wielders in intense battles while they learn more about themselves and their real goals and wishes.

Shichika has yet to realize what he really inherits as a Kyoutoryuu sword...
Jan 9, 2007 to Dec 4, 2007 | 55 chp | Publishing

Sabaku no Tami

Miyazaki, Hayao 2024
Is a manga which Miyazaki wrote for a newspaper targeted for children. It is more of a graphic novel than a manga, since most of the text are written outside of the frames and there are very few dialogue bubbles (though towards the end of the story, it moved closer to the traditional manga style).

The surprisingly dark story deals with the devastation of war, betrayal, and the ugliness of the human nature under desperate situations, including deaths of several characters. One can see the influence of Tezuka Osamu in the art style of this manga (as in most of the manga written in this time), but you can also clearly see the style and motives you find in Miyazaki's later works such as "Nausicaä." In a sense, this is a prototype of "Nausicaä."
Sep 1969 to Mar 1970 | 26 chp | Publishing

Kemono no Souja

Uehashi, Nahoko 2024
Erin is a 10-year-old girl who lives with her mother in the Tai Koh Region. She has a big love for animals, especially the Touda, dragon-like creatures used in the war.

Her mother Soyon was originally of the Mist People, an ancient clan whose members have green eyes. Because Erin's late father was the son of the chief of a village of Touda breeders, Erin and Soyon live there and Soyon is the head Touda doctor.

But one night, the Kiba, the Duke's strongest Touda, mysteriously die, and Erin's life will be changed forever, involving her into the fate of the whole country.

The series tells the story of Erin's life from childhood into adulthood.

(Source: Wikipedia)
Included one-shot:
Volume 11: Ryokui no Hito
Oct 25, 2008 to Jan 26, 2016 | 66 chp | Publishing