Fantasy (980)

Magical powers, unnatural creatures, or other unreal elements which cannot be explained by science are prevalent and normal to the setting they exist in. Fantasy stories can take place on Earth (urban fantasy) or in another world. Character traits (e.g. magician vs demon/spirit) and setting do not determine if a story is Fantasy. If majority of the cast has magical or supernatural powers (e.g. one normal highschool boy surrounded by five goddesses), then the story is Fantasy. If only a few characters have powers and most of the cast would be in disbelief to discover this (e.g. one man is an exorcist and the rest are normal adults), then the story is Supernatural. Sometimes a story can be both Fantasy and Supernatural, but this is rare. When searching for High Fantasy stories, excluding lower fantasy themes (e.g. Mythology, Superpower) can help refine your search.

Acony

Toume, Kei 2024
When Motomi Utsuki moves in his grandfather's apartment , he meets this girl named Acony who claims to be a dead person and eventually he gets to know that this place and the people living in the building are not normal.
Mar 25, 2004 to Jul 24, 2010 | 24 chp | Publishing

Amatsuki

Takayama, Shinobu 2024
History isn't Tokidoki's strong subject. He's even forced to do make-up work at a high-tech history museum to bring up his failing grades. After losing an eye to a virtual reality monster in an Edo period simulation, he finds himself unable to leave the game. Could it be real?

(Source: Easy Going Scans)
Jul 28, 2004 to Aug 28, 2017 | 158 chp | Publishing

Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana

Amano, Shiro 2024
Retelling the story of the game, Legend of Mana centers around Toto, who has to save the mana tree from withering completely. But is the chaotic and egoistic swordsman able to find his way to the tree? Or will he be sidetracked by a his figurine collection or a princess? Luckily his friends can bring him back on course...
2000 to 2003 | 33 chp | Publishing

Fire Emblem: Ankokuryuu to Hikari no Tsurugi

Hakoda, Maki 2024
Based on the classic Famicom game, the manga centers around Marth, who was sent off his attacked homelands of Altea by his sister. A few years later he is returning to regain his home with the aid of his allies.
Mar 18, 1993 to Jan 18, 1999 | 59 chp | Publishing

Gamerz Heaven!Gamerz Heaven

Murakami, Maki 2024
Kaito Suzuki discovers a video game, Gamerz Heaven, that transports him to another different dimension. Upon arriving in the bizarre new world, Kaito discovers a cute little boy known as the "navigator," which he names Nata. Everyone in Gamerz Heaven is out to capture Nata, and Kaito can only beat the game by saving him. This will be difficult for Kaito, as Gamerz Heaven is only a beta version with a limited number of saves. Kaito soon discovers in that everything that happens in Gamerz Heaven affects the real world, and characters that die in the game are wiped from the memories of everyone in his dimension.

(Source: ANN)
2002 to ? | 20 chp | Publishing

Saint Seiya: Next Dimension - Meiou Shinwa

Kurumada, Masami 2024
In 1990, in Elysium; the five saints Seiya, Hyoga, Shun, Shiryu and Ikki are battling the god Hades. During the battle, Hades starts remembering that he has seen Seiya's face before and comes to the conclusion that he faced him before, and thus the story begins...
Apr 27, 2006 to ? | chp | Publishing

Hi no Tori (1967) (Phoenix)

Tezuka, Osamu 2024
From time immemorial to the age of space colonization, there is one legend that has stayed unchanged in every history book—the tale of the immortal bird Phoenix. A being whose blood is said to grant eternal life or wisdom, the radiant figure ensures the continuation of sentient life in the universe as it oversees human civilizations and their development.

Yet, mankind remains a slave to its habits; from happiness and sorrow, to wrath and love, a myriad of emotions continue to play an integral part of human life. Simultaneously, time and time again, certain beliefs and agendas persist over the centuries to disturb the fragile equilibrium of the world's preordained nature and principles. It appears that fate and its dynamic variables can manifest itself in many ways—and oftentimes exhibits a bizarre sense of humor...

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Note: This is an incomplete series due to Tezuka's death.
Dec 20, 1966 to Feb 1988 | 19 chp | Publishing

Baccano!

Narita, RyohgoEnami, Katsumi 2024
Aboard the Advenna Avis in 1711, a group of alchemists summon a demon in the hopes of gaining eternal life. The demon gives them an elixir of immortality and the method of ending their existence by "devouring" one another. Soon after, one among them begins to devour his companions. Realizing the danger posed by staying together, they scatter across the globe.

Centuries later in 1930's America, a certain federal investigator tries his best to combat the rise of organized crime during Prohibition, send a particularly infuriating terrorist to Alcatraz, and catch an outrageous thief duo. Meanwhile, the transcontinental train, the Flying Pussyfoot, begins its trail of blood across the country.

In 2002, a small group of the original Advenna Avis alchemists are on a journey to find the rest of their fellow immortals. However, there is one companion they did not expect to meet again.

Seemingly unrelated events, from a sleepy Italian city in the early 1700's to a modern luxury cruise ship traveling across the Pacific, reveal themselves to be far more connected than anyone could imagine...

(Source: Wikipedia, MAL Rewrite)
Feb 10, 2003 to ? | chp | Publishing

Boukenou BeetBeet the Vandel Buster

Sanjou, RikuInada, Koji 2024
It's the Century of Darkness where monsters known as Vandels rule the world, and the Vandel Busters are the only ones who can fight them. When a group of Busters are killed in battle, they pass on their magic Saiga weapons to Beet, making him the strongest Buster ever. But Beet won't just fight the Vandels—he wants to destroy them and finally end the Century of Darkness.

(Source: VIZ Media)
Mar 6, 2002 to ? | chp | Publishing

07-Ghost

Amemiya, YukiIchihara, Yukino 2024
The students of the Barsburg Empire's Military Academy are trained to become capable fighters who will serve as the empire's newest soldiers. Every year, five hundred students take a graduation exam, where only 20 can pass to become honorable "begleiters," a position equivalent to assistant executive officers. Students fight their enemies by using "zaiphon," God-given abilities that take different forms depending on the individual.

Teito Klein, the academy chairman's favorite student, is belittled by his peers due to his previous status as a slave. Despite being unable to fully remember his past, Teito's cheerful best friend, Mikage Celestine, stays by his side. After the two undergo the exam, Teito recalls small pieces of a long-forgotten memory, causing him to instinctively attack the chief-of-staff, Ayanami.

Subdued for his insubordination, Teito is imprisoned for further questioning. But with the help of Mikage, Teito escapes to the Barsburg Church in the empire's Seventh District. As he struggles to escape the clutches of the Barsburg Empire's military, he unveils the memories that lie within him and learns about a compelling power that roams in the shadows of the empire.

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Included one-shot:
Volume 17: Seven Ghosts (pilot)
Apr 28, 2005 to Aug 28, 2013 | 100 chp | Publishing

RagnarokSword of the Dark Ones

Kotobuki, TsukasaYasui, Kentar 2024
In the late-medieval land of Barnard, between the mountains and sea, the peaceful lifestyle of the people has been shattered by fear. Monsters known as the Dark Ones roam the land, killing indiscriminately. The townsfolk fear to venture out from their homes, and travel from town to town has become a risk to life and limb. To protect the people from this terror, several guilds have sprung up, including the Guild of Assassins and the Guild of Mercenaries. To go out into the world, or travel across the wilderness, hired mercenaries are essential.

One man has built a reputation as an especially fierce monster-killer ‹ a man known as Leroy Schwartz. A former high-ranking member of the Guild of Mercenaries, Leroy has struck out on his own. Many try to hire him for his superior skills, but Leroy has his own agenda. He has a mission to accomplish, a vow to fulfill. This vow is known only to himself, and his one companion: his sentient long-sword Ragnarok.

(Source: ANN)
Jul 2001 to Feb 2003 | 21 chp | Publishing

.hack//Another Birth

Kawasaki, MiuIto, KazunoriCybe 2024
While the original four .hack video games followed the tales and travels of Kite, these books tell the story all over again, from the view of Akira Hayami, also known as BlackRose in The World. When her younger brother, Fumikazu, falls into a coma while playing The World, Akira decides to figure out why it happened, and launches herself into the most exciting, and dangerous, journey she will ever have to encounter. Where she meets the twin blade Kite whose friend Orca has fallen into a coma too. Together they venture to find out The World's innermost secrets meeting new friends along the way who aid them in their journey.

(Source: Wikipedia)
Feb 2004 to Nov 2005 | 28 chp | Publishing

Pure Trance

Mizuno, Junko 2024
In this dreamy science fiction fantasy, Junko Mizuno illustrates a story full of catfights, alien safari adventures, evil experiments, and a girl who dreams of becoming a pop idol singer. Following the Third World War, humankind left the toxic surface of the Earth and built an underground city to survive. A serious social problem has emerged in this new society: hyperorexia, or severe overeating, a side effect of the "Pure Trance" life-sustaining pill. The story begins in the hospital which has been ruined by a tyrannical director, Keiko Yamazaki...

(Source: MU)
1996 to 1998 | 9 chp | Publishing

Vampire Hunter D

Kikuchi, HideyukiAmano, Yoshit 2024
The series that spawned the Vampire Hunter D anime.

12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires—and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves.
1983 to ? | chp | Publishing

Baron: Neko no DanshakuBaron: The Cat Returns

Hiiragi, Aoi 2024
Haru Yoshioka is somewhat awkward for a high school student, often screwing up in public and, to her dismay, in front of her crush Machida. One day, Haru saves a cat from being hit by a truck—only to see the cat stand up and thank her for her kindness before running off. As if that wasn't weird enough, a large group of cats arrive in front of her house later that night with the cat's father, a Cat King, thanking her for saving his son, Prince Lune.

To further show his gratitude, the Cat King gives Haru a tablet that describes that she will receive five gifts: lacrosse sticks to make up the one that broke while saving the prince, a field of green foxtails, catnip, canned mice—and marriage! Haru expresses her displeasure for the gifts to one of the king's servants, but the servant unfortunately takes her answer toward the marriage offer to Prince Lune as a "yes." Unsure of what to do, Haru is directed by a voice who tells her to go to the Cat Office for help—but will they be able to help her with this problem?

[Written by Animeranku Rewrite]
Mar 27, 2002 | 3 chp | Publishing

Apollo no UtaApollo's Song

Tezuka, Osamu 2024
Shougo is a young man who has a problem with love, not just in humans be even with animals. He is even compelled to kill animals that show each other affection, which lands him in a mental hospital. Where during therapy he has a vision where he meets a goddess that dooms him to fall in love with the same girl over and over again, but one of them will always die before they can truly be together.
Apr 13, 1970 to Nov 9, 1970 | 6 chp | Publishing

Seimaden

Higuri, You 2024
This is about the love story between the demon prince Laures and the human girl Hilda. Hilda is the reincarnation of Ellis, who was prince Laures' lover. To save her, Laures sacrificed himself and became a demon, but Ellis was eventually murdered and her soul reborn as the young dancer Hilda. In her current life, Hilda has no knowledge of herself being "Ellis." She is unable to decide between Laures and Roderique. But that's not the biggest problem. Laures' servant and deputy tries everything to bring his beloved king back into the demon world and wants to part Hilda and Laures. Because of his anger and jealousy he acquitted Laures' biggest enemy: the demon Zadei...

(Source: ANN)
1993 to 1999 | 52 chp | Publishing

Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Kinomi - Daichi no ShouThe Leg...

Himekawa, Akira 2024
In a small village in Hyrule, a boy named Link has the mark of the Triforce on his left hand. It is a mark of destiny that leads Link on a fantastic adventure! Transported to the land of Holodrum, Link meets Din, the Oracle of Seasons. When a plot to steal the seasons from Holodrum unfolds, Link must battle the evil General Onox to save Holodrum and his friends from a terrible fate!

(Source: VIZ Media)
Dec 2001 | 10 chp | Publishing

Zelda no Densetsu: Fushigi no Kinomi - Jikuu no ShouThe Lege...

Himekawa, Akira 2024
In Oracle of Ages, Link awakes in the land of Labrynna. He helps Impa find a beautiful singer named Nayru. Suddenly, Veran, Sorceress of Shadows, departs from Impa's body and reveals herself. She inhabits Nayru, who is really the Oracle of Ages in disguise, and begins to control her actions. Using Nayru's power, Veran travels into the past, causing havoc in the present. Veran plans to gather power from Labrynna's sorrows to begin her age of shadows. With the help of Nayru's hasty friend Ralph, Link must use the Harp of Ages to travel back and forth between ages, gather eight Essences of Time, and rescue Nayru from Veran's control.

(Source: MU)
Dec 2001 | 11 chp | Publishing

Devil May Cry

Miwa, ShirowGoikeda, Shinya 2024
Volume 1
Tony is a rough-and-tumble jack-of-all-trades with a haunted past. His encounter with Gilver, a mysterious swordsman swathed in bandages, changes his life dramatically for the worse. Tony is thrust into the dark underworld of an unsolvable case, separated from his partner and his loved ones, and pushed over the edge of desperation. Who's forcing him into a corner? What do they hope to achieve?
Volume 2
Dante the giant sword, two-gun toting devil hunter has earned the nickname "Devil May Cry" after mercilessly killing any and every undead creature in his path. Now, he is on a mission for an evil idol known as The Beast Head. But little does Dante know that this mission brings him closer to his eternal enemy.

(Source: Tokyopop)
Apr 27, 2002 to Dec 1, 2003 | 11 chp | Publishing

Metropolis

Tezuka, Osamu 2024
In a super-advanced city in the near future where humanoid robot technology is very sophisticated, the boy detective Kenichi is caught up in the conflict as the powerful politician Duke Red, distraught over his child's death, hires a scientist to create a replacement, an exquisitely beautiful sex-changing robot child named Mitchy. Note that this original 1949 manga supplies only part of the plot for the recent Metropolis movie, and does not feature Rock, whose role in the film was adapted from Phoenix, Nextworld and other Tezuka manga.

(Source: ANN)
Sep 15, 1949 | chp | Publishing

Violence Jack

Nagai, Go 2024
A shocking and violent look at a post apocalyptic future. Many different stories centre around an array of characters dealing with life in this desolate world. All the stories feature a huge man named Jack who is in an ongoing battle with a villain named Slum King.

(Source: ANN)
Note: This is kanzenban version which consists of: 7 volumes (published by Kodansha) and 31 volumes (published by Nihon Bungeisha) merged into 18 volumes.
Jul 1973 to Mar 1990 | 48 chp | Publishing

Boku ga Utau to Kimi wa Warau karaSongs to Make You Smile: S...

Takaya, Natsuki 2024
1. Boku ga Utau to Kimi wa Warau kara (Songs to Make You Smile)
2. Ding Dong
3. Voice of Mine
4. Double Flower
5. Hana wo Motsu Mono Otanoshimi Bangai-hen: Ankoku Hime (Dark Princess)
Dec 10, 1992 to Jun 20, 1998 | 5 chp | Publishing

Maken X Another

Hayashida, Q 2024
Due to an accident at her father's scientific research institute, Kay, an ordinary teenager, is forced to become the owner of "Machina," a strange shaped sword with the power to capture human souls. Kay now fights against freakish fiends in a world of "Images," a horrible place formed by each character's imagination. In this world of "Images," values are confused: enemies become friends, good becomes evil, and vice-versa. Kay must continue her battle in a place called "5 Minutes into the Future."

Based off of the Maken X video game for the Dreamcast.

(Source: ANN)
Jan 21, 2000 to Nov 22, 2001 | 21 chp | Publishing