Best Action Manga of 2021

After being aggressively rejected, Momo Ayase finds herself sulking when she stumbles across a boy being bullied. Saved by her rash kindness, the occult-obsessed boy attempts to speak to her about supernatural interests he believes they share. Rejecting his claims, Ayase proclaimed that she instead is a believer in ghosts, starting an argument between the two over which is real. In a bet to determine who is correct, the two decide to separately visit locations associated with both the occult and the supernatural—Ayase visiting the former and the boy visiting the latter. When the two reach their respective places, it turns out that neither was wrong and that both the occult and ghosts do exist. This marks the beginning of Ayase and the boy's adventure, as they attempt to fix the surreal, supernatural, and occult elements around them to return to a normal life.

Second-year high school student Tokio Kurohara likes to slack off in class. However, despite his attitude at school, he works alongside his childhood friend Azuma Higashi to combat the brewing injustice in their town. In contrast to Tokio, Azuma is physically capable and rarely struggles against the common thugs the pair regularly encounter. Yet, there are fights that even Azuma will not pick. Choujins—supernatural beings with powers beyond mere mortals—are entities that Tokio and Azuma avoid at all costs. One day, when a previously defeated thug returns to exact revenge, the two are forced into a scuffle. Unable to flee from their foe, the duo injects themselves with a drug that can turn someone into a Choujin. While the dose seemingly has no physical effect on Azuma, Tokio grows a beak. In fear of being seen, Tokio must now figure out how to hide his new identity as a Choujin. But it seems that there are people out there who are angry at Tokio and Azuma's use of the Choujin drug, and they do not seem to want to stay quiet about it.

When the virtual reality game Tower of Trials was released, it gained the attention of dedicated players due to its extreme difficulty. However, its reputation quickly fell after people realized they could not complete the game. Nonetheless, following 11 years of trial and error, content creator Kang Jinhyeok becomes the first to finally beat Tower of Trials. As Jinhyeok plans to quit his passion for a more stable income, he is in for a surprise—Tower of Trials has appeared in the real world! Moreover, a notification announces that players must clear all the Tower's floors within 90 days or the whole of humanity will perish. To Jinhyeok's advantage, the manifested building replicates its game version that he has just defeated. With his vast knowledge of the Tower, Jinhyeok decides to conquer it once more to save mankind from certain doom.

When Cheongmyeong of the Mount Hua Sect awakens a hundred years in the future, his last memories are of a bloody battle against the Leader of the Demonic Cult, the evil Cheonma. The battle almost saw the end of the Ten Great Sects of ancient China, when Cheongmyeong ended the hard-fought struggle by striking down Cheonma. Soon after, he succumbed to his wounds, filled with regret at their pyrrhic victory. All is not lost, however, as he awakens to his second chance at life. Shocked to find his beloved Mount Hua Sect reduced to a mere shadow of itself in the present day, Cheongmyeong embarks on a journey to restore Mount Hua to its former glory.

Zephyr is the last human fighting evil in a world abandoned by the gods. When he is killed in battle by Tartarus, the god of destruction, all hope for humanity seems lost. But Zephyr's fate is not sealed—the gods who find his battles entertaining have gifted him a second chance at life, as he is sent ten years into the past, back to when he was a slave instead of the most powerful human alive. Can Zephyr get his revenge against Tartarus and save the woman he loves, or is he doomed to repeat the past?

Haruka Sakura wants nothing to do with weaklings—he's only interested in the strongest of the strong. He's from Fuurin High School, a school of near-dropout degenerates known only for their brawling strength. And in a town known for its territorial disputes, Haruka's got only one goal—become the hero his town deserves.

Humans call them “calamities”—the unknown, destructive creatures that suddenly appeared on earth. To challenge these calamities, the zodiac gods awakened 12 humans known as saints. But there was one more that awoke—unchosen but the greatest hero of all: Geon Lee. His allies betrayed him and left him for dead, but now, 20 years later, he’s more powerful than ever and ready to teach his fellow “saints” a lesson they’ll never forget.

After witnessing the shocking death of his mother, young Airen Farreira uses sleep to escape his painful reality, earning him the nickname, "the lazy lord." Yet, in spite of others' jeers and whispers, Airen has no intention of changing his ways. But when he awakens one day from a dream about a mysterious swordsman, his life's trajectory takes a complete turn...

When the Monster Army invaded Earth thirteen years ago, the Divine Dragon Rangers rose up to stop them! With the war raging on, these great heroes are mankind’s last hope! …or are they? In truth, the invaders were subjugated within a year, forced to continue to crank out a monster a week for the Rangers to crush in front of their adoring fans! But one monster has had enough. Something has to change! He’ll rebel against the might of the Dragon Rangers and destroy them all…from the inside!

When Kim Kigyu received his invitation to become a player (a unique-ability player, at that), he thought his struggles were over. But no matter how hard he tries, he just can’t seem to get past level 1! After five years of working as a guide on the lower floors of the tower, he’s finally discovered his ability to link with “Egos” and raise his stats. As his new skills unlock adventures in unexplored gates, Kigyu gets his chance to defy expectations and show the world that rank isn’t everything.

"Maybe Inner Gods can never defeat Outer Gods..." so thought Yuwon Kim, a plucky, high-ranking warrior, after a bitter defeat. But Yuwon is too tenacious to give up. His loss becomes the dawn of a new journey as a returnee. With renewed determination, Yuwon starts back from where he began, smashing monster after monster and relearning his skills before taking on the Tower once again. But can he fight his way through the tutorials and level up once more, or will his conquest crumble before him?

In an isolated village, two twins were born, separated by day and night. It is years later, and while the older brother Yuru has become a hunter of animals, his sister Asa has been locked away in a cage, ordered to perform a special duty that prohibits her from meeting more than a few select individuals. On an otherwise inconspicuous day, a group of armed men riding in helicopters, referred to as "dragons" by the citizens, assaults the village in search of Yuru, killing every adult on sight. When Yuru attempts to meet up with Asa and flee, he finds a dead body instead—on top of that, the person who killed her claims to be Yuru's true twin sister. Before the woman can capture him, Yuru is rescued by a man named Ryuu "Dera" Tadera, an outsider who frequently visits the village. However, it is not long before the two are cornered. In a last-ditch effort, Dera makes Yuru give a gift to the deity of the village, summoning a pair of daemons whose existence is bound to reveal the truth behind these chaotic events.

The Mad Demon, Jaha Lee, dreams of becoming the God of Martial Arts. Unfortunately, his dreams are dashed after he falls off a cliff while running from the Demonic Cult for stealing the Jade of Heaven. Yet this is not the end for Jaha—he awakens from the fall to find himself back in his 20s. With his knowledge of the future and of martial arts, he now has a chance at revenge and at getting life right this time. Will he be able to fulfill his dream this time around, or is he doomed to face the same fate yet again?

Desperate for answers about her friend's disappearance, Waka breaches the Tokyo danger zone in search of clues. Instead, she finds Tokinaga, a researcher with the Anti-God Scientific Research Institute. While Waka tries to decide if she should trust Tokinaga, he quickly realizes Waka is hiding a dangerous secret of her own—one that may just be the key to killing off the gods once and for all.

Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedication and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise, can also fall...and fall he does, cast from the Heavens again and again and banished to the mortal realm. Eight hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to godhood for the third time. Now only a lowly scrap collector, he is dispatched to wander the earthly realm to take on tasks appointed by the heavens to pay back debts and maintain his divinity. Aided by old friends and foes alike, and graced with the company of a mysterious young man with whom he feels an instant connection, Xie Lian must confront the horrors of his past in order to dispel the curse of his present.

A boy was chosen by god to become the world's strongest exorcist and to face deadly demons in battle. Burdened with the fate of humanity, all he really wants to do is quietly bake sweets, when one day a certain girl enters his life... A story of love and hope blooming during a bloody holy war!

\[Will you join the game?\] Giyoung's suddenly thrown into a game of life and death. Not only that but he's also the player with the lowest stats. Still, he's got one skill on his side: the ability to read other players' status! He finds the opportunity of his life when he discovers that Hyunsung is a returner to this world. Now all Giyoung has to do is stick next to Hyunsung and game his way out of this tutorial.

When Seo Jun-Ho and his companions sacrificed themselves to defeat the frost queen, they thought they were restoring peace to Earth. But after 25 years of being frozen solid, Jun-Hho thaws out only to find that nine more floors appeared in his absence, only one of which has been cleared! As the only one who holds the key to clearing the next floor and defrosting his friends, Jun-Ho must step up once again. But has this hero been in hibernation too long to take on the world’s fearsome new foes?

With a nasty attitude and something rotten in his soul, high school student Yu Seongbin has picked the weak Han Gyuhwan as his victim. As no one cares enough to put a stop to the violence Gyuhwan suffers, his mind festers with fantasies of standing up to his bully and the useless adults around him, picturing himself pulling out a shotgun to exterminate them all. When their class leaves for a trip, it quickly spirals into a living nightmare for Gyuhwan. Seongbin inevitably starts harassing him, but Gyuhwan finally finds the courage to resist him. However, his bravery is short-lived, and he escapes into the woods, with an enraged Seongbin close behind him. But after he falls off a cliff, Gyuhwan stumbles upon a strange shotgun and a box of 30 bullets that he, in his desperation and exhaustion, intends for his classmates and apathetic teacher. Back at the camp, the class' talent show turns sinister. Something unnatural creeps in from the shadows, and as people begin transforming into twisted, bloodthirsty monsters, it seems that only Gyuhwan's mysterious shotgun can truly finish them off.

Yu-Jin is an F-ranker overshadowed by his little brother, an S-ranker. All he does is get in his brother’s way, causing trouble wherever he goes. When a seemingly routine dungeon raid goes wrong and costs Yu-Jin his brother’s life, Yu-Jin decides to use the wish granted by clearing the dungeon to reset his timeline. The plan was to lead a quiet life from now on… but now it turns out he can help other people become S-rankers?! Maybe this is Yu-Jin's chance at building his own entourage of powerful metahumans… but it may be easier said than done.

"Is this a mission I was sent on by the gods? Or is this just divine punishment?" Junghyeok Baek, divine demon overlord of Murim, finds that he's been reincarnated into the body of Roman Dimitri, the dim-witted son of a baron who's obsessed with the luxuries of the aristocratic lifestyle. But with his new status, Jung-hyeok is ready to shake things up on the continent of Salamander. Will the divine demon accomplish what he's set out to do? And will he finally get the answers to this mysterious reincarnation?

There are two kinds of people with special abilities: villains, who are driven by their evil desires, and psykers, who pursue justice and work against villains. Cassian Lee is a very powerful psyker with a good heart. But one day, when he visits his friend in Greece, things take a wrong turn. Following an unexpected chain of events, Cassian ends up in the body of a Korean high school boy... who has just become a villain! Will his sense of justice win in the end or will he end up becoming a cold-blooded villain?

**In this fantasy tale, a weak human adventurer is determined to turn the tables on his traitorous party members–with the help of a special skill and sexy new allies!** A kid named Light is the only human member of the adventuring party known as the Concord of the Tribes…but humans are by far the weakest of the races. When his comrades abandon him to the lowest levels of the dungeon, Light resorts to the gift of Infinite Gacha to create a harem of Lvl 9999 allies! With his new, and sexy, friends, Light can escape the dungeon, and more importantly, take revenge upon the Concord of the Tribes, and perhaps even break the entire world! *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1*

Percival is a kind boy who lives out on the frontier called "Finger of God" along with his grandfather. However, the world was not kind enough to let peace and tranquility last for long. An encounter with a mysterious knight changed their destiny, and a shocking truth comes to light. The boy then sets off on an endless journey.

Over a decade after the Thousand-Year Blood War, Ichigo Kurosaki lives a peaceful life with his wife Orihime Inoue and their son Kazui. Utilizing the fledgling Soul Reaper powers inherited from his father, Kazui assists those burdened by the deceased much like Ichigo did as a teenager. One day, Ichigo receives an unexpected call from his married Soul Reaper allies Renji Abarai and Rukia Kuchiki. The couple invites him to take part in the "Konso Reisai"—a ceremony in which a Hollow, an evil spirit from the human world, is sacrificed to honor a Soul Reaper captain who died exactly 12 years prior. Unbeknownst to Ichigo and his friends, something sinister looms over the Konso Reisai. As Renji meets up with Ichigo to honor the dead, the two are interrupted by the return of an old enemy they never thought they'd meet again.

Dowan Ha is a bullied gamer, whose bullies force him to grind to obtain in-game items for them. After one such bully demands that Dowan obtain an impossibly rare item for him or be beaten in front of the prettiest girl in school, Dowan games day and night for a week until he drops dead from exhaustion. However, as soon as he dies, he respawns back in his classroom one week before his death. Everything is the same as it was before, except now he has all the skills he’s acquired from the games he’s played in real life! Will Dowan be able to use his newfound abilities and gamified existence to defeat his bullies?

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 world is in constant turmoil, with constant wars breaking out between Heroes and Villains. Gifted with supernatural abilities, one lone girl sets out on a bloody path for revenge against the injustices of the world she lives in. With the constant clashes between titans, no one is safe. If no one is willing to protect the innocent, who are the real heroes, and who are the real villains? What truly separates one from the other?

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!

The descendant of a once great wizarding family, Elric Mervinger is unable to perform magic due to a rare medical condition. While attempting to cure his disease, he stumbles upon the demon Mephistopheles, who tries to possess Elric to free himself from a dragon’s trap. But when Elric ends up absorbing Mephisto instead, the two become bound together. With Mephisto by his side, will this new power allow Elric to restore his family to its former glory? Or will he just end up being devoured?

Lee Ho-Jae had given up his life as a pro gamer, until one day he received a mysterious message: *“Congratulations! You’ve been invited to the Tutorial World.”* Intrigued, he enters the game and confidently chooses “hell” difficulty, but soon learns that he is trapped there. With a mere 0.01% survival rate, Ho-Jae must somehow overcome the game’s agonizing challenges to figure out the real reason he was invited. This tutorial may be tough, but its secrets are what’s truly hellacious.

Middle-aged Beryl Gardinant has only ever accomplished one thing: running a humble sword-fighting dojo in the quiet countryside. But when he’s paid a visit by his former pupil, Allusia, he discovers that she has become an elite commander—and she’s hardly the only ex-student who’s a renowned warrior! Now forced by Allusia to become a special instructor to the strongest order of knights in the kingdom, can Beryl reach his full potential even though he’s an old man? *Source: Yen Press, Vol. 1*

Power lives out her favorite anime by becoming a genius detective—or so she wants her "audience" to believe! Denji is along for the ride as her assistant for an investigation into disappearances at a mountain hotel. Other stories center on Quanxi and Kishibe's relationship nine years after they met, Himeno and Aki's first assignment together, and Denji, Power, and Aki's dream trip to Enoshima.

After saving one world, warrior Min-Su Kim returns to Earth only to find that he’s lost everything... so he decides to destroy the world he used to call home. In his rampage, he kills teenager Jeong-Su Park and his family. But instead of dying normally, Jeong-Su is transported to another world, where he finds that he's now a warrior himself. After killing the demon king of this alternate world and honing his skills as a warrior, Jeong-Su returns to earth, hell-bent on revenge against Min-Su. As the two warriors fight with the fate of their country in the balance, who will emerge victorious?

When Nagyunn's twin brother, Najin, is murdered before his very eyes, he vows to avenge his brother's death by assuming Najin's identity. But although the two may look alike, when it comes to fighting, Nagyunn lacks the talent and skill his brother possessed. In order to successfully execute his plot for revenge, Nagyunn resolves to train himself to become the prodigious knight-in-training his brother once was. Will Nagyunn be able to keep his identity a secret before others begin to catch on to his act?

Hol Horse accepts a request from an elderly woman to find her lost parrot, who was trained by the owner of Pet Shop, he finds himself trekking across half the globe to the Japanese city of Morioh. In Morioh, Hol Horse quickly runs into Josuke Higashikata. Will the two become friends or foes? Then, what new enemy with grotesque stand powers lurks in Morioh? And will Hol Horse and Dio's other former followers ever truly be free from his influence?

After being put on trial, the deity once known as "The Divine Twilight" is offered a job by Thanatos, king of the underworld! Now, the fallen deity is back on Earth as his former self, Lee Chang-Seon, and is tasked with sealing those trying to invade from beyond. With the promise of a fresh start, Chang-Seon is gathering the gear and skills needed to get the job done, but he's feeling some watchful eyes on him... Will this Divine Twilight see a new day, or is the sun setting on his second chance?

The mighty Medicine Faction has fallen to the evil hands of the Venom Clan. As they travel across the land, taking out each clan under the faction, Zhen Ziqiang becomes a test subject for the Elder of the Venom Clan. After being injected with various poisons, Ziqiang rises from the depths of hell as an Asura. Full of anger, he escapes and begins to plan his revenge as the sole survivor of his faction. Now, his goal is to destroy the entire Poison Faction and give them a taste of their own venom.

Aaron Steelegard's fortune was basically set as he discovered a book that allowed him to trade across dimensions—until his enemies take both his life and his riches away. But Aaron is brought back as his younger self, armed with his past knowledge and a chance at revenge! Now free to amass coins, he's gaining powerful abilities and moving up the ranks of the interdimensional trading markets. Will Aaron gain enough coins to survive this journey of vengeance and reclaim his honor?

In his past life, Liam was hardworking and honest. This got him nothing but debt and betrayal. Now he’s been reborn as the ruling noble of a planet. Time for some payback. This life he’ll grind the world under his heel! He’s only looking out for himself. All his underlings will suffer! But try as he might, his tyranny only seems to make his subjects happier. *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1*

A medical mission turns fatal as Dr. Jin’s life slips away. Miraculously, he wakes on a battlefield. Instinct takes over. He tends to patients before realizing that this is the martial arts world of The Reigning Heavenly Demon! He’s reincarnated as a child with mastery of modern medicine and soon his skills draw notice. From the renowned White-scaled Doctor to the infamous Gongson Family, everyone sees his potential. But how much is Dr. Jin willing to sacrifice before risking death again?

A scout in the infamous Demon Cult, Seol-Hwi is on a routine patrol when his squad unexpectedly encounters a fearsome master of the Mount Hua Sect, the sworn enemies of the Demon Cult. Without warning, the Mount Hua Cult master slaughters the entire squad. As Seol-Hwi lies dying, lamenting years of service to the cult with nothing to show for it, he is suddenly faced with a video game prompt, asking if he would like to start again. Given the opportunity to start over and make different choices, Seol-Hwi vows to survive and become stronger so he can rise to the top of the Demon Cult.

Single father, company manager, and former black-ops member, Mr. Kim lived an ordinary life until his daughter, Minji, went missing. After discovering his daughter could be dead, Mr. Kim turns merciless and sets out for information. He will rescue his daughter by any means necessary, even if it means destroying everything and everyone standing in his path.

After losing his girlfriend to a brave hero, Toru is expelled from his S-Rank party. With a feeling of sadness and pain in his heart, he defeats a demon he meets outside the city, and his ability \[to save experience\] is broken! Toru becomes level 300 in the blink of an eye! With this power that far surpasses that of heroes, there is nothing that can stop him. Kaede, a slave he met on his journey, forms a group called the “Mangyu Brigade”, and easily completes dungeons, acquires the legendary sacred weapons, and thanks to his skills, his friends level up easily! He rescued a countess who was attacked by bandits on the road and befriended a legendary beast. Oru’s journey continues at a leisurely pace, as he repeatedly encounters various people along the way, while his former party of heroes is deprived of opportunities to play an active role and fall into decline. This is the beginning of the life of a 300 level warrior!

A series about a hyper-realistic fantasy game! *"Sargent Ha, you crazy bastard. You shot another full round of bullseyes?"* The sharpshooter Ha Lee-Ha simply wanted to be a part of the army forever. However, due to an unfortunate accident, he became paraplegic and was tossed back into society. The revolutionary VR game \[Middle Earth\] presented a new life to him. Money obtained in \[Middle Earth\] has real-world value! Yet, he ruined his chance by selecting the lowest-tier character! *"I'm not like the others. This is all I have."* Black gunpowder, iron balls, and ramrods... I'll show you all what a real 'musketeer' is!

An underappreciated red mage joins up with three cute former students of his in a quest to conquer the world’s most dangerous dungeon in this fun-filled fantasy adventure. *Source: Kodansha USA* As far as adventuring goes, supporting your party is a thankless job—even more so if you’re just a lowly red mage like Yuke Feldio. So, when he gets fed up with his A-rank party of total a-holes, he ditches them for some former students—a trio of girls who just looove his company. Thing is, to conquer the world’s greatest dungeon and achieve his dream, he’ll have to teach these cuties a thing or two…and he may just learn there’s more potential within him (and them) then he ever knew. *Source: Kodansha Comics, Vol. 1*

One fateful day, a mysterious place called the “Abyss,” which is full of celestials and monsters, appeared on Earth. These celestials from the Abyss required the faith of believers to maintain their power, making Earth and its great population a jackpot for them. Unfortunately, among the good celestials who handed out blessings to humans in return for their faith, there were evil celestials who preferred to use more powerful means to just take over Earth. Yeonseung Choi is one of the many hunters on Earth who protect people from the threat of the dungeons and the monsters that come from the Abyss. However, he is obsessed with training and becoming stronger, to the point that a celestial has a vision of him saving Earth from a calamity involving demonic celestials swallowing up Earth whole. Thus, she makes a contract with him to have him train and become the hero from her vision. Will Yeonseung really be able to endure the arduous training in the Abyss and return to Earth to save it?

Orun, a member of the Hero Party, is suddenly fired one day for incompetence, and his former comrades dub him a “jack-of-all-trades.” The dispirited Orun starts working alone yet his secret ambition is to go from being a jack-of-all-trades…to a master of all. *Source: K Manga*

Dion, a healer, was thrown into the deepest part of a dungeon in a plot by his fellow party member. As he was facing certain death, he found a wounded dragon there. Dion healed the dragon with the last of his strength, and it turned out that it's a divine dragon named Eldora. Now that Eldora has regained her power, she will join Dion the exiled healer on a journey together as adventurers. Meanwhile, Yuki, the leader of the party that ditched Dion, was searching for him alone.......

Once the finest instructor in the Blood Cult, Suryong Baek is killed, only to wake up in the body of someone who teaches martial arts at a small rural academy. His new body may be weak, but he knows how to fix it, and it’s not the first time that he’s found himself in a body that can’t access its inner power. Curing his body requires money, however, and Suryong decides that becoming the greatest instructor at a top academy is the best way to do it. Since he’ll be up against tough competition, Suryong will have to use everything he’s got to become a teaching superstar.

Theodore Miller knows everything about magic… except how to use it. Just as he’s about to flunk out of Berghen Academy, Theo chances upon a grimoire named “Gluttony” that manifests as a magic-hungry creature on his hand. The more magical texts and artifacts Gluttony consumes, the more powerful Theo becomes, quickly making him the academy’s star student. Sure, he now lives under constant threat of being eaten by an insatiable parasite, but Theo is finally on his way to becoming a real wizard.

A high school student, Im Da-Joon is used to being bullied at school. Right before he was about to end his own life, he saw the interview of a friend killer on TV by chance. He got impressed by the interview and decided to seek revenge. His revenge was successful, but his life went in the wrong direction… Im Da-Joon quit school and joined the group of teenagers who ran away from their homes. Da-Joon is now free from school bullies, but now he has to survive against the street gangs who are much tougher than school bullies. *Note: Belongs to Blue String universe.*

Marz, who has the unique skill "Lender's Skill," lends the acquired skills and contributes to the party. However, after being betrayed by his friends, Marz takes back the skills he lent them. From the weakest, Marz became the strongest. He took the path of revenge and counterattack!

“I don’t need a worthless mage who can only use support magic. You’re fired.” Alec, a court magician who supported the crown prince from behind the scenes, suddenly finds himself exiled from the royal court. Now jobless, he pays the magic academy a visit and runs into Yorha, one of his party members from his school days. Their renowned party once set a record in the royal dungeon—and now it’s time to reunite and start a whole new legend! *Source: K Manga*

**In this time-spanning fantasy epic of humans and demons, a warrior in feudal Japan must hunt a demon through time.** Edo period, Japan. A young warrior, Jinta, has dedicated his life to the protection of a priestess in a remote mountain village. When demons appear and threaten the shrine, Jinta is tasked with entering the forest to hunt them down. But the mysteries he uncovers there change his fate forever, and send him on a journey traversing space and time. Jinta’s dark destiny will carry him through hundreds of years of history, as he struggles to answer a single question: why does he wield the sword? *Source: Seven Seas Entertainment, Vol. 1*

Written off as nothing more than a useless bag boy, Mihama Ariake is driven out of the hero’s party he had been traveling with. However, his true strength is in his unlimited use of all extant skills, a power directly bestowed upon him by God—and it is God’s will that he use those skills to back up the hero’s party. Freed from that duty, he goes where his whims lead him, running into many surprising people and unexpected things along the way. Based on a wildly popular novel published by Square Enix, join Ariake as he and his invincibility carve out a new path! *Source: Manga UP! Global*

Alina thought "Guild Receptionist" would be an ideal easy job. But things aren't working out, as Alina has to work overtime because her adventurers can't clear the dungeon! Her patience exhausted, Alina will take up her trusty warhammer and set out to defeat the dungeon boss herself!

After losing her parents at a young age to a monster attack on their village, Alicia is sent to an orphanage, where she spends three miserable years being mistreated—and doing her best to smile through it all. After finally reaching her limit and running away, Alicia is attacked by a strange woman who wants to take the young girl’s place as the protagonist of something called an otome game. During the struggle, Alicia accidentally absorbs part of the woman’s memories and knowledge, transforming her from a scared child to a calculated young woman with a mission: to write her own destiny. Now adrift in an unforgiving world, Alicia vows to grow stronger by any means necessary. She’ll need all the might she can muster if she has any hope of changing her fate and fighting for survival. *Source: J-Novel Club, Vol. 1*

As a child, Hayato promised to marry his first love, Seraphy. Fifteen years later, he has become one of the world’s greatest spies, all while never falling for the temptations of enemy agents. A mission to expose rival operatives turns chaotic when Hayato reunites with Seraphy, and each realizes the other is a spy. Now the pair must live together, torn between love and duty. The question is…who will break first?

In this book of Spy x Family original prose stories, Anya attempts to make friends with her target Damian during an Eden Academy camping trip, Yuri spends his day off babysitting his niece, and Franky seeks Loid's help in winning the heart of a blind opera singer. Then, when the family sits for a portrait painting, Yor is terrified that her secret identity will be blown. And in the final story, the family is scrutinized by a pair of unseen observers... There's never been a family quite like this one!