Best Adventure Manga of 2009

Fourteen years ago, mysterious buildings called Dungeons started to rise in various places around the world. Within these dungeons, powerful beings called djinns rule over them. When a person successfully conquers the dungeon, the djinn offers their immense strength in the form of Metal Vessels, recognizing him or her as a worthy king candidate. Adventurers from many empires and kingdoms venture into the dungeons in search of their bountiful treasures and the power of djinns. However, to travel through them is not an easy task, and only Magi—legendary magicians who choose kings and develop countries—can guide people through. After being trapped in a room for most of his life, a young Magi named Aladdin finally sets out on a journey to explore the world along with his friend, a djinn named Ugo, who he can summon from his flute. Through a series of fateful encounters, Aladdin meets new various friends and allies, and together they begin an adventure that will change the fate of the world.

Once upon a time, the kingdom of Kouka was ruled by a red dragon in human form. By his side, four warriors imbued with dragon blood helped him lead the kingdom to prosperity. Time passed, and this tale became a legend to tell children. As the sole princess of Kouka, Yona lives a life of lavish ease. In love with her cousin, Su-won, and protected by her bodyguard, Son Hak, she wants for nothing and remains sheltered from the harrowing reality outside the castle walls. Contrary to this peaceful illusion, Kouka is about to undergo a political upheaval. After her beloved Su-won stages a bloody coup and murders her father, Yona is forced to flee with only Hak by her side. Though surrounded by enemies on all sides, the banished princess still yearns to save her kingdom. Her solution comes from an exiled priest, who tells her that her only hope is to find the four legendary dragon warriors. Guided by this seemingly fictitious myth, Yona sets out to find these warriors, determined to restore her kingdom.

In the year 2022, gamers rejoice as Sword Art Online-a VRMMORPG (Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) like no other-opens its virtual doors, allowing players to take full advantage of the ultimate in gaming technology: NerveGear, a system that allows users to completely immerse themselves in the game world by manipulating their brain waves to create a wholly realistic gaming experience. But when the game goes live, the elation of the players quickly turns to horror as they discover that, for all its amazing features, SAO is missing one of the most basic functions of any MMORPG-a log-out button. Now trapped in the virtual world of Aincrad, their bodies held captive by NerveGear in the real world, users are issued a chilling ultimatum: conquer all one hundred floors of Aincrad to regain your freedom. But in the warped world of SAO, "game over" means certain death-both virtual and real...

At the start of the Edo period, samurai Toyohisa Shimazu is in the midst of a bloody battle against the legendary Tokugawa clan to ensure the successful retreat of the Shimazu clan forces. After his entire unit is massacred, Toyohisa manages to single-handedly force the enemy to withdraw—at the cost of being mortally wounded. Walking out of the battlefield dejected, he mysteriously finds himself in a white hallway, where he is immediately thrown into a door. He awakens in a different world, and there, he encounters Drifters, other legendary warriors who died and ended up in the same realm. Together, they use the knowledge and experience from their past lives in order to take over an empire and fight against an unknown force of evil that intends to crush all humanity.

Nike, the fourth princess of the Rain Dukedom and one who holds the power to call forth the rain, travels to the Sun Kingdom to marry Sun King Livius for her country, despite her own reluctance. She soon discovers that the King, who conquered the world in only three years after his ascendance to the throne, is still a child!! Furthermore, for trivial reasons, he has demanded that Nike call forth the rain...?!

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.

Continues the story from Superior, about a hero who's aim is to defeat the demon queen while being accompanied by the demon queen herself...

Welcome to the world of Animal Country. In this world, there exists thousands of animals except for 1; man. That is, until a strange baby was found by the young raccoon Monoko. Now, she has made it her duty to be the child's mother in this world where the strong eat and the weak are eaten! Included one-shot: Volume 6: Konjiki no Gash Bell!! Gaiden: Tomo

At last, the Sanzou Party has arrived in India. In this foreign land, where the anomaly's influence runs rampant, their battles only heighten in their violence. And also awaiting them is their tragic fate from 500 years ago— What will they find at the end of their long and treacherous journey?

During the era of space exploration, mankind is at war against monsters of unknown origin. The battle is grim, and the future looks bleak. Amidst the chaos, mankind plays their last hand. It's time for the Knights to step into the fray and turn the tide of this war.

A retelling of Mazinger Z separate from the original series, as well the recent anime remake.

Saiyuuki Ibun recounts how a man grew up to become the pivotal character Koumyou, years before the first Saiyuki storyline.

Mega Man Gigamix is a manga drawn by Hitoshi Ariga and connected with Mega Man Megamix, being that some chapters are prequels and others are direct follow-ups. The manga was published by BN in three volumes between 2009-2010 in Japan and by Udon Entertainment between 2011-2012 in the United States.

Adaptation of the 1st movie of Nanoha.

In the Woman Country, the respectful NanBei has decreed that only men of aristocratic backgrounds are to be allowed to marry and those of low status are to be sold as slaves to fulfill the whims of women. ShenNan is an ordinary modern day middle school student, but the fact is she's anything but, as a haunted incident at school allows her to pass through to the Woman Country where she experiences the monarch life of few illustrious old gentlemen.

A young boy successor named Hane, a descendent of the Selah fairy family, and talented at the killing blade. In the waiting are beasts and apparitions lie in waiting for this blademaster. Can they really bring the light back to Aeshia from this darkness? Aeshian Sword Opera of Angry Gale Waves, it begins here!!

It is history the usual Chinese schoolboy who will of destiny has appeared it is involved in war between the worlds. And all has begun that he has seen strange vision... Two monsters reminding a bird and a scorpion, battled with the friend the friend... Both the sky has darkened, and the earth shuddered... And here our hero wakes up and sees the boy with blue hair... Which sat on a roof of the house and sang to pigeons. But at the boy the secret... What for force it is hidden in him? Also what it for the clown? A smile at him is obvious not the kind...

Gino yearns for a way to improve his village, and when exploring the frontier he heard rumours about Raguna's village, and how its people created and developed it from nothing. Hoping it may give him his answer, he sets out on his own comedic, high energy adventure to become Raguna's disciple. Synopsis: MAL

A large meteorite which said to bring magic to the dry ground is falling. Long time passed, religious group 'Praline' establish the magic university at the fall point. Then one day, unidentified boy Spoon Castel transfer to the university as if fill a vacancy of genius girl Knife who leave the university becaouse of sickness.

A mysterious boy named Song Jiang takes part in a revolution of young heroes, who are trying to change the evils in the world and fight against false leaders.