Ever since he was young, Kang Seol had strange dreams every night. In his dreams, he was an adult wearing a mask and strange clothing in a peculiar world.
'Alright, it's time to roll the dice.'
The game in his dreams, 'The World of Eternity', in which he created and controlled character pieces on the table, was his refuge and his passion... maybe even his entire world. He enjoyed rolling the dice with the strangers in his dreams. He was happy...
“How dare this insect not know its place and sneak into the heavens?"
...until he became a piece on the tables himself.
The 31st Piece Turns the Tables It is also Known as: The 31st Piece Overturns the Board
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Drama , Magic , Fantasy World , Shounen
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Top 5 Manhwa/Manga Like The 31st Piece Turns the Tables (31 Beonjjae Mareun Geimpaneul Dwieopneunda) [2025 List]
5. Mahou Sensei Negima!
Negi Springfield, a 10-year-old wizard who recently graduated from Merdiana Magic Academy in Wales, hopes to achieve two things—to find his missing father, who was once known as the Thousand Master, and to become a Magister Magi, someone who helps the everyday world through magic. To reach his latter goal, he is assigned one last task: to teach English at a middle school in Japan.
Much to his surprise and dismay, he not only discovers that his homeroom class consists of 31 girls, but also ends up revealing his true identity as a magician to Asuna Kagurazaka, one of his new students. Negi must now negotiate with the girl and face his most difficult challenge yet—to keep his identity a secret as he tackles magical threats both from within and outside of Mahora Academy, all the while keeping a watchful eye out for his lost father.
Negima! Magister Negi Magi has finished publishing and it has 355 Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔法先生ネギま!, Magical Teacher Negima!, Negima
4. Dungeon Meshi
When young adventurer Laios and his company are attacked and soundly thrashed by a dragon deep in a dungeon, the party loses all its money and provisions...and a member! They're eager to go back and save her, but there is just one problem: If they set out with no food or coin to speak of, they're sure to starve on the way! But Laios comes up with a brilliant idea: "Let's eat the monsters!" Slimes, basilisks, and even dragons...none are safe from the appetites of these dungeon-crawling gourmands!
Delicious in Dungeon has finished publishing and it has 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンジョン飯, Dungeon Food, 迷宫饭
3. Overlord
The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
Overlord has finished publishing and it has 83 Chapters. It is also Known as: オーバーロード, Over Lord
2. Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu
Just when an unemployed thirty-four-year-old otaku reaches a dead end in life and decides that it's time to turn over a new leaf—he gets run over by a truck and dies! Shockingly, he finds himself reborn into an infant's body in a strange new world of swords and magic.His new identity is Rudeus Grayrat, but he still retains the memories of his previous life. Follow Rudeus from infancy to adulthood, as he struggles to redeem himself in a wondrous yet dangerous world.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～, Jobless Reincarnation – It will be All Out if I Go to Another World, Jobless Reincarnation - I Will Go All Out When I'm Transported to Another World, Mr. No-Job's New Life - If I Go to a Parallel World, Then I'll Get Serious
1. Overlord
The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
Overlord is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: オーバーロード, Over Lord
