Top 5 Manhwa/Manga Like Leveling Up, by Only Eating! [2026 List]

The main character is stricken by a rare condition that affects only two people in the entire world, bulimic deficiency.
He organizes his daily meals to survive, but his hope of survival grows dimmer as the days go by.
He consults a doctor, who suggests playing the Alternate Reality Game 'Athens', where he can eat as must as he wants without gaining any weight.
He plays the game to save his life and grow in strength by doing nothing but eating!
A Gourmet Fantasy Life!

Leveling Up, by Only Eating! has finished publishing and it has 200 Chapters. It is also Known as: Gourmet Gaming, Babman Meoggo Level Up

Genres: Fantasy , Adventure , Cooking , Virtual Reality

Try our anime quiz: Anime Characters Guessing Quiz/Game

Top 5 Manhwa/Manga Like Leveling Up, by Only Eating! [2026 List]

5. Overgeared
4. Sword Art Online
3. Overlord
2. Overlord
1. Psyren

5. Overgeared

[Shin Youngwoo (Username: Grid)]
The world's greatest VR game

Whether in reality or in the game, misfortune has always befallen upon him...
An unexpected reward he discovered during a quest, 'Pagma's Rare Book'.
Changing into a one of a kind, strongest, Legendary class amongst +2 billion users.

"How are you still alive...?!"
"Well, it's nothing complicated..."

"I'm Overgeared."

Overgeared is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Overgeared (2020), Overgeared (Team Argo), 템빨 (Team Argo), Temppal

You might like: Top Manhwa/Manga Like Overgeared

4. Sword Art Online

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...

Sword Art Online is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ソードアート・オンライン, S.A.O, SAO

You might like: Top Light Novel Like Sword Art Online

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. Overlord

Overlord is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: オーバーロード, Over Lord

You might like: Top Light Novel Like Overlord

1. Psyren

Yoshina Ageha is a high school student who offers to help people with their problems for 10,000 yen. He'll take care of your stalkers, find your lost animal, whatever you want. One day when he's heading home, a nearby pay phone rings, and he picks it up. The only thing he hears however is his own voice echoing. After finding a mysterious card with the word 'Psyren' printed on it, his life suddenly changes as he is drawn into a crazy new world.

Psyren has finished publishing and it has 145 Chapters. It is also Known as: PSYЯEN -サイレン-, Siren