Top 20 Elf manga you should read right now. [2024 List]

20. Geim Sok Babarianeuro Saranamgi

After spending nine years on Dungeon and Stone, the role-playing game that no player has ever beaten, Hansu Lee finally reaches the dungeon of the final boss. As soon as he opens the gate, however, he suddenly sees a message that says his tutorial has been completed and finds himself in the body of Bjorn Yandel, a real barbarian within the game. An exciting adventure awaits him as he endeavors to abide by the laws of the fictional world!

Surviving The Game as a Barbarian is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Geim Sok Babarianeuro Saranamgi

19. Sousou no Frieren

The adventure is over but life goes on for an elf mage just beginning to learn what living is all about.

Elf mage Frieren and her courageous fellow adventurers have defeated the Demon King and brought peace to the land. With the great struggle over, they all go their separate ways to live a quiet life. But as an elf, Frieren, nearly immortal, will long outlive the rest of her former party. How will she come to terms with the mortality of her friends? How can she find fulfillment in her own life, and can she learn to understand what life means to the humans around her? Frieren begins a new journey to find the answer.



Notes:
- Winner of the Grand Prize at the 14th Manga Taisho Awards.
- Nominated for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
- Placed 3rd at the 7th Annual Next Manga Award.

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 葬送のフリーレン, Frieren at the Funeral, Frieren the Slayer

18. Eternally Regressing Knight

"You're a genius." Those words he heard as a child were poison.
Encrid dreamed of becoming a knight, but he soon realized it was futile.
"You want to live by the sword with that level of skill?" Some laughed at him.
"Just give up." Some advised him against it.
Despite that, his dream remained steadfast. He slept less, ran more, and trained harder.
One day, he died, having been stabbed in the neck. Encrid opened his eyes again to "today's" morning.

Eternally Regressing Knight is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Eternally Regressing Knight

17. Convenience Store Worker From Another World

The protagonist Chan, who was looking for a part-time job after his previous company went bankrupt, coincidentally discovers a convenience store. Lured by the very high hourly wage, he decides to become a part-timer from that day. But the customers who come in seem a bit strange. Vampires, kobolds, and even succubi??

Convenience Store Worker From Another World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Isekai Convenience Store Worker, Magical Realm Shopkeeper

16. 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

15. Wo Zhen Bushi Xie Shen Zougou

Lin Jie, a transmigrator, is the owner of a bookstore in another world. He’s kind and warm-hearted, often recommending healing books to customers who are going through a tough time. From time to time, he secretly promotes his own work too. Over time, these customers begin to respect him greatly, some even frequently bringing local specialties to repay his favor. They often seek his professional opinion when it comes to selecting books, and share their experiences with this ordinary bookstore owner to people around them. They respectfully and intimately refer to him using names such as the “Demon God’s Lackey” and “Propagator of the Flesh and Blood Gospel”.

Source: MU

I'm Really Not the Evil God's Lackey is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Flame of Countless Adversity

14. Isekai de Skill wo Kaitai shitara Cheat na Yome ga Zoushoku Shimashita: Gainen Kousa no Structure

A harem cheat fantasy with super-enhanced slaves!

When an entire bus of people was summoned to another world, Souma Nagi doesn't go along with the idea of being a Hero like the rest. Thus he leaves the palace and starts his life in another world with his ability to restructure skills. This is the first time I've ever been to a game where I've been able to do that & the first time I've ever seen a story about a girl who is a slave, a wife, and a cheat!

Isekai de Skill wo Kaitai shitara Cheat na Yome ga Zoushoku Shimashita: Gainen Kousa no Structure is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界でスキルを解体したらチートな嫁が増殖しました 概念交差のストラクチャー, Being Able to Edit Skills in Another World I Gained OP Waifus

13. Ansatsusha de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi no da ga

When Akira’s class is magically summoned to another world, he and his classmates are awarded fantastical powers–but while one of them is lucky enough to become a true Hero, Akira becomes a mere Assassin. However, against all odds, the Assassin just might be the most powerful role of all! Harboring doubts about the intentions of the king, Akira uses his newfound strength as a master of the shadows to uncover the secrets and conspiracies of the crown.

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Brave's is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 暗殺者である俺のステータスが勇者よりも明らかに強いのだが, Assassin de aru ore no Sutetasu ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga

12. Tensei Shite High Elf ni Narimashita ga, Slow Life wa 120-nen de Akimashita

With a lifespan of a thousand years, the eccentric high elf embarks on a journey at will. 120 years after he became conscious of his memories of his previous life, Acer got tired of living in a dull forest.

"Well, I don't want to live as a High Elf anymore. This life isn't for me."

If you have a long life anyway, you should go out and experience a lot of things! So instead he became a disciple of the Dwarves who were interested in blacksmithing and didn't get along well with him, waved his sword in the dojo, visited distant port towns to eat seafood, and sometimes helped people in need.

The whimsical high elf thus begins his free-spirited journey. If anyway life is long, do not you want to experience a lot of things out of the world!

Enough with This Slow Life! I Was Reincarnated as a High Elf and Now I’m Bored is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 転生してハイエルフになりましたが、スローライフは120年で飽きました, Growing Tired of the Lazy High Elf Life After 120 Years, I Was Reborn and Became a High Elf, but I Got Tired of My Slow Life after 120 Years

11. Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, Dou Medereba Ii?

Zagan is feared by the masses as an evil sorcerer. Both socially awkward and foulmouthed, he spends his days studying sorcery while beating down any trespassers within his domain. One day he's invited to a dark auction, and what he finds there is an elven slave girl of peerless beauty, Nephy. Having fallen in love at first sight, Zagan uses up his entire fortune to purchase her, but being a poor conversationalist, he has no idea how to properly interact with her. Thus, the awkward cohabitation of a sorcerer who has no idea how to convey his love and his slave who yearns for her master but has no idea how to appeal to him begins.

An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf Bride is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 魔王の俺が奴隷エルフを嫁にしたんだが、どう愛でればいい？, I, a Demon Lord, Took a Slave Elf as My Wife, but How Do I Love Her?

10. Lord of the Mysteries

Waking up to be faced with a string of mysteries, Zhou Mingrui finds himself reincarnated as Klein Moretti in an alternate Victorian era world where he sees a world filled with machinery, cannons, dreadnoughts, airships, difference machines, as well as Potions, Divination, Hexes, Tarot Cards, Sealed Artifacts… The Light continues to shine but mystery has never gone far. Follow Klein as he finds himself entangled with the Churches of the world—both orthodox and unorthodox—while he slowly develops newfound powers thanks to the Beyonder potions.

Lord of the Mysteries has finished publishing and it has 65 Chapters. It is also Known as: Lord of the Mysteries

9. Ossan Teihen Chiyu-shi to Manasume no Henkyou Life

The Frontier Life of the Low-Class Old Man Healer and His Beloved Daughter is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: おっさん底辺治癒士と愛娘の辺境ライフ, The Frontier Life of The Low-Class Ossan Healer And The Lovery Girl, Ossan Teihen Chiyushi to Mana Musume no Henkyou Life, The Frontier Life of the Low-Class Ossan Healer and His Beloved Daughter, おっさん底辺治癒士と愛娘の辺境ライフ~中年男が回復スキルに覚醒して、英雄へ成り上がる~

8. Shijou Saikyou Orc-san no Tanoshii Tanetsuke Harem Zukuri

Our protagonist Oruku, is the son of a female knight and an orc. Due to his appearance taking more after his mother, he was harassed and bullied by the orcs of his village. After meeting a beautiful elf and other demi-human girls, and being rejected for his lineage, the strength of his blood awakens and plots a plan to become the strongest warrior in history in order to make a harem of beautiful women.

The Fun Life of the Most Powerful Orc in History, Creating a Harem in an Alternative World has finished publishing and it has 112 Chapters. It is also Known as: 史上最強オークさんの楽しい異世界ハーレムづくり, Shijou Saikyou Orc-san no Tanoshii Isekai Harem-zukuri

7. Craft Game no Nouryoku de Isekai Kouryaku!!

Kousuke suddenly wakes up alone in a vast forest that clearly isn’t anywhere on Earth. Now he has to find some way to eat, drink, and survive! Luckily, Kousuke also has the power to craft using a special video game menu that allows him to harvest resources and build whatever he can imagine. However, every time he goes to sleep, he’s attacked by one of the many non-human races of this world, all of whom despise humankind. Enter Sylphy, the beautiful dark elf who lays claim to Kousuke and vows to protect him–after all, she’s taken him as her property!

Survival in Another World with My Mistress! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 跟主人一起在异世界生存!, Different World Survival to go with the Master, Goshujinsama to Yuku Isekai Survival!, Capture a different world with the power of craft games!, Isekai Minecraft Захватить другой мир с силой майнкрафта!, Захватить другой мир с силой ремесленных игр!, ご主人様とゆく異世界サバイバル！

6. Grand Dwarf: Machi Kou Shokunin, Takumi no Waza de Isekai Musou

For 52 years, Takumi Fujimura, a craftsman who has continued to hone his skills at a town factory, finds himself in a predicament when he has a dispute with a client and stops getting loans from banks. After many years of hard work, he finally collapses, but he awakens in a different world where he meets Frau, a girl who aspires to become a hero. With the benefit of modern technology and decades of crafting skill, can Takumi take this new world by storm?

Grand Dwarf: Machi Kou Shokunin, Takumi no Waza de Isekai Musou is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: グランドワーフ〜町工職人、匠の技で異世界無双〜, Grand Dwarf: Machi Kou Shokunin, Takumi no Waza de Isekai Musou

5. Fuguushoku [Kanteishi] ga Jitsuwa Saikyou Datta: Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyou no [Shingan] de Musousuru

When a child is born, they are granted a Job by the goddess of light. Unfortunately, Ain is granted the unfavourable job of an [Appraiser]. All he can do is appraise materials, and so he is treated horribly by his own party. Then, one day, he happens to come across an S-Ranked tree hidden in a dungeon. Following this encounter, Ain slowly but surely changes...

The Unfavourable Job [Appraiser] was actually the strongest - unsurpassed with the strongest [God's Eye] that was trained in the abyss. is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 不遇職【鑑定士】が実は最強だった～奈落で鍛えた最強の【神眼】で無双する～, Fuguushoku [Kanteishi] ga Jitsuwa Saikyou Datta: Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyou no [Shingan] de Musousuru

4. Sekkaku Cheat wo Moratte Isekai ni Teni shita n dakara, Suki na You ni Ikitemitai

A manga adaptation to a novel of this same name. The protagonist gets transported to another world after dying and god grants him the power of healing any wound, sickness or poison and uses that ability to make potions to sell and enjoy the highest class brothel in the city but he will soon be involved with issues that need his healing abilities aside from just selling pots.

Might as Well Cheat: I Got Transported to Another World Where I Can Live My Wildest Dreams! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: せっかくチートを貰って異世界に転移したんだから、好きなように生きてみたい, Sekkaku Cheat, Since I received a cheat and was transported to another world, I'm going to live as I want

3. Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennou ni Natta Hanashi

Uchimura Dennosuke is just an ordinary Japanese salaryman, until he’s sent to work in Vietnam where he dies in a hit-and-run accident. Uchimura is reincarnated and summoned to another world by the Demon King, who offers him a new job–as one of the Four Heavenly Kings of his army! Uchimura is faced with an offer he can’t refuse, but can he do the job?

Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: サラリーマンが異世界に行ったら四天王になった話, Story About a Salaryman Who Became one of the Four Heavenly Kings When he Went to Another World, Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Heavenly King!

2. Foreigner on the Periphery

I don’t want to work. Like at all. But I don’t have a choice. On earth where Humans, Elves, Orcs, Trolls, Dragons, and Alien immigrants live, it is an endless repetition of incidents. This is the story of a man that’s had to work in secrecy for 800 years because he’ll die if he doesn’t work.

Foreigner on the Periphery is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Foreigner on the Periphery, TFOP

1. Isekai Elf no Dorei-chan

Isekai Elf no Dorei-chan has finished publishing and it has 141 Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界エルフの奴隷ちゃん, Isekai Elf no Dorei-chan