Top 17 Elf manga you should read right now. [2024 List]

17. 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

16. 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

15. 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

14. 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

13. 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！

12. 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

11. 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

10. 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

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. 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

7. 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?

6. 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

5. Last Boss, Yamete Mita ~Shujinkou ni Taosareta Furi Shite Jiyuu ni Ikite Mita~

The strongest final boss in RPG history figures out a way to get super rich in his own world! Demon Lord Menas, ruler of the Noa Empire, finds the Resistance's forces on his doorstep. While Alex, a determined, beautiful, blonde young lady stands before him, he gets this weird feeling of deja vu... Isn't this just like the prologue of "ResNoa," the video game he plays in his dreams?! Menas realizes that he was the final boss of his own world all along! He fakes his death at the hands of Alex and seizes his chance at a brand new life with both hands. Our dark hero takes his world by storm, using whatever cheat codes he has to protect his newfound freedom!

I Tried to Stop Being the Last Boss ~I Pretended to be Defeated by the Main Character and Tried to Live Freely~ is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ラスボス、やめてみた　～主人公に倒されたふりして自由に生きてみた～, Final Boss Fake-out: The Protagonist Thinks He Killed Me So Now I'm Free!

4. Aragae! Dark Elf-chan

A dark elf who was rampaging on the continent was defeated by the stoic swordsman Crow. She was prepared to die, but for some reason, Crow suddenly decided to bring her home and look after her... ?!

Resist! Dark Elf-chan has finished publishing and it has 41 Chapters. It is also Known as: あらがえ！ダークエルフちゃん, Aragae! Dark Elf-chan

3. Isekai Ten'ishita Node Cheat wo Ikashite Mahou Kenshi Yaru Koto ni Suru

A Level 1 adventurer, leveling up at an explosive rate with nonstandard skills and magic power? Kaede Suzumiya, a gamer, fell asleep while playing all night and when he woke up he found himself in another world, a fantasy world where using magic is possible! Using his knowledge of games, skills, and cheats acquired in this new world he decides to enjoy as much of his new life through magic and sword! This is an adventure tale from the Shinkou Shotou (Progressive Islands), the same company that brought you "Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja," "Tensei Kenja no Isekai Life," and "Isekai Kenja no Tensei Musou"!

After Being Transferred to Another World I Became a Magical Swordsman Through Cheats is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 異世界転移したのでチートを生かして魔法剣士やることにする, Isekai Tenishita node Cheat wo Ikashite Mahou Kenshi Yaru Koto ni Suru, Já que fui transferido para outro mundo, vou fazer bom uso de cheats e me tornar um espadachim mágico, Since I got transferred to another world, I will make good use of cheats and become a magic swordsman, Isekai Cheat Magic Swordsman, I've Transferred to the Different World, So I Become a Magic Swordsman by Cheating.

2. 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

1. 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!