What is this genre all about? Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven traditional continents. It's also home of medieval castles which are quite often featured in anime.
We present you the list of Europe manga you should read right now.
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Top 18 Europe manga you should read right now. [2026 List]
- 18. Vinland Saga
- 17. Veil
- 16. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo
- 15. Historié
- 14. Monster Duke's Daughter
- 13. The Younger Male Lead Fell for Me Before the Destruction
- 12. Hokuou Futari Gurashi
- 11. Ghost and Witch
- 10. Issak
- 9. Soulless
- 8. Fata Morgana no Yakata - Anata no Hitomi wo Tozasu Monogatari
- 7. Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite
- 6. Shiroi Majo
- 5. Hotel Metsäpeuraan e Youkoso
- 4. Youjo Senki
- 3. Schäferhund
- 2. Otome Game no Mob desura naindaga
- 1. Dívčí válka
18. Vinland Saga
As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his father, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band's leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery … the land Leif called Vinland.
Notes:
- Won the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.
- Winner of the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category in 2012.
Vinland Saga has finished publishing and it has 220 Chapters. It is also Known as: ヴィンランド・サガ, Vinland Saga
17. Veil
"He", a police officer. happened to meet "her" in the city while on duty.
"She", walking with a cane, was a runaway daughter who grew up in a mansion in a distant city. "He" invites "her" who is looking for a job to become the telephone operator of the police station.
From there started "their" everyday life and the delicate professional distance they must maintain.
Veil is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: VEIL, Veil 1 - Body temperature of Orange, Veil 1 - Orenji no Taion, Veil 1 - Température Orange, Veil 1 - オレンジの体温, Veil 2 - Calme Noir, Veil 2 - Calming Noir, Veil 2 - Naida Nowāru, Veil 2 - 凪いだノワール
16. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo
Golden Wind is the fifth story arc in the manga series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.
It stars Giorno Giovana. Giorno is determined to rise to the top of organized crime and become a head gangster in order to help people and make the world a better place. So he joins Passione, an organized crime group that employs many Stand users...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Vento Aureo has finished publishing and it has 155 Chapters. It is also Known as: JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5: Ougon no Kaze, ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 黄金の風, Le Bizzarre Avventure Di GioGio Parte 5: Vento Aureo, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5: Golden Wind, Dai 5 Bu Giorno Giovana: Ougon naru Isan, JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken Part 5, Vento Aureo
15. Historié
After shocking the world with Parasyte, Hitoshi Iwaaki is back with a series he's been aching to tackle since even before his pro manga debut! A historical epic set in ancient times, Historie tells the story of Eumenes, a young man with quick wits and a vast destiny to fulfill. In time, he'll become a famed army commander and personal secretary to Alexander the Great—but the road to this glory is fraught with danger… "
Historié is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ヒストリエ HISTORIĒ, Historie, ヒストリエ, Вехи истории, ยูเมเนส จอมคนพลิกโลก, हिस्टोरी, ยูเมเนส จอมคนพลิกโลก (SIC), 历史之眼, 히스토리에, تاریخ
14. Monster Duke's Daughter
She was cut off from the world until she was 5 years old and she was taken in by her father the "Monster Duke."
One day, I sneaked into father’s study without anybody knowing and discovered a strange book… What’s up with the content? I will die because of a sickness? Then, are you treating your foster daughter well? In the end, I’ll die because I’m sick but it won’t happen before that! Then… I will do whatever I want!
Monster Duke's Daughter has finished publishing and it has 190 Chapters. It is also Known as: Goemulgongjagui Ttal
13. The Younger Male Lead Fell for Me Before the Destruction
I spent a carefree day lounging about after paying off my tuition loans, but ended waking up inside a novel as the Amel, the only daughter of a poor count!
Even if I worked for the rest of my life, the debt my family accumulated is too much for me to even be able to pay off! Not only that, but it seems that I ended up having a one-night experience with Kyle, the Male Lead, unknowingly after getting stupid drunk! I tried running away from him but he became way too attached to me.
Will I be able to change the fate of my and my family's situation into an ending with a peaceful life with love?
The Younger Male Lead Fell for Me Before the Destruction has finished publishing and it has 85 Chapters. It is also Known as: The Younger Male Lead Fell for Me Before the Destruction
12. Hokuou Futari Gurashi
Fuyumi and Taoka are a working couple who have just started dating. When they were all worn out after work, Fuyumi saw a show about Sweden on TV. When Fuyumi saw the relaxed Scandinavian lifestyle, she couldn't help but mutter, "I wish I could live there." Yohei, who had been offered a chance to transfer to Sweden the day before, felt like her words were a stroke of fate, and proposed to her right then.
A sudden change of scenery will lead to a new life of "mysig" in a land of happiness.
Hokuou Futari Gurashi has finished publishing and it has 25 Chapters. It is also Known as: 北欧ふたりぐらし, Hokuou futarigurashi, Lagom är bäst, 北欧二人生活, Living Together in Scandinavia
11. Ghost and Witch
Ireland, a distant country from Japan. Japanese girl Saku, along with something possessing her, arrives in this land and has a chance encounter with the inevitable. Will the promise that the silver-haired old witch delivers is as she wished, or perhaps... This is a story that starts from running away and eventually leads to the gods. "Ancient Magus Bride" author Kore Yamazaki introduces a fantastical tale of a young girl's journey to triumph.
Ghost and Witch is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ゴーストアンドウィッチ, Ghost & Whitch, Ghost & Witch
10. Issak
Anno Domini 1620. Europe is riven with the conflagrations that will grow into the Thirty Years War. Catholic and Protestant forces clash across battlefields ruled by sword and gunpowder alike, and mercenaries of every stripe ply their trade. Among them is Issak, a lone Japanese warrior bearing a matchlock of strange design, and fighting in service to his sworn mission—to find and kill the man who murdered his master and fled Japan for the other side of the world. Meticulously researched and gorgeously illustrated, Issak is the next character-driven, historical action epic that fans of Vinland Saga can sink their teeth into.
Issak has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: イサック, Isack, Isaac, วีรบุรุษสมรภูมิเดือด
9. Soulless
The life of a spinster in Victorian London isn't an easy one on the best of days, but such a life becomes infinitely more complicated when said spinster is "soulless" - a preternatural bridging the gap between the natural and supernatural worlds. Miss Alexia Tarabotti has this unique distinction, and when she is assailed at a formal gathering by a rove vampire, an encounter that results in the death of the half-starved creature, her circumstances become exponentially more complicated indeed! Now caught up in an intrigue with life or death stakes, Alexia must rely on all her talents to outmatch the forces conspiring against her, but it may be the man who has caught her eye - Lord Conall Maccon - and their budding flirtation that truly drives her to her wit's end!
Soulless has finished publishing and it has 21 Chapters. It is also Known as: Soulless
8. Fata Morgana no Yakata - Anata no Hitomi wo Tozasu Monogatari
You awaken in a decrepit old mansion.
A woman with eyes of jade stands before You, informing You that You are the Master of the house, and she Your Maid. However, You have no memories, no concept of self—or, indeed, any certainty that You are even alive.
The Maid invites You to join her on a journey through the mansion's lifeless halls, to behold the numerous tragedies that have befallen its residents. She suggests that among them, perhaps You will find some trace of Yourself.
Beyond the first door lies the year 1603.
It is an era of unparalleled beauty, where art and theatre flourish. Roses bloom abundantly in the garden where the inseparable Rhodes siblings play, and though they appear to be free of worry and strife... not everyone is content to see them happy.
Beyond the second door lies the year 1707.
In this era, the mansion lies in ruins, and a beast dwells within. He claims to yearn for a life of serenity, but it is not long before he yields to his innate savagery and a massacre ensues.
Beyond the third door lies the year 1869.
In this technologically advanced era, people are always on the move. The mansion's master is an ambitious businessman who has invested in the rail industry. However, his obsession with wealth and power leads him to neglect and mistreat his wife.
Beyond the fourth door lies the year 1099.
The Maid tells You that this is the final tale. In this era, You see a young man who claims to be cursed and a girl with white hair, called Giselle, who has been branded a witch and marked for death.
Having borne witness to these four tragedies, each set in a different time and place, You are now free to choose whether You wish to end Your story here... or press on.
But there are those who would say, "You were able to bear them because they weren't your tragedies."
The House in Fata Morgana: The Veil Over Your Eyes has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: ファタモルガーナの館 あなたの瞳を閉ざす物語, Fata Morgana no Yakata - Anata no Hitomi wo Tozasu Monogatari
7. Chi.: Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite
The setting is 15th century Poland. It was a time when heretical ideas lead those to who possessed such a mindset to being burned at the stake for their beliefs. Rafal, a child prodigy, is expected to major in theology, the most important subject at the time, at the university. One day, however, he comes across a mysterious man, and is now studying a possible "truth" in the midst of heretical thought!
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth has finished publishing and it has 62 Chapters. It is also Known as: チ。―地球の運動について―, Chi - Chikyuu no Undou ni Tsuite, Bloody. -About the Movement of the Earth-, チ。地球の運動について, About the Movement of the Earth
6. Shiroi Majo
Depicts the events of the Finnish Winter War from the eyes of the legendary sniper Simo Häyhä with the added bonus of him being a woman this time.
The White Witch has finished publishing and it has 6 Chapters. It is also Known as: 白い魔女, Shiroi Majo
5. Hotel Metsäpeuraan e Youkoso
Lapland, Finland.
A young Japanese man arrives at an inn run by two elderly gentlemen. He is 17 years old, has no relatives, and has a tattoo on his back.
The small hotel that welcomes him is full of secrets...
Welcome to Hotel Metsäpeura is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ホテル・メッツァペウラへようこそ, Hotel Metsäpeuraan e Youkoso
4. Youjo Senki
On the front line of the war, there's a little girl. Blond hair, blue eyes and porcelain white skin, she commands the army with lisping voice. Her name is Tanya Degurechaff. But in reality, she is one of Japan's most elite salarymen, reborn as a little girl after angering a mysterious being X who calls himself "God." And this little girl, who prioritize over anything else efficiency and her own career, will become the most dangerous being amongst the sorcerers of the imperial army...
The Saga of Tanya the Evil is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 幼女戦記, The Military Chronicles of a Little Girl
3. Schäferhund
This is the fictional story of an all-female German tank squad, which was "lost in the darkness of history," called Schaferhund. They're fierce fighters who don't fear death, and who think of themselves as expendable. They are typically up against the resistance, who will even use children to murder German soldiers. One day, they get a new commander, a young man who values the human lives of the people under his command. There's plenty of friction between the former acting commander of the squad, Kaya, and the new commander--and not only because he accidentally saw her (and many other female soldiers) mostly naked. What will the future hold in store for Schaferhund?
Schaferhund has finished publishing and it has 50 Chapters. It is also Known as: シェイファー・ハウンド, 战车美少女
2. Otome Game no Mob desura naindaga
Taichi was reincarnated as Isaac, an apprentice gardener in the world of an otome game. But, looking back, Isaac wasn't even part of the game... This is the story of the interweaving lives of the Duke's daughter, Lydia, and a boy who isn't even an NPC.
I’m Not Even an Otome Game Mob Character is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 乙女ゲーのモブですらないんだが, Otome Game no Mob desura naindaga
1. Dívčí válka
The story begins in 1420, right as what would be known as the Bohemian War began. A young girl named Sharka is raped and left for dead among the corpses of her whole town, but she manages to survive. She is picked up by the Bohemian forces, who put a gun in her hands and take her on board as a soldier. Will Sharka be able to fight and take her vengeance?
Dívčí válka has finished publishing and it has 60 Chapters. It is also Known as: 乙女戦争〈ディーヴチー・ヴァールカ〉, Otome Sensou, Divci Valka
