What is this genre all about? The act or art of using a sword or similar weapon skillfully.
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Top 20 Swordplay manga you should read right now. [2024 List]
- 20. Cheolhyeolgeomga Sanyanggaeui Hoegwi
- 19. Geomsulmyeongga Mangnaeadeul
- 18. Pick Me Up!
- 17. Muhanui Mabeopsa
- 16. Star-Embracing Swordmaster
- 15. Academy Cheonjaekaljabi
- 14. Berserk
- 13. Sihanbu Cheonjae Amheukgisa
- 12. A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
- 11. Hwansaengui Jeongseok
- 10. Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World
- 9. Kingdom
- 8. Vagabond
- 7. Cheonmayukseong
- 6. Infinite Leveling: Murim
- 5. Sinhwageup Gwisok Item-eul Sone Neoeotda
- 4. Jigoku Raku
- 3. As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
- 2. Jamman Jado Ranker
- 1. Singwahamkke Doraon Gisawangnim
20. Cheolhyeolgeomga Sanyanggaeui Hoegwi
The hunting hound of the Baskerville Clan, 'Bichir van Baskerville' followed the path of assassination and espionage he was set on to get his clan the title of greatest. The reward for his loyalty to his clan, however, was a false accusation of treachery, followed by the cold blade of the guillotine.
"Never again will I live the life of a dog that's killed after the rabbit hunt is over."
But when met with death, an unexpected opportunity had come for him. Bichir's eyes glowed while he sharpened his fangs in the dark.
"Wait for me, Hugo. This time, it will be you I tear apart with these jaws."
And so, the bloody revenge of the hound commences!
Cheolhyeolgeomga Sanyanggaeui Hoegwi is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Revenge of the Iron-Blooded Sword Hound, Revenge of the Sword Clan's Hound
19. Geomsulmyeongga Mangnaeadeul
Jin Runcandel was the youngest son of Runcandel, the land’s most prestigious swordsman family…
And the biggest failure in Runcandel history.
He, who was kicked out miserably and came to a meaningless end, was given another chance.
“How do you want to use this power?”
“I want to use it for myself.”
Memories of his past life, overwhelming talent, and a contract with God… The preparations to become the greatest are complete.
The Youngest Son of a Master Swordsman is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Swordmaster's Youngest Son, Youngest Son of the Renowned Swordsmanship Clan
18. Pick Me Up!
The mobile gacha game ‘Pick Me Up!’ is known for being brutally difficult, and no one has been able to clear a dungeon. Loki, the fifth among all the world’s masters, loses consciousness while trying to clear the dungeon.
Upon waking up, Loki finds himself turned into a 1-star level 1 hero, ‘Islat Han’. In order to return to Earth, he must lead novice masters and heroes and break through the 100th floor of the dungeon!
This is the story of master Loki who is forced to carry everyone to victory and cannot afford a single defeat.
Pick Me Up! is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Pick Me Up, Infinite Gacha
17. Muhanui Mabeopsa
A human’s dream of infinity is like a supernova explosion that spreads at the speed of light! This is the story of child named Shirone who was abandoned in a stable, wrapped in swaddling clothes. While growing up, he showed unbridled interest in everything related to books and strove to learn even on his own. Although Shirone was the foster son of a hunter, one of the lowest-class people, he was a genius in everything! One day, as a reward for mastering a legendary skill to knock down trees with a couple swings of an axe, his foster father takes him along on his trip to the city. And in that city, Shirone chances upon magic!
The infinite Mage is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Infinite Mage, Infinite Wizard
16. Star-Embracing Swordmaster
Vlad was a vagrant child of the slums who always admired knights. After an incident where he was struck by black lightning, he began hearing a voice. A knight of blue moonlight appeared one day, and Vlad’s back-alley life was turned upside down… Even an obscure star that does not shine in the highest peaks of the night sky is still a star if it wishes to shine.
Star-Embracing Swordmaster is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Star-Fostered Swordmaster
15. Academy Cheonjaekaljabi
Ronan lived a wasteful life filled with regrets. A second chance befalls him at the end of his futile life. Ronan's quest for a new life begins.
Academy's Genius Swordmaster is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Academy’s Genius Swordsman
14. Berserk
His name is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared warrior spoken of only in whispers. Bearer of a gigantic sword, an iron hand, and the scars of countless battles and tortures, his flesh is also indelibly marked with The Brand, an unholy symbol that draws the forces of darkness to him and dooms him as their sacrifice. But Guts won't take his fate lying down; he'll cut a crimson swath of carnage through the ranks of the damned—and anyone else foolish enough to oppose him! Accompanied by Puck the Elf, more an annoyance than a companion, Guts relentlessly follows a dark, bloodstained path that leads only to death...or vengeance.
Notes:
- Volumes 1-5 contain the 16 prequel chapters 0A - 0P.
- Chapter 83 was omitted from Volume 13 due to the author’s request.
- Volume 14 includes “Berserk: The Prototype”.
- Due to the author's passing, starting from Chapter 365, the manga is illustrated by Studio Gaga (Miura's assistants) and supervised by Kouji Mori (a close friend of Miura's).
Berserk is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ベルセルク, Berserk: The Prototype
13. Sihanbu Cheonjae Amheukgisa
When there is no way out, the way is in. Doomed to die next month, our terminally ill protagonist Chan is too frail and defeated to try anything at all. No wonder he chooses to plunge himself into an RPG world he is only too familiar with. Why should this run be any different? Well, other than the fact that he will wake up inside the game and get struck with an existential epiphany that will make him fight tooth and nail to give Nox, his equally ill-fated RPG persona, a better chance? Maybe, it’s not over until it’s over.
Time-Limited Genius Dark Knight is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Terminally-Ill Genius Dark Knight
12. A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
"Now that I'm back, I won't allow my loved ones to die again!" The Shadow Labyrinth - the deadliest catastrophe humanity has ever known. Desir Arman, one of the six remaining survivors of mankind, is inside the Labyrinth. The six of them attempt to clear the final level of the Labyrinth but ultimately fail, and the world comes to an end. However, when Desir thought he would meet his demise, what appears before him is the world... thirteen years ago?! Desir is returned to the past, back to the time when he enrolled at the nation's finest magic academy, Havrion. He is reunited with his precious friends, and he is determined to change the past to save the world and his loved ones...! Three years remain before the emergence of the Shadow World! Change the past and gather powerful comrades to save mankind!
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special has finished publishing and it has 268 Chapters. It is also Known as: A Returner's Magic Should Be Special
11. Hwansaengui Jeongseok
The greatest martial family, Samion. Daven, a member of the Samion family, is a one-armed martial soldier without a right arm. Despite the ridicule and contempt he got for only having a left arm, he surpassed the direct line of the Samion family like a genius. However, he got betrayed by his family and parents in the end, thus meeting a poor end. But, he was reincarnated. “I have a right arm?” He had a new family tradition. A naturally gifted body. Experience from his past life. And the god Yulion with him as well. After his reincarnation, everything changed, and a new adventure started.
Hwansaengui Jeongseok is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: The Essence of Reincarnation, Standard of Reincarnation
10. Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World
Ryu Han-Bin was a normal person who just had been discharged from his mandatory military service, when he was transported to another world. Left to fend for himself, he was given the goal of surviving and growing stronger in a desolute world riddled with monsters. The problem is the 'Guideline' that was supposed to be his guiding system to survive is filled with errors.
Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Otherworldly Sword King's Survival Records, The Survival Record of the Sword King in Another World
9. Kingdom
Millions of years have passed since the times of legends, when the worlds of man and gods were still the same. In these times it was the desires of man that moved the world. It is the period of the 500 year war: the Era of Warring States. Kingdom is the story of a young boy who grew into a great general and all the trials and bloodshed that led him there.
is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: キングダム, Kingdom
8. Vagabond
In 16th century Japan, Shinmen Takezou is a wild, rough young man, in both his appearance and his actions. His aggressive nature has won him the collective reproach and fear of his village, leading him and his best friend, Matahachi Honiden, to run away in search of something grander than provincial life. The pair enlist in the Toyotomi army, yearning for glory—but when the Toyotomi suffer a crushing defeat at the hands of the Tokugawa Clan at the Battle of Sekigahara, the friends barely make it out alive.
After the two are separated, Shinmen returns home on a self-appointed mission to notify the Hon'iden family of Matahachi's survival. He instead finds himself a wanted criminal, framed for his friend's supposed murder based on his history of violence. Upon being captured, he is strung up on a tree and left to die. An itinerant monk, the distinguished Takuan Soho, takes pity on the "devil child," secretly freeing Shinmen and christening him with a new name to avoid pursuit by the authorities: Musashi Miyamoto.
Vagabond is the fictitious retelling of the life of one of Japan's most renowned swordsmen, the "Sword Saint" Musashi Miyamoto—his rise from a swordsman with no desire other than to become "Invincible Under the Heavens" to an enlightened warrior who slowly learns of the importance of close friends, self-reflection, and life itself.
Vagabond has finished publishing and it has 327 Chapters. It is also Known as: バガボンド, Vagabond
7. Cheonmayukseong
A scout in the infamous Demon Cult, Seolhwi is on a routine patrol when his squad unexpectedly encounters a fearsome master of the Mount Hua Sect, the sworn enemies of the Demon Cult. Without warning, the Mount Hua Cult master slaughters the entire squad. As Seolhwi lies dying, lamenting years of service to the cult with nothing to show for it, he is suddenly faced with a video game prompt, asking if he would like to start again. Given the opportunity to start over and make different choices, Seolhwi vows to survive and become stronger so he can rise to the top of the Demon Cult.
Source: Webtoon
Murim RPG Simulation is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Heavenly Demon Cultivation Simulation, Cultivation of Heaven, Heavenly Demon Cultivation
6. Infinite Leveling: Murim
Killed on the battlefield without glory to his name, Yuseong Dan receives an opportunity to grow stronger with a strange quest and level system. But each quest he’s forced to fight only seems to be getting harder and harder. Can he level up enough to avoid the same miserable ending and become the powerful hero he wishes to be?
Source: Webtoons
Infinite Leveling: Murim is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Infinite Level up in Murim, Unlimited Level-ups in Murim
5. Sinhwageup Gwisok Item-eul Sone Neoeotda
Yggdrasil, the World Tree of Norse Mythology, suddenly appeared on Earth. And with it came demonic creatures that ravaged entire cities.
Although not all hope is lost, due to the System that a few special humans had gained.
In this new world where only the strong survived, Jae-Hyun Min scrapes by regretting the wrong choices he’d made in the past… when one day, he gains the only Mythic item in the world.
How will this item help him? And can he change his wretched fate?
I Obtained a Mythic Item is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Sinhwageup Gwisok Item-eul Sone Neoeotda
4. Jigoku Raku
Gabimaru the Hollow is one of the most vicious assassins ever to come out of the ninja village of Iwagakure. He’s ruthlessly efficient, but a betrayal results in him being handed a death sentence. He has only one hope—in order to earn his freedom, he must travel to a long-hidden island and recover an elixir that will make the shogun immortal. Failure is not an option. On this island, heaven and hell are just a hair’s breadth away.
Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku has finished publishing and it has 127 Chapters. It is also Known as: 地獄楽, Jigokuraku, Paradition, Heavenhell, Jigoku Raku (KAKU Yuuji)
3. As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World
After being reincarnated, Ars Louvent is supposed to live in a different world as a weak aristocrat. Both his physical strength and intelligence were mediocre in both worlds, but here he naturally possessed a skill called "Appraisal" that allowed him to see the potential of any person. By gathering talented people by his side, Ars uses this "Appraisal" skill to transform his weak territory into the strongest one! But the road ahead of him won't be so simple.
As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Tensei Kizoku Kantei Skill de Nariagaru: Jakushou Ryouchi wo Uketsuidanode, Yuushuuna Jinzai wo Fuyashite Itara, Saikyou Ryouchi ni Natteta, 転生貴族 鑑定スキルで成り上がる～弱小領地を受け継いだので、優秀な人材を増やしていたら、最強領地になってた～, As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World: I Inherited a Weak Territory, and If I Increase the Number of Capable Personnel, It Will Become the Strongest Territory, Reincarnated as an Aristocrat with an Appraisal Skill, Reincarnated As An Aristocrat - Dénicheur de talents, Seorang bangsawan yang bereinkarnasi, bangkit dengan kemampuan analisis, Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru, Tensei Kizoku, Kantei Skill de Nariagaru ~ Jakushou Ryouchi wo Uketsuida node, Yuushuu na Jinzai wo Fuyashiteitara, Saikyou Ryouchi ni Natteta ~, Terlahir kembali menjadi seorang bangsawan dengan skill penilaian~, เกิดใหม่เป็นขุนนาง ขึ้นเป็นใหญ่ด้วยสกิลประเมิน -พอบุคคลชั้นยอดเข้ามา แคว้นแสนงอกง่อยที่รับสืบทอดก็กลายเป็นแคว้นสุดแกร่ง-, 転生貴族、鑑定スキルで成り上がる, 转生贵族靠着鉴定技能一飞冲天, Como um Aristocrata Reencarnado, Usarei Minha Habilidade de Avaliação para Subir no Mundo, Quý Tộc Tái Sinh Thăng Tiến Nhờ Kỹ Năng Thẩm Định: Vì Thừa Kế Một Lãnh Địa Nhỏ Yếu, Nên Khi Tuyển Dụng Người Tài, Đã Trở Thành Lãnh Địa Mạnh Nhất, Tái Sinh Thành Quý Tộc Với Kĩ Năng "Thẩm Định", 轉生貴族，以鑑定技能成名～因為繼承了弱小的領地，所以如果增加了優秀的人才，就會成為最強的領地～
2. Jamman Jado Ranker
We’re only taking a break for about 30 seconds? I’m not imagining things, right?” “…Yes.” After 15 hours of hunting, Hyunsung asked to rest for a while, and after 30 seconds, he had to get up again and started hunting. Actually, Hyunsung has a special skill. [Thananos’ narcolepsy skill is activated.] [You’re being forced into a sleep state.] After sleeping for a while and waking up, I got an item? Pay close attention to the story of the God-Rank Class, the descendant of Thananos, the unstoppable Hyunsung.
Source: MU
Sleeping Ranker is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Ranker, Even if I Sleep
1. Singwahamkke Doraon Gisawangnim
I returned to Earth after hunting demons in the otherworld for three hundred years. But I did not return alone.
The Knight King Who Returned with a God is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Singwahamkke Doraon Gisawangnim
