The origin of Elves , álfr) can be found in ancient Norse mythology, in which, elves are described as divine, or near-divine, race of humanoids , likened to the Æsir. In common description they are described as sage and immortal beings occupying the threshold between humans and the gods. In some cases humans that were beloved by the gods became elves within their lives. Ancient Elves are delineated into a pair of similar but distinct races; Light Elves and Dark Elves , each originating from separate homes within the nine worlds of Yggdrasil. Within the Poetic Edda the differences are commonly ascribed as:
"There is one place there that is called the Elf Home . People live there that are named the light elves . But the dark elves live below in earth, in caves and the dark forest and they are unlike them in appearance - and more unlike them in reality. The Light Elves are brighter than the sun in appearance, but the Dark Elves are blacker than pitch."
Top 19 Elf Manga to read
- 1. Eternally Regressing Knight
- 2. Geim Sok Babarianeuro Saranamgi
- 3. Sousou no Frieren
- 4. Wo Zhen Bushi Xie Shen Zougou
- 5. Dungeon Meshi
- 6. Black Clover
- 7. Lord of the Mysteries
- 8. Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennou ni Natta Hanashi
- 9. Saikyou Onna Shishoutachi ga Ikusei Houshin wo Megutte Shuraba
- 10. Craft Game no Nouryoku de Isekai Kouryaku!!
- 11. Isekai Ojisan
- 12. Boroboro no Elf-san wo Shiawase ni Suru Kusuriuri-san
- 13. Ansatsusha de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi no da ga
- 14. Last Boss, Yamete Mita ~Shujinkou ni Taosareta Furi Shite Jiyuu ni Ikite Mita~
- 15. Isekai Shikkaku
- 16. Convenience Store Worker From Another World
- 17. Suterareta Tensei Kenja Suterareta Tensei Kenja ~ Mamono no Mori de Saikyou no dai ma Teikoku o Tsukuriageru ~
- 18. Trumping My Tragic Destiny
- 19. Dorei Tensei: Sono Dorei, Saikyou no Moto Ouji ni Tsuki
1. 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 . It is also Known as: The Knight Only Lives Today
2. 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 .
3. 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 . It is also Known as: 葬送のフリーレン, Frieren at the Funeral, Frieren the Slayer
4. 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 . It is also Known as: Flame of Countless Adversity
5. 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 is finished and has 14 Volumes and 97 Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンジョン飯, Dungeon Food, 迷宫饭
6. Black Clover

Asta is a young boy who dreams of becoming the greatest mage in the kingdom. Only one problem—he can’t use any magic! Luckily for Asta, he receives the incredibly rare five-leaf clover grimoire that gives him the power of anti-magic. Can someone who can’t use magic really become the Wizard King? One thing’s for sure—Asta will never give up!
Black Clover is currently publishing . It is also Known as: ブラッククローバー, Black Clover
7. 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 is finished and has null Volumes and 65 Chapters.
8. 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 . 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!
9. Saikyou Onna Shishoutachi ga Ikusei Houshin wo Megutte Shuraba

“These three could destroy the country all by themselves if they wanted… But there was one thing they just couldn't get.”
For the three strongest adventurers in the world, finding a man strong enough to be with them is a herculean task. He simply doesn’t exist. With that in mind, they decide to take on a perfect novice—the level-zero, unremarkable Cross Alacart—and train him up to be their perfect match. Freshly expelled from Adventurers’ school, Cross sets his eyes on redemption; training hard and learning to believe in himself along the way.
Training Regimes of the World’s Strongest Women is currently publishing . It is also Known as: 最強女師匠たちが育成方針を巡って修羅場, The Strongest Female Masters, Who Are Trying to Raise Me Up, Are in Shambles Over Their Training Policy, Saikyō Onna Shishō-tachi ga Ikusei Hōshin o Megutte Shuraba
10. 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 . 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!
11. Isekai Ojisan

Takafumi's uncle was in coma for 17 years after being hit by truck. He awakens one day and claims to Takafumi that he was in another world all this time and has even learned to use magic!
Uncle from Another World is currently publishing . It is also Known as: 異世界おじさん, My Uncle in Another World, Ojisan in Another World, Isekai Uncle
12. Boroboro no Elf-san wo Shiawase ni Suru Kusuriuri-san

Story about an injured slave elf is saved by an apothecary.
The Apothecary Will Make This Battered Elf Happy is finished and has null Volumes and 64 Chapters. It is also Known as: ボロボロのエルフさんを幸せにする薬売りさん, The Apothecary Is Gonna Make This Ragged Elf Happy, Mr. Medicine Merchant Who Will Make Ms. Beaten-Up Elf Happy, A Pharmacist Saves a Dying Elf
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 . 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
14. 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 . 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!
15. Isekai Shikkaku

Like in the famous Osamu Dazai's book "No Longer Human"/ "Disqualified From Being Human" , the protagonist of this story attempts a double suicide with his lover... except he gets hit by a truck and summoned to another world instead.
Now he wants to find his lover, so he can commit suicide with her.
No Longer Human…In Another World is currently publishing . It is also Known as: 異世界失格, Isekai Disqualification, No Longer Isekai, Disqualification from Another World, Disqualified from Otherworldliness
16. 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 . It is also Known as: Isekai Convenience Store Worker, Magical Realm Shopkeeper
17. Suterareta Tensei Kenja Suterareta Tensei Kenja ~ Mamono no Mori de Saikyou no dai ma Teikoku o Tsukuriageru ~

At his death, the great sage used the new magic he developed to reincarnate into the future. However, he was deemed to be talentless and abandoned in the forest of monsters where he was picked up and raised by goblins. To repay them, he helped them evolve and taught them magic. The story of the abandoned child who will build what would be known as the great empire of monsters.
The Abandoned Reincarnated Sage ; I will forge the strongest empire in the Demon Forest! is finished and has 8 Volumes and 81 Chapters. It is also Known as: 捨てられた転生賢者 捨てられた転生賢者~魔物の森で最強の大魔帝国を作り上げる~, The Reincarnated Sage Who Was Abandoned ~I Will Create the Strongest Demon Empire in the Demon Forest~, Реинкарнация мудреца
18. Trumping My Tragic Destiny

Our Protagonist was an avid gamer, obsessed with a fantasy game with multiple outcomes for its Female Lead. After meeting her untimely demise, she was reborn into the game as Remilian, the daughter of the Female Lead. Her extensive knowledge of the game was no longer any good, as she was born after the game's worst ending had already occurred. Now stuck with a tragic story, unable to change anything following the "Bad Ending", she is content with her small but happy life with her loving mother, the original Female Lead, even though they are imprisoned by the King, Remilian's actual father. Following an attempt at escape, Remilian finds herself on the brink of dying again, but a last moment spell from her mother throws her back into the past. Waking up in a timeline before the game's events have unfolded, Remilian now has all the knowledge she needs to make a choice: Will she change her mother's tragic ending, even at the cost of never being born?
Trumping My Tragic Destiny is finished and has null Volumes and 70 Chapters. It is also Known as: I Am the Daughter of the Female Lead Who She Gave Birth to After the Bad Ending, The Female Lead's Daughter After the Ending, ヒロインの娘はバッドエンドを覆したい
19. Dorei Tensei: Sono Dorei, Saikyou no Moto Ouji ni Tsuki

Ars, the prince of the Kingdom of Karitz, who was called the strongest wizard, died at a young age. But on the verge of death, he uses reincarnation magic. Reincarnated as Wals Sai, a slave with the best body! Wals, who became the escort of a princess in a small country, became a matchless slave who used her best body and magic to crush all enemies! From "Become a Novelist"! A fantasy adventure by "the strongest slave", opening !! * "Become a novelist" is a registered trademark of Hina Project Co., Ltd.
Dorei Tensei: Sono Dorei, Saikyou no Moto Ouji ni Tsuki is finished and has 13 Volumes and 116 Chapters. It is also Known as: 奴隷転生~その奴隷、最強の元王子につき~, Dorei Tensei: Sono Dorei, Saikyou no Moto Ouji ni Tsuki