Possibly you’re an activity buff who likes a decent romantic tale. On the other side, possibly you’re a miserable heartfelt who gets exhausted with commonplace, slice of-life settings. In the event that both of these portrayals fits, you should watch action romance manga, a type that will make your heart pound in a greater number of ways than one.
The best action romance manga consolidate all that is incredible with regards to the two types while nixing the irritating stuff. They place equivalent worth on the battle scenes that make activity anime so astonishing and the genuinely convincing romantic tales that exist at the core of romance. The most scandalous model is InuYasha – a tale about a high school young lady looking for otherworldly things with the assistance of a half-evil presence who she’s falling head over heels for – yet there are a lot of other extraordinary action romance manga that fit the bill.
On the off chance that this kind sounds like it’s a good fit for you, then, at that point, you may before long track down another most loved manga.
13. Vampire Knight
Chapters:93
Yuki’s earliest memory is of a stormy winter night when she was attacked by a rogue vampire and rescued by Pureblood vampire Kaname Kuran. Ten years later, Yuki, the adopted daughter of Cross Academy’s headmaster, Kaien Cross, has become a vampire race guardian, protecting her childhood crush, Kaname, from discovery as he leads a group of vampires at the elite boarding school.
Zero Kiryu, a childhood friend whose hatred for the creatures who destroyed everything he held dear has made him determined never to trust them, is by her side. This coexistence appears to be a good thing, but have the vampires truly repented of their murderous ways, or is there a darker truth behind their actions? Nothing is as it appears in this world of secrets. The cost of misplaced trust may be greater than death. Is it possible that if Yuki truly discovers what happened in her past, the truth will hurt her more than not knowing?
12. InuYasha
Chapters:558
Kagome Higurashi, a fifteen-year-old girl, has her normal life turned upside down when a demon drags her into a cursed well on the grounds of her family’s Shinto shrine. Instead of reaching the bottom of the well, Kagome finds herself 500 years later, during Japan’s violent Sengoku period, with the demon’s true target, a wish-granting jewel known as the Shikon Jewel, reborn inside of her.
After a battle with a resurrected demon accidentally shatters the sacred jewel, Kagome enlists the help of Inuyasha, a young hybrid dog-demon/human, to collect the shards and keep them from falling into the wrong hands. Shippo, the orphan fox-demon, the intelligent monk Miroku, and the lethal demon slayer Sango join Kagome and Inuyasha on their quest. They must put aside their differences and work together to find the power-granting shards scattered throughout feudal Japan, as well as deal with the threats that arise.
11. Sailor Moon
Chapters:61
The Dark Kingdom, led by Queen Beryl, attacked the Moon Kingdom a thousand years ago. Serenity, the Queen of the Moon, was completely destroyed, so she sent the souls of her daughter Princess Serenity, her court, her lover, and her guardians to Earth to be reborn. A thousand years later, the Dark Kingdom reappears and begins stealing energy in order to reawaken its own dark Queen Metallia. Sensing the presence of evil forces, Luna, the princess’s guardian, locates the bumbling and lazy Tsukino Usagi and awakens the soldier within her known as Sailor Moon. While they fight evil and look for the other sailor senshi, Sailor Moon must learn to be brave, gain strength, and look for the Moon Princess!
10. The World is Still Beautiful
Chapters:143
Nike, the fourth princess of the Rain Dukedom, has the ability to summon rain. Despite her reservations, she travels to the Sun Kingdom to marry Sun King Livius for the sake of her country. She quickly realises that the King, who conquered the world in only three years after ascending to the throne, is still a child. Furthermore, for trivial reasons, he has demanded that Nike summon rain, and when she refuses, he has her imprisoned. The plot follows the two, who, while only nominally married at first, gradually develop an emotional bond with one another.
9. Full Metal Panic!
Chapters:58
The plot revolves around Sousuke Sagara, a member of Mithril, a covert anti-terrorist private military organisation tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a fiery Japanese high school girl. He travels to Japan to attend Chidori’s high school, Jindai High School, with the help of his comrades Kurz Weber and Melissa Mao. Sousuke, who has never had social interactions, is regarded as a military maniac by his classmates because he interprets everyday situations from a combat perspective. He meets Chidori, who realises that Sousuke is protecting her, but he does not reveal the reasons because of orders, as well as the fact that he does not know why Chidori is being targeted by various organisations.
8. Twin Star Exorcists
Chapters:101+
Rokuro Enmado is a young boy who used to be a powerful aspiring exorcist before a tragic incident killed all of his friends and forced him to abandon the profession. One fateful day, he meets Benio Adashino, a girl his age and a well-known exorcist from the east. According to a prophecy, Rokuro and Benio are the “Twin Star Exorcists,” and they are destined to marry and have a child known as the “Miko,” who will be the ultimate exorcist, capable of cleansing the world of all evil spirits (Kegare) and ending the millennium-long war.
7. Chivalry of a Failed Knight
Chapters:45
Humans known as “Blazers” have supernatural abilities in an alternate Earth. These Blazers have the ability to materialise weapons known as “Devices” that are created by a person’s soul. Blazers are chosen as representatives for the Seven Star Sword Art Festival at Hagun Academy, an annual tournament event held by Japan’s seven Mage Knight Academies to determine the strongest Apprentice Knight. The performance ranking of Hagun in the festival is declining, and the academy’s director, Kurono Shinguji, is determined to find a solution. Ikki Kurogane is the academy’s F-Rank Blazer and is known as “The Worst One” because of his limited magical abilities, but Stella Vermillion, the princess of the European country Vermillion, is one of the top A-Rank Blazers.
As a transfer student, Stella is assigned to share a room with Ikki on her first day at Hagun Academy. When Ikki discovers Stella half-dressed, he is challenged to a duel in which the loser must be obedient to the winner for the rest of his life. She loses the duel, but they agree to share a room as Ikki’s one and only merciful desire. The series follows their exploits as they prepare to represent their school at the festival.
6. Record of Grancrest War
Chapters:48
Chaos ruled the world once upon a time. One of the many characteristics of this enigmatic world is chaos. Its concentration distorts natural laws, resulting in the emergence of demons and natural disasters, which people refer to as “the scourge of Chaos.” Then “a man with a holy seal” appeared and “returned the order.” He was referred to as the Lord. He was the only one who could use the seal, shielding people from Chaos. People’s territories expanded instantly as a result of his actions. So it must be with the Lord.
However, everything has a positive and negative side. When the level of Chaos was reduced, the Crests became tools in power struggles. Everyone is currently divided between the Fantasia Union and the Factory Alliance. Over time, the rulers of the two power blocs decided to arrange the marriage of their heirs in order to unite and complete the creation of the Great Seal – a symbol of order for eternal peace.
However, both dukes were deposed, and new forces were unleashed on their domains. At the heart of this conflict was a Magical Academy student named Siluca, on whom the earl named Lord Villar cast his gaze. Siluca’s mission was to reach an agreement with Villar, and she was surrounded by hostile soldiers on her way to Altirk (where Villar ruled), but Lord Theo came to her aid. And so their adventures begin.
5. Blood+
Chapters:20
The series begins in September 2005 in Okinawa City (Koza), which is located on Okinawa Island near the US Kadena Air Base. Saya Otonashi, the protagonist, had been living the life of an anaemic amnesiac but otherwise ordinary schoolgirl under the care of her adoptive family. Her happy life is shattered, however, when she is attacked by a Chiropteran, a hematophagous bat-like creature that feeds on human blood. Saya discovers that her blood causes their bodies to crystallise and shatter, making her the only one capable of defeating them.
Saya sets out on a journey with her family, friends, allies, and her chevalier Haji to rid the world of the Chiropteran threat and reclaim her identity, armed with her special katana. The journey reveals the background history of the Chiropterans as well as Saya’s mysterious past, which dates back to the mid-nineteenth century. Saya travels around the world in the series, from Japan to Vietnam, Russia, France, and finally the United States.
4. Shakugan no Shana
Chapters:71
Sakai Yuuji thought he was just like any other high school student until one fateful day when time stood still. He watches in horror as a monster devours the “frozen” people around him; luckily for Yuuji, he is saved by a sword-wielding red-headed girl who calls herself a “Flame Haze.” The girl informs him that he has been dead for some time and that his current self is merely a replacement for the human he used to be when he was alive.
He’s just a torch, she says, whose life will end when the blue flame in his chest goes out. Yuuji realises after this rude awakening that he can see the flames of life in other “torches,” and after discovering that a friend of his is also a torch – and her life is burning out faster than his – he gains the courage to live out the rest of his life with meaning. Will Yuuji be able to find his place in the world before dying?
3. Rurouni Kenshin
Chapters:255
Rurouni Kenshin is the storey of a revolutionary patriot fighting to keep his bloody past hidden in Japan’s new Meiji era. Battosai Himura’s role in the revolution was so infamous that he was given the moniker “Hitokiri” (Manslayer). Himura reverted to his original name of Kenshin, reversing the blade on his sword to make it non-lethal, swearing never to take another life, and resuming his life as an ordinary rurouni (wandering samurai).
He meets Kaoru Kamiya, a fiery girl who runs the local dojo and is the first of several friends to accept him for who he is rather than who he was. But Kenshin’s past will not leave him alone, and with old rivals resurfacing, groups attempting to disrupt the hard-won peace, and those eager to face the legendary Battousai all chasing after Kenshin, can he protect those he cares about while keeping his oath?
2. Yona of the Dawn
Chapters:217+
With her peace-loving father, King Il, Princess Yona led a happy life. Yona’s only difficulties in life were her unruly red hair and convincing her father to let her marry her cousin, Soo-wan, surrounded by attentive servants and protected by her smart-mouthed bodyguard, Hak. Then, one day, a betrayal in the palace causes Yona to lose everything, causing her to become an exile with no one to defend her but Hak. Yona is determined to become a strong woman in her own right and to defeat those who have wronged her, and an ancient legend involving the Crimson Dragon King and his four Dragon Warriors may hold the key to reclaiming her kingdom.
1. Witch Craft Works
Chapters:103+
Honoka Takamiya appears to be an ordinary high school student living a normal life. His main issue in life, however, is the constant presence of Ayaka Kagari, the beautiful idol and ‘princess’ of the school. Honoka sits next to Ayaka in class and participates in the same class cleaning duties as she does, and even the smallest interaction between them results in Honoka being beaten up by her fanclub.
However, one day, while Honoka is taking out the trash, a school building is mysteriously thrown at him. Fortunately, a Witch comes to his aid and repels the attack. This Witch is revealed to be none other than Ayaka herself, who has been watching over and protecting him since he was a child.
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