20+ Best Manga/ Manhwa Like A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special

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A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special is a Koreon Manhwa (Koreon Comics also called webtoon) which follows Desir Arman, a magical prodigy who fails to protect humanity against the demons and is sent back 13 years into the past back to the time when he enrolled at the nation’s finest magic academy, Havrion. Now reunited with his precious friends and steels his resolve to train his friends and overcome the tragedy.

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Most Recommended Regression Manhwa Similar to A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special:

1. Tales of Demons and Gods

• Author and Artist: Mad Snail, Jiang Ryutai
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

The story follows the journey of Nie Li, a young man who is killed in a demon attack and is reborn into his teenage body in the past. With his memories of the future and his knowledge of the events that led to his death, Nie Li sets out to prevent the disaster from occurring and save the people he loves.

As he trains and cultivates his powers, Nie Li encounters a number of demons and gods, each with their own agendas and abilities. He also meets a diverse cast of characters, including other cultivators and powerful warriors, and must navigate the complex and dangerous world of cultivation as he strives to change the course of history.

In both stories, the main character is a returner who uses his exclusive knowledge to protect the world from its demise.

2. Archmage Transcending Through Regression

• Author and Artist: Hanbit Nuri, Hong Chang Joo, Mul Jang Gu
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

Mikhail Walpurgis, the world’s only 9th-circle Archmage and his party are the only things standing between mankind’s survival and the Demon King’s Army. Siegfried, the hero and the leader of the party is the only one who has the blessing to take down the Demon King. However, he fell in the battle due to his mistakes.

Now on the brink of his death, Mikhail Walpurgis decides to use a forbidden advanced magic and unlocks the 10th-Circle but the spell tore his body apart. When he wakes up he finds himself returned back 20 years in past. Now returned, Mikhail steels his resolve to become the Hero himself to not repeat the mistakes Siegfried did.

This is another regression manhwa with a main character who is the believed to be the strongest magician in the world.

3. The Swordmaster’s Youngest Son

• Author and Artist: Emperor Penguin, AZI, Lee Je-Won
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

Jin Runcandel is the youngest son of the greatest Swordmaster Runcandel who was destined to become the best of all from a young age after choosing the legendary sword Barisada. and bathe in success and glory. But as fate turns out he had no talent for swordsmanship. Despite his continuous efforts he couldn’t wield it properly and was ridiculed by his siblings.

Ultimately at age 23 he was expelled from his clan and left to wander with no destination. Soon he meets his master and discovers his talent for magic, an act forbidden in his clan. During one of his magic ceremonies, he meets the god Solderet, the master of all shadows and discovers that a curse has been put on since young age making him incapable of using his sword talent.

8.The god Solderet proposes a contract which he accepts making him the first Magic Swordsman of his clan but he soon dies within the next moment in an attack by unknown enemies. But the gods give him a second chance as he awakens as a baby standing right in front of the magical swords.

4. Misfit of Demon King Academy

• Author and Artist: Shuu, Kaya Haruka
• Status: Cancelled due to the passing of the author

Synopsis:

Growing tired of the neverending war, the demon king Anos Voldigoad makes a deal with the human hero, Kanon, to sacrifice his own life to ensure peace could flourish. Reincarnating 2,000 years later, Anos discovers that the demons have created a patriarchal society where the royal demons harshly rule over lower-class hybrid demons in a society that values Anos’s pureblood descendants over the demons who interbred with other species, such as humans and spirits.

Finding that magic as a whole has begun to decline and his descendants weaker as a result of the peace he created, Anos, The Demon King From 2000 Years ago, now technically a hybrid himself, decides to reclaim his former title of Demon King Anos Voldigoad From 2000 Years Ago, but first, he must graduate from the Demon King Academy. Still, the academy fails to recognize true his strength and labels him as a misfit.

Bonus: the series has inspired two television anime by Studio Silverlink with season 1 consisting of 13 episodes and the second with 24 episodes.

5. Doom Breaker/ Reincarnation of the Suicidal Battle God

• Author and Artist: Blue-Deep
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

“An opportunity’s an opportunity, no matter how slimy these gods who grant them may be. If they want a show, I’ll give them one!”

The final human, the greatest warrior on Earth, is defeated in his last stand against the Demon Lord, yet is given a second chance by the gods to go back ten years before the world’s end.

“I’ll pummel them all; the Demon Lord who took everything from me, and the gods who observed it all as entertainment!”

Zephyr is the last human fighting evil in a world abandoned by the gods. When he is killed in battle by Tartarus, the god of destruction, all hope for humanity seems lost. But Zephyr’s fate is not sealed — the gods who find his battles entertaining have gifted him a second chance at life, as he is sent ten years into the past, back to when he was a slave instead of the most powerful human alive. This is Zephyr’s journey against the world’s end and to save the woman.

6. Solo Levelling

• Author and Artist: Chugong, Dubu (Redice Studio)
• Status: Finished

10 Years ago, the “GATE” appeared, connecting the human world to the world of monsters. As a result, humans with special powers emerged, tasked with hunting these monsters. The story follows Jinwoo Sung, a weak and ineffective E-rank hunter who struggles to make a living by hunting in the lowest level dungeons.

However, after narrowly surviving a disastrous raid that nearly wipes out his entire party, he discovers that he has been chosen by a mysterious program called the System, granting him the unique ability to “level up” in strength beyond any known limits. Determined to become stronger and take revenge on the monsters that killed his comrades, Jinwoo sets out on a journey to become the strongest hunter in the world. As he faces off against powerful monsters and uncovers the dark secrets and politics of the hunter world, he also begins to uncover the true source of his powers and the true nature of the “GATE.”

Since its debut “Solo Leveling” has gained a large fanbase and become very popular for several reasons including the detailed and dynamic art style and the unique premise and the world it offers, moreover, the series is also inspiring an anime adaptation by Crunchyroll and A1 Pictures due to debut this year.

7. The Beginning After the End

• Author and Artist: Fuyuki23, Turtleme
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

The Beginning After the End in short known as TBATE is right now the most popular webtoon since The Solo Levelling ended. Its story begins with the mighty King Grey waking up as a newborn baby named Arthur Leywin. He realizes that someone probably assassinated him and he has reincarnated into a new family, who resides on a continent called Dicathen.

After being given a chance at a new life, Arthur decides to live his life differently than before—he was going to be loved and supported by friends and family. As the story progresses, the readers join Arthur on his journey in the new world, as he faces challenges, gains power, and creates new relationships.

8. Egret: The Great Sage

Author and Artist: Usonan, Wookjakga

Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

Egret lived his entire life in the company of elemental spirits. He could control all four elements of nature in the palm of his hand and be called Greatest Mage in the World. Despite that, he lived a life full of regrets where he was betrayed over and over again who only came close to him to take advantage of his immense powers.

After his death, he is reborn as the young prince Judas, the first prince of the Ruvarzan Empire. With white hair and golden eyes matching that of the Imperial family, he had the emperor’s favour and people’s support to become the next King. However due to his stunned growth and small body, many mistook him for a child and on top of that, he has trouble even greeting people and holding eye contact.

Now with his trusty spirits by his side, Egret enters the Ruvar-H elite academy, where he must make friends and turn Judas’ reputation around.

9. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

• Author and Artist: sing N song, UMI, Studio REDICE, Sleepy-C
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

“Omniscient Reader Viewpoint” is a highly popular manhwa and web novel in Korea, known for its gripping storyline and epic artistic style. The novel was exceedingly popular in the Korean webnovel reader community, exceeding 26 million views, the highest a novel has ever achieved and is still the most-read novel in Korea above the likes of Solo Leveling.

The story follows, Kim Dokja, an average office worker who discovers that the events of his favourite web novel he has been following for a decade, “Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse,” have suddenly become reality.

Using his unique knowledge of the story, Dokja allies with the protagonist of the novel, Yoo Joonghyuk, in an effort to change the course of events to quickly approach the end of the story and bring an end to the apocalypse. As they progress through the scenarios, they face intense threats and challenges, striving to survive and defeat the Spectators who demand their suffering. With breathtaking artwork by Studio REDICE, “Omniscient Reader Viewpoint” is a must-read for fans of thrilling and action-packed storylines.

10. Legendary Youngest Son of the Marquis House

• Author and Artist: Nok Wolhi, K
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

This is the story of the youngest son of the  Marquis House, a monster who killed tens and thousands for his revenge, overthrew the mighty Tulkan Empire, a single nation that dominated the continent and ended the whole Tulkan clan.  He had accomplished everything he needed to and was satisfied. And that’s why despite having all the powers to heal himself, he accepts his approaching death and takes his final breath. And so he his heart stops: or he thought so.

In the next moment, he finds himself trapped in the body of a 14-year-old with black hair looking at the mirror and realises that he has travelled 20 years back to his youth filled with regrets and abuse.

11. The Archmage Returns After 4000 years

• Author and Artist: Nakhsan, Barnicle, KD-Dragon
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

This manhwa follows the story of a guy named Lucas Trowman. Lucas was the greatest Archmage of all time. He was the strongest. However, he was betrayed by a demigod and was left to spend his life all alone without any power. 

After 4000 years, he was reincarnated in the body of a student named Frei Blake. Frei was considered the weakest at the academy he studied. Why was he reincarnated again? Is this the work of the same Demigod? What do you guys think? 

12. Damn Reincarnation

• Author and Artist: Kiki, Mogma, Park Jeong yeol 
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

The warrior Hamel went on an adventure with his fellow companion comrades to defeat the Demon Kings but dies while fighting the fourth of five Demon Kings. Years later is finds himself reincarnated as the descendant of his fellow warrior, Vermouth. Hamel — now as Eugene Lionheart is reborn with the blood of the Great Vermouth and with a body that had higher specs right from the start, he showed explosive growth that far surpassed what he had achieved in his previous life.

Along with the unknown reasons for his reincarnation came the uneasy reality of having to coexist with demons. He was faced with a world that made him question everything he had believed in. Gifted with this extraordinary body since birth, as Eugene, he begins walking down the unfinished path from his previous life and finally kill the Demon King.

13. The Eminence in Shadow

• Author and Artist: Daisuke Aizawa
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

The Eminence in Shadow which is also known as ‘Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute‘ in Japanese is a popular comedy-action series. It follows Cid Kagenou who is Chuuni, which is a character trait just like tsundere used in Japanese media used to describe early teens who have delusions of grandeur and have convinced themselves they have hidden knowledge or secret powers.

However, in this story’s case, it is the exact opposite. The main character thinks he’s just playing at being chuunibyou, but actually, it’s all real, and everyone else around knows it’s real, but only he doesn’t know that it’s real. And because he’s pretending like it’s real, nobody knows that he doesn’t know that it’s real so nobody tells him that it’s real.

The story follows a High-schooler in modern-day Japan who desires to be a mastermind who exerts power from the shadows, but in the process of training, gets hit by a truck and dies. He is reborn in a fantasy world as Cid Kagenou, where he maintains a perfectly mediocre appearance so as to not stand out and pursue his dream of manipulating from the shadows. One day, he stumbles upon an elven girl infected by a mysterious disease and cures her. Cid makes up a story, explaining this world is secretly run by the Cult of Diablos, and his secret organization, “Shadow Garden”, are the only ones that can fight them.

The elven girl, now named Alpha, joins this organization and begins recruiting new members. However, the stories Cid made up were actually true, but he believes it to be a total delusion. Cid continues fighting the Cult of Diablos under the alias “Shadow”, completely unaware that he is involved in a complicated power struggle.

14. The Lord’s Coins Aren’t Decreasing?!/ The Lord of Coins

• Author and Artist: Mokhyen, Hong Dae Eui, Teurubereu
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

There are lots of things that make “The Lord’s Coins Aren’t Decreasing?!” my favourite regression manhwa. First, the Main character Aaron is not a Hero and is not even try to become one. In fact, he is more of an Anti-Hero and at times a straight-up villain if it benefits his cause. Moreover, it has a whole unique premise with how he obtains more power and doesn’t become overpowered in one go but slowly gains his power and the trust of his kingdom. On top of that it has a pretty strong artstyle which stays consistent overall.

Aaron Steelegard was destined for fame as the successor of the Steelegard family, who ruled over the Land of NavaPro. However, he had no talent in politics, economy, or knightship, and as a result, he loses the favour of his family, knights, and the people of his kingdom. As a last resort, he trades all of his fortune for a mystical artifact that allows him to trade items between different dimensions.

Just when he thought he could make everything right, he is assassinated by his childhood friend Kuntz. But he is brought back to his younger self thanks to an item he deemed as useless. Now armed with his past knowledge, Aaron begins to amass coins while gaining powerful abilities and climbing up the ranks of the interdimensional trading markets to exact his revenge.

15. The Return of the Disaster-Class Hero

• Author and Artist: Sanji Jiksong, Lee, Beomgeun
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

Both mangas have main characters that are incredibly strong, perhaps even the strongest people in the world at their time period. Both suffer a betrayal meant to kill them, and in both cases, the character comes back for revenge. As the stories go on we get information on how the world works and learn more about the magic system.

Out of nowhere unknown monsters called ‘Calamities’ appeared on Earth causing destruction and massacre.  To challenge these calamities, the zodiac gods chose 12 humans known as saints and blessed them with their power. However, another one awoke, the unchosen thirteenth saint, Lee Geon. Despite not being chosen as a saint by any god, he emerged as the most powerful of them all, making him a Hero.

However, while fighting the Crimson Eyes, Lee Geon is betrayed by his own allies and is left to die inside the Tower of Demons. But he continues to fight and after 20 years he emerges out of the tower stronger than ever and is ready to teach his fellow “saints” a lesson they’ll never forget.

16. The Max Level Hero has Returned

Author and Artist: Devil’s Tail, Yudo

Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

Davey O’Rowane is known as the weak prince of an insignificant country. After being struck by an enemy’s arrow, his body falls into coma but his soul travels to a place where the greatest of the great heroes gather—the honourable Hall of Heroes.

For a thousand years, Davey undergoes excruciating training under the watchful eyes of multiple heroes each having their special powers and different way of training him. They finally bid him farewell and returns as the Max-Level Hero.

Now back to present at his kingdom, he begins his revenge journey against and the enemies hiding in the king’s court. The prince they tried to dismiss is now their biggest threat.

17. Return of the Legendary Spear Knight

• Author and Artist: Jo Husang, joe teacher, Studio Inus
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

Return of the Legendary Spear Knight follows Joshua Sanders, the legendary spearman who ended the brutal civil war and shattered the stereotype that one must wield a sword to become a master knight. He never desired the throne and only wised to serve his best friend and Lord Ceaser Von Britton.

However, he was betrayed by the comrades he trusted the most. Together with the General and Magic Master, the Emperor schemes to the kill empire’s unrivalled spear. When he is on the brink of death when his trusty weapon, Lukia, known as the ‘Death God of Battlefield’ starts shining and sends him back to the stables of his childhood. With his mighty spear in hand, Joshua starts his ultimate revenge.

18. Return of the 8th Class Magician 

• Author and Artist: Ryu Song, Tess
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

This story follows Ian Page, an archmage and the first man to break through the 6th class, then through the 7th and become the most powerful mage, an 8th-class mage. After a lifetime of war and killing Emperor Ragnar, a close friend and ruler of the Greenriver Empire, the continent was finally unified thanks to his efforts.

Now, old, his wish is to live the rest of his life in peace and try to find salvation for all the blood he spilt. However, his old friend, paranoid by Ian, couldn’t tolerate someone so powerful, so he betrays Ian and poisons him.

In his last breath, he casts a time magic that allows him to travel back to when he was a young boy. With all the knowledge he previously had, an joins an elite order of mages to hone his abilities once again. This time, he’ll get revenge on the emperor who betrayed him and reclaim glory as an 8th-class mage.

Both protagonists go back in time and enrolls into a magical school to undo their past mistakes.

19. Standard of Reincarnation

• Author and Artist: Blue Jaeng-i, Kim Pyung-beom, Lee Sang-kyung
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

Daven a member of the greatest martial family, Samion, is a one-armed martial soldier born without a right arm. Despite the continued ridicule and contempt, he got for only having a left arm, he surpasses the direct line of the Samion family like a genius. However, he gets betrayed by his family and parents in the end, thus meeting a poor end. But, he was reincarnated, now with both his hands.

He had a new family tradition, a naturally gifted body and experience from his past life along with the god Yulion on his side. After his reincarnation, everything changes, and a new adventure begins.

20. The Lazy Lord Masters the Sword/ Reformation of the Deadbeat Noble

• Author and Artist: Doip
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

After witnessing the shocking death of his mother, young Airen Farreira spends his days sleeping to escape from his painful reality, earning him the nickname, “the lazy lord”. Yet despite others’ jeers and whispers, Airen has no intention of changing his ways. But one day he dreams of a mysterious swordsman, a man who continuously trains his swordsmanship continuously for 37 years, day and night, through thunders and snow and doesn’t let go of his sword even in his final moments. This dream sparks something in Young Lord and his body craves to wield a sword.

There are some genuinely positive aspects to this manhwa. Like the fact that the main character, Irene, isn’t just instantly made overpowered and that we actually get to see their progression from weak to strong. And I appreciate the fact that the antagonists don’t come across as one-dimensional baddies with an irrational hatred for Irene and are instead shown to be generally relatable people with their own struggles. It’s also nice how the story will be told from varying perspectives, including those of passing side characters. And the sword slashes and fight choreographies during the duels are pretty.

21. 66,666 Years: Advent of the Dark Mage

• Author and Artist: Pasu, Taru
• Status: Ongoing

Synopsis:

Diablo Volpir, a powerful dark mage, was defeated and sealed away in a battle against the 12 gods. He finally wakes up from his sleep 66,666 years later, however, in the body of a newborn baby, Jamie Welton! 9 years later, with a fraction of the power he once held and with the loving family and peaceful environment he is now surrounded by, Jamie plans to exact revenge against the 12 gods that had sealed him away.

Concluding Thoughts!

It seems like we’ve reached the end of the list. With a perfect main protagonist and well-written side characters and a standard plot, A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special has been an entertaining read for most of us.

You may also like:

• Manga/ Manhwa like Damn Reincarnation
• Manga/ Manhwa like Trash of Count’s Family
• Manga/ Manhwa like Max level Hero has returned
• Manga/ Manhwa like Reformation of the Deadbeat Noble
• Manga/ Manhwa like Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later
• Manga/ Manhwa like Return of the 8th Class Magician

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