Madou no Keifu - Recommendations

• Vol: 10; Ch: 47
• 2005 - 2009

In times long past, the Shadow Lord was defeated by the Belt of Deltora, and its creator Adeen united the seven tribes into one kingdom called Deltora. The Shadow Lord bid his time, striking again generations later; he destroyed the belt and scattered the gems, thus leaving the land open to be easily subjugated. Now, in the present day, a young man named Lief does what he can to fight the forces of the Shadow Lord. On his 16th birthday, Lief's father confesses to being the last king of Deltora’s friend, and has reforged the sacred belt. With new hope, Lief takes it upon himself to find the gems, restore the belt, and to bring hope to the people of Deltora once more! Together with Barda, an ex-palace guard, Lief sets out on an adventure of a lifetime!

• Vol: 5; Ch: 20
• 2004 - 2005

The story features four divine Dragon Kings, each with their own kingdoms: one to the north, one to the east, one to the south, and one to the west. The brothers are reborn in the modern world, complete with supernatural powers and the ability to become the Dragons they descended from. They are content to live ordinary lives until evil creatures come to attack them. It becomes the mission of the four brothers to defeat the "Four Sisters", four girls from America and the descendants of the "Bulls", before they use their control over technology and the economy to take over the world. However, as this battle begins, the four brothers must also find their place in the world as they flee from the destructive will of the "Bulls".

• Vol: 1; Ch: 11
• 2012

One blazing hot day a young boy named Yuta visits the Hotarugaoka Dam, a place where his father passed away, and encounters a strange old man. Yuta helps the old man by giving him something to drink, and later that day the man repays his kindness by saving the boy and taking him to the past, one month before the area becomes unoccupied for the construction of the dam. Unaware of why he is there, Yuta meets Saeko, a girl who loves fireflies.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 20
• 1977 - 1978

The manga adaptation of the famous Ryu Mitsuse's sci-fi novel which combines the author's interest in technology and Buddhism. It's the only shounen manga Hagio has done.

• Vol: 2; Ch: 15
• 2017 - 2018

In Fukuoka's seedy underworld, crime runs rampant. The Hakata ward is especially hard-hit, being a gathering place for top-class assassins, private eyes, information-mongers and "professional revenge-seekers." Perhaps the most legendary among them is the Niwaka Samurai, notorious for being an "assassin of assassins." In the midst of all this, private detective Banba Zenji appears to be the eye of the storm, calmly and cheerfully investigating cases for his police officer friend and playing baseball in his spare time. But when he himself becomes the target of a powerful crime syndicate and has a run-in with a young cross-dresser named Lin Xianming, life in Hakata may never be the same again.

• Vol: 5; Ch: 42
• 2004 - 2006

• Vol: 3; Ch: 19
• 2013 - 2014

Noriyuki Inou is a bright and promising young officer for the JSDF Investigation Division. Among his peers, he is considered especially capable - an expert combatant and highly intelligent operative, though quiet and brooding. His talent is noticed by Hiroaki Nakagou, Chief of the Special Branch for the Tokyo Met Police, and is scouted to join. On his way to meet his sister in Shinjuku for dinner, Inou must run to save her as chaos descends on Shinjuku and it becomes engulfed in explosions and death. What kind of organisation is "Ultra Red"? What is their goal? We follow Inou as he seeks out those responsible for the death of his sister with a burning desire for revenge.

• Vol: 3; Ch: 14
• 2015 - 2017

• Vol: 4; Ch: 24
• 2019 - 2021

• Vol: 3; Ch: 23
• 2022 - 2023