What begins as a random act of kindness towards a stray cat snowballs into one of the recent best action-manhwa series, theEleceedseries. The story follows thelife of the central character, Seo Jiwoo, whose life changes dramatically after he encounters a stray cat, who ends up being the series other central character, Kayden Break, a powerful awakener in the world of Awakeners. Through Kayden, Jiwoo finds himself thrust into the dangerous world of Awakeners, a world not suited to Jiwoo’s kind heart.
Ideal for an action series,Eleceedembodies all the requirements, from its cast and art style to its action sequences. Therefore, this piece presents recommendations of the best manhwa to read for readers who love the Eleceed series.
10Girls of the Wild’s
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.0 / 5
From the perspective of their various protagonists,Girls of the Wild’sshares more toned-down similarities withEleceed, as both find themselves absorbed into worlds different from what they know and ultimately end up being significant parts of these worlds. The series revolves around the central character, the somewhat unfortunate Song Jae Gu, who has no family apart from his two younger siblings.
Coincidentally, Song is granted a full scholarship to the prestigious Wild’s High School, with a long-standing tradition of beingan only-girlsspecialist private school. Famous for producing the country’s best talents in mixed martial arts, Song quickly realizes that his new life will not be easy in any way.
9Noblesse
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.3 / 5
LikeEleceed,Noblessealso featuresa supernatural societyexisting alongside regular human society, where the affairs of the supernatural seem to hold more sway over the affairs of the regularly existing world. The series revolves around the life of the main character, the titular Noblesse, Cadiz Etrama Di Raizel, a noble among the nobles of the vampire clan of Lukedonia, who finds himself awoken to modern society after slumbering for the past 820 years.
To ease into society, Rai initially pretends to be a student of the nearby Ye Ran High School, which is coincidentally run by his longest-serving servant, Frankenstein, who formally enrolls him. Having understood the feeling of a normal life, Rai is more determined to protect his current life from his past troubles.
8Solo Leveling
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.7 / 5
The similarities betweenSolo LevelingandEleceedmore or less start and stop at the sheer amount ofaction-thrilling sequences, as both heavily employ quite a powerful cast of characters. Solo Leveling follows the thrilling rise to infinite power of the central character, Sung Jing-Woo, Earth’s once-upon-a-time E-Ranked Hunter.
Once humanity’s weakest hunter, Jing-Woo’s life is altered during a dungeon raid expedition that goes horribly wrong, and he ends up being one of the three people to survive the experience. Soon after waking in the hospital, Jing-Woo realizes that a mysterious system has chosen him, and more importantly, the system might be why he is no longer humanity’s weakest hunter.
7Jungle Juice
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.1 / 5
Jungle Juicealso presents similar circumstances with its protagonist, just likeEleceed.Both protagonists are thrust into super worlds they had no idea of until their lives changed forever and ultimately become undeniable parts of their respective worlds. Jungle Juice focuses on the protagonist’s life, Jang Suchan, the perfect college student who is as sociable as possible.
However, beneath his perfect school life, Suchan hides a part of himself that’s hardly human — a pair of insect wings that suddenly grew out of him after he comes into contact with the mysterious insect spray ‘Jungle Juice.’ Suchan’s life falls apart when he reveals his wings to save a person’s life, and in the hopes of disappearing, Suchan encounters a hidden society of insect humans just like himself. However, like insects of the wild, society is governed by the laws of the jungle — survival of the fittest.
6The God of High School
Like others on this list,God of High Schoolshares similar elements toEleceedin the sense that both stories feature the reality ofsociety within a society, with one having no knowledge of the other and vice versa until the central character connects both together.
The series follows the central character, Jin Mori, as he enters Korea’s fiercest high school martial arts competition, where all forms of combat and weapons are allowed, and the winner of which is granted their deepest desire. Obsessed with fighting, Mori enters the competition to find and challenge other stronger opponents. However, what begins as a mere high school competition snowballs into an all-out war between the forces of good and evil in a battle of cosmic proportions.
5Unholy Blood
BetweenEleceedandUnholy Blood, it is almost impossible to choose who has the better art style as both series do quite a remarkable job in that regard. Peculiarly similar and distinct from each other at the same time, the similarity between both series stretches no further.
Unholy Bloodpresents a tale of blood and revenge that begins with the series’ protagonist, Hayan Park, an orphan whose only wish has been to live a normal life. However, her dream is shattered when her step-father is murdered by the vicious organization of vampires, Angels of Death. Consumed by rage and the thought of revenge, Hayan beginsdown a path of bloodthat leads to her confronting the secrets of her past and the origin of vampires.
4Tower of God
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.4 / 5
Tower of God, similar toEleceed, features a protagonist who exists in their solitude until the sudden discovery of a world which, albeit new, feels familiar to their presence, a world unknown to them but yet expectant of their person. The series revolves around the central character, Twenty-fifth Baam, a boy who had been alone throughout his life until he met Rachel.
However, Rachel is intent on climbing the mysterious Tower, outside of which Baam grew up, and leaves Baam behind to pursue her desires. Baam, on the other hand, decides to climb the Tower to find and reunite with Rachel. Upon entering the Tower, Baam quickly discovers that the Tower is not like anything he could have imagined.
3Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint
Anime-Planet Rating: 4.5 / 5
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpointpresents a trippy tale of a world within stories that intersects with a certain individual’s reality. The series follows the life of the central character, Kim Dokja, who has lived a rather solitary life and has cultivated a habit of reading web novels, specifically the novel Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse.
After reading over three thousand chapters, Kim Dokja’s beloved story comes to an end. However, Kim Dokaj’s story is only just beginning, as he realizes that the novel’s events have become his reality. Being the sole reader of the book, starts on a path to writing his story in a story already written.
2Villain To Kill
The first major similarity betweenVillain To KillandEleceedis the resemblance of their power systems. However, the semblance is only on a surface level, as unlikeEleceed, where the lines between opposing forces can be easily blurred, the former employs a rather rigid classification to distinguish its cast.
The series presents a society where there can only be two types of people with special abilities: the villains and the psykers. The central character, Cassian Lee, is well on his way to becoming the world’s best psyker, but after a visit to Greece, things take a horrible turn. Cassian is branded a traitor and murdered, only to awaken in the body of a high school boy in Korea who has just become a villain.
1Teenage Mercenary
Teenage Mercenaryshares a few similarities fromits protagonist typewithEleceed’sprotagonist. Both are extremely kind, albeit shown in vastly different ways and extremely protective of their close friends and family. Teenage Mercenary focuses on the life of the central character, Yu Ijin, the boy who survived a plane crash that killed his parents at the age of eight.
Determined to survive, Ijin becomes a child mercenary, honing his skills into that of a deadly predator. However, a decade later, he rediscovers his remaining family, his little sister and grandfather. Leaving his life of survival behind, Ijin returns to his family, and a new problem surfaces— how to be a normal teenager going to high school. While still battling his current obstacle, Ijin’s past begins to creep up on him and his family. However, Ijin is prepared to not let anything affect his loved ones.
