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Manga Like Solo Leveling

Start with The Wolf Never Sleeps, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (manga), or The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious (manga) if you're here for something like Solo Leveling.

Updated March 21, 2026

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Boku dake Level Up na Ken

In a world where awakened beings called “Hunters” must battle deadly monsters to protect humanity, Sung Jinwoo, nicknamed “the weakest hunter of all mankind,” finds himself in a constant struggle for survival.…

Action · Adventure · Fantasy · Shounen

This page matches on dungeon fantasy · power growth · monster fights

The picks below are trying to match tone, setup, and reader appeal rather than exact plot beats.

Yen Press Manga Picks for Solo Leveling Readers

6 recommendations

Start here if you want more dungeon raids, stronger level-up energy, and action that keeps building.

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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (manga)

OT (Older Teen)

By Fujino Omori, Kunieda · 2015 · 10 vols · Discontinued

Bell Cranel is just trying to find his way in the world. Of course, in his case, the "world" is an enormous dungeon filled with monsters, below a city run by gods and goddesses who have way too much time on their hands.… Read more Show less

Bell Cranel is just trying to find his way in the world. Of course, in his case, the "world" is an enormous dungeon filled with monsters, below a city run by gods and goddesses who have way too much time on their hands. He's got big dreams but not much more when a roll on the random encounter table brings him face-to-face with the girl of his dreams—but what does a beginning adventurer have to offer a brilliant swordswoman? And what if the lonely goddess who sponsors his solo adventuring gets jealous...?! (Source: Yen Press)

Also known as Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka · Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru noha Machigatteiru darouka

Matches on dungeon fantasy · monster fights · power growth

Genres

  • Action and Adventure
  • Anime Tie-in
  • Comedy

Themes

  • Dungeon
  • Shounen
  • Female Harem
  • Mythology
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The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious (manga)

T (Teen)

By Light Tuchihi, Saori Toyota · 2020 · 6 vols · Finished

In the celestial realm, deities oversee countless worlds in need of help; a goddess's task is to summon heroes and aid their quest to defeat the evil in each. Rookie goddess Ristarte, however, has been dealt a terrible hand: she must save Gaeabrande… Read more Show less

In the celestial realm, deities oversee countless worlds in need of help; a goddess's task is to summon heroes and aid their quest to defeat the evil in each. Rookie goddess Ristarte, however, has been dealt a terrible hand: she must save Gaeabrande, a world labeled with the S-rank difficulty. While sifting through the hero resumés, she comes across a sheet detailing the abilities of a certain Seiya Ryuuguuin and is astonished by his ridiculously high stats. An elated Ristarte wastes no time in summoning Seiya to the celestial realm, failing to notice the comment on his personality: unbelievably cautious. Ristarte soon despairs at his bizarre insistence on caution. He has no qualms with unleashing his most powerful ability to vaporize a weak slime, buying out a pharmacy's entire stock of potions, or refusing to do battle unless he is 600% certain of the outcome. However, Seiya's rabid obsession with safety might just be what is needed to save Gaeabrande. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Also known as Kono Yuusha ga Ore Tueee Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru · This Hero is Invincible but "Too Cautious"

Matches on dungeon fantasy · power growth · monster fights

Genres

  • Action and Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy

Themes

  • Medieval
  • Seinen
  • Male Protagonist
  • Isekai
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Goblin Slayer (manga)

18+ M (Mature)

By Kumo Kagyu, Kousuke Kurose · 2017 · Currently Publishing

In a world stalked by great beasts and frightening monsters, a more common creature is often overlooked: the goblin. While not as outright threatening as some of the larger nightmares out there, goblins are capable of grotesque feats of brutality in their own rights… Read more Show less

In a world stalked by great beasts and frightening monsters, a more common creature is often overlooked: the goblin. While not as outright threatening as some of the larger nightmares out there, goblins are capable of grotesque feats of brutality in their own rights, often joining together in large bands and spreading destruction. Enter the justly titled Goblin Slayer, whose sole mission in life is to wreak havoc on goblins, murdering as many of them as he possibly can. Utilizing the realm's reigning mission system for adventurers, Goblin Slayer makes sure to accept any and all goblin-related missions. One of these quests brings him into contact with a young Priestess, who he rescues from an assault at the hands of a particularly nasty group of goblins who have raped and slaughtered her entire party. Although initially averse to human connection, Goblin Slayer begrudgingly finds himself developing an attachment to Priestess and the other party members that they gain along the way. Often tugged into massive adventures that pull him away from his goblin-murdering comfort zone, Goblin Slayer works to keep his party safe from harm and gradually overcomes the childhood trauma that crafted him into the killing machine he has become. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Also known as ゴブリンスレイヤー · Убийца Гоблинов

Matches on dungeon fantasy · monster fights · power growth

Genres

  • Action and Adventure
  • Anime Tie-in
  • Fantasy

Themes

  • Revenge
  • Seinen
  • Goblin
  • Gore
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The Eminence in Shadow (manga)

T (Teen)

By Daisuke Aizawa, Anri Sakano · 2021 · Currently Publishing

Great heroes and diabolical villains are the types of characters that people long to be—but not Cid Kagenou. He longs to become the true mastermind behind it all, pulling the strings, and having his machinations drive the entire story.… Read more Show less

Great heroes and diabolical villains are the types of characters that people long to be—but not Cid Kagenou. He longs to become the true mastermind behind it all, pulling the strings, and having his machinations drive the entire story. In his previous life in modern-day Japan, he was not able to achieve his goals. But now, reborn into a world of magic, he will show the true eminence of shadow! As Cid pretends to be just another average mob character, he recruits members to his (fake) organization Shadow Garden, aiming to take down the mysterious cult who lurks in the shadows. With plenty of ad-libs, Cid leads his (fake) organization against the foul (yet surprisingly real) Cult of Diablos. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Also known as Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute! · To Be a Power in the Shadows!

Matches on dungeon fantasy · monster fights · power growth

Genres

  • Action and Adventure
  • Anime Tie-in
  • Comedy

Themes

  • Chuunibyou
  • Male Protagonist
  • Magic
  • Cult
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Reincarnation Coliseum (manga)

18+ M (Mature)

By Saizou Harawata, zunta · 2025 · RELEASING

The story begins when high school boy Mikagami, whose only redeeming feature is his skills in video games, is summoned to a different world. He has only the weakest skill "Copy" and, for being useless, he is turned into a sword-fighting slave in the coliseum.…

Also known as Tensei Colosseum: Saijaku Skill de Saikyou no Onna-tachi wo Kouryaku Shite Dorei Harem Tsukurimasu · Reincarnation Coliseum: The Weakest Skill Conquers the Strongest Women and Creates a Harem

Matches on dungeon fantasy · monster fights · power growth

Genres

  • Fantasy
  • Isekai
  • Sword and Sorcery

Themes

  • Slavery
  • Female Harem
  • Nudity
  • Magic

Why These Picks

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