manhwa · 2021 · Hiatus
Doom Breaker
A second-chance story that emphasizes preparations and alliances alongside combat.
Regression
11 / Genre
Dark fantasy.
Magic with a cost.
What it means
Fantasy becomes darker through horror, cruelty, uncertainty or irreversible consequences. A story can have dark material without every chapter feeling bleak.
What to look for
Look at what use of power costs the characters and their communities.
See it in a story
Browse this tag ↗manhwa · 2018 · Ongoing
The Skeleton Soldier Failed to Defend the Dungeon
Its repeated lives change the meaning of old encounters. Pick it for the mystery of the loop as much as the level gains.
Regression
manga · 2018 · Complete
Chainsaw Man
Read for the gap between Denji’s ordinary wants and the violence of the world that gives him a way to pursue them.
Dark fantasy
manga · 2000 · Complete
Dorohedoro
A strong choice for grotesque worlds with surprising warmth. It keeps finding humor in places a cleaner fantasy would skip.
Dark fantasy