The Greatest Asian Fantasy Books of All Time

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
367 Journey to the West Wu Cheng'en 1592 Chinese Chinese
1805 A Hero Born Jin Yong 1957 Chinese Chinese
2006 The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter Unknown 900 Japanese Japanese
3927 The Poppy War R. F. Kuang 2018 Chinese English
6198 One Piece Eiichiro Oda 1997 Japanese Japanese
6917 Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin, Janet Song 2009 Chinese English
7141 Jade City Fonda Lee 2017 Chinese English
7188 The Village Beyond The Mist Sachiko Kashiwaba, Miho Satake, Avery Fischer Udagawa 1975 Japanese Japanese
7216 Strange Tales From A Chinese Studio Pu Songling 1740 Chinese Classical chinese
9701 The Black Tides Of Heaven Neon Yang 2017 Singaporean English
11927 Sorcerer To The Crown Zen Cho 2015 Singaporean English
12575 When They Burned The Butterfly Wen-yi Lee 2025 Taiwanese English
13297 Legend Of The Swordsmen Of The Mountains Of Shu Huanzhulouzhu 1932 Chinese Chinese
13596 The Bride With White Hair Liang Yusheng 1957 Chinese Chinese
13932 The Deer And The Cauldron Jin Yong 1969 Chinese Chinese
13992 Chu Liuxiang Gu Long 1967 Chinese Chinese
14025 The True Queen Zen Cho 2019 Malaysian English
14073 狂风 Sima Zhongyuan 1974 Chinese Unknown
14985 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 2018 Japanese Japanese
14985 Tokyo Ghoul Sui Ishida 2011 Japanese Japanese
15587 The Alien Realm Bo Yang 1996 Chinese Unknown
15885 Ocean Of The Streams Of Story Somadeva 1063 Indian Sanskrit
17162 The Curse of Chalion Lois McMaster Bujold 2001 Japanese English
17162 A Bride's Story Kaoru Mori 2009 Japanese Japanese
17162 When Dreams Travel Githa Hariharan 1999 Indian English
17162 Harsh Cry Of The Heron Lian Hearn 2006 Japanese English
17162 Jujutsu Kaisen Gege Akutami 2018 Japanese Japanese
17162 Demon Slayer Koyoharu Gotouge 2016 Japanese Japanese
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind Hayao Miyazaki 1982 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 1990 Japanese Japanese
17162 The Simoqin Prophecies Samit Basu 2003 Indian English
17162 The Manticore's Secret Samit Basu 2005 Indian English
17162 The Unwaba Revelations Samit Basu 2007 Indian English
17162 Naruto, Vol. 1 Masashi Kishimoto 1999 Japanese Japanese
17162 Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 Hiromu Arakawa 2001 Japanese Japanese
17162 The Immortals Of Meluha Amish Tripathi 2010 Indian English
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 1 Hayao Miyazaki 1982 Japanese Japanese
17162 Once And Forever Kenji Miyazawa 1994 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk, Vol. 8 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk Volume 7 Kentaro Miura 1995 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk Volume 6 Kentaro Miura 1994 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk Volume 5 Kentaro Miura 1992 Japanese Japanese
17162 Lonely Castle In The Mirror Mizuki Tsujimura 2017 Japanese Japanese
17162 Lord Of The Mysteries Volume 1 Ai Qianshui de Wuzei 2018 Chinese Chinese
17162 Reverend Insanity Gu Zhen Re 2015 Chinese Chinese
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 3 Hayao Miyazaki 1984 Japanese Japanese
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 4 Hayao Miyazaki 1990 Japanese Japanese
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 2 Hayao Miyazaki 1983 Japanese Japanese
17162 D.Gray Man, Vol. 1 Katsura Hoshino 2004 Japanese Japanese
17162 The Woman Who Thought She Was A Planet Vandana Singh 2009 Indian English
17162 Dragon Palace Hiromi Kawakami 2023 Japanese Japanese
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 7 Hayao Miyazaki 1995 Japanese Japanese
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 6 Hayao Miyazaki 1994 Japanese Japanese
17162 Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind, Vol. 5 Hayao Miyazaki 1994 Japanese Japanese
17162 Berserk Deluxe Edition, Vol. 1 Kentaro Miura 2019 Japanese Japanese
17162 Mushoku Tensei Magonote, Rifujin Na 2014 Japanese Japanese
17162 Scion Of Ikshvaku Amish Tripathi 2015 Indian English
17162 The Gray House Mariam Petrosyan 2009 Armenian Russian
17162 War Of Lanka Amish Tripathi 2022 Indian English
17162 रश्मिरथी Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' 1981 Indian Hindi
17162 ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン 1 Kana Akatsuki 2015 Japanese Japanese
17162 Sita Amish Tripathi 2017 Indian English
17162 The Secret Of The Nagas Amish Tripathi 2011 Indian English
17162 The Oath Of The Vayuputras Amish Tripathi 2013 Indian English
17162 Remembrance Of Earth's Past Liu Cixin 2012 Chinese Chinese