Summary
In adventure and fantasy mangaseries, the main character is not always a mild-mannered hero who wants to build a cozy life alongside its harem of quirky love interests. In some cases,World Dominationis the only answer and the protagonists are hellbent on breaking apart the world order andestablishing their dominion over its denizens.
There are also some series where the protagonist understands that controlling the world is the only way to ensure peace for their loved ones, and starts a campaign of absolute dominion to prevent any further bloodshed and more loss. Both the megalomaniacal villain and the absolute conqueror who think he is working for the greater good are common tropes in this type of manga. This topic spotlights the best examples of manga series where the main character seeks world domination.
1Youjo Senki (The Saga Of Tanya The Evil)
The Devil Is Always The One You Least Suspect
At the head of this list is Youjo Senki, better known asThe Saga of Tanya The Evil, a series where the main character is an angelic blonde little girl, who harbors the soul of a monstrous being reincarnated from another world.
Tanya will do whatever it takes to seize control of the world, dominating the battlefield with her superior warfare knowledge, and tricking her allies and foes to do whatever she pleases. She even goes as far as starting her own cult to ensure that everyone follows her warpath to world conquest without questioning any of her decisions.
2Overlord
Infinite Power Plays Tricks On The Mind Of An MMORPG Player
A former MMORPG player gets trapped into the game he loved the most as Momonga, his character, and ruler of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, a dungeon turned into the base ofthis war-crazed main character, who only seeks to experience what the pinnacle of magic truly feels, but ends up becoming a megalomaniacal tyrant and world conqueror.
This manga series has been qualified as one of the best isekai with high doses of dark fantasy, and an extremely well-developed worldbuilding. Some say the anime is better, but the truth is that both the light novel and the manga series delve even deeper into the psychological aspects of the MC and why he decides to seek world domination.
3Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion
“Don’t Touch My Sister, Or I Will Conquer The World And Make You Suffer”
An exile prince and his sister, a story of rebellion that becomes a bloody power struggle for world domination.Codeis a masterpiece that combines fantasy with incredible mecha battles, and a thrilling plot ofblood ties, revenge, and broken promises.
The transformation of the MC from a rebel leader to a rampaging tyrant seeking world domination is simply magnificent. The pinnacle moment of the series has Lelouch threatening to destroy the entire planet to force all the leaders into submission. And to think all this hell unleashed started with a reprisal for hurting his beloved sister…
4I Reincarnated As An Aristocrat With An Appraisal Skill In Another World
World Domination For The Sake Of Peace
A regular salaryman from Japan has a close encounter with the infamous Truck-kun and is sent to another world as Ars Louvent, a small framed scion of a noble family in charge of a mid-sized territory, and a child gifted with the power to see everyone’s talents as numerical values.
At some point, Ars understands that the only path to peace is to become a monarch himself, and secretly starts to amass power, influence,and recruit talented peopleto turn his territory into the greatest power in the Kingdom. World domination is the final goal of this character, who seeks to unify every land and stop all wars.
5Eminence In Shadow
A Ridiculous Edgelord Becomes The Most Powerful Man In The World
Eminence In Shadowhas a main character who inadvertently develops the pathway to absolute world domination through the many recruits that his shady organization creates. He likes to pose as mysterious and edgy and goes around casually overthrowing governments, secret organizations, and fighting against the most powerful people in the world to assert dominance.
He is slowly but steadily reaching a point of no return, becoming the world’s most wanted criminal, and leader of the organization that dominates the peak of technology and magic power in the world, as well as the most powerful chamber of commerce in the Kingdom. World domination is just one step ahead.
6Drifters
Who In His Right Mind Would Give Oda Nobunaga This Much Power?
Drifters,a masterpiece made by Kouta Hirano (creator ofHellsing) is all about world domination. Be it the Drifters side led by Oda Nobunaga and his scheme to overthrow the world order and become the absolute monarch, or the forces of the Black King, some of these sides will eventually conquer the whole world.
A manga series that combines the best of the isekai genre, with the darkest developments and two opposing forces competing for world domination in tremendous full-scale battles with orcs and demons fighting dwarves and heroes from Earth using machine guns, planes, and dangerous and improvised gunpowder contraptions. Bloody carnage is guaranteed.
7Kurozuka
Vampires, Samurai, And An Immortal Hero Looking To Overthrow The Shadow Government
In the 12th century, Kuro, a fleeing warrior, and his “faithful” servant attempt to escape capture by Kuro’s elder brother, and they meet a beautiful woman named Kuromitsu. Kuro and Kuromitsu fall in love, and soon, a dark secret is revealed: she is a vampire who has lived countless centuries. When Kuro is severely hurt by the forces that pursue him, Kuromitsu attempts to turn him into a vampire but fails as Kuro is beheaded.
In what seems to be a waning dream from a past life, Kuro awakens to a modern Japan, which has turned into a dystopian society dominated by the same evil forces that once tried to kill him and his beloved. But his memory is twisted and broken. Soon, he will join forces with a rebellious army that seeks to overthrow the world order and turn back the power to the people. A twisted tale of vampirism, neo-feudalism, love, loss, and bloody world domination.
8Captain Corinth: The Galactic Navy Officer Becomes An Adventurer
A Space Commando And A Princess Join Forces To Dominate The World
When the Space Commando Corinth awakens after a bloody battle against the most dangerous enemies of mankind (bugs similar to those fromStarship Troopers) he realizes he is the only survivor from his crew, and the acting commanding officer, appointed with the rank of captain by the AI in charge. The computer of his ship sends him on a mission to investigate the foreign world where the remains of his ship are orbiting, and he soon finds out that this world is inhabited by other humans.
Corinth saves a young girl from a certain death, and he uses his advanced nanotechnology to make her recover her lost leg and arm. The girl turns out to be a princess from the Starveek Kingdom, who is running away from the ones who took over her country. Soon, she and Corinth begin a quest to retake her Mother Land, while the Space Officer prepares for the inevitable invasion of his worst enemy. Together they decide to take over the world and establish absolute control in the name of the Galactic Empire.
