I'm not sure if there's any I've missed, but here goes: I am looking for manga that have an emphasis on utilizing a summoned, tamed, or otherwise captured being. I have tried to search for them, but especially due to the criteria of manga it's kind of hard. It doesn't necessarily need to involve the protagonist having multiple of these summons/monsters/etc., but there should be some degree of relationship between the protag and whatever they've tamed. One that is currently being translated on this site is this one, as an example. Note that each main "summon" has their own personalities and are centric to the story and in large part the protagonist's skillset. I'm not looking for manhua or manhwa because they are kind of time consuming to read and often have different vibes from what I'm looking for.
I feel like this has wide range but maybe is uncommon depending on definition; I would be cool with a Shaman King where there is only one spirit partner per character for the most part but I wouldn't be cool with something where the only character who can "summon" is the protagonist (i.e Solo Leveling). It's kind of hard to explain, really: you could have just a single guy have the summon or tame ability and sometimes it doesn't feel right and sometimes it does. I would say it has to do with how "disposable" they feel; do they have personality? How much time are they on page? Are they in large part just sandbags to throw at the enemy? I'll just leave a series of links of ones I have seen in more recent times that fit my criteria:
Geist X Revenant
I've Been Kicked Out of an S-Rank Guild. But Only I Can Communicate With Dragons. Before I Knew It, I Became the Greatest Dragon Knight
The Story of an Exploration Hero Who has Worked His Way up From Common People
Rise of the Outlaw Tamer and His S-Rank Wild Cat Girl
Yuusha Party o Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyou Shu Nekomimi Shoujo to Deau
You may notice that a lot of these are the sort of "6-7 star ln adaptation" type manga: I would especially be interested in original works (as in non-adapation manga). I don't care about the "safety level" of the content either so feel free to recommend anything that fits.
Your help is much appreciated!
I feel like this has wide range but maybe is uncommon depending on definition; I would be cool with a Shaman King where there is only one spirit partner per character for the most part but I wouldn't be cool with something where the only character who can "summon" is the protagonist (i.e Solo Leveling). It's kind of hard to explain, really: you could have just a single guy have the summon or tame ability and sometimes it doesn't feel right and sometimes it does. I would say it has to do with how "disposable" they feel; do they have personality? How much time are they on page? Are they in large part just sandbags to throw at the enemy? I'll just leave a series of links of ones I have seen in more recent times that fit my criteria:
Geist X Revenant
I've Been Kicked Out of an S-Rank Guild. But Only I Can Communicate With Dragons. Before I Knew It, I Became the Greatest Dragon Knight
The Story of an Exploration Hero Who has Worked His Way up From Common People
Rise of the Outlaw Tamer and His S-Rank Wild Cat Girl
Yuusha Party o Tsuihou Sareta Beast Tamer, Saikyou Shu Nekomimi Shoujo to Deau
You may notice that a lot of these are the sort of "6-7 star ln adaptation" type manga: I would especially be interested in original works (as in non-adapation manga). I don't care about the "safety level" of the content either so feel free to recommend anything that fits.
Your help is much appreciated!
