{"id":2229,"date":"2026-11-01T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2026-10-30T18:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T09:44:58","slug":"holy-maidens-magic-an-all-saints-day-manga-reading-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmanga.kodansha.com\/blog\/article\/holy-maidens-magic-an-all-saints-day-manga-reading-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Maidens & Magic: An All Saints’ Day Manga Reading List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What’s a priest to do when the Saint he’s tasked to take care of is\u2026a klutz? One thing’s for sure\u2026every day is bound to be lively!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Casual Chronicles of a Great Saint<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hirune Hanamaki, an employee of an exploitative company, receives a divine blessing from a goddess and is reborn in another world. Now, she lives as a golden-haired girl named Hirune. Refusing to work tirelessly as she did in her past life, she decides to become a great saint and live a relaxed lifestyle. Thus begins the legend of the sleepy great saint, known for her casual and slow-paced life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Awakening of a Great Saint: Waking up as a Legendary Great Saint after Twenty Years of Miasma Purification<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Party of Heroes defeats the Demon King, a menace to the world. But as the enemy meets his demise, he unleashes miasma capable of destroying the entire world. In the face of despair, Saint Sophia makes the ultimate sacrifice to halt this devastating miasma. Years roll by, and when she finally awakens, she finds herself in a world twenty years into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Because I, the True Saint, was Banished, that Country is Done For!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saint Eliane\u2019s engagement is called off out of the blue by her fianc\u00e9e, the crown prince Claude, who then banishes her from the kingdom. Fed up with Claude\u2019s incessant bullying and unfaithfulness, Eliane sets off to a neighboring kingdom in the hopes of starting a new life. It is then that she meets Nigel, a man of sincerity and an exact opposite of Claude\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Her Majesty Wants a Divorce: Now that a Saint has Come from Another World, I Suppose I’m No Longer Needed, Right?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ylis, a saint who has memories of her past life in another world, married King Reinhardt for political reasons, but was leading a loveless life. Then, after finding out that Reinhardt has spent the night with the second saint Hina, she decides to leave him, declaring, \u201cI\u2019m leaving the palace!\u201d What the future holds for the queen who is unsavvy in matters of love, and king who has a hot and cold tsundere personality? Will their misunderstandings ever be resolved?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Useless Saint and the Cursed Holy Knight: A Whimsical Confession Turned Proposal & Devotion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Annabel is a Saint who has the power of healing \u201cDivine Power.\u201d However, due to certain circumstances, her Divine Power has severely diminished. Having become essentially useless, Annabel is forced into a betrothal and finds herself up the creek. To make a good memory before the marriage, she confesses to a Holy Knight who happens to pass by at a flower festival where people can confess their love regardless of their social standing! Although she is satisfied with only confessing, a couple of days later, Sir Lucas, the Holy Knight, that Annabel confessed to shows up asking for her hand in marriage?! But it turns out that he has come seeking to lift the curse put on him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Battlefield Saint: I Was Made to Marry a Duke Knight in Place of My Little Sister, but I\u2019ve since Found Happiness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unlike her younger sister, who is known as the Saint, Finne is rather unremarkable, and has been treated poorly at home. After being sent to a dangerous battlefield as a military doctor, Finne meets a critically injured duke knight named Leon and uses her healing magic to save him from the verge of death. Then, everything in her life starts to change dramatically\u2026?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Saint Young Men<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At last, it’s here, Hikaru’s Nakamura\u2019s sly comedy about the everyday life of two not-so-ordinary young men sharing an apartment in modern-day Tokyo: Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha. Long rumored for an official English-language release, the wait is now over: Saint Young Men is finally here in English. par par par par There are saints living in Tokyo, Japan: Buddha the Enlightened One and Jesus, Son of God. After successfully bringing the previous century to a close, the two share an apartment in Tachikawa while enjoying some well-earned time off down on Earth. Buddha pinches pennies like a typical neighborhood housewife, while Jesus is prone to making impulse buys. Read all about the saintliest duo’s carefree days in Tachikawa \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence What’s a priest to do when the Saint he’s tasked to take care of is\u2026a klutz? One thing’s for sure\u2026every day is bound to be lively! The Casual Chronicles of a Great Saint Hirune Hanamaki, an employee of an exploitative company, receives a divine blessing from a goddess and is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[45],"kmanga_work_term":[513,519,508,528,512,525,510,520],"kmanga_creator_term":[522,515,509,529,523,511,521,518,524,527,514,516,526,517,434],"class_list":["post-2229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-k-manga"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t