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Summary

  • The Extra's Academy Survival Guide is loved by fans of Isekai & Magic School genres for its endearing characters and determined protagonist.
  • Fans waiting for official translations can enjoy similar Manhwa like A Returner's Magic Should Be Special.
  • Other recommended Manhwa with similar tropes and settings include Lout Of The Count's Family and The Beginning After The End.

Fans of the Isekai and Magic School genres found quite a great read in The Extra's Academy Survival Guide. With endearing characters and a protagonist who doesn't know when to give up, this series about a fan of visual novel RPGs returning as the villain of the game has become popular fast.

Fans of this kind of Manhwa are looking for similar stories to read while they wait for the official translation to be published. In this list, they'll find a lot of similar Manhwa, with a lot of tropes in common, similar settings, worldbuilding, and protagonists. Let's take a look at them.

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10 A Returner's Magic Should Be Special

A Story About School, Magic, And Reincarnation

  • Genres: Isekai, Sword & Magic, School Drama
  • Author: Wookjakga
  • Artist: Usonan
  • Similar Tropes: Reincarnation, Magic Academy, Weak-But Hard-Working MC

This manhwa tells the story of Desir Arman and his friends at Hebrion Academy as they go through Battlemage training to become soldiers in a war against the mysterious Outers. Desir has been reborn, and he retains all his memories from his past life, so he will do whatever it takes to prevent that bleak future from becoming a reality.

In that sense, the two series are similar. The main character from The Extra's Academy Survival Guide also knows the outcome of every scenario beforehand, and he's doing his best to prevent the worst from happening.

9 Lout Of The Count’s Family

Trapped In A Novel, Knowing The Outcome

  • Genre: Isekai, Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
  • Author: Elegant (Yoo Ryeo Han)
  • Artist: Elegant (Yoo Ryeo Han)
  • Similar Tropes: Isekai'd to a Book/Game, Spirit Summoning, Weak-But Hard-Working MC

A fan of a certain novel is sent to the world inside the book to live as Cain Henituse, the Lout of The Count's Family. The two series are similar, since the main characters know the outcomes and where all the "cool items" are hidden. They take advantage of this to get powerful, despite being naturally weak. Another point in common both series have is their take on Spirit Summoning.

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8 The Beginning After The End

Reincarnated In A World Of Sword And Sorcery

  • Genre: Isekai, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery
  • Author: TurtleMe
  • Artist: Fuyuki23
  • Similar Tropes: Magic Academy, Hardcore Magic System, Flashy Combat

The Beginning After The End narrates the tale of a former king who won all wars, and was betrayed in the end. Then he got sent into a sword and sorcery world. TBATE is one of the favorites of fans of high fantasy Manhwa.

It is quite similar to The Extra's Academy Survival Guide. The setting, the worldbuilding, and even the art follow similar standards. There's also a lot of the Academy of Magic trope in both series. Another point of comparison is their similar scenario design.

7 Magic Academy’s Genius Blinker

Perhaps The Most Similar Series

Baek Yu-Seol Magic Academy’s Genius Blinker
  • Genre: Action, Isekai, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, School Life, Shounen
  • Author: Eunmilhi
  • Artists: Seoyu
  • Similar Tropes: Isekai'd to a Book/Game, Magic Academy, Hardcore Magic System, Flashy Combat, Weak-But Hard-Working MC

Magic Academy’s Genius Blinker and The Extra's Academy Survival Guide are quite similar in many aspects. Except for the "reincarnated as a Villain trope," they essentially share the same overall setting. A person from our world is sent into an RPG game, which is also connected with a visual novel. The game has a lot of badendings depending on the characters' choices. Plus, both protagonists have reincarnated as the "trash character" of the series.

6 I Regressed As The Duke

A Few Points In Common, Especially The Reincarnation Trope

  • Genre: Fantasy, Reincarnation, Sword & Sorcery, Action, Drama
  • Author: Golaengji
  • Artist: Lee Ha-Joo
  • Similar Tropes: Hardcore Magic System, Flashy Combat, Reincarnated As The Villain

This series has a lot of similarities with The Extra's Academy Survival Guide. It deals with the same topic of reincarnation in a piece of media as the "villain" or the "disposable character" of the story.

The main difference is that I Regressed As The Duke doesn't use the magic academy trope. Instead, it fearures a lot of political conspiracies and territory management. There are also a lot of flashy combat scenes and a hardcore magic system, where magic has a heavy price.

5 Infinite Mage

The Same Magic Academy Tropes

  • Genre: Fantasy, Magic, Comedy, Action
  • Author: Kim Chiwoo
  • Artist: REDICE Studio
  • Similar Tropes: Magic Academy, Hardcore Magic System, Flashy Combat

Academy life, school drama, powerful spells — all these are things that both series have in common. Their common ground is just one aspect that makes Infinite Mage part of this list. There are also a lot of similar tropes, like "the power of friendship" and a "weak MC" that turns out to be strong thanks to his relentless attitude in proving that he is worthy of being part of the magic world.

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4 The Great Mage Of The Hero's Party Reincarnates

The Protagonists Share A Similar Vision Of Life

  • Genre: Action, Reincarnation, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, School Life, Shounen
  • Author: Jeonghoon
  • Artists: Potetorosu
  • Similar Tropes: Magic Academy, Hardcore Magic System, Flashy Combat

This manhwa narrates the story of the former Sage from the Hero's party who, after the battle with the Demon Lord, is thrown into a magic-induced coma. His body remains untouched for years, but his soul suddenly reincarnates in the body of a young noble. As such, he has to attend the Magic Academy again and relive his school years alongside a lot of quirky characters who become his friends. The manhwa has lot of tropes in common with The Extra's Academy Survival Guide, making it a good read for fans of the latter.

3 I Really Don't Want To Learn Forbidden Spells

A Weak Protagonist Became Powerful By Working Hard

  • Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, School Life, Shounen
  • Author: Xin Bo
  • Artists: Xin Bo
  • Similar Tropes: Magic Academy, Hardcore Magic System, Flashy Combat

Ning Feng was always the weakest at the academy, despised by others and shunned. He had a last chance to unlock a powerful Class, and he ended up unlocking a secret one named Dark Lord. It features a similar story to The Extra's Academy Survival Guide. with a dark fantasy setting as well. Academy life tropes abound. This series also has some touches of wuxia and VRMMO-like systems that help the MC to become powerful.

2 66,666 Years: Advent of the Dark Mage

A Similar Magic System

  • Genre: Action, Dark Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, School Life, Drama
  • Author: Hwabong
  • Artists: Taru
  • Similar Tropes: Magic Academy, Hardcore Magic System, Flashy Combat, Reincarnated As The Villain

A banished Demon Lord with a second chance in life is sent to the Magic Academy to learn spells. But magic has devolved since the time he used to go on a rampage. Lots of slice-of-life moments, a dark fantasy setting, school drama, and comedy aplenty make 66,666 Years: Advent of the Dark Mage a good series for those who enjoy these kinds of tropes.

The series might take a few dark twists here and there, but it is overall a great read, with plenty of dark humor too. The artwork is also one of the strong points of this Manhwa, making it worth checking out.

1 Transcension Academy

Protagonists Share A Similar Obsession With Money

  • Genres: Shonen, Action, Comedy, Urban Fantasy
  • Authors: Eojjeoda, Kkyujanneu
  • Status: Ongoing
  • Similar Tropes: Hardcore Magic System, Flashy Combat, Money Crazed MCs

Though the main character of Transcension Academy never goes to magic school, some of the tropes and the setting of the story have similarities to that of The Extra's Academy Survival Guide. Mainly, both of the MCs of these stories have a similar mindset regarding money. It's not that they are absolutely greedy; rather, they need lots of money to become powerful and survive the next challenge. Or so the story goes. But we're not here as judges of character. Still, the zany humor both series have is also a good characteristic.

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