Much like there have been ten thousand reskins of Harry Potter I’ve been waiting for more central examples of English-language cultural products to take that story archetype and just run with it. There is clearly a demand.
Well then Rejoice! The entire genre of Progression Fantasy is what you desire, and you need only browse the Best Of RoyalRoad to see lots of english-language stories that scratch that particular itch. In fact, I find these english stories immensely superior to anything in anime or manga.
A particularly good example is the recently-finished 12 book series Cradle, whose books ranked at #1 on fantasy Audible for the past few years.
Well then Rejoice! The entire genre of Progression Fantasy is what you desire, and you need only browse the Best Of RoyalRoad to see lots of english-language stories that scratch that particular itch. In fact, I find these english stories immensely superior to anything in anime or manga.
A particularly good example is the recently-finished 12 book series Cradle, whose books ranked at #1 on fantasy Audible for the past few years.