Sometimes, the hints of a very deep bromance is more satisfying than
reading an actual BL. These are all novels that are NOT BL and do not
have any gay couples, it just feels that way to the trained fujo eye.... more>>

"Unrated" means that I have not read the novel yet. <<less

Stories with a close friendship/relationship between two male characters that is not romantic in nature.

Surrounded by loyal protective companions? Good stuff. Platonic harem and bonds? Heck yeah. MC smartly planning ahead and sometimes humorously misunderstood?  Dig it. Bromance? YES!... more>>

This is my jam~ ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧

I like stories where the MC is loved and cherished by his people (but not romantically, not into harem).Though I still ship MC with other characters sometimes (〃'▽'〃). 

Some are more of a slice-of-life, with little actions, but more focusing on the deep bonds of the main characters.  I only put series that I've actually read, with my little comments on it, I'm definitely up to recommendations for similar trope.  

Top best three asides, the rest are in no particular order. Enjoy! <<less

Just as the title says, these novels are flipping amazing! It's mainly consisted of BL material, but some BG novels may or may not pop in time to time. I made a separate list for that, but sometimes there's a BL subplot, so I stuff it here~ There's no helping a crazy fan of BL like me  ╮(￣▽￣)╭... more>>

And yes, there's no complicated love triangles or harem and all of the gongs and shous in these novels are virg*ns because I like it. Fight me~ <<less

Dramatic stories involving bros.

A novel with main focus on action, fantasy and adventure without romance (both in normal couple, harem or bl) 

No description.

(Mostly) no harem no BL, male lead on fantasy novel setting with his over protective companions.... more>>

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Some is tagged Yaoi/Shonen Ai. BUT their relationship is mainly bromance, dense MC, super slow romance and barely had any explicit contents. Save read for those who doesn't like BL, like me.

Note: Some with yaoi tag  still ongoing, I'll update if it's bearable to read or not. <<less

I searched everywhere for bromance WITHOUT romance, harem or the shitty romantic subplot tag . ... more>>

I 'm searching for good stories no boring sh*t and interesting characters : I want QUALITY 

Only stories without YAOI or SHONEN AI TAG 

Open to recommendations  <<less

Stories containing comradeship between men! Not BL explicitly but some can become one if you squint hard enough. 

list for myself but feel free to intrude.

Exactly as the title says! Lately I got addicted to novels where the protagonists are males so I decided to make a list ～(つˆДˆ)つ｡☆... more>>

Mostly no romance, or background romance.

Ranked from the most enjoyable read to the least for me.

⚠️ WARNING! my reviews might contain small spoilers so read at your own risk. <<less

Yup! I am a Fujoshi and the fantasy novel I've read should not have ROMANCE!! ... more>>

LET'S GOooOOO ~~(^ 0 ^)~~ 

SOORY! I lieD~: some of them are bl <<less

To list out novel i read

Please click '....More' to find the Important Notes and Warnings[*].... more>>

Arranged in order of creators personal rating. Some notes and warning may not be written; please check story tags.

Warning: jjwxc has been notified to be soon a licensed company and therefore many translators and translation groups have decided to either password-lock/copy-block/remove their works[or sites] in fear of getting theft of their hard work and so the recommendations may as well include these types of works. Please take caution. <<less

This is a list of read where the mc is a solo male lead that isnt easily swayed by romance or girls like those in japanese typical harem story. They got their priorities stright, and eyes on the price. ... more>>

Some may clash with the male protagonist of their series, some even become bff in their conquest. <<less

2nd List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/50277/... more>>

3rd List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/61691/

I am doing this list for people like me who enjoy family and friendships or gets entrained by MC building there organizations directly or indirectly—
(Unedited) They are all in alphabetic orders, # or A-Z

There will also master-follower relationship or master-disciple relationship being recovered or building up between them…

And some overstate themselves even though they are OP or haven’t released their power-

There are no romance nor harem but there might be people around them having favorable impressions on them or bad reputation trying to be fixed or just leaving it…

I will try to put on novels that I’m sure there isn’t any romance nor harem and have already read them so to be double sure and some are recommended to me and had told me there isn’t :>

Any that are involve with the tag romance is explained in the bottom ^^*

Loving family for the beginning, knowing, and get transmigrated in a novel or another world ✌️

MC - Main Character
OP - Over Powered
OG FL - Original Female Lead
FL - Female Lead
OG ML - Original Male Lead
ML - Male Lead
BL - Boy’s Love
GL - Girl’s Love
GB - Genderbend <<less

No harems, no infantilized shous, no abusive yanderes with tragic pasts and sh*tty redemption arcs. BL, found family, or crack. Maximum doting preferred. No confinement allowed.... more>>

Will take platonic brotherhood over controlling gongs who resolve their insecurities with forceful papapa. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go.

[Beware unmarked spoilers] <<less

No romance, no harem. Just MC with their brotherhood/sisterhood or found-family ^^~.... more>>

Novels with adaptations are noted.

Recommendations are appreciated! <<less

Just bromance, boys love,and Shounen-ai . This is not the place for anti gei people!!! I WILL ALWAYS ADD NEW NOVEL IF I FOUND ANOTHER... more>> ONE,SO DON'T MISS IT!! And check my other lists ♡(˃͈ દ ˂͈ ༶ ) <<less

Hey allys this is just bromance, Shounen-ai and yaoi, no harem and gurl b*tchies !!!! (IMPORTANT: I WILL ALWAYS UPGRADE THIS LIST,SO DON'T MISS IT!!)... more>> Check my other listsლ(・﹏・ლ) <<less

For novels that look like BL but aren't actually. Also for fun.
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So the real reason I made this is because I thought it was quite interesting how many BL shippers there are for no-romance and minimal-romance novels I've collected in my other lists. As you can imagine, most of these are novels that prominently feature male characters and their relationships with one another.... more>>

Although I do read BL, I'm not much of a shipper myself, so most of the stuff on here is here because there really are people out there shipping the MC with one of the male characters that's not canonically a love interest. Yes, I confirm these ships by searching for fanarts, fanfics, and forum articles asking if it's BL. Think of it as my weird hobby.
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I'm not going to rate or review the novels here. It's more of a compilation than a rec list. Note that I haven't read many of these, and that it is in no particular order.

There has to be an uncommon degree of fujobait going on. I'm not going to add just any series where male characters have a significant friendship. Although series with exceptionally thirsty fandoms will leak into this list anyways since, like I said, I'm not actually reading some of these. I will occasionally ramble in the description.

I'm well aware that there are plenty of other similar lists out there, so I'll link them below as I find them.
(insert after the "viewlist/" in the URL): 30062, 1733, 64324 <<less

1st List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/44031/... more>>

3rd List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/61691

I am doing this list for people like me who enjoy family and friendships or gets entrained by MC building there organizations directly or indirectly—
(Unedited) They are all in alphabetic orders, # or A-Z

There will also master-follower relationship or master-disciple relationship being recovered or building up between them…

And some overstate themselves even though they are OP or haven’t released their power-

There are no romance nor harem but there might be people around them having favorable impressions on them or bad reputation trying to be fixed or just leaving it…

I will try to put on novels that I’m sure there isn’t any romance nor harem and have already read them so to be double sure and some are recommended to me and had told me there isn’t :>

Any that are involve with the tag romance is explained in the bottom ^^*

Loving family for the beginning, knowing, and get transmigrated in a novel or another world ✌️

MC - Main Character
OP - Over Powered
OG FL - Original Female Lead
FL - Female Lead
OG ML - Original Male Lead
ML - Male Lead
BL - Boy’s Love
GL - Girl’s Love
GB - Genderbend <<less

Something about same gender siblings getting along and acting like siblings just speaks to my family fluff loving heart. Unfortunately, a vast majority of asian... more>> novels (cough chinese cough) seem to think that opposite gender siblings= best, brother/sister complex (and borderline romantic gross) and same gender sibling= toxic, sisters ABSOLUTELY CANNOT SUPPORT EACH OTHER, must steal fiance or be a jealous biatch (same gender brothers to a lesser degree as well). Maybe is because I have a bunch of sisters (and only one brother), but my best friends are my siblings! This list is for all those with good relationships with their siblings. Please add more in comments I missed, I want all the feels!!! This list is in no particular order, just added to when I remember and in boy-girl order. NOT YURI OR YAOI, STRICTLY FAMILY VIBES! <<less

- you know what's here if you know ORV/Solo leveling and sh*t lol enjoy!... more>>

-no order

- I like this kind of stories even more if there is some homosexuality between the main characters lol feel free if you want to drop some recs of this type!! <<less