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

these novels aren't ranked. all are good and i recommend all of these for you guys to read. there's no (or some may have a little) romance here,  but no harem. ... more>>

♡ contains action, adventure, fantasy, horror, mystery, cultivation, supernatural, slice of life, world hopping etc...
♡ cn, kr, jp <<less

Translated Taiwanese light novels (physical books). Most are no or minimal romance, focusing on plot and bonds between family and friends instead! The writing style... more>> usually has a comedic undertone as well. <<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

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This list is composed of all the stories that I have enjoyed reading but did not make the cut for my very detailed  'Fun Reads and Good Reads' recommendation list. This list also contains a variety of different types of stories and there is no real number ranking. Take a look and see what might suit your taste. ... more>>

Stories may be added or removed as I see fit. <<less

in my thread, "Everyone thinks MC is a good person!" there were a lot of good recs - so here they are! Thank you to everyone who recommended these to me. ... more>>

Note: Some novels recommended are from RoyalRoad, so not all of the recommendations are here :)

[created 2020.09.09

published 2020.09.09] <<less

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