If you don't like romance and harem novels, then this list might help you find good novels.  This list of Japanese novels is generally of the SOL, fantasy, and adventure genres with the theme of family and friendship.  ... more>>

For example, the adventures of a father and his daughter in a fantasy world.  Or it could be SOL's story that warms the heart.  

Apart from avoiding the harem and romance genres, I also try to avoid red genres as much as possible (genres are forbidden or should not be read by children or under 15 years old) such as adult, mature, ecchi, and gore. But it could be that in the story there is some content as subplots even though it is not the focus of the story. I mean, I'm also disturbed or uncomfortable with the existence of the red genres or similar contents, even though sometimes the contents are a little needed for plot story development.

The following are recommendations for Japanese novels without romance and harem but focusing on stories of family and friendship in a fantasy world. I hope that you all enjoy reading these novels! <<less

My personal list of Japanese slow-life novel.

Good world building isekai with minimal harems. Mix of shoujo/shounen and seinen/josei. Some might have mild background harem, but trying to keep that at a... more>> minimum. <<less

As the title says, they're novels I've read to the end of the latest raws. I tend to read a lot of raws and MTL... more>> to the point where I can make a long list of novels that lost me after a few hundred chapters or even near the end. Here are the ones that didn't. The genres in the list are broad and they all have somewhat of a different plot and settings each. The only thing common between them is that I read them to the latest/final chapter. <<less

Some stories featuring a healthy serving of childcare, maybe a child protagonist, some reincarnation and with a lot of family loving! Some BL titles will also feature this list but will be marked in notes~... more>>

Sorted from Child Protagonist to Childcare <<less

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 male protagonist, female protag , second chance, some romance, reincarnation, and adventurers. Contain novels that I like. KR, JP, CN.           ... more>>            EDIT: I LIKE ALL OF THESE NOVELS SO MAKE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN, I DIDN'T SORT THEM OUT ACCORDING TO HOW MUCH I LIKE THEM EACH. <<less

Main Protagonist is reincarnated to another world. Mostly with magic.... more>>

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Note that listed here are all novel where the mc is born again in another world. Transmigration to another body is not included. <<less

Novels that managed to hold my interest, in no particular order.

Mixed Genres. I've read these novels/stories a couple of times...even though most of them are still on-going.

Stuff for her to read.

Different genre of jnovels

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Part 2 of my first list since there is a 100 series limit. Series here will mostly be from Fall 2019 onwards.

Haven't read most of this yet, but I remember these are the manhwas and mangas I've read and enjoyed that I wanna continue reading

Likes and dislikes together in one place.

More on Slice of life / Transmigration /reincarnation ... (Not Sorted) 

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If you are tired of novels that the ecchi comedy, s*upid macho jokes, and constant fan-service ruin the whole plot, this rec list is for... more>> you. Not in any order,I will update as soon as I find more <<less

*in my opinion... more>>

Kinda but not really in order. If you've got similar taste, rec me stuff in the comments! 

I read a pretty wide range of genres, but in general I avoid harem, bad-end/tragedies (real life is depressing enough lol), and yandere (they creep me out). You might find some of the above on this list, but they'd have to be really good.

Updates whenever I read something good (fairly often bc I read an insane amount), but I'm pretty selective about what goes onto this list specifically. Check my reading list for the others that aren't quite at the this level. <<less

This is a list of novels I have personally enjoyed.

I have been reading novels in novelupdates for close to 4 years already and it is nice to have a place where i can share... more>> my experiences with everyone. These is my favorite novels so far. I can't say that i am a professional reader but I can assure you the quality of all the novel in these list. I hope you guys enjoy it ^^ <<less

A comprehensive list of novels I’ve read including, but not limited to: dropped series, BL, smut, good reads, etc. This is my personal opinion and does not always reflect the actual reception or rating of the novel. Listed in no particular order.... more>>

Personal Recommendation Level:

5 — You have to read it!!

4 — Satisfactory

3 — meh 

2 — not my tea

1 — I can’t... <<less

This list contains titles I am reading or have read so far. I will mostly list those I like and omit the ones I dropped or outright dislike and put them in another list. I probably missed a few because I read a massive lot and can't remember every title ^^... more>>

The novels I have read on this site started mostly in the Wuxia/ Xianxia Genre but with time I came to read more and more KR and JP stuff too. As a result, the contents will revolve around the usual genre tropes so I won't bother with a long list of tags. I don't have a lot of expectations for most titles I casually pick up.

What I consider when actually calling a novel "bad" is mostly bad writing ability (author) or translation quality. Otherwise there are some things like excessive NTR, those mostly have horrendous writing/ storytelling anyway. There are also things I just subjectively find boring of course.

I hope the list contains stuff that you may come to like just as I did :)

[I have not really ranked the entries] <<less

Mostly KR. I don't care about ratings and genre.