Sturgeon's law: 99% of everything is terrible.... more>>

I know many people say that there are no good novels on this site, and it oftens feels like the top lists are filled with overpowered MC's, undeveloped harems, 2D characters, and lacking plots.

There are some novels that stand out, however, whether that be for their plots, characters, or translations.

This is a list for my personal 1%. It is ranked in order. <<less

While this list doesn't contain all the Gender Bender (Male to Female) novels I have read, these are the ones I liked and highly recommend. These are sorted based on the ones I am currently following and looking forward to reading the most, so the ranks are irrelevant to how good the novels actually are.... more>>

P.S. The quality of the translations does affect the rank slightly. <<less

Some are abandoned.... more>>

Notice the absence of anything other than JP.

Avoid translations by "Estelion's Secret Imouto". <<less

No BL/GL. No Crossdressing.

List of novels that i found with no romance and has a female as the main character.... more>>

Anything that has the tag where a romance can happen is not included in list despite not having the romance genre in the genre list, e.g: josei, handsome male lead, late romance, slow romance, anything with love interest, engagement, marriage, r-18, s*xual relationship, romance sub-plot, yaoi/yuri sub-lot, etc. 

This is for the people who are tired of seeing a female protagonist become a s*upid damsel because of romance.

If you don't mind Fanfic or Gender-bent(male to female) types, I'll also be adding them.

I'll be adding more if I found some in the future and I'll be removing some if the author/s add romance in their work.

This type of novels are really hard to find so anyone who knows a one or two can drop it in the comment.

I'll also be adding what i found in other websites like webnovel or scribblehub in the comment section. <<less

entries in no particular order, i highly recommend all of them

Finding good fantasy weak(or not so weak)-to-strong novels is a pain. Therefore, this list has been made to help you find the good stuff without having to touch manure!... more>>

Individual reviews are work in progress. If you have suggestions, please give them, I need more reading material. I also recommend checking out anything by Vihyungrang, Andur, or LupineKing on Royal Road. <<less

Novels that caught my interest—pure guilt-pleasure reads... more>>

Orders are irrelevant

For a list of masterpiece novels, refer to this list:

https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/83118/ <<less

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The following is a list of the top Japanese gender bender fantasy novels without romance and harem that I have ever read.  Novels with the gender bender genre give a sense of how a man was changed into a girl for certain reasons.  ... more>>

Generally, novels with gender bender will fall into gender identity deviations so that they often fall into deviant genres such as yuri and yaoi.  

However, if the author is sane enough to present plot stories, gender bender novels can be interesting novels because these present the point of view of a man in a girl's body in living his life story without having to be trapped in romance and harem. 

 Therefore, novels with gender bender genre must create conditions in which the MC does not want to be trapped in the deviation of gender identity by engaging in romantic relationships that end in deviation.  

In other words, the MC must be single for life and focus on her life goals. <<less

The other world (isekai) story that interesting and enjoyable with a unique setting, twist, world or, characters. Well, this is just entirely my personal opinion. 

CN version: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/71435/... more>>

Not listed in NU
- Fates Parallel
- Otherside Picnic
- Nanomancer Reborn I've Become a Snow Girl
- Demon Princess Magical Chaos
- Living as I please, As a loli Demon King
- Amelia: The Level Zero [Hero]
- Salvos
- Bloom Into You (Regarding Saeki Sayaka)
- The Reincarnation of Alysara
- Magical Girls are the Best Toys <<less

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

Try these novels, they're great. 

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MC is not married, does not have a partner, but for some reason, MC becomes a mother whether as a foster mother, adoptive mother, or... more>> biological mother who is related by blood. Of course, MC is a pure girl. <<less

List of novels that seems like interesting... more>>

MixGenre

Not sorted by rank

based on cover LOL <<less

The following are Japanese fantasy novels with loli MC.  The plot of the story generally focuses on adventure, comedy, and SoL. The plot of the story... more>> may contain romance as subplots or genres although I try to avoid them as much as possible.  Don't forget I will avoid the red genres as much as possible so that it is friendly to read to everyone.  The plot of the story may contain gender bender and shoujo-ai.  But I make sure the novel doesn't fall into one of the red genres, namely yuri. And here are the novel recommendations: <<less

Just some story I read over the years. I don't read much and I mostly read JP

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In no particular order, a list of series I've read with female protagonists in fantasy settings.... more>>

Suggest more in the comments! Maybe I'll check them out ^^

Generally avoiding novels that focus on male-female romance right now. <<less

Female MC with amazing power / abilities that can give effect to the whole country. And everyone knew what she was doing or who she is.... more>>

She did amazing things. Example :

- Destroy miasma that generate monsters

- Build new system than can effect the whole country

- save a nearly collapse country

- or other amazing things <<less

Strong Female MC with good story

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Just some good isekai and mmorpg light novels with female leads that I personally like.