I  prune this list often with  better replacements. Last page has the "updates"... more>>

1. Charm of the soul pets 2. Mechanic 3. Overlord 4. Throne of magical arcana 5. Mage Adam 6. shrouded sea scape <<less

If you want good novels, then you've come to the right place.... more>>

Though if you are searching for harem novels and cliche titles, then i am afraid that you've come to the wrong place and should probably find another list. I dislike harems, repetitive novels and just bad novels in general. I made this list to invalidate the claims that NU doesn't contain any good novels anymore. I know the vast majority of translated works caters to the harem/anti-hero loving part of the community, but i quite frankly dislike the vast majority of titles in those genres due to how bad they are. As a result, i have created this list to include novels that IMO stand out due the excellent execution in story beats, excellent translations/localization (English primarily) and just have good characters. That's all. <<less

(There's a second list, just add a 2 to the name of this list and you'll find it) ... more>>

There are too many novels with cliché romance and harems with annoyingly useless girls. Reading them gets extremely tiring. There are too few novels with absolutely no form of romance or harem. Here are some novels I've found to not have romance/harem or have an harem/romance theme that didn't affect the plot of the novel to the point of it being annoying. 

Feel free to recommend novels that fit the criteria, arigatou^o^

P. S. I haven't read all the novels in this list so I might not be accurate in judging them. And there are some I've read but didn't finish and the novel ended up having romance or harem elements in a later chapter, please feel free to correct me anytime you see that I wasn't accurate. Arigatou minna-san <<less

BL / BOY'S LOVE / MALE-MALE... more>>

QUICK TRANSMIGRATION / WORLD HOPPING / QT - the MC will  transmigrate to another world in a new body, doing missions and go to another world in another body after its done. And do the process again and again until the story is over. Mostly done with system AI's. <<less

Novels that have no lasting romance or love interests. There will be no smut, harem (if MC attracts some people, I don't mind until it becomes a major part of the story or MC becomes interested in them), or ecchi, and BL/GL also count as romance. The list includes a personal rating and (often rambling) review/description.... more>>

Of course, it's also about my tastes, so this list will be mostly fantasy and action novels (op mc will be a common feature). I am a wordy person so I also don’t mind wordier books, too... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The list is in no particular order, but novels with <100 chapters and on hiatus/slow updating (less/around as often as 1 chap/month) will go in the back, starting at #33. This is because I assume people are looking for binge reads like me.

DISCLAIMER: The list is subject to change and revision - my impression changes as I think about them/read more. I cannot guarantee a novel has no romance later. I'll try to update this rec list as I read. No promises though, so my descriptions may be outdated.

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Similar lists (insert after the "viewlist/" in the URL): 68396, 3797, 46727, 20556, 7097, 25820, 47958, 19335, 48107, 50847, 29345, 44031 <<less

Here some of my favorite novels, i tend to like novel without romance, harem, ecchi, or tragedy tags. I also like stories with great side characters rather than just focusing solely on MC. So if you look for those harem seeking protag and usual face slapping novel then sorry~ this isn't for ya...... more>>

P.S (edit 12/21) i removed all novel with romance hints, enjoy~ <<less

Personal favourites, in no particular order.... more>>

Idk if I'm allowed to put this here but anything QI in this list? Aggregators lmao

More recommendations (this list is non-exhaustive): [The Menocht Loop][Azarinth Healer][Deathworlders][Mother of Learning][Delve][There is no epic loot here, only puns.][Spellgun][The Abyssal Dungeon][Daedalus][Those who aspired to become gods][Apex Predator][I am going to die (in this game-like dimension)][Metaworld Chronicles][The last angel: Ascension][Unbound][Vainqueur the Dragon][Deeper Darker][Mud's Mission][Empire of Salt][Gaia Awakens][The Gam3][Never Die Twice][The Forgotten Conqueror][Tallrock][The Only Real Cultivator][Seabound][Worm][Vaudevillain][A Hermit's Life for Me][Shade Touched][Just A Bystander][Sylver Seeker][Magic-smithing][The House Witch][Apocalypse: Generic System][Rebirth in a Magical World][The Oscillation][Fork this Life][Beware of Chicken][The House Witch][Valkyrie's Shadow][Salvos][First Contact][A Sense for Magic][Romantically Apocalyptic][The Stars Have Eyes]

Extras:[I don't  want this kind of Hero][Weak Hero][Jigokuraku][World Trigger][Hunter x Hunter][Eleceed] <<less

Light novels in this list are my favorites and worth to read, and these are also the list of mtl ver. and my ratings on them :
2. Save Reloading Immortal: https://comrademao.com/novel/save-reloading-immortal/
3. I Just Won't Play by the Book: https://www.mtlnovel.com/i-just-wont-play-by-the-book/
4. The Ogre's Food Box: https://www.mtlnovel.com/the-ogres-food-box/
6. My Primitive People Are Awesome: https://www.mtlnovel.com/the-caveman-made-me-awesome/
7. Magus Tech: https://jpmtl.com/books/1214
9. This Big Shot is a bit Careless: https://comrademao.com/novel/this-big-shot-is-a-bit-careless/
10. I Really Am Not a Demon Lord: https://www.mtlnovel.com/i-really-am-not-the-lord-of-demon/
11. Monster Synthesis Master: https://www.mtlnovel.com/monster-synthesis-master/
13. RMJI - Immortal World: https://comrademao.com/novel/a-record-of-a-mortals-journey-to-immortality-immortal-realm
15. I Can't be A Sword God: https://www.mtlnovel.com/i-cant-be-a-sword-god/... more>>

List updated occasionally <<less

I feel really bad when I start reading a good novel thinking that it's quite good and doesn't have useless & annoying harem  it turns... more>> out to be one. It's seriously annoying. This list contains novels which aren't harem . Mc have only one wife/gf or none at all. Let's start( uh..... I'm quite new to nu so don't mind my listing style & they aren't in order) <<less

No CP = no couple... more>>

The protagonist either

1- doesn't have any romantic relationships at all and never thinks about having one.

2- Has romantic entanglement with others, but for reasons such as:

a) being rational, perfectionism or a natural scum they can let go of the relationship and move on, either into a new relationship (which won't be their last) or choose to be a lone wolf as being in a relationship doesn't bring them satisfaction [Aka in this situation the problem is from protagonists themselves] 

 b) Their love interest(s) have problems either scum or villain, meaning there is no love interest suitable for a serious relationship. In this stories, protagonists clearly know their wants and needs, and the importance and factors of a healthy relationship, they are mature and sensible, and don't mind having a relationship but won't force it <<less

Get that harem sh*t out of here.... more>>

A BL reader's curated guide (with comments) to exciting non-BL stories with either no M/F romance or very little late romance. And NO idiotic, horndog MCs!!! <<less

A list containing novels with zero harem[love triangles in some] and good stories to my preference. Not tags as there is no central themes. But... more>> I can promise you that there is no filler stuff in my recommendations.I will be updating the details and why you should read them often enough. And don't go with the way they are queued, as things may vary from person to person, just take them as a list.If you want to use MTL for novels... use comrademao.. its the closest with OG quality I have come across, they use some good software. <<less

i noticed that a lot of readers dislike harem so i compiled the novels i read without it. genres are mixed so there's a lot... more>> you can choose <<less

A few hidden gems ... others not so much but all of them totally worth the read. List spans quite a few genre such as Fantasy, sci-fi, cultivation, management, mystery.... more>>

Not all novels in the list will have top ratings. In my opinion the best novels are rated around 3.2 - 4.5. Anything over is mostly BL or FL with some exceptions. Anything below is mostly tr*sh with minor exceptions of novels for people with very specific taste. 

PS: All my recommendations are based on MTL. I rarely read human translated versions ..  <<less

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little to no romance

【Magic/Mystery/Horror/Occult/Supernatural/Sci-fi 】
【NOT IN ANY ORDER】

in this novels we dont have any romance romance 

Series where the protagonist uses magic as their main weapon.

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Hello everyone,... more>>

this is my 2nd novels list. This list shall contain all novels I consider decent and worth reading, but which did not make into my top favorite novels list. Link to that list is below:

https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/8231/ <<less

My list of favorite novels. I'm very picky with my reading, excluding (hopefully) all harem, josei, smut and yaoi. Reverent Insanity is not here simply because I didn't like the MC and ended up dropping it because of that (at around chapter 200). Otherwise the writing of the novel is excellent.... more>>

When I say I can't vouch for chapters after X, it means I haven't finished the novel. My library organization skills are very messy and sometimes it just happens that I lose all my bookmarks and saved books. Most novels have terrible endings, so it's not a point I value much anyway. <<less

Making this 3 years after beginning to use this site, so I am missing a lot of things. (Especially the Cultivation ones…) Despite that everything... more>> here will be things I enjoyed reading! <<less

No specific genre,  just a collection of novels I really liked. No harem. And little to no romance for action novels. 

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