In order for a novel to appear on this list it has to meet at least 1 of these requirements:... more>>

1 - MC is evil or antihero

2 - MC focuses on (or at least is greatly influenced by) some sort of evil or dark power. For example, necromancy, demonic powers etc.

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Not on NU, but still counts:

1 - Supreme Magus;

2 - Lord Shadow

3 - The Nightmare of Alamir

4 - Only I am Necromancer

5 - Blood Warlock: Succubus Partner in the Apocalypse

6 - Epic of Vampire Dragon: Reborn as Vampire Dragon with a System

7 - Super Necromancer System

8 - Hero of Darkness

9 - Divinity Against the Godly System

10 - Re: Evolution Online <<less

Interesting stuff I'm keeping an eye on for updates (Not in order)

Whether its sh*t or good novel i still read them in my free time to pass time i guess.... more>>

taking recommendation and read it myself might add to the list if its poggers <<less

Shounen Novels but its not on order some are harem but what can i do mostly korean novels like harem no shoujo on this one all of them are Male Protag.... more>>

I made this list if you really like those op korean novels this list is the only one worth reading on my opinion on shounen or Male mc novels.

i put some new good kor novels hope u guys like it <<less

Action, Adventure and Advance. The triple AAA that the following novels have in my opinion^^.... more>>

Irregular updates but you are welcome to recomend. Continuation in PART 2 & 3 which will link down.

Korean Action Novels Part 2: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/25364/

Korean Action Novels Part 3https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/25368/?ft=yes <<less

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Just some novels i really like. If your tastes align to mine then we could really be good friends.... more>>

I put netori there since majority of them do. <<less

This is a list of things I have read which I think are great from the perspective of 'quality of craft' & 'quality of story'. In general those will be great reads for everyone as well, but will less include 'because I like this' focused listings of other 'great so long as you like this' stories.... more>>

That said, there are only so many 'objectively great' stories, so farther down the list I will put caveats (etc.) with less 'full measure' stories- either 'just good', or 'great if you like this', etc. I moved all the anri-social protags to another list.

If you know of something I should add to this list, feel free to comment a suggestion or PM.

I have written quite a few reviews for most of these and other works- feel free to check them out, and vote them up if you find them helpful. Thanks! <<less

Any kind of influence building like kingdom, clan ,buisness, gang,  secret organisation, etc, is considered.... more>>

Novels aren't ranked, so ignore the ranking. <<less

A list consisting of novels that I found to be really good/interesting . The list doesnt really have a strict ranking order , unless i... more>> mention it in the description of the book and  this list is still a work in progress as well i will be editing the list whenever i personally get some time to complete the descriptions along with adding new series that i find interesting as well. <<less

No description.

Stories I have or will read that contain an Evil Main character or a character similar or within the evil theme(None of these are in... more>> order). Also feel free to recommend or give your own review of a story in the comment section. <<less

I'd rather read these novels when they update than sleep... more>>

#49 - #57 are short stories/one-shot novels <<less

I will only include the one's that made me stick through thick and thin. Mostly no romance, if it's harem then you should expect that the MC is just using them for greater benefits. I don't like DUmb characters so you should also expect that most of the Male leads here or Female leads are smart or sharp. half of my list also include survival and teaches you some bitter reality lesson unlike those cliche novels that makes you scared or dream about nonsense fantasy stuffs.... more>>

I JUST RANDOMLY PLACE THE NOVELS AND I WON'T RANK IT. ( for me, they're all the best on their own way and techniques) 

[disclaimer: as I said, ‘mostly’ no romance- what I meant is in the survival stories, and if the protagonist is a man. But if the protagonist is a girl, they’ll be really romance. Book like that (top tier books with Female Mc w/ no romance) are very rare. I myself having some troubles finding them.] <<less

good novels i recommend it

Aight, so I'm making a new list for novels that.... surprise2, with gigachad MC's. Mostly here are KR because as we all know, JP aren't really good at that kind of thing since apparently, reduce, reuse, recycle are their main motto in writing novels. Not all, but some are. ... more>>

There's only a few I'll put in here since I don't read much KR novels but don't hesitate to comment your suggestions too. <<less

I've been going on a journey from A to Z due to lack of novels for me to read, as it felt like I read everything. Like I read way too much on this site... I just hit 650 reviews... though most of them were just a few words / sentences... I decided to finally make a reading list of what I think the best novels on this site are for male readers. Some stories were worse off in quality, but they were interesting enough to keep me reading.... more>>

I USUALLY ignore 4 types of novels

1. Romance focused

2. Historical focused

3. Female Leads

4. Dropped novels

Now, before u get mad, I only included ones that I CONTINUED liking. Because many times, the story quality ends up dropping the farther along the story is. I read a lot, so I'm very picky. Like when I first came to this site, I literally loved isekai, vrmmo, cultivation novels so much because everything was new... but now... there are comparisons... Another possible reason your novel isn't here, is that the novel is just new, and I have not read it yet as it was released after I went past that point alphabetically.

Please note the list will change in the future. I only read up the translation at the time of reading, so some of these books may be removed due to later chapters ruining the story.

Although I have read and liked a few FL Romance focused novels, I will not be including them to this list to be non biased, as I have not read enough of those to be picky about them. <<less

MC turns/transmigrates/reincarnated into a villain

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

KR fantasy stories that takes place in a non-modern society
With the concepts of:... more>>

Regression, Reincarnation, Dimensional Travel and transmigration.... <<less

Genre: Tragedy, Horror... more>>

Tragedy: 1 - 25

Horror: 27 - 52 <<less

Stuff that are reccomended by my server's collective consciousness, there is not much rhyme or reason or overlaps. Order based on the entry of suggestions, not ranking.... more>>

Continues to https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/51314/?ft=yes <<less

As an introverted person with social anxiety its hard for me to recommend things however when I do recommend novels to friends I usually recommend... more>> these <<less

Well, the apathetic, ruthless and evil protagonists are very charismatic, so I will make a list with protagonists that will give you a different flavor !!... more>>

Also the list is not made up of any novel with those labels, obviously they have to be the most outstanding !!

Some may not seem at first like this, but thanks to an excellent character development we can enjoy these protagonists.

I will put novels of more than 1000 chapters or that are complete.
This list has neither better nor worse, judge according to your criteria. <<less

Mostly great but not masterpiece, to read when bored or overwhelmed