(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

This is the stories that I like, you can read it if you want but I warn you, they are wholesome but some of them are tragedies that's why even if you are fulfilled and the ending is so good you will be frustrated because there are no more chapters...... more>>

Anyway don't mind the descriptions down there ↓. I'm a role player in Rpg games and gaming community that it even affect me in real life....

Oh there's no harem here, I'm not really fond of that genre.

I still have so many to recommend but still finding them.

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I find television to be very educational. Every time someone turns it on, I go into the other room and read a book.

If you are interested in my list, please leave a comment.... more>>

If not, I'm sorry for you wasting your time <<less

you have been looking for this.... more>>

here's a list of op mc Korean novels you have been looking for

(the first few descriptions of the novels are not mine, they are just comments I copied of NU, also please note that while most novels here are Korean not all of them are)

here are some other lists I made: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/46420/ and https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/47255/  check them out if you're interested <<less

My all time favorites, absolutely no romance. Listed in order of personal enjoyment. Near the end of the list, it becomes something more like "yeah this was pretty good," but nevertheless, I did enjoy it. ... more>>

Sidenote: I find it hard to read novels where MCs are too brutal/ruthless, so don't expect many recs on those novels. 

Recommendation: I highly recommend Mother of Learning. Originally an english webnovel, so it's not on novel updates (It's on royalroad and fictionpress). No romance, and the time travel/time loop is well done. It's completed at 800k words. The writing has it's flaws, but I personally found it incredibly enjoyable. 

Summary: Zorian, a mage in training, only wanted to finish his education in peace. Now he struggles to find answers as he finds himself repeatedly reliving the same month. 'Groundhog Day' style setup in a fantasy world.

Another english webnovel that's really good is Never Die Twice. Completed. No romance. Villain MC. LitRPG.  <<less

This list a mishmash of all kind JP novel, hope you find good stuff to read, rank doesn't matter

I've read a lot of novels from this sites. As more and more novel entered my mind, the old ones will eventually be forgotten. But, theres always some special ones that left lasting impression in my mind. Whether its because of Its strong plot, enjoyable character interaction, emotional attachment towards the character, intriguing world building or simply because its theme is my delicacy. ... more>>

Note: My delicacy is God/Immortal protagonist (not shounen-kind-of god protagonist). Watching the fleeting life of mortals from their perspective always makes me feel melancholy that somehow addicting. Their life reminded me death is also a kind of blessing for us, being the only one left behind is miserable feeling. And that made me cherish every moment in my life, regardless in joy or sorrow. So, if you happen to know novel with said premise but not included in this list, hope you can leave a comment and let me know, thanks! 

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I want to poop but I’m typing this instead- ... more>>

ok jk that was joke guys pls don’t leave! )): <<less

Greatest novels I read. 2 genres each (mostly), the first is the primary genre. If a genre is in minuscle then it's not so prevalent.... more>>

Divided in categories:

-first 5 are dark

-6 and 7 are comedy

-8 to 12 are action

-13 to 17 are time skip stories (years of history condensed at only the main parts)

-18 to 22 are romance (I've not read that many, so there could be more, but do not doubt for even a second that these are good)

-23 is a friendship short

-24 to 27 are cultivation <<less

That are all novels that I read till the last chapter at that point. The higher ranked the better, at least in my opinion...... more>>

Other good novels from other websites:

Deathworld Commando, Chrysalis, Mother of Learning, Authors POV, The perfect run, Nanomancer Reborn, Supremacy Games, Devourer, A (Not So) Simple Fetch Quest, Spider Queen, Birth of the demonic sword(ch. 900), Alien Evolution System, Imposter system, Tree of Aeons, The Game of a Blood Mage, Zero Fate against the world, Reborn: Apocalypse, Empress: A World Conquest Isekai, Super Minion, That time an American was reincarnated into another world, Isekai Speedrun, Warlock of the Magus World(ch. 280), Doom Valley Prep School, Reborn as a DRAGON, Lazing about in a Dating Sim, reborn as a demonic tree, TREEvolution, Apocalypse: Reborn as a Monster, Re: Evolution Online, Heros Carnage

Fan-Fiction: 

Naruto - Dream to Immortality, Avatar - Awakened Gamer, One Piece: Desperate, HP - Dimensional Wizard, Naruto: Tango with Death, HP: the arcane thief, HxH: A selfish Wish, Naruto: I became a god, So I'm a Supreme Being; so What?, Game Cafe in Marvel and DC, Getting Warhammered, Magnum Opus, Marvel: Game Maker System, Travel through the Multiverse, Overlord - The Origin, MHA: I am Shigaraki Tomura, Possessor in Naruto, Solo Leveling: Reborn as Thomas Andre´s Son, Star Wars -  Road to Eternity, Attack on Titan: Redemption, I am Rimuru Tempest, HP: Magic of the End, I am Kyuubi  <<less

This is where i pile up all the amusing novels (mostly isekai) with non-humanoid MC i found... more>>

P.S i added some extra novels that doesnt belong to the title but they had the same spirit <<less

Novels I have read or am reading, which include skills, level/game system and/or reincarnation, basically isekai, or just some kind of a similar fantasy setting. It also includes my score for them and what I thought about them which might include slight spoilers(sorry), some 'reviews' are shorter either because i didn't have much to say about them or just because I forgot about them, I was reading novels before i made this account and list, so i've forgotten what i liked, disliked and what took place inside them. Mostly Korean and a few Japanese novels, I haven't and don't plan on reading any Chinese novels, i honestly can't understand the cultivation and divinity thing most... more>> of their novels have so i tend to avoid them. The list isn't in any particular order, the ones near the end are the ones i've read most recently. I will update this list and add novels i like and find worth reading everytime i discover one. Though it seems that a hundred novels is the limit on a list so I've moved on to another one with even more novels there.

Link to part 2 of the list: novelupdates.com/viewlist/35208/ <<less

I just want the MC to act according to what they are (or have become) and not what they once were. Animals that act like animals rather than animals that pretend or desperately want to be human.... more>>

This is based off of the books I've read so far. The order is irrelevant. How good the book is is irrelevant.

 Suggestions are welcome <<less

faves... more>>

listed in order of how much they comfort me ( ꈍᴗꈍ) <<less

Read the title, unless you can't read, but if you can't read then why are you here in the first place?... more>>

Books not ranked <<less

Novels with Monsters/Dungeons/Magic/Gates/Gamelike system... where the main story or at least a large part plays out on Earth.... more>>

I will try to put the ones I have already read/am currently reading at the start and the ones I dropped at the end. Other than that in no particular order. For the novels I dropped I will list the main reason(s) I dropped them. <<less

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novels i liked for varoius reasons... more>>

*Note: dynamic and will always be updating <<less

Novels with non-humans. Will include mostly fluffy novels, mostly HE and some tragedy. In addition to a non-human characters, this includes novels where mc was previously a non-human and then becomes human, characters with shape-shifter ability, or just novels with pets. ... more>>

- includes ghosts, spirits, gods, vampires, and werewolves, robots, pillows, and other humanoid/non-human characters, etc. 

-this list will not include any orc/beast tribe harem novels (will only include 1v1); nor does this list include system- human relationships (eg. “don’t pick up boyfriends from tr*sh”) or non-human relationships from thriller, horror novels like “thriller trainee” or “I rely on poverty to sweep through survival games” <<less

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