Essentially, either a weak or strong protagonist has subordinates or people who are all very loyal and protective/possessive of him. Most of them are stronger than the MC. There are mainly male protagonists, but female protagonists are included.... more>>

NO HAREM OR ROMANCE-FOCUSED NOVELS! Contains mainly friendship or comradeship-focused Novels.

Other Novels/Mangas that can't be found on novelupdates: Eleceed (Manhwa), How to Survive as a Terminally-Ill Dragon (Manhwa) <<less

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Male MC and (possibly) no romance

I'm gonna sort this list from gaeey-est to straight-est/ "brotherhood" level lol (except of course those novels which I haven't read yet, just recommended by many . I will just put them on the bottom, in accordance with their NU ratings) - you may also recommend some below if I ever missed one or anything. This is all for our quest on finding these types of novels anyway lmao.... more>>

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EDIT: On second thought, I won't put the ships anymore cuz some readers may put off reading it because they're spoiled as to who to focus on or that they're already suggested as to which relationships between 'bros' to invest on so yeaahh~~ Just gonna put some of my thoughts and its synopsis instead.  <<less

Not fully Korean but still so many Korean

Part II: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/74124... more>>

No romantic drama, no yaoi, no villainess, no nonsense. Pretty much only action, adventure, and progression fantasy here. <<less

this is mostly just male mc without female leads like "love interests" or harems :)... more>>

Korean Novels #1 - #25
Chinese Novels #26 - #53
Japanese Novels #54 - #70

* There might be some s*xual tensions towards side characters but mostly it views the improvement of the main characters
* Novels like this just focus on the plot and battle towards mc's main goal and shenanigans but most of the novels here are my male protagonist 'to be read' and I hope you guys find something that suits your tastes <3 so yeah happy reading ^^)/ <<less

Yup! I am a Fujoshi and the fantasy novel I've read should not have ROMANCE!! ... more>>

LET'S GOooOOO ~~(^ 0 ^)~~ 

SOORY! I lieD~: some of them are bl <<less

It's a list of all my favourite Korean novels with male protagonist that I'm recommending you for reading . So I hope you like it!!! 

My Fav List with Only the Best

list for myself but feel free to intrude.

Novels that if you're a "tr*sh of the count's family" fan, you might like. (Mostly no romance)

Primarily Career/Shop/Kingdom Development, but there also could be some novels that I like. Most of these novels do not have romance or harem tag as I am not a big fan of these in novels that aren't primarily written as romance.... more>>

I now have a part 2! <<less

List of novels that I found interesting but never had a chance to read it because of various reasons.... more>>

The novels that I've already read will be removed from this list and, depending on whether the story are as interesting as the summary, moved to my other lists.

My other rec list:

■ Interesting Transmigration Stories (https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/12031/)

■ Interesting Rebirth Stories (https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/12059/)

■ Another Interesting Stories (list for novels that's not in the genre of transmigration or rebirth) (https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/12392/) <<less

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(Mostly) no harem no BL, male lead on fantasy novel setting with his over protective companions.... more>>

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Some is tagged Yaoi/Shonen Ai. BUT their relationship is mainly bromance, dense MC, super slow romance and barely had any explicit contents. Save read for those who doesn't like BL, like me.

Note: Some with yaoi tag  still ongoing, I'll update if it's bearable to read or not. <<less

Just what I plan to read someday...It's longer than what I have read haha...... more>>

Either waiting on more translated chaps , just don't feel like reading right now or in the middle of another one

I keep adding when procrastinating~ <<less

Bah, is the title something long? Does it sound like cheap advertising? Don't be fooled, this is not a trap!  You will find on this... more>> list several Male Gods preaching their goodwill and their righteousness in their breadth of interpretations of different characters! Ditch that cheap male ...!Ah ..... does this include .... reincarnation? Transmigration? Time and space travel? Cultivation? Magic? Fantasy? Politics? Different times? Supernatural? Culture? Food? 'Breeding'? System? Romance? 'entertainment'? ¿Entrepreneurial business?  Counter attack? OCC?Yup, and not only that. The 'performer' starts with a blank character or rebuilds either villain, minor character, extra cannon character and even a f*cking male character to confront and combat fate and be ...A good ... father ... husband ... brother ... grandson .... filial son ... friend ... and maybe more ...?! in short a Male God loved by the Heavens!Although there is someone who appears to be a bad man but is a bread of God!Warning: The list is in 'process'. It should be remembered that some are abandoned or slow... Although please respect the rhythm of translations and be grateful to the respective translator. Also not all of us have the same tastes when it comes to good reading, don't blame the translator or the same author! But I assure you that it will be a good read even for lovers of anguish and drama (or who like the world on fire)! <<less

A list of books I have started but have not finished for one reason or another ... Just a place to bookmark ^^ Mainly gaming/skills... more>> gaining/level up novels. <<less

Korean Novels That I Liked And Recommend . Will Update It As I Go Along . Order Doesn't Matter ..... more>>

Recommend Me Novels That You Think I Will Like In The Comments <<less

Stories with a close friendship/relationship between two male characters that is not romantic in nature.