There are so many amazing works that feature regressed MCs that are going through a second chance in management, corporate ladders, sports, cooking, etc. Definitely stronger list than the second chance in fantasy. Wanted to make a list that specifically targets this genre.... more>>

First, some of the best that aren't on NU:
1. Trailer tr*sh - wonderful depiction of a second chance high school life with strongly developed characters
2. Metaworld chronicles - only barely qualifies because it's really a fantasy world, but it's an alternate modern day Earth, with great detail and development of cultures and places and set in a modern society, if magic based
3. Let me make you a star - [have not yet read] but has good ratings, comment if you've had a chance to read it!

In addition, there are a number of great drama/TV shows (JP, CN and KR) of second chances that I highly recommend if you like this genre. I've added them in a comment below the list.

If you enjoy second chances, you can also try my other lists on:
- Second chances in fantasy (https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10749/)
- Time loops (includes movies and webnovels not on NU - https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10681/) <<less

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An order of when I first started each novel. No particular ranking. Some good, some bad, some on pause.

The majority of the novel takes place in modern times. 

Ever want to skip some arcs? well you won't have that feeling for most of these novels.... more>>

Books are mostly for male audience i'd say.

A mix of fantasy, wuxia, magic, comedy, family, modern world, scheming, harem novels.

Basically, male mcs doing s*** and in no particular order <<less

These are STRAIGHT CHINESE & KOREAN NOVELS in which the transmigrated/reborn/reincarnated MC gain popularity by presenting other people's ideas or works from different world/era as theirs. Please advise if there are any misses.... more>>

Additional titles:

Hollywood Ace (?) -4☆- https://www.uukanshu.com/b/29810/ - Reborn as orphaned fast food worker, the overly handsome MC with prescient advantages soon make it big in Hollywood & Silicon Valley. Light read with gary stu MC. Quite realistic romance & no heroine.

Long Live Director (?) -3☆- https://www.uukanshu.com/b/20074/ - A modern-day Chinese director got transmigrated to US in 1925s. He used modern shooting method & adapted scenarios to build Hollywood. There's gang fights, chaotic consortiums, politics, polygamy & sketchy depiction of US. <<less

Finished reading 

WARNING!!! I reAlly bad in english... Please ignore my bad english..This list is the list of CN and KN novel that i really enjoy in tag of weak to strong... there are some of the novel i'm still reading.... more>>

NOTE: Some of novel in the list below has bad review. But to me those novel not really that bad just like the review stated. My advice to u, dont read the review but judge the novel itself after reading either the novel good or bad. But if u want to read the review just go on, it ur right. No forcement here, just suggestion.

BTW happy reading. <<less

I reAlly bad in english... Please ignore my bad english..This list is the list of CN and KN novel that i really enjoy in tag of jack of all trade... there are some of the novel i'm still reading.... more>>

NOTE: Some of novel in the list below has bad review. But to me those novel not really that bad just like the review stated. My advice to u, dont read the review but judge the novel itself after reading either the novel good or bad. But if u want to read the review just go on, it ur right. No forcement here, just suggestion.

BTW happy reading. <<less

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Pure candy.  These stories are not believable or consistent, but I enjoy imagining myself as the overpowered and invincible hero of the story.

I reAlly bad in english... Please ignore my bad english..This list is the list of CN and KN novel that i really enjoy in tag of game element... there are some of the novel i'm still reading.... more>>

NOTE: Some of novel in the list below has bad review. But to me those novel not really that bad just like the review stated. My advice to u, dont read the review but judge the novel itself after reading either the novel good or bad. But if u want to read the review just go on, it ur right. No forcement here, just suggestion.

BTW happy reading. <<less

Novels with lovely and cute children, adoption, childhood, pregnancy, daily life, family relationships, growth, mother/father/child relationship etc... more>>

In alphabetic order

[PT/BR] Novels com crianças adoráveis ​​e fofas, adoção, infância, gravidez, vida cotidiana, relações familiares, crescimento, relação de mãe/pai/filho etc

Em ordem alfabética

Part/Parte 1: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/18713/

Part/Parte 3: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/27643/

Part/Parte 4: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/51215/

Part/Parte 5: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/82425/ <<less

Ranking order doesn't matter. ... more>>

Just a list novel I have read. <<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

Overpowered ML's are here

Rankings are totally random. It's gonna be updated. It's still a new list so bear with me. Min +500 chapters translated (although there will be... more>> rare cases of some novels having a little bit less chapters). I've been reading Chinese/Korean novels for 7+ years. If you don't see the chapters don't worry, novelupdates... they don't upload unofficial translations. Use novelfull or noveltop for reading, they're anti "webnovel" web sites, or other similar websites.
"Preferably" Chaotic Neutral and Lawful Evil MCs. Male MC only. Hate IET novels except for the Stellar Transformations as it was my first novel. Hate cheap faceslapping and arrogant youngmasters. This is a forbidden territory for The Desolate Era lovers.. go away. Chinese & Korean novels only. As everyone knows, there are two different perspectives for a novel review. The true, detailed analysis and the one that is based on personal opinion. The novels on this list, are all selected after detailed analyses, not personal opinion. They all (seriously) are quality works but you might not like them. It depends on your taste. Nothing is perfect. <<less

Great novels that I've read, the top three are all must reads. The rest are in no particular order. If you were wondering why a veteran like me places LMS in top 3 its because that was my gateway to fantasy. Lord of the Mysteries is good to the level that it could be worshipped. The rest are just different genres that I checked out at different points in time. ... more>>

You might hate some novels but people have varied tastes so that's that. Check the whole thing out!

P.S. I read way more but ig 100s the limit so I'll stop here. Fellow daoists- NO JUDGEMENT   ;-) <<less

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What I read

Good stuff. For different reasons. Non-ordered

All stories about bringing earth culture (movies, books, games, etc) to different world.

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

Second Part - mostly ones I recently watched in Viki or YouTube… also including upcoming series 

Very good, but 0.01% - 20% of me regrets that I'm reading you instead of studying for my assessments i.e. you haven't stolen my soul... more>> or you were super duper good but then royally f*cked yourself over <<less