these novels aren't ranked. all are good and i recommend all of these for you guys to read. there's no (or some may have a little) romance here,  but no harem. ... more>>

♡ contains action, adventure, fantasy, horror, mystery, cultivation, supernatural, slice of life, world hopping etc...
♡ cn, kr, jp <<less

Sharing several years of my reading experience.... more>>

I was slowly creating this list for about a year. When I've got nothing else to do I was gradually expanding it and that's the result.

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To make it more descriptive and clarify some things I've put what I consider the main focus of the story under the 'Main Tags' line.

I've also added some comments to express what I thought about most novels that I've read.
As a bonus I've thrown out here some things that people look for or try to avoid like romance and mentioned similar titles that I've read myself.

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Tags' explanation:

Mature:
FL - foul language, G - gore, E - ero elements.

Romance:

'No Romance' - nothing worth mentioning/mc is a loner, No Romance(?) - I haven't seen any, 'Romance' - only 1 heroine, Yanderes - self-explanatory, Harem - if MC is in CONFIRMED relationships with
several love interests, not a japanese useless one.

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'My reading progress' line is a show of my 'sincerity'. At least I know what I'm talking about cause I've read it till cXXX.

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Rating:

10/10 - Perfection (for me).

9/10 - Not 10/10 but pretty close.

8/10 - Something good/worth reading

7/10 - Readable

6/10 - Read with caution / Only 'Readable' under specific circumstances

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P.s I've read a lot of novels (more than 200), so I've chosen more popular titles, or at least novels that I've liked more than others. So very few novels here can be considered questionable or 'hidden gems'. <<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

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

Novels where strength depends mainly on contracted beasts

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

You will find quite a diverse list of suggestions here. ... more>>

Recommendations are welcome

List is not in any particular order mainly because it is a bit hard to rank my favourites <<less

A list of the novels that i have read, in which monster taming/summoning plays an important role. For novels that are not listed in novelupdates... more>> go at the commenr section. Keep in mind, the order has nothing to do with the ranking of the novels and that no novel so far deserves, in my opinion, the perfect 5/5. If you have any recommendations that is mainly of this genre and has more than 100 chapters, please recommend them in the comments.  <<less

I dropped a hell lot of novels.... more>>

If you think any of the listed series are hidden gems, please please please let me know in the comments (and the reasons behind ur recommendation) because I'm running outta stuff to read. Harem is a banned genre though. <<less

Mostly action a lot of game elements just stuff I would recommend kinda ordered (will have to put more thought and wait till some have... more>> more chapters) <<less

A VERY subjective list. I'll keep updating it and add the reviews/rankings whenever I have time. The rating is based on MC > Story > Supporting Characters.... more>>

Check out my other lists here!

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62346/

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/63149/

Girl Crush FL (CN Only) - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/89513/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62483/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/74300/

Slow Burn Goodness - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/64099/

The Blissful World Of VRMMORPGs - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/73205/ <<less

My personal favorite novels. These are novels that I really enjoyed and if you haven't tried them before, recommend. If these don't suit your taste, then you don't have to read them.... more>>

(If you have any recommendation's, feel free to share them!) <<less

As far as I'm concerned, you can't trust in the overall novel ranking. ... more>>

I am sure there are different reasons for this development. And without a doubt one of them is a female readers' activity. What I mean is that they are much more active and generous in rating, comment section, lists. etc. If you are looking for proof you can try sorting all the novels by rating and here you will mostly see yaoi, shounen-ai, josei, shoujo, romance. Also, many other novels can't escape their influence. I mean, nobody said that they can't enjoy popular seinen novels, right? I am not saying that it's something bad or trying to stop them, but as a normal, straight guy, I can't enjoy the situation either.

So here comes my personal, manlier than even me, top of the novels I've enjoyed reading!

I can't really describe myself as a picky reader, but I have to spend quite a lot of time looking for something that satisfy my preferences. Which are mainly: 

1. No wimp/beta protagonist. (Life is hard as it is. I see no reason to read about someone's indecisiveness and useless tears.)

2. Protagonist with at least average level of intellegence. Otherwise it's too annoying to read.

3. As a litrpg genre fan i've got a soft spot for stories with different kinds of systems.

I guess that's it. <<less

You want a main character that summons a lot? Well this list is for you!... more>>

Note: NO BL, NO SHOUJO. There is generally romance, could be 1 to 1, could also be harem. No particular order. <<less

[Ranked based on Number of Readers] Included Tags: Royalty/Historical/Adventure/Fantasy

Just a list of recommendations that I think is worth looking into. List is not sorted to any ranks of any sort. Its added only when I remember to add a novel into the list.... more>>

Your mileage may vary. <<less

These are the novels that I personally enjoy. I admit that some are not as good as others, but it is my personal joy. There is no particular order. ... more>>

There are novels that I have saved up to read and haven't gotten around to yet:

-Isaac

-i reincarnated for nothing

-my death flags show no sign of ending

-king of the battlefield <<less

I don't know what to say...

Manhwa Adventrues

Check the comments for more recommendations. I only added novels above 3 stars, and I'm not gonna bother personally ranking them. ... more>>

Check out my other lists here!

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62346/

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/63149/

Girl Crush FL (CN Only) - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/89513/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62483/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/74300/

Slow Burn Goodness - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/64099/

Overpowered KR MCs Give Me Life - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/71430/ <<less

This is a list of novels I have personally enjoyed.

Characters (and stories) I came to like.... more>>

The list mostly contains female characters. <<less

Novels I like to read? Its a bit of a mis-match but i found them enjoyable. Some virtual reality, some romance, a bit of action, don't really know guys. Some might be for you, others might not, so please don't judge the whole list based on one novel ~_~... more>>

Am SO sick of writing thos things so plz just go read the descriptions. (~-_-)~

I also highly recommend sovereign of the karmic system if your looking for a good long read~  <<less

list of novel what make me still loving Light Novel 

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