Epythymy's 'manly' top.

Epythymy's 'manly' top.
As far as I'm concerned, you can't trust in the overall novel ranking. 

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.
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Created: Aug 31st, 2019, Updated: Jun 20th, 2020
Created Aug 31st, 2019
Updated Jun 20th, 2020
KR (4.3)
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JP (4.1)
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CN (4.4)
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I've finished reading this long ago so I can't really tell a lot right now. I just remember that I've got a kick out of... more>>
KR (3.9)
0 Chapters Every 4407 Day(s) 13537 Readers 116 Reviews 06-28-2017
One of Toika's earlier works. As a litrpg genre fan I liked it all the same. The story is still fun and the protagonist is... more>>
KR (4.2)
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A good story, mostly based on Scandinavian/Greek mythology, which is giving it a somewhat new feeling. Everything else goes according to genre.
CN (4.6)
101 Chapters Every 408.5 Day(s) 6033 Readers 130 Reviews 09-29-2023
A refreshing thriller story here! Truthfully, I feel that the story is definitely overpraised. I mean, it's a remarkable story, yeah, but it's not without... more>>
CN (4.4)
32 Chapters Every 177.5 Day(s) 16670 Readers 241 Reviews 01-21-2017
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KR (4)
0 Chapters Every 1697 Day(s) 9910 Readers 79 Reviews 08-06-2019
Toika's most recent work. This time around we've got a somewhat more villainous skeleton-scummer as a protagonist. The setting is entertaining to say the least.... more>>
CN (4.5)
163 Chapters Every 311.3 Day(s) 13572 Readers 159 Reviews 10-22-2017
An excellent xianxia comedy!
CN (4.4)
40 Chapters Every 280.6 Day(s) 7219 Readers 189 Reviews 12-14-2018
A pretty unique plot with MC who is posing as an NPC in order to 'scam' players and get some benefits from it.... more>>
KR (4.5)
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A good read with a somewhat new concept of transmigration into the world of book. I would've placed it higher if not for MC's contradicting... more>>
CN (4.1)
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A great novel about the revival of cultivation in the modern world with a proper romance to boot.
CN (3.4)
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JP (4.1)
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A surprisingly outstanding r-18 novel with some nice psychological content. I've particularly enjoyed the changes in some of the characters' points of view.
KR (4.1)
0 Chapters Every 3381 Day(s) 10394 Readers 81 Reviews 12-27-2016
Transmigration into the game world story. Particularly noteworthy here is protagonist's subordinate - orc. The damn orc is pretty capable. His protagonist aura is thicker... more>>
KR (4)
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Hilarious parody, but too repetitive. So it's better to read it in smaller portions (~20 chapters at a time).
KR (4.3)
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Lms. Sigh...... more>>
KR (4.2)
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Another good comedy.... more>>
CN (3.9)
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CN (4.3)
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Ecchi, mature, harem! Some zombie girls with big 'stories'!
CN (3.8)
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Another vrmmo novel. The notable thing here is the contradicting reviews about racism in it. I wouldn't try to change your view of it or whatever. Because honestly I don't give a damn about it at all. There is nothing new in its existence. Every country has some meme about it. My own included. I, personally, is a fan of the white flag and baguette! Not because I am a racist, but cause it is hilarious (IMO).... more>>
CN (3.9)
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Typical xianxia with overpowered protagonist and harem. Nothing new, but still a good read.
CN (4.1)
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It has a suspiciously misleading shoujo-style cover, but thankfully the story is normal.
CN (3.9)
465 Chapters Every 52.5 Day(s) 6111 Readers 60 Reviews 02-18-2022
Much better than what I've expected.... more>>
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  1. mutinyontheark
    mutinyontheark· Nov 28, 2019 03:52 AM
    This is really helpful, thanks for writing descriptions instead of dumping a list of titles.
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  2. Wolvelyn
    Wolvelyn· Sep 24, 2019 04:00 PM
    clear.pngHahaha I like reading your thoughts about the novels 
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  3. Mahiro9
    Mahiro9· Oct 22, 2019 04:08 PM

    The list description is so funny. It's really annoying how "yaoi", "shoujo", and "josei" fill up the results when I search for the tags I like and have to manually exclude those in series finder, but well, I can only suck it up.

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