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Mainly (but not only) with male protagonists and without romance or with romance sub-plot (without harems). Fantasy and action oriented. As of now, not that many novels, because I'm quite picky with them so oof,,

I have a lot more novels saved in my reading lists, so feel free to check them out, if you are looking for something with similar vibes, that isn't on this list yet.

Novels on this list are also pretty generic (similar themes and settings). Despite that I enjoyed reading them in between my classes, great stress relief after exam season! So don't expect to see a whole lot of original novels.

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Created: May 28th, 2021, Updated: Jul 18th, 2022

Created May 28th, 2021

Updated Jul 18th, 2022

KR (4.5)

#1Trash of the Count’s Family

977 Chapters Every 3.5 Day(s) 37753 Readers 583 Reviews 04-23-2024

Action Adventure Fantasy Supernatural

overall rating: 10/10... more>>

KR (4.6)

#2Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

0 Chapters Every 2123 Day(s) 21380 Readers 438 Reviews 07-04-2018

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Mature Mystery Psychological Sci-fi Seinen Supernatural Tragedy

overall rating: 9/10... more>>

KR (3.8)

#3The Birth of the 9th Circle Wizard

0 Chapters Every 78.4 Day(s) 725 Readers 3 Reviews N/A

Action Fantasy Shounen

Edit: [ story is no longer being translated as it got DMCA’d…. IM SO SAD T-T ]... more>>

CN (4.5)

#4Crossing to the Future, it’s Not Easy to Be a Man

86 Chapters Every 156.5 Day(s) 7276 Readers 140 Reviews 12-16-2017

Action Adventure Comedy Gender Bender Josei Mecha Sci-fi

overall rating: 8.5/10... more>>

KR (4.1)

#5What Happens When the Second Male Lead Powers Up

177 Chapters Every 6.6 Day(s) 8346 Readers 62 Reviews 04-25-2024

Adventure Comedy Fantasy Mystery Slice of Life Supernatural

overall rating: 7.5-8/10... more>>

KR (4.1)

#6Ex Rank Supporting Role’s Replay in a Prestigious School

1034 Chapters Every 1 Day(s) 8403 Readers 56 Reviews 04-24-2024

Action Adventure Fantasy Mature School Life Sci-fi

overall rating (of the story alone, w/o tl): 8.5/10... more>>

tl;dr translation in first chapters is bad , but it gets better; mc is great, story is engaging, def rec for people who dont mind mtl-ish translation

Did I binge it: it was hard at the beginning but I pulled through - yes

CONFLICTED. Is what I am adding this novel to this list. Why? Well, I think the reviews under this novel will explain why. The story itself - very interesting and something right up my alley, just a protagonist doing his thing smartly without unnecessarily added romance to the mix that, more often than not, ruins everything.

This novel would probably be far more popular and the rating would be higher if the translation was better. Yep. A typical case of a novel's potential getting destroyed by poor translation. BUT it does get better, kudos to the translator to that because starting from chapter 67 it is exponentially getting better. It's understandable and written in clear manner. On the other hand chapters 1-66? Mtl with I'd like to say poor editing or maybe even lack of it - or the editor just skimmed through it and didn't really read the thing, just edited some more eye-catching errors <not that it helped with anything>. Though the translation was rather poor, because the story and the mc were great, I decided to continue reading. And what can I say about it? Well, if you are someone who is familiar with both mtl and genre, as well as quick-witted enough, you will probably get what is happening <for the most part>. The most annoying part of the translation in first 66 chapters? The inconsistency. Name of our mc getting mixed up: Cho Ui-shin/Eui-shin, Jo Ui-shin/Eui-shin, or other characters such as Lena, Irena and ending up with Lenna in the final part. Or mixing 1st pov with 3rd pov, as "I" and "he" were used one after another.

The conclusion: if you are someone who just can't read poor tl, let's pray that these 66 chapters will get edited. And if you are willing to power through - best of luck and once you get to chapter 67, it's only pure entertainment. <<less

KR (4.4)

#7How to Live as the Enemy Prince

355 Chapters Every 3.2 Day(s) 9877 Readers 46 Reviews 03-25-2024

Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Mystery Slice of Life

overall rating: 9/10... more>>

KR (3.9)

#8Swordmaster’s Youngest Son

533 Chapters Every 0.9 Day(s) 5487 Readers 30 Reviews 04-26-2024

Action Adventure Fantasy Shounen

overall rating: 10/10... more>>

tl;dr probably one of my favorite novels (!), love all the characters to death

Did I binge it: yes to properly translated chapters, yes to 500 more mtl chapters

Caught up with all public 25 chapters in just few hours and I can't wait for more. Even though it doesn't have that many chapters, the story progressed quite far and it doesn’t take long for it to jump into action. The pacing in this novel is neither slow or fast - just the right amount. Since our protagonist was reborn, there are few timeskips that spare us from reading about his every single step whilst he's still growing up. They (timeskips) aren't too big either, the biggest one is from him being an infant towards the age where speaking or acting a little bit mature wouldn't come off as totally abnormal. The rest of them are just year or two which is great. There are events in between these timeskips that describe his progress or things that are more major to the plot.

As for my thoughts on the protagonist: I really like him, I would say that he's one of my favorite type of main characters. He takes advantage of the knowledge he acquired and is smart about it. He's obviously kinda OP, but it's not the the point where he's considered invincible, he's aware of his limits.

His family is kinda wack, but then again I really like the dynamics that have been introduced so far. Both with some of his family members and his subordinates/teammates. There's a fair share of comedy, the main comedian is rather obvious so you'll probably know who I'm talking about once you start reading it.

Translation is really good, kudos to everyone working on this novel <3

Overall a good read, good story and the characters are great too. I don't think there's anything that really made me cringe or wince, so that's a win I guess? The only thing that someone may not like is that it's not really something unique or never seen before, but even so - it doesn't make the novel bad. It still captures the reader's attention and curiosity. Since originality is not everything, every novel has different characters that authors develop differently, even if the plots in these kinda novels may be predictable to some extent.

Either way, I'll still throw whatever I am doing aside once I see the notification for this novel.

edit: Found mtl and the fact that I’m so hooked on it that I willingly subject myself to mtl is a sign of a good novel a̶n̶d̶ ̶a̶ ̶d̶e̶s̶p̶e̶r̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶r̶e̶a̶d̶e̶r̶ ̶

edit2: currently on chapter 254 of mtl and I can recommend this novel with clear conscience. I adore every single teammate and their relationship with our mc T-T I just love the friendships he made along the way. There’s plenty of interesting arcs so buckle up everyone <<less

KR (4.2)

#9Kill the Dragon

18 Chapters Every 127.5 Day(s) 1555 Readers 20 Reviews 12-30-2020

Action Fantasy Mecha School Life Shounen Supernatural

overall rating: 9.5/10... more>>

KR (4.5)

#10Genius Profiler Hansol Im

51 Chapters Every 43.9 Day(s) 1386 Readers 9 Reviews 07-28-2022

Action Mystery Psychological Supernatural

overall rating: 7.5/10... more>>

KR (3.9)

#11The Duke’s Eldest Son Escaped to the Military

223 Chapters Every 31.8 Day(s) 7018 Readers 69 Reviews 02-20-2024

Action Adventure Fantasy Mystery School Life

overall rating: 8.5-9/10... more>>

KR (4.1)

#12This Bastard is Too Competent

142 Chapters Every 7.1 Day(s) 3542 Readers 13 Reviews 04-25-2024

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Seinen

update 30/06/22 => {chapters are still being translated; just not being uploaded on NU}... more>>

KR (3.8)

#13The Greatest Extra in History

100 Chapters Every 6.3 Day(s) 2376 Readers 9 Reviews 04-13-2024

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Supernatural

overall rating: 6/10... more>>

KR (3.6)

#14Mightiest Melee Magician

10 Chapters Every 3.5 Day(s) 1452 Readers 4 Reviews 03-22-2024

Action Adventure Fantasy School Life Supernatural

overall rating: 9/10... more>>

KR (3.3)

#15I Obtained a Mythic Item

161 Chapters Every 5.1 Day(s) 1751 Readers 20 Reviews 03-04-2024

Action Adventure Fantasy Harem Romance

overall rating: 8-8.5/10... more>>

CN (4.6)

#16Smash All Pots and Pans To Go to School

360 Chapters Every 2.3 Day(s) 3994 Readers 74 Reviews 04-25-2024

Action Comedy Mecha Romance School Life Sci-fi

overall rating: 9-9.5/10... more>>

Did I binge it: yes, both translated and mtl chapters (as of writing this there are 84 properly translated chapters)

tl;dr similar to novel#4 on this list (without cultivation), female MC that looks like Mary Sue, but does not feel like it thanks to her unique personality and questionable (still amusing) behavior. A fair amount of action and comedy. + wholesome friends<3

It's similar to the position #4 on the list. We have a female protagonist, there is a military academy with mecha. Add to that a wholesome group of friends. I've been looking for a similar novel and this one was a hit. Wei San, our main character, feels very humane despite having Mary Sue qualities. I think it's one of the best takes on Mary Sue characters. It's all thanks to her unique personality and behavior. Some of her life choices were questionable, but also unavoidable.

A whole paragraph just to talk about the characters. I adore the dynamics between MC and her Damocles Military Academy team. They are way too funny and cute together. As for male lead - he's alright, likeable enough as of now (i'm on chapter 186 mtl). Do I like him more than her team? Not really since he hasn't been appearing with Wei San. However from what I can tell, he's very promising. As for other cadets from other academies - they are all supposed to be "enemies" in the competition, but you can't help but enjoy all of their interactions. (Edit: Okay, I love how ML is meshing with mc and her team. It doesn’t feel forced and every progress feels right. I enjoy watching their developing friendship. + the character development of some characters is endearing to watch!!)

The title is rather misleading, so I wouldn't judge the novel by the title itself.

OH AND WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS NOVEL - There's not a hint of sexism in it. Everyone is equal and never judged by their gender. It's especially welcomed in a novel with military life in it.

Romance wise - not much of it to be honest, if anything it's more of a subplot. I'm currently on chapter 186 of mtl and there wasn't much on that front. (properly translated 84 chapter is 20 something chapter in mtl)

edit:

I’ve officially read whole mtl novel. My opinion stays mostly the same, however I did end up liking the ML a lot (and as I mentioned, he meshes with FL and her group very well). A ton of comedic scenes in between action. However I do agree with other reviews that the ending is definitely rushed. <<less

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Lyon_Presto· Jun 15, 2021 05:23 PM
OMG I READ Almost all the books you list the only one I didn't read are the 3rd and the 4th book I really want to read the 3rd book but sadly it's gone
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- Pamey· Author · Jun 17, 2021 07:44 AM
  Yes it got DMCA’d just this week, a real shame because it was really good
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