Borderline/Maybe No-Romance Novels
Borderline/Maybe No-Romance Novels
Got tired of seeing novels that I want to put in my other list (16020, the No Love Interest list) having Romantic Subplot, so I made this one on a whim :P
I might move novels between the two lists depending on how they turn out. This list is mostly retired and I probably won't update it.
Here I am with novels that:
- Might have romance, and are ongoing
- I haven't finished/started reading
- Have the romantic subplot tag, but there really isn't much romance going on from what I know
- Have romantic subplots that I don't think cuts into the main plot much/doesn’t alter the MC’s character much
Ah, and by romance, I mean the MC's romantic involvement. Side couples don't really count in this case.
I'm postponing adding descriptions for most, but I've written some. Some were also moved from the other list and have descriptions from that. It's also in no particular order, although the ones I haven't read (nor read adaptations of) go at the back.
I might move novels between the two lists depending on how they turn out. This list is mostly retired and I probably won't update it.
Here I am with novels that:
- Might have romance, and are ongoing
- I haven't finished/started reading
- Have the romantic subplot tag, but there really isn't much romance going on from what I know
- Have romantic subplots that I don't think cuts into the main plot much/doesn’t alter the MC’s character much
Ah, and by romance, I mean the MC's romantic involvement. Side couples don't really count in this case.
I'm postponing adding descriptions for most, but I've written some. Some were also moved from the other list and have descriptions from that. It's also in no particular order, although the ones I haven't read (nor read adaptations of) go at the back.
12 Followers
Created: Jan 10th, 2022, Updated: Feb 7th, 2024
Created Jan 10th, 2022
Updated Feb 7th, 2024
101 Chapters Every 410.2 Day(s) 6091 Readers 131 Reviews 09-29-2023
5/5: Like a lot of horror novels on NU, it's more thriller than horror. Basically, MC runs around solving old crime cases and stuff to exorcise ghosts and expand his own haunted house, sparking hope (and terror) in others in the process.... more>>
110 Chapters Every 224.7 Day(s) 8398 Readers 87 Reviews 04-01-2024
5/5: This particular author writes a lot of comedic novels with quirky characters, and mostly ones with no romance. This is one of her more successful works, and I have to say it's one of my all-time favorites. If the novel's synopsis interests you, you'll probably like it.... more>>
43 Chapters Every 232.8 Day(s) 1582 Readers 62 Reviews 02-29-2020
4/5: <not caught up>The MC is a calm, cultivation-obsessed person who also has a cheat phone which he can use to increase his strength by grinding a game. ... more>>
456 Chapters Every 22.5 Day(s) 10000 Readers 114 Reviews 06-14-2023
4.5/5: <not caught up> Very very similar to I Really Am Not The Lord of Demon -- MC serves as a bookstore owner who loans out tomes of forbidden knowledge, but remains unaware of how OP this makes him look, as everything looks normal to him. NOTE: The author has stated that there will be a female lead in the future, but the translation hasn't gotten to that point yet. Also, MC does not stay unaware forever.... more>>
135 Chapters Every 9.6 Day(s) 4843 Readers 57 Reviews 04-24-2024
4.2/5: <not caught up> Kind of an interesting novel. It's probably what an amalgamation of I Became the First Prince and the Villain Wants to Live would look like, and has a very much antihero protagonist. The concept is fairly interesting as well.... more>>
304 Chapters Every 3 Day(s) 4179 Readers 15 Reviews 04-24-2024
3.2/5: Fluff. It's typical shallow Chinese shoujo web novel material, except instead of hot, overpowered, rich, clueless guys fighting over MC's affections, well...it's still hot, overpowered, rich, clueless guys fighting over MC's affections, but they're her dads. No, it's not BL.... more>>
29 Chapters Every 119.2 Day(s) 5629 Readers 21 Reviews 01-08-2022
4/5: Harem genre, but hear me out. MC's got a lot beautiful females (and males, lol) practically worshipping him, but in the end they aren't quite romantically interested in him, and neither is the MC interested in them that way. Also, MC is physically genderless.... more>>
3 Chapters Every 89.3 Day(s) 11626 Readers 108 Reviews 04-09-2024
?/5: I mean...I dunno...it's certainly unique. Surprisingly long for 16 chapters. People interested in MC, but of course he's the personification of laziness (I'm not joking) so he's not interested back. It's a little strange, introspective even. Reverse r*pe warning.... more>>
176 Chapters Every 7 Day(s) 8336 Readers 62 Reviews 04-17-2024
4/5: <have not caught up> Considered of the "fantasy romance" genre in Korea, but I can't tell whether it's because the MC transmigrated into a fantasy romance novel or if he actually gets with someone. MC is the super-dense, original-plot-believing, holy-mother type of transmigration romance protagonist.... more>>
373 Chapters Every 85.1 Day(s) 18466 Readers 164 Reviews 01-17-2021
4/5: <have not caught up>
66 Chapters Every 94.5 Day(s) 5329 Readers 19 Reviews 11-05-2023
4.5/5: <have not caught up>
1 Chapters Every 2722 Day(s) 4409 Readers 31 Reviews 11-10-2016
3.5/5: <not caught up> Junk food. Basically, MC really likes kung fu and is also really OP in it. He signs up for a VRMMO so he can fight people legally, and gets a mage. He plays with the mage anyway and is still OP by virtue of his kung fu. Not to be confused with the Close Combat Mage that doesn't have a Virtual World. ... more>>
764 Chapters Every 78.1 Day(s) 27227 Readers 210 Reviews 01-30-2022
4.5/5: <have not caught up> Every so often the romantic subplot tag is added and deleted, so I'll just leave it here until I catch up.... more>>
227 Chapters Every 6.7 Day(s) 3334 Readers 12 Reviews 04-21-2024
3.5/5: <not read> The manga's not *too* bad imo, basically og world doesn't understand basic MMORPG strategy, so MC tries to fix that.
131 Chapters Every 21.1 Day(s) 6644 Readers 53 Reviews 07-07-2023
<not read> super interesting sounding. possible yuri (?) How did I not find this before?
#20Daomu Biji
876 Chapters Every 2.7 Day(s) 1555 Readers 4 Reviews 04-10-2024
<not read> It's popular in China, which you can probably tell from the million spinoffs and adaptations it has.
59 Chapters Every 0.5 Day(s) 3496 Readers 50 Reviews 04-23-2024
4.5/5: A nice LitRPG, a blend of comedy, gritty themes, and serious plot. The constantly emphasized danger brings to mind some other KR game elements novels, but it has its own distinctive elements. Characters other than MC don't have consistent appearances, which I'm not sure I like or dislike.... more>>
0 Chapters Every 1459 Day(s) 7228 Readers 51 Reviews 12-13-2021
3.8/5: <not caught up> like a mix between Lord of the Mysteries and Villain Wants to Live, with a more OP and misunderstood protagonist, and less thinking.... more>>
67 Chapters Every 85.3 Day(s) 1291 Readers 29 Reviews 02-21-2021
3.2/5: Very similar to I’m Really Not The Demon God’s Lackey. (which apparently came first) ... more>>
39 Chapters Every 185.6 Day(s) 1776 Readers 62 Reviews 12-21-2020
4.5/5: <not caught up> About the same pace throughout as early LOTM, which is pretty slow. Interesting characters, dynamics, and worldbuilding, but it lacks a very strong, compelling plot to keep your attention through the slow pace.... more>>
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