Here, the MC is simply what he is, plain and simple : someone who wants to reach the topmost level of cultivation so that he could have eternal life. He's incredibly focused at it, and he doesn't want to be held back by the moral conventions of the "correct path", emotion, etc., hence his decision to travel the Devil Path (he's incredibly similar to the MC from Warlock of the Magus World, but less psychopathic; he doesn't get a kick twisting people to his will, he's all business). He's very cold blooded and calculating, but he's not a prick; in fact he can be very sociable at times, usually when he's setting someone up.
... more>> 40px;"> The cultivation is unique as well, with insects being used as material representations of world concepts : kill a wild beast, and there's a chance you retrieve an insect representing that beast's strength. Build that insect up, and you get to use that strength for your own. Same thing for that beast's defense, stamina, etc. Other insects include something that represents moonlight - build it up, and you're capable of long range attacks with arcs made of moonlight. So on and so forth. The insects have their own cultivation level aside from the user, and there's recipes where different insects can be joined up to get more powerful ones.

Plenty of worldbuilding as well. The world is divided into 5 separate regions, with each one having a distinct culture and flavor.

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recommended to those who want a single minded mc, focused entirely on his goal and capable of doing anything imaginable in order to achieve that goal.  <<less

The MC of this series is an orphan who is brought from a mine by his "master" (master - discipline relationship) to become a member... more>> of the his organization and learn "black magic" under him and become a "warlock", as expected from a person who grew up his entire life in a mine the MC has no common sense and understanding of how human interaction work, so we explore the world power system and common sense throughout the MC point of view. Recommended to those who love series about character development,politics and world building. <<less

the story follow our reincarnated protagonist amy and her partner, the goddess living in her mind, omake... more>>

The story is written in arcs, during which we follow amy trying and struggling to find her place in the world, during her exploration she will meet different people, animals and mysterious beings, who will have different influence and interaction with her, showing us how she change during the series, while some of them return later in the series, and how her being a "child of calamity " influence this interaction.

Emy was born with black hair and black eyes, symbols of the "child of calamity". The "children of calamity" are people known to bring bad luck, in the worst example given it was said their presence alone can represent the End of a state or a kingdom. This kind of reputation make them extremely hated by others, including their own families, and make them much less likely to survive and grow.

Emy, as expected from a "child of calamity " also have an extremely hard time growing up, living most of her early childhood in an environment where rather than not getting acknowledged got accused of every bad thing happening around her without any reason other than her looks.

It is also important to know that emy also has a paralyze in her face muscles, making it so that she can't make different facial expressions, always keeping an expressionless face, making it so nobody actually able to understand what she is thinking adding to the fear and mysteriousness people feel about her.

During the different arcs of the story we see different goals emy is trying to achieve and how she grow and evolve with each goal she conquer as a person and as a human being

recommended to those who like MC who is kind his friend and ruthless to his enemies <<less

This series is a very very good one, but any new reader really should not pay attention to the enthusiastic hype surrounding it, because most of the hype is because of the second arc of the series. You should not be reading the beginning section of the novel expecting amazing plot, or thrilling scenes or anything like that because that’s not what the first arc is. The first arc of this light novel is very much a non-serious/not plot heavy slice of life. It’s just reading the funny random ramblings of a mentally questionable re-incarnated spider in a dark and scary labyrinth. Its very fun to read with a light attitude and makes you gradually... more>> grow more fond towards the main character. Lot’s of foreshowing is dropped, but it doesn’t really make you pay attention to it for a while.

The second arc is where most of the hype is coming from. It suddenly gets much more interesting and plot heavy, and never really stops getting interesting. It just grows and grows until its one of the most unique things you will really read from a light novel with tons of things all going on at the same time.

So, if you’re picking this up because everyone is telling you that its great, just know what you’re getting into. Don’t go in with pre-conceptions, or the beginning will bore you. Just read it the same way that everyone else did when we got taken in by it. 

Enjoy a light hearted, witty, and nonsensical journey of a spider and don’t expect anything else from it until it takes you by surprise.

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recommended to people who like complex world building with multiple protagonist and multiple POV, this story has an extremely well developed plot and is a must read for everyone. <<less

this is a DARK magical girl story, divined into stages by volumes and can end in 1-3 volumes, each stage introducing new character and eventually... more>> also connect to the previous one. notice this series has many battels, death and gore and is shown with Multiple POW .Its a very interesting story and no character is safe so beware. recommended to those who like series with Multiple protagonist and thin line between good and bad. <<less

Overpowered MC, trying to save the world he no longer have any attachment anymore from the "calamities" alone to fulfill a promise he made a... more>> long time ago. Recommended to those who love overpowered protagonist that constantly teach someone a lesson   <<less

Story of a simple soldier who lose more with every battle until he break ,having good power system and development. Recommended to those who love... more>> battles scenes <<less

A very dark story, describe the protagonist story as he try to protect everything he care about while fulfilling his promise to his god, a... more>> lot of action ,battle scenes and foreshadowing. Recommended to those who love skills and battle analyzing  as well as eccentric characters and in-depth story telling. <<less

A dark fantasy with much dialogue and thoughtful conversations, it's slow paced but makes for a fantastic read if you want something plot heavy. Tells... more>> the story of a reborn child who is born into the family of the worst nobles in the kingdom, committing crimes horrifying and how she has to deal with the destruction and reputation they have left. Recommended to those who like military series and ill-reputation MC. <<less

This is a beautifully depressing novel. With each subsequent chapter, the story moves in a more depressing direction, revealing the protagonist's dark history and showing that seemingly small things (for the recipients of the letters) can lead to tragedy.... more>>

The protagonist himself acts as an ordinary errand boy, which is a nice change from the usual heroes in isekai. As written in the description, his only goal is "I want to go home" and he pursues this goal decisively without regard to the results of his actions. He doesn't play nice words and always mercilessly points out the mistakes of others, while sinking deeper and deeper into the mistakes of his past. recommended for those who love a mc with dark and mysterious past.

"Czarny Smok" <<less

revenge story.MC was a s*ave together with his sister, he has a simple and boring yet happy life until one day he lose the most... more>> precious thing to him in a horrible way. Going insane with grief he swear to take revenge on everything related to this situation, from the people who made it happen to the society and country that allowed it to go unnoticed. recommended to those who love cold and calculating mc  <<less

Revenge story, after killing the demon king MC and company get killed and thrown to the kingdom execution ground after which he get resurrected  by... more>> the resentment accumulated there. the main point of the story is how, after destroying the original kingdom who betrayed him he try to become "the one true evil" and achieve world peace throughout fear,while also meeting and creating different people who can help him achieve his goal. Recommended to those who love kingdom building and battle scenes <<less

A child is offered as sacrifice to the 5000 years old great evil dragon,there is only one problem. he is actually an extremely harmless, herbivorous... more>> being. After lying to her saying she paid her tribute to him by giving him a part of her soul she misunderstood and consider herself his kin.Now he stuck with a chunibyo kin who think he can destroy the world on his way to subdue the demon king.Recommended to those who like SOL and comedy series.   <<less

a deep novel good characters and development, recommended to those who love more gore and death without it being the main point of the story

The MC has this game app on his phone that's kinda like a sandbox-world-ish thing and he only watch the people within and cant really... more>> interact with them.. One night he decides to play the game, but this time he had a hard day and also got drunk, so instead of just looking around like usual he decides to tap the screen for a long time and things start to change... recomended for those who love gore, Religions and Fanaticism. <<less

A VRMMORPG setting (a game where you control the body like real life), MC is a psychopath without morals ho don't even understand what wrong... more>> with her, multiply POV, many different camps and mainly high level battles and kingdom building. Recommended to those who love the VRMMORPG setting and want to try something unique with it.  <<less

This series is elaborate and interesting and is actually a single short story described from the perspective of the different characters. During the series we can see the cause and effect every action of the MC has. What he did in order to bring to this final result and how detailed the preparation made in order to achieve it, letting us clearly see the determination of the MC and to what length he is willing to go.... more>>

This story has 3 parts, the main story and 2 side stories.                                                                                      The main story is also composed of 2 parts: the story and the result.

a great,deep short story and i suggest anybody who has some free time to give it a try .You will find out it was definitely worth it.Recommended to people who love revenge and self sacrifice. <<less

a girl suddenly declare herself to be the hero descendent who killed her. the problem is that the demon king died 50 years ago and... more>> she is being charged with mu*der.Our MC is the girl lawyer and we follows them as they try to understand what really happened there. Recommended to those who like mystery and crime solving <<less

A series with the concept of "people from earth go to another world thinking they play a game". This series has a solid world building... more>> and make a lot of sense in how things go .The MC is a strong person with a vile reputation but a unique sense of ethic's and world view. He keep himself determined and don't forget his goal. The side characters are also developed well  with a personality ,desires and goals of themselves and not only there as decoration. Recommended for those who love the concept of "people from earth go to another world thinking they play a game" as this is a great story built on this premise. <<less

A series about a man one day discovering a hole in his yard who constantly expand and keep swallowing everything thrown inside of him.MC is... more>> turning it into an expanding business of tr*sh disposal and has to deal with multiply difficulties in order to keep the business running and also deal with stuff the hole is causing without him being aware.Recommended  to those who like business management ,betrayal and supernatural phenomenon. <<less

After reaching to the peak of the universe as a species, achieving immortality and longevity the human who control the universe return to earth after... more>> they lost the driving force to live and feelings and one by start to kill themself in order to move on. Our MC is the last one of this Superior species and live her days in indifferent manner until one day she see a new humanity has began evolving on earth. This story is one in which we follow the grow and struggle of the new humanity throughout the eyes of multiply key people in their history and the way they perceive the MC and their influence on her. The story of insane yet rationale spectator and the new humanity she keep who perceive her over the years as different beings, such as a "goddess" as well as "satan".Recommended to people who like omniscient and indifferent protagonist <<less

Heartwarming and cute father and daughter relationship. Definitely recommend to those who like wholesome stories without too much drama. Although I was a bit disappointed at the dad's behavior in the beginning I enjoyed seeing his character growth. For me it was more mindless fluff and the plot wasn't complicated so it was relaxing to read. Recommended to people who love showbiz and bulling series.... more>>

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In order to save the world MC and companions challenged the tower, all MC companions left him and given up during the journey, only he... more>> kept trying. And now he finally going to clear the tower ,not understanding its actually only the beginning. Recommended to those who like overpowered, hard working MC. <<less

A story that combine comedy and action, with great and elaborate power system and great character interaction and growth .recommended to those who like selfless,... more>> caring MC ,schemes and conspiracies and brotherhood. <<less

This series is about a zombie apocalypse, but unlike the normal trope where the apocalypse appears out of nowhere and social order collapses at once.... more>> Here however it is a man caused disaster and one that starts on a small scale,meaning society is functioning as usual to a large extent in the beginning and we see how it slowly crumbles under the apocalypse influence. The MC's way of acting is understandable and we can follow his thought process to a large extent. It's an interesting and fresh execution of a very used genre and I recommend giving it a chance if you want a mc with a somewhat dark and delusional personality in a world in the middle of collapsing trying to make the most out of the situation. <<less