Good Novels with Little-No Romance

Good Novels with Little-No Romance
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. 

♡ contains action, adventure, fantasy, horror, mystery, cultivation, supernatural, slice of life, world hopping etc...
♡ cn, kr, jp
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Cole
Created: Mar 19th, 2020, Updated: Apr 24th, 2022
Created Mar 19th, 2020
Updated Apr 24th, 2022
KR (4.5)
1135 Chapters Every 3.3 Day(s) 41423 Readers 612 Reviews 06-24-2025
super ultimate fav. nothing can top this in my heart.
CN (4.7)
113 Chapters Every 559.7 Day(s) 16858 Readers 378 Reviews 02-06-2019
this novel is really amazing. my fav. ... more>>
CN (4.6)
101 Chapters Every 438.6 Day(s) 7079 Readers 140 Reviews 09-29-2023
Really really good. ~( ● w ● )~
CN (3.7)
212 Chapters Every 168.7 Day(s) 2117 Readers 23 Reviews 09-19-2020
Too underrated. Amazing. Hope someone pick this up again.
CN (3.3)
144 Chapters Every 215.5 Day(s) 3485 Readers 55 Reviews 10-17-2017
this is a great read, bear with the first 60 chapters and you'll see it's potential as one of the best fantasy novels. ... more>>
CN (4.3)
6 Chapters Every 1588 Day(s) 13861 Readers 344 Reviews 02-25-2017
should i say more?
CN (4.1)
253 Chapters Every 53.1 Day(s) 7139 Readers 48 Reviews 02-17-2025
love this
CN (3.7)
132 Chapters Every 354.5 Day(s) 6486 Readers 59 Reviews 01-12-2017
this didn't bore me even once throughout my binge-reading to the last chapter. this was really good.... more>>
KR (4.3)
28 Chapters Every 194.9 Day(s) 8945 Readers 119 Reviews 07-14-2024
Really good. A bit underrated. 
KR (4)
937 Chapters Every 30.3 Day(s) 15255 Readers 196 Reviews 04-17-2024
Kept re-reading this, too awesome.
KR (4)
20 Chapters Every 313.8 Day(s) 15076 Readers 136 Reviews 02-09-2021
KR (4.6)
85 Chapters Every 94.3 Day(s) 24822 Readers 466 Reviews 06-05-2025
love this. mc just 'die' too many times QAQ
KR (4)
12 Chapters Every 278.7 Day(s) 11575 Readers 88 Reviews 09-29-2020
nice plot. hints of romance or mostly s*xual relationship with the female lead (due to the FL's circumstances) only. 
KR (4)
277 Chapters Every 47.5 Day(s) 13366 Readers 60 Reviews 03-30-2025
Got a bit bored at first but still good. 
CN (3.9)
39 Chapters Every 198.3 Day(s) 6935 Readers 84 Reviews 05-21-2017
KR (4.1)
277 Chapters Every 4.4 Day(s) 15840 Readers 149 Reviews 09-10-2020
KR (4.2)
205 Chapters Every 173.2 Day(s) 11917 Readers 111 Reviews 06-07-2018
CN (3.6)
964 Chapters Every 10.8 Day(s) 3109 Readers 42 Reviews 04-05-2025
the translation quality is quite... rough, but it's readable and understandable anyway (thanks for the effort of the translator) but i recommend you to read... more>>
JP (4.5)
163 Chapters Every 123.1 Day(s) 18891 Readers 127 Reviews 09-20-2022
another fav of mine.
KR (4)
23 Chapters Every 152.2 Day(s) 7361 Readers 86 Reviews 08-07-2022
CN (3.6)
39 Chapters Every 417.5 Day(s) 6249 Readers 91 Reviews 10-29-2017
translations kept up with the raws. this is really really good. one of my favs.
CN (4)
100 Chapters Every 550.5 Day(s) 22147 Readers 500 Reviews 04-25-2016
CN (4.3)
40 Chapters Every 310.7 Day(s) 7772 Readers 198 Reviews 12-14-2018
this is really really an awesome novel. ... more>>
CN (4.3)
90 Chapters Every 240.1 Day(s) 16221 Readers 167 Reviews 08-17-2015
CN (4.3)
916 Chapters Every 178.1 Day(s) 13950 Readers 243 Reviews 03-16-2018
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  1. AnotherBoredPerson
    AnotherBoredPerson· Mar 28, 2020 06:37 AM
    Thank you for the amazing list!!  :))
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    • Cole
      Cole· Author · Mar 28, 2020 04:02 PM
      you're welcome clear.png
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    • animefan217
      animefan217· Nov 1, 2020 04:07 PM
      @cole annoying its hard finding long running novels that meet this list
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    • Cole
      Cole· Author · Nov 16, 2020 12:19 PM

      @animefan217 well true, i've been basically hunting for good novels without romance and harem but i've got few finds :<

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    • animefan217
      animefan217· Jan 23, 2021 05:15 PM
      @cole about  Reincarnation Paradise bad news if sources is right still hasn't been to a anime world since you took a break and its ch. 3k+ not sure if and when he'll ever go back to a anime world I feel same whenever I see a native world I literally skip til I see a anime world I just might drop it, Native worlds simply can't hold my interest the fraction anime worlds can. 
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  2. Reimdesu
    Reimdesu· Jun 2, 2021 05:49 AM
    Thank you, I really need to find something similar to "tr*sh of the counts family" that doesn't have romance tag :)) that means we're basically free to ship the mc to everyone 
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  3. FytchShishi
    FytchShishi· Dec 17, 2020 05:01 PM
    thanks for the list, i hate harem. you don't know how much this list helped me
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  4. absenior19
    absenior19· Nov 3, 2023 05:09 PM

    nice list bro. i got 1-2 new novels.

    I know most of 'em and read almost half of 'em, even if not finished.

    i also got 1 list:

    novelupdatesforum.com/threads/no-romance-and-no-harem-novels-only-can-be-evil-cold-ruthless-or-villain-egoist-pragmatic-mc.161306/ ( i removed www, so add that up yourself, as idk if i can share a website link here or not )

    But let me warn first, this list is neutral novels, with no romance and harem, but MTL

    I personally know or checked almost everything on translated novels already lol

    Good thing, eventually i managed to put myself in mtl. so it is ok now.

    But good list bro, ty for sharing. Hope you share more, if you got them.

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    • absenior19
      absenior19· Nov 3, 2023 05:11 PM

      forgot to say 1 one thing, do you have any ruthless mc in korean novels lol. I am searching for no skirt chaser or less romance, and obviously less harem or none lol.

      But korean novel.

      i enjoyed Solo Levelling, Soverign of judgement is a very good book, before girls started popping lol then i stopped. 

      Still i would love more korean novels
      And bro, add Killing Hero , no romance novel. i think no female lead, its been some time so i forgot.

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  5. Jin_chatty
    Jin_chatty· Jun 6, 2024 03:41 AM
    Hero of darkness is also so good it has a small romance. Normally I hate romance when the mc is op or something like that but this novel I did not hate the romance at all probably the fl is not annoying like every other fl I've read. Overall the novel is great and has 1000+ ch but still ongoing, the mc is cruel and have trust issues. 
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  6. Jinnchai
    Jinnchai· Jul 5, 2022 07:59 PM
    Thank you clear.pngclear.pngclear.png
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  7. Charcoaledwhiskers
    Charcoaledwhiskers· Jul 4, 2022 05:09 PM

    Thank you very much! Been looking for some novels to read. I've become cautious in action-centered novels with romance tag because it usually end up either becoming a drag or some things just felt off, same goes for the harem that don't mesh well with me lol. A great save and an awesome list, count me in clear.png

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  8. Came To Look For Gold But Found Shit· Nov 14, 2020 04:15 AM
    U said no harem then what is the #25 lel
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    • Cole
      Cole· Author · Nov 16, 2020 12:09 PM
      well, it was not harem when i read the latest chapter back then and it's been a while since i've read that so i only noticed the added harem tag now. thank you, i'll remove fff- class tr*sh hero from the list now.
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    • animefan217
      animefan217· Jan 23, 2021 05:17 PM
      @cole Btw webnovel who translates Great Doctor Ling Ran dropped it which explains the lack of updates 
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    • Cole
      Cole· Author · Jan 24, 2021 05:34 PM

      @animefan217 yes, so i've been told. i'm planning to mtl GDLR after i finish my current mtl's, it's a pity it's not on comrademao or i would've started mtl-ing it earlier.

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