Jpn/Kor/Cn Isekai with No harem & slow romance

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Jpn/Kor/Cn Isekai with No harem & slow romance

The isekai here is pointed to another world, but not only to the usual Jpn isekai with reincarnation/rebirth/transmigrate MC. It can be the world that's totally not in the earth, and maybe it's not a reincarnation/transmigration and MC is from that world.

My ideal isekai novel is the one with the world building as its central theme and the romance is non existent, even if there's romance element in it, usually it's slow and just as unnecessary side dish.

NO HAREM for me. Tho few of them has harem and romance tags, for me there are those that are not romance and harem, so I'll explain in related description instead.

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Kaylee

Created: Apr 19th, 2020, Updated: Nov 5th, 2022

Created Apr 19th, 2020

Updated Nov 5th, 2022

JP (4.3)

#1The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent (WN)

6 Chapters Every 479.3 Day(s) 7654 Readers 21 Reviews 10-15-2016

Fantasy Josei Romance Slice of Life

One of my 5star rating (I rarely put 5star).... more>>

JP (4.2)

#2Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken (WN)

443 Chapters Every 106.3 Day(s) 26835 Readers 96 Reviews 08-21-2020

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Martial Arts Shounen

This one.....I dont need to write a review, right?? LOL... more>>

KR (4)

#3Dungeon Hunter

12 Chapters Every 243.4 Day(s) 11495 Readers 88 Reviews 09-29-2020

Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Mature Psychological Seinen Supernatural

I dont have any regret reading this.... more>>

This novel has the title of Dungeon, and MC that rebirths and goes back to reclaim his life again, and he's a demon trying to be a Demon King. Usually, this kind of premise, alw feature one thing that I hate, really really hate, harem. The exposure of fanservice, and it's easy to see almost all (novels&manga/hua/hwa) will certainly be filled with women and how they will flock ard the MC.

I dont mind with too OP if it's done moderately and with reasonable OP, and somehow still can make me thrill to know how MC can escape his predicament.

And I was rly skipping in joy, when MC as demon does not show any kind of lame 'mercy' or kindness toward human. He's not helping human coz anything he just wants to use them to achieve his purpose, it's not a win win situation, and he doesnt care and doesnt view human as capable in touching demon. He'll kill those who attack him even if it's human and even if he knows them. And this trait doesnt change untill the end.

But MC shows changes in his behavior towards his dungeon creatures, his subordinates that rly loyal to him, and vice versa.

We often see in other story with the same theme, MC will helplessly follow/do whatever the human/anyone that asking for help that benefits them more than MC. Or just because they are human, many author will create roundabout way for MC not to kill them. That's.... lame. Here, MC will do his own calculations of what not consider a betrayal, what he cares is his own purposes and his own benefit. He also doesnt let anyone dictate him, whether it's those in power higher than him and he's not afraid of other demons not because he has more power or not, he's just overly confident with himself.

But, yeah, I wish the author not ended this in such rush. However since it's been a good reading, the rush ending didnt bother me at all, coz overall almost all the chapters were really satisfying. For such theme I feel satisfied, and might read it again.

tldr I prefer this than dd, simply perishing or any demon+dungeon story <<less

KR (4.5)

#4Return of Mount Hua Sect

652 Chapters Every 1.3 Day(s) 6245 Readers 47 Reviews 04-26-2024

Action Adventure Comedy Seinen Wuxia

I want to put this as the number one martial arts Kor novel I read.... more>>

JP (4.2)

#5Ascendance of a Bookworm

115 Chapters Every 124.3 Day(s) 13203 Readers 160 Reviews 08-15-2023

Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Shoujo Slice of Life Supernatural

Read so many Jpn/Cn/Kor isekai kinda novel, with the OPness of MC being truly OP. How they (or gods/the ability) make everything so easy just like how Thanos snapped his finger is what made a story become so boring fast and by the end of it we'll just read another isekai cliche. So this story is like hot meal in hokkaido.... more>>

The 22year old MC dies and reincarnates/whatever in another world in a small fragile dying child of 5year old with poor parents and live in the lowest area of a city. No, she'll not live her life in her original healthy body, or whatever special power she has before (which she does not have, she's a book otaku).

She's the MC of an isekai novel, and she does has the golden finger just like all isekai mc, a power that is not from her original body/world but power from the original small child. Her OPness comes with restriction and it limits her to move forward in which she needs the help of others and this is how the relationships, problems are built and come. When you read this long novel, you woulndt even remember that she has the power as otherworld reincarnation.

I like how Myne personality is very.....annoying and making reader to dislike her in early part 1, but then we get to see how it influences others and makes them to move forward, to change themselves and to chase their dream. She herself also changes by interacting with others, it develops her character and changes her mindset.

And I love how the author made this world structure unraveled layer by layer, it's not a 1 or 2 structure systems but a whole country. What we'll see is just one countr, but we'l see it from the lowest level structure (let's consider this a village system, then go up to downtown area, then go up to mayor and governor area then to president) to the highest of the highest authority.As much as people will say 'you're in isekai, you're OP, you might as well enjoy it' cliche that will become a one way of boring story.

The MC here, as much as she wants to eat Jpn food, doing things she alw knows, she cannot do it. She doesnt has the goods or ingredients for it, she doesnt has the strength to do it by herself, her interest toward her world's stuff is not that strong, she's restricted by rules and system of the world, and she only has book in her eyes in a world where paper is not yet created and book is expensive. The struggle to overcome all that, just so she could survive and not disturbing the world's system and structure while keep reading book is what made this novel total worth it. <<less

JP (4.1)

#6Parallel World Pharmacy

102 Chapters Every 78.1 Day(s) 13320 Readers 39 Reviews 09-25-2022

Action Comedy Fantasy Harem Seinen Slice of Life

I just found out, this author has the bad habit of ditching the work T T... more>>

JP (3.6)

#7The New Gate (WN)

25 Chapters Every 216.9 Day(s) 397 Readers 0 Reviews 10-28-2016

Action Adventure Fantasy Shounen Supernatural

Eventhough the MC is very much OP I like this because he is very non non sense and isekai is pretty good tho a bit... more>>

JP (3.7)

#8Goblin Kingdom

677 Chapters Every 28.3 Day(s) 11301 Readers 62 Reviews 03-16-2023

Completed Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Seinen

I feel like I'm reading Kor novel. Because it's just not Jpn LN feel at all.

JP (4.4)

#9Goblin Slayer

13 Chapters Every 217.7 Day(s) 5121 Readers 30 Reviews 01-22-2017

Action Adventure Fantasy Harem Mature Seinen Tragedy

Damn. ... more>>

JP (3.5)

#10Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

83 Chapters Every 74.1 Day(s) 6305 Readers 28 Reviews 06-06-2021

Action Adventure Fantasy Harem Mystery Seinen Supernatural

The world building here is very detailed. The adventure who cannot get up the rank no matter how many years his body toll and the blood poured. The danger lurking inside dungeon. The politics ocurred resulted from the interaction among the dungeon's resources, the lurkers, the adventurers, and the world's inhabitants whether idle handlers, nobles, civilian, all of them were spot on too.... more>>

JP (4)

#11She Professed Herself The Pupil Of The Wiseman (WN)

446 Chapters Every 3.3 Day(s) 8772 Readers 24 Reviews 04-27-2024

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Gender Bender Shounen

I'm loving the MC who considers Gandalf (lotr) appearance as the best rather than a cute loli. And so far it's just world building.

KR (3.9)

#12Solo Leveling

17 Chapters Every 180.9 Day(s) 18615 Readers 255 Reviews 02-17-2019

Completed Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Shounen Supernatural

A rare kor wn that centralise in dungeon, fighting and levelling but without any of its harem and romance route.

KR (4)

#13A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special

16 Chapters Every 17.9 Day(s) 8064 Readers 37 Reviews 08-06-2023

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy School Life Shounen

The novel is far better than the manhwa. We dont see any hint of romance.

JP (4.2)

#14Reborn Little Girl Won’t Give Up

263 Chapters Every 65.3 Day(s) 6352 Readers 22 Reviews 09-11-2022

Adventure Drama Fantasy Shoujo

Since the MC is just a small lil girl, there's nothing of shoujo feel and romance in it (thank the goodness), and I sure hope... more>>

JP (4.6)

#15Kusuriya no Hitorigoto

321 Chapters Every 23.1 Day(s) 13153 Readers 35 Reviews 04-19-2024

Comedy Drama Mystery Romance Slice of Life

It's very much mistery solving in ancient china kingdom but with Jpn author mindset so there will be shoujo feel or plot sometimes. I like... more>>

JP (3.8)

#16ShangriLa Frontier ~ Shitty Games Hunter Challenges Godly Game ~

628 Chapters Every 13.3 Day(s) 2026 Readers 8 Reviews 12-16-2023

Action Fantasy Sci-fi Shounen

I love reading the adventuring to new quest. The manga is very well done.

KR (4.1)

#17Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon

208 Chapters Every 4.3 Day(s) 1749 Readers 9 Reviews 11-06-2022

Completed Action Adventure Seinen Wuxia

It's good wuxia novel with reborn and revenge tag. ... more>>

JP (4.5)

#18Hiraheishi wa Kako o Yumemiru

0 Chapters Every 3337 Day(s) 4480 Readers 4 Reviews N/A

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Romance School Life Shounen Supernatural Tragedy

I'm reading the manga, and no romance or harem so far.... more>>

JP (4.4)

#19Reincarnated Princess Wishes To Avoid Death

592 Chapters Every 4 Day(s) 3835 Readers 30 Reviews 04-26-2024

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Romance School Life Shoujo Slice of Life Tragedy

A total comedy, and yes there's romance and shoujo element in it, but it's totally just a sidedish and can be ignored.

JP (4.4)

#20Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?

764 Chapters Every 78.3 Day(s) 27235 Readers 210 Reviews 01-30-2022

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Mystery Seinen Tragedy

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JP (4)

#21Common Sense of a Warrior

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Completed Action Drama Fantasy Romance Shoujo

JP (4.5)

#22Common Sense of a Duke’s Daughter

416 Chapters Every 97.3 Day(s) 24302 Readers 193 Reviews 06-23-2020

Completed Drama Fantasy Romance Shoujo Slice of Life

A heavy business management (well, almost all abt bank tax and financial stuff is totally a mumbo jumbo for me T T)... more>>

JP (3.7)

#23Invincible Saint ~Salaryman, the Path I Walk to Survive in This Other World~

306 Chapters Every 11.7 Day(s) 11874 Readers 53 Reviews 03-02-2024

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Mystery Shounen Slice of Life

I actually enjoy this novel. The world bulding is very very slow, and at first I didnt know what's this abt, I even forgot how'd the MC come here, I forgot how it all started! Coz it's very very very slow. ... more>>

JP (3.7)

#24Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshi

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Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Seinen Slice of Life

Food. ... more>>

CN (4.3)

#25Stunning Edge

310 Chapters Every 150.6 Day(s) 10312 Readers 133 Reviews 04-17-2018

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This one has romance and harem tags on it, but when I read it, I didnt feel any romance and harem on it. The romance... more>>

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lazyasianscientist· Jan 27, 2021 03:13 AM
God i need this list. This is a big yes for me
I just really want to read a no romance isekai (little romance is okay as long ad it doesnt interfere with the story)
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Raebit· Apr 20, 2020 08:44 AM
No romance especially no harem isekai is (y)
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- Kaylee· Author · Nov 3, 2020 03:09 PM
  Big YES
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