The MC is male and happens to be the villain himself (usually by setting, sometimes choice) or allied to a villainess (by marriage, fiance, childhood friend). I'll provide a short description what i precisely like about that novel or its execution, or the points of criticism. No Yaoi.... more>>

All novels in this list have romance/ harem to quench your thirst (unless I say otherwise). Just having harem doesn't make it bad, only how it's written. 

MC refers to the Male MC, the one you are reading as, 'protagonist' refers to the classic 'hero' of the 'original' story. I'll also include till what chapter i've read the novel, sometimes the novels improve as you progress but 99% of the times tr*sh stays tr*sh.

Do feel free to recommend novels in the comments, i'll add them after reading.

Note: if i run out of space i'll consider removing some novels to try and spotlight the newer/ up-and-coming novels instead. If i do so i'll state it here.

Update: i have made that supplementary list. It's here- novelupdates.com/viewlist/71758/ <<less

Enter a realm where darkness reigns supreme and malevolent protagonists cast their chilling shadows across the pages of our curated collection. Each book unveils characters of sinister allure, driven by ruthless ambition to achieve their goals by any means necessary. These tales entwine readers in a web of intrigue and suspense, blurring the lines between heroism and villainy. Prepare to be captivated by the enigmatic charm of these nefarious figures as you embark on a literary odyssey into the heart of darkness itself, where morality fades and the allure of evil beckons.
Other Novels not in NovelUpdate : ... more>>

Naruto: The Lost Thousand Names

God-level high-player

Apocalyptic Abyss Summoner

Lord God Hunter

Soul-Eating Guixuanlu

Zhutian Xianwu (Heavenly Martial Arts)

Who made your ability to use it like this?
Cultivation of immortality steadily, the entire world of immortality is my home

Chapter of the olden days (best one for me), synopsis: I exist in darkness, disappear into the light, and will eventually devour the great sun and become the shadow of all things......Known as the unspeakable Black Terror, the Lord of Shadows, the Dark Sun, and the shadow of the world.

Disaster Frontier

The Troll Comes to the World

The Immortal Picking Order

The Wizard's Journey

The Infinite Evolution of the Giant Snake

Lord of the Silver Crows (Lord Of The Mysteries type novel) <<less

Best Villain novels on other sites ... more>>

Webnovel.com

1. Villain : The Play of Destiny - ( 4.9 / 5 )

2. Journey of the  fate destroying Emperor - ( 4.8 / 5)

3. Profane Prince of Domination - ( 4.8 / 5 )

4 .WHY SHOULD I STOP BEING A VILLAIN

5 . Villain: Manipulating the Heroines into hating the Protagonist

 6. Douluo Dalu: The Legend of Heavenly Ruler

Fictionzone.net

1.Fantasy: Villain Investment Rebate, Little Brother 30 Million - ( 5/5 ) 

2 . Villain : Reborn heroine delusional comeback -  ( 4.5 / 5 ) <<less

A list of novels where the female protagonist who transmigrated into a villainess actually does her job as the villainess. I'm talking about morally grey... more>> characters or just purely evil characters. <<less

both male and female MC.
the order of the novels in the list is according to my personal opinions.
plaese tell me if you have... more>> a recommendation. <<less

Murim-related novels with a cold, smart MC and interesting side characters. And a deep plot.

Absolutely no Romance whatsoever, especially harem. Ugh, Ew. Just pure action, fantasy, and lots of accumulating power to become stronger.... more>>

The list of novel that I put here, is what I consider the best of the best. (For me personally) And just hits the sweet spot. Not too much and not too little. 

So, enjoy! 

P.S: I also noticed that all of the novel bellow have a reincarnated/reborn/transmigration elements. Just to let you all know!   <<less

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evil mc, not in any order

This list mainly consists of mc's leaning to the edgier/ruthless side, with a few notable exceptions. When it comes to wordbuiding it a mixed bag. I drop novels I don't like so every novel here is atleast up to a certain standard, which is the reason why the ranking is so low for some novels... more>>

1-2 tr*sh

3-4 Fast food novels

5-7 Good reads

8-9 Read them now

10 Best on the site <<less

Stories that make you do a double take[Ordered]

All the High-to-God Tier Novels where the MC is pursuing immortality or invincibility at all costs and is willing to do anything to achieve it.... more>> These MCs aren't bound by typical novel stereotypes as their moral compass is very faint so you will seem them act in unconventional ways. I have at least 100 I can add here but I've aimed to be consistent with the title and only include the best of the best here! Most of these characters are not in romantic relationships and if they are, it's mainly for personal benefit and they don't allow it to hold them back or be used against them. If needed, they will throw them at the enemy and run away. <<less

This list is for the masochists out there who enjoy suffering and torturing themselves. (no tag excluded so you must carefully check the novel tags )... more>>

These bittersweet novels may have heavy angsty events but it all get solved in the end.happy ending assured 

PS: Tissues are a must <<less

A collection of the best novels that i read so far.
The list ranks the novels based on the best Main Character (Protagonist).

Most of the novels that I can readily recommend. A little bit of everything with a focus on villain novels, harems and smut. So unless... more>> specified otherwise, assume that the protagonist is pretty active with women. There are some novels thar fill that criteria and I like, but didn't choose to include because they have one too many faults for me to comfortably recommend in any level, so bare that in mind. <<less

i don't believe in the glorification of mu*der but i do believe in the empowerment of women

Top Tier Novels which I have personally read. All of them are worth reading for many reasons. No specific genre, only top quality novels.... more>>

Note: Most focus is given on "fun" element, so even if Translation is bad or novel has some other defects it will still be a quality read. <<less

Stories I have or will read that contain an Evil Main character or a character similar or within the evil theme(None of these are in order). Also feel free to recommend or give your own review of a story in the comment section.... more>>

UPDATED as of 9/5/25 <<less

I have decided to collect here the novels that I like (and that are decent reading), so expect quality and variety in abundance ;)PD: Feel free... more>> to recommend me a novel. <<less

lets see how these goes. I am saving them here for now

I'm trying to find evil sci-fi novels. If you have any recommendations, please comment.                                                          ... more>>

If you want to find any raw novels, copy its original name(the Chinese one) and paste it on Google. You should see a uukanshu link. If not, then try other websites.

Any non-NU novels will be added down in the comment section.

Visit (raw novel community) on discord for more evil novels. <<less

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Therapy costs more than these novels.... more>>

**A better name for this list would be Tragic Romance Novels (18+) but I wanted to emphasize on the process of grief I regularly experience while reading this stuff. 

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I'll still be implementing a rating system from **1-5 with 1 being just sad at some parts to 5 being downright horrific**

**In addition, rather than the summaries I put short explanations for the rating. In all honesty, it's better for you to ignore them. Protect your mental well-being from my inane babbling and mild spoilers. <<less

Mostly evil or neutral main characters.... more>>

Stuff not on the site:

- How to Raise Your Regressor.

- Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon; protagonist is abducted and forced into perpetual VR, like Sword Art Online, to be tortured by the highest bidder. This book is basically torture p*rn.

- Dungeon Crawler Carl; aliens invade Earth, killing billions in the process, and force the survivors to fight in an intergalactic game show. Lots of dark humor.

- Life of a Villain in The Naruto World; protagonist is transmigrated as a branch member of the hyuga, then spends the entire series trying to free himself from what is essentially s*avery. He's not really evil, as that would imply senseless slaughter, but often kills innocents to get closer to reaching his goals.

- A Gamer's Guide to Beating the Tutorial; a European retelling of "The
Tutorial is Too Hard" without all the political crap and the most
monsterous protagonist I've ever read. <<less

A list with characters who are fond of plotting against their enemies, are uncovering great schemes and/or of characters who are caught in the schemes of their enemies. ... more>>

Stories with big schemes that will make your mind blow and your head dizzy.

Top 17 are some of the most scheming protagonists imo, only the first three are ranked according to whom I belive are the most schemming of all, the other ones were hard to decide qwq, though they are more or less ranked too. Those guys are really cunning...

The ones more at the bottom are, either not soooo schemming or not really schemming at all, they were caught in other people's schemes and conspiracies, don't know if it would be convinient to point them out to differenciate. <<less