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Self-Sacrificial MCs

These guys need to go on a vacation and RETIRE

SLEEP! No specific order was in mind making this. I love angst no matter the genre

Depending on the novel, there are male and female MCs

There is like one or two which has s*x scenes or have implied I think but I mostly don't care for it so I skip it while reading. Most of them are mainly focused on action anyways but I thought I should briefly mention it

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Created: Aug 15th, 2025, Updated: Aug 16th, 2025

Created Aug 15th, 2025

Updated Aug 16th, 2025

KR (4.5)

#1T*ash of the Count’s Family

1150 Chapters Every 3.3 Day(s) 41847 Readers 613 Reviews 08-16-2025

Action Adventure Fantasy Martial Arts Seinen Supernatural

How has this man not permanently croaked yet. It's unscientific at how he attracts death and danger like Grand Mama attracts the neighbors when she bakes pot brownies every other Sunday. They love her Gumbo too... more>>

KR (4.3)

#2Is It Bad That the Main Character’s a Roleplayer?

286 Chapters Every 7.4 Day(s) 2574 Readers 23 Reviews 08-16-2025

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Psychological Tragedy

Do not be fooled by this ugly cover art. The original one was better. Current one makes me want to take out my eyes and grill them on holy flame to get purified from the ugliness... more>>

KR (4.6)

#3Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

86 Chapters Every 96.5 Day(s) 25322 Readers 467 Reviews 08-01-2025

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Mature Mystery Psychological Sci-fi Seinen Supernatural Tragedy

This man-... more>>

KR (3.9)

#4The Hunter of the Other World Who Is Being Misunderstood

350 Chapters Every 1.1 Day(s) 3343 Readers 21 Reviews 08-16-2025

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy

This says a comedy. Made me depressed over a green alien slime. A MARINE ALIEN SLIME. ... more>>

KR (4.1)

#5The S-Classes That I Raised

510 Chapters Every 0.7 Day(s) 17152 Readers 114 Reviews 08-15-2025

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Supernatural

I'm curious how the hunters would feel if they learned about certain affects of MCs skills and that it psychologically and emotionally does to them. ... more>>

KR (3.9)

#6I Will Sacrifice Myself for the Disasters That Will Destroy the World

35 Chapters Every 5 Day(s) 400 Readers 2 Reviews 08-14-2025

Fantasy Romance Slice of Life

Ah yes, forced optimism and positivity. Miss, its ok to not be ok sometimes, that includes if in front of the other children. Trying to be positive all the time could be detrimental if taken to the extreme.... more>>

KR (4.2)

#7Theatrical Regression Life

220 Chapters Every 3.2 Day(s) 2123 Readers 20 Reviews 08-15-2025

Action Horror Psychological Seinen Supernatural Tragedy

Ok gotta admit, the first arc was kinda rough for me, mainly because some parts kept getting repeated to kinda remind us of things narratively so it made it feel redundant but the unique dynamics of the in-world MC and this novel MC and how it shifts and changes overtime (plus the interactions of other characters and their viewpoints) is interesting. ... more>>

KR (4.3)

#8SSS-Class Sui**de Hunter

830 Chapters Every 19.8 Day(s) 20185 Readers 237 Reviews 10-25-2024

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Martial Arts Shounen Tragedy

This man started off being one of the most petty mfkers I have ever witnessed (noted he still got his moments but his envy and other things get character development and he is so kind) still petty lmao... more>>

KR (4.8)

#9Got Dropped into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work

486 Chapters Every 1.1 Day(s) 9565 Readers 73 Reviews 08-08-2025

Action Adventure Fantasy Horror Mystery Psychological Supernatural Tragedy

This man is the kindest yet is the most unlucky. Just let him go home. ... more>>

KR (4.1)

#10A Villain’s Will to Survive

43 Chapters Every 21.7 Day(s) 10955 Readers 195 Reviews 09-27-2024

Action Comedy Drama Fantasy Harem Psychological Romance School Life Tragedy

I am still hoping it isn't a harem. Currently in denial in pretending that harem tag doesn't exist because the story is so good and world building is so good. Definitely hope it doesn't involve the students-... more>>

KR (4.2)

#11The Main Heroines are Trying to Kill Me

0 Chapters Every 106 Day(s) 8915 Readers 137 Reviews 05-03-2025

Completed Adventure Fantasy Harem Psychological Romance School Life Tragedy

Now I do not often go for harem. I even dropped this awhile back for reasons I cannot remember because if was years ago. However, surprisingly the female characters do not feel like archetype inserts and have personalities. The obsession terrifies me. I understand but still... more>>

CN (4.3)

#12Heroic Death System

50 Chapters Every 124.7 Day(s) 14428 Readers 292 Reviews 05-16-2021

Action Comedy Fantasy Historical Mystery Romance Sci-fi Tragedy Yaoi

I guess...technically this would be on the list???... more>>

KR (4.2)

#13The Greatest Estate Designer

98 Chapters Every 9.3 Day(s) 3774 Readers 7 Reviews 05-08-2025

Action Comedy Fantasy Slice of Life

This MC Irish dances on the line of maybe being evil and being completely selfless. This man comes off as evil but behind that facade is someone who is kind... more>>

KR (4.5)

#14The Hunter’s Gonna Lay Low

404 Chapters Every 6.5 Day(s) 13004 Readers 47 Reviews 08-02-2025

Action Adventure Fantasy Mature Romance Supernatural Tragedy Yaoi

Some people just cannot stay retired... more>>

KR (4.7)

#15Debut or Die

211 Chapters Every 53.9 Day(s) 10252 Readers 90 Reviews 06-12-2023

Comedy Drama Mystery Psychological Supernatural

Now this one isn't as action packed as the others on this list but he meets the requirements anyways because of how he puts others in front of himself whether he likes it or not. ... more>>

KR (4.8)

#16If You Don’t Become the Main Character, You’ll Die

301 Chapters Every 0.7 Day(s) 5174 Readers 39 Reviews 08-15-2025

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Historical Mystery Romance Supernatural Yaoi

The execution is so good holy sh*t. Such a simple and common premise being used to its fullest potential in such an awesome and creative way... more>>

KR (4.4)

#17Children of the Holy Emperor

33 Chapters Every 56 Day(s) 5210 Readers 25 Reviews 05-03-2023

Action Adventure Fantasy

Hmmmmm maybe, still reading it so idk for sure... more>>

KR (4.5)

#18Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols

252 Chapters Every 1.1 Day(s) 2572 Readers 19 Reviews 08-16-2025

Comedy Drama Fantasy Psychological Slice of Life

Why you keep kicking the bucket, my friend? This isn't even an action or fantasy series! Fyi your boss sucks... more>>

JP (4.5)

#19My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending

138 Chapters Every 105 Day(s) 27356 Readers 229 Reviews 05-19-2025

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Mystery Romance Shounen

Misunderstandings. Misunderstandings galore... more>>

KR (4.2)

#20The Regressor’s Personality Training

187 Chapters Every 7.8 Day(s) 4004 Readers 12 Reviews 06-22-2025

Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Mature Yaoi

I mean technically its not the MC who is self-sacrificial as compared to a lot of others on this list I suppose but he still does his best to save people and is an unreliable narrator... more>>

KR (4.1)

#21The Hero Wants to Die

39 Chapters Every 9.2 Day(s) 1234 Readers 4 Reviews 07-04-2025

Adult Drama Mature Psychological Romance School Life Sci-fi Yaoi

I'm starting to realize a pattern that majority of these self-sacrifical b*stards are surnamed Kim... more>>

Anyways, technically this MC has already experienced the messed up living for others life but that doesn't mean his feelings are no longer valid. It meets the requirements so I'm putting it in this list

Summary:

'Nineteen-year-old Kim Geonho was physically enhanced and time-warped into the 23rd century. For fifty painful years, he devoted himself to stop the apocalypse in the future before returning to the present as his nineteen-year-old self. The dangerous future was prevented, and no one knew of the suffering he endured. No one knew about the hero he had become. Now, the hero just wanted to rest.

The hero wanted to die.

It would take a hundred days for his enhanced cells to fully die. Kim Geonho, given this hundred-day grace period before his death, decided to spend it in boredom and peace. But then, the boy he had a crush on before he left for the future appeared before him: Yeo Haejung. His first love from when he was nineteen.

***

“When you keep thinking about someone, curious about them and feel awful because that person seems so unreachable… that’s a sign you like them.”

“…”

“If this assumption is correct, then that means I like you.”

My heart. It feels like it’s about to stop.

“It’s a bit confusing, though. This is the first time I’ve felt this way about a guy. What about you? Do you not like guys?”

“…”

“No, wait. Let me ask again. Do you not like me?”

There’s no way I could dislike him. But I wanted to run away. The idea that Yeo Haejung liked me—this was something I had never anticipated. The one thing I had been most worried about in our relationship was the possibility of him finding out about my feelings. This was an unexpected development.

Kim Geonho likes Yeo Haejung. That’s a fact. But the other way around? It wasn’t supposed to work like that. It shouldn’t work like that. I wanted to run away from the feeling and from the weight of his intangible gaze pinning me down. I am someone who will disappear, and Yeo Haejung is someone who will remain. If I could just quietly let go of my feelings and fade away, this relationship would have ended with no complications. But why…

“Geonho…”

Why do you… like me?

“Do you not like me?”

Why are you trying to pull me into your world?' <<less

KR (4)

#22I Became the Hero Who Banished the Protagonist

53 Chapters Every 54.4 Day(s) 2994 Readers 31 Reviews 06-05-2023

Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Harem

I am so glad they do not make the 'hero' like in those 'I got kicked out of the hero's party while having conveniently a very useful and op skills set that was undervalued' so s*upid. ... more>>