Good but gorey

Good but gorey
Good novels, but have a lot violence and are generally more mature
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Created: Sep 16th, 2019, Updated: Aug 18th, 2024
Created Sep 16th, 2019
Updated Aug 18th, 2024
JP (4.5)
163 Chapters Every 123.1 Day(s) 18890 Readers 127 Reviews 09-20-2022
The king of the dark and mature hill, it's a heavy but worthy read. The quality can seem to waver, but you realize afterwards how... more>>
KR (4.5)
55 Chapters Every 206.1 Day(s) 24188 Readers 319 Reviews 11-26-2017
An easier read in comparison, but still a high quality one, it also does the genre great justice.
KR (4.2)
205 Chapters Every 173.1 Day(s) 11917 Readers 111 Reviews 06-07-2018
Very good novel. A must read for anyone who likes the anti-hero protagonist. Very real characters, and fantastic writing
KR (4)
4 Chapters Every 237 Day(s) 2600 Readers 17 Reviews 06-01-2023
The MC visually resembles the Alien from the Alien franchise. He behaves like a monster is more like an evil slime where he eats things... more>>
KR (3.9)
21 Chapters Every 217.2 Day(s) 17044 Readers 183 Reviews 09-09-2016
I think if you are fan of the more violent or dark novels, this will definitely be enjoyable. It does waver in the end by... more>>
JP (3.8)
342 Chapters Every 36.6 Day(s) 2330 Readers 23 Reviews 02-24-2024
It's an adult novel. The first arc takes place in a s*x dungeon. The MC is a demon that only thinks about s*x and violence.... more>>
CN (4.1)
53 Chapters Every 166.8 Day(s) 7722 Readers 85 Reviews 10-24-2020
It does the dark part very well, and I really liked the beginning of the novel. Unfortunately, I think it tries to do the dark,... more>>
CN (4.4)
456 Chapters Every 50.9 Day(s) 10893 Readers 123 Reviews 06-14-2023
This is a pretty different novel than anything else on the list. This is mainly a comedy driven novel. The comedy is centered around the... more>>
CN (4.3)
58 Chapters Every 42 Day(s) 560 Readers 13 Reviews 10-02-2023
Very gritty novel. A lot of people become mutilated or are sacrificed. Humans are near the bottom of the totem pole in this novel about... more>>
JP (4.1)
477 Chapters Every 24.7 Day(s) 30435 Readers 350 Reviews 06-12-2025
It's way more shounen than seinen, but it does have a MC fits in with the others in this list. The cast of characters are... more>>
CN (4.1)
226 Chapters Every 384.1 Day(s) 12791 Readers 174 Reviews 10-18-2015
It's got a lonely and anti-hero/selfish protagonist, but it's light on the gore. It's a quality novel, but might not the same mature content as... more>>
JP (4.5)
101 Chapters Every 40.7 Day(s) 8651 Readers 60 Reviews 05-06-2024
A novel that I'm hesitating on starting only because of the short amount of chapters, but all the reviews are raving the quality and the... more>>
KR (4.6)
434 Chapters Every 65.2 Day(s) 12291 Readers 181 Reviews 11-23-2022
The MC is definitely cold and ruthless, but the series is about him regaining his emotions and creating a loving environment for the dragons he... more>>
KR (4.3)
105 Chapters Every 147.5 Day(s) 23989 Readers 470 Reviews 07-09-2019
It's not very dark, especially compared to the other novels on the list: the MC is a pretty happy dude overall, and it straddles the... more>>
CN (4)
100 Chapters Every 550.4 Day(s) 22146 Readers 500 Reviews 04-25-2016
Although I haven't read it personally, I've seen this recommended as being similar to other novels on this list, and one of the main "complaints"... more>>
CN (4.3)
6 Chapters Every 1587.8 Day(s) 13860 Readers 344 Reviews 02-25-2017
A very long CN novel, that's unfortunately now hosted by Webnovel, so you probably have to search underground to find most of it. At it's... more>>
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  1. Deadmantellnotales
    Deadmantellnotales· Sep 20, 2019 07:57 PM
    I read overlord and death mage, now reading dungeon defence. Not mush into other than jp novels, but dungeon defence is exception. I would like more recommendations. 
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    • grrman
      grrman· Author · Oct 14, 2019 04:41 AM
      I've been looking for novels that match the tone and quality of Overlord/Dungeon Defense, but I think much that is being translated (and probably written) caters towards the younger, less mature audience. I've updated the list with a couple of promising novels that I haven't read yet in an attempt to lengthen the list, but I'd appreciate input on other potential novels that fit the genre.
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