Borderline/Maybe No-Romance Novels
Borderline/Maybe No-Romance Novels
Got tired of seeing novels that I want to put in my other list (16020, the No Love Interest list) having Romantic Subplot, so I made this one on a whim :P
No longer being updated for now. I might move novels between the two lists depending on how they turn out. This list is mostly retired and I probably won't update it.
Here I am with novels that:
- Might have romance, and are ongoing
- I haven't finished/started reading
- Have the romantic subplot tag, but there really isn't much romance going on from what I know
- Have romantic subplots that I don't think cuts into the main plot much/doesn’t alter the MC’s character much
Ah, and by romance, I mean the MC's romantic involvement. Side couples don't really count in this case.
I'm postponing adding descriptions for most, but I've written some. Some were also moved from the other list and have descriptions from that. It's also in no particular order, although the ones I haven't read (nor read adaptations of) go at the back.
No longer being updated for now. I might move novels between the two lists depending on how they turn out. This list is mostly retired and I probably won't update it.
Here I am with novels that:
- Might have romance, and are ongoing
- I haven't finished/started reading
- Have the romantic subplot tag, but there really isn't much romance going on from what I know
- Have romantic subplots that I don't think cuts into the main plot much/doesn’t alter the MC’s character much
Ah, and by romance, I mean the MC's romantic involvement. Side couples don't really count in this case.
I'm postponing adding descriptions for most, but I've written some. Some were also moved from the other list and have descriptions from that. It's also in no particular order, although the ones I haven't read (nor read adaptations of) go at the back.
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Created: Jan 10th, 2022, Updated: Feb 7th, 2024
Created Jan 10th, 2022
Updated Feb 7th, 2024
101 Chapters Every 438.8 Day(s) 7091 Readers 140 Reviews 09-29-2023
5/5: Like a lot of horror novels on NU, it's more thriller than horror. Basically, MC runs around solving old crime cases and stuff to exorcise ghosts and expand his own haunted house, sparking hope (and terror) in others in the process.... more>>
112 Chapters Every 251.5 Day(s) 8942 Readers 90 Reviews 07-01-2024
5/5: This particular author writes a lot of comedic novels with quirky characters, and mostly ones with no romance. This is one of her more successful works, and I have to say it's one of my all-time favorites. If the novel's synopsis interests you, you'll probably like it.... more>>
43 Chapters Every 131.7 Day(s) 1697 Readers 66 Reviews 02-29-2020
4/5: <not caught up>The MC is a calm, cultivation-obsessed person who also has a cheat phone which he can use to increase his strength by grinding a game. ... more>>
456 Chapters Every 51.1 Day(s) 10903 Readers 123 Reviews 06-14-2023
4.5/5: <not caught up> Very very similar to I Really Am Not The Lord of Demon -- MC serves as a bookstore owner who loans out tomes of forbidden knowledge, but remains unaware of how OP this makes him look, as everything looks normal to him. NOTE: The author has stated that there will be a female lead in the future, but the translation hasn't gotten to that point yet. Also, MC does not stay unaware forever.... more>>
137 Chapters Every 37.2 Day(s) 5111 Readers 64 Reviews 04-29-2024
4.2/5: <not caught up> Kind of an interesting novel. It's probably what an amalgamation of I Became the First Prince and the Villain Wants to Live would look like, and has a very much antihero protagonist. The concept is fairly interesting as well.... more>>
432 Chapters Every 2.4 Day(s) 4733 Readers 17 Reviews 06-26-2025
3.2/5: Fluff. It's typical shallow Chinese shoujo web novel material, except instead of hot, overpowered, rich, clueless guys fighting over MC's affections, well...it's still hot, overpowered, rich, clueless guys fighting over MC's affections, but they're her dads. No, it's not BL.... more>>
29 Chapters Every 147.8 Day(s) 5925 Readers 21 Reviews 01-08-2022
4/5: Harem genre, but hear me out. MC's got a lot beautiful females (and males, lol) practically worshipping him, but in the end they aren't quite romantically interested in him, and neither is the MC interested in them that way. Also, MC is physically genderless.... more>>
22 Chapters Every 116.2 Day(s) 11821 Readers 111 Reviews 05-05-2025
?/5: I mean...I dunno...it's certainly unique. Surprisingly long for 16 chapters. People interested in MC, but of course he's the personification of laziness (I'm not joking) so he's not interested back. It's a little strange, introspective even. Reverse r*pe warning.... more>>
237 Chapters Every 6.7 Day(s) 9813 Readers 65 Reviews 06-26-2025
4/5: <have not caught up> Considered of the "fantasy romance" genre in Korea, but I can't tell whether it's because the MC transmigrated into a fantasy romance novel or if he actually gets with someone. MC is the super-dense, original-plot-believing, holy-mother type of transmigration romance protagonist.... more>>
373 Chapters Every 113.7 Day(s) 18812 Readers 165 Reviews 01-17-2021
4/5: <have not caught up>
68 Chapters Every 88.5 Day(s) 5432 Readers 19 Reviews 02-18-2025
4.5/5: <have not caught up>
1 Chapters Every 3151 Day(s) 4405 Readers 30 Reviews 11-10-2016
3.5/5: <not caught up> Junk food. Basically, MC really likes kung fu and is also really OP in it. He signs up for a VRMMO so he can fight people legally, and gets a mage. He plays with the mage anyway and is still OP by virtue of his kung fu. Not to be confused with the Close Combat Mage that doesn't have a Virtual World. ... more>>
764 Chapters Every 106.7 Day(s) 28062 Readers 216 Reviews 01-30-2022
4.5/5: <have not caught up> Every so often the romantic subplot tag is added and deleted, so I'll just leave it here until I catch up.... more>>
288 Chapters Every 6.7 Day(s) 3513 Readers 10 Reviews 06-22-2025
3.5/5: <not read> The manga's not *too* bad imo, basically og world doesn't understand basic MMORPG strategy, so MC tries to fix that.
131 Chapters Every 49.6 Day(s) 7043 Readers 55 Reviews 07-07-2023
<not read> super interesting sounding. possible yuri (?) How did I not find this before?
#20Daomu Biji
887 Chapters Every 29.9 Day(s) 1864 Readers 5 Reviews 04-07-2025
<not read> It's popular in China, which you can probably tell from the million spinoffs and adaptations it has.
552 Chapters Every 1.5 Day(s) 5173 Readers 61 Reviews 06-27-2025
4.5/5: A nice LitRPG, a blend of comedy, gritty themes, and serious plot. The constantly emphasized danger brings to mind some other KR game elements novels, but it has its own distinctive elements. Characters other than MC don't have consistent appearances, which I'm not sure I like or dislike.... more>>
491 Chapters Every 0.9 Day(s) 8105 Readers 54 Reviews 06-27-2025
3.8/5: <not caught up> like a mix between Lord of the Mysteries and Villain Wants to Live, with a more OP and misunderstood protagonist, and less thinking.... more>>
67 Chapters Every 113.9 Day(s) 1381 Readers 29 Reviews 02-21-2021
3.2/5: Very similar to I’m Really Not The Demon God’s Lackey. (which apparently came first) ... more>>
39 Chapters Every 214.2 Day(s) 2077 Readers 63 Reviews 12-21-2020
4.5/5: <not caught up> About the same pace throughout as early LOTM, which is pretty slow. Interesting characters, dynamics, and worldbuilding, but it lacks a very strong, compelling plot to keep your attention through the slow pace.... more>>
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