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Danmei - Drama/Tragedy/Angst (with Happy Ending)

Danmei - Drama/Tragedy/Angst (with Happy Ending)
Ongoing list.  If you're looking for some sad or dramatic stuff (with a HE). 
Some have a lighter tone than others. But all of these contain elements like ~complicated relationships, dogblood drama, tragic pasts, betrayal, or deaths. 

All of these have English translations. 

I have them sorted by genre

1-5: modern setting 6-7: world hopping novels8-13: xianxia 
14-18: more general fantasy or primarily historical 
Schemes And ConspiraciesPast Plays a Big RoleBetrayalMale YandereEnemies Become LoversTragic Past
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5thepast
5thepast
Created: Jul 6th, 2022, Updated: Apr 15th, 2023
Created Jul 6th, 2022
Updated Apr 15th, 2023
CN (4)
#1Professional Body Double
159 Chapters Every 141.9 Day(s) 5741 Readers 116 Reviews 09-08-2019
Completed Adult Drama Mature Romance Supernatural Tragedy Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: So much relationship drama. s*um gong. Death and rebirth. MC is used as a substitute for ML's "real love".
CN (3.9)
#2Beloved Enemy
215 Chapters Every 152.3 Day(s) 5256 Readers 78 Reviews 04-30-2019
Completed Adult Drama Mature Romance Smut Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: s*um gong, enemies to lovers, r*pe, blackmail, bullying ... more>>
CN (4.6)
#3Love Delusion
53 Chapters Every 96.2 Day(s) 4821 Readers 66 Reviews 08-09-2021
Completed Psychological Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life
Angsty stuff/warnings: MC is dealing with mental health issues and doesn't know what's real... more>>
CN (4)
#4Winner Takes All
132 Chapters Every 48.3 Day(s) 3542 Readers 32 Reviews 08-08-2024
Completed Adult Drama Mature Romance Smut Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings:  s*um gong, messy f*ck buddy relationship, lies & deception, manipulative and yandere ML ... more>>
CN (4.2)
#5Reborn as a Substitute
98 Chapters Every 77.1 Day(s) 3904 Readers 61 Reviews 05-03-2022
Completed Drama Psychological Romance Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: Death/rebirth, betrayals, sad pasts, suicidal thoughts... more>>
CN (4.2)
#6Strategy to Capture that Scum Gong
231 Chapters Every 113.4 Day(s) 9604 Readers 182 Reviews 11-09-2020
Completed Action Comedy Drama Fantasy Mature Romance Tragedy Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: multiple worlds of messed up relationships, death, r*pe, su*cide... more>>
CN (4.3)
#7Heroic Death System
50 Chapters Every 121.1 Day(s) 14280 Readers 291 Reviews 05-16-2021
Completed Action Comedy Fantasy Historical Mystery Romance Sci-fi Tragedy Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: MC dies in many different ways in many different worlds leaving behind a sad ML... more>>
CN (4.4)
#8Yu Wu
34 Chapters Every 133.4 Day(s) 9763 Readers 99 Reviews 06-01-2020
Action Adult Drama Fantasy Romance Smut Tragedy Xianxia Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings:  war, long separations, torture, betrayal, amnesia, death. Lovers to enemies to lovers, s*avery ... more>>
CN (4.3)
#9It’s Not Easy Being a Master
97 Chapters Every 127.5 Day(s) 10932 Readers 162 Reviews 04-11-2020
Completed Action Adventure Mature Mystery Romance Xianxia Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: misunderstandings, rebirth, enemies to lovers, shizun/disciple relationship ... more>>
CN (4.4)
#10The Husky and His White Cat Shizun
65 Chapters Every 75.9 Day(s) 17932 Readers 408 Reviews 04-27-2023
Action Adventure Drama Mature Romance Smut Tragedy Xianxia Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: death, rebirth, r*pe, messed up and complicated relationships, canibalism  and more... more>>
CN (4.7)
#11Heaven Official’s Blessing
28 Chapters Every 16.4 Day(s) 23228 Readers 511 Reviews 11-29-2020
Completed Drama Mystery Romance Shounen Ai Xianxia
Angsty stuff/warnings: tragic past events, war, loneliness, death of loved ones... more>>
CN (4.3)
#12The #1 Pretty Boy of the Immortal Path
9 Chapters Every 126.1 Day(s) 5115 Readers 39 Reviews 11-08-2022
Completed Adventure Comedy Mystery Romance Shounen Ai Supernatural Xianxia
Angsty stuff/warnings: Long separations, death, war... more>>
CN (4.7)
#13The Founder of Diabolism
27 Chapters Every 82.2 Day(s) 27810 Readers 562 Reviews 06-06-2025
Completed Adventure Drama Mystery Romance Supernatural Xianxia Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: death of loved ones, long separation, death and rebirth... more>>
CN (4.2)
#14Picked up by the Protagonist of a Tormented! MC Novel
94 Chapters Every 135.8 Day(s) 10620 Readers 136 Reviews 04-27-2021
Completed Action Adult Adventure Fantasy Martial Arts Mature Psychological Romance Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: betrayal, male yandere, sad childhoods... more>>
CN (4.5)
#15Need to Propose to Seven Men What to Do!
197 Chapters Every 54.8 Day(s) 11144 Readers 90 Reviews 07-07-2023
Completed Adult Comedy Drama Mystery Psychological Romance Smut Tragedy Xuanhuan Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: multiple messy relationships, s*um gongs, yandere MLs, r*pe, faking deaths... more>>
CN (4.3)
#16How to Survive As a Villain
0 Chapters Every 2125 Day(s) 16012 Readers 234 Reviews 08-29-2019
Completed Comedy Drama Mature Romance Tragedy Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: war, torture, character death, separations ... more>>
CN (4.5)
#17Thousand Autumns
145 Chapters Every 93.2 Day(s) 16706 Readers 195 Reviews 04-09-2023
Completed Action Adventure Drama Historical Martial Arts Mature Romance Shounen Ai Wuxia
Angsty stuff/warnings: cruel love interest, injured MC, betrayal ... more>>
CN (3.7)
#18Beastman Forcefully Raising a Wife
111 Chapters Every 36.9 Day(s) 5288 Readers 70 Reviews 01-09-2024
Completed Fantasy Mature Romance Slice of Life Smut Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: terrible relationship, truly s*um gong, r*pe, imprisonment, child death... more>>
CN (3.8)
#19Sissy
9 Chapters Every 133.1 Day(s) 2258 Readers 46 Reviews 12-11-2022
Completed Adult Drama Mature Romance Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: bullying, r*pe, one of the worst s*um gongs on this list. ... more>>
CN (4)
#20Wu Chang Jie
281 Chapters Every 95.4 Day(s) 5672 Readers 69 Reviews 08-11-2021
Completed Action Adventure Drama Mature Mystery Romance Smut Supernatural Xianxia Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: su*cide (with reincarnation), pseudo in*est (they were raised as half brothers in their past life, although they were not really related by blood), r*pe, violence, betrayal... more>>
CN (4.6)
#21Gold Class Fighter
134 Chapters Every 60.3 Day(s) 4023 Readers 52 Reviews 04-08-2023
Completed Action Drama Mature Psychological Romance Smut Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: gang fighting, violence, 90s/early 2000s homophobic setting, long separations ... more>>
CN (4.8)
#22Little Mushroom
90 Chapters Every 2.3 Day(s) 16137 Readers 340 Reviews 05-23-2025
Completed Drama Psychological Romance Sci-fi Supernatural Yaoi
Angsty stuff/warnings: apocalyptic world, lots of death, violence, and genera hopelessness for humanity... more>>
Comments (3)
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  1. MTea0
    MTea0· May 2, 2023 12:42 AM
    when i saw mdzs at 13 i thought "how ironicclear.png"
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  2. Jean Marie
    Jean Marie· Jul 17, 2022 07:33 AM
    All of Shui Qian Cheng's 188 series are angsty in a way I really love. 
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    • 5thepast
      5thepast· Author · Jul 17, 2022 08:31 PM
      I need to read more of them!! I really enjoyed the two I've read so far. The angst is so good
      Reply · 1 Like · ·

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