Good(No Harem)
Good(No Harem)
First 10-15 novels are placed as actual ranking, everything lower is placed based on adding date so you can ignore actual rank.
Novels which cannot be found in NU are in one of my comments to this list.
Would be nice if you have any suggestions.
Novels which cannot be found in NU are in one of my comments to this list.
Would be nice if you have any suggestions.
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Created: May 8th, 2024, Updated: Jul 21st, 2025
Created May 8th, 2024
Updated Jul 21st, 2025

227 Chapters Every 4.8 Day(s) 1559 Readers 11 Reviews 06-14-2025
Pretty generic novel for this genre. Has all the problems as other novels in genre as annoying misunderstandings, dragged plot sometimes and simple characters. Still... more>>

0 Chapters Every 0.3 Day(s) 2260 Readers 28 Reviews N/A
Good, need only ~2h to read so I won't even bother saying something negative as it doesn't really matter. Simple nice story.

50 Chapters Every 161.3 Day(s) 14882 Readers 103 Reviews 06-25-2025
Read long time ago, remember that it was pretty funny, its short so will not take too much time.


193 Chapters Every 76.7 Day(s) 4196 Readers 104 Reviews 10-11-2022
Read to 540 chapter, than dropped. Mostly chill novel for time passing, simple romance, simple martial arts plot.

93 Chapters Every 82.9 Day(s) 6814 Readers 52 Reviews 03-19-2022
Short, has some interesting things in it, but I feel its pretty simple/naive in the story which made it more boring closer to the end.

671 Chapters Every 0.5 Day(s) 1529 Readers 14 Reviews 07-26-2025
Completed! At first pretty fun for first 200+ chapters, then the formula starts to became boring, luckily author start developing plot in interesting way just... more>>

75 Chapters Every 3.5 Day(s) 241 Readers 1 Reviews 07-24-2025
Ongoing! Nice chill novel, has interesting writing about classical music from author, MC is a pretty normal guy comparing to average chinese protagonist. Has nice... more>>

32 Chapters Every 13 Day(s) 443 Readers 2 Reviews 07-18-2025
Ongoing! I am on the chapter 21, for now looks promising, will update review with more details in future. If novel became bad I will... more>>

408 Chapters Every 0.9 Day(s) 1739 Readers 36 Reviews 07-26-2025
Ongoing (ch. 312)! Novel that has clear focus on characters and their development. Has incredible cast of diverse characters with dynamic characters that are changing through the novel. Rare novel where relationships are not preset only in form "character->MC->character" where MC is main link between characters, but more like a proper web of relationships which are explored by readers through MC. Action, plot are exist to develop characters.... more>>

46 Chapters Every 70.5 Day(s) 603 Readers 2 Reviews 01-17-2023
Ongoing! (ch.101) Somewhat boring at first arc, then we had interesting plot development which looks promising. But this is JP author and from 2014 we... more>>

389 Chapters Every 1.4 Day(s) 1723 Readers 10 Reviews 07-25-2025
Ongoing ch.~500! Postponed this novel long time because manhua which I read first felt pretty mediocre. But gonna say novel is really good one.... more>>

316 Chapters Every 0.9 Day(s) 295 Readers 2 Reviews 07-26-2025
Was reading when was ongoing (now completed). Same author as "My Girlfriend From Turquoise Pond Requests My Help After My Millennium Seclusion". Pretty similar in some aspects like world, MC character (but still they differ), not face slapping, one world for the novel (no new world every ~200 chapters)... more>>
Comments (31)
Good collection.
If you have time, try
1. The Legend of the Northern Blade
2. The Regressor and the Blind Saint
3. I Want to Die One Day Before You.
I have read the first two, they are good, For 3rd I'hv read till vol 3,so far so good.
Thanks!
Will try "The Legend of the Northern Blade", and already added 2,3 somehow forget about them after I've read them.
@iwannalongnicknamethx If you are free try,
I Hold Your Voice Alone, Under The Starry Sky.
Empty Box and Zeroth Maria
@TrueAn012 Thanks for suggestions, just in time because have nothing to read rn.
But I remember that I read "Empty Box and Zeroth Maria" many many years ago (8 maybe?). In my memory I feel like don't really liked it because of all the tragedy there.
I've recently added some novels to the list (in the end) you may check them.
@iwannalongnicknamethx It has tragedy and trauma, but the theme is good, the protog till 4ish volume is somewhat say, not much likable, but it is a good read.
I read most of the novel in your collections, not a fan of gender blend, can't feel like immersing into a few, rest I finished all. Keep the good work.
For more, Try reading Martial Arts Master, no harem, good novel. Romance (though I like good romance) exist but pretty average.
I have tried many novels in recent times, that starts off good but got killed by bad development, most of the time the bad development is in the form for Harem or even romance when it is not needed.
@TrueAn012 Read Martial Arts Master years ago, but not finished (maybe read half), became pretty bored in the plot and romance at that time as I feel that novel became predictable.
This list don't really have all novels I read I've called it "Good"(No harem) because don't really wanted to add every piece I read because I feel like list will be bloated with too big difference in quality.
But I fell like I need to make list where I can just add really everything that I completed or Reading now regardless of quality.
Also most gender bender in this list are mostly feels like Author made that just because he wanted to do so, in all novels here its actually feels nonexistent and you can just read novel as MC always was female(or male). (Gospel of blood and Game of the World Tree from the same author and if you start reading as MC is always was female literally nothing changes in this novels. Seoul Object Story same as well)
Have same feelings about novels last month, most are cliche or extremely predictable, feeling like most characters are had copy-paste personalities from novel to novel, plot is dragged out too much, any romance also feels following same formula in each novel without any real chemistry between characters. But last month I mostly read korean romance novels so maybe I just burnt out on them.
@iwannalongnicknamethx Tried this?
Immortal devil transformation, good start, romance mid, I dropped it midway, due to sometimes slow, and somtimes crazy plot development.
Reincarniated as villan of romance fantasy, good start read till 50 ish ch, but forget the reason why I dropped it.
Vermillion novel is good to, but dropped due to some reasons.
The Heaven-Slaying Sword - same author as regressor and blind saint, I read it when it only has 10 chapters, whis was good, but yet to pick it up.
Also, heard 'manuscript screening boy and manuscript submitting girl' is good too.
yes, this is the list for 'good' novels you read, which is the purpose of creating list, if not it will be just your readind list.
It will be good if you update your list if you find new good novels, I will be waiting for that, as my stacks are dried up too.
@TrueAn012
"Immortal devil transformation" - dropped at middle too, don't even remember why
"Reincarniated as villan of romance fantasy" - dropped too, but maybe in 70 chapters if I remember it was became too boring for me
"Vermillion" - not seen but NU says its hiatus, so not sure wanna read it in that state
"The Heaven-Slaying Sword" - Read through mtl 3/4 or 4/5 of novel, but somehow would not force myself to finish, don't even remember why, maybe I will add this here as my memory tells me it wasn't bad even if I don't recall why I dropped it
"manuscript screening boy and manuscript submitting girl" - will add to to-read list, japanese ranobes for me mostly were hard to find so many of them were ignore by me, so thanks for suggestions
if you don't mid reading MTL I may suggest:
"Investing in the Rebirth Empress, She Called Me Husband" - pretty chill xianxia with mid romance but good for time passing.
"My girlfriend is a cello player" - A good novel with a good romance, one of those were Male lead is not really annoying and too dense, also has nice chemistry
But both are ongoing and don't have NU pages (will add them when they appear), but pretty sure that "My girlfriend is a cello player" is will not be harem, but has low(like really low, something around 5%) chance for "Investing in the Rebirth Empress, She Called Me Husband" to became one with 2 wives
@iwannalongnicknamethx I got a suggestion for you for reading MTL, chat GPT become better than a standard MTL, with keywords everrywhere extension, you can pretty much get a good quality TL but, its still a MTL.
If you don't mind slow placed and a chill novels, few has little plot, and some you have to tune down your brain a bit to enjoy it, I got a few suggestions.
But I had an inherent hate towards novels theats starts with my wife, my girlfriend, my husband etc. as it always starts as exclusive relationship but soon turn into generic harem, plot wil fly everywhere.
Will try "My girlfriend is a cello player""Investing in the Rebirth Empress, She Called Me Husband".
@TrueAn012 Would like to see a few suggestions you mentioned.
About novels that starts with my wife, my girlfriend e.t.c, I myself was baited into this trap many times enough so now I am extremely cautious with novels like this.
@TrueAn012 Answering simply, novel knows what is is and executing it well enough without making me mad by plot, yes maybe a bit boring and predictable, but for someone what may not read too much novels it will be good enough. But yes I agree that it is pretty low overall in my "Good" rankings.
Writing this small answer literally took at least 30m. Was thinking how to determine if novel is "Good" for me. For now will have this novel still here, maybe when I've come close to 75-100 novels in list will start splitting in different lists like "Masterpiece", "Good", "Normal" to reduce the gap in quality between novels in list.
@iwannalongnicknamethx I got a doubt regarding, Martial cultivator, the romance with FMC is only at kissing level but the page have first time intercouse tag (I didn't mind those things if it only between our MCs), is there anything happened, or the author ruining another good series.
How is Legend of the Cultivation God, Have you given it a try.
For, recommendation,
The new Gate, I didn't tries it but I like to hera your opinion on that matter.
Gimai Seikatsu, a decent SOL novel. There is a initial insist bait with the tag (not insist), but It is one of the realistic take on that trope.
Shut Up, Malevolent Dragon! I Don’t Want to Have Any More Children With You, one such novel I told previously, you have to turn off your logic but its enjoyable.
Oregairu romance is my favourite, if its not for the haremish element(Though the MC is never viewed it as harem), the author for VN and milking the Merchs, made into a dumpster fire.
86 LN is very good.
Will add more if comes to my mind.
@TrueAn012 Regarding martial cultivator, I stopped when mtl had 900~ chapters, in that chapters here was still 1v1 romance and I don't see flags that may lead to harem at all.
Legend of the Cultivation God - Long time ago read 50-100 chapters then there was no translation and my brain wasn't rotted enough to read mtl at that time, as I remember it was pretty ok? but very slow. Now hesitating because of amount of chapters.
New gate - tried very long time ago, don't really remember anything, now looking at reviews e.t.c looks pretty meh at least for me
Gimai Seikatsu - Read to vol3 (maybe) was bored of it may continue someday.
Shut Up, Malevolent Dragon! I Don’t Want to Have Any More Children With You - just last week read manga, not sure now I wanna read novel, but its on my "maybe" list because manga was not so bad.
Oregairu, watched anime maybe 5-6 years ago, maybe will read novel one day
86 - on my list, just wanna wait for its to be completed, as the amount of time Japanese authors take to finish their novels is enormous sometimes, and there a chance if I read it now and like it I will be forced to wait years for it to be finished. And when it finally finishes I already may forgot all plot and hesitate to start reading again.
Oregairu adaptation is one of the bad adaptation over there.
Regarding 86, I stopped at vol 7 I think. The anime stopped at vol 6, for the same reason as yours.
Gimai Seikatsu will be good from 4/5 to till vol 7.
recent novels didn't evoke the same feelings as the ones that are not already on the list, If you have time try reading a western novel 'The Martian' by Andi Wier my first ever novel.
Spice and Wolf. Try it, You might like it, I just watched the anime though.
@iwannalongnicknamethx
What About Kept man of Princess Knight, I just heard about it but never read it.
Then, I Became the Fiancé of a Dragon in Romance Fantasy. is good too, but the ending is not so grate, and at the end it started to going inthe path of erotica, I don't know if everyone like that.
Spice and Wolf.
@TrueAn012
"Kept man of Princess Knight" - Seen it too, but will wait more time, when there will be more to read (which will be long time as japanese authors are very slow on writing). Also it give me some vibes that can potentially become harem, so also waiting more to see will genres change
"I Became the Fiancé of a Dragon in Romance Fantasy" - year or two ago tried, didn't remember why but dropped pretty early (maybe was oversaturated by this type of stories), haven't returned to it
"Spice and Wolf" - Watched anime long time ago, not really interested in reading its novel
@iwannalongnicknamethx Dao of the Bizarre Immortal
what about this, I like to know your opiniion about this.
@TrueAn012 Maybe you encounter some new interesting novels? In last month can't find really anything interesting, everything just goes into drop after ~200chapters
And after reading "Shut Up, Malevolent Dragon! I Don’t Want to Have Any More Children With You" most romance novels start to feel dry and simple.
@iwannalongnicknamethx
Hakai no Miko Its a different novel, I just dropped it as to wait for more to come,
Angel next door, is decent but after they started dating, it become slow and bland.
I will say more, If I remember some best ones.
Will use this comment for novels which cannot be found in NU:
1. The lich needs more money - Completed DnD world based story about lich. Slow start, the further you read the better novel became which is rare.
2. End of ten days - ongoing I am on chapter 1129. Dark story, MC is calm madman (still to answer if he will be villain or hero for story), many horror elements. Has some good fleshed characters. For romance I can't say for sure it exist because of plot reasons but if it is I have 90% chance its 1v1.
3. I create the my of the old ruler - completed. Readed some time ago so some detail may be wrong. Flow similar to My House of Horror. MC goes into sort of adventure with system in another world -> After returning making film about it and we have audience reactions e.t.c, this is for the most time formula in this book, but there's change in formula like there may be a game not a film, actual connection between worlds he go with reality. Also if I remember correctly MC mostly enters 3? same world so every one of them building through novel and won't forgetted after arc. Romance not exist (but if you're weird one you may see it)
4. The Author's POV - completed. good novel, readed all chapters in 3 days, but I think it has problems in pacing and holding interest in some parts of the novel. Romance exist.1. The lich needs more money - Completed DnD world based story about lich. Slow start, the further you read the better novel became which is rare.
5. Advent of the Three Calamities - ongoing. Same author as The Author's POV. Overall at least for its better than his previous work. Has interest concept for MC power. Romance exist.
6. "Investing in the Rebirth Empress, She Called Me Husband" - pretty chill xianxia with mid romance but good for time passing. has low chance for harem, will update this comment if that will be the case
7. "My girlfriend is a cello player" - A good novel with a good romance, one of those were Male lead is not really annoying and too dense, also has nice chemistry between leads.
Shortly, plot and characters are good, weakest point is writing itself (structurally, actual emotions conveyed good)
Cultivation Chat Group - was reading when it had only 500c, then paused to stockpile a little bit, still not returned to it, maybe someday re-read it.
Mother of Learning - can still find it in my bookmarks... from 10 years ago I stopped at some chapter and still not returned to it
The Experimental Log of the Crazy Lich - read when had 400 chapters, had fun, but hesitating to read or add here because of harem tag on NU.
ty for suggestions still.