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Long story short, these are some underrated or hard-to-find novels I've read that you might find really interesting. Most is in the "Action" genre. Most of the novels here are from (2018-present)

These are some novels that stands out as exceptional and rare among more ordinary, less impressive ones. It highlights how one great story can shine brightly in a sea of mediocrity.

PS. I know you're wondering why there's quite a bit of "popular" LN in this list, the answer is that these series aren't really that popular in NU, if that makes sense, idk myself.

Check out @cbboss list "Peak Hidden Gems", he has better list than this one. This list only include the novels I've read.

Some RoyalRoad novels :

•Terminate The Other World! (Book 1-4 is great)

•Mother of Learning (This is so damn peak)

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Sareza

Created: Jun 2nd, 2024, Updated: Aug 4th, 2024

Created Jun 2nd, 2024

Updated Aug 4th, 2024

CN (4.1)

#51Little Tyrant Doesn’t Want to Meet with a Bad End

895 Chapters Every 39.7 Day(s) 11568 Readers 291 Reviews 12-25-2023

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Harem Romance

I've read this around 3 years ago, I kinda dropped it at Ch.300 but I enjoyed it, one of the first CN novels I've ever... more>>

JP (4.2)

#52Story About Buying My Classmate Once A Week

531 Chapters Every 1.5 Day(s) 2209 Readers 15 Reviews 07-30-2025

Ecchi Romance School Life Yuri

The first yuri here, umm, I read quite a bit of yuri from time to time, I didn't add those tho.

JP (4.3)

#53Mushoku Tensei (WN)

26 Chapters Every 250.3 Day(s) 12905 Readers 129 Reviews 11-14-2021

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Drama Ecchi Fantasy Harem Mature Romance Tragedy

I know, MT is popular.

JP (4.6)

#54The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady

40 Chapters Every 81.6 Day(s) 6435 Readers 22 Reviews 08-24-2023

Adventure Comedy Fantasy Romance Yuri

Alright, I'm adding yuri

JP (4.4)

#55I Favor the Villainess

276 Chapters Every 108.8 Day(s) 9234 Readers 93 Reviews 02-26-2021

Completed Comedy Drama Fantasy Mystery Romance School Life Shoujo Ai

I've only read the the 1st volume, but ppl say it's good so here ya go

JP (4.2)

#56Orc Eiyuu Monogatari Sontaku Retsuden

259 Chapters Every 24.9 Day(s) 4706 Readers 19 Reviews 07-04-2025

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Harem Romance Seinen

Rifujin, the same author as Mushoku Tensei

JP (4.4)

#57Mushoku Tensei Redundancy

39 Chapters Every 208.3 Day(s) 3260 Readers 4 Reviews 04-14-2019

Fantasy Harem Romance Slice of Life

The world-building gets expanded

KR (4.6)

#58Kidnapped Dragons

434 Chapters Every 67.8 Day(s) 12351 Readers 182 Reviews 11-23-2022

Completed Action Drama Fantasy Psychological Romance School Life Slice of Life Supernatural

How could I forget this? I just remembered it.

JP (4.8)

#59The Girl Who Ate a Death God

38 Chapters Every 227.5 Day(s) 10669 Readers 89 Reviews 03-09-2017

Completed Action Fantasy Mature Psychological Seinen

Idk anymore

JP (4.7)

#60The Girl Who Bore the Flame Ring

48 Chapters Every 185.2 Day(s) 7402 Readers 34 Reviews 05-05-2018

Completed Action Drama Fantasy Mature Psychological Seinen

JP (4.4)

#61Yuusha, Aruiwa Bakemono to Yobareta Shoujo (LN)

20 Chapters Every 183 Day(s) 3378 Readers 6 Reviews 12-25-2021

Completed Action Adventure Fantasy Psychological Seinen

JP (4.3)

#62Kono Sekai ga Game da to, Ore dake ga Shitte Iru (LN)

85 Chapters Every 145.7 Day(s) 6159 Readers 12 Reviews 05-20-2021

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Harem Romance Sci-fi Shounen

The novel is lore-heavy, so you might get bored reading it(1-40) infodump

JP (4)

#63X-ray Is More Than I Thought

159 Chapters Every 107.4 Day(s) 9058 Readers 35 Reviews 03-17-2021

Completed Action Adult Ecchi Harem Martial Arts School Life Seinen Supernatural

Not my cup of tea, but I guess it's kinda good?

JP (4.2)

#64Ano Otomege wa Oretachi ni Kibishii Sekai desu

73 Chapters Every 19.2 Day(s) 1421 Readers 7 Reviews 01-16-2025

Action Fantasy Mecha Romance Sci-fi

I like this better than the main story

JP (4.4)

#65I Became a Magical Cheat Loli Witch ~My Different World Life With My Reincarnation Privilege [Creation Magic] and the [Seed of Magic]~

220 Chapters Every 41.7 Day(s) 5356 Readers 24 Reviews 12-18-2023

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Shoujo Ai Slice of Life Supernatural

It's kind of rare for me to read Slice Of Life novels, but this one stands out as one of the best I read. Really... more>>

JP (4.2)

#66Golden Experience

221 Chapters Every 9.5 Day(s) 3191 Readers 17 Reviews 07-23-2025

Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-fi

I've only read till 100 Ch because the TL stopped back then, it's pretty good, FL has flaws, makes mistakes, and isn't a complete Mary... more>>

JP (4.3)

#67Seishun Buta Yarou Series

2 Chapters Every 1540.5 Day(s) 2378 Readers 4 Reviews 02-23-2017

Comedy Drama Mystery Psychological Romance School Life Sci-fi Supernatural

Who would've thought that this novel series wasn't about bunny girls? I really like both the anime and the movie, the latter made me teared... more>>

JP (4.6)

#6886

2 Chapters Every 258.5 Day(s) 5050 Readers 23 Reviews 03-03-2024

Action Drama Mecha Mystery Romance Sci-fi Seinen Supernatural Tragedy

I decided to read this because the anime OP was good, Hands Up To The Sky by Sawano Hrioyuki attracted me to the anime and... more>>

JP (4.2)

#69Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (LN)

0 Chapters Every 9308 Day(s) 1990 Readers 6 Reviews N/A

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Mystery Psychological Romance Seinen Tragedy

It's Re:Zero, I've only read V1, and the rest of my knowledge is in the Anime

JP (4.7)

#70Who Killed The Hero?

10 Chapters Every 85.5 Day(s) 845 Readers 10 Reviews 04-07-2023

Completed Action Drama Fantasy Slice of Life Supernatural Tragedy

Very good plot twist and unexpected hidden stories, it could've been better, but it's good enough. I guess you can call it, a short masterpiece.

JP (3)

#71I Got a New Skill Every Time I Was Exiled, and After 100 Different Worlds, I Was Unmatched (LN)

1 Chapters Every 1273 Day(s) 519 Readers 2 Reviews 02-05-2022

Adventure Fantasy

DON'T READ THIS! READ THE MANGA IN MANGADEX

JP (4.4)

#72Goblin Slayer

13 Chapters Every 253.2 Day(s) 5161 Readers 30 Reviews 01-22-2017

Action Adventure Fantasy Harem Mature Seinen Tragedy

Genocide those puny creatures, and show them what hell looks like.

KR (4.4)

#73I Want to Be a VTuber

126 Chapters Every 4.5 Day(s) 1522 Readers 14 Reviews 07-03-2025

Comedy Drama Gender Bender Psychological School Life Slice of Life

Never read it, but it's trending in novelpia right now so you might want to give it a try

JP (4.2)

#74Date A Live

0 Chapters Every 5004 Day(s) 2222 Readers 4 Reviews N/A

Completed Action Comedy Drama Ecchi Fantasy Harem Mecha Romance School Life Sci-fi Shounen Supernatural Tragedy

Kurumi is the character I use for my wallpaper •___•, it's been 4 years already and she's still in my phone, I love that girl

JP (4.3)

#75Fremd Torturchen

0 Chapters Every 6.5 Day(s) 2239 Readers 10 Reviews N/A

Completed Action Drama Fantasy Harem Horror Mature Psychological Romance Seinen Supernatural Tragedy

I'm speechless... Dark Fantasy, not for everyone, very GORY. Also this is an ISEKAI

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Sareza· Author · Jun 28, 2024 08:46 AM
Honorable mention :
[Mesgaki Tanker Doesn't Get Properly Educated] or [메스가키탱커 신표지]

It's in the academy genre and is quite cliché but the writing is peak and the execution is very good
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- Sareza· Author · Jul 10, 2024 05:22 AM
  Honorable Mention :
  [Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table] or [死亡遊戯で飯を食う。]
  It's featured in Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! 2024, I saw this around half a year ago, pretty good, the illustrations are just peak, also character designs looks dope, quite brutal as well, like really REALLY BRUTAL.It's not gory though.
  
  Currently V1 has been officially released by Yen Press, and it's the only translated volume so far. There is currently 6 volumes by the time I'm writing this. Good stuff, I recommend giving it a try, I'm a sucker for this type of novels.
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- lordmerlin· Jul 10, 2024 05:12 PM
  @Sareza Thanks mate for the updates xD, seeing you on youtube then back here suddenly is indeed kind of surreal. (i am le merlin hermes)
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Sareza· Author · Jun 29, 2024 03:14 PM
I'm not a big fan of Wuxia, Xianxia, or Xuanhuan so this list will probably have minimal CN novels
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Sareza· Author · Jun 2, 2024 02:15 PM
MINNANOSUPASTAUZAWALEISATOJODESU
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lordmerlin· Jul 12, 2024 12:08 PM
My lad, I definitely recommend "Genius Warlock" if you havent tried that and "The Hardcore Tyrant Raises the Favourability Too Much" seems certainly promising from the first few chaps I read. There's also Memoirs of the Returnee. Dungeon Defense is nice too, if you can get past the chaps of MC trolling even the audience
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- Sareza· Author · Jul 20, 2024 05:40 AM
  Bro, why do you keep appearing in youtube?
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- lordmerlin· Jul 21, 2024 02:30 AM
  @Sareza My guy, I am a fellow human being, of course I use youtube xD the thing we should be concerned about is why we have a similar recommended page
  
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Velaine· Jul 11, 2024 12:07 PM
Can you tell me, what is TEIS in number 15? I love misunderstandings
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- Sareza· Author · Jul 11, 2024 01:39 PM
  The Eminence In Shadow, or To be a Power in The Shadows
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