Page 8 - Best Seinen Novel List

Isekai de Kojiin wo Hiraitakedo, Nazeka Darehitori Sudatou to Shinai Ken (WN)

Hatsueda Renge From a caste based high school, bottom-tier Naomi Masatsugu is caught up in a summon of his class to a different world. However, as soon as they arrived the king said, “This guy is unnecessary because he only has clumsy skills ” and it is concluded that he is to be forced to administer the orphanage, which no one wants to do. Unfortunately for the orphanage his skills were cheat skills that cause the girls to cling to him. In order to “defend” the girls that depend on him, he must operate the orphanage while overcoming the powerful people, authorities, and former classmates that surround him.

Three Days of Happiness

Sugaru Miaki (Fafoo) Three Days of Happiness is a novel by Sugaru Miaki, also known as Fafoo. It’s a rewritten version of the story originally posted to 2ch. The premise of the story revolves around a shop where one can sell away the remaining years of their life, and the consequences of doing so. “I Say A Little Prayer” is a short related story which was posted along with the novel’s release. It spoils some things about the main story, but nothing major.

Waltraute-san no Konkatsu Jijou

KAMACHI Kazuma In the world of Norse mythology, a human boy falls in love with Waltraute, the fourth Valkyrie sister. He wishes to marry her, but Waltraute gives him an impossible challenge to deter him. Nevertheless, the boy is determined to carry out the dangerous task and to marry Waltraute afterwards.

Washio Sumi wa Yuusha de Aru

Takahiro In the year 298 from the era of the gods, elementary school girls Sumi Washio, Sonoko Nogi, and Gin Minowa are tasked with an important mission. They are to become heroes and fight Vertex, a mysterious enemy that is attacking Shinju-sama, the god tree that protects Shikoku, the only area in the world that is still habitable. What they don’t know, is that this fight will cost them more than they could have ever imagined.

Way of the Devil

C?n Khai Demons, devils, ghosts and monsters Plunge the mortals weak in horrors; Arms of gods and blades of devils, Shroud the world in untold evils. Lu Sheng was an ordinary civil servant in the modern world. After waking from a drunken stupor one day, he found himself trapped in a dangerous world where demons, ghosts and supernatural monsters terrorize the land. In this world, ordinary mortals live in dark fear and helplessness, without any means to fight against the supernatural. As Lu Sheng struggles desperately for survival, he stumbles upon a game mod he had designed for a mobile phone app in his previous life. It unexpectedly becomes his special ability, which enables him to instantly level up any skill he learns, albeit at a cost. Thus, Lu Sheng begins his journey, striving for power beyond the reach of a mortal as he treads the way of the Devil…

Your Story

Sugaru Miaki (Fafoo) The story is about a man who’s opposed to the now-common practice of implanting false memories, but is one day given memories of a fictional childhood friend. This fabricated happiness torments him, but then, to his surprise, he meets her – a girl who shouldn’t exist.

The Tutorial Is Too Hard

Gandara On a normal boring day, a message appears, inviting him to a Tutorial. A tale about Lee Ho Jae and his escape from the Tutorial. But he just happened to choose the hardest possible difficulty: Hell.

Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria

Mikage Eiji Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria, or The Empty Box and The Zeroth Maria, tells the sinister story of Kazuki Hoshino, who is almost madly attached to his everyday life, and his antagonist Aya Otonashi, who suddenly transfers into his class—for the 13,118th time. She majestically announces to “break” him, without paying heed to anyone else around them. This is but the start of a dark roller coaster ride that turns the two against themselves, the people around them and the one who may be god. Read on as their relationship slowly changes as they go against their most basic values in their struggle against the world itself.

Dungeon Defense

Yoo Heonhwa Do you know how this world ends? Become the hero and defeat the 72 Demon Lords. The game that was boasted as the absolute hardest strategy game, ?Dungeon Attack?. I used to be the ‘hero’ that had accomplished everything in this game, but after answering a suspicious survey, I found myself in the game as the weakest Demon Lord, ?Dantalian?. With only my eloquent tongue and my memories of conquest as a hero—. In order to survive as Dantalian. I shall tear this world apart.

Age of Cosmic Exploration

Zhttty Endless sky and infinite space, the cosmos isn’t some paradise waiting to be found, it is full of darkness and danger, death and terror of the great unknown. However, for that glittering swath of blue, we have no fear! For the longevity of men, we have no regrets! Nothing shall stand in our way because it is finally our time, our age! The age of cosmos exploration!

To Deprive a Deprived Person

Mino Sato Yu is a 12-year-old boy. He is a deprived person. His life is depriving. His step father has a large amount of debt. One day, he is transported into a different world with cheat like stealing ability. Will he stay deprived?

Extraordinary Genius

UNKNOWN A failed investor from 2017 got drunk and woke up in the 1980s. China is just opening up, and the economy is blooming. There is also the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the bursting of the Dot-com bubble and other financial crisis. He used his knowledge of the future and slowly build up his empire.

Harem Tales of a Reincarnated Elf Prince

Warui Baketsu I was a good looking prince when I was reborn, and because I could do indecent things as much as I like, I decided to make a harem while traveling with a beautiful female elf~ Formerly an otaku, the hero who was just reincarnated became a handsome elf prince of another world. In his previous life he was just a plain-faced man, so in this world he uses his high position as a prince to his advantage and keep holding beautiful women in his arms, every day in his life. With his status as a prince and a handsome face, together with the high abilities of the elves……he will thoroughly enjoy the life that he hasn’t done in his previous world!

Overlord (LN)

Maruyama Kugane After announcing it will be discontinuing all service, the internet game ‘Yggdrasil’ shut down… That was the plan, but for some reason, the player character did not log out some time after the server was closed. NPCs start to become sentient. A normal youth who loves gaming in the real world seemed to have been transported into an alternate world along with his guild, becoming the strongest mage with the appearance of a skeleton, Momonga. He leads his guild ‘Ainz Ooal Gown’ towards an unprecedented legendary fantasy adventure!

Dimensional Sovereign

Oren One day, I was given the mysterious power of Hwanmong. If I killed a monster in the dream then my level would rise in reality. My home in reality became a base in the dream. A dimensional strategy RPG where reality and dreams are linked! Earn money and become stronger! Now, I will dominate the entire world.

Overlord of Blood and Iron

Dam Hwa Gong The Overlord, Kang Chul-In. The man who was so strong that he had to be defeated. Having lost, he must now go back in time to take up the challenge of becoming The Emperor in the Continent of Pangaea. Will Kang Chul-In be able to overcome the 9 other Overlords in order to grasp the Continent of Pangaea within his hands?

Swordmeister of Rome

Alla Born of a great family, world shaking genius. The man who had shaken the world. The story of the Swordmeister.

So What If It's an RPG World?

Qiye Kai Wen Hey? Why is there a HP Bar and a Title above your head? Why do you know magic? Hey, why are there people slashing their swords at me!? What’s wrong with this world? Why is it so much like an RPG!? HEY!!

Ark

Yoo Seong A mysterious natural phenomenon caused the Earth to be plunged into darkness. The world turned into an endless bloody chaos and mankind is on the brink of extinction... Chu Yun Sheng, an ordinary white-collar worker, discovered his family heirloom book shining a bizarre light by accident. Out of curiosity, he tried to study the heirloom book. After a long research, he still only understood a few symbols written in the ancient book. However, he was shocked when he figured out what messages the ancient book tried to tell him: the sun will disappear, and humanity is doomed... He tried to spread the message, but no one believed him; his family and friends even tried to take him to see the psychiatrist. Eventually, he gave up telling anyone, but prepared for the apocalypse in secret. Until one day– the sun really disappeared...

The Protagonists Are Murdered by Me

UNKNOWN Regressor, Reincarnator, Possessor, Traveler, or Predestined. I will hunt down the protagonists that exist in the countless worlds and absorb their abilities. Here lies the protagonist. The continent’s hope. The hero who will save the world. The hero who currently has a hole through his chest! With the Spirit of Earth, freed the Dwarfs and gained their trust. Purified the contaminated Forest of Spirits and became the Fairies’ benefactor. Resealed the Ancient Stone statues found in one of the ruins. Exterminated the giant sea serpent that emerged from the sea. Defeated the 47th Demon Lord of the underworld… “Aside from assaults and murders there were other death related incidents as well as vandalism, arson, and etc…” “S-spare me…” Psh! That was the protagonist. But now, he has died by my hands.