Syosetsuka ni Narou Discussion Thread

[Valky]

Almost all of his works are fulfillment works, with simple plot too. He has too many series that some of it are abandoned for more than a month, and he still keeps making a new one .. The author must like writing.

Ah, it's off topic but Happy New Year guys.

[guyy]

Originally Posted by Valky

Almost all of his works are fulfillment works, with simple plot too. He has too many series that some of it are abandoned for more than a month, and he still keeps making a new one .. The author must like writing.

Ah, it's off topic but Happy New Year guys.

I think he is just doing his best to write stuff that will get published (and earn him money). Once he runs out of creativity for a novel or the chances of another volume getting published are slim he starts writing a new one.

[Valky]

Yeah, I kinda guess the same .. It's a bad luck to a fan of his abandoned work though, since it'll probably take a long time for an update, if there's any.

[Kyureki]

So I recently started reading LV999の村人 purely because I was in need of something with action to read (and partially because the artist for the LN is Fuumi) and didn't expect much out of it initially... Then I get a nice surprise out of what seems to be a distant future, post apocalyptic version of our world (not sure on the specifics since I'm only just starting on vol 2) and some mysteries stirring.

[WyrdMonger]

Can someone list the top twenty harem WNs? Preferably those with both LN and Manga adaptations?

[Kaito Yamakage]

Haven't kept up with the forums much lately, a lot of these are more recent(mid 2016-to current)/rankings stuff, the ones I found average or above by my standards. It's me so expect isekai harem dorei stats revenge dungeon naisei nariagari (the literal tags I search by)

Spoiler for The WALL O MIGHTY:

n1533db - MC is a futa (intended to be the RL actual version) and thus lived a hard life because of it (and other reasons), goes to isekai and continues to experience a hard life. Ends up finally gaining a "family" in a pair of adventurers (male and female) who become its master. MC ends up being OP thanks to being a futa (double all stats male + female) in a world where status normally only goes up like 1 per level. I'm REALLY hoping this isn't dead because it was going really solid up until Dec. Can be a pretty hard read for the start but gets good once MC meets his masters.

n1678cx - A revenge one where the MC wakes up in the future of the world where he was betrayed and died and goes to get revenge on old allies. Think monte cristo sort of stuff... I didn't care much for the premise of revenge targets getting off free for XX years though beyond that it's still active has a decent amount of content and he actually gets revenge on some so not a bad read if youre into that.

n8255dg - Another revenge one where hero reincarnates 100 years later as maou and plans to take over/kill all humans. Decent, last post in Nov, may or may not be dead, read at own risk on this one.

http://ncode.syosetu.com/s8119b/ - this one is actually a set of series. It's similar to that other abe no seimei reincarnation one where the MC and his harem do all sorts of this world stuff then go isekai in a completely separate series after it ends. The isekai parts last post was late 2016, a lot of content. The biggest issue is the MC is pretty hetare, though this one is more about all sorts of crazy shit going on and the MC trying to survive it than having the time to make a harem. Honestly it's not as good as that other one but is a unique and decent read if you can stand almost no romance.

n7169dq - Solid pace local? MC revenge story. MC starts off a farmer and gains OP skills, works his way up to killing his revenge (the hero), it's active and solid pacing.

n3909db - Not really revenge.... but MC goes the class summon route ends up being betrayed/tortured/near killed (has a super regen OP skill), all sorts of ALL SORTS of crazy shit goes down in this one so the plot is kind of weird... It's not terrible writing, just can feel chaotic at times and not sure where it is going. Harem/OP awakening/the usual stuff and active.

n2671do - Maou/dungeon master reincarnation one, MC is OP at starts and gains loli God dragon ally so there is literally no challenge on the fighting end(just massacres), it goes slice of life/dungeon making/comedy/harem pretty fast and is solid if you like that mix. Active.

n1105dm - More recent class summon/betrayal/slave harem, wasn't particularly great but not terrible and still active.

n6526dj - Another summon/slave harem series that is active, better the one above IMO, MC has jack of all trades type of ability and is OP. Pretty much the usual stuff.

n8579do - One of the more unique isekai that still manages to fit a lot of the same. Kanji have taken life in isekai and turned into all forms of monsters based on the meaning of their kanji. Defeating the kanji lets you gain their ability (with limits), so far MC isn't super OP compared to other locals that have 999 kanji, but starts out with poison immunity and a mass rat summon. Harem/slave/active, pretty good.

n2612dl - Literal Jack of All trades blessing, MC can vaguely use all magic by seeing it(including lightning magic which is legendary stuff because the goddess used it on him before he went to isekai), cheat, harem, nariagari, heading towards naisei/war stuff, active and not bad.

n7364bs - MC gets hero summoned, thinks its a dream and calls the king impotent. Gets dorei'd. Nearly dies and ends up getting bought by ninja loving loli for $10 before being fed to monsters. Somehow ends up making retarded loli his slave instead (hes still the actual slave) and gains OP ninja from wearing black hooded clothes. He then goes on to make a harem of slave lolis which he physically (not sexually) abuses.... WTF did I read and why was it good?! This one is kind of hard to read sometimes because of how insane this shit is, but it's actually got some amusing stuff to it and a lot of content. Not for everyone.

n8343dq - So weve had gorilla heroines, now we've got gorilla MC. This series is mostly comedy, it has a lot of fun with the names and ideas (MC is an OP monkey born from a rock if you get the joke). It actually does the mixture of inhuman characters vs humanity, with comedy, sex, harem (they're all inhuman creatures of love after all) in a decent way, also has mixes of kingdom building/naisei. It's crazy how villified humanity is in general in this one. And the gorilla MC doesn't hesitate to massacre them between banging all the inhuman monsters.

n5451cz - Starts off with isekai hero who finally defeated maou after 20 years but returns to earth because he's about to die/isekai backlash. When he returns to earth he returns to the day he was summoned and it's not quite the earth he remembers with super abilities all over the place and all sorts of crazy shit. The content is all modern day + super power based.

n9361dn - Local MC (his father was a reincarnated hero), the MC lived the first 12 years of his life in the mountains (filled with S rank monsters) and the MCs father basically turned him into an omnipotent build cheat character without him realizing (Shin is that you?). MC decends upon the mortal world when he hears his father died and becomes an adventurer, OP/harem/comedy ensues. Not bad on the magis grandson genre. Active.

n3408dp - This one has a pretty interesting mix of stuff. The MC is dead inside because his family members died one after another on earth. Gets summoned along with 21 classmates. They have to spend seven days (28 years in isekai time) in the isekai and the one who is the most famous by the end of it gets to decide 3 of the 21 to die when they all are sent back. All sorts of in-between rules covered at the start. The start feels pretty slow with the MC nearly being killed and having his ass kicked right and left, when he finally gets his shit into order he goes God OP, builds a harem, and the majority of this series is him and his allies creating the adventurers guild/naisei in a world without such a system. This really is a good series but some advice if you start it, DO NOT READ the first prologue chapter (it won't kill it but it does give unecessary stuff away), and try to stick with it until volume 4-5. Most of the 1st-2nd volume is before the MC even realizes he's reincarnated.

n8054dq - Card game isekai teni. MC is an athletic type whose older brother is yugi of magic the gathering. His older brother disappears one day and he finds a strange card in his deck that teleports him to isekai.... Wow that setting. It is better than it sounds. MCs deck when he goes to isekai is a joke goblin deck his brother had made for him, so he relies mostly on mass summoning goblins. It has some decent OP tricks in it though and card summoners are basically gone in the era of the iseka he appears. From there it's usual OP/harem isekai stuff with just the card/summoner cheat, though better than most of the ones above and still active.

n0860dp - dungeon master/making series. I don't actually suggest this one because it doesn't have much content and is kind of slow. But it is still active and a bad read if you like dungeon master series.

n3017ca - This one started in 2014 but is still somewhat active. MC goes to isekai and is his level 73 holy knight character from a game he played. He has no info or reason why he ended up there and the the world he ends up has pretty solid controls on its citizens so they are confused how a high level holy knight who isn't registered with any churches suddenly appeared as well. Most of the plot is based around how and why he ended up in isekai. MC doesn't fight the church but actually becomes a pretty legit holy knight belogning to the church burning dem bastard heretic at the stake. MC isn't super OP (lots of 50-60 people and some 99 enemies), but MCs plot armor is a bit overboard sometimes, slightly above average series.

n0437do - Very average of averages isekai series. No major expectations here and not a lot of content yet, but active and average. Just look at that OP title and author name and you'll get it all.

n1705dq - Posted on the last page the one where the guy wishes for infinite wishes. Was surprisingly good, thanks. It sounds like it would be a self insert wish fulfiller(how is it not?!) though the MC basically "plays god" and goes around filling other peoples wishes because he is a bland Japanese guy who has nothing he wants himself. He ends up building up a harem of crazies along the way.

n4652dr - Hard to explain this one... MC ends up being made a slave of the country that summoned him isekai. Saves a girl of the enemy kingdom that was captured and runs with her back to her country where he is treated decently. On that end it is pretty bland, though the primary "enemy" beyond the country that summoned him is monsters that are somewhat based on mythology and require "puzzle solving" to defeat some of them. It throws all sorts of genres into the mix and still only came out as average to me because the start was written kind of badly, so you'll have to try it if you think it sounds interesting.

n4027dp - Take the MC from road to a kingdom and put him into the shoes of that blacksmith villain noble reincarnation guy and you've got this one. The MC realizes hes reincarnated as the enemy of the hero of an RPG and starts working to prevent his death. He goes full meathead and basically becomes a sumo wrestling magic spec that breaks stone walls with his bare hands and fires beams. It has a mix of all the usual isekai stuff, MC is insanely OP, but it's focus is comedy with the villain reincarnation setting. Best part is its still active.

n3512ds - New series by 月夜　涙（るい） About a local healer who turns back time 4 years to get revenge on the hero part who abused him for being a healer. So far it's looking pretty interesting on that genre. Suggesting it mostly based on author and the fact that I'm enjoying it s ofar.

Wasn't planning to write that wall of text, with how sloppy I wrote it all out spoiler'd for typos. Read only if you're desperate for fresh blood (from your eyes)

[dullman]

Hmm so I read the novel about dungeon from post above, and what comes to my mind when reading about femine name of MC, if there is dungeon master novel with female MC (besides evil god average)?

Also is there a tag on syosetsu which describe raising child?

[guyy]

Originally Posted by Kaito Yamakage

It's me so expect isekai harem dorei stats revenge dungeon naisei nariagari (the literal tags I search by)

Sounds like some okay tags. Thanks for the list, I'm probably going to go through these one at a time to see if there are any that hold my attention. I've gotten really picky, I've noticed I get bored of novels if the MC doesn't do activities I would like to do myself if I was in the same position. I also dislike it when the MC struggles too much. Some proper escapism I guess

The activities I like, the top three are probably creation > relationship building > ...making (easy) money? If all of these are missing the MC needs to have some really interesting abilities or I get bored quick

And by creation I mean creating anything, the more elaborate the better. Planets, cities, dungeons, organisms, spells whatever. In an average isekai novel (that might have the tags above) when the MC settles and uses his powers to make or customize his house it's a good sign for me. Crafting magic tools or weapons etc. will do in a pinch. But when it goes the route of: register at adventurer guild > kill some monsters in the forest > do another quest at the mines or go to a dungeon or whatever > travel to another city while killing a couple bandits on the way > help a troubled orphanage at the new town etc. these types of novels where the MC is not "building up" anything are boring to me. Novels like hachinan, re:monster etc. are my favorite

[Rasty]

Originally Posted by Kaito Yamakage

Haven't kept up with the forums much lately, a lot of these are more recent(mid 2016-to current)/rankings stuff, the ones I found average or above by my standards. It's me so expect isekai harem dorei stats revenge dungeon naisei nariagari (the literal tags I search by)

Spoiler for The WALL O MIGHTY:

n1533db - MC is a futa (intended to be the RL actual version) and thus lived a hard life because of it (and other reasons), goes to isekai and continues to experience a hard life. Ends up finally gaining a "family" in a pair of adventurers (male and female) who become its master. MC ends up being OP thanks to being a futa (double all stats male + female) in a world where status normally only goes up like 1 per level. I'm REALLY hoping this isn't dead because it was going really solid up until Dec. Can be a pretty hard read for the start but gets good once MC meets his masters.

n1678cx - A revenge one where the MC wakes up in the future of the world where he was betrayed and died and goes to get revenge on old allies. Think monte cristo sort of stuff... I didn't care much for the premise of revenge targets getting off free for XX years though beyond that it's still active has a decent amount of content and he actually gets revenge on some so not a bad read if youre into that.

n8255dg - Another revenge one where hero reincarnates 100 years later as maou and plans to take over/kill all humans. Decent, last post in Nov, may or may not be dead, read at own risk on this one.

http://ncode.syosetu.com/s8119b/ - this one is actually a set of series. It's similar to that other abe no seimei reincarnation one where the MC and his harem do all sorts of this world stuff then go isekai in a completely separate series after it ends. The isekai parts last post was late 2016, a lot of content. The biggest issue is the MC is pretty hetare, though this one is more about all sorts of crazy shit going on and the MC trying to survive it than having the time to make a harem. Honestly it's not as good as that other one but is a unique and decent read if you can stand almost no romance.

n7169dq - Solid pace local? MC revenge story. MC starts off a farmer and gains OP skills, works his way up to killing his revenge (the hero), it's active and solid pacing.

n3909db - Not really revenge.... but MC goes the class summon route ends up being betrayed/tortured/near killed (has a super regen OP skill), all sorts of ALL SORTS of crazy shit goes down in this one so the plot is kind of weird... It's not terrible writing, just can feel chaotic at times and not sure where it is going. Harem/OP awakening/the usual stuff and active.

n2671do - Maou/dungeon master reincarnation one, MC is OP at starts and gains loli God dragon ally so there is literally no challenge on the fighting end(just massacres), it goes slice of life/dungeon making/comedy/harem pretty fast and is solid if you like that mix. Active.

n1105dm - More recent class summon/betrayal/slave harem, wasn't particularly great but not terrible and still active.

n6526dj - Another summon/slave harem series that is active, better the one above IMO, MC has jack of all trades type of ability and is OP. Pretty much the usual stuff.

n8579do - One of the more unique isekai that still manages to fit a lot of the same. Kanji have taken life in isekai and turned into all forms of monsters based on the meaning of their kanji. Defeating the kanji lets you gain their ability (with limits), so far MC isn't super OP compared to other locals that have 999 kanji, but starts out with poison immunity and a mass rat summon. Harem/slave/active, pretty good.

n2612dl - Literal Jack of All trades blessing, MC can vaguely use all magic by seeing it(including lightning magic which is legendary stuff because the goddess used it on him before he went to isekai), cheat, harem, nariagari, heading towards naisei/war stuff, active and not bad.

n7364bs - MC gets hero summoned, thinks its a dream and calls the king impotent. Gets dorei'd. Nearly dies and ends up getting bought by ninja loving loli for $10 before being fed to monsters. Somehow ends up making retarded loli his slave instead (hes still the actual slave) and gains OP ninja from wearing black hooded clothes. He then goes on to make a harem of slave lolis which he physically (not sexually) abuses.... WTF did I read and why was it good?! This one is kind of hard to read sometimes because of how insane this shit is, but it's actually got some amusing stuff to it and a lot of content. Not for everyone.

n8343dq - So weve had gorilla heroines, now we've got gorilla MC. This series is mostly comedy, it has a lot of fun with the names and ideas (MC is an OP monkey born from a rock if you get the joke). It actually does the mixture of inhuman characters vs humanity, with comedy, sex, harem (they're all inhuman creatures of love after all) in a decent way, also has mixes of kingdom building/naisei. It's crazy how villified humanity is in general in this one. And the gorilla MC doesn't hesitate to massacre them between banging all the inhuman monsters.

n5451cz - Starts off with isekai hero who finally defeated maou after 20 years but returns to earth because he's about to die/isekai backlash. When he returns to earth he returns to the day he was summoned and it's not quite the earth he remembers with super abilities all over the place and all sorts of crazy shit. The content is all modern day + super power based.

n9361dn - Local MC (his father was a reincarnated hero), the MC lived the first 12 years of his life in the mountains (filled with S rank monsters) and the MCs father basically turned him into an omnipotent build cheat character without him realizing (Shin is that you?). MC decends upon the mortal world when he hears his father died and becomes an adventurer, OP/harem/comedy ensues. Not bad on the magis grandson genre. Active.

n3408dp - This one has a pretty interesting mix of stuff. The MC is dead inside because his family members died one after another on earth. Gets summoned along with 21 classmates. They have to spend seven days (28 years in isekai time) in the isekai and the one who is the most famous by the end of it gets to decide 3 of the 21 to die when they all are sent back. All sorts of in-between rules covered at the start. The start feels pretty slow with the MC nearly being killed and having his ass kicked right and left, when he finally gets his shit into order he goes God OP, builds a harem, and the majority of this series is him and his allies creating the adventurers guild/naisei in a world without such a system. This really is a good series but some advice if you start it, DO NOT READ the first prologue chapter (it won't kill it but it does give unecessary stuff away), and try to stick with it until volume 4-5. Most of the 1st-2nd volume is before the MC even realizes he's reincarnated.

n8054dq - Card game isekai teni. MC is an athletic type whose older brother is yugi of magic the gathering. His older brother disappears one day and he finds a strange card in his deck that teleports him to isekai.... Wow that setting. It is better than it sounds. MCs deck when he goes to isekai is a joke goblin deck his brother had made for him, so he relies mostly on mass summoning goblins. It has some decent OP tricks in it though and card summoners are basically gone in the era of the iseka he appears. From there it's usual OP/harem isekai stuff with just the card/summoner cheat, though better than most of the ones above and still active.

n0860dp - dungeon master/making series. I don't actually suggest this one because it doesn't have much content and is kind of slow. But it is still active and a bad read if you like dungeon master series.

n3017ca - This one started in 2014 but is still somewhat active. MC goes to isekai and is his level 73 holy knight character from a game he played. He has no info or reason why he ended up there and the the world he ends up has pretty solid controls on its citizens so they are confused how a high level holy knight who isn't registered with any churches suddenly appeared as well. Most of the plot is based around how and why he ended up in isekai. MC doesn't fight the church but actually becomes a pretty legit holy knight belogning to the church burning dem bastard heretic at the stake. MC isn't super OP (lots of 50-60 people and some 99 enemies), but MCs plot armor is a bit overboard sometimes, slightly above average series.

n0437do - Very average of averages isekai series. No major expectations here and not a lot of content yet, but active and average. Just look at that OP title and author name and you'll get it all.

n1705dq - Posted on the last page the one where the guy wishes for infinite wishes. Was surprisingly good, thanks. It sounds like it would be a self insert wish fulfiller(how is it not?!) though the MC basically "plays god" and goes around filling other peoples wishes because he is a bland Japanese guy who has nothing he wants himself. He ends up building up a harem of crazies along the way.

n4652dr - Hard to explain this one... MC ends up being made a slave of the country that summoned him isekai. Saves a girl of the enemy kingdom that was captured and runs with her back to her country where he is treated decently. On that end it is pretty bland, though the primary "enemy" beyond the country that summoned him is monsters that are somewhat based on mythology and require "puzzle solving" to defeat some of them. It throws all sorts of genres into the mix and still only came out as average to me because the start was written kind of badly, so you'll have to try it if you think it sounds interesting.

n4027dp - Take the MC from road to a kingdom and put him into the shoes of that blacksmith villain noble reincarnation guy and you've got this one. The MC realizes hes reincarnated as the enemy of the hero of an RPG and starts working to prevent his death. He goes full meathead and basically becomes a sumo wrestling magic spec that breaks stone walls with his bare hands and fires beams. It has a mix of all the usual isekai stuff, MC is insanely OP, but it's focus is comedy with the villain reincarnation setting. Best part is its still active.

n3512ds - New series by 月夜　涙（るい） About a local healer who turns back time 4 years to get revenge on the hero part who abused him for being a healer. So far it's looking pretty interesting on that genre. Suggesting it mostly based on author and the fact that I'm enjoying it s ofar.

Wasn't planning to write that wall of text, with how sloppy I wrote it all out spoiler'd for typos. Read only if you're desperate for fresh blood (from your eyes)

Which of them have some progressing relationships (snusnu prefered but not necessary)?

[Kaito Yamakage]

^^ Yeah I am the same on those things. Usually I try to stick with them even if they rub me the wrong way, but when MCs are constantly making decisions that I find retarded its just difficult to keep going.

I can usually live with some struggles just as long as those struggles don't drag out or end up leaving the MC maimed, blind, limbless, and then somehow becoming OP in that state. I get the whole "I've suffered and now I'm stronger" concept, but some series go way overboard in trying to justify the cheats with suffering (the longest one I remember has like 200k in suffering prologue chapters I started to feel phantom pains IRL just from reading it all). If you're going to make them go through hell at least summarize it in 1-3 chapters.


I like series that cover all of the bases. You have series which focus on only a single aspect of adventuring/dungeons/naisei/etc... though I like the longer series that fit all genres/tenp and manage to mix it all into a solid storyline. The most important part is still that it reads smoothly. You never end up feeling like its a chore just getting through the next paragraph things feel like they are progressing. No matter what the content is a couple of interesting aspects and smoothly flowing plot will usually make pretty much anything a decent read.


^ Pretty much every one that has harem in the descript has developing relationships and about half of them go all the way to sex. Just going off quick memory, the first futa one, the gorilla one, the card game one, the holy knight one, the infinite wish one, the healer one, and the villain noble one all have sex. Not all are descriptive and the one with 21 classmates he has like 8 wives and sleeps naked with and pretty much does all but sex for plot reasons.

[WyrdMonger]

Just to clarify, in the one with 21 classmates, does the mc get betrayed by anyone close? In stories like these, it's not uncommon for the mc to be betrayed by his own childhood friend.

Speaking of which in all the revenge stories you mentioned, do any of them involve treacherous CHFs?

[Kaito Yamakage]

Not so far. One of the reasons I suggested don't read the prologue is because it doesn't make much sense. It might just be an error on the authors part or he wrote it before he adjusted the story later but in the prologue it suggests out of the 21, 18 of them were "begging" him to save them.

In reality 11 of them are VERY solid allies that would have no reason to doubt him by current chapter, so no idea why only 3 would have been silent at that point unless some shit happens later. (Current chapter is at year 15 of 28)

Beyond that question there is no betrayal by "close" people. Honestly with how OP everyone on his side knows he is right now they'd have to be insane to betray him. There were a few betrayals by randoms in the early volumes when MC doesn't get his shit together.


I think there might have been one treacherous CHF... honestly it happens so often I can't even remember which have them anymore. None of these were too hardcore on the CHF aspect.

[Garn]

Don´t know about an MC with the ability to adapt/evolve little by little ?. (As Fallout / RuneFactory / Skyrim).
Restructuring his body according to what he experiences (like Hajime at the beginning of Arifureta), but with the premise that this is the only ability.

[wuhugm]

Originally Posted by Garn

Don´t know about an MC with the ability to adapt/evolve little by little ?. (As Fallout / RuneFactory / Skyrim).
Restructuring his body according to what he experiences (like Hajime at the beginning of Arifureta), but with the premise that this is the only ability.

Isekai Teni - Powered Suit no Renkinjutshi

[Garn]

^I found the post of that 4 days ago and I started to read it, but it has a slow update, only 100 chp in 2 years.

Man, the prologue to this "n5451cz" made me cry a little, remembering bitter situations.

[Rasty]

Originally Posted by Kaito Yamakage

Haven't kept up with the forums much lately, a lot of these are more recent(mid 2016-to current)/rankings stuff, the ones I found average or above by my standards. It's me so expect isekai harem dorei stats revenge dungeon naisei nariagari (the literal tags I search by)

Spoiler for The WALL O MIGHTY:

n1533db - MC is a futa (intended to be the RL actual version) and thus lived a hard life because of it (and other reasons), goes to isekai and continues to experience a hard life. Ends up finally gaining a "family" in a pair of adventurers (male and female) who become its master. MC ends up being OP thanks to being a futa (double all stats male + female) in a world where status normally only goes up like 1 per level. I'm REALLY hoping this isn't dead because it was going really solid up until Dec. Can be a pretty hard read for the start but gets good once MC meets his masters.

n1678cx - A revenge one where the MC wakes up in the future of the world where he was betrayed and died and goes to get revenge on old allies. Think monte cristo sort of stuff... I didn't care much for the premise of revenge targets getting off free for XX years though beyond that it's still active has a decent amount of content and he actually gets revenge on some so not a bad read if youre into that.

n8255dg - Another revenge one where hero reincarnates 100 years later as maou and plans to take over/kill all humans. Decent, last post in Nov, may or may not be dead, read at own risk on this one.

http://ncode.syosetu.com/s8119b/ - this one is actually a set of series. It's similar to that other abe no seimei reincarnation one where the MC and his harem do all sorts of this world stuff then go isekai in a completely separate series after it ends. The isekai parts last post was late 2016, a lot of content. The biggest issue is the MC is pretty hetare, though this one is more about all sorts of crazy shit going on and the MC trying to survive it than having the time to make a harem. Honestly it's not as good as that other one but is a unique and decent read if you can stand almost no romance.

n7169dq - Solid pace local? MC revenge story. MC starts off a farmer and gains OP skills, works his way up to killing his revenge (the hero), it's active and solid pacing.

n3909db - Not really revenge.... but MC goes the class summon route ends up being betrayed/tortured/near killed (has a super regen OP skill), all sorts of ALL SORTS of crazy shit goes down in this one so the plot is kind of weird... It's not terrible writing, just can feel chaotic at times and not sure where it is going. Harem/OP awakening/the usual stuff and active.

n2671do - Maou/dungeon master reincarnation one, MC is OP at starts and gains loli God dragon ally so there is literally no challenge on the fighting end(just massacres), it goes slice of life/dungeon making/comedy/harem pretty fast and is solid if you like that mix. Active.

n1105dm - More recent class summon/betrayal/slave harem, wasn't particularly great but not terrible and still active.

n6526dj - Another summon/slave harem series that is active, better the one above IMO, MC has jack of all trades type of ability and is OP. Pretty much the usual stuff.

n8579do - One of the more unique isekai that still manages to fit a lot of the same. Kanji have taken life in isekai and turned into all forms of monsters based on the meaning of their kanji. Defeating the kanji lets you gain their ability (with limits), so far MC isn't super OP compared to other locals that have 999 kanji, but starts out with poison immunity and a mass rat summon. Harem/slave/active, pretty good.

n2612dl - Literal Jack of All trades blessing, MC can vaguely use all magic by seeing it(including lightning magic which is legendary stuff because the goddess used it on him before he went to isekai), cheat, harem, nariagari, heading towards naisei/war stuff, active and not bad.

n7364bs - MC gets hero summoned, thinks its a dream and calls the king impotent. Gets dorei'd. Nearly dies and ends up getting bought by ninja loving loli for $10 before being fed to monsters. Somehow ends up making retarded loli his slave instead (hes still the actual slave) and gains OP ninja from wearing black hooded clothes. He then goes on to make a harem of slave lolis which he physically (not sexually) abuses.... WTF did I read and why was it good?! This one is kind of hard to read sometimes because of how insane this shit is, but it's actually got some amusing stuff to it and a lot of content. Not for everyone.

n8343dq - So weve had gorilla heroines, now we've got gorilla MC. This series is mostly comedy, it has a lot of fun with the names and ideas (MC is an OP monkey born from a rock if you get the joke). It actually does the mixture of inhuman characters vs humanity, with comedy, sex, harem (they're all inhuman creatures of love after all) in a decent way, also has mixes of kingdom building/naisei. It's crazy how villified humanity is in general in this one. And the gorilla MC doesn't hesitate to massacre them between banging all the inhuman monsters.

n5451cz - Starts off with isekai hero who finally defeated maou after 20 years but returns to earth because he's about to die/isekai backlash. When he returns to earth he returns to the day he was summoned and it's not quite the earth he remembers with super abilities all over the place and all sorts of crazy shit. The content is all modern day + super power based.

n9361dn - Local MC (his father was a reincarnated hero), the MC lived the first 12 years of his life in the mountains (filled with S rank monsters) and the MCs father basically turned him into an omnipotent build cheat character without him realizing (Shin is that you?). MC decends upon the mortal world when he hears his father died and becomes an adventurer, OP/harem/comedy ensues. Not bad on the magis grandson genre. Active.

n3408dp - This one has a pretty interesting mix of stuff. The MC is dead inside because his family members died one after another on earth. Gets summoned along with 21 classmates. They have to spend seven days (28 years in isekai time) in the isekai and the one who is the most famous by the end of it gets to decide 3 of the 21 to die when they all are sent back. All sorts of in-between rules covered at the start. The start feels pretty slow with the MC nearly being killed and having his ass kicked right and left, when he finally gets his shit into order he goes God OP, builds a harem, and the majority of this series is him and his allies creating the adventurers guild/naisei in a world without such a system. This really is a good series but some advice if you start it, DO NOT READ the first prologue chapter (it won't kill it but it does give unecessary stuff away), and try to stick with it until volume 4-5. Most of the 1st-2nd volume is before the MC even realizes he's reincarnated.

n8054dq - Card game isekai teni. MC is an athletic type whose older brother is yugi of magic the gathering. His older brother disappears one day and he finds a strange card in his deck that teleports him to isekai.... Wow that setting. It is better than it sounds. MCs deck when he goes to isekai is a joke goblin deck his brother had made for him, so he relies mostly on mass summoning goblins. It has some decent OP tricks in it though and card summoners are basically gone in the era of the iseka he appears. From there it's usual OP/harem isekai stuff with just the card/summoner cheat, though better than most of the ones above and still active.

n0860dp - dungeon master/making series. I don't actually suggest this one because it doesn't have much content and is kind of slow. But it is still active and a bad read if you like dungeon master series.

n3017ca - This one started in 2014 but is still somewhat active. MC goes to isekai and is his level 73 holy knight character from a game he played. He has no info or reason why he ended up there and the the world he ends up has pretty solid controls on its citizens so they are confused how a high level holy knight who isn't registered with any churches suddenly appeared as well. Most of the plot is based around how and why he ended up in isekai. MC doesn't fight the church but actually becomes a pretty legit holy knight belogning to the church burning dem bastard heretic at the stake. MC isn't super OP (lots of 50-60 people and some 99 enemies), but MCs plot armor is a bit overboard sometimes, slightly above average series.

n0437do - Very average of averages isekai series. No major expectations here and not a lot of content yet, but active and average. Just look at that OP title and author name and you'll get it all.

n1705dq - Posted on the last page the one where the guy wishes for infinite wishes. Was surprisingly good, thanks. It sounds like it would be a self insert wish fulfiller(how is it not?!) though the MC basically "plays god" and goes around filling other peoples wishes because he is a bland Japanese guy who has nothing he wants himself. He ends up building up a harem of crazies along the way.

n4652dr - Hard to explain this one... MC ends up being made a slave of the country that summoned him isekai. Saves a girl of the enemy kingdom that was captured and runs with her back to her country where he is treated decently. On that end it is pretty bland, though the primary "enemy" beyond the country that summoned him is monsters that are somewhat based on mythology and require "puzzle solving" to defeat some of them. It throws all sorts of genres into the mix and still only came out as average to me because the start was written kind of badly, so you'll have to try it if you think it sounds interesting.

n4027dp - Take the MC from road to a kingdom and put him into the shoes of that blacksmith villain noble reincarnation guy and you've got this one. The MC realizes hes reincarnated as the enemy of the hero of an RPG and starts working to prevent his death. He goes full meathead and basically becomes a sumo wrestling magic spec that breaks stone walls with his bare hands and fires beams. It has a mix of all the usual isekai stuff, MC is insanely OP, but it's focus is comedy with the villain reincarnation setting. Best part is its still active.

n3512ds - New series by 月夜　涙（るい） About a local healer who turns back time 4 years to get revenge on the hero part who abused him for being a healer. So far it's looking pretty interesting on that genre. Suggesting it mostly based on author and the fact that I'm enjoying it s ofar.

Wasn't planning to write that wall of text, with how sloppy I wrote it all out spoiler'd for typos. Read only if you're desperate for fresh blood (from your eyes)

So I tried two of the ones that seemed interesting.
Revenge local hero (n7169dq): No romance (I guess, as the author said the MC is not gonna get companions) and the revenge theme is, to say the truth, badlly written (which is a major flaw as according the author's statements he is gonna focus on revenge a lot). On the other hand the adventure part is nice and while nothing new with stealing skills, it's not done bad.

And card game (n8054dq): considering how bad the card game theme seems (from description), it's rather nice. The author seems to be getting better in writing with every chapter. While the MC sometimes has strange character swings, it's not unbearable. It might be interesting how the deck replacement deck replacement is gonna be handled (new card creation, or something like regen card?).
But being in chapter 21, I am seriously interested how the MC can manage whole harem (really looking forward to how this will be done). He seems to be rather overwhelmed by the dark elf alone... Well lets hope almighty level-up is gonna solve this problem.

[kari-no-sugata II]

For something a bit different I decided to try reading some R18 novels recently. Generally, I avoid stuff that's too dark (just makes me depressed) and I don't find reading sex scenes to be particularly erotic unless there's an interesting dimension to it - too much "purple prose" in particular can be quite off-putting.

I found a few interesting series, but overall didn't find anything good enough that I could "recommend". Closest would be "Slave Harem in the Labyrinth of the Other World". Given the story, I don't mind it being rather self-indulgent (would be like complaining about a "desert" because it was "sweet") but the writing wasn't that great. Wasn't terrible but the pacing in particular was poor. Ironically, the "ero scenes" were too brief and cut down.

[wuhugm]

^Uhee... That's among the crappiest novel around Got a thread here too.

[Rasty]

^^ Eh? That one is still R15, right? It shouldn't fall into R18 even closely.

^ Don't listen to this guy. The novel isn't as bad as he makes it seem, though it kind of disappears to nothingness in the end (both in update frequency and story).

[cabman11]

Holy crap there's some really hard core shit on Nocturne. And I mean really really hard core. It's amazing.

Spoiler:

I can share if you want some huhuhuh