#edit: i added omniscient reader bcs it’s amazing and i am obsessed

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The System / Rebirth / Isekai / Super-hero Kind

Bcs I discovered them recently and felt I had to add them, even if I’m not entirely sure about them yet. I am operating on vibe only to group those, so the grouping may be wrong xd.

The S-Classes That I Raised (Ongoing, novel complete)

Yoojin is an F-ranker overshadowed by his little brother, an S-ranker. All he does is get in his brother’s way, causing trouble wherever he goes. When a seemingly routine dungeon raid goes wrong and costs Yoojin his brother’s life, Yoojin decides to use the wish granted by clearing the dungeon to reset his timeline. The plan was to lead a quiet life from now on… but now it turns out he can help other people become S-rankers?! Maybe this is Yoojin’s chance at building his own entourage of powerful metahumans… but it may be easier said than done.

As I’m writing it now i just finished reading the season 1 that got out. I’m considering jumping on the webnovel because it was quite nice, I did enjoy this story ! Idk what to say other than the mc wants to protect everyone at the cost of his own pain and sacrifice, once again to ’everyone’ despair xd. But well for now he does have too many cheats to truly get consequence in the present- so most of the angst roots in the past (the whump keep us steadily company all throughout though :3). Still very nice ups and downs to eat 🎶

Omniscient Reader (Ongoing, novel complete)

Dokja was an average office worker whose sole interest was reading his favorite web novel 'Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse.' But when the novel suddenly becomes a reality, he is the only person who knows how the world will end. Armed with this realization, Dokja uses his understanding to change the course of the story, and the world, as he knows it.

So I didn’t think much of it at first. I grew curious because people said the mc was similar to tsctir. And they’re totally right, except for two points: 1. Dokja is more OP than Yoojin (which put me off a bit at first, bcs there are less hilarious situations). 2. Having read the full novel, this story is here to break your heart. I’m serious. It will crush it. It’s even more insidious that it present itself like a classic system story at first— but the deeper you go, the worst it get. Slowly but surely, like a frog in boiling water, you will suffer before knowing you’re suffering. Be warned. (It’s amazing). Also, WINGS. (I am very weak to wings). As a last word, I’ll just say DOKJA YOU STUPID BASTARD I’D PROBABLY END UP THE SAME BUT I STILL WANT TO PUNCH YOU. (These are still my thoughts one week after finishing the novel. So yeah. You’ve been warned. He is an idiot, your honor.)

Necromancer Survival (Ongoing, novel complete)

When the weak and unconfident Choi Yikyung first found out that he was a user, he thought he had finally hit the jackpot. In Yikyung’s mind, Necromancy seemed like the ultimate mix of cool and interesting. Back then, he had no idea that the Necromancer class was the weakest of them all! But as Yikyung enters the newly reopened Tower of Spirits in search of enhancement materials, he is sucked into a mysterious area of the dungeon where he encounters a frightening corpse. “Ding!” A quest window pops up, and it says… “You have made a pact with Seo Dawon, a vengeful spirit.” When tackling quests, it doesn’t hurt to have a companion or two, especially if one of them is the spirit of an ultra powerful and handsome young man. After all, “it’s dangerous to go alone”!

That one is BL xD. Also I finished it a few days ago so can’t truly garantee the quality in hindsight- i still have the delicious taste at the tip of my tongue influencing my words. But well I did end up jumping on the webnovel after finishing the webtoon, so it’s likely to stay in my mind for quite a while. And the BL part was such slow burn and drown into many other things that it didn’t bother me too puch (since the mc keep throwing himself at death door step everyone has other stuff on their mind than dating which I appreciate XD). The mc begin as very weak willed stereotype, but he grow so much during the chapter it’s very refreshing to see him take his stubborn decisions against other characters as the story evolve (and get his moral twisted, oops?). I do love that those moment of stubborness tend to be against the overprotective cage some characters try to wrap against him. And that he keep getting kidnapped. Yay whump and ’betrayal for your own sake’? :3

Reborn As The Enemy Prince (Ongoing)

Imagine being kin to your sworn enemy. Killed in battle while defending his country, Bern wakes up in the body of the enemy prince, Kalian, and vows to avenge his people. But between taming an abusive half-brother and surviving his mother's deadly web of intrigue, sweet revenge seems to slip further beyond his grasp at every turn.

That one has some potential, but didn’t give me as strong feelings as I’m Not That Kind Of Talent. I think I might get more if I read the webnovel, I like the mc but am still missing on some whump and angst to properly synch. I’m still putting it here though because I also read it a few days ago and it was a very happy find ! Good stories with no romance and a mc I vibe with are rare. I could have put it with the fantasy ones but well it’s ’rebirth’ type of story so i do whatever I want xd. Unlike what the title ensue, this is a guy from the fantasy world who die and wake up in another (young adult?) body of the same fantasy world, so not an isekai case nor a ’go back to infant stage’ case. It’s a bit similar to Trash Of The Count Family in term of vibes.

Wo Jia Dashi Xiong Naozi You Keng (Ongoing)

The hilarious adventures of the eldest apprentice of a sect who has a problem with his brain. Dong Fang Xian Yun is reincarnated as the eldest disciple of the Carefree sect. But the only thing that goes through his mind is to make sure he doesn't end up dying at the hands of the "main character". Read as he makes no sense to his sibling disciples while avoiding flags left and right.

Also named ’Our Big Brother’s Brain Has A Pit’ if you translate the title. It’s one of my favorite transmigration story. First of all, because it’s hilarious and doesn’t try to take itself seriously. Second of all, because there are delicious bits of angst sprinkled all over, making it the webtoon manifestation of ’Crack here to hurt you’. It is very special, and I love it very very much. (Also apparently it got an anime at some point? ☆.☆).

UnOrdinary (Ongoing)

Nobody paid much attention to John – just a normal teenager at a high school where the social elite happened to possess unthinkable powers and abilities. But John’s got a secret past that threatens to bring down the school’s whole social order – and much more. Fulfilling his destiny won’t be easy, though, because there are battles, frenemies, and deadly conspiracies around every corner.

The mc is kind of a jerk but i don’t mind because he does get the consequences xd. Another mc who tried to hide his power~ (listen when we like a trope we keep it). He is a bully, but also still a very interesting character I find. It does study a lot how the victim become the harceler (and might get a chance at getting themselves straight? I don’t know.) Gotta deal with his anger issues first XD. But thise anger issues and attempt at escaping is why I synched~

Flow (Complete)

In this world, every child is born under a god. Some gods are weaker than others. Some gods are stronger than others. Children born under weaker gods become defunct in society, and cannot attend high school. Instead, they must get jobs after middle school. High school in this world is a place that trains students to use their stronger gods. They have one thing in common: They can grant wishes if the correct price is paid. Leerang turns back time a day, and pays dearly for it. To reverse his wish, he must attend high school and try to use the powers of his cat god once again.

That one is on this list bcs it used to be my sibling’s favorite and because the vibe is nice. It’s well made as far as story goes, is complete, and has a rather satisfying ending. It never supremly echoed with me bcs it didn’t offer my favorites tropes so i didn’t enter into a synch with the mc, but I do think the story is well made and can be enjoyed.

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Here I’ll mention I don’t want this kind of hero. It’s veryyyyyy long and mostly comedy, so not enough pain to make it into my favs, but i still had fun reading it, as its another main character who tried to hide his powers but ending up being caught up by it anyway ~. He is too overpowered to truly struggle though so the story is mostly comedy. I’ll also mention Rebirth, which I liked enough to read despite usually hating zombies apocalypse. A lot of family angst ~. In the trope of VRMMO, I remember being found of The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor. But my absolute favorite of the genre - and the one that initiated me to it - is a shoujo genderbend manga: 1/2 Prince.

List of some of webtoon and manhwa recs.

First of all I should probably say that my favorite type of stories (so the type you might find in the list bellow) is ’tragedy comedy adventure’ without any romance, but possibly a lot of bromance | tension (ok some BL slipped by me into this list). And rather self destructive mc for the sake of their goal (often to the utter despair of the people who care about them xd). Bring forth conflicts and battles of will and rising against destiny !

@blackhazefanblog I did this for you! It took a while. Even if I think you’ll find the ones in [The Fantasy Kind] are the most likely to have similar vibes to black haze. : D

All summaries are from Baka-Updates or WebtoonLine. The links are either towards WebtoonLine, or towards the original official site (or official english translation if i found it).

The Fantasy Kind

Black Haze (Ongoing)

A long time ago, a portal to another world was opened, and those who acquired special abilities along with marks began to be called mages. After the incident known as "that day", the first-class mage from Ophion, known as "Blow", has become very famous. One day, he receives a very special mission: to protect the second son of the Artian family, who suffers from being called a "monster" at the magic school "Helios"! Thus, Blow enrolls in Helios under the name "Rood Krisch" to hide his true identity...

My all time favorite. I learned english thanks to it < 3. And it just group so many of my favorite tropes in one story ☆.☆

I’m not that kind of talent (Ongoing)

A talented individual who is respected by many and welcomed anywhere? Not at all! A bloodthirsty battle fanatic who knows no defeat? Couldn’t be further from the truth! In reality, Deon Hardt is a sickly human who coughs up blood from receiving the tiniest bit of stress and gets sunburns from standing in the sun for ten minutes. But due to an unfortunate misunderstanding, he becomes “Demon Arut,” the notorious 0th corps commander of the demon army and the demon king’s joker. Caught in a war between humans and demonkind, Deon must find a way to survive!

I discovered that one this year! I love comediy and tragedy mixed together, and that one fully achieved that, from making me laugh to absolutely destroying my heart seriously i am still hurting. Well this is a tragedy. Be warned. But a delicious one. (My heart TT.TT).

The Ember Knight (Ongoing)

When Nagyunn’s twin brother, Najin, is murdered before his very eyes, he vows to avenge his brother’s death by assuming Najin’s identity. But although the two may look alike, when it comes to fighting, Nagyunn lacks the talent and skill his brother possessed. In order to successfully execute his plot for revenge, Nagyunn resolves to train himself to become the prodigious knight-in-training his brother once was. Will Nagyunn be able to keep his identity a secret before others begin to catch on to his act?

Another one I discovered ’recently’ = last year. I absolutely adore the fact that the mc rely fully on wits and bluff. He will never get a cheat skill to get as strong as others- he just has to play his card rights (which happen to be a bunch of overprotective knights wishing he stopped going in front of the blade path). So he gotta bluff. A lot. Including playing betrayal at every corner, and i sure love betrayal :3. That and it’s a revenge story ~

TAL (Complete)

They walk like ordinary people, they talk like ordinary people but in fact there is nothing ordinary about them since they can materialize an image they have on their mind... They call themselves Chachaoong which also means Shaman and they do not know how or when they came to this world. It is now a time for their current king to choose the future one and so he did by choosing Yu Jin an ordinary human...? Many of the Chachaoong can not tolerate a human ruling them and now the poor Yu Jin not knowing what suddenly hit him, is trying to avoid the Chachaoongs who are trying to kill him!

This has been my second favorite after Black Haze for a long time, because I got a soft spot for escapists xd. All the more escapists with consequences catching them back faster than they can run until they’re cornered ☆.☆ Fight until the end against a fate you are doom to surrender to ~ I love it.

Catharsis (Complete)

Fear is a powerful emotion that can end up overtaking one's life. Leon thought he knew that. But when he's thrown into the demonic realm that Catharsis governs over, he'll learn that there is more to “true” fear than he could ever have imagined... But will he learn how to face it?

That one also stayed in my mind for a long time. The ending is more ’open’ than I would have wished, but well, there is no sequel yet so let’s call that an ending. Appart from that i loved the mc, and he has synesthesis which give really cool result in webtoon format (yay colors). In a world where nightmares take physical shape, the mc get attacked by nightmares and end up being recruited by the agency fighting nightmares bcs they feel smthg off about him.

Crepuscule (Complete)

Lark is different from the rest of the kids. He has red eyes, just like Vampires do, and he is bullied by the other kids for it. One day he meets Setz, a genuine Vampire of a Noble clan who is the only one that doesn't call him a monster or bully him. Eventually they become friends, but when Lark finds out he may have to return to the orphanage, Setz decides he does not want to lose his friend, so he invites him to his home... The world of the Vampires.

Another webtoon i grew up with as a teen. It isn’t my all time fav, but i still quite enjoyed it enough to reread it a few times. Must be the blond mc that reminded me of Rood xd. Or the fact that he is super weak in a world of monsters. Or the reason he has those red eyes. (Such delicious angst amidst the comedy). Are those just a trope I enjoy? XD

Godly Bells (Complete)

Divine Bells - they choose their own masters and they determine the status, prestige, and influence of the countries their masters rule. The presence or lack of these Bells also has great consequence in the lives of each country's royalty. In particular, the personal and political futures of King Hong-Ryeong seem doomed without a Bell, but at equally great peril if he obtains one. But are the Divine Bells simple magical charms, deities of great powers, or something else altogether? And when the owner of three of the eight existing Divine Bells dies, leaving them to choose new owners, where will the resulting turmoil lead?

Another blond mc i grew up with as a teen and reread a few time. And another ’king’ who is ’weak’. It’s in a fantasy world, where divine ’bells’ give each king (and thus each country) power. The mc country hasn’t been chosen by any bells for years, so quite look down upon. Until three bells at least or smthg choose the mc. And then they become people, with their own agenda. The mc didn’t want the attention but well can’t convince the bells to drop him xd. Which is why i loved this story. Once again, can’t escape fate even when you didn’t want it ~

Aegis Orta (Complete)

Val is an ordinary high school student who dedicates his life to God. His peaceful days however have to end when he learns about who he really is..

Very much in the same vibe of Godly Bells and Crepuscule, only I discovered it later and thus have less memories of it (bcs reread it less). It’s another blond character with red eyes that get ’fate’ thrown at its face ~ well. Demon powers. Same.

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I’m not gonna put Mxtx’s works here (Heaven Official Blessing, Mo Dao Zu Shi, Scum Villain Self Saving System), but they’re great too. If you love comedy and tragedy and don’t mind BL too much. Go for it. I usually don’t enjoy romance that much but it didn’t bother me with those works, bcs it’s presented so naturally into the story rather than harassing us every second. Phantom Paradise is also a BL, although entirely different vibe. It’s what would happen with matriarchat instead of patriarchat but all the toxicity remain - only gender roles are reversed. As for why I enjoyed it so much... I guess I am still somewhat sensitive to fan service ? XD

I also feel like I should mention UnderPrin, even if it didn’t make it all the way to my favs, kind of similar vibe to Catharsis and Aegis Orta. I’ll also mention Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist which is a manga but another blond character in the same vibe of the earlier ones, who refuse his own power XD. And Pandora Hearts because its my favorite manga ever. I even prefer it to Black Haze (but I think someone who liked one would also like the other?).