Ren, a college student, was the fastest to finish the sequel to the worldwide hit game Legend of the Seven Heroes. One day, he reincarnates into the game as a baby. He initially thinks that he is the game's protagonist, but very quickly realizes that he is the character who, midway through the game, betrays the protagonist. As he grows up, he slowly isolates himself to the fringes of civilization, but ends up meeting the girl who is destined to take his life. They grow close, and Ren finds himself drawn to his destiny of misfortune.
Reincarnated as the Mastermind of the Story It is also Known as: 物語の黒幕に転生して ～進化する魔剣とゲーム知識ですべてをねじ伏せる～, Monogatari no Kuromaku ni Tensei Shite
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Top 5 Light Novel Like Reincarnated as the Mastermind of the Story (Monogatari no Kuromaku ni Tensei Shite: Shinka Suru Maken to Game Chishiki de Subete wo Nejifuseru) [2025 List]
5. Spice & Wolf
The life of a traveling merchant is a lonely one, a fact with which Kraft Lawrence is well acquainted. Wandering from town to town with just his horse, cart, and whatever wares have come his way, the peddler has pretty well settled into his routine—that is, until the night Lawrence finds a wolf goddess asleep in his cart. Taking the form of a fetching girl with wolf ears and a tail, Holo has wearied of tending to harvests in the countryside and strikes up a bargain with the merchant to lend him the cunning of “Holo the Wisewolf” to increase his profits in exchange for taking her along on his travels. What kind of businessman could turn down such an offer? Lawrence soon learns, though, that having an ancient goddess as a traveling companion can be a bit of a mixed blessing. Will this wolf girl turn out to be too wild to tame?
Spice & Wolf is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Ookami to Koushinryou, 狼と香辛料, Spice and Wolf, Okami to Koshinryo
4. Overlord
The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as "the most powerful wizard." The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
Overlord is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: オーバーロード, Over Lord
3. Psyren
Yoshina Ageha is a high school student who offers to help people with their problems for 10,000 yen. He'll take care of your stalkers, find your lost animal, whatever you want. One day when he's heading home, a nearby pay phone rings, and he picks it up. The only thing he hears however is his own voice echoing. After finding a mysterious card with the word 'Psyren' printed on it, his life suddenly changes as he is drawn into a crazy new world.
Psyren has finished publishing and it has 145 Chapters. It is also Known as: PSYЯEN -サイレン-, Siren
2. Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka
The huge labyrinth city, Orario, is the gateway to the huge underground maze commonly known as the “Dungeon”. Its strange name causes excitement, a place to gain honour, and maybe even a romance with a pretty girl. A place where people hold their breath, hoping to gain all they wish for, a place where a solitary young man meets a little "god".
"Alright, Bell-kun, follow me! It's time for the "Familiar" initiation rite to happen!"
"Yes! I'm going to get stronger!"
The fated meeting of a boy who wants to become an adventurer, and the failed god who doesn't even have a single follower.
This boy's journey as written by the goddess, "Family's Legend" (Familiar's Myth).
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか, Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru nowa Machigatteiru darouka, DanMachi, Is It Wrong That I Want to Meet You in a Dungeon
1. Akatsuki no Yona
Princess Yona lives an ideal life as the only princess of her kingdom. Doted on by her father, the king, and protected by her faithful guard Hak, she cherishes the time spent with the man she loves, Su-won. But everything changes on her 16th birthday when tragedy strikes her family!
Yona of the Dawn is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 暁のヨナ, Yona: The Girl Standing in the Blush of Dawn
