Recommendations Female dominance

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  1. Alenstarl

    Alenstarl Active Member

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    I’m tired of seeing novels where the girls’ lives revolve around a guy in the fantasy romance harems and being dependent on his strength. It’s the genre I lean towards for a light hearted fantasy romance. However, as a girl I’m hoping to see something where the girls dominate as a central theme. Not just there are a few strong female characters in a story. Some ideas that I am looking for:

    1. A society where men are of lower class/power than women, or even enslaved. Likely the MC in this setting is an exception male, which is fine, but preferably a female MC
    2. A female MC or central female group that rule over men or a tragic male MC. Basically make life miserable for men on a smaller scale than from a societal way like in #1 but they are a focal character group.

    It has to be a Japanese novel (don’t like Chinese style), preferably fantasy setting, and once again female dominance has to be a primary theme. It doesn’t need to have an English translation either. The only novel I recall from past readings that sort of fit was Katahane no Riku.
     
  2. My Pen is Mightier Than Swords

    My Pen is Mightier Than Swords ["Questioning the firmament"]

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    Wow that's alot of hate :blobsleepless:
     
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    Personally, I think the CN novels have more compelling, strong female characters but that's just my point of view. I don't have any Japanese ones I can recommend.
     
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    Nakakure Zadiris Empress Faction. NNN member Nr.1.

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    If you can call them woman? Somehow it's like reading genderbender.
     
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    doomeye1337 /人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\ Incubator, the messenger of magic~

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    the problem is probably that he's looking for well written female characters in stories aimed towards young boys.
     
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    Not Japanese... is an English webnovel on rrl but maybe http://royalroadl.com/fiction/11683/dream-weaver-world-liberation

    In so many words guy becomes girl then teleported to another world were girls are in charge but, for some reason, desides to be a 'guy' there...

    Edit: not my favorite story but only thing I could think of that fits

    Edit2: btw on the female dominance on this story they kill guys who are found to have magic
     
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    SoulZer0 Heaven Refining

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    As someone who reads a lot of JP, that kind of novel is rare.
     
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    Well one Chinese novel that I can think of has a very well written FL, who's sting, independent, and has her own needs and wishes. Though the story is about the MC, he's not lascivious, and sticks to just one girl whose world doesn't revolve around him. Histories strongest senior brother
     
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    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    There is a Nobunaga anime where a female is Nobunaga
     
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    I appreciate the responses. It’s not that I hate men lol. It’s just I want to see the reverse of my usual romcom harems in a dramatic way. Cleanse the palate a bit.

    I can read CN too so I’ll take a look at the suggestions, especially since it’s rare.
     
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    It would be like a female seeing a delicate, slim male and thinking he's not man enough.....how would you feel about that?

    Women are not all simpering, soft, delicate acting fairies. Women can also be strong, intelligent, and cold. We basically can do most things that guys can, sometimes even better than men and we make it look good. (y)(y)(y) The delicate waifs is just a ridiculous ideal that is not easy or practical to have.

    Good point. :)
     
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    Yeahhhhh, wtf do you even read 0_o?
    Lol I don't know how this would be a fun novel, whether the guys or girls are the rulers.

    This is just weird as fůck lol

    Best bet is something CN? Maybe female MC cultivation
     
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    Like legit dam (°_° )
     
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    Ai, this thread is full of all the feminists that have come out of their safe spaces.
     
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    Ahm. If you like. You can try to read this

    °° prodigiously-amazing-weaponsmith
     
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    tahzib1451 Title?is it food?

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    is this thread like them SJW news i see on Youtube?
     
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    lol knew someone was going to say something like that lol
     
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    Crossing to the Future, it’s Not Easy to Be a Man
    i think it's chinese tho..
    it has female mc but disguise as a boy, & nobody noticed.. she is too domineering.
    She never forget that she is a girl, but she is too dense (in love department or pink bubble sense)
    it's one of the novel that i even read the raw until latest without stopping
    the love dept has begun budding, but it was because the male has decided to chase after her even if he open to new world (he didn't want to accept his fate, but now he is glad for it & thought himself as gay & ready to drag mc into the world of gay) because he didn't know he actually fall for a girl.
    i want to write more, but i should stop.
    Go read it, you'll love it..
     
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    Saying it like mens r needed in a story with fem MC.
    Welp anyway Matari's work might be good for ya if u wanna Riku like feeling.

    Upd.
    Ill give u a proper list of good stuff as a "fem protag novels only" reader when ill get home from work.
     
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