Recommendations MC is mentally, not human, but also not an emotionless Psychopath

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  1. Osamaru

    Osamaru 『Shem's Best Pal ✧ Lexi's Ani ✧ Hamster's Keeper』

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    Non-Human/Humanoid MCs (as in ones that have never been human, even mentally) done right, can make for very enjoyably stories.
    That being said, 90% of "Non-human" stories end up falling into 1 of 2 Categories.

    1): MC is a "non-human" in name only, and for all intents and purposes still "thinks" like a human would, even if they don't understand "human culture".
    2): MC is just an emotionless/moralless Psychopath that doesn't really rely on anything but their instincts. These kinds of MC's often shun "Puny human morals" and do whatever they want "because they're not human, so why should it matter?". (see where this is going?)

    I'm looking for that 10% where the MC's thought process and ideas are distinctly non-Human, but they're also not just some kind of Generic "Monster" who doesn't have any concept of right and wrong.

    A Perfect example is Tofu from Super Minion. While he is a Bio-weapon without any real human understand and morality, He has a very clear idea of what is accept and what is not. Granted, a lot of this is to keep up his "disguise", but he still have a basic concept of social behavior and how to treat people. He doesn't just go around offing people for no good reason "because he can". And while his concept of "friendship" is different than what a human might consider, he is one that treats people well if they do the same to him.

    NOTES:
    1): Decent Length (30+chapters or 2-3 Volumes, depending on chapter length), and/OR being actively translated (Has been updated in the last 1 - 2 months). I.E. I don't want something with 10-15 chapters that's not been updated since August 2016, but something with 5-10 chapters that's been update Mid May/June (or even the start) is perfectly fine.
    2): No Hentai/Smut. Adult themes/Scenes are fine, but no blatant smut (I.E. a bedroom scene just for the sake of smut).
    3): Harem tag is fine, but No Polygamy.
    4): No BL/GL.
     
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    Lazriser Well-Known Member

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    I've been wondering for a while but do you and others before ask novels from here or in other sites?
     
  4. Osamaru

    Osamaru 『Shem's Best Pal ✧ Lexi's Ani ✧ Hamster's Keeper』

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  5. Osamaru

    Osamaru 『Shem's Best Pal ✧ Lexi's Ani ✧ Hamster's Keeper』

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    Nope, normally stop here first. Why?
     
  6. slightofhand

    slightofhand Well-Known Member

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    I would like to recommend Everybody Loves Large Chests but there is smut for smuts sake in it.
    The Iron Teeth: A Goblin's Tale is a good one that fits your ideas.
     
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    ishaan I Eat Potatoes

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    Lazriser Well-Known Member

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    I've been seeing a lot of looking for threads, but the novels desired aren't easily found or not here at all in NU.
     
  9. Osamaru

    Osamaru 『Shem's Best Pal ✧ Lexi's Ani ✧ Hamster's Keeper』

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    Ya, stayed away from the first one because of that.

    Iron teeth is surprising though. I heard that it got really dark at times.
     
  10. Osamaru

    Osamaru 『Shem's Best Pal ✧ Lexi's Ani ✧ Hamster's Keeper』

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    I have refined tastes!
     
  11. Goblin Sleuth

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    Actually you can read Large Chests and just skip the chapters with smut in em. They are all nicely sorted into special bonus chapters which the author nicely enough kept free of any sort of relevant plot. In fact if I am remembering this right non of the smut scenes are technically canon. Well except for one, but that is written more pragmatically than erotically, so it doesn't really count.
     
  12. Bloodysin28

    Bloodysin28 The victim of true evil that is reality

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    Green Skin, he treats his monster comrades greatly but humes are to kill, though not all humans.
     
  13. Osamaru

    Osamaru 『Shem's Best Pal ✧ Lexi's Ani ✧ Hamster's Keeper』

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    Na, he was human before. And kinda psychopathic.
     
  14. slightofhand

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    You could but a lot of the real plot occurs in the smut chapters like the entire reason for Fizzy's and Boxxy's odd relationship, the personality traits of the various demons, the situation with the goddess, etc. The smut is integral to the story.
     
  15. Bielt

    Bielt 『Planets Eater』『The Sin of Animosity』

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    Love crafted from scribble hub
    Non human mc, with screwed thought process and actually has a thin sense of what is accepted or not through she follows it not because it's "right" but for other reasons~
    And it's also tots cute
     
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    I second Miao Miao Miao, how ‘bout Little Mushroom? It’s more shounen ai than BL. We also see the MC’s thinking gradually change to become more human like, and the plot itself is excellent.
     
  17. Osamaru

    Osamaru 『Shem's Best Pal ✧ Lexi's Ani ✧ Hamster's Keeper』

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    I've seen this one, but the "pick your adventure" style of it turned me off.
     
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    Bielt 『Planets Eater』『The Sin of Animosity』

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    XD
    It doesn't really have choices at least not in Scribble~
    I think it got "pick your adventure" tag cus it's written in first person~
     
  19. kuroAnsatsu

    kuroAnsatsu Realistically Stoic

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    Is it mentally or does it have to be physically too?

    Edit: nvm, I didn't read it properly
     
  20. Osamaru

    Osamaru 『Shem's Best Pal ✧ Lexi's Ani ✧ Hamster's Keeper』

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    Really? Strange.