Recommendations Mob Protagonist novels

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  1. Halmista

    Halmista Doctor of Books

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    I've recently started reading Trash of the Count's family and I've caught up to the recently translated chapter. I want moar but of course we can't do anything to make the translation faster so I decided to ask for your help and recommend me novels with mob protagonists like this. So yeah, I'm looking for novels where the main character is some unfortunate dude from the modern world who gets reincarnated (or transmigrated) in a novel they read (or otome world they played) into a body of some cannon fodder. Bonus points if the character he possessed is an evil cannon fodder (the misunderstandings are hilarious). I've tried the series finder but there's not many novels are tagged under this.
    Please refer to my reading list to see if I've already read what you're going to suggest. I don't mind yaoi too btw. This is actually a common trope in danmeis.
    Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
     
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    CripplingDepression 『Professional Loli Appraiser』

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    Sounds like a Re:Zero to me

    There's also Grimgar and Dungeon Defense if you like weak protagonists
     
  3. Desydesu

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    Well, I tried read novel extra but the MC is just the real mob, and not even cannon folder..

    So I'll be lurking here..
    Coz I need more MC like Cale too :aww::cookie:
     
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    Halmista Doctor of Books

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    I've already watched Re:Zero and Grimgar. I dropped Dungeon Defense after V2 coz for some reason, I couldn't stomach V3. (I'm sorry. I know the loli is a hundred plus years old demon but the mental image of her fucking with the MC is just gross. :cry:) Thank you for the recommendation though!

    I'm already reading that. Thank you!
     
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    this is the most idiotic statement I ever heard
     
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    Yaoi or not yaoi?
     
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    I've tried Breakers before but I dropped it because I dislike harem.
    I also dropped Falling in love with the Villainess because I dislike the main character using sex to manipulate people around him.
    I think Amber Sword is in my reading list. Thank you for your suggestion though!
     
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    The World of Otome Games is Tough for Men (only a prologue but got potential since it's the author of Sevens)
    To Be a Power in the Shadows
    Shini Yasui (Otome novel but focuses on worldbuilding, lore and mystery rather than building a shitty(most of the time) reverse harem. Also I'm a straight as a dick male which suddenly got interseted in shoujo novels cuz I got bored)
    Possessing Nothing
     
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    Both? I would like recommendation of both not yaoi and yaoi.
     
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    Possessing Nothing is in my reading list.
    The other three are very interesting but To Be a Power in the Shadows is a harem so I guess I'll be skipping that. Thank you for suggesting The world of otome games and Shini Yasui!
     
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    doomed to be a cannon fodder. read it. when u finish it u will think it's worth trying it (I hope).
     
  14. Halmista

    Halmista Doctor of Books

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    My Death Flags show no signs of ending is a really good alternative btw.
     
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    Will try that out, thank you!
     
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    lol, after I read it again, it's indeed idiotic :blobpats:
     
  17. Happy guy

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    try Omniscient Reader's pointview, It's actually has mc very similar to the one u mentioned above(novel's extra,trash of count's family).
     
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    Seconded. Senior Brother is OP though but I love his inner monologues. His character is supposed to be the first hurdle the MC goes through. His hobby is messing with the MC stereotypes. I especially love how he interacts with his female lead. She saw though his BS lmao.

    “You say now that your attainment in formations is too low, still needing to continue putting in effort in it. This truly is…”

    Feng Yunsheng looked at Yan Zhaoge disdainfully. Perhaps she didn’t know what acting cool meant, but this didn’t stop her from looking down of such actions of Yan Zhaoge’s.

    Yan Zhaoge was stunned for a moment before his finally reacted, not knowing whether to laugh or to cry.

    Although I rather like to act cool, rather like to show off, rather like to seem godly before others…

    I really wasn’t thinking of doing so just now ah!

    This time, I was truly reflecting on myself very earnestly, being humble and introspective ah!

    I truly want to put in more effort in researching on formations, increasing my abilities in this area ah!

    HSSB 204 (once for the unintentional innuendo amidst the good natured ribbing and twice for the thoughtless reflection, rip Yan Zhao Ge's mouth)

    "Lowkey, lowkey" he says while deliberately showing off.

    It's kinda fun for the first hundred chapters or so. But once the parody stops and the two leads get together officially, I dropped it.