Hi..... I'm looking for Novels where the male lead isn't there yet or at least the story isn't so focused on romance. I'm also interested in novels that doesn't have a male lead or romance. I'm looking for something similar to The Empress’ Livestream and Crossing to the Future, it’s Not Easy to Be a Man. I know both of them have male leads but atleast the story is not focused on romance. I'm looking for a female protagonist. Pls no male to female, cross dressing is fine too
So, novels with non human protagonist or a lesbian protagonist but no romance I also like novels with no romance in them but I don't think any of what I like would suit your taste
These are love stories I believe, but so far 200+ chapters in and I'm not even sure the male leads even made an appearance yet. They are still two of the best shoujo novels I've read on this site. Just following their lives, one very peaceful and relaxed while other very gloomy and intense, they are both a very fun read even without the appearance of romance yet: Kenkyo, Kenjitsu o Motto ni Ikite Orimasu I Reincarnated as a Noble Girl Villainess But Why Did It Turn Out This Way? And these (I'm pretty sure) don't have any romance at all: Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? Kino no Tabi – The Beautiful World Demon Noble Girl ~Story of a Careless Demon~ Evil God Average Amaryllis in the Ice Country Ame no Hi no Iris Edit: Also, what about these? Gender benders: Kyuuketsu Hime wa Barairo no Yume o Miru A Wild Last Boss Appeared She Professed Herself The Pupil Of The Wiseman (WN) / She Professed Herself The Pupil Of The Wiseman (LN) Sword Saint’s Disciple The Guild’s Cheat Receptionist I Ended up as the Hero’s Mother After Reincarnating?! I Was Just an Only Child Boy, Now I Became One of a Four Quadruplet Sisters Tilea’s Worries Release that Man I Reincarnated and Tried to Become a Genius Child Actor. I Want to Quit. Youjo Senki ...ok, I think I'm getting a little carried away with the gender benders so I'll stop before I end up copy pasting my whole reading list. lol
Dominion’s End The Legend of Sun Knight (male MC but I think you might like it) Herscherik (Reincarnated Prince Series)
I was going to suggest “Earth is Online,” because the romance is SLOW like all heck, but the MC is male...
Quick Transmigration Cannon Fodder’s Record of Counterattacks has no ML yet... And I don't really think there'll be one.
Mulan has no elder Brother Dominion’s End The Legend of the Sun Knight Herscherik (Reincarnated Prince Series) Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? Eclipse Hunter I Reincarnated as a Noble Girl Villainess But Why Did It Turn Out This Way?
Sorry, but ML appeared about 3-4 times in the novel, but these are speculations from the readers, I think.
Doomsday in Wonderland. Female MC, checked, no Male lead and romance, checked, adventure and action like good Shounen anime, checked. It’s got an average girl who slowly becomes a tall woman with bones made out of steel (figurarely and literary speaking), every world is crazy with its own bizarre climate and set of survival rules, against the apocalypse worlds that no normal humans can survive, she gets stronger after surviving each challenging world with her wits and unlucky skill.
Another good web novel that I read a few years ago, female lead, romance is not the main focuse, there is no Male lead at the end, the novel is called Worm, an American webnovel, already completed with 30 arcs. Packed with action, a female MC a bit of anti hero with the power to control insects, and she has to do wrong things for the right reasons. And another good one is The Wandering Inn, another American webnovel sucks you in the fantasy world, it’s very good, Female MC, no romance, no Male lead. Copy pasting its original synopsis from author’s website: “An inn is a place to rest, a place to talk and share stories, or a place to find adventures, a starting ground for quests and legends. In this world, at least. To Erin Solstice, an inn seems like a medieval relic from the past. But here she is, running from Goblins and trying to survive in a world full of monsters and magic. She’d be more excited about all of this if everything wasn’t trying to kill her. But an inn is what she found, and so that’s what she becomes. An innkeeper who serves drinks to heroes and monsters– Actually, mostly monsters. But it’s a living, right?”