I'm looking for romances that do not involve copious amounts of face slapping, stupid love triangles, BL/GL, or cold mean-spirited ML. Harems are absolutely out of the question. I just want a romance (fantasy or not) that's so sugary and sweet, I'm gonna die from diabetes . A feel good story where you know the ML and FL will get together. Or if they're already together, overcoming all with the power of their sugar--I mean love. Genre wise, fantasy, non-fantasy, modern, ancient china, western fantasy, magic, comedy or serious, whatever. Drama is tolerated if it's not drawn out. Leads (male or female) don't have to be "perfect" at the beginning. Place and space doesn't matter, just that it's a "Boy Meets Girl" and they end up together. Examples would be... Non-fantasies: Rebirth on the Doors to the Civil Affairs Bureau Fantasies: Assassin Farmer Don't limit your suggestions to novelupdates! If you can think of other websites or purchasable books (preferably digital), that's acceptable!
The Results From When I Time Leaped to My Second Year of High School and Confessed to the Teacher I Liked at the Time Martial Arts Master But I strongly recommended Martial Arts Master. It's the best and most realistic romance novel I've read. Even I have personally experienced what MC went through in the novel. And I'm sure you have experienced it too
It's only a oneshot, but its gotta be my favourite. https://www.novelupdates.com/series...rl-who-kept-challenging-a-reborn-man-like-me/
https://www.novelupdates.com/series/the-probability-i-can-kill-my-wife-without-being-found-out/ https://www.novelupdates.com/series/a-game-to-make-him-fall/ Read it in that order https://www.novelupdates.com/series/manuscript-screening-boy-and-manuscript-submitting-girl/ This one is good and short, only 1 vol https://www.novelupdates.com/series/hokuou-kizoku-to-moukinzuma-no-yukiguni-karigurashi/ This is is a masterpiece in romance and fluffyness. Also completed so no need to wait for more chapters
Martial Arts Master is seconded. We already refer to it as Romance Arts Master. Kinda sad the translation is currently in development hell.
Hmm another novel from website-that-should-not-be-named... Did some digging and found out the problem, yeah this novel is doomed. Last update 8 months ago? SMH
Marietta-hime no Konrei A rather ecchi where the princess is absolutely obsessed with the other country's general.
It's sad Garbage novel that is all about faceslapping, nationalism and racist get a descent translator. Meanwhile a gem like this is abandoned
I read 3 days of happiness already, In a World Without Life is in my backlog with some other novels translated by Yoraikun, Pancreas...ugh, I dont want to fall into depression...yet.
A Slight Smile is Very Charming (If you haven't read this then do it, after the story starts rolling the romance is some of the best i've seen) I Became the Hero’s Bride! Mary-san Comes on Foot Online Game: Willingly Captured Troubled Villainous Daughter, My Fiancé Won’t Stop Approaching Me!? Nobunaga’s Imouto is My Wife I Am Troubled That My Fiance Is a Villain Villain Heal: The Villainess’s Plan to Heal a Broken Heart
I am third ! Recommending Martial Arts Master ! The romance is to die for ! Quite a few loveydovey moments ! You totally feel like they are dating ! ALSO ! NO DRAMA / NO OBSTACLES ! The worse sad thing i saw in this story is just a female friend club member that leaves the club saying to main couple that she sucks at romance, study and strength so she will leave and that she is a loser.
All these stories are complete, except for one. A Slight Smile is Very Charming (Has some gaming elements but the entire story is not focused on it. ML and MC are very mature, so no drama ever happens.) Hear My Heart: My World Falls into the River of Love Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi (JP, slice-of-life with a couple who seems to be complete opposites, but learn more about each other in a harsh environment) Our Glamorous Time (Involves some business politics, but I really like the romantic/sexual tension between the MC and ML.) Rebirth on the Doors to the Civil Bureau (MC is really funny and pragmatic, and the ML is really respectful towards her. It's still ongoing, but updates are daily!) Bark!? (BL, short story. The ML is really funny... LOL) Spring Trees and Sunset Clouds (BL. I'd say this has a sort of quiet, subtle love. The MC's past is really sad, and this story focuses on his life in this "strange" town. It's a really touching story in which the mysteries behind the town are revealed slowly.) edit: formatting and spacing lol
Another good choice is : https://www.novelupdates.com/series/rebirth-on-the-doors-to-the-civil-affairs-bureau/ No drama. Just a couple slowly becoming closer. Btw it's me that added the second part of the summary (because if not people would confuse it as a copy of Trial Husband) Edit: Oops read your original post. Looks like you already read it. Try Beyond? from Andur on RoyalRoad. Isekai masterpiece with quite a fluff + even pregnancy but don't expect a lot of loveydovey moments, it's more of a classic JP isekai. Info: For most of his books, it's always the same souls in MC and FL, just they reincarnated with different personalities and end up together again. It's romantic no?
For some reason it's quite barely good as a really good romance, in fact, only because the end is so good with a glimpse of their future together that it's worth reading it. Maybe it will become better with the serialized version. There are books in Amazon or something.
Keep the suggestions coming! Thanks everyone so far! Though the people that suggested BL... I did specifically request things not in that genre. But maybe someone reading who likes it will see it, so that's ok? Glad to see "Rebirth on the Doors to the Civil Affairs Bureau" is getting so mentions. It's really just a great story, isn't it?