Archive for Antihero Protagonist

7th Demon Prince Jilbagias’ Chronicle of Demon Kingdom Toppling
7th Demon Prince Jilbagias’ Chronicle of Demon Kingdom TopplingJapanese
Web Novel
3.9

The hero who was killed by the demon king ended up reincarnated as the son of the one who killed him! Thus began the life of the hero who donned in the mask of the ideal demon prince to topple his own kingdom while doing his best to prevent anyone from discovering his identity―― But to do that and blend into the demon tribe society, he had to kill his former comrades. Nevertheless, to become stronger, to save humanity, he had to walk through all kinds of paths of carnage! This is the tale of the demon race’s fake prince destroying his own kingdom. O Hero, Trample Those Who You Should Protect! TN: Most part of the other character in the novel is depicted from a non-human perspective so expect something that is completely different from the common sense of human.

A Death Row Convict Teaches at a School of Magic
A Death Row Convict Teaches at a School of MagicJapanese
Web Novel
3.6

As a human being, Kaneki Ryo was a broken man. Being a monster with rationality, he was finally apprehended one day and sentenced to death. From there, through twists and turns, he was now a teacher at a school of magic. After three years of teaching, his school life began to undergo a transition in the spring of his third year as a teacher when a prodigy princess enrolled at the school. This is an action horror story that outright rejects the conventional school teacher story.

A NEET’s Guide to the Parallel World: Healer, the Strongest Cheat?
A NEET’s Guide to the Parallel World: Healer, the Strongest Cheat?Japanese
Web Novel
2.6

Right after jumping off the roof Masamune was caught up in his classes transition to a new world. A throne hall. The students had all received high-class jobs such as Sage or hero. Except for Masamune, who became a healer, the weakest known occupation. Cursed at and called incompetent, he alone is banished. After wondering the darkness, Masamune who received the skill [mischief inversion {extreme}] through inverting the healing magic gained the ominous magic [Encroachment Wave]. Now the strongest, Masamune swore his revenge. Demons and the white cat tribe, precious companions he met on his journey. Together they explore the new world.

A Wish to Grab Happiness
A Wish to Grab HappinessJapanese
Web Novel
3.6

Lugis is an adventurer who accompanies the Hero’s team party. However, every day he has to fulfill tasks that are not pleasant at all. In addition, he is oppressed by the other members of the group. The only reason he remains on this journey is because of his childhood friend, Ariane. But she is fascinated with the team leader known as Hero. One day a shadow figure appears and tell Lugis, “Let me give you a chance. A chance to redraw your life.” And so, Lugis is given the opportunity to be sent to the past to restart his life.

Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo Shite
Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo ShiteJapanese
Web Novel
4.4

When he regained consciousness he was already in another world. There was no meeting with a God, no cheat skills, just a sudden reincarnation. There was no time to find his bearings either, he was in a life-or-death trouble from the start that would somehow result in being employed as a valet to a vain youngster from an aristocratic family. He would, in time, discover an astonishing truth about this new world and vow to fight it with all his might to protect the people important to him. No matter how reckless that would be.

An Unemployed Small-Town Girl Pulled Out The Enchanted Sword: She Can’t Become The Hero, So She’ll Become the Demon King Instead
An Unemployed Small-Town Girl Pulled Out The Enchanted Sword: She Can’t Become The Hero, So She’ll Become the Demon King InsteadJapanese
Web Novel
3.7

The unemployed small-town girl Merle finds herself pulling out a legendary magic sword. The weapon turns out to be the Demon King’s sword, and Merle declares her intention to be the next. With a succubus joining as her loyal servant and under attack by the heroes, Merle sets out to create her ideal world.

Ankoku Kishi Monogatari ~Yuusha wo Taosu Tameni Maou ni Shoukansaremashita~
Ankoku Kishi Monogatari ~Yuusha wo Taosu Tameni Maou ni Shoukansaremashita~Japanese
Web Novel
3.4

This legend tells the tale of the protagonist, Kuroki summoned to protect the demon king from the hero. Kuroki, unbeknownst to him, suddenly came to another world. He was summoned by the demon king, Modes. The territory which the demon king overrules was in the midst of being destroyed because of the hero. He had no choice but to bow before Kuroki. “Please save us, Savior Dono!” Kuroki nodded, deciding to save the demon king due to an unexpected turn of event.

Apotheosis of a Demon – A Monster Evolution Story
Apotheosis of a Demon – A Monster Evolution StoryJapanese
Web Novel
4.5

A back-to-basics(?) monster evolution novel. A new VRMMORPG, “World of Yggdrasia”, was recruiting beta testers from all over the world. Ten thousand testers began their journey of swords and sorcery in a new realm, one that was as large as Earth. At the same time, a clandestine experiment was underway. Unbeknownst to the world at large, 100 secret alpha testers were given bodies of monsters and summoned to the same land. The girl of white was one such tester. Despite the odds against her, she continued to evolve again and again. To rebel against the real world’s invasion, she would become a most terrible beast, the destroyer of worlds… the Bunny Girl! “…wait, what? Me?” Our protagonist would survive, unyielding, knowing no despair.

Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (WN)
Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou (WN)Japanese
Web Novel
3.7

Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world! They’re treated like heroes and tasked with the duty of saving the human race from utter extinction. But what should have been any otaku’s wet dream quickly turns into Hajime’s nightmare? While the rest of his class are blessed with godlike powers, Hajime’s job, Synergist, only has a single transmutation skill. Ridiculed and bullied by his classmates for being weak, he soon finds himself in despair. Will he be able to survive in this dangerous world of monsters and demons with only a glorified blacksmith’s level of strength?

Break World Online ~ The Abhorred and Denounced Vampire Becomes a Famous Live Streamer
Break World Online ~ The Abhorred and Denounced Vampire Becomes a Famous Live StreamerJapanese
Web Novel
3.9

The self-proclaimed average high school girl Tozawa Rio, invited by her friend, Onodera Eriko who is also a live streamer decides to play 『Break World Online』, a VRMMO title that boasts various novelties and royalties that was about to reach its third anniversary as the live streamer,【RIO】. Despite not having any intentions to go pro as a live streamer and had decided to continue her amateurish career, her ambition as a player is to be the top among all players in the virtual world unlike her mediocre self in the real world. However, Eriko’s viewers that arrived to check out the stream by her recommendation were shocked. The reason being, not just choosing the 《Vampire》 race that has harsh conditions, hard to use, and moreover antagonized by humans, NPC residents in the starting town were killed without hesitation and turned into kins on the first stream. Insistent for the G (genocide) route and roleplaying as a villain, no matter how one may look at it, it is not a play style that can be derived from an average high school girl’s thoughts. Sucking blood to become stronger, crushing the dystopia of the hypocritical bunch. At some point, former players that were forced to retire in frustration due to the game’s state gathered one after another around RIO as her viewers.