Trope: Edgelord MC

This MC suffers from some tragic backstory or lives in a world where no one can understand them, and wears this on their sleeve. They usually end up with a chuunibyou-type personality with their over-the-top expression of darkness and world-weariness. They act like they know better than everyone else and in reality, they’re just a bit out of touch.

  • Am I Actually the Strongest? 1-2

    Am I Actually the Strongest? 1-2

    ISEKAI’D BY: Goddess! Harem Scale H: He feels an obligation to impress his sister and protect the family that picked him up after he was thrown away by his birth family. A: As there are only two members, he is not quite aware yet. R: No romance to speak of; he sort of thinks of…

  • Don’t Let the Forest In

    Don’t Let the Forest In

    *Once upon a time, Andrew had cut out his heart and given it to this boy, and he was very sure Thomas had no idea that Andrew would do anything for him. Protect him. Lie for him. Kill for him.* High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairytales that he writes for…

  • Stab the Rabbit

    Stab the Rabbit

    This book is just a way to alleviate some masculine violence, bro. I’m not joking. It’s got a few stories in it and it takes a juvenile delight in using slurs and doesn’t really have a care for being “politically correct”, as angry male comics would put it. They let you know right in the…

  • When a Magician’s Pupil Smiles

    When a Magician’s Pupil Smiles

    It’s a really interesting concept— main character Ouka Namae doesn’t possess feelings… until he does, in which case, he is overcome with the insatiable desire to kill the one he finds dear to him. The first chapter introduces us to the concept, the second brings in the background with a traitor to magicians, and after…

  • Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest

    Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest

    I can tolerate harems. I just can’t tolerate ANNOYING harems.

  • Fourth Wing

    Fourth Wing

    WE GET IT YOU THINK HE’S HOT AND WANT TO BOINK HIM, I GET IT, I GET IT, I GET IT, PLEASE THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE FOR FIVE SECONDS

  • Maeve Fly

    Maeve Fly

    “Fuck everyone,” said Maeve. Her grandmother nods in sage agreement. “Fuck everyone.” A female serial killer who looks for a feminine guide in her serial killing life? Elsa encouraging people to touch boobs? The absolute dumbest sex scenes I have ever read in my life? Like dude. That egg is going to be absolutely swallowed…