□ action/fantasy starter pack □

alien invasion - modern sci-fi

an agent of border, a group that fends off aliens called neighbors that invade through dimensional portals, is saved by a classmate who turns out to be a neighbor

❑ best shounen and yes i will fight you on that
❑ most creative worldbuilding and battle strategies ive seen
❑ every charac is so well written that youll love even the extras
❑ so many well-written female characs in an ensemble shounen? thank you mr author

hunterverse - system/gamelike

❑ super cute actually??
❑ exploration of what it means to be human and human connections
❑ super pretty art as expected of art related content
❑ i read the novel and i have been changed on a molecular level what
❑ wdym this story is abt love and acceptance and grief and family
❑ super unique and expansive worldbuilding you can tell the author loves this world

supernatural - modern

as an avid fan of darkness exploration records, you would think mc would excel w his knowledge of this open-source ghost story collective when he falls into its world, but mc has one big secret: he's the biggest coward alive! he has to survive in this crazy messed up world with his knowledge of the wiki and work for the shady company that keeps throwing him into danger if he wants to find a way back to his world

❑ super fun horror action

clear scenarios - system/gamelike

a light novel that finally ended after 10 years had manifested into reality, and only one person had managed to read the story to the end

❑ homoerotic tension
❑ very cool character concept; mc is unfazed by the happenings around him since he considers himself as a "reader" watching the plot unfold
❑ hes basically a fanfic writer who changes his fav story to fit his hc's we stan

hunterverse - system/gamelike

the weakest hunter is given a chance upon his death to reawaken and become stronger than anyone could ever be

❑ this was my first actfan manhwa so i cant exactly make an actfan list wo putting in the classic right
❑ im sure it birthed many of my fav tropes of the genre but also all my least fav lol
❑ read this first before you get sick of the loner necromancer archetype and aloof genius op mc
❑ always love redice's graphic comic book art style

hunterverse - system/gamelike

a low rank hunter finds out his s-rank brother only pushed him away to keep him safe, thus when mc returns to the past, he decides to stay by his brother's side living quietly as a nurterer class

❑ themes of kindness and love very wholesome
❑ sweetest mc who loves his brother so so much
❑ weak and kind mc whos resourceful and surprisingly merciless
❑ only valid beast taming comic bc they actually gush over the cute creatures

adventure - fantasy

a party reached the depths of the dungeon but are suddenly struck by hunger, barely escaping the red dragon w the sacrifice of the healer. the mc vows to return to the dungeon to bring back his sister, but this time they will stave off hunger by stuffing themselves w monsters

❑ such a well-crafted world w lovable characters and tasty looking monsters (?)
❑ subverts every fantasy trope ever
❑ ryoko the queen of charac design

join? the demon king - fantasy

due to a misunderstanding, the weak and sickly mc has to keep up appearances as a ruthless soldier and spy, lest he face the wrath of the cruel emperor and the demon king

❑ tw: a lot, but mainly suicide
❑ mc is such an airhead its a miracle he hasnt got caught
❑ all he wants is demon booze
❑ comedy that gradually gets darker; man they hit you w the tears outta nowhere
❑ im glad they dont villainize mc, but i want him to betray humanity so bad

supernatural - modern

an honor student who vehemently denies the existence of the supernatural has his life upturned when he meets a classmate who eats ghosts to exorcise them

❑ so so so so so cute!!!!!
❑ their friendship is so wholesome i want what they have
❑ super silly plot lines, but gets you w the gut-wrenching stories out of nowhere

awakened - apocalypse

mc writes down her prophetic dreams and tries to warn others abt the tragedies she foretells, only earning her nasty rumors associating her w misfortune, but one day events she never wrote down appear in her dream log predicting the onslaught of monsters as the world falls into ruin

❑ badass fmc and no romance
❑ just good ol power of friendship and found family and love of humanity
❑ heartwarming and sweet apocalypse story lets goo