op mc (shonen)

- manhwa
- school life
- i think this is probably the only manhwa on this list with zero supernatural elements but it still owns! this story is based on realism, and the cynical realist MC is no exception. due to his past, the MC ends up at a highschool famous for its delinquents, gang activity, and barely restrained violence. despite being smaller and unassuming looking, the MC will use anything he can to win a fight (even if it means playing dirty).
- **graphic violence warning**
- 7.5/10

- manhwa
- murim + mythical beasts / youkai
- i haven’t finished reading this but i had to include it because it definitely has THE best artstyle.. it definitely isn’t your typical murim story, and martial arts is only the beginning of the supernatural elements. also similar (so far) to the movie spirited away
- ?/10

- manhua
- post apocalypse + demihumans (cyborgs & beastmen)
- sick of repetitive settings but still want a MC who can kick ass? read this manhua!!!! set in a future where humans are extinct after two massive alien devices land on earth, all of humanity’s descendants now fall prey to one of two diseases: one that gradually turns you into a robot or one that gradually turns you into a beast. art is beautiful, translations are good, characters are well developed!
- 8.2/10

- manhwa
- regressor + western fantasy + school life + (past/future) reverse isekai
- ok so pretty much.. after MC witnesses the end of humanity after his world is overrun with monsters from a reverse isekai labyrinth, he is sent a couple decades back into the past. he doesn’t really become OP (he has little talent for magic) but he uses his knowledge and leadership to do his best to protect the entirety of civilization. very much shonen not seinen
- 8.7/10

- manhwa
- isekai + tower trial(not a tower but same concept)+ level up system
- MC is just one member of a group of humans that are summoned by an “omnipotent” guardian and forced to pass a dungeon’s test. just before they finish, MC falls into a pit trap, and is stuck there when the rest of the survivors pass on to the next level. however, when the dungeon resets for the next test group, MC is still stuck & eventually he finds a way to outwit the evil system.
- 6.5/10