Updated January 27, 2023 by Ernie
Here comes another blog and this time we’ll be having a list of light novels where the main character is misunderstood! Now if you think about it, these types of stories are kind of hard to find making them kind of a rare type of genre. Some of the main characters here are overpowered and some, oh well, got isekai’d! But even so, we have a list set out for you featuring misunderstood main characters! So sit back and read along!
Table of Contents
NOVELS WITH MISUNDERSTOOD MC!!
16. Ending Maker
| Title | Ending Maker |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Romance |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 473 |
| Authors | Chwiryong |
| Published | 2020 |
Ending Maker is an isekai light novel that tells the story of two protagonists namely, Kang Jin-ho and Hong Yoo Hee. Both of them are avid gamers who play the game “Legend of Heroes 2” until there comes a time that they get transported into the game itself!
In this story, they are the ones who play as the heroes themselves who also got mistaken for a lovestruck couple! Follow them in their journey as they try to save the human world and create their own ending in Ending Maker. Speaking of gamers, we also have a blog on those related to main anime characters who are awesome gamers!
15. Trash of the Count’s Family
| Title | Trash of the Count’s Family |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 879 |
| Authors | Yu Ryeo Han |
| Published | 2018 |
Trash of the Count’s Family starts off with Kim Rok Soo finding himself in a different world and realizing that he is now the antagonist of a novel he reads titled “The Birth of a Hero: Cale Henituse” and gets misunderstood instead of being the main character, became the real villain itself!
With his knowledge of what he read in the novel, Kim Rok Soo uses this as an advantage to alter the events in the story and unfold mysterious plots!
14. I am Really Not the Son of Providence
| Title | I am Really Not the Son of Providence |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 510 |
| Authors | Yun Zhong Dian |
| Published | 2020 |
After Shen Tian migrates to the world of cultivation, he realizes that he can perceive the providence haloes of other people that bring them luck and prosperity! But these people better be wary of Shen Tian because he intends to remove their bad luck by getting close to them!
However, it turned out to be quite the opposite because instead of rubbing off their luck, Shen Tian unknowingly gave them more fortuitous luck! Ever since then, he was mistaken as the son of providence and is now a symbol of luck in the cultivation world!
13. Me, a Genius? I Was Reborn into Another World and I Think They’ve Got the Wrong Idea!
| Title | Me, a Genius? I Was Reborn into Another World and I Think They’ve Got the Wrong Idea! |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Drama |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 80 |
| Authors | Nyun |
| Published | 2014 |
In a different version of Japan, Kouki has discovered that he has been reincarnated in this world including his memories from his previous lifetime. Every time Kouki applies what he has learned from his previous life, a new misunderstanding occurs, and his life begins to turn into something more extraordinary!
In this insane sci-fi series, more misunderstandings await in Kouki’s life in this new world he lives in!
12. I am Actually a Cultivation Bigshot
| Title | I am Actually a Cultivation Bigshot |
| Genre | Slice of Life, Comedy, Harem |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 995 |
| Authors | Kinoshita Nakui |
| Published | 2020 |
Li Nianfan finally decides to descend into the world of cultivation to live as nothing more than a mortal being. He wishes to live an ordinary life as he realizes that he can’t use any cultivation powers. But as it turns out, that doesn’t seem to be the case since he just made a random dog a demon lord! And the tree he just planted turned out to be the World Tree! From being just a mortal human, he discovers that he actually possesses bigtime cultivation powers for some reason!
11. I’m The Evil Lord Of An Intergalactic Empire!
| Title | I’m The Evil Lord Of An Intergalactic Empire! |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Action |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 226 |
| Authors | Mishima Yomu |
| Published | 2018 |
One day, a guy named Liam Sera Banfield got reincarnated in another world full of magic and finds himself in an intergalactic empire and it also turned out that he’s the child of a rich aristocratic family! With this in mind, he decided to become an evil lord once he grows up and lives for himself entirely!
However, this belief of his was actually acknowledged by many people and is now respected among them as a good ruler! Follow Liam as he tries to achieve his dream of becoming an evil lord while a chain of misunderstandings await him!
10. I’m Really Not The Demon God’s Lackey
| Title | I’m Really Not The Demon God’s Lackey |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Action |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 457 |
| Authors | Wan Jie Huo |
| Published | 2020 |
The main protagonist in this novel is a bookstore owner named Lin Jie, who is known for the kind attitude that he shows to his customers daily. He usually recommends them to buy books that can help people especially if they’re going through a tough time. When it comes to books and novels, here’s some light novels that you can binge in your free time!
Due to his extreme kindness, people see him with such great respect that he even earned weird nicknames such as “Shepherd of the Stars”, “Propagator of the Flesh and Blood” and especially the “Demon God’s Lackey” even though he’s not… or is he?
9. Never Die Extra
| Title | Never Die Extra |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 507 |
| Authors | Toika |
| Published | 2019 |
Never Die Extra tells the story of Evan D. Sherden and is one of the players of Yo-Ma Great War 3. One day, he was reincarnated into the game itself as an extra. Since extras in the game usually end up dying, it is up to Evan on how he will survive the new world he lives in!
8. I Work Hard Every Day To Make My Husband Bankrupt
| Title | I Work Hard Every Day To Make My Husband Bankrupt |
| Genre | Fantasy, Comedy, Drama |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 79 |
| Authors | San Hua Xi Shi |
| Published | 2019 |
Lin Meng is a woman desired by the many because of her having the perfect life until she got transported in a novel she read before called “The Highly Valuable Step-wife Of The CEO”. In the novel she’s in, her husband is actually a rich womanizer who always shows his affection to other girls!
With that in mind, she decided to spend all of his money as his wife until he goes bankrupt! However, Lin Meng’s continuous spending only gave them more profit for some reason and now her husband is thankful for it! Will Lin Meng be able to succeed in her ulterior motives?
7. Tearmoon Empire
| Title | Tearmoon Empire |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 118 |
| Authors | Nozomu Mochitsuki |
| Published | 2019 |
This novel started off with the tragic ending of the Tearmoon Empire’s Princess, Mia as she was about to get executed with a guillotine. However instead of dying, she was sent back through time as a 12-year-old kid!
After realizing that she now has another chance to correct everything, she decided that she will prevent every wrongdoings that the Empire will make in the future! From a selfish princess to a hardworking one, Mia will have to work every day to regain the Empire’s reputation.
6. Genius Prince’s National Revitalization from State Deficit
| Title | Genius Prince’s National Revitalization from State Deficit |
| Genre | Romance, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 45 |
| Authors | Toba Tooru |
| Published | 2018 |
The king of the Natra Kingdom is in shambles as King Owen suffers from a certain illness making him incapable of leading the nation. Because of this, he has no choice but to leave it to his son, Prince Wein Salema Arbalest, to lead the country!
In the eyes of the many, Wein is the perfect role model of being a good leader and should definitely be looked up to, however, no one actually knows of his true nature. Even though it’s true that he has leadership capabilities, Wein doesn’t like the duties of the king and so, he secretly decides that he will sell Natra Kingdom after he makes it a better nation wherein he believes that this will help increase its value once ready to be sold! These anime leadership quotes might come in handy not only to Wein but to you, our reader, as well!
5. My Death Flag Show No Sign of Ending
| Title | My Death Flag Show No Sign of Ending |
| Genre | Romance, Fantasy, Adventure |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 121 |
| Authors | Atiki |
| Published | 2014 |
My Death Flag Show No Sign of Ending or shortly known as OreFura is a light novel created by the award-winner, Izumi-sensei! Later on, this series also had a manga adaptation that began publishing last June 2020!
This novel focuses on the story of Kazuki Hirasawa who got transported to another world only to find himself in the body of a video game character that everybody hates, Harold Stokes, who also has a nickname called the King of Trash! With all the death flags that awaits him in this new world, will Kazuki be able to survive all these obstacles?
4. The Rotten Lady Rosa Wants to Watch Over Love from the Shadows
| Title | The Rotten Lady Rosa Wants to Watch Over Love from the Shadows |
| Genre | Romance, Fantasy, Comedy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 81 |
| Authors | Nakamura Satsuki |
| Published | 2020 |
Rosa, the Earl’s daughter, was famed for her elegant mannerisms and kindness but all those traits were just a sham to hide her identity as a girl who loves romance between males which she calls “rose love”. In the modern world, she’s probably what you can consider as a BL fan!
After she meets a young boy named Bernard, she decides to create a love group plan for him called “Bell-tan’s Love Group Plan”! Unknown to her, the actions she’s about to do are going to affect not just everyone around her but the whole country in a way she could never expect! Witness Rosa as she lives her life as a rotten lady while being mistakenly praised for her nobleness! Oh and if you’re a BL fan as well, you might love these recommended BL mangas we have!
3. Evil-like Duke Household
| Title | Evil-like Duke Household |
| Genre | Romance, Fantasy, Comedy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 90 |
| Authors | Nerimono Sakamata |
| Published | 2015 |
In the Azolias Kingdom, magic and fierce creatures such as monsters exist in this world and the ruler of this kingdom called the Ractos Household are famous for horrifying rumors about them such as being a crime syndicate or a family who made a contract with a demon.
However, all of these rumors are actually a complete lie because it turns out that this family is a heartwarming one with nice family members! If you want to know more about this family, then you might want to check out Evil-like Duke Household!
2. The Eminence in Shadow
| Title | The Eminence in Shadow |
| Genre | Action, Fantasy, Comedy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 43 |
| Authors | Daisuke Aizawa |
| Published | 2018 |
Another isekai you may like is The Eminence in Shadow and it tells the story of Minoru Kagenou who got hit by a truck and got transported to another world as the son of a rich family. In order to achieve his dream of becoming a mastermind from the shadows, Minoru, whose name is now Cid Kagenou, creates a lie when he encounters a certain elf and tells her that he is the leader of the Shadow Garden.
But as it turns out, all the lies he told her are actually coincidentally true the whole time! Even the fictional organization he created called “Cult of Diablos” is actually a real thing! Follow Cid in his new mission as he recruits more members in his organization and fights against the Cult of Diablos!
1. Overlord
| Title | Overlord |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
| Type | Light Novel |
| Chapters | 173 |
| Authors | Maruyama Kugane |
| Published | 2010 |
Last but not the least is of course, Overlord! The main protagonist here is actually a gamer who got trapped in an MMORPG called Yggdrasil for unknown reason while the other NPCs became sentient characters who have their own personalities!
Add to that, the character he uses is actually an Overlord named Momonga or Ainz Ooal Gown and now he is being regarded as the strongest being in Nazarick. After realizing that he doesn’t have any way out, he accustomed himself to this new life of being an Overlord and exploring the mysteries of the world! You could add this series up to your list of best action light novels, and binge reading it!
Conclusion
Man, what a list! And I hope you had a fun read for this one because these are stories that are definitely worth getting into! Moreover, most of these are also the isekai genre so if you’re into that, then you might get to love one of these novels! If you want more novel recommendations then check out the other ones we have like our most recommended isekai novels!
