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Top 15 Japanese Former Hero Novels

Japanese novels tagged former hero ranked by rating and reader interest.

15 listed novels

The Icy Hero is Yearning for Love

The Icy Hero is Yearning for Love

momose wasabi, ‭桃瀬わさび

4.4 416 votes 7,956 reading lists Completed

japanese drama fantasy romance smut

An A-Ranked Adventurer’s “Slow-living”

An A-Ranked Adventurer’s “Slow-living”

renkinou, 錬金王

4.2 329 votes 10,947 reading lists Ongoing

japanese adult adventure fantasy romance

Gang of Yuusha

nanairo kasuga, 七色春日

4.2 201 votes 5,766 reading lists Completed

japanese adult fantasy harem mature

The Reunion With Twelve Fascinating Goddesses

The Reunion With Twelve Fascinating Goddesses

nozomi kota, 望公太

4.2 125 votes 3,108 reading lists Ongoing

japanese action adventure comedy fantasy

The Heroes Must Die

The Heroes Must Die

kocher, コーチャー

4.2 56 votes 447 reading lists Completed

japanese adventure fantasy horror psychological

Hero Sensei: My Students Are Fighting Monsters, Aliens, and Mysterious Organizations~

Hero Sensei: My Students Are Fighting Monsters, Aliens, and Mysterious Organizations~

jisa kuhito, 次佐　駆人

4.2 13 votes 192 reading lists Ongoing

japanese action comedy fantasy martial arts

Chronicle Legion – The Road of Conquest

Chronicle Legion – The Road of Conquest

takedzuki jou, 丈月城

4.1 104 votes 2,869 reading lists Completed

japanese action ecchi fantasy harem

The Former Hero Wants To Lead An Ordinary Life

The Former Hero Wants To Lead An Ordinary Life

rio, りお, 理央

4.1 62 votes 1,311 reading lists Ongoing

japanese comedy fantasy mystery psychological

The God Slaying Hero and the Seven Covenants

The God Slaying Hero and the Seven Covenants

umetane

4.0 320 votes 7,886 reading lists Completed

japanese action adventure comedy fantasy

Shinwa Densetsu no Eiyuu no Isekaitan (WN)

Shinwa Densetsu no Eiyuu no Isekaitan (WN)

tatematsuri, 奉

4.0 254 votes 7,947 reading lists Ongoing

japanese action adventure drama fantasy

HeroxMaou

puni-chan, ぷにちゃん

4.0 146 votes 3,749 reading lists Completed

japanese comedy fantasy romance shoujo

Nidome no Yuusha (WN)

Nidome no Yuusha (WN)

kizuka nero, 木塚ネロ

3.9 921 votes 18,944 reading lists Ongoing

japanese action adventure drama fantasy

I Was Kicked out of the Hero’s Party Because I Wasn’t a True Companion so I Decided to Have a Slow Life at the Frontier

I Was Kicked out of the Hero’s Party Because I Wasn’t a True Companion so I Decided to Have a Slow Life at the Frontier

zappon, ざっぽん

3.9 433 votes 13,967 reading lists Ongoing

japanese action adventure comedy fantasy

A Reincarnation Romantic Comedy Of A Hero And A Witch

A Reincarnation Romantic Comedy Of A Hero And A Witch

amamiya kazuki, 雨宮和希

3.9 122 votes 2,126 reading lists Completed

japanese comedy fantasy harem romance

Mayuten ~The Demon King and the Hero Reincarnated as Twin Elementary School Students~

Mayuten ~The Demon King and the Hero Reincarnated as Twin Elementary School Students~

yuya saegusa, 七草裕也

3.9 7 votes 203 reading lists Completed

japanese fantasy school life