Web novels are free to read online, which makes them an easy way to start reading at length. Each one here is ranked by difficulty measured from its actual chapters.
28 web novels, sorted from easiest to hardest.
| # | Title | Difficulty | Characters | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shuu ni Ichido Classmate o Kau Hanashi週に一度クラスメイトを買う話 | Average | 1,236,655 | 2020 |
| 2 | Watashi no Shiranai, Senpai no Hyakko no Kotoわたしの知らない、先輩の100コのこと | Average | 277,697 | 2019 |
| 3 | Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu無職転生 - 異世界行ったら本気だす -Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation | Average | 2,522,172 | 2012 |
| 4 | Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hourou Meshiとんでもスキルで異世界放浪メシCampfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill | Average | 1,998,945 | 2016 |
| 5 | Honzuki no Gekokujou: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen本好きの下剋上 ～司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません～Ascendance of a Bookworm | Average | 5,234,636 | 2013 |
| 6 | Tensei Shite Inaka de Slow Life o Okuritai転生して田舎でスローライフをおくりたい | Average | 2,102,654 | 2015 |
| 7 | Isekai Nonbiri Nouka異世界のんびり農家Farming Life in Another World | Average | 2,785,847 | 2016 |
| 8 | Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannou desu聖女の魔力は万能ですThe Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent | Hard | 670,999 | 2016 |
| 9 | Kamitachi ni Hirowareta Otoko神達に拾われた男By the Grace of the Gods | Hard | 1,918,847 | 2015 |
| 10 | Majutsushi Kunon wa Mieteiru魔術師クノンは見えているKunon the Sorcerer Can See | Hard | 1,232,790 | 2021 |
| 11 | Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyokuデスマーチからはじまる異世界狂想曲Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody | Hard | 3,190,547 | 2013 |
| 12 | Okiraku Ryoushu no Tanoshii Ryouchi Boueiお気楽領主の楽しい領地防衛 〜生産系魔術で名もなき村を最強の城塞都市に〜Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord | Hard | 949,478 | 2020 |
| 13 | Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!陰の実力者になりたくて！The Eminence in Shadow | Hard | 415,596 | 2017 |
| 14 | Nankoufuraku no Maojou e Youkoso難攻不落の魔王城へようこそ～デバフは不要と勇者パーティーを追い出された黒魔導士、魔王軍の最高幹部に迎えられる～ | Hard | 1,275,246 | 2019 |
| 15 | Hell Mode: Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Haisettei no Isekai de Musou Suruヘルモード ～やり込み好きのゲーマーは廃設定の異世界で無双する～Hell Mode | Hard | 3,479,350 | 2019 |
| 16 | Kindan Shitei de Breakthrough禁断師弟でブレイクスルー～勇者の息子が魔王の弟子で何が悪い～ | Hard | 2,261,548 | 2019 |
| 17 | Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryoushu!俺は星間国家の悪徳領主！I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! | Hard | 1,177,397 | 2018 |
| 18 | Hazure Waku no [Joutai Ijou Skill] de Saikyou ni Natta Ore ga Subete wo Juurin Suru madeハズレ枠の【状態異常スキル】で最強になった俺がすべてを蹂躙するまでFailure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells | Hard | 1,862,495 | 2017 |
| 19 | Madougushi Dahlia wa Utsumukanai魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかないDahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools | Hard | 2,487,081 | 2018 |
| 20 | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto薬屋のひとりごとThe Apothecary Diaries | Hard | 1,320,669 | 2011 |
| 21 | Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijou wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyuu Kimama na Hanayome Seikatsu wo Mankitsu Suruループ7回目の悪役令嬢は、元敵国で自由気ままな花嫁生活を満喫する7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! | Hard | 1,080,773 | 2020 |
| 22 | Paradigm Parasiteパラダイム・パラサイト | Hard | 4,188,279 | 2016 |
| 23 | Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken転生したらスライムだった件That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime | Hard | 1,890,609 | 2013 |
| 24 | Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyouありふれた職業で世界最強Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest | Hard | 6,372,414 | 2013 |
| 25 | Gensou Saiki no Allusionist幻想再帰のアリュージョニスト | Hard | 4,023,734 | 2014 |
| 26 | Shangri-La Frontier: Kusoge Hunter, Kami ge ni Idoman to suシャングリラ・フロンティア〜クソゲーハンター、神ゲーに挑まんとす〜Shangri-La Frontier | Hard | 2,722,695 | 2017 |
| 27 | Dies EntelecheiaDies Entelecheia - ディエス エンテレケイア | Hard | 107,666 | 2025 |
| 28 | Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai SeikatsuＲｅ：ゼロから始める異世界生活Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- | Expert | 8,114,679 | 2012 |