Looking for manga/manhwas with good FMCs

[Unparalleled_Overlord015]

Bored as hell and starting to feel like I've turned every stone.

Anything goes*, scifi/fantasy, drama or action, otome/villainess stuff, shoujo or josei (or neither), it doesn't matter. I don't mind yuri, genderbending or LGBTQ themes/content. Erotica is fine too, as a long as it has a good story and interesting characters attached I don't mind seeing the FMC being gang banged by werewolves every chapter or whatever else booktok gals are into these days.

*What I don't want to see:

• Stories where the FMC is a doormat without agency waiting for the love interest(s) to advance the plot for her.
• A plot-less, meandering slice of life purgatory.
• A gaslight torture dungeon like Princess Lessons. And if it starts off as one, the FMC better be having most if not all the LIs strapped to a guillotine by the end of the story.
• No Usagi Drop shit, shota or loli, IDGAF, eff off with that shit. I like stories that revolve around mentor/found family relationships, but I fucking hate that too many of these devolve into predatory, grooming BS.
• No harems, in either direction. Unless it's being played straight, and its a well executed melodramatic shit-show. You know, one of those where the harem members are constantly trying to assassinate each other and shit.

All I want are stories with strong and relatively well written FMCs. Also, if it has an anime adaptation there's a 75% chance I've already read it (or attempted to). Feel free to shoot a rec though, it might help someone else.

Bonus points if the story is about territory/kingdom/nation building, and/or has in-depth politicking. And if you can somehow find me a techno thriller I will build you a shrine in my apartment.

For reference, here are some recent reads I've enjoyed:

• I Was Forced to Become the Princess of a Strange World?
• The Eccentric Duchess (Favorite)
• Philomel the Fake
• I Picked Up This World's Strategy Guide
• Reiri (Favorite)
• I'm the Queen in This Life (Favorite)
• Miharu no Senju (Favorite)
• Sengoku Komachi Kurotan (Favorite)
• I'll be the Matriarch in this Life (Favorite)
• The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway
• The Villainess Is a Marionette
• Slime Seijo
• The Otome Heroine's Fight for Survival (Favorite)
• I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History. . . (fucking LN titles)
• The Flower That Wields a Sword
• Forget About My Husband, I'd Rather Go Make Money

(Doesn't have to be on this site, just drop the name instead of a link.)

 

[undeed]

Hmm... this is difficult.
I don't read much shoujo manhwa,
and on your list, some I really liked, some I didn't, so our tastes don't really align.
I mean, I've said many times that Bertia isekai is one of my favorites, but I don't think you'll like it.
Also skipping things like Shirayuki and Yona who are already popular.

From what I see, you don't like MCs who are too meek, you want someone who can punch back a little bit
so on top of my head... let's see... (recency bias on the work here) have you read
The Holy Grail of Eris
Seijo ni Uso wa Tsuujinai
Belle Poupée no Supadari
Kaiki shita Akugyaku

next is that I doubt you'll like, but I'll just throw them in anyway
Shinigami ni Sodaterareta
Tefuda ga Oome no Victoria
Tendou-ke Monogatari
Futsutsukana Akujo

 

[Unparalleled_Overlord015]

Hmm... this is difficult.
I don't read much shoujo manhwa,
and on your list, some I really liked, some I didn't, so our tastes don't really align.
I mean, I've said many times that Bertia isekai is one of my favorites, but I don't think you'll like it.
Also skipping things like Shirayuki and Yona who are already popular.

From what I see, you don't like MCs who are too meek, you want someone who can punch back a little bit
so on top of my head... let's see... (recency bias on the work here) have you read
The Holy Grail of Eris
Seijo ni Uso wa Tsuujinai
Belle Poupée no Supadari
Kaiki shita Akugyaku

next is that I doubt you'll like, but I'll just throw them in anyway
Shinigami ni Sodaterareta
Tefuda ga Oome no Victoria
Tendou-ke Monogatari
Futsutsukana Akujo

I've read these two, good reads.

The Holy Grail of Eris
Belle Poupée no Supadari

These other two, I've also read, I liked them too, lol. I'm pretty open minded. If the author does a good job with it, I'll have a good time. So don't hesitate send anything else. Doesn't have to be shoujo, just needs a compelling FMC. Though I like strong FMCs in the literal sense, strong of character but physically weak is fine too. As long as they have agency in the story ofc.

Shinigami ni Sodaterareta - (tried to find a way to buy the novel when I started reading this one too, lol)
Futsutsukana Akujo

Haven't read these, I'll check em out thank you.
Seijo ni Uso wa Tsuujinai
Kaiki shita Akugyaku
Tefuda ga Oome no Victoria
Tendou-ke Monogatari

I appreciate the input.

 

[panzerkampfwagyu]

Moi recommendaciones:
Any Uma Musume&Touhou manga
Waiting for the sunlight
It's time for torture, princess
Magilumiere
Kino's journey
Apothecary Diaries
Power Antoinette
Re Cervin
World End Solte
Ryuu to Yuusha to Haitatsunin
Soukon no Shoujo to Sourei no Tabi
Housekeeper
Sekai Oni
Hero Union BBS(Not all, but some of the focal characters for a chapter are female)
Ningyohime no Gomen ne Gohan
Tensei Shitara Ken deshita
Fushigi no Kuni no Bird
Warera Contactee

 

[Basic_human]

wont give you much because giving you too many rec will only confuse people

my recommendation is "Kōshaku Reijō no Tashinami (Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter)"

thats it for now