Japan has Isekai, Korea has Regression and Dungeons, and China has Cultivation, and all three of them have Systems and Trashy Harems.

Greatest Estate Designer fans where y’all at. Side note: omniscient reader is the holds the reigning crown for me. I was reading the light novel from before it finished and my god. That ending….

we all start with anime, then its manga,manhwa,manhua then its light novels and finally web novels.

The Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint's novel is about one of the best pieces of fiction i've ever read, and probably ever will.

Orv is one of The Holy Trinity of novels, it's beloved for a reason, it starts off as a dystopian power up but as the story progresses you get to see a more complicated narrative and the mystery of what is to come. One of these mysteries being who is the author of the novel that Kim Dokja has read throughout most of his life and that now has become his reality. And in his journey to the end of the story will he find what he was looking for? Will he make it to the end with his companions? Will he finally get to see his beloved regressor find happiness? It's a story made for just that one reader.

Here’s something to sell ya’ll. ORV is about elaborating on the relationships between the readers, the story, and the author. Its beyond the “trash”, a theme starts to form and a question began to be presented For the people or the stories that you care about, what are you willing to do for them? Stats becomes almost irrelevant as the new power system takes place. That being: Each of their experiences. Each new story builds up on their strength as a whole, and makes them all stronger. In the end, its not about just surviving anymore, but changing the impossible itself, by using all of what we experienced as proof that its possible. Finally, the final trick of the story is that it blurs the 4th wall and YOU become a part of the universe itself. Give it a shot, if ya’ll haven’t yet. Check the novel out too, its great and already finished.

ORV is like the hidden boss of the manhwa world. You'll think you've seen the final boss (Solo Leveleing) until you meet ORV and realise just how foolish you've been. If you rate Solo Leveling a 6/10 then ORV is like a 11/10. Leagues above. And that's just a fact. You may think me crazy and a dickrider, but time will pass and you'll understand

It's ironic how Gigguk calls omniscient readers viewpoint as a squid like story, because at one point being a squid like story is one of the important key points of the story lmao

Manwha with godly art and good stories: 1. Fantasie of a Stepmother (or Stepmother's Marchen) 2. Secret Lady 3. Mother's contract Marriage Novels with really good stories: 1. Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint 2. Lord of the Mysteries 3. SSS Class Suicide Hunter

Omniscient Readers Viewpoint is even better then what he said, he didn't even get into the constellation system based on real life religions and historical figures that act like the audience inside the story, can't wait for it to get an anime adaptation, really hope it doesn't get messed up

Omniscient reader viewpoint! I love that series so much it’s such a beautiful story. You should read it I truly recommend it. One of the best things I ever read

Isekai is a genre , it doesn't make or break a series it's all about The writing For example I've been reading the greatest estate developer manhwa and not only is it one of the best Isekai I ever read but one of the best series I've read in a while

Omniscient reader's viewpoint has great story and characters. I love the relationship between the main character and the main character of the story he was reading

The Fantasy of a Stepmother is a GOAT shoujo story tho.

I cant even begin to explain the ORV verse because all its aspects, the characters, the real people, the constellations, the power systems, the games, YOU as a reader, have been woven together so well. It seems similar to all other generic manhwa themes at first but when you actually get into it you will feel how uniquely it brings up all the themes. I would recommend it to everyone.

For those who haven't read Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, I would highly recommend reading it. IMO it's better than Solo Leveling.

The Fantasie of a Stepmother kinda low-key hits

My favorite manhua is "I'm really not the demon God's lackey" it's about an ordinary bookshop keeper who was Isekaid into another world with eldritch degrees of magic. He doesn't know about this, and the books that he sells are scriptures of cosmic rituals in the reader's eyes. His presence terrifies any person that approaches his shop, and through a series of misunderstandings, he "allegedly" manipulates the entire underground. He still doesn't know anything, and i like it because it contains Lovecraftian levels of comedic Horror

Isekai vs regression vs cultivation

"The fantasie of a stepmother" or "a step mother's marchen" made me cry so much. I noticed that a lot of these titles on the list were villainess/josei manhwas which I prefer over the power fantasy regression manhwas. Instead of fighting with swords, it's fighting with words... which I like.

Solo levelling is considered good because it was a lot of western audiences first experience with a story that actually utilizes the “gamer” aspects of the story and keeps it “gamer” throughout the vast majority of it. In a way it’s the first portion of sword art online but it stays that way. The levelling up and stats and being a class and all that stuff is integrated into the story the entire way through more or less even if the power scaling gets insane (much like it would in a game). It’s definitely not groundbreaking in a sense that it should be critically acclaimed or anything but it does what I described very well and if that clicks with the reader then they’ll enjoy it quite a bit.

ORV works because of its characters and its main mystery being interesting which alot of the other regression manhwas lack

These are really good: 1. Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint 2. SSS Class Suicide Hunter 3. The Beginning After the End

I think one of the big points of interest for ORV that Garnt misses in his explanation, is that Dokja is fairly confident that he only exists in the current timeline, which is the 3rd timeline in the original story. We don’t know what happens to a world after the “protagonist” regresses, it could be erased, or it could continue on without the strongest human, regardless he’s fucked if the original hero dies. However, we do know that Dokja probably won’t exist in other timelines since the first and second weren’t changed from the novel. The fact that it’s the 3rd timeline is then a big deal, because in regression stories the 1st regression is typically either confusing or doesn’t let the hero know if it’s a 1 time use, but the 2nd regression teaches the hero that they can keep doing this, that they can afford to die. So Dokja is using his understanding of the characters and the story not just to get close to people, get cool loot, and build a strong team. He has to do this while making sure the regressor never feels like he’s be better off trying again, even though this is coming off the back of a particularly depressing 2nd timeline. It’s real good stuff.

"Father, I don't want this Marriage" is actually really good. It had parts in which I just couldn't stop laughing. But I would call that more of a shojo genre. While Japanese Manga are quite text heavy (the medium is focused on books) - Korean manhwa is more on the (colorful) visual side of things (because they are meant to be read online). And in both you see a different culture.

The Villainess Turns the Hourglass is genuinely good. It's not very action heavy, just the protag being smart and using her wits to survive in noble society. And the art is great.

OMNISCIENT READER MENTIONED!!!! What really makes it standout imo aside from everything garnt said is that its a very character driven story that takes the time to flesh them out in natural ways that just endears you to these people.

I would really recommend Return of the Blossoming Blade, the story of a sword saint from the Mount Hua Sect that reincarnates into the future, but encounters that the sect has fallen to ruin, so he decides to restore it as a disciple. Really comedic, beautiful art and goofy faces. I also feel that it has a bit of an old school manga vibe. On the total opposite side, A Man's Man is also great, but maybe more difficult to read for some. It's mainly about company politics, and has a lot of themes of technology, since all the story that i've read so far happens in the equivalent of Samsung of its world.

If Garnt is down for reading chinese light novels, there are really some bangers out there. My fav one of them is Lord of mysteries, which is also getting an anime/donghua adaptation in 2025. It's an Isekai with mystery (Duh.) and a little bit of horror mixed into it, plus the world building is just chef's kiss with a damn good story and a unique power system. The MC doesn't get op in like 0.5 chapters of reading so that's a plus point too. To those who are tired of unnecessary romance in the story, the story does not even have a speck of romance. Well, I can't further explain the story without dwelving into spoiler territory so if you are interested from my description, please go and do check out the novel. The first book is completed with 1300+ chapters and the second book is ongoing I think at around 600+ chapters as of right now. Edit: Correction, it's nearing 800.

Fantasies of a Stepmother is not like a manga at all lol. The term is fantasies but it’s more of memories from her regression. What separates it from other bad regression stoies is she gains ptsd from her death after her regression. Art is FRENCH KISS. It’s so so beautiful to look at.

The only thing Garnt forgot to explain was that the "Protagonist" that Kim Dokja meets is the regressor, meaning there is a lot more things he would have to be worried about

ORV is such a heartfelt story. It’s one of those series that nests itself deep into your heart and makes you enjoy stories and fiction like you’ve just discovered it for the first time

i am in the middle of reading (the light novel) of omniscient readers viewpoint and when i say it gets good... it gets GOOD. I can't wait until the manhwa is finished and i realllly hope it ends up getting an anime!!

it’s wild hearing you lot talk about manhwas and getting into them cause i’ve been addicted for so long, orv goes hard

How to Use a Returner ( Regressors Instruction Manual) the one in the thumbnail is a goated series, dont quite like the manhwa art but the novel is on another level, especially the mc and his antics

I really recommend reading ORV, especially if you are a reader and a fan of a media. The webnovel is truly amazing as well since it is a personal love letter for a reader after all.

Father I don’t want this marriage made me absolutely sob

7:03 This is definitely a squid-like story.... If you know you know.

Returning with Absolutely Nothing (aka Worthless Regression) is beyond fire, absolutely adore it. It's one of my favorite regression stories, all because the protagonist is NOT made overpowered by simply breathing. To give a quick synopsis, the main character is a talentless guy who stumbles upon a stone that takes him back in time. He gets nothing else, no blessing or inexplicable power/talent boost, he's still the same talentless guy as before. From there, the story focuses on him crawling his way up in power, working harder than everyone else around him for a fraction of their strength. Basically, take the classic "Prodigy of Effort" backstory seen in characters like Rock Lee, than turn it into the main focus of the story- that agonizingly slow climb to the top, occasionally propelled by good fortune, above average but ALWAYS lagging behind the best.

wait till he finds the villainess manhwa spiral

Garnt's video's make you think he's hopping from one trash can to another but in reality he is expanding his trash-topia, can't wait for him to bring more into the GU(Garbage Union).

Omniscient reader viewpoint, Trash of the Count's Family, and the S-classes that I raised are all Korean novels and webtoons that are so good and definitely recommend! The character interactions, relationships, and progression of the stories are just so addictive!

One thing Garnt didn't mention is the characters are being streamed and the audience is basically historical and mythical figures.

THE FANTASIE OF A STEPMOTHER MENTION 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥 unironically, one of my favourite fantasy manhwa ever. the characters and their dynamics are so interesting and the art is phenomenal i will never not recommend it to people who ever want to get into this genre

lol how wasn't sss class suicide hunter not on the top spot for that random list?

I've finally figured out a way to explain Omniscient Reader Viewpoint for people curious, taken me ages to put it into words. It's not a perfect summary, but this is just what I think of it. There's no romance, it's got plenty of action in it as it's a death game style, but it focuses very heavily on maintaining the bonds the mc has with people, but also how he makes himself and others suffer by constantly risking his life so everyone can survive and reach a happy ending, but he can't stop, because there's no way for even a single person to be happy without sacrifice, so he'll always choose himself. It can be hard to notice it as it's rarely super obvious. People aren't bawling their eyes out all the time, it's mostly internally psychological pain, but after reading so much of it, I think they portrayed it really well. The webtoon hasn't gotten far enough to truly show this yet imo, but in the webnovel, and still some parts of the webtoon, you can notice it. *Also, genuinely, I think it has the most emotional ending out of any story I've ever watched or read.* imo, people should read the webnovel first, then if they find it too boring, do webtoon and then come back to it, or do webtoon first and then do webnovel to catch up on what webtoon doesn't have yet.

I have to Recommend to y’all “Trash Of the count family”. It’s about Rok Soo reincarnating into a world of a novel he read (if I remember correctly). His number 1 goal is to just live in peace (We actually don’t know about his past life for a long time but we get why it’s his goal at some point.) He gets reincarnated into a little antagonist named Cale that got killed by the main character. Thanks to his knowledge about the people and the big events to come, he’ll try to live as lazily as possible (it’s actually an unreliable point of view because even tho he says he doesn’t care about this person or this event, his actions show us the opposite). Anyway it’s one of my favorite manhwa (and the art style is GORGEOUS)

Tearmoon Empire (which Garnt skipped!... groan) would be a fun twist on a regression story. (likewise 7th time loop, and if you are into it, Dr Elise; regression is just the plot device, the focus is the protagonist's motivations and the knowledge and skills gained in the other paths to avoid a bad end, interestingly all the protagonists in these regressions are all women)

The Fantasie of a Stepmother is good, crazy good. The art is top tier and the story just keeps on escalating. Definitely recommed you guys to read that one.

"Father, I don't Want This Marriage" is amazing. It has great characters and story, as well as both heart-wrenching and hilarious misunderstandings, and the art is beautiful. It's also complete so you don't have to agonize over waiting for more chapters, it's all there to go. However, if you aren't into something that is Romance then maybe it's not for you. But legit tho, it's great. Sincerely, someone who has read probably around 200 different webcomics since 2021 ranging from absolute trash to masterpieces (help, I need a life)

Omniscient Reader is easily my favorite piece of written media. It made me think about a person’s relationship to stories, and made me realize how wildly important that relationship is. It started out as good fun, and ended as a something I genuinely felt lucky to experience

I am a Cultivation Novel Reader.

Hey now, "Father, I don't want this marriage" is good! Also, "I will be the Matriarch in this life" is also good. There's quite a fair amount of good romance fantasy regression manhwa and that is the slop I love even with the same tropes

Fff-class trashero is unironically an amazing parody/subversion of both the isekai and regressor genres.

the fantasies of a stepmother, can i say that this is 2nd pick right after OVR? welp, for me. Plz read this one

OMNISCIENT READERS VIEWPOINT MENTIONED 🔥🔥🔥🔥 garnt just like me fr regression manhwas have me in a chokehold since 2022 i can’t get enough of them 🙏🙏

Hey, the west has isekai too! You know, stuff like A Princess of Mars... written in 1912. It hits a lot of the isekai tropes: another world, OP MC, princess falls in love etc.

Guys you should check out Lord of the Mysteries, it's a chinese novel and they recently released the anime (donghua) trailer. The animation is insane, I have high hopes for it

Omniscient Readers is being made into a kdrama film with an all star cast. Should be pretty crazy

0:08 Glorious hidden gem called SSS Class Suicide Hunter

YES ORV IS SO GOOD but i think that without reading the novel Garnt missed out on some really important things but those plot developments are a lot heavier in the later half of the novel

I'm currently reading "I am the Fated Villain." I like the pov switch to the villain. And the greatest estate developer, truck kun is working overtime.

The regressor's instruction manual is so underrated

2:41 Not going to lie, FFF Class Trash Hero's Webtoon is Fire!

Lord of the Mysteries will absolutely blow these guys minds.

Another thing I appreciate about Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint is that its essentially a love story about stories. Some of the quotes about reading in the light novel are incredible, I even used one during a job interview once.

Two things I want to add regarding the ORV synopsis from Garnt is that the goal for the MC, Kim Dokja, is to get to the end of the story with his companions to reach the conclusion he wants for Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA) and that the protagonist of TWSA, Yoo Joonghyuk, is himself a regressor that originally had to do hundreds of regressions to get to the novel's original ending. In essence, Kim Dokja has to do something in 1 attempt that took the OP protagonist hundreds of attempts to succeed at through his knowledge of the story. There is tons of other stuff regarding the metanarratives within the story about storytelling too but that's bigger picture beyond the synopsis.

You guys should read "My Life as a Loser". It's a reversion, where a former bully reverts into his childhood victims body. "Dice" it's a good death game/power nightmare.

omniscient readers viewpoint is dope and solo leveling is cool af and same writing team ironically.

Garnt is on his way to find the cultivation trash rabbit hole

Webtoon from the thumbnail is "Regressors instruction manual"

A Wonderful New World, the only manhwa I read regularly.

Fantasie of stepmother is soo good no cap

The World After The End is another Manhwa written by the author of Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint and it has an amazing art style that stands out from the rest, making it one of my favorites of all time.

See, I actually read the Solo Leveling light novel and what made it so good was the mystery aspect of it. It's like they combined the typical shounen power up trope, with the awesome OP protagonist and game mechanics tropes and then under-girded the entire thing with the mystery genre. The result was this epic mix that just works. It kept me hype every single chapter, because either we were going to discover something toward the mystery, level up and gain power, challenge an opponent likely to get the protagonist killed or pull some absolutely BA power flex, possibly all four. Idk how the manhwa went, but the light novel was amazing for that.

Ironically FFF Class Trash Hero is actually good. So if Joey is actually interested, that manhwa would be a great start. It's essentially the manhwa version of Konosuba. It's mainly parodying the Isekai regression genre and also the shitty "revenge" isekai manga like redo of healer without the softcore porn shit.

ORV MENTIONED!!!!!!! i f-ing love that series it's so good. i would recommend this to everybody i know and their grandmother.

Korea's ORV and China's LOTM (Lord of The Mysteries) and Japan's AOT are my big three. All 3 have protagonists who start off unassuming and often get overshadowed by side characters early on but they all eventually become the coldest or most link in the story.

Japan - Isekai (go to a different world, usually fantasy-esque, MC is often nerdy or an outsider in their original world, but those nerdy skills make them overpowered in the new world, and they usually end up with a harem) Korea - Regression (go back to one's past with future memories/experiences/skills, MC's main purpose is to fix their past mistakes and triumph over their antagonists) China - Transmigration (go into the world of a book, specifically one that the MC has read beforehand, and usually becomes a side character (that dies early in the book), an underdog character (that is suffering from abuse), or a villain (who will die by the book protagonist's hands in the future), MC's main goal is to change their circumstances to something better and not suffer/die) All 3 countries have stories in all 3 "genres," but if you're asking what's the hallmark of each country, then I think this is the list. Classic Isekai MCs usually start off wimpy and become strong. Classic Regression MCs are usually smart and resourceful. Classic Transmigration MCs are a mixed bag, some use their knowledge of the book to their advantage, while some still mess things up but it ends up being okay because they somehow changed the genre of the book with their actions (usually just by being nice(r) to the protagonist of the book).

There's a Darksouls inspired Regression novel called Pyresouls. It's actually pretty good.

For those who read light novels try out Shadow Slave it is honestly peak fiction. I'm not good at making a synopsis so I'll make this comparison. I've never read Beserk but I've had friends who read Beserk saying they like Shadow Slave more.

pretty sure Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint was announced to get an anime

I thought he was going to say lots of webtoons have royalty drama and scandal from emperor, empress, kings, queens, to duchess, dukes, and any monarch role in between. That genere is wild, especially paired with the regression trope.

"The beginning after the end" is also a top tier story thats worth a read! Technically an Isekai but by far it is the best in its class, period.

There is going to be a Korean film based on omniscient reader with all famous actors

The thing about ORV is that what you're seeing right now in the webtoon is just the tip of the ice berg. Later on, everything will be much more philosophical in a sense that you'd think the action is just a front.

How to Use a Returner is hilarious and a good read! If you’re use to reading regression stories, this one has a bit more of a refreshing twist, in the way that it’s not actually told from the regressor’s point of view!

Just wait till garnt finds out about the fact that people ship Kim Dokja and Sung Jinwo 💀

Grant never left isekai....... He just switched into a different addiction with the same quality as any isekai....... 😅😅😅😅😅😅

Garnt explaining this to them is like me trying to explain anime to my parents

ORV is Peak manhwa such a good series both novel and comic, also fantasie of a step mother is actually an incredible read lol the writing, character development is done so well

Regressors instructions Manual is soo good (the manwha in the thumbnail

I shall master this family is actually pretty good though 👌

Regressors instruction manual is actually so peak

Want something that combines all three big genres? A Regressor's Tale of Cultivation has Isekai, Regression, AND cultivation, all executed extremely well. This story details the life of a man who isekai'ed to another world with his colleagues. While all his colleagues have seemingly insane talent, having reached high cultivation and martial arts, he alone had to work hard making soap just to live.... He felt indignant, dying at mere age of 50, asking the heavens why he was blessed with nothing. That was, until he regressed back to when they just isekai'ed. From then on, it becomes a slow burn of one of the greatest novels I've read in my life.

Killer Peter is goated. It’s like semi regression. Instead of traveling back in time, the protagonist gets de-aged from 60 to his youth and cured from his cancer while retaining all of his combat experience and abilities

ORV MENTIONED 🥰 it needs an anime PLEASE it’s so good ❤

I Became the Tyrant of a Defence Game, is really underrated. Protagonist really struggles with each fight. Has some actual mental growth. You can see him changing bit by bit, getting more refined with each major event. The protagonist also messes up all the time, but each time he tries to improvise and improve upon his short coming. Side characters are also probably the best I've seen in Manhwa. They could stand on their own and the protagonist does not need to solve all issues on his own. They have their own struggles that they overcome where protagonist lend only a helping hand (sometimes even that is not required).

If we’re approaching internet novel territory then there is a big 3 everyone should read: The Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint as has been stated by like half the comment section (it’s peak), Lord of the Mysteries (peak, but sadly not so well known in the west, although the author has won a lot of awards in China and there are literal restaurants and train stations with the LOTM theme), and Reverend Insanity (peak, but sadly cancelled and unfinished due to some Chinese politics)

If somebody wants to check out an actually good webtoon: The Boxer is great. Not reincarnation trash, good art, occasional music. No pandering, straightforward and simple story, with complex characters.