Name: AnimeCon Harem & After AnimeCon
Rating: 4.57 (1287 reviews)
Author: FortySixtyFour

I Became The Scoundrel In The Popular Dating Sim

★ 4.58

Ares_00

Pro Tip: Never play a game 100 different times, no matter how addicting it is!

~My Lovely Harem School Life~

Just like the cringy name suggests, it's a well-known dating sim that gained popularity due to the beautiful heroines, fun story, and most importantly, the significance of the player's choices that influence the endings.

...But why did I end up transmigrating into the scummiest character in the game, Yagami Reiji, the heir to the biggest Yakuza group in the country? The trash that harassed the main cast, the trash that bullied the students, and the trash that ultimately 'steals' the heroines if the player makes the wrong decisions.

A walking bad ending.

Why me?

And out of every possible role... why him?

Now, I’m trapped in a life that isn’t mine, surrounded by classmates who flinch at my presence and a father who expects me to inherit an empire built on blood.

Can I rewrite Reiji’s fate before his past drags me down with him? Can I live a normal school life when the shadows of the underworld are watching my every move?

I’ve got multiple targets on my back, a reputation in flames, and to make matters worse, the original protagonist is somehow a complete moron.

This isn’t a dating sim anymore.

This is my reality.....

WHAT TO EXPECT:

- Slow burn harem romance, with each heroine having a lot of development and depth

- Good variety of side-characters with their own lives, motivations, and personalities

- Lots of slice-of-life moments

- An expanding plot that eventually goes far beyond the game's confines, with various storylines and diverse arcs

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Patreon:
patreon.com/Ares_00

You can access:
- Up to 30 advance chapters
- Updated Character Images (Free)
- Fun and interactive polls
- Private community
- Fan requests
- And MUCH MORE

Rapturous Rhapsody

★ 4.76

ReadingDangerously

Would you take the Deal? Live your wildest fantasies at the cost of orchestrating the most significant prison break ever conceived? Spanning six worlds, millions of years, and more violence than you can shake a stick at. Everyone wants Freedom. Everyone. So... Sign here. No hard feelings. Just Company Policy. (WC/Soulsborne/Superheroes, shaken not stirred, with a twist of madness)

Shadows Over Arcadia

★ 4.64

Zacheas

The unwanted second prince of a powerful but corrupt Kingdom in a world of monsters and magic is set on the dangerous path of vengeance. Prince Ren Drakemore, under the protection and guidance of his demonic maid, works to covertly gain power, influence, and allies in hopes of eventually killing his own father, brother, and anyone else who stands in his way. Initially he hopes to right the evils perpetrated by his kingdom, but as he grows in power, he will also struggle to maintain his own humanity. Will he be the hero to save them all or the monster that consumes them? Only time will tell.

Katalepsis

★ 4.66

Hungry

For Heather Morell, nightmares and hallucinations lurk around every corner, relics of schizophrenia and childhood bereavement.

Until she meets Raine and Evelyn, that is — self-proclaimed bodyguard and bad-tempered magician — and learns she’s not insane at all. The spirits and monsters she sees are all too real, the god-thing in her nightmares is teaching her how to surpass human limits, and her twin sister who supposedly never existed could still be alive, somewhere Outside, beyond the walls of reality.

Heather plunges into a world of eldritch magic and fanatic cultists, trying to stay alive, stay sane, and deal with her own blossoming attraction to dangerous women. But being ‘In The Know’ isn’t all terror and danger. Sometimes the monsters wear nice dresses and stick around for afternoon tea. Sometimes you find you have more in common with them than you think. Perhaps this is Heather’s chance to be something more than the defeated husk she’d grown up as, to find real friendship and meaning among things like herself - and perhaps, out there on the rim of the possible, to bring her twin sister back from the dead.

Katalepsis is an Ancient Greek word which means ‘comprehension’, or perhaps more accurately, ‘insight’. Katalepsis is a serial web novel about cosmic horror and human fragility, urban fantasy and lesbian romance, set in a sleepy English university town.

The first four arcs (Volume I) are also now available as an ebook and audiobook. If you've just finished one of those and you're here to pick up where the story left off, you'll want the start of arc 5, right here.

Cover art by Noctilia.

This is a Royal Road mirror of Katalepsis' own website, located here.

I Became a Vtuber to Cope After My Husband Divorced Me

★ 4.8

Edeshei

A comedy about digital chaos and finding yourself in 720p

At 28, Aoi thought she had her life figured out until her decade-long marriage ended with a handshake, a shared custody battle over a rice cooker, and her ex walking off with the cat.

Now freshly single, emotionally unstable, and armed with nothing but a janky webcam and a dream, Aoi reinvents herself as Ketsusaki, a demon-themed VTuber with a love for snacks, spite, and cursed karaoke streams.

Between tech disasters, bizarre fan interactions, and collaborations with VTubers who actually know what they’re doing, Aoi stumbles her way into internet fame and maybe even healing, one chaotic livestream at a time.

Because when life deletes your save file, sometimes you just have to reboot and become a demon.

(MORE CHAPTERS + PERKS ON PATREON)

Update Schedule: Thursday (For now this will be the schedule until the end of the year)

Play Test: Stuck in Another World as a Reality TV Contestant

★ 4.72

Spessgot

|R18+| Welcome to SkinDimensional's hottest new reality show! This season we've scattered a group of ordinary human role-playing game enthusiasts across a unique world of supernatural horror, filled martial arts, monsters, and sexy mayhem. If they ever want to get home, they'll have to play along with our naughty little game! Follow our hero, James Li, as he dives into the grim underworld to grow stronger and make a name for himself. Does he have what it takes to reunite with his friends?

This story is equal parts martial arts comedy harem romance and supernatural urban horror thriller, with plenty of erotica throughout. I promise it works. You can expect all of the many genres to be the tone/mood at some point in this story. Currently, the love scenes have all been very romantic and fairly vanilla, though things will get freakier as the story progresses.

You can expect:

- Male protagonist focus with occasional Interludes from other perspectives

- Genuine romance between the MC and the women in his life

- Slow corruption of moral standards, and a kind of gradual, creeping horror, like faces in the corner of the room at night that only grow more distinct as your eyes adjust to the light

- Comedy and hijinks!

There are character images and more on my Patreon.

Tinea and Leah [Cyberpunk, Alien Incursions, Murder and Mayhem, Sapphic Romance (WLW)]

★ 4.67

Eleeyah

Tinea...had an ugly childhood full of pain and abuse. It taught her how to fight and survive, how to run and hide and cut ties. It didn't teach her much else.

So she'd ran.

Crossed an ocean, grown up, and discovered the world. She'd made her life her own. Soul-deep pain notwithstanding, she'd fought to be happy.

Until the rabid aliens invaded her neighborhood.

Smoking rifle in hand and still coming up short, she'd made a life-ending choice...and was rewarded beyond her wildest dreams. Or, perhaps exactly to her wildest dreams; dreams of a chrysalis, come to life through DNA-changing Vanguard science.

Reborn, a whole new journey awaits the warrior looking for connection, for togetherness.

It just so happens, an opportunity lies not far.

What to expect:

Plot is discovered, not designed. Consequences shape events, rather than scenes being designed to push plot. Characters, relationships, and setting are particularly strong, plot can get WILD in amazing, unexpected ways.

- A serious approach to transforming male to female, using sci-fi DNA morphing. Tinea starts out as Aden, but quickly gains his wishes.
- Maturity from both leads
- WLW/GL/Sapphic: from the soft and cuddly, to the (clearly marked) explicit
- Gratuitous violence against unthinking aliens
- Get points, buy gear
- Cybernetic upgrades
- Organic augmentations
- Occasional slowburn sections
- Many, many chapters

This work is set in the universe of RavensDagger's Stray Cat Strut, but it ISN'T necessary to read that first. Further, Tinea and Leah has been recognized officially as canon by master Raven himself. Cheers!

I develop my own plot and characters. Thank you for reading. :)

The cover art was drawn for me by Jero, who can be found on my Discord server - links in each chapter.

Royalroad staff has designated this story as Original so that I may post my Ko-Fi link in the chapters. TnL is still a fanfiction-slash-extended-universe-slash-canon-thing for Stray Cat Strut, regardless of the "Original" tag. :)

When Gods Remember

★ 4.79

Arshia

When Gods Remember

There is a place where memory rots
and even the gods forget their names.

Where silence runs deeper than death,
and something waits—watching, walking,
wearing the shape of a man.

The cycle turns.
The balance cracks.
And in the dark, a long-buried truth stirs—
one that cannot be forgotten.

Hi everyone,

This is the very first draft of my work. It’s still rough — there are quite a few problems, and I’m actively developing the plot and characters as I go.

For now, my main goal is simply to complete this draft as a foundation and then do a full rework later.

There’s no set release schedule. I’m a university student, so updates might take some time depending on how busy life gets.

This story probably won’t be extremely long — I’m aiming for around 700 pages when it’s finished.

I would truly appreciate any feedback you’re willing to share — what’s working, what’s not, and any ideas for what you’d like to see more of. Your input will help me shape this story into something much better.

Thanks so much for reading and supporting this project!

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