Summary
Isekai manhwais not exempt from filling its pages withfanservice, but there are a select few series that avoid doing this and they’re worth mentioning. Stories that focus oncharacter development and romance instead of harem, and tales of adventure and action instead of silly ecchi comedy, are commendable in today’s landscape.
This list spotlights sevenisekai manhwa that have zero fanserviceand are more focused on their stories, the drama of being sent to another world, or just the evolution of the characters as heroes, villains, and anti-heroes. Let’s take a look at these great titles.
7To Hell With Being A Saint, I’m A Doctor
For Once, A Protagonist Who Wants To Heal People, Not Build A Harem
The best surgeon in Korea, known as The Hands of God, suddenly dies after being hit by a truck after a 72-hour shift. Instead of sending him to the afterlife, the gods decide to send him to a fantasy-like world where he soon discovers that he is gifted with magic, just like his parents. However, the gods still have a plan for Ray, and when he turns 15 the Holy Kingdom sends a Saintess as an envoy to claim him as the new Saint chosen by their divinity: Gaia.
And so the tale of Saint Ray, the Saint who heals people using strange techniques from another world, begins. It’s a great story, filled with action, comedy, drama, andlots of interesting twists that spice up the plotand drive it as far away from fanservice as possible.
6The Beginning After The End
Absolutely Zero Fan Service, Pure Action And Drama
This manhwa series is all about redemption and finding a new place of peace after a lifetime of fighting. Sadly, the gods of this fantasy world have a twisted sense of humor, and Arthur Leywyn, our main character who only wanted to have a peaceful life with his new family, ends up becoming a war dog again.
This series isset to be released as an anime soon, and fans couldn’t be more excited about the prospect of it becoming widely popular. With incredible battle scenes, dramatic developments, and non-stop action, there’s little room for fanservice. Not that there’s no romance at all. On the contrary, the main character falls in love with an elven princess, but they end up drifting apart for several reasons. It’s more like a bittersweet tale of rebirth in a fantasy world, but it’s definitely aligned with a dark fantasy setting.
5The Barbarian Of Seoul Station
No Room For Fanservice Here, Just Gallons And Gallons Of Blood
There’s not even a point in discussing how this manhwa series is as far away from having fanservice as possible. A couple of sophomores are sent on an isekai trip, but one of them is not originally from Earth; he is secretly a barbarian from another world. Reconnecting with his “barbarian side,” Cheoungul will rampage across this new scenario, killing everything and beating everyone who stands between him and his goal: Becoming the strongest.
It’s a good series, and is amonga couple of fantasy series that just startedand are quickly gaining popularity among fans of the isekai genre. On the other hand, the characters are very well-written, and despite their overly dramatic attitudes, they actually pair up nicely and create a good combo. One wants to get stronger for selfish reasons, the other one just wants to stay close to his friend and stop being “a burden.”
4The Knight King Who Returned With A God
A Dark Fantasy Series With A Brutal Main Character
The protagonist of this story only wants one thing: To kill all orcs, demons, pagans, heathens, and cultists. He wants to kill every Evil Aligned being in the universe, and his sole quest for over half a millennium has been to hunt down these beings all across creation.
Thi series is a mixture of Dark Fantasy, Action, and Comedy, and there’s not even the slightest space in the plot for fanservice. With battle after battle, the story of the King of the Holy Grail looking for a way to turn a bunch of “lowly Earthlings” into true Knights of the Grail is intense and dramatic.
3A Returner’s Magic Should Be Special
It Has A Few Hints Of Love Comedy, But Nothing As Involved As Fanservice
The dramatic story of Desir Arman, a hero from an alternate timeline who comes back to a point in his past to fix the world before the darkness swallows it forever, is both appealing and heartwarming. Unlike many isekai manhwa that focus on the relationship between females and a sole male protagonist, Desir gathers a colorful cast of allies to work alongside him for a better future.
If there are any doubts about why this story doesn’t have an ounce of fanservice,the very ending of the manhwa seriesspeaks volumes about how the author thinks about romance and happily ever afters. It is definitely worth a read for every person who enjoys a good fantasy-themed isekai, with no dumb tropes.
2Solo Leveling: Ragnarok
The Continuation Of The Legend
Sung Su-ho, the son of Sung Jin-woo and Chae Hae-jin, is struggling to adapt to the modern world.His parents are nowhere to be seen, focused instead on a battle against cosmic forces, and he is left all alone back in Korea. That is, until a fateful day when a mysterious being tries to murder him.
Luckily, he awakens just in time to beat the hell out of it and wakes up to see Beru, the Dark Monarch’s fateful servant, standing beside him. Afterward, Beru explains that he is being targeted, and he will need to become stronger if he wants to survive long enough to help his father in the battles to come. It is a direct continuation ofSolo Leveling,and just like its predecessor, this reverse-isekai manhwa doesn’t have an ounce of fanservice.
1The Druid Of Seoul Station
One Of The Most Mean-Spirited Isekais You’ll See
The anti-hero of this story is a brutal Archdruidwho spent over 1000 years isolated in a beast world, where he learned the laws of the jungle by force and became the apex predator and ruler of all creatures there. As such, he is more interested in aiding his fellow beasts than those who share a common species with him.
This manhwa has little space for fanservice, and only one chapter has something similar to it before the main character outright rejects the idea of dealing with any more situations like that. So, near-zero lazy writing content will be found here, just pure action, drama, and a brutal beast lord trying to change the world. For good or bad? That we don’t know.
