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GenreNorth America · Royal Road

native protagonist

15.0%
-10.0%p

Share over 12 weeks

6/299/21
View weekly figures
WeekShareTitles
6/2930.0%6/20 titles
7/630.0%6/20 titles
7/2025.0%5/20 titles
7/2725.0%5/20 titles
8/325.0%5/20 titles
8/1025.0%5/20 titles
8/1715.0%3/20 titles
8/2425.0%5/20 titles
8/3115.0%3/20 titles
9/725.0%5/20 titles
9/1425.0%5/20 titles
9/2115.0%3/20 titles

Evidence

  • native protagonist appears in 3 of the 20 titles (15.0%) on the North America chart.
  • Against the last observed week (9/14) at 25.0%, that is -10.0%p — from 5 to 3 titles, down 2.
  • Observed in 12 of the last 12 weeks.

WriterMate's reading

100.0% of the titles carrying native protagonist also carry adventure. It is more accurate to read this as the "native protagonist + adventure" combination moving, rather than the genre on its own. Next most common: fantasy(100.0%), growth(66.7%).

Appears alongside

Ranked titles behind this 3titles

  • Sky Pride1Sky PrideDespite facing numerous hardships, the protagonist refuses to yield and strives for immortality.성장무협남주액션
  • Headless Over Heels [A Dark Fantasy Romance][Book 1 complete]2Headless Over Heels [A Dark Fantasy Romance][Book 1 complete]A thief attempting to steal from a deadly warrior to clear his debt ends up becoming her personal collector.남주액션모험판타지
  • Throne of Time [Magical Academy, Time Loop, Mystery]7Throne of Time [Magical Academy, Time Loop, Mystery]The story unfolds as the protagonist attempts to unravel a conspiracy that traps students at a magical academy in a time loop through forbidden time travel.시간 루프성장지배 계층여주

Story pattern read from the synopses

3titles

Three of the eight 'local protagonist' works this week depict the protagonist surviving and growing amidst extreme adversity. "Sky Pride" tells the story of a protagonist starting from a trash heap and pursuing immortality, "Headless Over Hills" follows a thief hired by a deadly warrior to repay his debts, and "Throne of Time" deals with a magic academy student caught in a time loop unraveling a c

What changed from last week — Last week, there were five works, including "Hollow Heart Lover" and "Throne of Time," which contained similar dark fantasy and time loop themes as this week. "Sky Pride" shares a similar protagonist growth narrative with "Sky Pride. " "Hundred Rulings" combined time loop and LitRPG elements, while "Finding Lost Souls" dealt with a protagonist living a double life. This week, "Headless Over Hills"

Original source: Royal Road Active Popular

Rankings and title information come from each platform's public charts. Shares, changes, streak lengths and cross-market comparisons are calculated by WriterMate from stored snapshots, and every interpretation is derived from those figures alone. See how we calculate this