The unique premise of becoming a lousy side character is interesting. It's not the typical hero or main villain role, which offers a fresh perspective.
Well, one way to find similar novels is to consider the elements in 'I became the lousy side top novel'. If it has a lot of character - centric drama and a unique world - building, you could search for novels that also focus on complex characters and their development within a fictional world. For example, 'The Villainess Reverses the Hourglass' has a similar aspect of a character trying to change their fate in a story world.
I think a major spoiler is that a seemingly minor character turns out to be the key to solving the ultimate mystery. Also, there's a big twist regarding the true identity of the antagonist.
My answer might not be accurate. As a fan of online literature, I would not deliberately provide inaccurate information. However, I can tell you some examples of popular anime titles that ended up as a 79-point crappy work.
For example, there was an anime called " Sword God Realm ", which was a work with the theme of virtual reality. Although the theme was very popular at the beginning, it eventually became a terrible work with only 79 points. The storyline and character development of this anime were somewhat mediocre, and the quality of the animation production was not satisfactory.
There was also an anime called " The Gate of the Fate Stone." It was a work with the theme of time travel. The theme was very popular at the beginning, but it ended up being a terrible work with only 79 points. Although the storyline and character development were very interesting, the quality of the animation was a little poor.
It was important to note that each work had its own unique strengths and weaknesses. It could not be simply classified as a "bad work" or a "good work."
A cliché romance novel usually contained the following elements:
The protagonist was born in a rich and powerful family and was instilled with the idea of how to marry into a rich family. Finally, through his own efforts or luck, he finally married into a rich family and lived a happy life.
2. Rebirth: The protagonist traveled to an ancient or foreign world and was reborn into a new body for some reason to start a new life. In this ancient or foreign world, the protagonist obtained wealth, status, and power through various means, and finally found his own happiness.
3. Love triangle: The protagonist meets three men, each of whom has an emotional entanglement with the protagonist. In the end, any one of the three men comes together with the protagonist and lives a happy life.
Mary Sue Plot: The protagonist is an extremely beautiful, smart, brave, and kind girl. God allowed her to travel to a different world and gave her various magical abilities. In this alternate world, the protagonist met all kinds of handsome, rich, and powerful men, and every man developed feelings for her. In the end, the protagonist ended up with any man and lived a happy life together.
5. Rebirth from an abortion: The protagonist had an abortion for some reason and was reborn in a strange place to start a new life. In this new world, the protagonist obtained wealth, status and power through various means, and finally found his own happiness.
The above elements might not be all, but most of the cliché romance novels would contain these elements.
" Disguising as a Scum " was an original campus romance novel written by Papaya Huang. It told the story of two " problematic teenagers " who were popular on campus. They were not only assigned to the same class but also became deskmates. They were obviously top students but pretended to be slackers. They were full of drama and found out that the other party was actually a top student in the process of arguing with each other. It was very popular among readers.
I didn't find any relevant information about the official picture of the novel.
While waiting for the anime, you can also click on the link below to read the classic original work of " Full-time Expert "!