The Novel's Extra (2022)

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Wouldn’t it be a dream to wake up in a world of your own creation? For Kim Hajin, it’s nothing short of a nightmare. With no clue how or why he’s been transported into his web novel — as a mere extra, no less! — Hajin has little choice but to see his story through until the end. Lucky for him, as the author, he knows this perilous world like the back of his hand. But when discrepancies in the plot begin popping up left and right, Hajin soon realizes that things aren’t quite so simple, after all…

Original Webtoon:
KakaoPage, Daum

Official Translations:
English, S.Chinese, Japanese, T.Chinese, Thai, French

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

The Novel's Extra (Alternate Version)

The Novel's Extra (Novel) (Adapted From)

Associated Names

The Ghost Writing Hero

ผมก็แค่ตัวประกอบในนิยาย

小説の中のエキストラ

小说里的叛逆路人甲

成為我筆下小說的路人甲

소설 속 엑스트라 (2022)

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Latest Release(s)

c.143 by Asura 3 days ago

c.143 by Flame Comics 3 days ago

c.142 by Asura 1 week ago

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Status in Country of Origin

143 Chapters (Hiatus/Season break)

S1: 50 Chapters (1~50)
S2: 49 Chapters (51~99)
S3: 43 Chapters (100~143)
S4: TBA

Completely Scanlated?

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

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User Rating

Average: 7.8 / 10.0 (262 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.64 / 10.0

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Last Updated

September 15th, 2025 12:08pm PDT - 3 days ago

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Genre

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy School Life Sci-fi Shounen
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Mythic Item Obtained

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Recommendations

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Author(s)

Jee Gab Song

Artist(s)

CARROT STUDIO

Year

2022

Original Publisher

CarroToon

Daum

KakaoPage

Serialized In (magazine)

KakaoPage (KakaoPage)

Kakao Webtoon (Daum)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Tapas

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #385

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Monthly Pos #942

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3 Month Pos #1021

(+96)

6 Month Pos #1039

(+426)

Year Pos #568

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List Stats

On 1377 reading lists

On 180 wish lists

On 11 completed lists

On 50 unfinished lists

On 214 custom lists

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Banger

by toastNdijon
4 months ago

Rating: N/A

I really like it. I've read the novel though so it might be because of that. Try it, the story in its entirety feels fresh. I have read way too much manhwa and seen stuff be recycled again and again. This is a recycle, don't get me wrong, but it feels and is different. You wont be disappointed if you give it a try.

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Good

by Tyrkanzyaka
5 months ago

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Good

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dropped at ch 78

by naianvx
8 months ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

somehow the events in the game world don't change from the original plot but the outcome's that "aren't following the plot of the game" and always in the MC's favor.

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fun action shounen

by trunkallergy
2 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Good example of mc being smart (by knowing the events of the novel) and making a name for himself while being generally weak. At first he holds up ok, but towards the end of second season (ending ch 99), it seems like the author started making any perceived acts of strength in his part complete misunderstandings, as in people thinking he did things that he isn't actually strong enough to do and that someone else actually did. Which is fine I guess, because it's barely focused on at all, but if it starts to become a more common occurrence later, MC is going crash and burn eventually.

Also, there's a slight love triangle thing that develops between me and two girls (maybe three, but not yet), but it's definitely not romance, as neither girl is able/ wants to go out with him (although both show some romantic interest), they just think he likes them (due to various misunderstandings). MC, on the other hand, feels nothing for either, so another setup for a future crash and burn (x2).

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51-99

by Pujapepek
2 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Cukup bagus tapi tlng dekatkan MC & heroinya / harem skalian tlng cepat pertemukan avengel & Rachel kalau boleh jujur sih terkadang membosankan

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Boring

by Enn_z
2 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

Theres no build up at all, things just happen and end

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Okay enough to keep reading

by LucyReading
2 years ago

Rating: 6.7 / 10.0

As of chapter 66, so far there hasnt been much impact of what the MC expects will happen VS what actually happens. He kinda just breezes through most hurdles, mainly due to gun, magic, or knowing people's backgrounds already.

Flow of the story is pretty much MC following the plot, sometimes going off on his own to do something since he wants to get an item, get a power, or guide event towards a direction.

There's a lack of overarching plot, MC's motivations are unclear. He tries to hide his involvement but everyone and their moms notices. Core/secondary characters are one-dimensional as with most action adventure manwha.

With that all said, I still keep reading since I want to know which girl is hungrier for MC's **** in the end, I guess.

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Quite good

by PZcolo
3 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

Better than I had expected
MC is a weird guy, he's aloof to a weird extent, he's almost not emotionally involved with anything going on except his own hurdles, maybe it's based on him not being able to see this world as real since it's his creation. Also, he uses his knowledge of the world ALL the time, literally, which should be the norm in this kind of story but it normally isn't, most of the time it's used at the start and every once in a while as a plot tool. Last, he's pretty fallible, quite often, he acts on his knowledge without thinking things through which has interesting ramifications beyond the "Ooops" moment.
Storywise, it's a very tried setting, sure, it's more used in shoujo stories, but there are still quite a few seinen stories too. So far (21chs) it's well presented and the plots are well presented and interesting, is undoubtly too soon to say anything here, but so far, leaving aside the expected lack of originality it's good.
Secondary chars have had little "screen-time" so there ain't much to tell, but they have been engaging at least and not too stereotypical.
Art is great, pace is good and dialogues are rather simple.
Overall, an enjoyable story so far, we'll have to wait to see were it goes from here and if it survives the 100ch hurdle. I wonder why the first version was dropped.

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