Every trope we publish for Fantasy, ranked by reader-demand mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-08-24. 10,661 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
Changing the genre and pressing Check demand reloads the trope list for that lane. 3,589 trope-and-lane readouts are published today.
| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found Family | 575 | 5.39% | Cooling | 345 |
| 2 | Slow Burn | 339 | 3.18% | Cooling | 296 |
| 3 | Enemies to Lovers | 226 | 2.12% | Cooling | 383 |
| 4 | Ensemble Cast | 163 | 1.53% | Rising | — |
| 5 | Hard Magic System | 163 | 1.53% | Cooling | 11 |
| 6 | Character Growth | 110 | 1.03% | Holding steady | 9 |
| 7 | Litrpg | 107 | 1.00% | Cooling | — |
| 8 | Plot Twists | 106 | 0.99% | Rising | 38 |
| 9 | Epic Fantasy | 102 | 0.96% | Rising | 2 |
| 10 | Political Intrigue | 93 | 0.87% | Holding steady | 20 |
| 11 | Dark Fantasy | 92 | 0.86% | Rising | 4 |
| 12 | Fated Mates | 86 | 0.81% | Cooling | 215 |
| 13 | Forced Proximity | 84 | 0.79% | Cooling | 758 |
| 14 | Series Continuation | 77 | 0.72% | Rising | 3 |
| 15 | Progression Fantasy | 77 | 0.72% | Rising | — |
| 16 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 74 | 0.69% | Rising | 56 |
| 17 | Multi Pov | 71 | 0.67% | Holding steady | 3 |
| 18 | Romantasy | 69 | 0.65% | Rising | 1 |
| 19 | High Stakes | 67 | 0.63% | Holding steady | 26 |
| 20 | Paranormal Romance | 67 | 0.63% | Rising | 109 |
| 21 | Chosen One | 67 | 0.63% | Cooling | 78 |
| 22 | World Building | 66 | 0.62% | Rising | — |
| 23 | Banter | 65 | 0.61% | Holding steady | 6,178 |
| 24 | Portal Fantasy | 63 | 0.59% | Cooling | 5 |
| 25 | Coming Of Age | 61 | 0.57% | Holding steady | 4 |
| 26 | Character Driven | 55 | 0.52% | Holding steady | — |
| 27 | Character Driven Narrative | 54 | 0.51% | Rising | — |
| 28 | Slice Of Life | 53 | 0.50% | Cooling | — |
| 29 | Magical Realism | 50 | 0.47% | Cooling | 1 |
| 30 | Series Arc | 47 | 0.44% | Rising | — |
| 31 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 43 | 0.40% | Holding steady | 88 |
| 32 | Magic Academy | 42 | 0.39% | Cooling | 7 |
| 33 | Forbidden Romance | 40 | 0.38% | Cooling | 338 |
| 34 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 39 | 0.37% | Cooling | 170 |
| 35 | Morally Grey Characters | 37 | 0.35% | Not called | 4 |
| 36 | Grimdark | 36 | 0.34% | Not called | 1 |
| 37 | Page Turner | 34 | 0.32% | Holding steady | 2 |
| 38 | Yearning | 33 | 0.31% | Holding steady | 7,175 |
| 39 | Overpowered Protagonist | 32 | 0.30% | Cooling | — |
| 40 | Morally Grey MMC | 32 | 0.30% | Not called | 266 |
| 41 | Second Chance | 30 | 0.28% | Not called | 309 |
| 42 | Adventure | 30 | 0.28% | Rising | 1 |
| 43 | Cliffhanger Ending | 30 | 0.28% | Not called | 8 |
| 44 | Cozy Fantasy | 30 | 0.28% | Not called | 1 |
| 45 | Fantasy Romance / Romantasy | 29 | 0.27% | Not called | 1 |
| 46 | Love Triangle | 29 | 0.27% | Not called | 55 |
| 47 | Fast Paced | 29 | 0.27% | Not called | 6 |
| 48 | Hurt/Comfort | 27 | 0.25% | Not called | 218 |
| 49 | Redemption Arc | 27 | 0.25% | Not called | 47 |
| 50 | Dark Academia | 26 | 0.24% | Not called | 5 |
| 51 | Secret/Hidden Identity | 25 | 0.23% | Not called | 127 |
| 52 | Romance | 25 | 0.23% | Not called | 1 |
| 53 | Fish Out of Water | 25 | 0.23% | Not called | 66 |
| 54 | Protective MMC | 25 | 0.23% | Not called | 298 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.