- Revenge
- Angst
- Leads have an "Us against the world" dynamic
- Strong FL x Strong ML (FL from DLX is a martial artist while in RftA she is not)
- FLs are no damsels in distress and take control of their life, story and revenge.
- Both leads are smart, cunning and manipulative (similars attract)
- Girlboss x Malewife vibes
- Mature romance with both as eager participants
- Sibling rivalry
- Strangers to allies to lovers (two broken people coming together for a common goal and falling in love)
- Absolutely smitten, devoted, supportive and slightly (adorably) jealous MLs
- One lead is unfavored and bullied within their family while the other lost their family

- Leads are contract drivers on a mission
- They end up helping someone with a special task
- Thrilling and somewhat fantastical car chases
- Leads have unrivaled driving skills
- Action
- Gangs/Mafia

- Dark and gothic vibes
- Witch FL
- Unconventional strong FL
- Student ML that ends up working for her
- Wish granting at a price
- Social commentary
- Both MLs are depressed and in a very dark place mentally
- Dark fantasy

- Unreliable Narration
- Cannibalism
- Evil Secondary MC
- Lots of death, murder and dark themes
- Similar themes of being careful of those around you and betrayal
- Eerie atmosphere with horror themes

I couldn't help but think of SfH while watching TWW despite the latter being a historical mythology movie

- FL has an unconventional job for a woman in a historical setting (Coroner in TIC, official in TLoZH)
- MLs notice FLs unique potential and sponsor them
- Genuinely smart and clever MCs
- Both have mystery (TIC is mostly mystery while TLoZH has some slight mystery)
- Both MLs are princes not in line for the throne (The emperor's nephew in TIC and the emperor's brother in TLoZH)
- Genuinely quirky FLs that behave outside the norm
- Interesting and unique dynamics between p much all characters
- Interesting antagonists
- Genuinely funny and quirky humour
- Lead couple have a profound understanding of one another despite being strangers
- Some political intrigue
- Travelling/Adventure
- Serious and slightly aloof MLs but not boring

The Legend of Zhuohua is more of a romantic historical while The Imperial Coroner is a youth investigation historical (with some romance).

Regarding the 1st arc of My Name (ep 1 1/2). After the murder of her father, FL joins an organization (in K:AotN it's the military while in MN it's a gang) in order to become stronger and find out what happened to her father. There she is mistreated by her peers.

- Similar dynamic between the leads but roles reversed while still being role reversal XD (In SotSS FL is a sect leader and ML is her guard while in DLX ML is the prince and FL is his maid/guard and tutor)
- Femdom x Malesub
- Both are very steamy with women taking the lead
- Gender Role Reversal
- "Us against the world" dynamic
- Master/servant relationship
- Power couple. Strong FL x Strong ML
- Dark(er) romance vibes

- Similar dynamic between the leads but roles reversed while still being role reversal XD (In ZGZZS FL is the princess and ML is her guard while in DLX ML is the prince and FL is his maid/guard and tutor)
- Femdom x Malesub
- Both are very steamy with women taking the lead
- Gender Role Reversal
- One of the leads is royalty (in ZGZZS it's the FL (princess royal) while in DLX it's the ML (unfavored prince))
- "Us against the world" dynamic
- Master/servant relationship
- Power couple. Strong (and badass asf) FL x Strong ML
- Mature FL x Naïve ML
- Same lead actor and actress playing the main couple

- Powerful and influential FL (In ZGZZS she's a princess royal while in SotSS she's a sect leader)
- ML gets close to FL to spy on her
- Master FL x Servant ML
- ML is FL's guard and concubine
- Dominant, domineering and somewhat cruel FL & Shy, serious and submissive ML
- Cold Man/Cold Woman
- Strong FLs (in SotSS she's the most powerful individual) and strong MLs
- Plots to get rid of FL
- Smart, cunning and manipulative FL pretending to be cruel and frivolous
- FL has a brother who's important to the story
- Reversed harem
- Femdom x Malesub
- Both are very steamy with women taking the lead
- Gender Role Reversal

(mostly in the 2nd arc of HDJtT)
- Gender politics/Feminism
- Modern lead find themselves in a historical setting where they're in a wacky situation (in TRoTaR it's the FL who travels into her novel while in HDJtT ML travels back in time)
- Similar leads' dynamics but role reversed (in TRoTaR, FL is bubbly and ML is the tsundere while in HDJtT, it's the other way around).
- Catty MLs
- Gender Role Reversal
- FL is very close to her right hand guy (platonic) and he ships and helps the leads
- Female rulers (TRoTaR is set in a matriarchy while in HDJtT FL is the empress but it's not a matriarchy).
- Misunderstandings between the leads

(related to the 2nd arc for both)
- Time/world travel
- Female rulers (CL is set in a matriarchy while in HDJtT FL is the empress but it's not a matriarchy).
- ML becomes FL's concubine/consort
- Strong FLs
- Similar leads' dynamics but role reversed (in CL, FL chases after ML while in HDJtT, it's the other way around).
- Girlboss x Malewife
- Gender Role Reversal

(mostly in the 2nd arc of HDJtT)
- Strong FLs
- Cold woman/Warm man
- Royalty FL (in ZGZZS she's the princess royal while in HDJtT she's the empress)
- ML is FL's concubine
- Gender Role Reversal themes
- Northern kingdom want to make a marriage alliance
- Feminism and girlbossing