Japanese Shikigami, Yokai, and Ghosts 日本式神，妖怪，鬼怪

1. 51 F Fate: Evergreen Holy Grail War Prequel Fate：常青圣杯战争前传 The Purgatory-Clad Demon King炼狱装六天魔王6k WordsCompleted Fate: Prequel to the Everlasting Holy Grail War 81Reads—Score—Shelves
2. 52 东 Tokyo: Learning to Slay Demons with the God of Matchmaking 东京：带着缘结神大人学斩妖 Not Enough to Make a Breeze蔚然不成风Anime Fanfiction128k WordsOngoing [Tokyo + Light Novel + Daily Life + Ensemble Cast + Battles + Romance + Onmyoji + Demon Slaying] Monsters and evil spirits are gradually converging into a world of calamity: a Tokyo that exists only at night. Meanwhile, an overworked office drone, trapped in the nine-to-nine grind, finally collapsed one night while revising copy. When she opened her eyes, there was no pile of copywriting documents in front of her, just a pink ceiling... Had she transmigrated? And into the body of a two-dimension 5Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 53 蛭 The Abyss of Ebisu 蛭子之渊 Raccoon Cat Cooperative狸猫合作社Mystery402k WordsCompleted [Cthulhu]+ [Suspense]+ [Eerie]+ [Unconventional]+ [Not Wish-Fulfillment]+ [No System]+ [No Romance] After finishing the manuscript of The Abyss of the Son of the Leech, horror novelist Martin disappeared without a trace... Without exception, everyone who read it began to teeter on the edge between sanity and madness. At the boundary between reality and dreams, who will make it to the Abyss of the Son of the Leech: Eddie, an Englishman; Hasegawa Kohei, a criminal investigator; or Lin Chen, a Chin 454Reads8.6Score102Shelves

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   Traditional Cthulhu fiction, set against a Japanese realistic backdrop, with the first stage in a Japanese village reminiscent of Higurashi.

4. 54 东 Everyday Life as a Student in Tokyo, Except I Hunt Demons 东京留学日常，但是讨鬼 KyayaaAnime Fanfiction733k WordsOngoing (Female protagonist, daily life, supernatural, restaurant exploration, recommendations, crossover anime, crossover films, very slow-paced…) (Featuring so far: Bocchi the Rock!, The Girl Who Can See Them, Ave Mujica, MyGO, Sadako) When Miss Lin arrives in Japan with dreams in her heart, ready to begin a delightful study-abroad life filled with hot springs and cherry blossoms Just six months later, a devastating call from home drags her back to reality and leaves her with nothing. Just as she gri 642Reads8.7Score102Shelves

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   I recommend this book, it's good.

5. 55 这 This Spirit-Demon Game Has a Uniquely Bizarre Art Style 这个妖灵游戏画风清奇 Win ying赢yingUrban117k WordsCompleted (Game Descends + Spiritual Qi Revival + An Unheroic Protagonist + Superpowers for All + No Mindless Plot) It all began when the protagonist downloaded a game called Spirit Beasts (Beta). From that moment on, his life took a strange new turn. The game actually required him to draw a talisman by hand to start it. The bizarre setup only made Lin Dong more curious. Little did he know that finishing the drawing would open the door to a whole new world. Then one day, the game went live worldwide. An a 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The protagonist flees to Japan and uses the power of yokai (supernatural beings) to control the country. The official organization in Japan is called the Shikigami Department.

6. 56 跟 Growing Stronger Step by Step Alongside Sesshomaru 跟着杀生丸一步步变强 Xiao Gu Men晓谷门Anime Fanfiction474k WordsOngoing Sesshomaru × Yunxiao A young woman fresh out of college is browsing a job site late at night when she transmigrates into a princess in the demon-haunted Warring States period. She has a face remarkably similar to Sesshomaru's, has lost her family, and must fend for herself. Though human, she can wield demonic power. She follows Lord Sesshomaru into battle again and again, gradually earning his approval. But for some reason, the way she looks at him, and the way her heart keeps beating faster, ar 194Reads—Score—Shelves

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   This book is really good! [Thumbs up]

7. 57 只 I Can Only Fight Monsters, and That Lets Me Cultivate? What Is This, Liaozhai? 只会打怪，就能修仙？什么聊斋！ Beast Excavator猛兽挖掘机Mystery398k WordsCompleted From the start, he accidentally eats a dragon's egg, gets chased by the dragon, and stumbles into the world of Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio! Kill the monsters, keep the pretty spirits! Then he discovers that killing ghosts and monsters lets him gain their abilities! Magical treasures, cultivation techniques, buried riches? Wait, can he also score treasures and techniques by taking in spirits? Any way of recruiting them works~ 160Reads—Score—Shelves

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8. 58 东 Tokyo: I Added Stats, So How Did I Become a Succubus? 东京：加点，怎么成魅魔了？ Serenity and Far Horizons 001宁静致远001Urban917k WordsOngoing [Campus] + [System] + [Daily Life] + [Multiple Heroines] + [A Touch of the Supernatural] The memories of his previous life suddenly awaken, and the weight of harsh reality falls squarely on Chiba Kiyosawa’s shoulders. His parents are gone, his younger sister is in poor health, his studies are a mess, and his family is buried under a huge debt. A mountain of problems lies before him. Luckily, the Stat-Boosting System arrives and even gives him an exclusive item: the Mirror of Exploration. Af 20.1kReads6.2Score2.5kShelves

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   It's a Japanese light novel set in a school, featuring a system and supernatural elements.

9. 59 东 Tokyo Monster Hunt: The Daoist Venerable Without Papers 东京寻妖录：黑户道尊 Thorny Wooden Fish木鱼有刺Urban253k WordsOngoing If this isn't your thing, please move along. Do not attack me!!! They say you can't cultivate without spiritual roots? I'll slay demons and refine divine spirits, then become a god! After dropping out of high school and visiting Taoist sects everywhere, Lin Ye was dismissed as “a mere mortal unworthy of cultivating the Dao.” Then the System unexpectedly transported him to Japan, where he became an undocumented person with nothing to his name. While others cultivate by absorbing spiritual energy, 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Hopefully someone will like it. If not, please move on! Thank you for your support!

10. 60 少 A Girl’s Adventure: Tales of Eastern Fantasy 少女冒险：东方幻想谭 Wen Yan Nüzi文嫣女子Ancient Romance204k WordsCompleted For the second book, see: Triangle of Tormented Love: Transmigrating a Thousand Years to Fall for the Fox Demon [When a Clumsy Girl Falls for a Cool, Proud Fox Demon] 💫 One morning, ordinary high school student Xia Liuli wakes up to discover she's the reincarnation of the Nuwa Saintess in another world! Searching for her childhood friend who disappeared, she steps into an Eastern fantasy world a thousand years in the past, where she unexpectedly meets the aloof, silver-haired fox demon Chaofeng 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read the first and second parts in order. There's some setup at the beginning, so be sure to stick with it until the male lead appears. 💫 High school girl Xia Liuli travels through a thousand years to find her lost childhood sweetheart. 🐾 But she unexpectedly encounters the aloof and arrogant silver-haired fox demon, Chaofeng. He's cold and ruthless to outsiders, but secretly gentle towards her, saving her from danger time and time again. Plenty of sweetness and heartbreak! Coming soon.

11. 61 三 A Tortured Love Triangle: Transmigrating Through a Thousand Years to Fall for the Fox Demon Lord 三角虐恋：穿越千年恋上狐妖大人 Wen Yan Nüzi文嫣女子Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted [A spirited girl falls for a cold, aloof fox demon] The second installment is here~ For the first book, visit the author’s page: Girl’s Adventure: An Eastern Fantasy Tale [Previously] Xia Liuli, an ordinary high school student, transmigrates to an ancient Eastern fantasy world in search of her childhood friend, Ouyang Bixia, who has mysteriously disappeared. There, she discovers that she is the reincarnation of Yingluo, the sacred maiden of Nuwa in a previous life, and that the Nuwa Stone insid 2Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 62 幕 Behind the Scenes: From the Start, I Have a Railgun 幕后：开局超电磁炮 Post-90s Old Salted Fish90后老咸鱼Urban848k WordsOngoing "A Super Electromagnetic Cannon from the Start: Controlling Spiritual Qi Revival and Changing the World from Behind the Scenes" Partly behind the scenes, spiritual qi revival. Xiao Ling transmigrates to Blue Star in a parallel world and obtains a wish-fulfillment System. He then sets off spiritual qi revival on Blue Star. He manifests characters and abilities from all kinds of anime and games, distributing supernatural seeds to ordinary people all over the world. Devil Fruit, God’s Eyes, chakra: 238Reads5.3Score108Shelves

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    The protagonist controls the revival of spiritual energy, bestowing extraordinary seeds upon ordinary people while simultaneously unleashing various monsters.

13. 63 东 Tokyo: A Mage? No, I Am a Master of the Elements! 东京：魔法师？不，吾乃元素使！ Rain Falls, Heart Clears雨落心晴Urban178k WordsOngoing [Alternate World] + [School Life] + [Combat Powers] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Daily Life] + [Multiple Heroines] + [Invincible] On the day he turns eighteen, a system called the Elemental Cultivation System unexpectedly appears in his mind. With its help, he awakens the fire element and begins training every day. He also learns the truth behind his parents’ mysterious deaths and resolutely sets out on the path of revenge. As high school graduation approaches, the school organizes a study trip. The des —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Japanese style, shikigami (spirits/ghosts), invincible, school setting

14. 64 人 In Tokyo, I’m Making Up a New Era 人在东京，编造新时代 The Dog That Lost Its Pain失痛的狗Urban590k WordsOngoing (One man, one supernatural power; a shadowy mastermind; creating the supernatural) When a kappa’s howl rings out along the Sumida River, when a rain woman roams the streets of Tokyo with an umbrella, when the hammer of the Girl of the Hour of the Ox strikes outside a shrine, only then do people realize that a new age has begun in Tokyo! And it all stems from a lie spun by a soul from another world. “Tremble, dance, and cheer for the arrival of this new age!” Sato Itsuki Simply put, this is the s 23Reads5.9Score—Shelves

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    It perfectly matches your requirements; kappa, rain woman, ox-demon, red oni, and other supernatural beings have all appeared.

15. 65 山 The Book of Seals of Mountains and Seas 山海封印簿 Wen Chi Zhi Yuan文池止渊Urban497k WordsCompleted The ideal of a global community versus social Darwinism Mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas cross into our world: divine beasts battle a host of ghosts, heroic spirits fight evil spirits, and the Way of the King clashes with the Way of Hegemony! Mortals converse with demons, while the primordial spirit becomes entangled with the conscious spirit. Season One: Tame beasts, level up, and set out on your journey; collect divine beasts, refine magical artifacts, and advance along t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Season 2: Slaying a Hundred Demons...

16. 66 社 The Socially Anxious Shrine Maiden Gets Rich with the Help of Yokai 社恐巫女靠妖怪完成致富 Yan Shi Yu烟詩雨Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted Xia Yuan inherits the remote village’s Ginkgo Shrine as its young shrine maiden. She suffers from severe social anxiety and is afraid of interacting or talking with people. The shrine’s worshippers have dwindled, and money is tight. Volume Two: The Shrine Maiden Arc begins, with a touch of horror, as she starts exorcising evil spirits. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The female lead is a shrine maiden.

17. 67 东 A Tokyo Delinquent Possessed by a Ghost: I Exorcise It with the System 东京太妹鬼上身，我靠系统驱魔 Turtle in the Grass草间龟Urban73k WordsOngoing [Multiple Heroines]+ [Tokyo] The moment I arrived in Japan, this place was destined to lose its peace. Starting out at the Toho Building, I crossed paths with a Yokohama delinquent girl. On a journey of love and danger, through a world teeming with beauties, I would climb to the top of Tokyo. As long as it's thrilling, that's all that matters. 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Traversing Tokyo to exorcise demons!

18. 68 幕 Chronicles of the Bakumatsu Calamity 幕末荒神录 Four Beatings a Day一天四顿打Anime Fanfiction513k WordsOngoing [Demon Slayer × Rurouni Kenshin] In the chaotic final years of the shogunate, blades stain the land, and humans and demons run rampant. Kiyosato Akiyoshi was destined to be a disposable character in the world of Rurouni Kenshin, slain by the Battosai. He dies beneath the blade of the young Kenshin, only to be unexpectedly possessed by Xu Yuan, a modern history teacher who has transmigrated into his body and awakened the primal power of Otakemaru, the Great Tengu from Nioh 2. With death, all his —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    In the chaotic Meiji era, humans and demons roamed freely.

19. 69 燕 Yan Zhi Ru Gui's 95th Book 燕至如归第95本书 When the Swallows Return燕至如归Eastern Fantasy125k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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20. 70 阴 An Onmyoji Working as an Apartment Manager in Japan 阴阳师在日本做公寓管理员 Queen Panpan Has Arrived潘潘女王驾到Urban529k WordsCompleted After living in Japan for 22 years, Teng Dao Zongsi graduated only to find himself unemployed. Then a lawyer notified him that his biological father, whom he had never met, had died and left him a 22-story apartment building to inherit. Even more incredibly, that very night, Teng Dao Zongsi awakened a System called Onmyoji. From then on, he saw the other side of the world, a side full of color and wonder... His tenants included a single mother, students, teachers, police officers, twins, triplet 79Reads5.5Score114Shelves

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    Then I'd recommend this book. It's a Japanese supernatural story that incorporates elements of Onmyoji and Shikigami. The female character's name is the same as the teacher's, which makes it very relatable.

21. 71 爷 I'm in Japan, and the Island Nation Has Become Hell 爷在小日本，岛国变地狱 When the Swallows Return燕至如归Urban132k WordsOngoing [Grind them to dust, repay blood with blood] A righteous cultivation Daoist suffers a cultivation deviation, and his soul transmigrates into the body of a young doctor. He unexpectedly binds to the Evil Healer Cultivation System. Japanese people become cultivation pills, and his realm soars! Only then does he learn that every part of a Japanese person is a treasure: spiritual roots, souls, flesh and blood... —Reads—Score—Shelves

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