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1. 51 实EN The Cultivation of a Popular Character 实教，人气角色的自我修养 Sky-Piercing Snake Dragon破空蛇龙Anime Fanfiction291k WordsCompleted After arriving at the Advanced Nurturing High School, Huangye Dubu awakens a Popular Character System. As long as he makes a good impression on the audience, he can earn popularity points and exchange them for abilities in the System's shop. To earn even more popularity, Huangye Dubu decides to build a distinctive persona. Mysterious: He never says everything outright and always speaks in riddles. Kind: He helps people in trouble, even when it makes him look foolish to others. Powerful: He spend 1.1kReads9.1Score119Shelves
2. 52 从 A Life of Superpowers, Beginning with a Book I Found 从捡到一本书开始的异能人生 Fan Nian Ruo Tong凡年若瞳Urban2.2M WordsCompleted [Superpowers + two female leads + school life + no System] There are stars in the sky, and lights on the earth. Human civilization has endured for tens of thousands of years: a testament to prosperity and strength, and to humanity's own conceit that it has been blessed. But when a prism sliced across the sky and split the stars apart, everything came to a halt. The world plunged into darkness, and when everything returned to normal, a new world had arrived. Humanity! Welcome to the Ten-Edged Wor 18.1kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
3. 53 我 How Could My Life Simulator Have a Shura Field? 我的人生模拟器怎么会有修罗场 Flopping Salted Fish咸鱼扑通Urban348k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a world much like a light novel, Lin Zhixia had planned to live freely, without working himself to the bone or being constrained by society's idea of success. But his parents' sudden deaths left him with no choice but to take responsibility for supporting his younger sister. Just then, he obtained a life simulator. The simulator's rewards were generous, so there was no reason to hesitate. He decided to use thi 260Reads9.2Score—Shelves

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   They all have a bit of a Japanese light novel feel to them, but to be honest, none of them can match the delicate, rich, and realistic psychological descriptions and character portrayals of "No Job, Step-Sister Life," not even "Sister's Side Dishes" (nods). Even so, the last one is a god in my heart (clasps hands together).

4. 54 孤 Bocchi the Rock!: Rain Addiction and a Socially Anxious Girl 孤独摇滚：雨瘾症与社恐少女 Return from Ten Thousand Miles万里归Anime Fanfiction496k WordsCompleted (Single heroine + school life + saving each other) The sunset spreads across the mountains, all melancholy and sorrow, while the ground in Shimokitazawa is strewn with yellow tears. “It’s raining.” The boy says it expressionlessly. Every rainy season, he makes the same remark. The rain soaks his long-neglected black hair. He quietly feels the water run over his whole body, as if it might make him forget the wound on his left hand and the scolding he just got from the coffee shop owner. Only then 4.8kReads9.6Score752Shelves
5. 55 恋 Romance Simulation: Starting with the White-Haired Student Council President 恋爱模拟：从白毛学生会长开始 Flowers Will Bloom Next Year明年花开Urban328k WordsCompleted [Aloof White-Haired Beauty]+ [Isolation-Inducing Yandere]+ [Love Triangle Showdown]+ [Dating Sim] Want to experience what it feels like to fall in love? An aloof, white-haired student council president; a seemingly well-behaved high school girl who is actually an isolation-inducing yandere; and a petite, adorable underclassman with hamster-like charm. This blurb isn't doing the story justice, so please head to the main text. (A light urban romance with no supernatural powers involved, so relax a 9.6kReads9.4Score929Shelves
6. 56 东 Springtime in Tokyo 东京春日间 Stone Fallen from the Mountain落下山的石头Urban389k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to Tokyo, I start from the start with a handsome face, a childhood friend living next door, and a part-time job that brings me face-to-face with the student council vice president. I just want to enjoy a quiet high school life. But they don't seem to plan on leaving me alone. And little by little, I start to think that being surrounded by their warmth might not be so bad. 825Reads8.1Score104Shelves

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   This one is definitely the best! It's super good, a Japanese light novel.

7. 57 破 The Bankrupt Heiress Doesn't Want to Work 破产千金不想打工 runictTwo Female Leads499k WordsOngoing Low ratings mean the writing is bad; high ratings mean people handed them out blindly. First-person narration, so don’t read if that’s not your thing. Yuri. Not sure how angsty it’ll be, but I’ll try to make it HE. From the start, I’m bankrupt. Do I have to get a job just to keep the family afloat? But what kind of place is this? Just as I try to leave, she says… 2.5kReads8.2Score209Shelves

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   This book has a strong Japanese light novel feel. It's a rare first-person perspective, reminiscent of the experiences of protagonists in many Japanese light novels.

8. 58 东 Tokyo: I'm the Only Immortal, and the Sakura Girls Are Going Crazy 东京，唯我独仙，樱花妹爱疯了 Just Call Me Yang Ge叫我恙哥Urban162k WordsOngoing [Light Novel] [Tokyo Setting] [One-Man Immortal] [Everyday Romance] [Multiple Female Leads] "That's not how it goes in the textbooks! When you encounter a wild shikigami, you should first try to win it over with words. If that doesn't work, summon a shikigami you're deeply bonded with to defeat it, then make a contract..." "Why did you just walk up and take it out with your sword?" Hearing that, Kiyomizu Toru paused as he wiped down his blade. "Wait, you should've said so earlier." After the y 34.4kReads—Score7kShelves

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   This is about a cultivator living like a rich young master in Tokyo, surrounded by maids, school beauties, professors, and young ladies!

9. 59 女 Are All the Heroines Complete Weirdos? I'll Knock Some Sense into Them 女主全神人？用拳头让她们清醒 Nightmare Lord Yixie魇君一邪Anime Fanfiction405k WordsOngoing [Everyman male lead] + [Doesn't simp] + [Utterly indifferent] + [A uniquely satisfying power fantasy] + [Everyday school life] + [Light novel style] + [Love-triangle chaos later on] + [Mind-blowing ideas] (All fanfic characters in this work are reimagined and adapted from their original versions.) Lu Mingfei, an orphan whose parents died when he was young, begins his high school years. But what kind of school life awaits him? Darkness, loneliness, fear? Bullied by the class's popular girl? Not a 4.7kReads7.7Score229Shelves

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   In this book, the protagonist is a complete nobody, definitely not the typical cheesy, gentle male lead. He's average-looking, but absolutely aloof. He neither fawns nor torments women. When faced with unreasonable women, he strikes hard, but they become more clingy like mochi the more he hits them. There are also many protagonists from the original world with harems, and the protagonist in those stories also strikes hard. This subversion of tropes is what makes this book truly amazing.

10. 60 败 Me, a Loser, Versus Her, Another Loser 败犬的我对上同样败犬的她 ShinpaiUrban450k WordsOngoing [Japanese-style light novel + foreign setting + one heroine + dual POV + losing heroine + everyday life + campus romance + no System + no transmigration + not a wish-fulfillment story, with angst] “My name is Mo Qingsu, and I'm an exchange student from China. On my first day in Tokyo, a beautiful Japanese girl with a cold expression blocked my way and asked me in perfect Chinese if I was trying to seduce her childhood friend.” "My name is Busujima Rinka. I thought he was my romantic rival, but l 5.2kReads8.7Score797Shelves

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    The author has real-life experience living in Japan, avoiding common tropes. The pacing is slow, the emotional portrayal is delicate, and the depiction of the characters' emotional struggles is very skillful. The "loser" scenes aren't forced or gratuitous; the sense of regret is written with restraint. Overall, highly recommended.

11. 61 不 Imai Keeps Asking Me to Dress Like a Girl and Act Cute 不时让我女装来撒娇的今井同学 Zero Shell零号壳Urban440k WordsCompleted [Light Novel + Cross-Dressing + This Time It’s Really a Romantic Comedy!] Tokyo…beautiful girl! 4.9kReads9.2Score621Shelves

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    It's fixable! Don't underestimate the bond between me and them.

12. 62 游 Has the Game's Heroine Become Real? The Cold Campus Beauty Weeps 游戏女主成真？高冷校花泪流满面 A Bowl of Shrimp Chow Mein一碗大虾炒面Urban988k WordsOngoing [Urban + multiple heroines + sweet and angsty + light everyday life + romance + the ex chases him after the breakup] Lu Yuan really liked a certain game, but it worked in a rather unusual way. Every time he sat down at his computer and opened the game, he would immediately pass out and have a long dream. In those dreams, he lived through all kinds of lives. He saved a girl attempting suicide on a rooftop, helped a gangster princess evade her pursuers, encouraged a doctor raised in a scholarly fa 143kReads8.9Score20.1kShelves

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    The emotional descriptions are delicate, the plot and writing are good, highly recommended.

13. 63 失 After Losing My Memory, My Ex-Girlfriends Chased Me Relentlessly 失忆后，被前女友们疯狂倒追 A Bowl of Shrimp Chow Mein一碗大虾炒面Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Lighthearted comedy + Winning Her Back + Campus Life + Sweet and Angsty Romance: a fun, delightful comedy] The good news: Jiang Liu is popular with women. The bad news: he's lost his memory. Lying in his hospital bed and listening to one goddess after another make “outrageous claims,” Jiang Liu feels like the whole world is one giant game of Werewolf. “Jiang Liu, I'm your first love.” “Jiang Liu, you're my boyfriend, and she's your ex-girlfriend.” “Jiang Liu, we're the kind of good friends who 38.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves
14. 64 关 How My Big Talk Got Me Thrown into Re:Zero! 关于我口嗨被丢到Re0这件事！ Beakris贝阿克里斯Anime Fanfiction303k WordsOngoing [Re:Zero Fanfiction] [Dual Protagonists] [Slow-Burn Pacing] [Gets Better and Better] At home, Lin Yu was reading the light novel Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World when he fumed, "If it were me, I would've gotten the perfect ending ages ago." Heaven must have heard him, because the moment he said that, Lin Yu was thrown into another world... No cheat abilities, no blessings, and pockets emptier than his stomach, without even a plastic bag! Even more bizarre, the spiky-haired guy across t 858Reads8.3Score117Shelves

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    The protagonist observes the tragic life of Subaru, the most unfortunate male lead. He says he wants to change everything. He is sent to this world by a special being, thus beginning his unique journey of daily life in another world.

15. 65 只 A World Where Only Demons, Me, and Humans Exist 只有恶魔，我，人类存在的世界 Bai Yeshu白野树Urban150k WordsOngoing Reporter (smiling): “I’m from the Miyagawa University News Department. Minazuki, may I ask you a few questions?” Minazuki: “Of course.” Reporter: “What’s your favorite color, Minazuki?” Minazuki: “I don’t have one.” Reporter: “What’s your favorite subject?” Minazuki: “The end of class.” Reporter: “Are you guided more by feelings or reason?” Minazuki: “Inertia.” Reporter: “What’s your rule for making friends?” Minazuki: “Don’t make friends.” Reporter: “What skill would you most like to master?” M 697Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Wow!! This is the first book I've ever found!!! Highly recommend it!!! It's absolutely amazing!!!

16. 66 北 Hokkaido: From the Start, the Neighboring Auntie Asked Me for Help 北海道：开局邻居阿姨拜托帮忙 Living Off Others While Acting Tough软饭硬吃啦Urban561k WordsOngoing [Deep-Sea Fishing + Building a Fleet + Daily Life + Multiple Heroines] Schools of blue-ringed sea snakes, squid season, sardine storms, migrating salmon, prized tuna… The ocean holds endless riches, but they belong only to those brave enough to ride the waves! Gao Zhiqiang transmigrates to a fishing village in Hokkaido in 1953, becoming a humble fisherman. The island nation's fishing industry is on the brink of a boom, and the opportunities are boundless. He starts with a small wooden boat, grad 18.4kReads9.2Score2kShelves

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    ① The male protagonist arrives in postwar Hokkaido. He has memories of his future life and starts his fortune with a small wooden boat. Later, he buys iron boats, builds his own team, and eventually invests in a shipyard, becoming a fishing tycoon.

17. 67 奴 Slave System: My Days as a Master in Japan 奴隶系统：在小日子当主人的日子 Crazy Madman疯子疯子Urban731k WordsCompleted (A comic adaptation is in the works. Stay tuned!) [Urban] [System] Chen Hongjian studied abroad in Japan, where he worked and lived, only to catch his girlfriend cheating on him and get beaten up by her lover... Then his company’s software was stolen, and his superior tried to make him take the fall... At the end of his rope, he activated the Beauty Slave System... And set off on a whole new journey! All kinds of people... would soon be at his feet... And an even grander plan began to take shap 25kReads8.7Score2.1kShelves
18. 68 东 Tokyo: My Sister-in-Law Comes Knocking, Asking Me to Adopt Her 东京：小姨子上门求收养 Hahaha, Who Loves Beating Tigers爱打老虎的气哈哈Urban582k WordsCompleted After being reborn in Japan, Takashi Kudo has no interest in romance. All he wants is to become the greatest writer in the country. But he discovers that all the young women around him are trying to win him over. His sister-in-law, who ran away from home, suddenly shows up at his door asking to stay. She seems to have something planned. Keiko Kojima, his ex-girlfriend of a year and a half, gets back in touch with him. She seems to be hiding a secret, and breaking up with him back then may not ha 570Reads6.4Score—Shelves
19. 69 重 Reborn: In the Korean Peninsula, Plotting a Coup from the Start 重生：人在半岛，开局策划造反 February Bird2月鸟Urban1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + no System + not mindless wish fulfillment + no harem + military coup] Jiang Yunseong was reborn in South Korea as a young officer, only to be framed and thrown in prison from the start. Fortunately, at the critical moment, he awakened the ability to read people’s minds and temporarily escaped danger. But he soon discovered that he was at the center of an unavoidable political struggle! To stay alive, he incited a group of senior commanders to launch a military coup! “Fail, and you’re r 827Reads9.1Score102Shelves
20. 70 萝 Loli Loli Loli! 萝萝萝莉莉莉！ With a Watermelon带西瓜Urban386k WordsCompleted 579Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    The first one is especially good (for someone like me who has read a lot of light novels). The male lead is emotionally weak, and there are multiple female leads. Feel free to try your luck with the romance [smirk]. The rest are waiting for you to explore.

21. 71 透 Transparent Possession: NobodyDays 透明附身：NobodyDays Fire Seeds for Pears火种取梨Anime Fanfiction825k WordsCompleted [Possibly Two Protagonists? + Looping Regressions + System] [Also known as: Transparent Possession: Nobody's Day and Reborn: I'm Just a Background Character] Transmigrate into the School Days series as a nameless background character? Fine. Barely any character art, no lines, not even a Bad End to call my own. I can live with this lousy role. But I have five years of sanda experience and a burning desire to come first. Kato wants to bully someone? Take-down warning. Makoto's indecisive? Not my p 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    I really, really, really want to highly recommend this book. Whenever I can't get into a novel, I go and find all sorts of new novels to read. There are too many clichés in old novels, so it's better to read some new authors' works, which are more likely to break the mold.

22. 72 摩 The Travels of Mo En 摩恩历行 Mei Lin, Oh Mei Lin梅林啊梅林Eastern Fantasy3.6M WordsOngoing [Japanese-Style Fantasy] [Adventure Ensemble] [Demon King and Hero] On his very first day posing as a hero, Siegfried broke the sacred sword. Luckily, he still had a traveler's handbook that could reveal people's secrets. The greed of nobles, the honor of knights, the ambition of the Demon King... As long as he figured out what people wanted, he could trick them into following his plans. He intended to use his talents to help a princess in exile reclaim her kingdom, then return in style to his o 40.4kReads9.2Score3.7kShelves

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    Top-tier Japanese light novels and Western fantasy, personally tested.

23. 73 放 Springfield Is Adorable After School 放学后的春田同学也很可爱 The Great World of Taifan太凡天下会Urban88k WordsOngoing My deskmate, Haruta Tsuki, has two sides. By day, she’s sweet and a little airheaded. After school, she turns into a delinquent girl. I accidentally stumbled upon her secret, and she threatened me: “Tell anyone and you’re dead.” Forced to keep quiet, I get called “loser” by her every day. But she doesn’t know that when she calls me “loser,” she’s cuter than anyone. Haruta Is So Cute After School —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Japanese-style pure love.

24. 74 传 Legendary Mercenary: Starting by Saving a Catgirl 传奇佣兵：从拯救小猫娘开始 Why Say So Much何必言深Eastern Fantasy1.5M WordsCompleted A wasteland mercenary is reborn in another world during a nuclear blast, carrying the bloodline of giants as he sets out on another mercenary adventure! A cute scout catgirl stays by his side. A gentle, adorably absent-minded mushroom girl quietly guards him from behind. A proud, romantic swan sword princess takes an arrow meant for him from behind. There's also a fiery tavern owner who makes him a loving breakfast. A sexy, sophisticated older-sister mentor serves him a candlelit dinner. The iro 5.8kReads9.1Score637Shelves
25. 75 综 Anime Crossover: Even a Couch Potato Can Have Dreams 综漫：肥宅也是有梦想的 Soul-Scorching Erosion销魂蚀Anime Fanfiction1.8M WordsOngoing 23.6kReads8.3Score1.7kShelves

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    These books are all of good quality, they're really great! [Admiring]

26. 76 英 I’m a Hero, but I’ve Ended Up on the Streets, Kept by the Demon King 英雄的我流落街头，被魔王包养了 The Starving Turtle饿死的龟Urban2.7M WordsOngoing [Everyday life] [One heroine] [Plenty of sweetness] “My name is Lin En. I'm a hero... or rather, I used to be one.” In the ruins, a radio crackled to life: “Hero Lin En has killed his former comrades! The Hero Association launched a desperate assault, but all thirteen S-rank heroes were wiped out... The Federation has sentenced Lin En for crimes against humanity! Wanted throughout the Federation!” On a stormy night, the retired Demon King Keliya opened the door. Her mortal enemy 59.3kReads9.4Score8.5kShelves

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    A super sweet rival is still a rival... A rival can't become a wife. If she becomes a wife, you can no longer confidently declare that you'll fight her to the death, no longer step in to rescue her in times of danger and show off your coolness... If she becomes a wife, you can only huddle together under the covers at night, crawling into the warm bed of desire and love... So a rival can only be a wife... Oh no... I mean... So a wife can only be a rival... Sorry... I mean... A rival...

27. 77 因 Because I Love You, I Don't Want to Be Split Five Ways 因为喜欢，所以不想五等分 Lemon Fruit Under the Lemon Tree柠檬树下柠檬果Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted [Everyday Life in a Crossover] [The Quintessential Quintuplets] [Oregairu] [A Silent Voice] [???] Synopsis: Ye Feng is a superpowered individual. From childhood, he could see the future paths of the world. Because he had a photographic memory, because he loved it, and because he wanted to save the world along the way, he hypnotized himself into forgetting everything and began his own ordinary youth. 6.3kReads9.1Score530Shelves
28. 78 实 Classroom of the Elite: Supporting Character Ishigami Wants to Become a Popular Protagonist Too 实教：配角石上也想成为人气主角 Together in This World与彼邻世Anime Fanfiction319k WordsOngoing Who says a supporting character can't be the protagonist? Some people only need a little help to become the protagonist. And me, I'm a protagonist chosen by the author from birth, so it's understandable if I make a tiny mistake now and then. That day, Ishigami Yu said this with righteous conviction. The girls: So, Ishigami, what are you trying to say? Ishigami Yu: Um, could you not hit me in the face? 232Reads8.4Score—Shelves
29. 79 穿 I Transmigrated into a Blond Delinquent and Resolved to Stay Away from the Heroine 穿越成黄毛的我决心远离女主 May the Wind Carry Me Away希望能被大风吹飞Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Lin Yu doesn’t understand why he transmigrated here. When other people transmigrate, they either end up in a cultivation world, where one sword can overwhelm ten thousand enemies, or in a historical dynasty, where they can change history and hold power over the court. At the very least, they might transmigrate to a few decades ago, use their knowledge of the future to get rich, and build a harem. Who would transmigrate to a place like this?! 34.5kReads8.7Score2.2kShelves

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    These are Japanese light novels, known for their large quantity and satisfying reads. [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up] [Heart] ① The first book: The protagonist fails in his cultivation and transmigrates to a parallel world in Japan, where he begins his second cultivation journey. Recommendation rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ [Heart] ② The second book: The protagonist is reborn in Japan and encounters many troubled girls. After saving them, he gets caught up in their war. Recommendation rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The remaining books are also Japanese light novels, known for their large quantity and satisfying reads. You can check them out! 👀👀👀

30. 80 恋 In Love with Tamamo-no-Mae 恋于玉藻前 Nightmares in Time时间里的梦魇Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted After being ambushed by several onmyoji, the great yokai Tamamo-no-Mae flees into the mountains and encounters the most useless onmyoji of all? Her demonic power has left her unable to win any battle. Is this really where it all ends? And is the onmyoji Harumi actually from a powerful family? How can he save Tamamo-no-Mae, and conceal everything from the onmyoji family, where danger lurks at every turn? What kind of turmoil will the struggle among the great yokai unleash when a human gets involv 1.2kReads8.9Score127Shelves
31. 81 哪 Even Surrounded by Beautiful Women, I Will Become a Sigma 哪怕身边美女如云也要成为西格玛 Stone-Picking Penguin捡石企鹅Anime Fanfiction228k WordsOngoing [Sigma Male Protagonist + Daily Comedy + Love Triangle Drama + Multiple Heroines] After failing to keep up with the rat race at Tokyo University, Fu Yuan Longping was hit by a truck and reborn in Japan. He had a golden dream: to become a sigma male. But... “What are you babbling about?” “Longping-kun, you can't leave me.” “Ahahaha, now that was a truly exhilarating fight!” “Nii-chan, sneaking off without your little sister is absolutely forbidden.” “Don't get caught up in pointless romance. Hurr 85Reads—Score—Shelves
32. 82 东 The Demons of Tokyo Never Cry 东京妖魔不会流泪 Tamed as Hawk and Hound驯为鹰犬Urban1.6M WordsOngoing [Romantic Slice of Life] [Multiple Heroines] [Status Panel] [Feel-Good Power Fantasy] [Mystery Elements] This is Tokyo, an international metropolis. Behind its glittering prosperity, on nights when countless people fall asleep, human fears intertwine and gather in the dark side of the city, forming a world of calamity. It is called the Underworld: skeletons rise like mountains, bones spread like forests, and a boundless sea of blood churns forever. “Kurusu Akira, male.” “A 19-year-old boy wi 512Reads9.2Score—Shelves
33. 83 东 Tokyo: My Youth Has No Set Formula 东京：我的青春没有固定公式 Dust Seen Through the Brush执笔见尘Urban1.4M WordsOngoing [Light Novel + Everyday Youth + Battles + Romance + System + Slow Burn] Reborn in a parallel version of Neon. The Emotion Value System finally loads after 18 years. It came so late, so what was the point of all the hardships he had endured? Provoke beautiful girls to gain emotion points, set off one wildly imaginative event after another, and work hard to grow stronger. Exorcisms, time travel, saving the world? From someone who had nothing going for him but good looks, to someone for whom being 11kReads7.7Score753Shelves

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    [Thumbs up][Thumbs up][Thumbs up]

34. 84 打 What If I Can't Beat Them? Guess I'll Have to Win Them Over 打不赢怎么办？只好选择攻略了 A Useless One a一只废物aEastern Fantasy2.3M WordsCompleted [One heroine, lots of everyday life, no angst, a single romance] Su Bei tries to clear the game Fantasy World. After staying up all night and failing a hundred times, he finally ends this miserable experience. Not by beating the game, but by giving up. Wait! How did I transmigrate? But as Su Bei digs deeper, the truth has already changed beyond recognition… This is a redemption story spanning fifty thousand years. 34.3kReads9.4Score3.4kShelves

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    These are three excellent books. The first one gives you a feeling of being gently pricked by a needle while reading. The second one is not very engaging in the first three chapters, but you will enter the honeymoon period around the tenth chapter and then you will not be able to stop reading. The third one is a pure Japanese fantasy, and every character and their attributes give you the feeling that you would only find in Japanese light novels.

35. 85 每 One Intelligence Report a Day, and I'm Living It Up in Tokyo 每日一份情报，我在东京躺赢 Fated Cultivator天命修Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of Life + Romance + Intel] Also known as: “Intel: Studying in Tokyo, Getting a Wife from the Start” My name is Shen He. I went to Tokyo in the island nation as an international student. On my first day in Tokyo, I bind to the [Daily Intel System] (the Galgame System). Every day, I get three random bits of intel, such as: “A transit card lost in the gap of a rideshare car,” “You’ll get a wife on the road,” and “A married woman wants sweets...” He thinks it’s all a joke, until He really doe 14.7kReads7.4Score1.6kShelves
36. 86 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 677Reads8.7Score102Shelves
37. 87 晚 Wan Ruo Shen Qiu's 11th Book 晚若深秋第11本书 Late Autumn晚若深秋Urban1.9M WordsOngoing [001: Pingchuan Huimeizi] [Age: 38] [Affection: 10] [Female lead’s wish list:] [1. Hopes her son can rank among the top students (X)] [2. Hopes to find someone she can rely on in Tokyo (X)] [3. Hopes to find a stable job in Tokyo (X)] Years later, a journalist from World Media conducts a live interview with Takagi Gokudo: “Today, we’ve invited the world’s number-one entrepreneur and philanthropist. What would you say is the key to your great success?” Facing an online audience of hundreds of mil 1.9kReads6.1Score201Shelves
38. 88 东 Tokyo! Beauty Encyclopedia: Every Day Leaves Me Exhausted 东京！美人图鉴，每天累到肝颤 Diving Bubble Fish潜水泡泡鱼Urban1.1M WordsOngoing After transmigrating to Tokyo in 1991, just as the bubble era was taking off, Li Tai took it all in stride. Wherever you go, you're still a wage slave! And there's a System, too? Even better! Career changes, reading people's thoughts, advance intelligence... Li Tai had to admit, this transmigration was great. It was an absolute blast. 64Reads7.0Score—Shelves
39. 89 东 Tokyo: Starting as a Producer for Youmiya 东京：从羊宫开始做偶像制作人 Donghai Wild Sheep东海野羊Urban1.3M WordsCompleted [Everyday life] [Music] [Workplace] Reborn in another world as Tokyo’s idol godfather, he planned to retire and take things easy, but the adorable girls of the new generation wouldn’t let him! For the sake of his “one true favorite idol,” the godfather has no choice but to return to the business, take charge of a shabby talent agency, and set his sights on Budokan! The MyGo dream team is taking shape! This is where your dreams set sail! 251Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 90 最 My Most Hated Brother Turns Out to Be a Sigma Male 最讨厌的哥哥居然是西格玛男人 You Are One One One你是一个一个一个Urban1.4M WordsOngoing The hilarious (?) daily life of a sigma man Content: Multiple female leads, a superpowered city Hey, everyone! I’m here to share some good sense today~ We’ve got tsunderes, yanderes, cheerful airheads, and sly schemers. What are you waiting for? Come check it out! If you don’t, I’ll... I’ll... get down on my knees and beg you to read it QAQ 1.3kReads8.9Score106Shelves
41. 91 综 Anime Crossover: Tokyo Is a Little Chaotic 综漫：这个东京有点乱 Love Has No Boundaries爱本无界限Anime Fanfiction262k WordsOngoing (This story includes lots of original additions and changes. If you care about canon settings, please don't read.) Hoshino Mirai has always thought this world is absurdly weird. How is his neighbor Makima, whom he saw in anime in his previous life? And the author whose work he signed is somehow named Takatsuki Sen? One night, he walks through an alley and stumbles upon someone claiming to be the strongest in a thousand years, fighting a guy named Sukuna in an earth-shaking battle? Even when he c 34Reads5.9Score—Shelves
42. 92 我 My Days Making It in Japan 我在东瀛打拼的日子 Zhao Liu'an of the Taihan Kingdom台汗国的赵六安Urban1.5M WordsOngoing Xiao Cao, a young technician from the mountains of Yunnan, had set out for Japan determined to earn money to put his younger siblings through school. He never expected to find a love that would leave a lasting mark on his heart in Sapporo, changing the reason he had come to Japan. One astonishing and bizarre encounter after another caught him completely off guard. Through a twist of fate, he ended up in a line of work he deeply resisted, and his life changed dramatically from then on... 10Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 93 我 My Life Protecting My Little Sister in Tokyo 我在东京的护妹生活 Heaven-Swallowing Demon God魔神吞天Urban1.7M WordsOngoing On my eighteenth birthday, I found out that my mother was a famous actress in Japan! But why had my father refused to tell me, even on his deathbed? To uncover the truth, I decided to defy my ancestors and go to Japan to get answers from her. But I never expected that as soon as I arrived, an obsessive girl would start following me, and that I’d unexpectedly find my half-sister being bullied at school… What… 758Reads5.3Score108Shelves
44. 94 人 In Tokyo, I Picked Up a Runaway JK Girl 人在东京，捡到离家出走JK少女 Dream QA梦QAAnime Fanfiction144k WordsOngoing [Tokyo + Romance + No System + Light Novel + Redemption] After transmigrating into a world of mixed anime series, Akagi Shigeru found an apartment near Sakura Hall and settled into a life of slacking off, lying flat, and enjoying himself with a sly grin. That’s right, Sakura Hall, made famous by the anime about the pet-girl Shiina Mashiro! But before he could meet Shiina Mashiro, he found a high school girl named Sayu Dihara on the roadside. From that moment on, the gears of fate began to turn… 9Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 败 How to Win Over a Losing Heroine 败犬女主的攻略方法 Decade Kamen Rider Zi-ODecade门矢士Anime Fanfiction605k WordsCompleted [Too Many Losing Heroine! + Multiple Endings + Faithful to the Original + Everyday Youth + First Person + Light Novel] I’ve written two main endings for this story, so there’s a prominent heroine, Yanami, and a hidden heroine, Kaju. The other female characters are heroines in alternate routes: Komari, Shikaya, Amaitsuki, Yakishio, and Shiratama. To fill in everything the original left out and make up for its disappointments, I’ve done my best to write out every possible scenario. Just think of i 3.3kReads8.9Score445Shelves

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    It's a fanfiction, but it has a strong Japanese light novel feel and is written in a style very similar to the original work, giving the impression that you've read many more chapters!

46. 96 中 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: The Sequel 中二病也要谈恋爱【续】 With the Wind随着风Anime Fanfiction233k WordsCompleted People say having chuunibyou is embarrassing. They don't want to think about it again and wish they could erase those memories. But has that strange version of yourself from back then really disappeared completely? The self who fantasized about being watched by others, created a whole persona, and threw themselves into the role. Sometimes people say ridiculous things, imagine the world changing in an instant, dream about the distant future, and picture a passionate romance in their minds. People 182Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    How about the Chunibyo & Other Delusions: University Arc?

47. 97 综 A Crossover: Tokyo Has Become Way Too Urbanized 综漫，这个东京太城市化了 Little Fox Watching the Moon望月的小狐狸Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsOngoing Birth: Using a clever trick to break free of the confusion in the womb, he remembers his past life and all his dragonlike exploits One month old: Age is no barrier to ambition. You can have your first haircut while you're still an infant Four years old: The international hot money hunt begins. I, the Stock God, enter the fray Five years old: The stock market crashes. The Stock God starts over from scratch Seven years old: Industry makes the nation prosper! Mixue Bingcheng rings the Nasdaq op 37.6kReads8.8Score2.7kShelves
48. 98 人 An Ordinary Guy in a Crossover World, with a Stand and a Screw Loose 人在综漫，拥有替身，还在发癫 Autumn Wind Like Fire秋风如火Anime Fanfiction996k WordsCompleted My name is Xiao Yi. I'm an ordinary person who somehow ended up in an anime world and somehow gained a Stand. But I figure, in a crossover anime world, there's (probably) no danger, and no need to save the world, so what am I supposed to do with a Stand? (The earlier chapters may be a little embarrassing and aren't very well written, but the story gradually picks up from there.) 2.4kReads7.5Score161Shelves
49. 99 综 Anime Crossover: I’m Nohara Shinnosuke, a Born Swordmaster! 综漫：我野原新之助，天生剑豪！ Hardworking Little Bai费力的小白Anime Fanfiction615k WordsCompleted [Crossover + invincible swordsmanship + everyday romance + ordinary protagonist + My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU + Kaguya-sama: Love Is War…] My name is Nohara Shinnosuke. I’m just an ordinary, unremarkable high school student. I like watching Action Kamen, eating chocolate biscuits, and drinking 100% fruit juice! My least favorite foods are green peppers, carrots, broccoli, onions, and the like. I currently have three best friends: Kazama Toru, Bo-chan, and Nobi Nobita! After being a five-year- 8kReads8.8Score512Shelves

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    However, the main character is Shin-chan [laughs]

50. 100 综 Anime Crossover Cuisine: Starting With Glowing Dishes 综漫美食：从发光料理开始 China's Best中华一番Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted [Jashin-chan Dropkick] + [Tokyo Ghoul] + [Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid] Lu Ping'an, who had spent two and a half years working as a chef after graduating from New East Cuisine School, is summoned by Jashin-chan to a crossover world. He gets a golden finger called “Trait Extraction,” and his first draw is guaranteed to be gold. He obtains the golden ability trait “Glowing Cuisine”! [Glowing Cuisine (Gold)] Effect: Your understanding of and intuition for cooking improve dramatically! Any dish you 10.9kReads8.8Score765Shelves

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    This is watchable, but the protagonist's cooking is like poison. I've read up to chapter 200 and am keeping it going.

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