An Ensemble Cast Means Everyone Is the Main Character 群像的意义就是每个人都是主角

1. 501 姝 The Goddess Shu Chronicles 姝神录 Zhong Luo鍾落Ancient Romance2.8M WordsOngoing [Nontraditional cultivation + Ensemble cast + Eight-person academy team + Growth-oriented heroine + Rewinding time + A journey to godhood + Slow burn + Plenty of everyday life] The rating is low because not many people have read it. It'll go up later!! The eight-person team, introduced in the Upper Realm arc: competitive saber cultivator Lian Shu, gentle physician An Huai, obsessive-compulsive sword cultivator and sister-obsessed Zhu Ling, airheaded dark elf Luta, slightly haughty formation cult 4.2kReads9.3Score583Shelves

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   Highly rated, features a romantic pairing, and is titled *The Legend of Shu Shen* (an ensemble piece with richly developed characters; the female lead, Lian Shu, has strong moral principles. The plot is gentle yet subtly angsty [laughing and crying emoji]). Lian Shu resolutely embarks on the arduous path to godhood for her unwavering belief; for Jiang Mo, and for the world. As a Marquis God, her special ability is time reversal. She first uses this ability for Jiang Mo and the others, willingly enduring all suffering for her beloved homeland [almost crying emoji]. Time and again, she fails to rewrite the ending. To resurrect Jiang Mo, she goes to the Upper Realm and meets her teammates. Lian Shu (who loses repeatedly) never gives up. The male lead, An Huai's, romantic storyline is subtly woven into the plot. An Huai's love for Lian Shu is revealed in the details; despite the near impossibility of a future together, he still gives selflessly, only wishing for Lian Shu to reach the highest position, for her to achieve fame and fortune, and for the world to connect them closely. He is an openly devoted admirer, and also a despicable yet devout believer. He saves the small cakes and candies Lian Shu gives him. He would prepare medicinal meals for Lian Shu while she was training hard, and take care of her post-production work. An Huai's love for Lian Shu was entirely of his own free will [crying]. Zhu Ling is a complete sister-complex, an obsessive-compulsive, and also a complete social phobia. Before, her world seemed to only consist of her younger sister (Zhu Ning) [laughing], but later her world included her friends. She would introduce her friends to her sister, train together, eat together, and fight together. Before, she only had her sister in her heart, but now she prepares gifts for her friends and celebrates their birthdays. She takes her sister-complex to the extreme, all the time. She is a complete artist. In the past, her works only featured her younger sister, but at some point, her works included her companions. Zhu Ling's care and love for Zhu Ning is ingrained in her bones. The dark elf Luta broke the world's stereotypes. Luta is much cuter, more innocent, and less confusing. His childlike personality won over the heart of the light bird Guang Nai without her realizing it (a little blunder [thinking]). He wants to bring the dark elves out of the abyss and break the world's prejudice against them. His Snabda (Mysterious Temple) deeply inspired him. Luta later took over Snabda's Qiuling and became a Soul Resurrection Master. Luta means light in Elvish (as mentioned in the text). Although Luta was born in darkness, he belongs to the light. Luta shines brightly in the sunlight. Kama is a genius in array formations, but emotionally conflicted. He is proud at heart (but denies being carsick or seasick). He has an older brother (Kamaga). Neither Kama nor Kaga knows how to express their feelings. With the help of their homeroom teacher and friends, Kama and Kaga's relationship begins to improve. Kama is a complete brother-obsessed person [I understand]. Kama tutors some of his friends (a bit cruel [Note], be prepared to get electrocuted if you fail [laughs]). Kama is always third (his goal is to surpass Anhuai and become second, not to be third). Kama is the future High Priest, and now a genius in array formations. Yan Zhiyi is a strong physical cultivator, but also terrible with directions [facepalm]. ... The defiant talisman cultivator Qin Su [strikes hard]... Miao Miao, who loves sleeping more than cultivation 😪, and is also a bit of a germaphobe... The divine messenger Bai Ying (Gu Ze) [smirks]... I can't tell their stories, I was just deeply moved after reading them. [Heart]

2. 502 穿EN Reborn as the Firstborn of a Concubine: My Legitimate Brother Is an Immortal Emperor! 穿越庶长兄：嫡弟竟是仙帝转世！ Tonight, I'll Bask in the Moonlight今晚晒月亮Xianxia1.5M WordsOngoing [Signed for print publication | Brothers standing shoulder to shoulder, no romance, lighthearted and funny with a touch of ensemble cast, satisfying and never groveling, both brothers become top-tier powerhouses later on] After transmigrating, Yun Qing became the eldest son born of a concubine in one of the cultivation world's most powerful families. The good news: He possessed a Chaos Dao Embryo and an ancient double pupil. He could seize the sun and pluck the stars, with a boundless path to im 191.3kReads9.6Score15.6kShelves
3. 503 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Became the Richest Big Brother to the Villains 穿越后我成了反派们的首富哥哥 Shouwuzi首无子Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Chen Zhihao dies suddenly after staying up all night, then opens his eyes in another world as the notorious gambling-addict older brother. As soon as his memories merge, the [Myriad Worlds Family-Reunion System] hits him with a bombshell: his transmigrated father had ten villainous kids, all left to fend for themselves, and they’re about to destroy the world! System: “Clean up the mess, reunite with your family, and redeem them. You’ll be rewarded with the astronomical inheritance your father le 10.7kReads6.7Score1.1kShelves
4. 504 立 Rikkai’s Ace 立海大的王牌 The Faraway Dink辽远的丁克Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted [No Pairings + No System + Strong Male Lead + Rikkai Dai Always Wins!!!] “If fate has already been decided, then I’ll be the one to break it!” Hagiwara Natsuki never wanted to see Rikkai Dai lose for some ridiculous reason again, nor did he want to see his own foolish older brother sacrificed for the sake of the plot. So he had to change both of those storylines! However, Rikkai Dai was the school of champions, with powerful players everywhere. To gain enough influence there, he had to reach the 9.5kReads8.9Score960Shelves
5. 505 兄 Bro, This Isn't a Normal Cosplay Transmigration, Is It?! 兄弟我们这不是正经cos穿吧！ Long Days of Spring Leisure春闲昼永Anime Fanfiction693k WordsOngoing (Main story complete, bonus chapters featuring watch parties are being updated slowly) [Multi-series crossover, no romance, the Big Three: Jujutsu Kaisen, Bungo Stray Dogs, and Detective Conan; Rikkai High wins three consecutive national titles in The Prince of Tennis; the blurb may be misleading (✓)] Just like all those cosplayers who slip up at conventions, the four of them had thrown together a chaotic cosplay group and still couldn’t escape the bathroom-transmigration rule. They transmigrate 11.1kReads8.2Score851Shelves
6. 506 论 On the Idol Etiquette of Nonhuman Boy Bands 论非人类男团的偶像修养 Yunzhong Tong云中瞳Modern Romance405k WordsCompleted [Ensemble cast + showbiz + no romance] See Chapter 1 for content warnings. PENTAKILL boy group introduction: Bai Yanzhi, the esteemed leader, from the mythical beast Bai Ze clan. Dependable, Schrödinger-style. He loves “seducing” the fans of his bandmates, and makes a habit of tormenting both his bandmates and their fans. Amo Halcyon, the Demon King’s son. Though he’s a demon, his dream is peace across the universe, and he cares a lot about his looks~ He often gets “possessed by Pi Shengxin” bec 214Reads8.1Score101Shelves
7. 507 凹 Aotu World: Working Hard to Be a Cult Leader Again Today 凹凸：今天也在努力做邪教头子 Repairs Are Free维修不要钱Anime Fanfiction504k WordsOngoing [Aotu fanfic + ensemble cast + main character's CP is Lei Shi (romance is not a major focus). Also, anything that differs from the anime is my own setting.] As an outstanding student at Taluoyisi Academy, Luoweina naturally went with her classmates to another world to complete their graduation assessment: gathering faith for an evil god. And so, an outrageous organization claiming to be messengers of the gods was born in Aotu World. Its members include the senior apprentice of the last knight 690Reads8.2Score105Shelves
8. 508 坏 Oh No, My Childhood Friend Is a Little Crazy 坏了，我发小有点疯 You Were Made for Each Other天造地设的你们Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Ensemble Cast + Absurdity + Slow Burn] After the college entrance exams, two childhood friends should have been able to live out their lives in peace. But one night walk led them into another side of the world, hidden beneath its tranquil surface... All peace is just a dream. The real world has awakened, and so has everyone in it. A figure in a trench coat appeared and led them into an entirely new world... Nirvana? No, we're the Abstract Funeral Parlor. Welcome to the Dark We 3.3kReads8.2Score489Shelves
9. 509 普 An Ordinary Person, but There's Something Wrong with This World 普通人，但这个世界有问题 Every Year There's a Surplus, and It's a Cat年年有余是只猫Two Male Leads303k WordsCompleted (Two male leads; a complex mix of elements, including a System, ABO, and some familiar tropes.) This world is abnormal. It seems to be a collection of many different elements, but they can't quite blend together properly. So the left hand and the right hand are always at odds. When Tong Pu was six, a frightening accident activated the System that saved his life and restored his memories. This only made him feel that there was even more wrong with the world. Unable to accept his missions, Tong Pu 590Reads8.7Score114Shelves
10. 510 龙 Dragon Clan! I Became Caesar's Younger Brother 龙族！我成了凯撒的弟弟 An Old Friend, Not a Story故人非故事Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted This is a world where humans and dragons coexist, and identity has, in a sense, become a shackle. As a member of the Gattuso family, you are born with the mission of fighting dragons. Caesar Gattuso is the next generation's leader. Behind every leader is a “shadow,” someone who handles their “dirty work.” The candidate for each generation's “shadow” is always the second-best child of the same clan. The elder Gattusos had once placed their hopes in Caesar Gattuso's full brother. But when they sen 2kReads6.9Score228Shelves
11. 511 穿 I Transmigrated as an Orphan and Picked Up Five Powerful Little Brothers 穿越成孤儿后，捡了五个大佬弟弟 Bing Ningmeng冰柠萌Modern Romance670k WordsCompleted Don’t trust the tags! There’s no romance, only brotherhood!!! [Transmigration + no CP + brotherhood + mutual pampering + ensemble cast + healing one another + relying on one another + brother- and little-brother-con + happy ending] Shen Zechuan, born into a wealthy and powerful family and raised in luxury, is utterly abandoned by his biological father. At death’s door, he somehow transmigrates into the body of an orphan! His life was full of misfortune in his previous life, and now he’s all al 4.6kReads9.3Score658Shelves

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    Everyone here is a protagonist.

12. 512 要 To Succeed, Go Crazy First: My Parents' Toxic Romance? I Tell Them to Break Up 要成功，先发疯，爸妈虐恋我劝分 Sine and Cosine Live in the Sun正余弦生活在太阳Modern Romance201k WordsCompleted [I Transmigrated Back to When My Parents First Met, and I’m Killing Myself] [Subverting the Tropes + Absurd Comedy + Ensemble School Cast] To change the fate of their villainous mother and their devoted second-male-lead father, Tu Fu and her two older brothers transmigrate to the time when their parents first met. For her mother’s happiness, Tu Fu decides to bring her and the male lead together. “According to unofficial historical records, a female supporting character and the male lead can live 2.9kReads9.2Score434Shelves
13. 513 修 Cultivation: We’re Serious About Taking Down the Male and Female Leads 修仙，弄死男女主，我们是认真滴 Why Must a General Be a Husband?将军何必是丈夫Ancient Romance410k WordsCompleted [Cultivation, ensemble cast, feel-good novel, with a tiny bit of romance near the end; it can also be read as having no couples] The good news: spiritual qi revival has come to Earth, and Su Yunqi has not only awakened an ability, but is also among the most gifted of them all. The bad news: all the students in their Daoyuan class died at the hands of ability users from other countries while protecting ordinary people as they evacuated. The souls of the seven, who had been lamenting their unfa 3.7kReads9.2Score485Shelves
14. 514 东 Stars in Every Direction 东南西北皆星辰 Dream of a Thousand Lanterns千帐灯梦Modern Romance469k WordsCompleted No romance + family bonds + brotherhood + mutual devotion Lin Chen unexpectedly learns that he is Wen Yinan, the second son of the Wen family who went missing. He takes his younger brother, Lin Xing, back to the Wen family with him. Wen Yidong: “As long as I’m here, nobody’s laying a hand on my brother.” Lin Chen/Wen Yinan: “I’m lucky. I was kidnapped as a child, but the Lin family sheltered me. When I came home as an adult, the Wen family welcomed me with open arms.” Wen Yixi: “My eldest brothe 1.1kReads8.9Score138Shelves
15. 515 咒 Jujutsu Kaisen: My Years Dissecting Cursed Spirits at Jujutsu High 咒回：我在高专解剖咒灵那些年 So What If I Just Dream?我就做梦怎么啦Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted “At first, it wasn’t just us.” “Later, it was only us.” “We had only each other.” “We both hoped the other would have more than just each other.” Pseudo-ensemble cast / fanfiction / slice of life [The protagonist is male, and is Shoko’s older brother. He’s a native of this world. The timeline starts before the Hidden Inventory arc, so please leave now if that’s a dealbreaker, folks.] A BIG WARNING: !!!!! 1. There are no pairings in the main story. Depending on reader interest, I may write 10kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
16. 516 H HP: The Trouble of Being Classmates with Grindelwald HP之和格林德沃当校友的糟心事 haddockTwo Male Leads1.3M WordsCompleted [GGAD-era + male protagonist + mostly slice of life] The writing goes off the rails, the pacing is slow, and the protagonist has a rough start. Read with caution. As an ordinary Durmstrang student, Astra Grimm had spent six peaceful years following the pure-blood survival rule: We’re all pure-bloods, so if you leave me alone, I’ll leave you alone. He’d only helped Gellert Grindelwald, the student professors were always praising as the most talented, with a few little things. Yet Grindelwald used 6.8kReads9.3Score881Shelves
17. 517 团 The Whole Galaxy Dotes on Her, and Her Secret Identity Goes Viral 团宠她披着马甲爆红全星际 Yi Xuxi一嘘西Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Campus Writing Contest novella] Xi Su’s enormous forehead is punctured by an out-of-control mecha, spraying blood everywhere. With her life hanging in the balance, she realizes she’s actually the villainess in the Mary Sue comic Starry-Eyed Darling: Daily Life in the Interstellar Era! If the plot won’t play fair, Xi Su decides to keep her head down. Before she kept her head down: a corrupt, overbearing good-for-nothing young lady. After she kept her head down: a top strategist of the Empire! A 147Reads7.8Score—Shelves
18. 518 满 The Whole Sect Has Turned Evil, and Only the Eldest Senior Brother Is Righteous to an Extreme 满门黑化，唯有大师兄正的极端 Huan Buyu欢不语Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsCompleted [Reborn + lighthearted comedy + righteous to a wicked degree + cautious + no romance + anti-cliché] In his previous life, Lin Li discovered that his master had turned into a demonic fiend, his junior brother into a ghost cultivator, and his junior sister into an evil spirit in a cultivation game's instance. He raised his butcher's knife and slaughtered them all. By the end, Lin Li discovered that he, too, had been corrupted into a Heavenly Demon. He gave a cold laugh and immediately drew his swo 16.9kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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    The eldest brother is righteous yet wicked; when he's righteous, he'll even kill himself. It subverts expectations, has no romantic pairing, is incredibly funny, and isn't mindless.

19. 519 异 The Arcane Codex 异能铭录 Nian Qiaoqiao念乔乔Urban715k WordsOngoing [Urban supernatural powers] [Ensemble cast] [Rise of water abilities] [No harem] [Eight Extraordinary Meridians] When a young man awakens his innate power on his eighteenth birthday, is it a sign of mental illness or the inheritance of his bloodline? Beyond the increasingly prosperous life of the city, could people with supernatural abilities exist in a parallel world? Amid your studies and work, have you ever thought about changing the world? Changing the future? Even in the modern society we l 6.5kReads8.3Score566Shelves

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    A fantastic ensemble piece! Every member of the team is a unique individual, and their adventures together are incredibly exciting!

20. 520 末 Apocalypse: From the Start, I Inherit a Mutant Zoo 末世：开局继承变异动物园 Chang Xi常熹Sci-Fi & Apocalypse962k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out and is a little low. Give it a couple of chapters to see what you think.) [Not reborn, not transmigrated + no pairing yet + ensemble cast + mutated animals + play the pig to eat the tiger + satisfying face-slapping + scheming heroine] A month before a meteorite hits Earth, Shen Zhiyi inherits a rundown zoo left to her by her grandfather. But things are far from simple. The regularly arriving text messages, “a group of children” in a cryogenic pod, and three tons of bott 4kReads9.1Score519Shelves

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    Post-apocalyptic, no romantic pairings, ensemble cast, no Mary Sue characters, post-apocalyptic zoo setting.

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