Japanese Literature ₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑ 日本文学₍˄·͈༝·͈˄*₎◞ ̑̑

1. 1 东 Tokyo: I Have a Growth System 东京：我有养成系统 Living Off Others While Acting Tough软饭硬吃啦Urban463k WordsCompleted Original title: Tokyo: Starting by Winning Over the Neighbor's Wife Pure feel-good wish fulfillment Hao Qiang transmigrates to Tokyo in the 1990s, gains a cultivation System, and embarks on an extraordinary life… I'm no good at writing blurbs, so please check out the novel itself. Plenty of pictures, and they're especially lovely… 36.1kReads8.8Score4kShelves

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   Let me recommend a couple of books for you to check out. The writing is alright, but I'm not sure if they're the kind of Japanese literature you're looking for. 😏

2. 2 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
3. 3 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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   This is a Japanese-style school romance novel. The male protagonist is handsome from the start, but his life is a disaster. Fortunately, he has a skill point system. By diligently gaining experience, he gets rid of his debts and overcomes his poor grades and athletic abilities, attracting the attention of more and more beautiful women. The daily life is well-written.

4. 4 自 Since Ancient Times, Forbidden Affairs Have Ended in Death: A Fateful Bond 自古奸情出人命之孽缘锁 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted A Fateful Bond: Where Forbidden Affairs Have Always Led to Bloodshed 8.7kReads—Score137Shelves

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   Highly recommended!!!

5. 5 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: A Bestiary of Strange Beasts 山海经.异兽录 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Record of Strange Beasts 1.1kReads—Score—Shelves
6. 6 我 Those Years I Spent in Dongguan 我在东莞那些年 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted My Years in Dongguan 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
7. 7 上 Ancient Legends 上古传说 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭13k WordsCompleted Ancient Legends 418Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 大 Bone Maiden of the Great Wilderness: I, a Mortal, Subdue Gods and Demons 大荒骨女：我以凡躯镇神魔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭17k WordsCompleted Daughter of the Great Wilderness: I Hold the Gods and Demons at Bay with a Mortal Body 258Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 9 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: With a Mortal Heart, I Subdue Ten Thousand Demons 山海经：我以凡心镇万妖 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: I Hold Back Ten Thousand Demons with a Mortal Heart 80Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 虎 The Tiger Carries His Beloved Home! 虎驮良人归！ Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭6k WordsCompleted A Tiger Carries the Good Man Home! 66Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 11 青 The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 青乌秘录之风水师 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted The Secret Records of Qingwu: A Feng Shui Master 84Reads—Score—Shelves
12. 12 被 After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Expose a Shocking Scam by a Top Tycoon Family 被全网唾骂后，我曝光了顶级豪门的惊天骗局 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted After Being Vilified Across the Internet, I Exposed a Shocking Scam by a Top-Ranking Family 246Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 我 My Overbearing Wife 我的老婆霸道大人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Marriage & Romance12k WordsCompleted My Wife, the Overbearing Lady 182Reads—Score—Shelves
14. 14 山 Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 山海经·大荒归墟 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Female-Channel Fanfiction16k WordsCompleted The Classic of Mountains and Seas: Return to the Great Desolation 118Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 春 A Spring Breeze Brings Beauty 春风渡佳人 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭7k WordsCompleted Spring Breeze Carries a Beauty Across 1.5kReads—Score—Shelves
16. 16 大 The Great Sage Returns: I Just Sealed the Demon Ancestor, and the Jade Emperor Made Me Emperor 大圣归：我刚镇魔祖，玉帝就封禅 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Eastern Fantasy127k WordsCompleted Sun Wukong shattered his own divine bones to forge a lock, sealing the Demon Ancestor Rahu as he tried to break through the Chaos. The Jade Emperor descended with the gods and Buddhas of the heavens. Facing Pangu’s remnant soul, returned from the void, and Nuwa’s sacred statue, he claimed to have slain the Demon Ancestor with the Haotian Mirror. In his previous life, Wukong exposed the truth in anger, only for Heaven to accuse him of “slandering the Supreme One.” They locked him in the Golden He 142Reads—Score—Shelves
17. 17 我 My Silly Girlfriend, Little Rabbit 我的傻子女友小兔 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance175k WordsCompleted My Girlfriend Is a Sweet, Naive Fool… 287Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 18 天 Heavenly Profound Venerable Beyond the Heavens: Every Disciple I Take Is Supreme in the Three Realms 天外玄尊：我收的徒弟都是三界至尊 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭8k WordsCompleted Mystic Exalt from Beyond the Heavens: My Disciples Are All Supreme Beings of the Three Realms 98Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 19 乡 Village Rumors 乡里流言 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭15k WordsCompleted Rumors in the Village 127Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nice!!!!!!

20. 20 天 The Celestial Immortal Sect 天外仙宗 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Mystery6k WordsCompleted The Immortal Sect Beyond the Heavens 23Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 山 Night on the Mountain 山上的夜晚 Jin Wuming of the Celestial Secrets Institute天机院的金无铭Modern Romance16k WordsCompleted A Night on the Mountain 48Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 乡 The Left-Behind Women of the Countryside 乡村留守妇女们 Sweet Rain After a Long Drought久旱有甘霖Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing After the men leave to work in the cities, how are the women left behind in the mountains supposed to cope with their emotional needs? This is the story of three women left behind. The first is Li Xiaomei. On New Year’s Eve, she happens to see messages between her husband and another woman, confirming that all the years she spent waiting for him were for nothing. She shuts her heart to love and embarks on a long journey of mutual indifference and pretense with her husband. The second is Chen 59.4kReads8.9Score2.9kShelves

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    These books are incredibly enjoyable; I'd stay up all night to finish them, especially the first two.

23. 23 丧 The Secret of a Widow Farmer 丧偶式农妇的秘密 Masked Fish蒙面鱼Modern Romance165k WordsOngoing 726Reads—Score146Shelves
24. 24 他 He Got Dumped in Guangdong, While I Found Love Back Home 他在广东失恋，我在村里热恋 Sweet Rain After a Long Drought久旱有甘霖Modern Romance619k WordsCompleted My new story is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 9.2kReads6.9Score533Shelves
25. 25 老 Old Wang! Keep Your Voice Down. Do You Think This Is Something to Brag About? 老王！低声些，难道光彩吗？ What Can You Do About Me?你能奈我何Modern Romance999k WordsCompleted I've got a new story out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 24.9kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves
26. 26 夫 A Collection of the Secret Stories Behind Married Couples 夫妻背后的隐秘往事合集 Masked Fish蒙面鱼Urban240k WordsOngoing Marriage is the most intimate relationship in the world, and also the most complicated. A person can have many people on the side, but there will only ever be one official spouse… Here are a few examples. 1: A tragic love story. Take the first couple, Li Wenying and Wang Mochuan. They went from school into the working world and seemed to have the perfect marriage. But over time, they became the familiar case of “once, they could get inside each other’s bodies; now, they can’t even get into each 10.4kReads—Score577Shelves
27. 27 只 Just to Give You Roses 只为予你玫瑰 Mu Yixi木一兮Anime Fanfiction459k WordsOngoing [Not a high-energy power fantasy] [Heroine’s perspective] [Matches + everyday life] [Helpful note] Chapters 1–2 lay out the broader background. You can skip chapters 3–9. The tennis story begins in chapters 10–11! 1. The heroine has traveled from ancient times to the modern day and doesn’t have an all-knowing perspective. She’ll go to Hyotei. The likely pairing is Atobe Keigo. The heroine is somewhat slow to catch on when it comes to romance, but there won’t be multiple love interests. 2. There 328Reads8.1Score195Shelves

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    My interests are all related to anime.

28. 28 网 Prince of Tennis: The Gods’ Jasmine 网王：神明的茉莉花 Mr. Black and White, Striving for Perfection力求完美的黑白君Anime Fanfiction725k WordsCompleted What sparks will fly when Yukimura Seiichi, the Child of God, meets piano prodigy Irie Mizue? With his path in tennis obstructed, Yukimura Seiichi also encounters the angel of his life. The Child of God is destined to conquer the world. Rikkai Dai will claim its sixteenth consecutive Kanto title and third consecutive national title, without a single weakness. Seigaku fans, keep your distance!!! (Author's note: I refuse to let a talented and hardworking Rikkai Dai lose. There will be a crossov 1.5kReads8.6Score137Shelves
29. 29 我 Growing Old in the Prince of Tennis World 我在网王世界养老 Hand on the Waist手扶腰Anime Fanfiction1.5M WordsCompleted [Happy ending, male lead: Yukimura Seiichi] A story about a big shot settling down in the Prince of Tennis world. 1.7kReads8.7Score112Shelves
30. 30 名 Detective Conan: Me, a Pure Gin 名柯之我，纯酒 Shen Yan深言Two Male Leads274k WordsCompleted Pure black, two male leads, paired with Gin. Xuecun Qinghe transmigrated into the world of Detective Conan. After turning dark, Xuecun Qinghe decided to let loose, occasionally teasing the mice and petting the silver-haired big cat. Unfriendly to the good guys. 5.1kReads9.2Score596Shelves
31. 31 柯 Detective Conan: I Blinked and Became the Boss’s Son 柯南之一眨眼我成了boss儿子 From Today On, I'll Be a Godly Tycoon从今天开始当神豪Two Male Leads254k WordsCompleted [Main pairing: Gin + the Red Faction all get killed off + the Black Faction wins] (Not long, complete at around 200,000 to 300,000 words.) (Characters may be out of character. If that bothers you, please don't read.) Xuecun Baichuan had lost his memory. All he knew was that he was currently a member of a black organization, the boss was his biological father, and he had a silver-haired, green-eyed friend. Having forgotten his past, Xuecun Baichuan decided to start a new life: train, go on missio 135Reads9.2Score—Shelves
32. 32 当 After I Transmigrated into the Prince of Tennis World 当我穿进网王世界后 April Snow Like a Beauty肆月雪如姝Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Everyone’s Favorite + Strong Female Lead + Romance + Romance as a Subplot] Alternate title: After I Entered the World of Prince of Tennis After finishing Prince of Tennis, Shu Jin felt angry about Tezuka Kunimitsu’s injury and regretful that Yukimura Seiichi didn’t win three consecutive championships... “If only I could change the things that are already set to happen to you all...” Shu Jin thought before going to sleep. Perhaps Shu Jin’s wish was simply too strong. Shu Jin transmigrated. She w 507Reads7.1Score102Shelves
33. 33 我 Detective Conan: My Stories with Gin 【名柯】我和琴酒那些事儿 A Stalk of Scallion一段葱白Two Male Leads358k WordsCompleted My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support keeps me writing, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 1.8kReads9.1Score234Shelves
34. 34 柯 Detective Conan: My Neighbor, Jin Kurosawa 柯南，我的邻居黑泽阵 November Girl十一月儿Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted Transmigration/Everyday Life/Detective/Romance Two male leads, Gin pairing. The protagonist may disguise himself as a woman. Jinkou Xin is a second-generation member of the Organization, as well as a defector. The Organization is the home he misses, but it also holds his most painful memories. When he sees the incredibly tall, handsome man across from him, with his cool, aloof air, Jinkou Xin takes an instant liking to him and wants to be friends. But as they spend more time together, Jinkou Xin 1.1kReads8.8Score195Shelves
35. 35 名 Detective Conan: A Hunter Transmigrates into the Conan World 名侦探柯南：当猎人穿到柯南世界 Sai Wa赛娃Anime Fanfiction973k WordsCompleted The heroine's combat power is at the very top of the Detective Conan world, even stronger than Makoto Kyogoku. Rei Furuya is her love interest. She saves the Police Academy crew. A Hunter x Hunter character transmigrates into Detective Conan, with plenty of secret identities, outrageous schemes, and plot twists. She transmigrates straight into a world of eight eggs. She finds a job at the Black Organization, happens to be at Warehouse 72 on the Ferris wheel, bumps into Shinichi Kudo at dinner, m 470Reads6.9Score103Shelves
36. 36 名 Detective Conan: The Organization's Workaholic Is a Hopeless Romantic 名柯琴兰：酒厂劳模竟是恋爱脑 Qing Qing Ziyou清清梓尤Anime Fanfiction481k WordsCompleted [Read with caution! Read with caution! Read with caution!] [ShinRan CP] [Breaking up the canon couple] [OOC plot and characterization!!!] [Does not follow the original plot] Ran is reborn, returning to ten years ago, to the night that changed the course of her life. Seeing the boy she had waited ten years for once again, tears welled in her eyes as she silently swore to herself. This time, she would change everything! This time... she would wait no longer. 1.8kReads8.9Score159Shelves
37. 37 我 I Became the Wolf Pup Raised by Gin in the World of Detective Conan 我成了柯学世界里琴酒养的狼崽 Fish White BAI鱼白BAITwo Male Leads339k WordsCompleted [Detective Conan + no female lead + no breaking up canon couples + the police squad gets to live + half-black, half-red troublemaker + pairing with Toko + tsundere, brother-obsessed Gin] ※He's a person, not a wolf! “Wolf cub” is just a figure of speech!※ After completing his final mission in another world, Plane Employee No. 01 takes his personal System and randomly selects a world in which to retire. But thanks to the System stabbing him in the back, he ends up in the Detective Conan world. The 2kReads9.3Score244Shelves
38. 38 柯 Detective Conan: Why Talk Reason in a World Governed by Science? 柯南：柯学世界你和我谈什么道理 Li Sanwan黎三万Two Male Leads498k WordsCompleted Also known as: The Whole Organization Ships Me with Gin [Gin is the pairing! No female lead, lots of personal interpretation, and a madman who's the real deal. If you don't like it, just leave.] A quick transmigration veteran chooses to retire in the world of Detective Conan. Test Subject No. 1, who died, comes back to life. His crazed abilities drive Renya Karasuma insane, and Karasuma grants him supreme authority. And so begins the era of Erguotou in the Black Organization, with the little mad 2kReads9.4Score232Shelves
39. 39 那 Detective Conan: That Bottle of Gin Is Really Strong 【名柯】那瓶琴酒真的很辣 Qing Wan轻绾Two Male Leads249k WordsCompleted Sidao Yue has never tried to hide his desire for Gin. Admiring the strong is in his nature. What’s wrong with wanting to pull one into his arms? Nothing at all! Vermouth keeps wondering if Sidao Yue’s experiments have scrambled his brains. Otherwise, how could he have such a reckless idea? Of course, she’s more than happy to sit back and watch. How will he know unless he gives it a try? After all, Gin gave him his life. Madness fills Sidao Yue’s eyes. If Gin took his life, how could he possi 1.6kReads9.1Score205Shelves
40. 40 名 Detective Conan: Gin Is a Little Pathetic 名柯：这个琴酒有点虚 Hu Xiaolin胡小霖Female-Channel Fanfiction542k WordsCompleted System, soul transmigration, with the author’s version of events: Curaçao is eighteen. Pairing: Gin. The sweet stuff doesn’t start until after chapter 100! After chapter 100! If you can’t wait, don’t read it. She saves Hiromitsu Morofushi and Akemi Miyano. The ending is currently planned to side with the Black Organization. (At the beginning, she favors the good side and is gentle and kind, with deep feelings for some members of the main cast.) She transmigrates into Curaçao, one of the Boss’s t 213Reads9.1Score—Shelves
41. 41 柯 Detective Conan: When a Big Shot Enters the World of Detective Conan 柯南：当大佬来到柯学世界 Returning to the Woods, Knowing When to Turn Back归林知返Anime Fanfiction498k WordsCompleted Tsukimino is an all-around powerhouse in the quick transmigration world. She only wanted to take a little break, but ended up transported to the Detective Conan world, where a certain elementary schooler is the God of Death! The powerhouse says: “So what if crimes happen anywhere, anytime? So what if time is all messed up? So what if there's a death god in elementary school? So what if the show has over a thousand episodes and still isn't finished?” Don't panic. Stay calm. It's no big deal! It's 1.6kReads9.0Score193Shelves
42. 42 傻 The Foolish Master in the City 傻子高手在都市 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban876k WordsCompleted The city is full of tricks. I’m going back to the countryside. Silly Long has been a bit slow since he was a child. But he knows the martial arts of the Meihua school, as well as divination, Shennong medicine, geomancy, cultivation and breath control, and physiognomy. With all that, he’s made quite a name for himself in the city… 1.1kReads—Score100Shelves
43. 43 边 A Border Guard's Blade Shatters the Firmament 边关小兵刀破苍穹 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Historical886k WordsCompleted The frigid wind sweeps sand through Blackrock Pass. Lin Que wraps himself in a patched military uniform and runs his fingers over the rusty ancestral blade, “Windbreaker”... A border guard armed with a battered blade, Lin Que awakens the bloodline of a magical beast. He slays foreign tribes, foils political schemes, defeats the Buddhist and Daoist sects, and challenges the Heavenly Court. Together with the women who love him, he brings order to the world! 662Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 44 非 Nonli, I Must Have You 非离，不可 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Urban413k WordsCompleted [Urban Romance] [Relationships] [Marriage] [About Love] Can’t two people just be together and live happily? If they chose to get married, why are they always arguing? How did a good life turn into such a mess? Why insist on getting divorced? 275Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 45 半 The Half-Closed Door 半掩门 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁36k WordsCompleted The Half-Open Door 3.1kReads—Score100Shelves
46. 46 射 The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Feng Heng of Peach Blossom Island 射雕桃花岛冯衡篇 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁Female-Channel Fanfiction15k WordsCompleted The Legend of the Condor Heroes: Feng Heng on Peach Blossom Island 1.4kReads—Score—Shelves
47. 47 逆 Riding Against the Tide 逆骑 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁14k WordsCompleted Riding Against the Tide 497Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 48 寸 Within a Wall's Width 寸墙里 The Brain of a Shoelace托鞋的脑仁30k WordsCompleted Within the Inch-High Wall 360Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 鬼 Demon Slayer: Why Has Everyone Fallen for Me?! 鬼灭：怎么都喜欢上我了？！ Fan Zai燓崽Two Male Leads346k WordsCompleted [Demon Slayer + Villain Protagonist + Mild Everyone-Loves-the-Protagonist + No CP + Main Story Complete, Read with Confidence] Nineteen years ago, Qing Shui Lan's parents abandoned him at the gates of the Eternal Paradise Cult. By sheer luck, someone found him and took him in. He spent the next nineteen years living in the Eternal Paradise Cult. Being abandoned gradually twisted his mind, and he grew fond of stirring up trouble. Knowing his looks were one of his greatest assets, he made the most 4.4kReads8.9Score600Shelves

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    How can Japanese anime fanfiction not be considered Japanese literature? Hehe 😳 (Demon Slayer, Cursed Episodes, Detective Conan)

50. 50 咒 Jujutsu Kaisen: Retired Master, Keep Your Black-and-White Octopus in Line 咒回：退役御主管好你家黑白章鱼 Chutian Dusk Chills楚天暮色寒Two Male Leads508k WordsCompleted [Jujutsu Kaisen + FGO, Main Story Complete, New Author's Rating Limit Is Just Like This, So We'll See How It Goes. Pairing: Fujimaru Ritsuka (Male) x Ashiya Douman] The last Master, who saved the world but lost his life, unexpectedly arrived in 2016 on another timeline. He thought he could finally live a normal high school life, but then he got caught up in another unexpected incident. Magical Girl Merlin (allegedly): So, for love and peace, become a Tokusatsu hero! Fujimaru Ritsuka: Merlin, you 1.8kReads8.9Score173Shelves

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