Anime and Manga Crossovers and Other Odds and Ends 综漫和其他杂七杂八

1. 1 卧 After the Undercover System Went Haywire, I Switched to Grinding Suspicion Points 卧底系统抽风后我改刷怀疑值 Ye Xilan夜夕岚No CP2.1M WordsCompleted [Coming soon: danmei novel My Boyfriend Has a Mental Illness, but He's Actually an Evil God] After Bo Ye Zhaiji died, he got a System. An entity calling itself the Undercover System offered him a chance to come back to life. How long he could live depended on how much trust he could earn from key figures in the new world. What kind of world? A death-obsessed little detective versus a distillery? Got it! It's all just a bunch of tropes! As long as he nailed his character, earning the trust of bo 167.1kFavorites341.3kClicks/ch1.4MGifts

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   The characters are very interesting! The beginning is very engaging, and you can read a lot of it in one go, but you start to experience visual fatigue around chapter 400. The ending feels a bit rushed, but overall it's a very interesting and enjoyable read.

2. 2 夺 Fighting for the Throne, With Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu as Rivals 夺嫡，但对手是秦皇汉武 Bear Bear Wonton熊熊云吞Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted 87kFavorites102.3kClicks/ch419.8kGifts

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   It's a cute and family-friendly film with lots of references to the new Three Kingdoms period and historical jokes (knocking on a wooden fish). The friendship between the protagonist and his childhood sweetheart is quite touching, but the romance is rather weak.

3. 3 被 After the Dragon-Attitude Baby Held a Grudge Against Me 被龙傲天崽崽记仇后 Jia Yan伽岩Danmei (BL)500k WordsCompleted Ren Yang transmigrated into a power-progression novel about a domineering hero and became the cannon-fodder maternal uncle of its main character. In the original story, the hero grew up defying the heavens and earth, breezed through life with one cheat after another, and was taken back by his wealthy grandfather to become a young master of a rich family. He then gave his awful relatives a brutal taste of their own medicine. And Ren Yang had transmigrated into one of those awful relatives who got 79.2kFavorites160.3kClicks/ch103.4kGifts

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   It's a story about raising a child, and the kids are really cute. My favorite scene is when the overpowered protagonist calls the main character "Dad" for the first time. The romance is a bit weak; it would be great if there were side stories from the uncle's perspective.

4. 4 昏 A Tyrant Needs to Go Offline 昏君就要君主离线制 Gu Simu顾四木Multi-Orientation524k WordsCompleted An app called [The Emperor's Simulated Life] suddenly appears on Jiang Li's phone. APP: [Please select a historical ruler to load (Note: not a wise ruler).] Jiang Li is extraordinarily lazy. After thinking it over, she picks Liu Shan. If she ends up by Zhuge Liang's side, she can just say, “I'll leave everything to you, Prime Minister!” APP: [Host has selected Liu Shan, ruler of Shu Han. System transporting Host (bzzzt)... System error... Host transported to the wrong time and place... Host h 78.7kFavorites150.5kClicks/ch100.5kGifts

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   I would suggest skipping the first few chapters. The biggest flaw in this novel is that the author's portrayal of Zhu Qiyu has a somewhat childish feel, which I think is in chapters three and six. Examples of "grandma flavor": ① Raven-feather-like eyelashes, It blinked twice slowly. ② (A description of someone who choked and coughed) The cherry was as red as a silver butterfly. ③ Soon, xxx spat out a round hazelnut kernel, just like Snow White spitting out an apple core. The above describes Zhu Qiyu. I wouldn't be so sensitive when describing young children, but here Zhu Qiyu is a 21-year-old adult male (emphasis). In addition, the plot is somewhat dragging. It takes a long time to describe Yu Qian and Zhu Qiyu meeting the protagonist. The whole article also frequently uses flashbacks, interrupting the conversation with long segments about other things (although they are meant to explain the current situation, they are not very engaging). Now that I've covered the downsides, let's talk about the upsides. I almost dropped the story because of the two points mentioned above, but after skipping to chapter ten, I was surprisingly satisfied. The biggest appeal of this story is that the female lead can use her status as a tyrannical emperor to kill whoever she wants and do whatever she pleases. Compared to this mischievous tyrant, the ministers realize that Zhu Qiyu/Zhao Huan being emperor is actually a great thing! They'll agree to open the windows once the roof is torn off (nods). He treats other girls very well, which is ideal, but I really like this kind of plot. It doesn't whitewash the image of a tyrannical ruler; the historical records praise and glorify the female lead using her real name. I also really liked the explanation in the side story about the Three Kingdoms regarding why the system couldn't replace Liu Shan. Overall, the flaws don't outweigh the merits! I really enjoyed the imaginative premise of this story.

5. 5 被 After the Emperor Read My Inner Thoughts Diary 被皇帝偷看心声日志后 Three Fools, Two Madmen三傻二疯No CP859k WordsCompleted 80% anti-piracy threshold After signing a shady contract with a dogshit System, Mu Qi was sent to ancient times. The good news was that the body the System had prepared for him belonged to the heir of a duke in the current dynasty. He was born into a life of wealth and privilege, at the very top of an alternate dynasty. The bad news was that the emperor was obsessed with alchemy, the upright officials and the corrupt faction were locked in fierce conflict, and the realm was in decline under a 73.4kFavorites135.8kClicks/ch195.6kGifts

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   The writing style is a bit eccentric, but it gave me a considerable shock. The torrent of the times and the gears of history—that's how I felt after reading this book, especially when I saw the atypical viewing style, the grand narrative felt like watching a documentary.

6. 6 我 I Thought It Was a Game [Historical Crossover] 我还以为是游戏呢[综历史] Three Fools, Two Madmen三傻二疯No CP695k WordsCompleted As a chaos-loving prankster who made a living entertaining people in the livestreaming section, Yang Yiyu received an invitation one day from a full-dive gaming company. They wanted him to try an open-world historical game that claimed to recreate reality at a one-to-one scale. Hoping to win a huge cash prize, Yang Yiyu happily accepted. With a max-level beta account, he gleefully entered the game world. But the game seemed a little too realistic. For instance, when he took his fans’ advice and 25.1kFavorites32.7kClicks/ch83.7kGifts

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   I originally came for the Ming Dynasty section, but I didn't expect that my favorite and most breathtaking part would be the Tang Dynasty section—the poetry was so beautiful!

7. 7 在 Reforming the Demon King in an R-Rated Game 在限制级游戏里改造鬼王 Riding the Waterfall, Flying White踏瀑飞白Danmei (BL)730k WordsCompleted Habara Masayuki was a chaotic, troublemaking player in a game. One day, he received a very special gift. The adults-only game, ■■ Demon King Muzan, featured a protagonist who was a Heian-era noble, born with a terminal illness and possessed of a cruel, cold-blooded temperament. He was also destined to become a disaster-class Demon King boss. Players had to interact with and care for him in the right ways, helping him open up, gradually become cheerful and lively, and rediscover his passion for 24.7kFavorites22.3kClicks/ch101kGifts

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   So delicious... My XP is totally aligned... I wish I'd met you sooner!

8. 8 冒 [Three Kingdoms] Passing Myself Off as the Son of Heaven 冒认天子[三国] Cong Bi丛璧No CP907k WordsCompleted As a fan of Three Kingdoms history, it is perfectly normal to reconstruct a dragon robe according to archaeological illustrations and wear it for fun, right? But what if, you transmigrated while wearing that dragon robe? And transmigrated into the most chaotic period of all? The previous emperor had died, Grand General He Jin held power, and at the urging of the scholars, calls for the slaughter of the eunuchs grew louder by the day. The eunuchs struck first, killing He Jin and fleeing the pala 91.3kFavorites118.1kClicks/ch296.5kGifts

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   This is a Three Kingdoms-themed novel where the protagonist is completely destined for power, with various coincidences pushing him towards becoming the true emperor. The initial setup is hilarious; it's the first time I've seen a group of traitors among his subordinates (and the emperor is fake, of course). The forum-style side stories aren't enough! I really want to crawl under the bed and hear what the conversation between the protagonist and Zhang Yan is like (it's so tempting!). There are many great fanfics in the featured section!

9. 9 兼 I Got Famous After Taking a Part-Time Job as a Soul Reaper 兼职无常后我红了 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)607k WordsCompleted The audiobook for this novel launches on NetEase Cloud Music on September 8! · "When a living person takes a job in the underworld, it's called “serving as a living emissary.”" Lan He scraped by in the entertainment industry, but with no connections, he was stuck near the very bottom. At first, when he learned he'd have to moonlight as a living emissary and earn his keep in the underworld, he refused. Then he discovered... working for the underworld could actually help him become famous in the 705.7kFavorites1.3MClicks/ch1.6MGifts

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   It's an exceptionally good read, with every character so vivid and adorable! It's full of foreshadowing and clever plot twists, and I especially love the narrative style of the ending. The protagonist's profession is also brilliantly crafted, and no matter how many times I read it, the ending is always a powerful experience.

10. 10 C As the Demon King, I Picked Up Seven-Year-Old Chuya Cos鬼王的我捡到七岁中也 Riding the Waterfall, Flying White踏瀑飞白Danmei (BL)498k WordsCompleted [Next story: The Good Deeds I Do While Possessing a Villain, pairing with Dazai] I, Madarame Ikki, am currently doing a spectacular cosplay as a certain scumbag Demon King, right here in Yokohama, where supernatural abilities and explosives run rampant. Good news: I really did become the Demon King. Bad news: I really did become the Demon King. When I finally managed to hide until nightfall and set out under the moonlight to investigate, a blinding flash suddenly lit up before my eyes. Let me 57.5kFavorites94.7kClicks/ch91.1kGifts

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    It feels like the Demon King's fighting power has been raised, but Muzan's face is really beautiful... My favorite character is the leader, Origami! The side stories are especially delicious! I especially enjoyed repeatedly watching the side stories about the leader's time travel and the variety show side stories. The variety show stories were written with a great sense of variety, and while watching them, I felt like I was seeing images and hearing Japanese in my head.

11. 11 织 Odasaku Doesn’t Want His Secret Identity Exposed 织田作不想掉马甲 Ye Xilan夜夕岚No CP415k WordsCompleted Odasaku was resurrected. The System that brought him back said: [I can give you a chance to come back to life. It’s currently a one-year trial period, and during that time, no one can recognize you as yourself.] [Every time someone recognizes you, the progress bar will go up. If it fills up, you’ll die again when the trial period ends.] [In other words, this year, you need to do your best to,] [Pretend you’re not yourself.] Odasaku: “You didn’t need to bring me back, you know. I’m a terrible act 53.5kFavorites122.7kClicks/ch103.5kGifts

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    What impressed me most was the side story where the leader, Zabuza, revealed his true identity in front of the Armed Detectives. It was so funny, I laugh every time I watch it. Akutagawa, you… (shakes his head, trying not to laugh)

12. 12 松 [Crossover] Teacher Matsuyo Keeps Trying to Kill Himself [综]松阳老师总在自杀 The Cat in Blue-and-White Underwear蓝白内裤的猫Danmei (BL)400k WordsCompleted #Why does everyone start yelling that they want to kill me when we grow up?# ↓↓ Kill la Kill #Stop, this isn't tennis at all!# ↓↓ Mushishi #I'm in love# ↓↓ Bungo Stray Dogs #Oh, what a coincidence, are you here to jump into the river too?# ↓↓ ??? ↓↓ Gintama #I've got more targets to win over, and I've gotten stronger too# Yoshida Shoyo, male, beautiful, Gintama's number-one life mentor. Possible endings: Gintoki The Shogun Ginko Utsuro (undecided) Theme: 13kFavorites27.3kClicks/ch6.8kGifts

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    My introduction to Gintama fanfiction; both the title and the writing style had a distinct Gintama feel. It was also my first encounter with Mushishi (unfortunately, I didn't write about the rest, sob sob).

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