Novels like The Rise of a Homebody
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Rise of a Homebody, best match first.
- 1 I’m a Homebody Maniac 我为宅狂 Zheng Lu is an obscure shut-in, but a mishap in a parallel world grants him a long-coveted treasure: the Simple Anime Game Idea Synthesis System. From then on: China’s own Hatsune Miku is no longer a dream. Creating China’s own Final Fantasy takes no more than a wave of his hand. China’s own Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece? Zheng Lu can make as many as he wants. Korean kimchi-flavored online games are just appetizers. No matter how high or difficult WOW gets, one day he’ll trample it underfoot. Ja 0Votes55.1kRecs30kFans
- 2 The Anime Island Lord 二次元岛主 On a deserted island, he becomes the guardian of another dimension. He summons shut-ins from other dimensions to fulfill their dreams of living the otaku life together. 0Votes28.8kRecs10.7kFans
- 3 The Great Manga 大漫画 Reborn in a parallel world much like Earth, he discovers that Japan doesn’t exist! Some call him a genius. He debuted at fifteen, and his manga caused one sensation after another, eventually becoming a cultural phenomenon. Others call him a menace. He also ventured into novels, games, animation... The stories he created changed countless lives, leaving people unable to tear themselves away. But whether praised or condemned, his influence was undeniable... “He changed our lives and shaped the spi 0Votes65.7kRecs98.2kFans
- 4 The Bureau of Life Regression 人生回溯局 Turn back time and change your life! Such an unimaginable thing is just another day at work for an Imperial Time Rewinder. Backed by the Void Civilization, facing the endless abyss. Helping those will-bound entities relive their lives and battle causality! An original infinite-flow story with a difference. We face not just one world after another, but one life after another! 0Votes45kRecs50kFans
- 5 The White Album Era 白学时代 Synopsis 1: What this story depicts is simply a world of anime and manga. Synopsis 2: Why did things turn out this way...? For the first time, I had a book I loved and an author who could be a friend for life. Two wonderful things came together, bringing me even more happiness. What I should have found was a time as blissful as a dream... But why did things turn out this way...? 0Votes116.3kRecs36.1kFans
- 6 The Big Boss of Another World 异界大老板 Run a tavern, make some money, raise a few magical pets, and go on adventures. Before you know it, the world is at your feet. 0Votes36.9kRecs42.4kFans
- 7 It All Begins with Hikaru No Go 一切从棋魂开始 Transmigrate through myriad worlds, touching hearts, finding amusement, gaining insights, choosing what to do and what not to do. Current world: Stardew Valley, or Green Hat Valley? Collecting ninety-nine True Spirit Seals, starting in Stardew Valley: what exactly should I do? 0Votes113.8kRecs64.5kFans
- 8 I Really Am the God of Thunder 我真是雷神 I’m still the same boy I was back then, not changed in the slightest. Thunder God, the god of thunderous antics. 0Votes153kRecs94.1kFans
- 9 Pet Trainer 训宠师 Gazing at the Kodiak bear, three meters tall and weighing more than seven hundred kilograms, Liu Chang picked up the phone. “Hello, Prince William? The Kodiak bear you left with me has finished training.” “Of course. It can sweep and clean the house, too.” “What? You want it to cook for you? Then that’ll cost another twenty million. Yes, pounds, of course.” I’m a pet trainer, a profession similar to, but different from, an animal trainer. P.S. A warm, everyday-life story~ 0Votes23.6kRecs31.2kFans
- 10 I Am the President of a Virtual Reality Game Company 我是虚拟现实游戏公司总裁 During an interview with reporters from around the world, Li Ang spoke freely: “When I’m out of money, of course I have to make something. If I don’t, I won’t have any money to spend.” “Getting financing? No way. I’ll never do that in this lifetime.” “I don’t know how to go public and cash out, so I can only make this stuff (games) to scrape by. That’s how it is.” “Today’s players are all talented, and they’re so nice to talk to. I love making games for them.” “Going to the game forums feels jus 0Votes274.3kRecs184.3kFans
- 11 A Certain Chuunibyou Manga Artist 某中二的漫画家 I am a manga artist overflowing with chuunibyou-level madness! Real name: Takahashi Makoto; pen name: Hououin Kyouma; reason for transmigrating: I confessed to the goddess I had a crush on, hoping to change careers from wizard, but messed it up. Classic masterpieces like Detective Conan, Bleach, Naruto, One Piece, and Dragon Ball still exist in this world, but they’re progressing much more slowly than they did in my previous life! Ai hasn’t appeared in Detective Conan yet, Ichigo has only just l 0Votes37kRecs45.7kFans
- 12 The Urban Seed King 都市种子王 A cultivation legacy from beyond the heavens, capable of raising extraordinary seeds. Why farm in the countryside when you can grow crops at home? Why raise chickens in the mountains when you can keep them right where you are? Want to pick grapes from your living-room ceiling? Want to grow an ice cream fruit tree beside your bed? Want to stay indoors and harvest delicious, natural fruits and vegetables every day? Seek out the provider of urban seeds: the Urban Breeder. [Disclaimer: Don’t call me 1Votes632.6kRecs190.8kFans
- 13 The Mastermind Behind the People’s Schemes 全民策划之幕后黑手 When the people of the Water-Blue World first failed at a virtual version of Contra with three lives and a difficulty multiplier of several times over, the victory-screen CG made everyone aware of the “mastermind” behind the game. When everyone fell into the huge pit of a virtual, homegrown browser game, the “mastermind” smiled smugly. And when the pit grew so deep that no one could climb back out, another infuriating game appeared. As everyone gritted their teeth in frustration, the “mastermind 0Votes31.9kRecs36.4kFans
- 14 The Age of Staying Home 宅时代 Have you ever wondered what would happen if you pooled the resources of countless worlds to strengthen a single one? Have you ever wondered what kind of civilization could be created by recruiting the finest minds from countless worlds? Have you ever wondered what miracles humanity could build once transmigration became a profession? I can’t promise to cover everything, but perhaps this book can give you a glimp 0Votes60.1kRecs65.3kFans
- 15 The Little Police Officer Who Became an Immortal Beast Master 成为仙兽师的小民警 A slice-of-life story about pets and the police. “Officer, I lost my big Apple phone.” “...Hold out your hand and let the black-haired mutt sniff it. All right, I know where it is. Follow me!” “Officer, someone on the roof of Building Six in Jinyuewan Community is heartbroken and about to jump!” “Spider Lady, stop decorating your web cave. This is a matter of life and death. Hurry up and weave a ten-meter-wide, three-layer silk net below. Make sure everyone's safe.” “Officer, there's a distur 0Votes348.9kRecs87.4kFans
- 16 I Draw Manga in Japan 我在东瀛画漫画 Reborn in a parallel Japan, he becomes a manga artist who has been blacklisted. Fortunately, this world’s anime and manga entertainment industry is very backward, and he has a System with him. To enjoy a happy life of collecting royalties and living off them, he has no choice but to start by drawing doujinshi. 0Votes76.4kRecs44.4kFans
- 17 Me and My Adventuring Party 我和我的冒险团 After saving, or destroying, the world an unknown number of times, Mishan was grateful during his break that back when he was an ordinary person, he'd always created female characters in whatever games he played. Otherwise... Mishan glanced back at the adventuring party behind him, a sheen of sweat breaking out on his forehead. (Planned worlds currently include Warcraft, Diablo, Skyrim, Dark Souls, Fallout, NieR, Bloodborne, Monster Hunter, Dungeon Fighter Online, Fate/Grand Order, Warship Girls 0Votes217.4kRecs162.4kFans
- 18 Entertainment Star Factory 娱乐星工场 Run an entertainment star factory, upgrade the recording studio, and recruit a sound engineer! Hire five-star screenwriters and train four-star performers. Work hard to turn ordinary scripts into blockbuster hits! Keep it fresh, steer clear of tacky glamour! Put heart into the production, and make the journey a joyful one! 0Votes236.3kRecs91kFans
- 19 Lord of Shadows 阴影之主 There is nothing frightening about a villain with ambition. What is frightening is a villain with ambition who also loves learning, knows how to think, and dares to keep putting his ideas into practice. Saide Wei Jiasi, the baron's son, has been frail since childhood. Unable to practice swordsmanship and cut off from the path of knighthood, he has never once grown despondent. Instead, he is ambitiously determined to forge a path in life from another direction. Then one day... "The void demon ins 0Votes78.1kRecs37.8kFans
- 20 Reborn as a Hardcore Gamer 重生大玩家 A young hero’s chivalry, an epic tale of heroes. Make the world fall in love with Chinese-style video games. Wang Bufu’s transmigration brings rebirth to every player. This is a player’s wildest fantasy. If you’ve ever played The Elder Scrolls and thought how much better it would be set in the world of Record of a Mortal’s Journey to Immortality... If you’ve ever played Assassin’s Creed and longed to experience the deeds of Jing Ke and Zhuan Zhu... I 0Votes114.2kRecs89kFans
- 21 One Piece: The God-Tier Vice Captain 海贼之神级副船长 The Pirate King known throughout the world, the pioneer of the Great Pirate Era, Gol D. Luo, had one greatest wish in this life: to return to his youth and slap to death the version of himself who was about to meet his good-for-nothing vice-captain! It is not easy for a newcomer with a new book, so please be considerate and show it some care!! 0Votes68.6kRecs90.2kFans
- 22 Transmigrated into a Game Store 穿越到游戏商店 A dead college student suddenly discovers that he can step through a door and enter a game shop. Great! Black Jade Bone-Setting Paste? I'll take it! What? You only take silver? Fine, I'll go get some silver. Whoa! Is this the Heavenly Fragrance Life-Renewing Dew? Huh? You want Tang Dynasty copper coins? Fine, I'll head to Panjiayuan! Th-this, this… I want that starship!! What? Star credits? Uh, buddy, could you first tell me where I can get some? 3Votes464.3kRecs222.4kFans
- 23 Strange Tales of Hollywood 聊斋好莱坞 My new book, “The Immortal and the Strange in the Flourishing Tang: Becoming a God by Taking Huanhuan as My Disciple,” is out now. Hope you enjoy it. “Hey, Charlotte, the ghost effects in this movie you made look so realistic! How did you do it?” “You mean that one? That was a real female ghost.” “…” The legend of a master of horror cinema. A Hollywood Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio. A mage’s story set in the Age of Declining Dharma. You think this is an entertainment novel? It’s actually a 0Votes211.3kRecs93.3kFans
- 24 The Inheritance Forgemaster 传承铸造师 Experience Manifestation, a remarkable ability. Zhou Mo, the man with this remarkable power. Classified information no one else can get their hands on? A brief touch lets him copy someone’s past experiences. A person’s past cannot lie. A precious legacy never shown to anyone? A brief touch lets him copy someone’s experiences and gain everything they know and can do. Using experience as his material and wisdom as his furnace fire, he crafts equipment that is unique and worthy of being passed down 0Votes91.1kRecs97.4kFans
- 25 What Do I Do About Being So Popular? 太受欢迎了怎么办 Question: What’s it like to discover you’re a handsome man after losing 30 jin? Anonymous answer: You’ll waste a lot of time dealing with all the unnecessary questions. Follow-up: I don’t get it. Are you really answering my question? I just want to know if girls will pursue me after I become handsome! Anonymous answer: They will, just like zombies pursue the living. Go read my answer to “What’s it like to be pursued by zombies?” or check out How to Deal with Being Too Popular! 0Votes240.9kRecs132.2kFans
- 26 The Orange Cat Main God's Daily Scoop 橘猫主神的铲屎日常 Season Two of the Orange Cat Main God: The Orange Cat Main God's Training Diary is now available. Beside Hujin University Town, there is a small pedestrian street. On that street stands a black cat inn, and in the inn lives an orange cat. Nine out of ten orange cats are fat, and the other one... is it! "Look, there's a super-fat orange cat over there!" "Ding, the orange cat does not want to deal with you and has thrown a... System at you!!!???" 0Votes165.5kRecs105.2kFans
- 27 King of Singers 歌王 … Once, I had a dream in my heart, To use my songs to make you forget all your pain. Beneath the brilliant stars, who is the true hero? Ordinary people move me the most. … Reborn in a parallel world, he forges a legend as the King of Singers! 0Votes401.3kRecs245kFans
- 28 King of Variety Entertainment 综艺娱乐之王 In this parallel world, none of the variety shows Yang An was familiar with existed: Extreme Challenge, Where Are We Going, Dad?, Happy Comedians, I Am a Singer, We All Love to Laugh, Running Brothers… Not a single one! Yang An smiled. “I’m going to become the king of variety entertainment! I’m going to be a megastar!” … He was committed to spreading laughter and positive energy, becoming the nation's dream man, promoting traditional culture, and being a passionate, truly masculine man! 0Votes205.8kRecs266.6kFans
- 29 Heartbeat Domain 心跳领域 I’m Feng Yan. I live at Yunhai City Psychiatric Hospital, and I like replacing the academic videos on the director’s USB drive with adult films. When he attends city-level meetings, I make sure he takes off and carries the team. I’ve used a piezoelectric igniter to shock someone in the butt, and once, while the director was swimming at the beach, I dived underwater, pulled off his swim trunks, and used them as a swimming cap. In the end, I let the director get away safely. I hate puns. I hate al 0Votes64.6kRecs73.4kFans
- 30 The Literary Superstar 文艺大明星 Reborn in another world, he sets out to become the godfather of science fiction. From the Galaxy Award to the Nebula Award, from The Martian to The Three-Body Problem, from the Foundation series to A Stroll Through the Galaxy, he creates the Three Laws of Robotics and establishes the Dark Forest theory. The literary young man Lin Han sparks a science fiction craze. 0Votes267.3kRecs223.2kFans
- 31 Dragon of the Deep Sea 深海之龙 A hapless fellow gets toyed with, only to end up becoming a sea dragon… 0Votes53.7kRecs50.8kFans
- 32 The Creator of Entertainment 文娱缔造者 You can be lonely or you can be vulgar. P.S. I'm here to set entertainment fiction writing straight. That's all. 0Votes412.6kRecs313.2kFans
- 33 Otaku Chef 宅厨师 Bai Ye transmigrated to a bizarre otherworld where food reigned supreme and became a chef. He thought he would live out an ordinary life, but little by little, he began to realize that strange things kept intruding into this world. What the heck are Gourmet Cells? What’s the deal with Totsuki Academy? Are the legendary cooking utensils real or not? And now there’s even a Sword Art Online: Gourmet Hunter edition. What exactly are you trying to pull...? P.S. This story is heartfelt and focuses on 0Votes181.7kRecs159.4kFans
- 34 The Pirate Alliance 海贼同盟 This is the delightful story of a certain lawbreaker who legally obtains a C-rank skill from an agent, is forced to trade for an A-rank item, steals a B-rank skin of his own accord, and is forcibly smuggled into the world of pirates. Assume that an average vice admiral has a combat rating of 100, a Haki level of B, a speed rank of A, and a strength rank of B. If an individual aiming for this level of growth starts with a combat rating of 1, has an average annual growth rate of 1.24, and experien 0Votes95.2kRecs51.1kFans
- 35 The Pet Shop of the Future 未来宠物店 He opened a pet shop, but on the very first day, someone brought in a panda! What the heck? Help, I don’t want to go to jail! 0Votes186.8kRecs173.3kFans
- 36 Reborn in Japan as a God 重生日本当神明 Warning: This is anime-style material. Please enjoy it in the proper manner. Synopsis: The protagonist is a skilled martial artist who accidentally forms a golden core and, by chance, transmigrates into the body of a Japanese student. The longer he stays in that country, the more people he meets. He gets a girlfriend, and causes a huge commotion... Author’s gripe: This is the fifth version of the synopsis. I feel like dying. The title is silently shedding tears. Thanks: If you’ve made it through 0Votes130.7kRecs106.1kFans
- 37 I Definitely Won't Look at the Bullet Comments 我才不会看到弹幕呢 Everyone is the protagonist of their own life. But what would you do if one day you discovered that your life seemed to be an anime, and people watching it were posting comments? [First!] [Top 100!] [Screenshotting this for my wallpaper!] [Hands off my waifu!] [To the guy calling her your waifu, I've read your waifu's doujinshi. You're not the protagonist!] [Where can I find the doujinshi? Isn't this a new anime? And it doesn't even have a manga! Someone upstairs, send me the cloud drive link!] 0Votes37.1kRecs59.9kFans
- 38 Why Did You Summon Me? 你为何召唤我 The souls of 33 top experts are imprisoned in an endless void. The key to their escape, however, lies in the hands of an innocent young girl. To secure their freedom, Bai Yi uses the knowledge and experience of these top experts to give the girl a thorough education. And so begins a delightful, carefree adventure. Verification answer: The Sixteenth Basket of Steamed Buns 0Votes187.9kRecs282.3kFans
- 39 From Writer to Superstar 从写手到巨星 From a flop writer to an all-around superstar, all it takes is a set of cards! The story begins when Yun Hou gets the “Typing Speed Card,” breaks ten thousand words an hour, and starts putting out thirty chapters a day! No parallel worlds, no transmigration, no copying stories. One set of cards is all it takes to conque 0Votes159.2kRecs131.7kFans
- 40 A Journey Through Games 游戏旅途 To players, this game world is indistinguishable from reality. Its NPCs are every bit as clever as real people, if not more so. Aside from the extra menus and the ability to level up, is this really a game world? An outsider who shut his eyes, opened them, and suddenly found himself on a new map wants to escape the game. The road ahead is long and arduous. In this familiar world where the elements intertwine... ...Excuse me, how do I get out of here? Should the blurb be a little more serious? I 0Votes200.8kRecs91.7kFans
- 41 Unlimited Firepower in the Wizarding World 巫界之无限火力 One punch lets the prophet dominate the Three Realms; the last emperor spreads his seed across the world! The vengeful prince silently farms; the Child of the World rises to fulfill his destiny! Andy arrives via transmigration with the super buff “Infinite Firepower,” only to discover that the other world he faces is nothing like he imagined... The Prophet’s Hundred Tombs, the City in the Sky, a thousand-year dream, bonds spanning ten thousand lifetimes, and the hidden hand lurking deep within s 0Votes62.5kRecs45.3kFans
- 42 The Villainous Superstar 恶人大明星 (Completed) Lin Haiwen transmigrated with a game called Villain’s Valley, where players could do every kind of evil. Now he can say and do whatever he wants in the real world, throwing his weight around and acting like a tyrant. He can curse anyone, hit anyone, and bully anyone he likes. No more swallowing his anger, no more compromising, no more worrying about unspoken rules. And he can even use the Villain Points earned from the people he bullies to exchange for countless magical items from th 0Votes413.9kRecs206.6kFans
- 43 The Designer of the Main God’s World 主神世界设计师 That's right, I'm the one who turned the gloomy, dangerous, oppressive, and insane Lord God's Space into a fun game! P.S. Ten million for someone to carry me through the Avengers nightmare-difficulty world instance and help me earn the achievement title! Parallel world. Don't compare it to reality. 0Votes75.2kRecs68.9kFans
- 44 The Best Principal 最校长 Ren Feng transmigrates into a strange parallel world much like Earth, where he becomes the principal of a disreputable college on the verge of bankruptcy. Then he gets a prestigious-school System. So he has Qi Baishi teach traditional Chinese painting, Beethoven teach piano, Socrates teach philosophy, Gauss teach mathematics, Qian Zhongshu teach Chinese classics, Hayao Miyazaki teach animation, Jordan teach basketball… “In the twenty-first century, far away in the East, there stands a school ren 0Votes82.4kRecs83.8kFans
- 45 The Greatest Abbot in History 史上第一方丈 In a modern world where Zen Buddhism has nearly died out, Su Wen is the abbot of a temple. He grows the monastery, trains warrior monks, opens a martial arts school, performs funeral rites, catches ghosts, farms, and spreads the Buddhist teachings to save all living beings, eventually becoming the imperial preceptor. Benefactor, I can tell you have an extraordinary physique. Why not join my order, set aside your troubles, and attain transcendence? 0Votes245.6kRecs190.5kFans
- 46 My Little Sister Luo Tianyi 我的妹妹洛天依 Luo Chen, a third-rate video creator, thinks he's transmigrated to a strange world. What? This world doesn't have AcFun or All-Star? What? This world doesn't have Yilishabai Shu, Chunhei, Lao Fancai, and all those other big-name creators? What? My little sister is Luo Tianyi, and my childhood friend is Yan He? What kind of nonsense is this? Luo Chen declares that he's going to spread love and justice i 0Votes121.4kRecs139.1kFans
- 47 The Book of Another World 异界之书 Many people believe our universe and world are unique, but that is not the case. On a cosmic scale, the world is made up of many different dimensions. Beyond our reality, countless other dimensional worlds exist. Each world has its own distinct laws and structure. Walls of space and time divide one world from another, keeping worlds governed by different laws from intersecting. Yet through a wondrous form of magic known as summoning, people can bring creatures from other dimensions into the real 0Votes187.8kRecs138.9kFans
- 48 EN Urban Life Simulation 都市模拟人生 A Life Simulator System falls from the sky. It evaluates a person's overall achievements in life through six factors: wealth, status, reputation, partners, descendants, and lifespan. After Zhou Ming obtains the System, he begins experiencing, rewriting, and perfecting lives in different instances, earning a vast number of achievement points. And as he gains all kinds of wealth in the game, his life in the real world undergoes a dramatic transformation... Subscrib 2Votes206.9kRecs340.5kFans
- 49 A Cultivator's Culinary Life 修士的厨神生活 In an age of spiritual qi revival, he gains a true cultivation inheritance, follows the path of cultivation through artifact forging, and seeks immortality amid good food and drink. Cultivation and cuisine make the perfect pair! 0Votes98.2kRecs88.4kFans
- 50 Taotie: The Adventure King 饕餮之冒险王 Livestreamed adventures in the wilderness and ancient ruins. A top-tier chef. A law-abiding, upstanding citizen. With a black cooking pot on his back, he travels the world, discovers new species, explores the past, pushes his limits, and tastes bitterness. He’s been barred from entering multiple countries around the globe. A law-abiding adventurer who picks fights with everyone. A living legend. 0Votes35kRecs52.6kFans
