Novels like It Was an Age of Innocence
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as It Was an Age of Innocence, best match first.
- 1 Urban: The Dragon King Returns from Journey to the West 都市：西游归来的龙王 Li Yu's soul transmigrates into the Journey to the West world as the Dragon King of the Jing River. He is beheaded from the start, but gains the ability to travel back and forth between two worlds. In modern society, he digs into the myths and legends, rebuilds the Heavenly Court, and creates a new Underworld. In the world of Journey to the West, he leads humanity to prosperity and wages war against Heaven. Li Shimin: “Develop the economy, make education compulsory, conquer the West, and liberat 0Votes11kRecs19.1kFans
- 2 EN One Piece: Undercover Starting from Impel Down 海贼从推进城开始卧底 Three years! Then another three years! Ten years have passed, Long, so why won’t you let me go back? I’m about to become a Navy Admiral! 0Votes12.3kRecs51.2kFans
- 3 Your Sanity Is at Zero 你san值归零了 Also known as: “Silly Players Don't Need Sanity” “The Evil Game Developer Tricked Players into His World to Do Unpaid Labor” “The Bandits Who Seemed Like Heroes Looted the Villagers' Homes After Saving Them” A blend of the Fourth Calamity and Cthulhu elements, with a bit of farming, a scheming and humorous protagonist, and a focus on the goofy players' interactions and the properties of ancient relics. The real synopsis: A low 0Votes9.3kRecs162.9kFans
- 4 80s Wife Is Sweet and Sassy 八零媳妇又甜又飒 [Devoted to each other, one couple, married first and fall in love later, sweet and satisfying] In her previous life, Chu Qiao obeyed her father at home and her husband after marriage, working tirelessly without complaint. When she lay on the operating table in labor, her mother-in-law, husband, and stepson all abandoned her, and both she and her baby died. She returns to age twenty-one, before marrying her selfish, vicious ex-husband. But her stepmother is doing everything she can to force her 0Votes50.8kRecs31.2kFans
- 5 The 2000 Startup Boom 逆流2000创业时代 “If you miss out on her, you miss out on your entire youth.”, Wang Yan Reborn in the year 2000, Wang Yan has a royal flush in his hand and sets his sights on restaurants, logistics and transportation, the internet, real estate... In this entrepreneurial era, where opportunities are everywhere, he's ready to be the first man to feast on king crab. 0Votes3.4MRecs53.4kFans
- 6 My Wife Is a Washed-Up Superstar 我老婆是扑街大明星 Her “acting” is a total flop, yet somehow she becomes a superstar. Yep, you heard that right... This book is also known as The Growth Diary of a Naive Girlfriend in Chinese Entertainment. After his soul enters the body of an assistant to an instructor at an arts center, Su Chen opens his eyes to find a soft, fragrant little foot covering his face... Nope, not licking it! P.S. Slice of life, a little sweet romance. Bring your own tissues!! 0Votes1.9kRecs3.1kFans
- 7 The Panda's Leisurely Life 大熊猫的悠闲生活 (A cozy slice-of-life story with no System) After transmigrating into the body of a giant panda, Yuan Da finds himself in a remote mountain valley, while other pandas live pampered lives in zoos. But that's all right: he can occasionally head down the mountain to sample delicious food, livestream, and appear on variety shows. Before he knows it, Yuan Da discovers he's become famous. 0Votes77.3kRecs141.8kFans
- 8 Reborn in a Crazy Era 重生之疯狂时代 By sheer chance, he returned to 2006. At twenty years old, Wang Chenning once again stood at the crossroads of his life... This was an era brimming with opportunities, and he had a trump card up his sleeve! Now that he was reborn, he would never again waste his youth or let love slip away. So let’s enjoy life to the fullest! 0Votes1.2kRecs3.2kFans
- 9 It Turns Out the Expert Is Right Beside Me 高人竟在我身边 What's it like to discover on your first day of college that all your roommates are big shots? Hao Yun is probably the best person to answer that question. After being struck by the System of a Hidden Master, he unexpectedly gains the ability to see other people's future potential and discovers that every guy in his dorm is destined to become a future big shot with off-the-charts potential. Why bother working hard, then? Just latch onto someone powerful, right? That's what anyone would think, an 0Votes398.2kRecs325.1kFans
- 10 The Rogue 顽贼 The second year of Chongzhen, Great Ming Empire. The once-powerful empire stood on the verge of collapse. Within its borders, a courier from Yinchuan raised his arm and took up arms, splintering the realm. Beyond them, the new ruler of Jianzhou waged war in every direction, leading his forces through the passes. Amid the drought that swept across Shaanxi, Liu Chengzong strode across the parched, thousand-mile wasteland, head held high. 20Votes465.9kRecs258.7kFans
- 11 American Comics: The Devil at the Crossroads 美漫：十字路口的恶魔 Would you sell your soul? Justin Hammer: “I would, as long as I could get a 50-year weapons contract with the military and bankrupt Stark Industries!” Loki: “I would, as long as my brother, who’s better than me at everything, stayed bald forever!” Dormammu: “I would, as long as I could escape this damn time loop!” Groot: “I am Groot!” Thanos: “I would, as long as I could bring balance to this universe!” Deadpool: “I would, as long as I could die!” Morgan: “I would, as long as my dad could come b 0Votes386Recs10Fans
- 12 My Little Farmstead in 1978 我的1978小农庄 A small farm opens in a mountain village far from the noise of the city. Here, there is Moutai that costs more than ten yuan a bottle after aging for seven or eight years, and Wuliangye that costs seven or eight yuan. Organic vegetables, organic fish and shrimp, organic boiled mutton, all green, eco-friendly, and delicious. A failed, middle-aged divorced man turns around and becomes the leisurely owner of a farm. The small mountain-village farm becomes famous far and wide. Slippers, undershirt, 8Votes866.3kRecs407.4kFans
- 13 I Only Want to Support Myself 我只想自力更生 Zhao Dezhu was reborn. He didn't know how to trade government bonds or stocks, couldn't remember any winning lottery numbers, and had no idea how to make money in business... He had just one thought: I will make it on my own! If you don't like following updates, you can read my completed art-career novel, The Great Art Era, or my mercenary shoot-'em-up novel, I'm a Killer with No Feelings. 2Votes1.7MRecs523.8kFans
- 14 I Have Billions of Sword Techniques 我有亿万种剑术 Ren Qing could feel the immense malice of this world. Strange phenomena appeared one after another, and ancient gods watched from the abyss. By comparison, humanity could only struggle to survive. Fortunately, he possessed billions of sword techniques from the Myriad Worlds! Watch as Ren Qing, sword in hand, wipes out countless demons and monsters! 0Votes9.1kRecs5.6kFans
- 15 Demon King, Take Your Place 魔王请就位 [The end times of Journey to the West] [A clever protagonist] You were born a Demon King! Even if countless flying immortals pierce your body, and the gods and Buddhas of every heaven shatter your bones; Even if your fangs are broken, your scales torn away, your eyes blinded, and your claws severed, and you are cast into the abyss; A Demon King remains a Demon King. May I live to see your return, help you reclaim your throne, and stand with you as you rule the world once more! Cheng Yu, a villag 0Votes30.6kRecs32Fans
- 16 Eighteen Years of Legendary Waves 传奇浪潮十八年 [Winner of the Fifth Network Literature Competition for Realistic Themes] After 2000, the rise of online games brought countless legendary figures and dreams to China’s internet. An eighteen-year gold rush. The protagonist, Su Qingyue, leaves a small southern city for Pingjing alone. Starting out as an ordinary department manager, he endures cold shoulders as well as love and hatred, burning incense and kowtowing, and severing ties with former allies. Treading on thin ice and constantly on edge, 1Votes3.7MRecs767.4kFans
- 17 The Pokémon Tomb Raider 精灵盗墓者 This is a Pokemon fan novel!!! Welcome to the real world of Pokemon! The culture of this ancient nation stretches back five thousand years. Countless powerful Pokemon command their own territories, each reigning supreme for centuries. Beside the Dragon King Temple, Trevenant Forest forms a deadly forbidden zone. Anyone who enters is doomed to die, yet within it grow ancient fruits, sweet and crisp, imbued with wondrous power. No one has ever been able to take them. Beneath a thousand-year-old to 0Votes32kRecs82kFans
- 18 Douluo Dalu IV: Ultimate Douluo 斗罗大陆IV终极斗罗 Ten thousand years later, the ice melted. While conducting research in the Far North, an expedition team from the Douluo Federation discovered an egg with gold and silver patterns. Their instruments detected signs of life inside, so they hurriedly brought it back to the research institute for incubation. The egg hatched, but what emerged was a baby, a baby exactly like a human child, born from an egg. 36Votes13.6MRecs2.5MFans
- 19 All My Disciples Are Great Villains 我的徒弟都是大反派 Lu Zhou woke up to find himself the strongest and oldest demonic patriarch in the world, with nine disciples notorious for their evil deeds and feared across the land. His eldest disciple was the leader of the Netherworld Sect, commanding countless demonic followers. His second disciple was the Sword Demon, who would start killing at the slightest disagreement... Now that he has lost all his cultivation, how is he supposed to whip this band of villains into shape? Eldest disciple Yu Zhenghai: “I 5Votes1.3MRecs2.7MFans
- 20 The Ming Dynasty's Imperial Preceptor 大明国师 After witnessing the end of the Jingnan Campaign, Jiang Xinghuo, marked for extermination of his entire clan and nine relations, finally breathed a sigh of relief. As a veteran transmigrator, he would return to the modern era and gain immortality after transmigrating nine times. Certain he was about to finish the job, Jiang Xinghuo grew so bored that he began giving lectures in prison. But things gradually started to feel off… Ma Sanbao: “What is the Age of Exploration in The Sea Power Doctrine? 29Votes427.7kRecs6.2MFans
- 21 The Divine Suppression Bureau 镇神司 When martial heroes use force to defy the law, the people suffer. The Human Emperor seeks to emulate the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors by establishing the God-Subduing Bureau to hunt down the remnants of the sects. 0Votes770.9kRecs82.2kFans
- 22 Playing Cards in Duel City 我在决斗都市玩卡牌 Su Yu creates an alternate account in the fully immersive trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh!: Link World, then inexplicably transmigrates into the game world, complete with an NPC template. Time rewinds to before the game’s launch. The players won’t arrive for another month. The nameless Pharaoh still sleeps within high school student Yugi Muto, and the era-defining tournament, Battle City, has yet to begin. When the game officially launches 27Votes569.2kRecs620.3kFans
- 23 Fallout: Rebooting Van Buren 辐射：重启范布伦 On the west coast of a distant continent, a nation rises from the ashes of destruction. The flag of the two-headed bear flies high, and the flame of civilization burns anew across the wasteland. But war never changes. People today are still repeating the mistakes of the past. Will the eastward expansion free this nation from the curse of decline, or sound the death knell of its demise? The shadows of the Old World still flicker faintly in the present. Monstrous, savage creatures are everywhere, 0Votes14.8kRecs25.9kFans
- 24 EN The Corpse Mender of Autumn Execution Grounds 我在秋斩刑场当缝尸人那些年 [A human face with a ghost’s heart, drawing on the past to speak of the present. I am the master of the martial world.] Lin Shou wakes up to find himself a corpse-sewer at the execution grounds where prisoners are beheaded in autumn. Fallen leaves return to their roots, and the dead must be laid to rest. The corpses of executed prisoners must be sewn back together before burial. Otherwise, they will be buried improperly and bring disaster. Lin Shou discovers that sewing up corpses can earn him a 2Votes300.7kRecs741kFans
- 25 Infinite Card Draws in the Martial World 武侠之无限抽卡 [A 2019 Wuxia Power Fantasy] “My name is Zhang Rang. Rang, as in modest and courteous.” In his previous life, Zhang Rang was humble and easygoing, but kind people get bullied. In this life, he has been reborn in a world of martial arts. “My name is Zhang Rang. Rang, as in taking the lead without hesitation!” In this life, I’ll stand unrivaled in the martial world. The world belongs to me! The new book, I Want to Be a Slacker, is updating hot off the press!!! 0Votes14.1kRecs48.3kFans
- 26 EN Calamity of Ten Thousand Races 万族之劫 I am the calamity of the myriad races across the heavens! The first five volumes of "Global Gaowu" and "Calamity of the Myriad Races" have been published in print. They’re available on Tmall, Dangdang, and JD.com. If you’re interested, go check them out. Thanks for your support! 155Votes14.6MRecs7.6MFans
- 27 I Really Don’t Want to be Reborn 我真没想重生啊 Who could have imagined that Chen Hansheng, a successful professional and eligible bachelor, would be reborn and wake up as a high school senior? At a crossroads in his life, Chen Hansheng is torn between the treasure of a girl, Shen Youchu, and his first love, Xiao Rongyu. Who should he choose? The pinnacle of urban rebirth fiction, and an essential romance guide for young people! 1.6kVotes4.6MRecs8.3MFans
- 28 EN My Senior Brother is Too Steady 我师兄实在太稳健了 *The annual Youku season of the animated adaptation, My Senior Brother Is Too Steady, is about to conclude.* Reborn in ancient times, before the Investiture of the Gods War, Li Changshou became a minor Qi Refiner. He had no great fortune bestowed upon him, nor was he a chosen one destined to face a catastrophic tribulation. All he had was a cultivation dream: to live forever. To make a living in 120Votes11.5MRecs9.8MFans
- 29 Great Doctor Ling Ran 大医凌然 Ling Ran, a medical student, had a modest goal: to become the greatest doctor in the world. Then, by accident, he achieved it. 53Votes8.5MRecs2.1MFans
