Novels like Starting in 2012
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Starting in 2012, best match first.
- 1 The Promise I Made With My Academic Ace Deskmate 我和学神同桌有个约定 Originally titled Candy House in the Book I want to capture our youth through your eyes and stay by your side through those awkward years. Will you remember the promise we made back then? 0Votes10.7kRecs83.6kFans
- 2 I Unlock a Different Superpower Every Day! 我，每天解锁不同超能力！ Originally titled I Always Check the Almanac Before Going Out After the spiritual qi revival, all the mythical beasts from The Classic of Mountains and Seas awaken one after another and wreak havoc across the world. An old almanac changes Mo Xiangnan's life. Each day's auspicious and inauspicious activities grant him different abilities. [Today's auspicious activity: Seek medical treatment] Mo Xiangnan: There's no illness I can't cure today! [Today's auspicious activity: Move house] Mo Xiangnan: 0Votes20.4kRecs100kFans
- 3 Against the Current Through Myriad Worlds 逆流诸天 Flying-fish robes, embroidered spring knives. On this whole street, I'm the hottest guy around! Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Hong Taiji, Dorgon, have you ever seen the Jinyiwei prison? After transmigrating to the late Ming Dynasty, Lu Fan's path to conquering the myriad heavens begins with becoming a proud Jinyiwei Captain! A saga of competing celestial empires for supremacy across the myriad heavens. The author has already written acclaimed works such as The Strongest Boss in the Heavens, The L 0Votes51.1kRecs128.1kFans
- 4 Back to 2008 回档在2008 On his wedding night, Chen An got blackout drunk, then woke up back in 2008. The close friend who had secretly loved him for years was now in the bloom of youth, while his future wife was still the adorable girl next door. What should Chen An do? 0Votes60.7kRecs122.4kFans
- 5 I Brought Shame on My Rebirth 我给重生丢脸了 It was a year when youth was in full bloom: someone to love, memories to savor. A quiet little story with almost no posturing and an exceptionally slow pace… [The place names in this story are all made up. Any resemblance to real names or other coincidences is entirely unintentional, and there is absolutely no mockery intended! 1Votes60.4kRecs91.1kFans
- 6 A Female Professor's Everyday Boyfriend 女教授的日常小男友 Ji had gotten drunk twice in his life. Both times, he somehow wound up in the mysterious women’s restroom, and both times the same woman beat him to a pulp. With over 3,000 fan points, you can ask a group moderator to add you to the full-subscription group. 1Votes111.7kRecs364.4kFans
- 7 Cultivation Begins with Deciphering Texts 修行从破译文献开始 Many years ago, people discovered some books inscribed with an unusual script among ancient ruins. They were named the Ancient Texts. By a stroke of luck, some people managed to decipher the texts and gained unimaginable powers, becoming godlike figures who could command the wind and rain! For a time, the whole world rushed to study them, and the ancient script itself was revered as a divine miracle. Countless years later, a graduate student in the humanities and social sciences arrived in this 0Votes82.2kRecs349.9kFans
- 8 What Should I Do About My Overpowered Girlfriend? 女朋友太强怎么办 What do you do when your girlfriend is too strong? Keep charging in with A attacks! This is the story of the protagonist stirring things up in the future of a certain timeline while trading wits with his girlfriend. Entertainment, everyday life, and sweet romance! Also known as The Future Entertainment Empire and Nobody Knows How to Have Fun Like I Do. 0Votes85.3kRecs103.1kFans
- 9 Reborn: Watching the Neighboring Twins Grow Up 重生之邻家双子初长成 Lu Man returned to 2006. The girl next door, his childhood sweetheart, was one of a pair of twin sisters. "We grew up together, and you still can't tell me apart from my older sister!" "Why would I need to tell you apart?" "...Fine, you don't have to chase me anymore, but what are you trying to say?!" "Nothing. I just think your mom's been really good to me, and I don't want a different mother-in-law." 0Votes117.3kRecs374.9kFans
- 10 The Cute Girl Has a Thousand Layers of Tricks 可爱的她有千层套路 Chen Jiayu thought his fate was an unchanging identity that would last forever. But this time, an unfamiliar and beautiful transfer student suddenly appeared in his class. Would his fate change? The moonlight he had secretly loved for years, and the mysterious little fox who had appeared from nowhere. Whose hand should he take? 32Votes42.2kRecs274.8kFans
- 11 The Northern Song Dynasty's Young Literary Prodigy 北宋小文豪 Su Lu is in the Northern Song dynasty, and his hometown is Meishan. Born into a wealthy official's family, Su Lu has lived in luxury since childhood. Spoiled and pampered, he has no lofty ambitions and is only cut out to live off someone else. He is actively looking for a partner to take him on so he can spend the rest of his life as an unambitious couch potato. He's already made a thorough plan for his future: if he really can't find a wife who can support him, he doesn't mind staying home and 0Votes114.6kRecs66.3kFans
- 12 Return to 2008 重返2008年 A train carried Li Da back to his high school days in 2008. That year, the girl beside him had a beautiful smile, his bunkmate snored like thunder, and the teacher at the podium said this was the worst class he had ever taught. That year, they were young, and life was peaceful. 0Votes110.3kRecs234.7kFans
- 13 An Ordinary Vampire's Life 日常系血族 What should you keep in mind as a vampire? Ahem... Obey the law and love life! This is a story about the everyday life of a vampire. 1Votes73.4kRecs231.3kFans
- 14 Explosive War God 爆裂天神 The next hundred years on this planet were supposed to be a bloody history of humanity’s struggle for survival. But the course of events changed completely the moment that man returned to the beginning. “To me, you’re no more than a firefly before the bright moon.” “Dying by my hand is the greatest honor of your life.” “Who am I?” “My surname is Lu. My given name is Ze, the Ze in ‘blessing all things.’” (A story of a planet sinking into mist, gods walking among mortals, might making 2Votes389.8kRecs218.1kFans
- 15 I Have a Martial Arts World 我有一个武道世界 What would happen if a superhuman appeared on the ordinary Blue Star? Two-way portals, the only supernatural being. A small goal: tank a nuclear bomb head-on~ 0Votes262.6kRecs401.9kFans
- 16 Your Majesty, Those Wonders Will Ruin the Country! 陛下，奇观误国啊！ Bruno transmigrated to another world and acquired the Wonder Construction System. The Hanging Gardens are used to grow vegetables, The Colosseum is used for playing football, The Great Lighthouse heralded the dawn of the Age of Exploration, The Ruhr factories proclaimed the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, Actually... I'm just an utterly ordinary wonder mover. N years later, "Your Majesty, please reconsider. Wonders can bring ruin to a nation!" 0Votes63.6kRecs251.6kFans
- 17 The Girl Next Door Is Adorable Today, Too 邻家今天也很可爱 After his parents divorce, Lin Lu starts living on his own. His days are peaceful and uneventful. That is, until one day, an older girl moves in next door. Though they were strangers at first, the two begin sharing a curious connection. The girl next door is so kind. She helps him with his studies and cooks for him. She’s elegant and poised, gentle and thoughtful, and even her occasional absentmindedness is utterly adorable! But somehow, things don’t seem to be going quite as they should... “The 0Votes127.2kRecs324.8kFans
- 18 The Top Student's Japanese Girlfriend 学霸的日本女友 Rika Asaba, a beautiful exchange student from Japan, was placed in my home by her father. I was honored with the job of being her guide to life in China. As we spent time together, I discovered that she had all sorts of secrets... She always got lost when she went out, curled up into a ball when she slept, always held her cup with both hands when drinking water, was insanely devoted to claw machines, and was determined to work hard and buy a home of her own... There’s no way I’d fall for a girl 5Votes189.4kRecs448.8kFans
- 19 Real Estate Tycoon 房产大亨 Zhang Wei, an agent at a real estate brokerage, gains the ability to read minds after being injured in an accident. His mind-reading power lets him see through the deception and intrigue of the real estate business and figure out what clients truly think, helping him thrive in the industry... 0Votes133.1kRecs302.7kFans
- 20 Back to My Boyhood 回档少年时 12Votes404.3kRecs506.1kFans
- 21 Honey, Please Behave 老婆请安分 I lived carefully, afraid the butterfly effect would make me lose you. … … This is a story about searching. P.S. One female lead, a slice-of-life story [The comic adaptation of Please Keep Things in Order, Honey is now available on multiple platforms. Please check it out!] 20Votes160.5kRecs483.4kFans
- 22 EN My Girlfriend Is an UP Creator 我女友是up主 In a dimly lit movie theater. The girl kept her eyes tightly shut and spoke to the boy beside her in a trembling voice: “Chen Wen, I’ve liked you for a long time. Will you let me be your girlfriend?” After a long while, she still hadn’t gotten a reply. Nervously, she opened her eyes, only to see Chen Wen looking around for something. “W-what are you doing?” “Uh…” Chen Wen said blankly. “ 5Votes154kRecs465.1kFans
- 23 This Doctor Understands Me Too Well 这医生太懂我了 Reporter: “Hello, Dr. Yuan. As the most renowned psychologist in the field, what is your motto in life?” Yuan Jia: “To keep improving my professional knowledge and become a good doctor who understands patients.” Reporter: “Then let me put you to the test, Dr. Yuan. What am I thinking right now?” Yuan Jia: “I bet you’re thinking about eating shit!” Reporter: “How mean!” … (This is a heartwarming, everyday story about a psychological counselor who gains access to a learning space, works hard to im 0Votes133.8kRecs138.8kFans
- 24 Falling for My Childhood Friend 恋上青梅这件事 My deskmate is a girl. She’s pretty cute, but she’s just so annoying! She steps on my feet every day, hides my water bottle, pinches me, and tells my mom I sleep in class. And the worst part is, she sticks to me like glue and I can’t shake her off. We’re even in the same class at university?? Great Zhihu users, help me out here. What can I do to teach her a lesson? … “How about trying to confess to her?” Keywords: childhood friends, romance, everyday life, writing, adorable pets 26Votes193.4kRecs517.9kFans
- 25 The Han Dynasty's Founding Emperor 汉世祖 Transmigrate into Liu Chengyou, the Hidden Emperor of the Later Han, and assist in founding the dynasty. Thereafter, while still young, inherit the newly established enterprise, preserve the fortune of its great expansion, and guard its unshakable foundation. P.S. If his father and elder brothers had not died so young, he might have become a Li Er reborn. 1Votes323.7kRecs267.2kFans
- 26 EN I Hijacked the Timeline 我绑架了时间线 Every time reality is rewritten, the future changes. After witnessing human civilization perish 1,500 years in the future, Feng Qi accidentally gained the ability to transmigrate into the future. He chose to keep restarting the timeline, using the information he gathered to give human civilization a chance to survive. 6Votes254kRecs1.4MFans
- 27 Buried Origin 葬元 A policewoman pursues a fugitive, and the two of them end up in the early Yuan dynasty. By then, the Battle of Yashan is over, the Song dynasty has fallen for good, and Mongol cavalry rules the land. The Yuan Empire’s power is at its peak, and Kublai Khan has secured his throne as king of kings. Who in the world would dare defy him? Start a rebellion? First, try to survive. 0Votes389.2kRecs330.1kFans
- 28 What Do You Mean, a Roaming Mid Laner? 什么叫游走型中单啊 {A League of Legends esports novel} Taking on three enemies alone or two-on-one, roaming and providing backup: Lin Ran excels at all of it. He’s also exceptionally good at farming gold and scaling, treating jungle monsters like his own minion waves. His team’s Garlic Turtle can barely take it anymore. Making his debut in S6, Lin Ran strives to break through the darkness before dawn and join his teammates in raising a beacon of hope for the LPL. 9Votes252.4kRecs639.2kFans
- 29 EN Players, All Aboard! 玩家请上车 “Welcome, players, aboard the dedicated train for the Dimensional Rift Game. This train will depart from the E-Rank starting station and travel to a D-Rank station. Please ensure your safety, board in an orderly fashion, and obey the rules of travel.” “The rules of travel are as follows:” “1. Please do not bring non-game items aboard the train. (Underwear is exempt.)” “2. Consumption is mandatory. (All train staff are working without pay.)” “3. Do not turn on the lights after they have been turn 912Votes787.7kRecs1.2MFans
- 30 EN Thirty Years of Slaying Demons in the Demon-Slaying Bureau 我在斩妖司除魔三十年 When Zhou Yi woke up, he had become an executioner in the Demon-Slaying Bureau of the Great Qian Empire. Demons ran rampant, ghosts stalked the land, and heaven and earth were undergoing a cataclysmic transformation. Zhou Yi hid away in the Demon-Slaying Bureau, executing demons every day to earn all kinds of rewards. The Yellow Court Scripture, the Ziying Immortal Sword, a Peach of Immortality tree, a Five-Colored Divine Ox, the Tiangang arts, the Disha powers… Across the nine heavens and ten 1Votes450.3kRecs885.9kFans
- 31 EN Reborn 99 Days Before the College Entrance Exam 重生高考前99天 Chen Zhe, a provincial civil servant, unexpectedly returns to the year he was in his final year of high school. Once a wooden, shy student who blushed whenever he spoke to a girl and knew nothing but studying, he suddenly becomes adept at handling people and situations, always saying and doing just the right thing. Not only does he change the course of his life, he also draws more and more attention from girls. Girl: Chen Zhe, what are your strong points? Chen Zhe: I’m honest, and I don’t talk m 4.3kVotes2.7MRecs4.6MFans
- 32 I Am Merely an Actor 朕只是一个演员 Yue Guan is hailed as the man who created five thousand years of Chinese history. From Qin Shi Huang, who unified the land, to Emperor Wu of Han, who expanded the empire's borders; from Emperor Taizong of Tang, peerless in military strategy, to the Yongle Emperor of Ming, who turned defeat into victory against all odds, and even King Zhou of Shang from the age of myth. In five thousand years of Chinese history, there isn't an emperor Yue Guan can't play. He has created countless classic screen p 4Votes437.3kRecs749.5kFans
- 33 My Wife Came from a Thousand Years Ago 我家老婆来自一千年前 [The comic adaptation of Please Be Sensible, My Wife is now available on all platforms. Check it out!] “I want to go home.” “You might not be able to go back.” “Why not?” “Because your home is very far away.” “How far?” “About twelve hundred years.” Xu Qing looked at the young woman from the Tang Dynasty before him with a hint of sympathy. “Everything you know has become history.” Family, friends, enemies: they all vanished more than twelve hundred years ago. A slice-of-life story with one fema 195Votes645.4kRecs2MFans
- 34 Xu Yang, Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine 中医许阳 This is an incredibly hardcore novel about traditional Chinese medicine! A true novel about traditional Chinese medicine! After a medical accident gets him fired, a gifted young practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine encounters a rather dimwitted System. It sends him back several decades to study under famous doctors of the era, and he gradually grows into a true practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. This book tells the story of orthodox traditional Chinese medicine healing the sic 12Votes848.9kRecs537.2kFans
- 35 My Wife Is a Superstar 我老婆是大明星 My boss wants to marry me off to his daughter, who's a big star... (Everyday-life story, light comedy, no angst, nothing too intense. Give it a try...) 6Votes980kRecs1MFans
- 36 EN Who Isn’t a Cultivator These Days? 谁还不是个修行者了 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. He transmigrates into a fantasy world, only to find that... Cultivators with advanced ideals have just ended the long, drawn-out war that brought the old era of cultivation, long past its prime, to a close. The age of imperial oppression is gone, and the era when cultivators stood above everyone else has vanished. This is a vibrant new age in which cultivation is accessible to all. Welcome to the dawn of a new era. These d 28Votes296.9kRecs787kFans
- 37 This Monster Isn't That Cold 这只妖怪不太冷 The new book, Where There Are Immortals, There Is a Name, is now out. Everyday stories of Zhou Li and the yaoguai: Zhou Li has been able to see yaoguai since childhood, but it isn't until the end of his final year of high school that he finally makes contact with one. 12Votes601.7kRecs388.5kFans
- 38 A Million Possibilities 百万可能 Once, a button appeared before Cheng Lin, and he pressed it without hesitation. As a result, Earth was destroyed. Everything returned to zero, then evolved into a new civilization. He thought it was a civilization evolution simulator, but unexpectedly discovered that the story was not what it seemed… 0Votes187.2kRecs341kFans
- 39 Museum of Demon Suppression 镇妖博物馆 What defies the natural order of the world is a yao. What possesses the spirit of a living creature is a jing. What lingers after death is a ghost. What is abnormal in an object is a monster. The Commandant of Retainers, once known as the Crouching Tiger, was an office established by Emperor Wu of Han to investigate witchcraft and capture treacherous criminals. As spiritual energy and the supernatural revive across the globe, humanity gropes its way toward cultivation. The yaoguai, spirits, ghos 42Votes1.2MRecs6.9MFans
- 40 Keep It Together, Don’t Get Reckless 稳住别浪 Heaven has closed for the day, and Hell is full. So I’ll stay in the human world and make trouble... 42Votes2.9MRecs3.4MFans
- 41 Rebuilding My Life in Thirty Years 重塑人生三十年 New book out: Reborn in the Turbulent Decade. There's a direct link on the author's page. Hope you'll show it lots of support. 4Votes381.2kRecs418.5kFans
- 42 Reborn: The Years Flow Like Water 重生之似水流年 A battered middle-aged soul travels back in time and embraces the mottled sunlight of 1998. Then it dawns on him: those really were the best days of youth, and the years were fragrant. Making mistakes was what growing up meant. Youth could be so wonderfully free... 10Votes1.1MRecs2.2MFans
- 43 Reshaping the Millennium Era 重塑千禧年代 At the turn of the millennium, officials were chanting slogans about GDP, bosses took pride in bringing their secretaries along, and rough-and-ready entrepreneurs fought with blades flashing amid the waves of the times. Fang Zhuo returns to the year 2000. Ten years later, a group of venture capitalists and private equity firms storm the company headquarters, demanding an answer from a stunned Fang Zhuo: “Mr. Fang, all your other projects have gone public. When on earth will this first one li 47Votes867.3kRecs825.4kFans
- 44 A Certain Hogwarts Professor of Runes 某霍格沃茨的魔文教授 Three years after graduating from Hogwarts, Felix walks into the magical school once more, but this time he is a professor! What sparks will fly when Muggle ingenuity meets magic? PS1: Professor of Ancient Runes; PS2: The timeline is set in the trio's second year; 33Votes483.9kRecs845.5kFans
- 45 Lü Bu's Life Simulator 吕布的人生模拟器 Do you believe it? A person’s life is already set from the moment their personality takes shape. Life may offer many opportunities and choices, but when you face them, your personality and understanding have already determined what you will choose. As someone destined to fail, are you willing to reshape your life starting now? The Life Simulator: change the future, change your life. You deserve to have one. Outside Luoyang, Lü Bu sat astride the Red Hare, riding with the procession along a broad 9Votes328.1kRecs787.5kFans
- 46 The Great Sage of White Bones 白骨大圣 [A premium fantasy novel with over 10,000 average paid subscribers! A live-action short series has been released!] [After two novels both ran into trouble, I changed my pen name. My former name was Yao Huo!] The dead touch the ground, old dogs dig graves, spirits ask for directions, and the living eat their meals. Do you know what it means to run into even one of them? “My other work, There’s Something Strange Here, has over 20,000 average paid subscribers.” “The comic adaptation rights for Ther 31Votes3.7MRecs1.6MFans
- 47 EN Above the High Heavens 高天之上 The crowdfunding campaign for the physical edition of Above the Heavens 3: The Abyss of Ruins is officially underway! The rewards include postcards, character stickers, a badge set, and holographic bookmarks. More stretch goals are on the way! As before, you can find us on the WeChat mini-program Dimension Core. The quality is excellent, so give it a try! == Every star shining high above has endured billions of years. Most lives are not even as long as the briefest glimmer of a star, and even th 52Votes734.6kRecs6MFans
- 48 Chronicles of the Great Dao 大道纪 Across countless universes, peerless talents rise together, while overlords of infinite dimensions coexist. In a martial arts world, a Daoist forges the Sword of Kingship and reigns supreme for sixty years. His name is passed down for three thousand years. Unmatched through all ages, he becomes the supreme grandmaster. In a world of gods and ghosts, a hundred ghosts roam by day. A Daoist lives on, deathless, questioning the ghosts and gods, then the heavens. He wages war against Heaven itself, b 3Votes1.1MRecs1.1MFans
- 49 The Golden Age of Tokusatsu 最佳特摄时代 At first, Meng Lang wanted to become a great director. To save his family's business, he made the TV series King of Yo-Yos, basically a “buy a yo-yo and get a TV show free” deal! He had planned to sell some yo-yos to fund a major production, but his father suddenly told him, “Son! Our toy factory is going public!” That's when he realized that making tokusatsu shows in a world without piracy could be this profitable! So he went on to make Balala the Fairies, Armor Hero, Bakugan Kids, Legend of Ti 2Votes378.4kRecs505.3kFans
- 50 EN The Forensic Officer of Conan 柯学验尸官 [A Detective Conan fanfic] Full title: The Moment I Transmigrated to the World of Detective Conan, the Famous Detective Named Me the Prime Suspect. As a Coroner, I'm Not Panicking at All 5Votes847.6kRecs954.2kFans
