Novels like Reborn in Tokyo's Bubble Era
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- 1 My Cinematic Universe 我的电影宇宙 This is the story of a genius director. No System (there's no need for one), a completely fictional setting, showbiz, celebrities, directors, and films and TV dramas that draw some inspiration from classic scenes to make them feel immersive and spark the imagination (but aren't copied outright). There are original films, too, building a vast cinematic universe that combines mythology, technology, strange beasts, disasters, and more. (It will definitely exceed your imagination.) 0Votes61.8kRecs48.4kFans
- 2 I Became a Literary Giant in Europe 我在欧洲当文豪 A web-novel author who has spent half his life drifting aimlessly is reborn! Back on the streets of Paris in the year 2000... With no practical skills to speak of and a head full of films and literary works, it seems like he might just manage. Huh, my foreign-language skills are maxed out? The timelines are jumbled! This world seems a little different from the one he came from. No Hugo or Les Miserables, no Dickens or A Tale of Two Cities, no Hemingway or The Old Man and the Sea, and no Margaret 3Votes90.7kRecs69.1kFans
- 3 Copying Stories in a Parallel World to Raise My Daughter 我在平行世界文抄养女儿 Gu Cheng transmigrates to a parallel world, where all his relatives and friends have disappeared. After spending a year giving up on himself, he is just about to face life again when he unexpectedly gains a daughter. She brings color and excitement back into his life. 0Votes35.4kRecs99.8kFans
- 4 Reborn in Japan as a Scandal-Ridden Screenwriter 重生日本之塌房大编剧 “Mr. Sagara, I hear that every production you’ve worked on has met with disaster, without exception. People in the screenwriting industry even call you the Grim Reaper of the business. What do you have to say about that?” “That’s impossible, absolutely impossible! Many of the actors I’ve worked with have reached the peak of their careers, and most of the projects I’ve been involved in were impossible missions I took on under extraordinary circumstances!” “Impossible missions? What do you mean by 0Votes63.8kRecs39.1kFans
- 5 Kyoto's Bubble Era: Starting by Selling Off a Billion-Yuan Fortune 京都泡沫时代：从变卖亿万家产开始 Chiyoda Ward is Tokyo’s Wall Street, as well as its administrative and judicial center. It is known as Tokyo’s “inner ring.” After transmigrating to Japan during the final, prosperous years of its bubble economy, Roger, a bank employee, resolves to use the opportunity as a springboard, climbing ever higher toward the highest seat of power. From section chief to department head to bank president, from Osaka to Tokyo to Chiyoda. In this new era, as tradition gives way to information technology, he 0Votes85.9kRecs185.8kFans
- 6 Karuizawa 轻井泽 Starting with Karuizawa’s smallest whisky distillery, on the verge of bankruptcy and closure, he builds it step by step into the world’s largest liquor group. 0Votes27kRecs50.9kFans
- 7 Controlling Mountains and Rivers, Starting in the Warring States Period 从战国开始掌控山川 Transmigrate to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, not a noble, not a commoner, and certainly not a human! Beginning with “Ximen Bao Governs Ye,” starting at the rushing Zhang River, I slowly pass through two thousand years of history. Confucius stood by the river and said: “Everything flows away like this, never ceasing day or night!” [Not a Divine Cultivation story] [It's really historical fiction] [I'm terrible at coming up with titles] >_<¦¦¦ 0Votes33.7kRecs104.7kFans
- 8 Being Reborn Means Living It Up 重生必须浪 0Votes52kRecs50.3kFans
- 9 Tales of Tang Qi 唐奇谭 After transmigrating a century into an alternate golden age, the imperial court and martial world are rife with undercurrents. The supernatural returns, legends reappear, the truth is written in blood, and hearts are as hard as iron. From across the void, only I can offer salvation. 45Votes204.8kRecs65.4kFans
- 10 Medical Cutting-Edge Technology 医疗黑科技 In 2019, China’s medical device market was worth more than 600 billion yuan, making it the third-largest in the world. Yet imported products controlled over three quarters of the market, and more than 80 percent of high-end medical devices were imported. Despite the enormous market, they “just can’t sell their products.” This is the challenge facing domestic medical device companies today. Just as China’s medical device industry was still struggling to find its footing, Chen Chang’an inherited h 0Votes31.2kRecs87.2kFans
- 11 This Forward Is No Joke 这个前锋不正经 The quiet, introverted boy from Austin eventually became an MVP who took the league by storm. It took sweat and hard work beyond what most people could imagine. Every court he stood on along the way was soaked with his sweat, bearing witness to that history. Lin Ying, a data analyst from 2021, transmigrates to 2005, only to be shocked to discover that he doesn't even have a System! Years later, the fans say: “Your Emperor Lin is unstoppable!” “There can only be one emperor in the league, and it 0Votes110.4kRecs211.9kFans
- 12 Light and Shadow Entertainment 光影文娱 An ordinary person, with only a few songs in his head and memories of a handful of hit movies and TV shows. He refuses to film anything he hasn't seen, so he'll just get by like this. 0Votes46.6kRecs152.8kFans
- 13 I'm Just a Transmigrator 我只是个穿越者 This is a story about someone who transmigrates to Japan in the 1990s. It’s probably a book about Japanese entertainment, and later on I’ll write about AKB and Nogizaka46. What can I say? I’m a die-hard fan of the undead! This isn’t a wish-fulfillment novel. If you don’t like it, please don’t flame me. Just click the X in the upper-right corner. Thanks. 0Votes22.5kRecs30.2kFans
- 14 From All-Round Top Student to Chief Scientist 从全能学霸到首席科学家 What is the truth of the universe? Is it the unification of the four fundamental forces, or the reason consciousness exists? Was the universe truly a singularity at the beginning, and where will it end? Is it an intersection of different dimensions, or strings plucked by God? No one on Earth can answer these questions. But when Lin Xiao obtains a Truth Assistant, finding the truth of the universe suddenly seems less impossible. Of course, without taking small steps, you cannot travel a thousand 0Votes106.7kRecs364.5kFans
- 15 Back in the Past as a Rich Man 回到过去当富翁 Zheng Shan transmigrated and inherited a fortune worth billions from his American great-uncle. After living in America for three years, Zheng Shan ultimately chose to return to China, to a land that was just beginning to rise from the ashes. Every day, he walks his dog, plays with his birds, drinks and chats, and happily enjoys the quiet life he loves. 5Votes95.8kRecs300.9kFans
- 16 Reborn Financial Hunter 重生之金融猎手 When the hands of time turn back sixteen years, all the regrets and mistakes of the past can be set right! Back at the turning point of 2005, Su Yue gazes at the historic opportunities glittering like starlight and decides to ride the crest of the times, determined to live a perfect life. 1Votes84.9kRecs124.2kFans
- 17 Shen Gongbao in Chinese Entertainment 华娱申公豹 Shen Gongbao, a small-town exam grinder, died suddenly and was reborn, only to unexpectedly inherit Shen Gongbao’s legacy. As long as he does something that fits Shen Gongbao’s character, he receives a matching reward! In the entertainment industry, overrun by ghosts and monsters, a “Daoist priest” skilled at setting people up has appeared. It all began when he broke both of Double J’s arms on the set of The Forbidden Kingdom... 370Votes64.7kRecs138.1kFans
- 18 Daily Life After Financial Freedom 财务自由后的日常 P.S. The most beautiful kind of love I can imagine is falling for you at first sight, in a single moment, on a single day, then being swept away by a spark that becomes an unstoppable blaze. It's being together day after day, supporting each other through thick and thin. One moment, you love each other to death; the next, you want to give each other a good thump. You understand my childishness, and I understand your stubbornness. T 5Votes102.2kRecs331.6kFans
- 19 Back to 1995 重返1995 In 1995 America, the internet had only just caught fire, cell phones were still brick-sized, and Hollywood films had yet to enter the age of special effects. The arrival of Song Yang would usher in a whole new era. The media marveled that he was the new Howard Hughes. Just as Hughes had once blazed trails and driven countless people wild, Song Yang went even further than Hughes had, changing an entire era. But when asked about the media's verdict, Song Yang simply replied, “I am who I am. Histor 1Votes75.9kRecs166.7kFans
- 20 Three Kingdoms: Ma Su Only Wants to Die 三国：我马谡只想作死 He transmigrates into the Three Kingdoms era as Ma Su, but has no interest in restoring the Han dynasty. He only wants to collect on his insurance and go home. So Ma Su begins his reckless path to an early death at Jieting, but soon discovers that things aren’t so simple. Zhang He: This young man fights with such courage, always charging into battle himself. His command of troops is truly masterful! Sima Yi: Ma Su has learned the ways of that old schemer Zhuge Liang. His skill at marching and co 0Votes52.9kRecs362.6kFans
- 21 Reborn: Rising in Hong Kong 重生：崛起香江 Rickshaws, floral water, the Four Great Detectives, and pleasure boats on the Kowloon River! Cheongsam-clad beauties swaying to and fro, and the dreamlike Hong Kong! Reborn in Hong Kong... With a hand full of unbeatable cards, Shi Zhijian makes opportunity bloom everywhere! 0Votes121.8kRecs293.2kFans
- 22 Hancheng: A Door to the Future 韩城：我与未来有扇门 When Lin Xiuyuan from 2013 pushed open that door and arrived in 2025, what story would unfold? Then... The past Zheng Xiuyan would begin settling accounts with the future Jessica. Sulli and La Gu, who should have died, would stand before their own gravestones, separated from themselves by life and death. Lin Yun'er, who had made bad films for most of her life, would receive the true teachings from the future and begin to soar, with one goal: the Blue Dragon Best Actress award. Ham Eun-jeong, who 489Votes368.3kRecs249.2kFans
- 23 I Want to Become a Hong Kong Tycoon 我要做港岛豪门 After transmigrating to 1947, Wu Guangyao wasted no time choosing to keep running and made his way to Hong Kong. First, he followed the path of “Fourth Uncle” Li Zhaoji, opening a gold and silver shop to trade foreign exchange. Next, he followed the example of Japan’s YKK, importing automatic zipper machines from Germany and building a zipper business. Then he entered real estate, pioneering the presale of unbuilt apartments and ushering in the era of presale housing. He became a shipping magnat 0Votes67.4kRecs155kFans
- 24 A Traveler in Edo 江户旅人 This writer, who has crisscrossed East Asia, has transmigrated yet again. It’s Edo Castle in 1841. He may not be a lord or general at the height of his power, but the road ahead is just as full of unknowns and adventure. 0Votes167.3kRecs79.3kFans
- 25 Reborn, Starting with E-Commerce 重生从电商开始 A senior executive in e-commerce returns to his college campus. Facing the sweeping, turbulent age of the mobile internet, Luo Xiu sighs and says: “I have face blindness, I’m not interested in money, and I come from an ordinary family. My only distinction is that my house is a little bigger...” 0Votes53.5kRecs91.1kFans
- 26 Tokyo's Literary Age 东京文艺时代 A young director transmigrated to Japan in the 1980s. And so, an extraordinary journey through Japanese cinema began. 0Votes125.6kRecs109.4kFans
- 27 EN Deity Investigation Report 神明调查报告 A kidnapping from the past, thirteen phantoms standing tall in an ancient castle A life caught in a cycle of reversals, and a catastrophe unleashed by the gods in retaliation against humanity! Reason is fragile in this world. Humanity needs to be handled with care. "A real investigator isn't judged by how well they handle the bizarre, but by how well they write their reports!" 23Votes269.7kRecs1.2MFans
- 28 The Tycoon Who Started When the System Crashed 神豪从系统宕机开始 Lin Qian was reborn. Other people who are reborn tend to be middle-aged, sent back to their youth to seize the opportunities of their era. But Lin Qian had only just graduated and had yet to suffer the harsh blows of working life when the god of fate kicked him back to 2010. He knew nothing about stocks and couldn’t write. He was just an ordinary guy. He thought he would simply live through his life again, following the same old routine. Then, one day six years later, the mysterious System that 0Votes202.6kRecs521.6kFans
- 29 The Daily Life of a Great Director 名监督的日常 Akina Nakamori, Rie Miyazawa, Hitomi Kuroki, Miho Nakayama... A film studies PhD transmigrates to 1990s Japan, where the economy is in freefall and beautiful women abound. He swears he’ll become a renowned director. P.S.: A note on terminology: In Japan, a kantoku is a chief director with considerably more authority than an ordinary director. The protagonist is cautious and scheming. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. VIP g 0Votes189.8kRecs154.7kFans
- 30 Treasure Hunting Begins in England 寻宝从英伦开始 An amateur web novelist arrives in a parallel world. This world is not all that different from the one he left behind, but there are obvious differences in many details. Liang En discovers that there are countless things he can do in this world. Just as he is preparing to make a grand start, however, a card System sends him down the path of searching for treasures around the globe. 1Votes102.5kRecs141.6kFans
- 31 Lucky Every Day 天天中奖 Jiang Fan is reborn, and his eyes have undergone some changes. He can now see certain things from the future. 0Votes179.6kRecs404.1kFans
- 32 Beyond the Bubble Era 飞越泡沫时代 A Japanese entertainment-industry novel. From talent agent to entertainment mogul, this is a story about dreams coming true. The author has already completed the million-word classic The Japanese Entertainment Mogul, so you can read with confidence. 22Votes721.2kRecs205.3kFans
- 33 Reborn as a Financial Tycoon 重生之金融巨头 [The new book Reborn in 2013: Super Technology Empire is out. It's a cutting-edge tech startup story with no System. The protagonist is a genius, and the book has three major arcs: Earth, the Solar System, and the Universe.] In battles of capital fought without bloodshed, plain words can become warriors in steel helmets and armor, while rules mastered by heart can turn into an arsenal of weapons wielded with ease. Who knew a war with neither gunpowder nor cold weapons could be so thrilling… Put 0Votes248.7kRecs387.5kFans
- 34 My Literary Life in Japan 我的日本文艺生活 The laid-back youth's everyday life in the Japanese arts scene. 0Votes222kRecs241.9kFans
- 35 EN 10,000 Ways to Eliminate Players 一万种清除玩家的方法 The world I transmigrated to was crawling with players, making survival difficult enough as it was. But the System had latched onto me, turning me into the most conspicuous NPC of them all... The natives couldn’t stand me, and the players saw me as a thorn in their side. To enjoy a good life in this other world and avoid being bullied by players, I had no choice but to do everything I could to turn my own hardships into everyone else’s, keep every gain for myself, and grow stronger until I becam 2Votes190.9kRecs372.9kFans
- 36 Working as a Cop in Mexico 混在墨西哥当警察 The four surest ways to get yourself killed: Become a police officer in Mexico! Here, absolute justice gets you shot. BIU BIU BIU. The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a prison guard and discovers he can see a person’s criminality score! The only way to uphold justice is to outgun the criminals! This prison is called the “Highland Prison”! It has the highest security rating in Mexico. And one man is currently locked inside. His name is Gallardo, nicknamed the Godfather, one of the foun 6Votes215.3kRecs494.8kFans
- 37 Technology Invades the Modern World 科技入侵现代 1960: Lin Ran opens his eyes on a New York street in the 1960s. He has six decades’ worth of future technological data, but no legal identity. He becomes the head of NASA in the 1960s, spending ten percent of America’s GDP every year, taking on Congress in fierce debate, rallying talent from universities around the world, and leading global scientific collaboration. 2020: He returns to China to build a corporate behemoth, establishes a base on Mars, assembles a crew of astronauts bound for Europ 494Votes264.8kRecs475.6kFans
- 38 Exploiting Hollywood, 1980 剥削好莱坞1980 Hollywood has come up with plenty of formulas... What makes a movie a hit? And yet plenty of big-budget films that follow the formula still bomb at the box office. Ronald Lee transmigrates to Hollywood in the 1980s. Can he discover the secret to making a hit movie? After all, he can dream about scenes from movies he watched in his previous life... His knack for making box-office hits and helping actors win awards brings Ronald plenty of friends, enemies, and beautiful women... Let the author tak 3Votes484.8kRecs199.1kFans
- 39 I'm Not Foolish, I'm Just Purehearted 我非痴愚实乃纯良 “My name is Wang Xiao. The Xiao is not a joke.” With the realm on the brink of collapse, thirty thousand cavalry rode into Liaodong. The land was shattered, and the realm divided into five. Could anyone stand by and watch the Central Plains sink into ruin? 5Votes153.9kRecs792.6kFans
- 40 The New Shun, 1730 新顺1730 What would it be like if the dynasty that followed the fall of the Ming were a Han Chinese dynasty? After transmigrating, Liu Yu discovers that he has arrived in Dashun, a dynasty at a turning point in history. He starts out as the son of a duke, with parents, maids, plenty of money, plenty of people, and plenty of connections. With life growing dull, Liu Yu has to find something to do. And so... 14Votes297.3kRecs300.8kFans
- 41 I Am the Immortal in the Gourd 在下壶中仙 The Demon Refining Pot can refine monsters, and it even comes with a space of its own, the "World Within the Pot." That sounds pretty great, but unfortunately... After searching for two years, he discovered that there were no monsters in the real world, leaving him with no materials to refine; Trapped in a corner of the World Within the Pot, he was surrounded by tree spirits he could not defeat, making it impossible to take even a single step. Unable to find any cultivation techniques or miracul 6Votes583.8kRecs466.5kFans
- 42 I Picked Up a Reborn Cat 我捡了只重生的猫 Yu Qiu kindly saved a cat intent on suicide, only for the black cat to swipe at him, leap furiously onto the road, and curse aloud: "Don't touch me! Anyone who gets in the way of my death will die!" "You... can talk?" "You... can understand me?" The cold wind howled. The cat stared in stunned disbelief as a car came hurtling toward them. This is a wonderful and heartwarming story about 0Votes137.5kRecs137.4kFans
- 43 A Chinese Athlete 中国体育人 A university sports professor returns to the eighteenth year of the Republic of China. He has no power, money, or status. He can't invent, knows nothing about business, and isn't some elite soldier. All he has is sports knowledge that puts him ahead of his time. He takes to the competition field, wins Olympic gold, breaks world records, and brings honor to his country. In whatever way he can, he contributes to his nation and people! From the author of The Gauntlet, a completed million-subscriber 1Votes217kRecs121.9kFans
- 44 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
- 45 Astartes of the Bear School 熊学派的阿斯塔特 In a fantastical medieval world, holding on to your convictions... or even just minding your own business, is no easy feat. The commoners here are anything but simple. They’re ignorant, greedy, and cruel. The nobles here are anything but noble. They’re cunning, vicious, and tyrannical. But... people’s physiques can’t all be judged by the same standards. Lane touches the two hearts and three lung sacs beneath his chest. He figures that not only can he maintain a healthy sense of right and wrong i 257Votes247.6kRecs494.6kFans
- 46 EN The More They Oppose, The More I Know I'm Right 他们越反对，越是说明我做对了 “The more the Church supports me, the more it proves I’m doing the right thing. The more the heretics oppose me, the more it proves I’m doing the right thing.” “Even when the heretics praise me, it proves I’m right. If they say nothing, that proves my work is beyond reproach!” “If the Church opposes me, that proves they’ve all fallen into heresy. The more the heretics oppose me, the more it proves I’m doing the right thing.” In 681, Ansu, the youngest pope in the history of the Church, was crown 42Votes135.6kRecs1.1MFans
- 47 EN The Dao Ancestor is Cthulhu 道祖是克苏鲁 “The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth; the named is the mother of all things. Hmm, perhaps there's another ‘name’ for the Forest's Black Goat, who gives birth to ten thousand sons and a thousand grandsons. Heh...” “I've comprehended the Dao! I've comprehended the Dao! Hoo hoo hoo ha ha ha ha, caw, caw, caw!!!” Watching his fellow Daoist's skull split open, ribs tear apart, and fles 16Votes170.4kRecs520.9kFans
- 48 I’m No Detective 我可不是侦探 A clever and handsome young man accidentally transmigrates to Hokkaido, where he meets a calm, brilliant, long-haired, straight-haired girl who loves solving mysteries. In a world where the Japanese police are known as “a bunch of useless salary collectors,” the two team up to solve countless baffling cases with their ingenious deductions... Of course, that’s impossible. This is actually the story of a boy who gets struck by lightning and transmigrates to Hokkaido. By sheer coincidence, he meets 3Votes425.1kRecs490kFans
- 49 EN Nano Rise 纳米崛起 The struggle of a man with hyperthymesia. This is the age of nanotechnology. It began with a memory from the future. He seized an opportunity in the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis. He laid his foundation in nanomaterials technology. He rose through the resource recycling industry. 0Votes217.3kRecs223kFans
- 50 My Salvation Game Became Reality 我的救世游戏成真了 Shadows quietly fall over the world, and unseen horrors spread among the people. The world seems to be plunging into an abyss. Fang You can only stay cooped up at home to survive, until he gets a game that can save the world. From then on, he recruits Apostles, builds a base, and expands his organization. Then one day, when the world-saving organization, Kindling, emerges into the open... The world is left stunned. The author has completed two acclaimed novels: From Contracting Spirits and My D 0Votes125.7kRecs527.5kFans
