Novels like I’m No Detective
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as I’m No Detective, best match first.
- 1 A Wuxia Story in Tokyo 东京武侠故事 A young man from the Central Plains arrives in Tokyo and begins a tale of martial arts... My name is Yan Kai. I’m fifteen, from the Central Plains, and studying abroad in Japan at private Shenjian Academy. My hobbies are drawing manga, discussing plot with my first senpai, Shiyu Kasumigaoka, sparring with my second senpai, Saeko Busujima, and working two jobs to make ends meet. I practice martial arts for four hours every day after I get home, meditate for two, then draw manga until dawn. The sc 0Votes123.1kRecs25.9kFans
- 2 Cultivating Immortality the Witch's Way 魔女流修仙 At first, Li Yu wanted nothing to do with cultivation. Meditating, expanding his meridians, lighting up his acupoints... It was all too much trouble! But when faced with the alternative, a potion from the “Witch” pathway, Li Yu decided that maybe cultivating immortality wasn’t so bad after all~~ PS: This is a world that blends xianxia and the occult. It is not fanfiction. 1Votes10.3kRecs32.1kFans
- 3 Detective Conan: Springtime in Beika 柯南：米花之春 Inside an izakaya at night, Lin Longma switched off the lights in the private room and gazed at his assembled subordinates. "Listen up, brothers. Your achievements are more than enough to earn you codenames of your own. Isn't the reason you've remained underlings ordered around by everyone that you have no connections or backing? Aren't the people whose achievements are smaller than ours and who have completed fewer missions than we have the ones who got codenames because they are connected t 0Votes17.1kRecs59.3kFans
- 4 The Fairy Is Holding My Head 仙子捧着我的头 Is it weird to play a game and call every pretty fairy your wife? “This one's my first wife, this one's my second, and this one's my third... Wait, which wife is this again? Give me a moment to remember...” Is it weird to play a game and think like a player? “Sell something at a shop, then steal it back from the shopkeeper and sell it again. That's how you farm money and get rich.” Is it weird to play a game and help someone in trouble? “Interact more and explore more, and you'll trigger more st 0Votes8.9kRecs81.3kFans
- 5 Chinese Showbiz: Starting with Ghostwriting Love Letters 华娱：从代写情书开始 “Class, what do you think the future of Chinese-language cinema is?” Amid all the answers about “art-house films,” Ji Hong’s response stood out like a sore thumb. “Commercial films.” The commercial film boom of 1999 had already pried open the door to the domestic popcorn-movie market. But the directors trained at film academies looked down on that narrow opening. They rushed headlong toward the art-house door, even as it was about to close. Ji Hong went against the tide, heading for the opening 0Votes12.2kRecs99.8kFans
- 6 The Hidden Mysteries of the Great Dao 大道秘辛 The Dao is the ultimate truth of the void; secrets are precious matters unknown to the world. Liu Li, a translator, receives a job translating a strange Daoist scripture into English. A new world begins to reveal itself: Ancient, profound mysteries; a battlefield of black and white woven together above the clouds; raging apes and Daoists; seeds and temples; traders and swindlers; and stars that have yet to be born, but are already shining. 0Votes12.2kRecs59kFans
- 7 Every One of My Disciples Wants to Kill Me 女徒弟们个个都想杀我 [Over 20,000 premium subscribers. Search Tencent Animation for the comic adaptation with the same title.] Su Bei sat on Unbroken Sword Peak, watching his female disciple scurry around with satisfaction. Mm, that completed the first step of the System mission, “Disciples Get Rewards Up to Ten Thousand Times Over”! Xiao Ruoqing looked at Su Bei with utmost seriousness. “Master, this is a spirit fruit I asked the sect leader for. They said it would really help your injuries!” Su Bei stared at the f 0Votes39.4kRecs271.7kFans
- 8 EN Raising Racehorses in Tokyo 我在东京养赛马 Reborn in Hokkaido, he became a rancher. But Koichi never imagined that, fresh out of school, he would end up saddled with a huge debt because of a racehorse. Fortunately, that horse was named Gold Ship. And the horse in his debut race was none other than the future Hall of Fame racehorse, Gentildonna. From then on, Koichi became the go-to jockey for all kinds of troublesome horses. He would whip up a storm in this utterly bori 0Votes25.4kRecs48.3kFans
- 9 Great, I'm Surrounded by Villains 太好了，我被反派包围了 When fiends from beyond the heavens descend and evil spirits run rampant everywhere, Duan Mingyuan finds himself facing unemployment and decides to return to his old line of work. He updates his methods and launches a second venture. Dear fiends, if you want someone to blame, blame the boss who got me fired! Years later, Mr. Mingyuan, mentor to the fiends, makes a statement in a media interview: “Yes, at the time it was just a simple job change.” “What?” “What do you mean, ‘I'm the fiend’?” The 2Votes26.3kRecs70.5kFans
- 10 The Prince's World 王爷的江湖 This book was originally titled The Prince's Staff-Fighting Technique. As a young prince, Qin Shou'an's ambitions lie not in the imperial court, but in the martial world. A beautiful and ruthless Buddhist nun, a fairy who is as venomous as a snake or scorpion and two-faced, LGBT people who, after cultivating the Sunflower Manual, laugh proudly over the martial world as the winds of change rise again, female heroes who, after experiencing Qin Shou'an's staff technique, swear to pursue him for tho 0Votes80.8kRecs111.7kFans
- 11 The New God of North America 北美新神 In the year 1785 of the Holy Calendar, the independent Federation of America passed two bills that sent shockwaves through the Old Continent, all in the name of opening up the vast wilderness of western North America. The first was the Homesteading Act: Want land? Come to North America! If you can afford it, or can farm continuously for five years, the corresponding plot in the West will belong to you forever! The other was the Self-Government Act: Want to build a home of your own? Come to North 15Votes39.4kRecs134kFans
- 12 The American Mega-Influencer Begins with Shamelessness 美利坚大网红从无耻之徒开始 I transmigrated into Shameless, and Pinduoduo became my life’s cheat code? I transmigrated as Sean Gallagher, an Asian third brother who never appeared in Shameless, and woke up to a hell-difficulty life: I lived in a cluttered basement, surrounded by a bunch of “family” members who could cause a disaster at any moment, in the South Side, where shootings were most common. I thought this was how I’d spend my whole life: doing people’s homework for pocket change and spending it fast before Frank s 133Votes23.9kRecs139.2kFans
- 13 Falling in Love in Kyoto After Losing My Emotions 京都从失去感情开始恋爱 “Whenever I'm in danger, you show up. You must like me, right, Simplified-kun?” “So if you don't like me, why do you keep appearing in my world...? If you really can't... could I be the one to like you?” “Brother, I can stay by your side forever~” “I can't see the slightest trace of affection in your eyes. No matter how deeply heartfelt they seem, it's only an act to match your features.” One lovely figure after another gradually overlapped with Bai Niao Jian Shu's form. The sun slowly sank, and 0Votes13.8kRecs92.1kFans
- 14 Reborn: Peace and Happiness 重生之平安喜乐 [Slice of Life] [Heartwarming] [Lighthearted] [No face-slapping or showing off, just the warmth of everyday family life] When Li Chenghuan was three, he was caught in a fire and suffered burns over his entire body. It ruined his life and plunged his once-happy family into misery. After barely clinging to life into his twenties, he breathed his last in a hospital bed, letting out a furious, regretful roar in his heart. “If Heaven would give me one more chance, all I’d ask for is a life of peace a 0Votes47.9kRecs216.5kFans
- 15 EN I Am Also an Anomalous Being 我也是异常生物 As a human anomalous being after transmigrating, he discovers that this world is more colorful than he imagined. To get a closer look at it all, he’ll first need a special resume, then find the right place in a city perpetually shrouded in fog to fill out a form, and finally, the most important step of all... Kill a chicken or catch a rat. 0Votes115.2kRecs125.5kFans
- 16 The Enchantress in My Arms 妖女入我怀 Xia Yuan transmigrated into a plot-driven xianxia game as the Seventh Prince of the Great Ning Dynasty. The good news: ten years from now, the Seventh Prince will ascend the throne. The bad news: the dynasty will fall just a year later, and he’ll end up hanging from a crooked tree. The rebel leader who will destroy his kingdom in ten years, the chaos-wreaking demoness Yan Lengqiu, has just been sold to the imperial capital. Right now, she’s still a naive little girl. This girl will do nicely. Fr 0Votes53.1kRecs283.3kFans
- 17 The Light Demon Hunter 光之猎魔人 In a world where evil gods roam, a heartwarming everyday life unfolds. A boy born with an abnormal mind is determined to become a demon hunter’s apprentice. But... Most of a demon hunter’s abilities come from their spirit companion, and his is designed for housework: A water gun that rinses away grease in an instant, bubbles that can clean anything... and, most importantly, it’s adorable! 0Votes180.3kRecs69.5kFans
- 18 Magic, Gunpowder, and the Death Crow 魔法火药与告死鸦 If humanity discovered a new source of energy after the two Industrial Revolutions, how would the nature of warfare change? Magic paratroopers battling it out high in the sky! Hybrid-powered cannons storming fortresses! An amphibious tank has just broken through the waves with a roar, only to be crushed into scrap metal in the blink of an eye by a ten-thousand-ton battleship made of ice... And the Raven of Death folds her wings, watching it all with a gaze both rational and fervent. “Devils don’ 0Votes14.3kRecs27.5kFans
- 19 EN Mastering Lightning from Hogwarts 从霍格沃兹开始掌控雷电 Anduin Wilson, founder of tactical training studies, international Auror tactical training instructor and equipment supplier, professor of tactical training studies at Hogwarts, recipient of the First Class Order of Merlin, champion of the International Wizarding Dueling Tournament, internationally licensed bounty hunter of dark wizards, and honorary chairman of the International Alchemy Research Center. His students always loved to call him "the man who held a battle royale at Hogwarts," "t 0Votes21.3kRecs128.3kFans
- 20 You Beat the Game Again?! 你又通关了？！ Fang Miao, an indie game developer, transmigrates into the future of a parallel world. By day, he lets loose in the gaming scene and inadvertently becomes a “half-god, half-dog” in players' eyes. In his spare time, he trades wits with his boss and accidentally turns the female CEO into his girlfriend. At the Star Games Alliance's annual awards ceremony, the host asks, “Mr. Fang Miao, the games you've led development on have won Game of the Year six times in a row. Could you tell us how you manag 0Votes16.6kRecs68.8kFans
- 21 My Summons Are Really Strange 我的召唤物很奇怪 Why are the things you summon always so strange? Can't you make them a little more normal? Lu Yu helplessly stared at the creature before him, which was waving all of its tentacles. Who can I blame when I get to see you every time I look up... 0Votes74.6kRecs197.1kFans
- 22 Starting with Zhang Sanfeng's Tenfold Talent 从十倍张三丰天赋开始 It all begins beneath Wudang Mountain, with a boy who looks remarkably like the heroine Guo Xiang. Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber, Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils... Has a cheat, but no System. A near-invincible story 5Votes49.6kRecs468.8kFans
- 23 EN Starting from a Romance Variety Show 从恋综开始 Tang Zhichu wakes up one day to find himself in another world, taking part in a dating reality show. He can't seem to do anything else, so he might as well use the dating show as a springboard into the entertainment industry. As luck would have it, one of the female guests is a former girl-group member. Since you're no amateur, I'll have some fun with you for a month. After lying low for half a year, Chen Siyang, a former girl-group member, finally lands a spot on a dating reality show. So it's 0Votes28kRecs140.2kFans
- 24 The Road to Wealth in America 美利坚财富之路 A web novelist from the Celestial Empire in 2022. He transmigrates into the body of a redneck teenager from Texas, fresh out of college in 2000. Now that he’s been reborn, he might as well enjoy life to the fullest. 0Votes74.9kRecs330.5kFans
- 25 I Save Sick Girls Through Twisted Love 我以扭曲恋爱拯救病态少女 If you had to save a girl trapped in the mire of family expectations and self-recrimination, what would you do? What if she were insecure and gloomy, yet stubborn only in front of you, and smiled slyly only at you? What if she refused to give up only when she was with you? What would you do? Would you use some ordinary method, lifting her out of the mire as gently as you would cradle a baby? Xia Wuzhao is unwilling to do that. Instead, he insists on using a twisted, brutal approach, giving her e 10Votes41kRecs78.3kFans
- 26 Who Said I Had to Swear Allegiance to the Witch? 谁说要向魔女效忠？ You wretched Aslan, what on earth have you been doing all day? What could possibly be so important that you've been too busy to write another letter to your noble and esteemed patron? What feelings have smothered and driven out the loyalty you promised her, and your vow to come to her side? What marvelous thing could it be? Money? Status? Fame? What could possibly take up every minute of your time, monopolize every day, and keep you from sparing even a little thought for your patron? Aslan, you' 82Votes76kRecs170.4kFans
- 27 My Father Is Urshifu 我的父亲武道熊师 Lin Yi never imagined he would transmigrate into the body of a newborn baby. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a wicker basket, drifting down a river toward some distant place. Lin Yi: A hell-mode start. He thought he’d drown or starve to death, but after twelve hours adrift, the basket bumped into someone practicing in the water and came to a stop. Lin Yi, who had resigned himself to death, opened his eyes and glimpsed a blurry figure that looked like a giant humanoid bear. Lin Yi: “ 0Votes22.8kRecs70.4kFans
- 28 My Neighbor Is Conan 我的邻居叫柯南 After dying of a serious illness, Aoki Matsumoto thought he had hit the jackpot and gotten a second chance at life, transmigrating from China to Japan. That was, until the year he started junior high, when a father and daughter moved into a house on his street. They opened the Mouri Detective Agency, and their names were Kogoro Mouri and Ran Mouri. This is the everyday life of an ordinary person in the world of Detective Conan... P.S. The protagonist is a police officer, has no golden finger 0Votes46kRecs136.9kFans
- 29 How I Accidentally Turned My Little Sister into a Good-for-Nothing 关于我无意间把妹妹养成废人这事 Sakakibara Le lives in the Kanda River residential district of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. He has a voice-acting younger sister and a (completely useless) System. As the eldest son of the family, after his father ran away when he was young, he forged the deeply ingrained belief that he could only ever rely on himself to bring happiness to his family. However... This small, happy, peaceful household suddenly gained two more younger sisters. They seemed to make his future life much more complicated and 3Votes67.1kRecs329.9kFans
- 30 A Rebirth That Defies the Usual Tropes 反套路重生 I wasn't reborn, and I don't have a System. All I have is a world full of enemies. The real reborn person even says I'll become a chaotic, treacherous warlord who will overturn the Great Qian and dominate the stars. But I don't think that's a problem. Kill the real reborn person, and then I'm the real one. Tell the most outrageous lie ever, and make the world dance to its tune! Everyone in the world, listen carefully: I, Qingdi, have been reborn! My words are the future, and my actions are justi 1Votes62.5kRecs237.8kFans
- 31 The Wedding Is Tomorrow 明日拜堂 He woke up to find himself in the bridal chamber on his wedding night? The room was covered in wedding characters, and the bride was as beautiful as a flower. Luo Qingfeng, who had just transmigrated, was left utterly bewildered… This is a world where demonic thoughts are sown throughout the land, and anyone can become a demon. Every person around you could turn into a demon. My completed novel, My Wife Is Not Acting Right, is available to read. I hope you'll enjoy it. 0Votes88.9kRecs292.4kFans
- 32 My 5,000-Year Background 我的背景五千年 “Our world is incomplete. No, no, not geographically incomplete, but incomplete in its dimensions.” “I’m certain our world has undergone at least one dimensional strike, falling from a higher dimension into the third.” “Yes, the myths may have been real. It’s just that all the supernatural knowledge and methods were lost in the dimensional collapse.” “To recover that knowledge, we need a ladder that can connect us to higher dimensions.” “It’s time! It’s civilization!” “Ancient artifacts that bea 0Votes43.5kRecs246.4kFans
- 33 Longevity Martial Arts: I Have a Blackwater Snake Clone 长生武道：我有一具玄水蛇分身 [Cautious cultivation] [Steady progress, carefully planned every step] [He keeps such a low profile that even his true form and real name remain hidden until the very end] “Mine, mine, it's all mine. I'll just take one bite. I, I, I just want one bite!!!” Hong Yuan wakes up transmigrated into a chaotic age plagued by monsters and demons, where human lives are worth less than grass. His aptitude is terrible, and his cultivation advances at a snail's pace. Even a proficiency panel is no help. At t 0Votes29.5kRecs172.4kFans
- 34 I Really Never Wanted to Become a Top Student in the Past 我真没想在过去的年代当学霸 A mediocre college student transmigrates into the impoverished, fervent era. Who would have thought that my family would have an eldest brother, a second brother, a third brother, a fourth and fifth brother, an eldest sister, a second sister, a third and fourth sister, and three to five younger brothers and sisters? There are two or three older uncles in the courtyard, one or two younger uncles, a second aunt and a younger aunt. My father ranks first at slacking off, while my mother ranks first 0Votes143.5kRecs161.1kFans
- 35 The American TV Detective's Daily Life 美剧神探的日常 He made young Sheldon cry every day and young Leonard's eyes light up. He knocked over Dr. House's cane and drove The Good Doctor's Shaun into a frenzy. He brought the two Broke Girls together and left the Friends and How I Met Your Mother crews yearning and dejected. He swept Shameless into the dumpster and blew the Fast & Furious franchise to bits. He made Sherlock Holmes curse up a storm and changed Elementary's Joan's mind. He helped Suits' lawyers reach new heights, then watched Breaking Ba 0Votes57.3kRecs113.1kFans
- 36 The Rancher's Leisure 牧场闲情 Zhang Chi has been working as a waiter in America for years. When he visits his hometown, he unexpectedly comes across a treasure. He begins buying land and ranches, gradually growing a small ranch into a thriving business. 0Votes166.2kRecs128.9kFans
- 37 Reborn in a Cyberpunk World 赛博世界的重生者 The entire world has entered the cyber age, with conglomerates ruling the nine star zones. Virtual devices, neon lights, mechanical implants… To investigate the mysteries of the human body, the Federation launched a virtual game called "Old Gods" on the market. It became humanity’s second world. In "Old Gods", you can acquire wealth, social status, and... extraordinary powers. Seventh day of the open beta for "Old Gods" in the Sixth Star Zone. Su Fan awakens once more, bringing with h 0Votes46kRecs141.2kFans
- 38 This Actor Has a Big Problem 这个演员有大问题 Reporter: Mr. Luo, why does something always go wrong in the works you film? Luo Zihang: ...I'm just an actor. You should ask the director and screenwriter. Screenwriter: Don't look at me. The director told me to write it that way. Director: Don't look at me. The producer told me to shoot it that way. Producer: Don't look at me. The investors told me to change it that way. Investor: I... I... I dunno... ┑(￣Д￣)┍ 0Votes30.9kRecs89.9kFans
- 39 Terrifying! They’re Actually Making This Kind of Game! 可怕！居然做这种游戏！ In 1990, Qing Zhiyuan transmigrated to an island nation in a parallel world and became the president of a game company. Having already seen the direction the next thirty years would take, he could not possibly fail. But several years later… Qing Zhiyuan still could not figure out one thing. I clearly made so many landmark games: the king of turn-based strategy games, the pioneer of RTS, the creator of major IPs, the ancestor of online games… so why does everyone call me the father of galgames? 0Votes38kRecs181.9kFans
- 40 I'm Not That Kind of Rich Second Generation 我不是那种富二代 Wu Ye had three wishes in this life. First, buy his dad's company and see how he reacts. Second, find a good wife, someone he really likes, someone he loves with all his heart. Third, before he dies, he hopes he might get to see what a cheat is actually like. Wu Ye dreamed of a peaceful life, enjoying the everyday comforts of the world. A wife by his side, friends in his life, a few adorable kids, 0Votes89.7kRecs384.6kFans
- 41 Governor, Please Stay 都督请留步 A Commander-in-Chief is the head of an army, a high-ranking figure with great authority whose every word carries weight and whose commands can shake the land. Only the strongest can hold the position. The era of the Two Jin dynasties has passed, while the glory of the Sui and Tang dynasties has yet to arrive. In the waning years of the Northern Wei, the court is corrupt and the Six Garrisons Rebellion is raging. Countless renowned commanders have emerged. Among them are Commander Erzhu Rong, who 0Votes109.6kRecs190.1kFans
- 42 A Battlefield Chaplain's Diary 战地牧师日记 Do you know Rasputin? Of course. The last tsar’s chief adviser. The prophet who foretold the fall of the Romanov dynasty. The miracle healer who could treat hemophilia. The ambitious schemer who manipulated the monarchy. A con man of the century to some, a flawless saint to others... I know all that, but you left something out. What did I leave out? He was white! White! Qin Hao bounced on his feet, pointing at his black eyes and hair, and protested indignantly: “Why do you people think I’m him?! 0Votes35.2kRecs103kFans
- 43 The Great Dao Is Flawed 大道有缺 My cultivation is incomplete, so I can only keep traveling through the myriad worlds, searching for what's missing in the gaps between time. This book was originally titled Rebuilding the Great Way: I Can Rewind Without Limit. Readers have also come up with titles like Mending the Heavens, The Great Way Is Incomplete: You Lack Brains, I Lack Morals, Myriad Worlds: A Storm Rises in Prison, and Crowdfunded Cultivation. Looking at these titles, clever readers like you should already have a pretty g 0Votes38.5kRecs72.9kFans
- 44 My Father Is Li Longji 家父李隆基 The prosperous Kaiyuan era is riddled with holes, and the current emperor lives in extravagant excess. A clique of officials enriches itself by currying favor with those above and exploiting those below, while the border garrisons spend without restraint. An ivory tower, a golden age on the verge of collapse. How can it be saved? Interested readers can check out my previous book, "My Father Is Emperor Yang of Sui". It peaked at 20,000 VIP subscriptions and averaged 6,400, so it's a prett 2Votes105.8kRecs285.2kFans
- 45 Reborn in Tokyo After Finding Sayu, the Runaway 从捡到离家出走的沙优开始重生东京 [Tokyo from the start, lodging for the first time.] [Only by becoming stronger can I silence everyone's mouths.] [Only by becoming better can I leave no regrets in life.] A reborn boy arrives in Tokyo, and his high school life begins when he meets a girl. This book is also known as Sign-In Begins with Cohabitation, I Make Games in Tokyo, and A Perfect Life Beginning at Private Toyosaki. Care about the people you want to care about, and protect the people you want to protect. Starting today. “Sys 3Votes111.4kRecs188.2kFans
- 46 EN Hogwarts: Harley of the Witch Path 霍格沃茨：魔女途径的哈莉 After choosing the Demoness Pathway, Harry returned to the year she was eleven and came into contact with a power beyond the Pathways. Now it's time to give the Wizarding World a little taste of a Demoness's shock. (HP + Lord of the Mysteries. You can enjoy this even if you haven't read Harry Potter or Lord of the Mysteries.) (In this book's setting, the world before its first revival on Earth is the Harry Potter world. After the revival splits it apart, it becomes the world of Lord of the Myste 4Votes21.3kRecs117.7kFans
- 47 Everyday Life After I Transmigrate into The Legend of Qin 穿越秦时的日常生活 (Note: This is a fan fiction based on The Legend of Qin, in the light novel category. It is not historical fiction.) What should you do after transmigrating? Mo Jun’s answer: If hard work isn’t for the sake of enjoying life, then life has no meaning. Keep the music playing, keep on dancing. 0Votes36kRecs219kFans
- 48 The Long Night Is Almost Over 长夜将明 By accident, Qiu Sheng broke into the home of a blind girl named Xia Youyou. The girl did not notice him and went about her life right in front of him. This gave Qiu Sheng a peculiar feeling: it was as if he had become invisible. From then on, he became a regular visitor to the girl's home. 1Votes28.6kRecs272.5kFans
- 49 North American Detective: I'm an Expert in Every Kind of Quick-Draw 北美神探：我精通各种美式居合 [Gunfights + Crime-Solving and Deduction + Ruthless Action] I’ve been doing black-on-black deals, and only now you’re telling me I was planted by the police as an undercover agent??? Dean looked at the boss, who had died with his eyes wide open, and scratched his head. He could only seize the opportunity to become Los Angeles’s five-star citizen: Detective Dean! P.S.: No supernatural powers, but there is a dark world beyond the reach of ordinary people, with hitmen, master thieves, and all kinds 0Votes97kRecs357.1kFans
- 50 A Survival Guide to the Warring States 战国生存指南 How can you survive after transmigrating to Japan at the end of the Muromachi period? It’s a huge challenge! Now, Yuan Ye has to do his best to stay alive in this extremely difficult challenge! 5Votes235kRecs177.5kFans
