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- 1 EN Blessings for Animation Production 为动画制作献上美好祝福 She is one of the best animators in the industry. Action scenes, everyday acting, special effects, mecha transformations... She is also one of the industry’s best storytellers. Rousing, profound, heartwarming, healing, school life... She is also the most popular director in the business, bar none. Because she is the mother of multiple genres, and one of every shut-in’s dream wives... Her name is Gu Xue. This is the story of how she poured her heart and soul into making anime, burning herself out 0Votes304.9kRecs165kFans
- 2 The Age of the Transforming Heroine 变身之女侠时代 Shi Qingshan transmigrates into Shi Qingshan, becoming not only a woman but also a widow. Her husband, the young hero hailed as the best in the martial world, is killed by the Martial Demon just after their wedding ceremony. 0Votes102.8kRecs46.3kFans
- 3 The Taste of Hogwarts 舌尖上的霍格沃茨 Elena Kaslana, a half-blood Veela, danger level: [Extremely Lethal] She ended a thousand years of conflict between the academies, turning Hogwarts into a sacred land. She saved countless endangered magical creatures and deepened humanity's understanding of nature. She brought magic and the non-magical world together, finding a balance at which the two could coexist. She possesses countless dazzling titles: Hogwarts' Big Sister, Master of Gringotts, the Third Dark Lord, Apex Predator, Enemy of Sc 9Votes1.8MRecs958.9kFans
- 4 Taking the Entertainment World by Storm 席卷文娱 At a birthday party, Jiang Huo and her younger sister made wishes over the candles at the same time, hoping for a gift from heaven: the chance to start over. When she woke up, Jiang Huo had arrived with her sister and her System in a world that was both strange and familiar... (Double transmigration, American entertainment) 0Votes117.8kRecs44.3kFans
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Daisy in the Marvel World 黛西在漫威世界
As the saying goes, thirty percent is fate, seventy percent comes from hard work, and the remaining ninety percent comes from your parents. After transmigrating into the Marvel Universe as Daisy Johnson, she secretly congratulates herself on being one of those who got the ninety percent from their parents. Should she use her vibration powers to laze around like a salted fish and wait for the heroes to rescue her, or strive to catch up and lead the heroes instead? She chooses the latter. With S.H
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- 6 EN The Reborn White Snake Seeking the Heavens 新白蛇问仙 In a fleeting glance, the clouds pass in an instant. Death is both an ending and a new beginning. Flowers bloom and wither, the cycle of reincarnation goes on without end, and all living beings can do is let go of their obsessions and accept what comes. After a life of disappointment, terminal illness, and death, the protagonist is reborn as a white snake, carrying memories of a former life. As the years pass, animal instincts gradually suppress the human part of those memories. A snake is a sna 14Votes1.2MRecs415.8kFans
- 7 I Really Am Not a Witch 我真的不是魔女 Reborn several years in the past, she can only become a villain to stay alive! Xu Xianxian: "Have you ever seen a villain as pure and unpretentious as me?!" Stirring up trouble? Flat-chested? Only five feet tall? None of the above. It's all fake. That sort of thing doesn't exist. No matter how cheeky you get, it won't work, so don't even think about tricking me into losing my temper! This is the story of a nameless supporting character who can be trampled by anyone, yet becomes the ultimate vill 0Votes244.4kRecs97.2kFans
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I Am the Goddess of the People 我是全民女神
As a shut-in, I often find myself thinking If I were a writer, then surely... If I were a singer, then surely... If I were an actor, then surely... If I were a comic artist, then surely... If I were... Now none of that is a problem anymore. Unfortunately, something went slightly wrong. Although I am still devastatingly beautiful, I can never become a male idol again...
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- 9 Reborn as Lingshan's Senior Sister 变身灵山大师姐 Lu Ling was reborn as a girl. Fortunately, she gained all kinds of god-tier talents and bloodlines. Riding the wind with my sword: Doubles the final damage and movement speed of sword-type attacks. Wrists white as frost and snow: … With so many top-tier combat talents, she ended up joining Lingshan, a sect of healers. You've got to be kidding! And to top it off, she was assigned to the crummiest Peak Nine. Lu Ling was furious. She was ready to rise from her lazy life. Like a heaven-defying prot 0Votes93.3kRecs80.9kFans
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Thea in the DC Universe 西娅在DC世界
After an accident, Thea Queen gains the memories of a transmigrator and learns what her future holds. She charges forward, overcoming every obstacle, mastering martial arts and magic, and setting her sights on the very summit. The Flash: What was your superpower again? Thea: Money! Superman: What did you use to knock me out? Thea: Magic! Wonder Woman: Darling, where are we going for dinner
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Reborn as a Peerlessly Beautiful Necromancer 重生之绝色亡灵法师
After a long period of hibernation, a modern-day protagonist awakens in the future, where the post-apocalyptic world has become a land of magic. Everything around him seems familiar yet strange. Is this still Earth? Before solving that mystery, he first has to adjust to this flawless, breathtakingly beautiful body, brimming with immense magical power... But the body's original owner turns out to have been a major villain: an undead commander who once tried to assassinate the king and led an army
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Back in the Past as a Goddess 回到过去当女神
The cold-blooded, hulking brute of his previous life has transformed into a charming, adorable girl in this life. She could clearly make a living off her looks, yet she insists on conquering the world with her talent instead. Music, movies, novels, games: she wins over fans of both genders and becomes the idol empress who dominates the global entertainment industry. Eh?! A brutal battlefield between a sharp-tongued loli who descended from the heavens and a scheming childhood sweetheart?! Wait! E
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