By its eleventh expansion pack, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Elder Tale (エルダー・テイル Erudā Teiru) has become a global success, having a following... more>> of millions of players. However, during the release of its twelfth expansion pack: Novasphere Pioneers (ノウアスフィアの開墾 Nōasufia no Kaikon), thirty thousand Japanese gamers who are all logged on at the time of the update, suddenly find themselves transported inside the game world and donning their in-game avatars. In the midst of the event, a socially awkward gamer called Shiroe along with his friends Naotsugu and Akatsuki decide to team up so that they may face this world which has now become their reality along with the challenges which lie ahead. <<less

Lyle Walt is a young noble boy and heir looking forward to the day he can inherit his family’s territory. Except around when he was 10 year old, his parents started neglecting him more and more in favour of his little sister, Celes.... more>>

On his fifteenth birthday, he is challenged to a duel by his sister to see who will inherit the household and horribly loses, being cast out of his family. Afterwards, he gets treated by the family groundskeepers and receives the family heirloom Gem from him that Lyle’s grandfather had entrusted to him. From there, he begins an aimless journey with his childhood friend and former fiancée, Novem, and the Gem-turned-Jewel that houses the memories, personalities, and Skills of seven of his ancestors. <<less

Due to a mistake on his student’s part, a super Martial Artist had received a wrong class in an online game and had become a mage. He who was used to curbing violence with violence and using strength to subdue strength could only make the best out of his mistake. Taking on a new lease in life, he became a violent close combat mage. When strength and magic came perfectly together, a new gaming path had been opened by him!... more>>

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“Fireball spell? Lightning Chain? Frosted Ice Mirror… etc.”

“Wait, I came here to practice Kung Fu! What has magic got to do with me?”

“I am a mage?”

“Oh, that’s right. I am a Mage!”

“However… do you really firmly believe that I am a mage?”

“Alright then, look at my knives! Look at my sword! Look at my fist! Look at my concealed weapons!”

“What? You’re now saying that I’m not a mage?”

“If you don’t believe me, I will prove it to you: If you believe me, I will show you a performance: No one can get in the way of a mage who knows Kung Fu!” <<less

Now that he enters his high school career, Satomi Koutaro begins his life living alone in an apartment that only costs him 5000 yen per month, an extremely cheap deal even for this small apartment. There’s a catch: the apartment is apparently haunted by a cute ghost that has driven its prior occupants away.... more>>

Next thing he knows, not only is there a ghost trying to drive him out of his new home, but magical girls and other unique female characters turn this small apartment into a battleground of sorts. <<less

A Campione—a Godslayer—is a supreme ruler.... more>>

Since he can kill a celestial being, he can therefore call on the sacrosanct, divine powers wielded by the gods.

A Campione—a Godslayer—is a lord.

Since the power to kill a deity is in his hands, he therefore looms over all mortals on Earth.

A Campione—a Godslayer—is a devil.

Since for all mortal who live in the world, none can assume a power to match his!

Kusanagi Godou is a 16 year old boy who played catcher and fourth hitter in senior league baseball until an injury put an end to it in junior high.

As the spring break of his third and last year of junior high came around, he got involved in an adventure and ended up slaying one of the Heretic Gods, Verethragna. Thus, he became the youngest—and seventh—Campione.

Now that he is a Campione, a godslayer, young Godou must defeat the troublemaking gods with the help of his followers! <<less

Kim Dokja does not consider himself the protagonist of his own life. Befitting the name his parents gave him, he is a solitary person whose sole hobby is reading web novels. For over a decade, he has lived vicariously through Yu Junghyeok, the main character of the web novel Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA). ... more>>

Through Junghyeok, Dokja has experienced secondhand the trials of repeatedly regressing in time, in search of an end to life-threatening “scenarios” that force people to act out narratives for the amus**ent of god-like “Constellations.”

After reading 3,149 chapters—long after all other readers lost interest—Dokja finally resigns himself to the story ending. However, he receives an enigmatic message from the author, stating that the story will soon be monetized, before his surroundings suddenly go dark.

He swiftly realizes that fiction has become reality and he is now living through TWSA. Although he is the singular omniscient reader of the events yet to come, his success in the scenarios is not guaranteed—but perhaps his advantage will empower him to step into the protagonist role that never suited him before. <<less

“My life as a demon… No. My life as human is really…”... more>>

Artpe was supposed to live a charmed life as the 4th strongest in the Demon King’s Army. However, his life was cut short by the hero’s blade.

With his previous life’s memory intact, Artpe will live his life again. His boldness and resourcefulness will make him unrivalled! <<less

In the commonplace marriages of convenience, sometimes someone will declare, "I will never love you."... more>>

On the day of her political engagement, Melia found the man who was supposed to be her fiancee, David, telling her just that.

If she was a chaste and auspicious lady, she would accept it solemnly and grieve.

However, the rebellious Melia decides that she will not accept it as it is.

On the other hand, she can’t even talk about breaking this engagement and connection between their families if she can’t create a convincing reason to do so.

Melia sets her sights on the woman David had been cheating on Melia with, Sophia.

That she wasn't chosen as his fiancee simply because her family brought no advantage to David's family.

In that case, she can have Melia’s engagement instead!

Worried about the plight of her family, Sophia agrees to Melia’s offer to make it happen... but then the story takes an unexpected turn. <<less

What is the most important thing about rebirth before the apocalypse? Grain storage? No, it’s trying to find the most important person in the past life! Reject the so-called relatives who have evil intentions! ... more>>

The abilities of the previous life have followed, and their golden fingers have suddenly become very big.

Mutant plants, farming space, enough to feed himself and that man!

Su Ruizhe took out a handful of cherries and chili peppers with a simple smile: “Honey, these ingredients - oh, no, landmines - you take them and throw them out when you meet a zombie! But don’t eat it!”

Zhan Yun: “…”

Wife is good at everything, but just a little silly… <<less

Xin Meng woke up from his dream and found himself entering a horror game. He must work with five other people to struggle and survive in a terrible world. Every effort is made to get back to reality, and the name of the game is… “Infinite Reincarnation”.... more>>

Soon, Xin Meng will realize that the human heart is far more terrible than the game. <<less

Yu Sui and Shi Luo met each other when they were much younger. One was a pro-gamer, a widely-renowned, best of the best, in-game medic. The other was an e-sports newcomer who was just starting out. The two originally played for the same team, during which their relationship became increasingly deep.... more>>

But things did not go as expected. Yu Sui went to Europe and Shi Luo changed his in-game job to become a striker. The two belonged to different teams and different divisions, with oceans between them, each doing wonderfully …

They had become two tigers on separate mountains. The last thing anyone expected was for Yu Sui to return to the domestic league two years later. There was no way to avoid it and the two met once again. <<less

It all started after he picked up a black eye mask in the school’s sports field.... more>>

Within a campus completely enshrouded in thick fog, one’s appearance was hard to discern.

On top of the classroom podium lay a piece of sharpened chalk. Upon the blackboard, a message was scrawled in white.

“May all students enter the classroom with your admission ticket ten minutes before the exam starts. The exam instructors will inform you of the rules. Please follow them and refrain from cheating. The exam will start at midnight sharp. Those not at the testing site at that time are considered to have abstained.”

Geng Cong: “If one egg tart and one bag of dried blueberries are dropped at the same time on the tenth floor, which will hit the ground first?”

Jiang Shi’s jaw dropped.

Geng Cong: “Should we calculate air resistance?”

Jiang Shi: “Nope. If I eat both of them, they won’t have a chance to hit the ground.” <<less

Kaleido, a talented but unpopular boy band, shot to fame by chance because of a video shot at the airport. In the video, Pei Tingsong, the youngest and most gong member of the whole group, pinned Fang Juexia Gege against a wall as he gently patted his face with a ticket. Yet Fang Juexia just took the ticket away, biting it as he tidied up his clothes. A “bullying” incident within the group thus transformed into an intense flirting exchange, and the TingJue CP was born.... more>>

Netizen: holy sh*t that’s so gong! Kabedon AND a bayonet fight! (internet slang for lovey dovey actions between men)

And thus, the abandoned trump card burdened by rumours of having had sold his body and the legendary rich member with a strong backing were bound together. They had clearly never gotten along since their debut, yet they were now forced to embark on an endless path of selling their fake ship together.

Pei Tingsong was famous for being ‘real’ in the circle, and he had offended many people from his lyrics alone because they were overly ‘real’. But he stressed again and again that he and Fang Juexia were only providing fan service.

CP fan: [Someone who has never been fake is selling a fake ship.] May the philosophy students please explain the paradox to this young student Pei here.

Young Pei: Fine, you guys win.

Juexia: (seriously considers the logic) If B is true, then A is also true; but if A is true, then B should also be true…it really is a paradox.

Young Pei: Fang Juexia, you’re heartless. <<less

In the year of 2013, the tide of zombie outbreak exploded in everyone's homeland.... more>>

Humanity launched a large-scale battle in the endless nights awaiting for the arrival of dawn.

The end is approaching, is there going to be a way out for them?

Their faiths were shattered into pieces and buried in the ashes of the raging fire.

But within the blazing fire, a newborn hope arise once again. <<less

Son Moa, an ordinary citizen who got swept up in a dungeon in the middle of the night.... more>>

Hungry, she tried to eat grass inside a cave but awoken as a collecting hunter.

Somehow, she managed to escape from the dungeon.

She came to work determined to never enter one ever again, but got caught up in another dungeon.

‘No, why?! Twice in this s*upid dungeon!’

Fortunately though, the world’s number one ranking hunter came to help this time.

But turns out that number one ranking guy came here to solo raid the boss?

It doesn’t seem like he cares about rescuing citizens, so I’ll take care of my own life.

This time, I successfully survived!

But… I became inseparable from the number one ranker.

This number one ranker, he’s trying to make me stronger. Is this the power of personal connections?!

However, a sweet reward requires a price.

[As far as you can go, promise me you’ll kill the boss of every dungeon in the world.]

What? <<less

Rekka Namidare likes living his totally ordinary life, but all of that goes sideways when, on the eve of his sixteenth birthday, his father tells... more>> him that men of the Namidare bloodline are essentially “on call” for girls in need across the multiverse. When disaster threatens, the heroine of a story will somehow get Rekka involved from now on. Rekka hopes his dad's just being weird, but a demi-material girl calling herself R appears from the future the very next day! She tells him that because of who he is, he will someday start an apocalyptic war where all the girls he's saved will fight each other for his heart. Once again, Rekka would really like to ignore this, but the next thing he knows, his childhood friend Satsuki reveals that she needs him to help her fend off an evil mage, an alien princess needs his help to fend off a vile suitor, and he's summoned to another world by a sorceress to defeat the demon king! <<less

Oosuki Masato is an ordinary high school boy who is magically transported to an alternative world, but for some reason his doting, over-protective mother comes... more>> along as well. <<less

Meet Do Shi-Yoon, someone who has spent eight years as an idol.... more>>

In this life, he has debuted as a new man, doing everything from composing to promoting all alone.

“A debut? I’ll do it myself.” <<less

Charlotte is a love child who lived in the countryside.... more>>

For years, she dedicated her affection to her weak childhood friend, a powerless prince.

She was the person who worked on tirelessly to eliminate his enemies.

And yet, Albert, who was finally crowned king, quietly sentenced:

“Immobilize her and lock her in the prison. Exterminate her whole family to serve as discipline.” <<less

Raniel, the promising wizard and the prospective owner of the most renowned magic tower in the kingdom, gives up his title and leaves to join... more>> a heroes’ party led by Kyle, the warrior. Along with the other members, Raniel sets out on adventures to slay the Demon Lord—the evil being who trampled his village long ago. He spends four years defeating the dark forces and grinding half of his life to save his team, only to find out that his effort has been in vain. Kyle suddenly kicks Raniel out of the party one day, claiming that their goals are different. Devastated after getting betrayed by his team, Raniel decides to return to the tower, but things grow worse when he runs into a succubus queen on his way back, gets cursed, and realizes... he has turned into a girl?! <<less

Another Frontier Online is a full immersion VRMMORPG focused on swords and magic.
A system in which teams of players fight each other called "Clan Warfare" was implemented in a major update half a year ago.... more>>

Hayato, who only has production skills, was expelled from his clan for not being able to fight.
Hayato decided to create his own clan, and not being able to capture the attention of any player, he realizes that he can use NPCs (non-player characters) with high performance AI as members of his clan.

Will he be able to win the 100 million yen grand prize? <<less

Jindai High School was a relatively safe place, right up until Sousuke Sagaka transferred there. A total nut, he wreaks havoc on the school's student body and gets into a world of trouble with the teachers!... more>>

But there's more to Sousuke than meets the eye--not just a hell-raising student, he's actually a member of an elite military unit, on an undercover mission to protect the beautiful schoolgirl Kaname Chidori from the KGB. Discover the mystery as this comedy-action-science-fiction story unfolds! <<less

Hao Ren (literally means "good man"), as his Chinese name suggested, is a good man, and his ideal was to live a restful, comfortable life as a landlord. At least that was his plan before a couple of abnormal creatures rented his house.... more>>

A remote, outdated big apartment, a bunch of rather abnormal non-human creatures, and a labor contract from the "god", the three factors combined lead him to be the busiest landlord and most supernatural "babysitter". The story of the most complicated, erratic and abnormal landlord and tenants started from here.

"Ever since I put my fingerprint on the labor contract, I knew I was roped into something terrible..."

As a person who is down-to-earth as well as a good Samaritan, Hao Ren desires to live the rest of his life as a benevolent landlord. Stumbling into a curious yet mysterious lady, he began his journey of "collecting" abnormal and supernatural tenants.

His life only became more chaotic when he receives a labor contract from "God". Discover the many races, myths and worlds that lie beyond what humans define as normal! This bizarre fantasy full of fun is sure to bring you on a crazy rollercoaster of emotions! <<less

“To the person in search of a second story—become the hero that saves the common people from despair, defeat the demon king and his minions, or just settle for a casual life as a leisurely villager. You can become any kind of person you want in this world.... more>>

Let’s start your second story now! The story you spin becomes part of the history of Second Story Online!”

The game has finished its beta phase and is now promoting through such a catch phrase. It’s an online game not much different from other VRMMOs with a fantasy setting. If there’s a slight difference, then it could be that this game is filled with a lot of roleplayers.

I am a player of such a game; moreover, a roleplayer. I started to play this game because I had always wanted to be a witch. From today onwards, I will do my best to roleplay the ideal witch!

Although roleplayer Chloe tries hard to become the ideal witch.. it seems like her ideal picture of a witch is slightly skewed. <<less

A phoenix is a creature of legends, a wonder of the world, an imagery of life and destruction. This fabled creature signifies the rise of a hero in a virtual world where battles occur for the sake of honor and glory!... more>>

Zhang Yang was a professional gamer in the first and most fantastic game that revolutionized the world: God’s Miracle. A game where traditional knowledge in RPGs did not matter anymore, players would have to manually target and evade attacks, giving rise to a significant gap in skill between a professional and an amateur gamer.

Zhang Yang’s downfall came a little too soon. His girlfriend was snatched, his guild was harassed and disbanded, and he was even driven to commit su*cide! Jumping off the top floor of a hotel, Zhang Yang seemed as though he was soaring like a phoenix. Little did he know that the end of his life also signified his rise from the ashes. <<less