The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong
人渣反派自救系统 (Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong)
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu; art Xiao Tong Kong (Velinxi)
A reader who hated a trashy web novel dies and wakes up as its doomed villain, with a System grading his every move.
- Format
- novel
- Status
- completed
- Volumes
- 4 in English
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Track record All four English volumes made the New York Times bestseller list in 2022. A 10-episode animated series aired in 2020. Source: Wikipedia
Our take
The funniest of Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's three novels and the shortest. A sarcastic reader wakes up inside a trashy cultivation story as the villain and tries to dodge his own death scene. The easiest way into danmei.
Synopsis
Shen Yuan spent his last breath cursing a harem cultivation novel. He comes to as Shen Qingqiu, the scheming teacher fated to be torn apart by the hero he abused, Luo Binghe. To survive he has to follow the plot closely enough to satisfy the System while treating his student well enough to change the ending. The student notices. Four volumes, complete.
Good to know before you buy
- The story is complete in 4 volumes, so there is no waiting for the ending.
- Also adapted: Donghua (Scumbag System).
- 2 more titles from Mo Xiang Tong Xiu on the shelf, listed below.
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English publisher: Seven Seas.
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Is The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong completed?
Yes. The English edition is completed.
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