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Everyone Loves the Cannon Fodder Vol. 1
He read the novel. He knew how the story would end. But now that he’s inside it, he’ll do anything to change it.
When Song Yu wakes up in the world of Gentle Restraint, he’s no longer just a reader—he’s a character. The pampered, sickly heir of a powerful family, Song Yu was barely a footnote in the original plot. But this time, he has a mission: protect the beautiful and enigmatic Xie Sui, whose tragic fate became the twisted centerpiece of the story.
Xie is cold, brilliant, and always alone. Song remembers him from the book as the boy everyone wanted to possess—but no one truly loved. Determined to shield him from the toxic people lurking behind perfect smiles, Song inserts himself into Xie’s secondary school life, whether the other boy wants him there or not.
As their lives begin to tangle, challenge, and quietly reshape each other, Song begins to realise the plot isn’t following the book at all. The deeper he gets, the more uncertain he becomes: is he truly in control of this story, or has something else already changed the ending?
When Song Yu wakes up in the world of Gentle Restraint, he’s no longer just a reader—he’s a character. The pampered, sickly heir of a powerful family, Song Yu was barely a footnote in the original plot. But this time, he has a mission: protect the beautiful and enigmatic Xie Sui, whose tragic fate became the twisted centerpiece of the story.
Xie is cold, brilliant, and always alone. Song remembers him from the book as the boy everyone wanted to possess—but no one truly loved. Determined to shield him from the toxic people lurking behind perfect smiles, Song inserts himself into Xie’s secondary school life, whether the other boy wants him there or not.
As their lives begin to tangle, challenge, and quietly reshape each other, Song begins to realise the plot isn’t following the book at all. The deeper he gets, the more uncertain he becomes: is he truly in control of this story, or has something else already changed the ending?
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Published December 31, 2024
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Qie Zai Shan Yang
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September 4, 2025
4.5 ⭐️ rounded up
What a delightful, light-hearted, and hilarious transmigration/coming of age story.
I love how Song Yu discovers that he’s transmigrated and decided to completely ignore the wills of the system & instead becomes a menace to society.
“Don’t fall in love with me. Fall off a bridge. It hurts less.” 💀😂😭
What a delightful, light-hearted, and hilarious transmigration/coming of age story.
I love how Song Yu discovers that he’s transmigrated and decided to completely ignore the wills of the system & instead becomes a menace to society.
“Don’t fall in love with me. Fall off a bridge. It hurts less.” 💀😂😭
March 6, 2025
Funniest volume I've ever read in any novel! 🤣 I cried laughing! Thank you Rosmei!
July 23, 2025
After reading the book "Gentle Restraint," Song Yu is transmigrated into the book by "the system." The deal is, he has to play the side character that bears his name for five years until the fictional Song Yu dies from a mysterious illness; then, he'll be returned to his own world, without any time having passed there and a large sum of money gifted to him. Ticked off at the imposition, Song Yu agrees, then immediately proceeds to deviate from the original plot. The book made him so angry at the tops and incredibly sad for the abused main character, Xie Sui, that he decides to use his time to make Xie Sui's life better. But what he doesn't know is that Xie Sui has also reincarnated inside the story and retains all his memories of his past life -- and he's out for revenge. However, when he meets the oddball that is Song Yu, he's first curious, then intrigued, until he finds himself completely rapt at this strange 15-year-old who has decided to befriend him when no one else would before. Follow along on their high school journey as their friendship blossoms in this first installment.
At turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this first book was the cute and easy danmei novel I wanted it to be. I felt so sorry whenever I read Xie Sui's background story and rooted for his slowly unfolding revenge plans (which I want to see more of). At first, he's a very cold person, but he begins to though a little when he's with Song Yu, which I found adorable. Song Yu's "devil may care" personality led to some pretty funny interactions and situations, especially considering the character he inhabits is supposed to be meek and timid. I didn't always understand his reactions to people (and that may have been an issue with the translation, but I thought it was pretty smooth overall), but I really enjoyed reading about him playing the savior role for Xie Sui. There's only a hint of flirtation in this first book, but that's fine with me; I enjoy slow-burns that more realistically develop the couple's relationship.
In the last third of the book, I thought the author went overboard with all the fighting, especially the pool hall scene. One, the translation got a little messy there, and two, the entire scene was unrealistic, from the gang members acting like chickens to Song Yu taking on a group of thugs. That was my least-favorite part of the book, and I got tired of Song Yu walking into fights after that. Other than that, though, this was a very enjoyable and light (in general) read. I'm looking forward to the next volume!
At turns hilarious and heartbreaking, this first book was the cute and easy danmei novel I wanted it to be. I felt so sorry whenever I read Xie Sui's background story and rooted for his slowly unfolding revenge plans (which I want to see more of). At first, he's a very cold person, but he begins to though a little when he's with Song Yu, which I found adorable. Song Yu's "devil may care" personality led to some pretty funny interactions and situations, especially considering the character he inhabits is supposed to be meek and timid. I didn't always understand his reactions to people (and that may have been an issue with the translation, but I thought it was pretty smooth overall), but I really enjoyed reading about him playing the savior role for Xie Sui. There's only a hint of flirtation in this first book, but that's fine with me; I enjoy slow-burns that more realistically develop the couple's relationship.
In the last third of the book, I thought the author went overboard with all the fighting, especially the pool hall scene. One, the translation got a little messy there, and two, the entire scene was unrealistic, from the gang members acting like chickens to Song Yu taking on a group of thugs. That was my least-favorite part of the book, and I got tired of Song Yu walking into fights after that. Other than that, though, this was a very enjoyable and light (in general) read. I'm looking forward to the next volume!
January 5, 2026
2.5⭐ rounded down because the tone was all over the place. Will I continue the series? Maybe. Only if the library has it and I don't have to pay for it. I plan to donate this to the library so someone else can enjoy it because I sadly didn't.
February 5, 2025
3.5
So fun!
So fun!
June 28, 2026
Song Yu doesn’t die (for once), but he does still transmigrate into a character in the world of Gentle Restraint, a novel about a young man named Xie Sui doomed to a tragic life of being taken advantage of, manipulated, and destroyed. Song Yu in the novel is nothing more than a character set to die on the side, a brief encounter meant to further break Xie Sui down when he dies. But the more Song Yu is in the story of Gentle Restraint, the more the plot he knows begins to go off track… and it’s not his doing, right?
I saw good things about this one, but… idk, I didn't really enjoy it the way I wanted to.
Song Yu is supposed to have transmigrated into a sickly young master-type, and yet he is a skilled martial artist as well? There are a lot of high-school fights going on and somehow Song Yu is able to maneuver his way out and around each situation with ease. I'll give it to him - his obsession with trying to study and get good grades is a funny bit, but after that it was just kind of meh. The title feels pretty misleading at this point too; the only one loving the cannon fodder at this point is Xie Sui… and the fujoshis at their school.
The character dynamic was hopeful! It felt in-line with something like Shen Yuan/OG!Luo Binghe from Scum Villain or even Song Qingshi/Yue Wuhuan from Mistakenly Saving the Villain. Which are some of my favorite dynamics. They entertain me, what can I say. It doesn’t always work, but when it does…
Also the reveal of who is causing everything to deviate from the plot kind of? Just came out of nowhere? I had to go back and reread a few pages just to make sure I wasn't seeing things.
It’s a short read, but took me over a week to finish where books of the same length might otherwise take me one or two days, if the weekend was included. I probably should have DNF’d it, but I'd heard enough good things about it that I remained hopeful all the way to the end.
I don’t think I’ll be picking up volume 2.
I saw good things about this one, but… idk, I didn't really enjoy it the way I wanted to.
Song Yu is supposed to have transmigrated into a sickly young master-type, and yet he is a skilled martial artist as well? There are a lot of high-school fights going on and somehow Song Yu is able to maneuver his way out and around each situation with ease. I'll give it to him - his obsession with trying to study and get good grades is a funny bit, but after that it was just kind of meh. The title feels pretty misleading at this point too; the only one loving the cannon fodder at this point is Xie Sui… and the fujoshis at their school.
The character dynamic was hopeful! It felt in-line with something like Shen Yuan/OG!Luo Binghe from Scum Villain or even Song Qingshi/Yue Wuhuan from Mistakenly Saving the Villain. Which are some of my favorite dynamics. They entertain me, what can I say. It doesn’t always work, but when it does…
Also the reveal of who is causing everything to deviate from the plot kind of? Just came out of nowhere? I had to go back and reread a few pages just to make sure I wasn't seeing things.
It’s a short read, but took me over a week to finish where books of the same length might otherwise take me one or two days, if the weekend was included. I probably should have DNF’d it, but I'd heard enough good things about it that I remained hopeful all the way to the end.
I don’t think I’ll be picking up volume 2.
July 14, 2025
A modern day transmigration story set in China. A character is reading a novel as his sister told him too. He has the same name as a side character in the story. All the sudden, Song Yu is in the story, he figured out. The system told him there was a problem and they needed someone for a parallel universe to join the story.
So, Song Yu has to wait 5 years before his arc in the story shows up. His own life will hold until it's done with this life. He was about 26 in our world and now he's back to being 15 in the story. Well, he decides to move to where the character lives and help change some things for Xie Sui who is going through hell.
There are secrets we find out along the way that have cool possibilities. I can't wait to see what happens.
I was very engrossed in this story and I'm sad I have to wait to find out what is going to happen next. There too much school chat room in it. That's annoying.
Still, I like the characters and I think the story has a lot of possibilities to grow. I have this idea of China in my head and our stereotype is that they are all so studious, but these modern stories always show them sleeping in class, being delinquents and just normal Western kid stuff. They are screw-ups over there too. We really are all the same. It's so interesting. Anyway.
I think this story has room to grow. I am looking forward to more story.
So, Song Yu has to wait 5 years before his arc in the story shows up. His own life will hold until it's done with this life. He was about 26 in our world and now he's back to being 15 in the story. Well, he decides to move to where the character lives and help change some things for Xie Sui who is going through hell.
There are secrets we find out along the way that have cool possibilities. I can't wait to see what happens.
I was very engrossed in this story and I'm sad I have to wait to find out what is going to happen next. There too much school chat room in it. That's annoying.
Still, I like the characters and I think the story has a lot of possibilities to grow. I have this idea of China in my head and our stereotype is that they are all so studious, but these modern stories always show them sleeping in class, being delinquents and just normal Western kid stuff. They are screw-ups over there too. We really are all the same. It's so interesting. Anyway.
I think this story has room to grow. I am looking forward to more story.
June 6, 2026
Lol this is adorable. Im sad the next volume is not out yet after such a long time as im afraid ill forget stuff.
Song Yu (mc shou) gets transmigrated into an alternate dimension (of a book he read) into a character of the same name. The novels mc (basically our ml) is abused heavily in the book, and Song Yu’s obsession with justice doesnt let that slide. This book is basically Song Yu beating peoples ass, getting revenge, while being incredibly snarky for the laughs. I love Xie Sui’s character and can’t wait to learn more! Note for me: this volume ends with Song Yu being forced to fight the “schools tyrant” while a girl is aiming for Xie Sui (as a status symbol)
Song Yu (mc shou) gets transmigrated into an alternate dimension (of a book he read) into a character of the same name. The novels mc (basically our ml) is abused heavily in the book, and Song Yu’s obsession with justice doesnt let that slide. This book is basically Song Yu beating peoples ass, getting revenge, while being incredibly snarky for the laughs. I love Xie Sui’s character and can’t wait to learn more! Note for me: this volume ends with Song Yu being forced to fight the “schools tyrant” while a girl is aiming for Xie Sui (as a status symbol)
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January 15, 2026
4.5* rounded up
I went in completely blind, but I was pleasantly surprised by how this story turned out.
It’s a really funny story about Song Yu, who transmigrates into a novel as a cannon fodder. He wants to save the main character Xie Sui from the hell he went through, thus completely changing the original storyline.
However there’s another person changing the original plot.
I highly recommed this novel as I really enjoyed Song Yu and Xie Sui’s dynamic, and can’t wait to see how their story progresses.
I went in completely blind, but I was pleasantly surprised by how this story turned out.
It’s a really funny story about Song Yu, who transmigrates into a novel as a cannon fodder. He wants to save the main character Xie Sui from the hell he went through, thus completely changing the original storyline.
However there’s another person changing the original plot.
I highly recommed this novel as I really enjoyed Song Yu and Xie Sui’s dynamic, and can’t wait to see how their story progresses.
September 16, 2025
Here we go, my first modern danmei, so cute that I’m asking myself why I hadn’t try it first.
It was funny and that both the main characters had ‘special features’ that clashed each other but at the same time complemented each other and destroyed completely the original plot.
It had the classic cliché dramas but they were put in a funny way, so it was overall enjoyable.
It was funny and that both the main characters had ‘special features’ that clashed each other but at the same time complemented each other and destroyed completely the original plot.
It had the classic cliché dramas but they were put in a funny way, so it was overall enjoyable.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 13, 2025
It's funny and cute. Too bad the plot doesn't quite go anywhere in the first volume. And Rosmei publish their series in snail pace. As in they have so many titles but each title only have 1 book per year!!!
January 6, 2025
The Mc is very amusing 😆 plus the relationship with his family is cute.
February 23, 2025
This is so cute! I did not think I would enjoy the modern transmigration (or is it?) very much but Xie Sui is a little creepy in a way I like and Song Yu is funny. I can't wait for the next volume!
March 1, 2025
So damn funny ! 🤣🤣🤣❤️
July 11, 2025
3.5☆
October 24, 2025
Cute, quick read.
March 7, 2026
4.5⭐️
November 6, 2025
SOO GOOD, this was my first modern time esc danmei and i couldn’t be more glad!!! MC (Song Yu) is so freaking funny, I cant wait till vol 2 comes out!
February 28, 2026
it was a fun read but i found the translation to have some spelling mistakes.
December 25, 2025
"If everyone hates you, you should really start looking inward for the root of the cause."
Oh boy, Everyone Loves the Cannon Fodder Vol. 1 is hilarious—but also kind of like eating too much candy. It’s fun, it’s sweet, and it’ll have you giggling at the sheer absurdity of it all... but after a while, you might need a break.
The protagonist is basically a walking magnet for chaos, and watching him stumble his way through ridiculous misunderstandings is pure comedy gold. One moment he's trying to lay low, and the next, everyone from villains to passersby is inexplicably obsessed with him. It’s a non-stop rollercoaster of awkward situations, accidental charm, and side characters who just won’t let him breathe.
That said, the humor can get a little repetitive, and sometimes it feels like the story is stuck in a loop of misunderstanding → awkward escape → rinse and repeat. But hey, if you’re in the mood for lighthearted fun with zero brain power required, this book delivers.
Would I read the next volume? Absolutely!
Date Read: 2025.01.17
Re-read: 2025.11.14
Oh boy, Everyone Loves the Cannon Fodder Vol. 1 is hilarious—but also kind of like eating too much candy. It’s fun, it’s sweet, and it’ll have you giggling at the sheer absurdity of it all... but after a while, you might need a break.
The protagonist is basically a walking magnet for chaos, and watching him stumble his way through ridiculous misunderstandings is pure comedy gold. One moment he's trying to lay low, and the next, everyone from villains to passersby is inexplicably obsessed with him. It’s a non-stop rollercoaster of awkward situations, accidental charm, and side characters who just won’t let him breathe.
That said, the humor can get a little repetitive, and sometimes it feels like the story is stuck in a loop of misunderstanding → awkward escape → rinse and repeat. But hey, if you’re in the mood for lighthearted fun with zero brain power required, this book delivers.
Would I read the next volume? Absolutely!
Date Read: 2025.01.17
Re-read: 2025.11.14
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