Plato, Buddha, Christ--what brings these men to the far future to witness the end of the world?... more>>

Ten billion days—that is how long it will take the philosopher Plato to determine the true systems of the world. One hundred billion nights—that is how far into the future Jesus of Nazareth, Siddhartha, and the demigod Asura will travel to witness the end of all worlds. Named the greatest Japanese science fiction novel of all time, Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights is an epic eons in the making. Originally published in 1967, the novel was revised by the author in later years and republished in 1973. <<less

This is a doomed love story of the last prince of the Qing dynasty called Ai Xin Jue Luo Xian Chang with Wang Ming Yue set in a turbulent time.... more>>

A prince who was born in the tumultuous years,

A prince who pointed his gun at someone’s nose to snatch his bride,

A prince who eye witnessed a graceful empress going crazy,

A prince who has to lead a befuddled life to accept the demise of his family’s empire,

A prince who did not leave behind a descendant at the end of his life ……

Once in a lifetime only love, once missed, will be forever.

The most unbearable thing on earth is not to lose the person you love most, but knowing that you will lose her, yet you also have to push her away with your own hands……

He is the Qing dynasty last little prince, eventhough the dynasty is as good as gone, he is still suave romantic, casual, wanton and unrestrained, playing fast and loose.

She is his concubine without a status, his soul, his dream, but also his hate, his unwilling.

Although they love each other deeply, yet cannot overcome the chaotic and changing world, one misplaced kindness, part forever ……

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Sequel of Allison, taking place about 17 years after the original series.

The year is 2013, and it's the city of No. 6: a stringently controlled, diligently maintained megalopolis that embodies the highest ideals of humankind. Sion has lived under close supervision as a "high-ranking elite and therefore one of the city's assets" since the age of two, and feels secure - if not particularly happy - in his carefully planned out, government-sponsored future. ... more>>

On the night of his twelfth birthday, his comfortable lifestyle is turned upside-down when he meets, tends the wounds of, and shelters, a strange boy with an icy demeanour who calls himself "Nezumi" (Rat).

Why did I open the window that night? If I had not, I'd never have been forced to know what it's like to fight, to starve, and to suffer in anguish... <<less

She was deceived by people who were wolves in sheep’s clothing and ended up dead on the operating table with both her eyes and uterus removed. ... more>>

However, God was kind enough to give her a second chance of life. She was gifted with ethereal beauty and a gaze that could kill.

Every gesture and expression she made was as poisonous as opium poppy.

Step by step, she laid out her scheme, swore to send people who mu*dered her down to hell and suffer in eternal doom.

At the same time, she took great lengths to insinuate herself in the life of her ex-fiancé after breaking off the engagement in her past life for the douchebag.

One day, she approached him with a seductive smile and said, “Mr. Gu, you might view me as wild and promiscuous, but in reality, I am a well-mannered lady. I am also loyal and faithful to my loved one. You will have to see past this facade in order to know the real me.” <<less

GAIDEN 4
Side stories of Saiunkoku Monogatari... more>>

Contains:
鈴蘭の咲く頃に ("Suzuran no Saku Koro ni": In the Lily of the Valley Season, originally published June 2007 in The Beans vol 9)

空 の青、風の呼ぶ声 ("Sora no Ao, Kaze no Yobu Koe": Blue of the Sky, the Voice of Wind Calling, originally published August 2008 in The Beans vol 11)

千一夜[書き下ろし] ("Sen-ichiya [Kakioroshi]": Thousand and One Nights [You Write, Lowering], new material)

千 一夜そのあとに[書き下ろしショート] ("Sen一ichi Sono Ato ni [Kakioroshi Shooto]": 1001 Night After That [You Write, Lowering & Short Circuiting], omake) <<less

Naomi Hikawa is the main character of the novel, and the son of a famous music critic. Due to that, he has some musical knowledge, though it is pretty much limited to that, and perhaps the simple playing of a guitar. His hobby is to repair things, and has developed quite a good skill towards it.... more>>

One day, while going to his "secret" scrapyard to gather some spare parts, he saw a girl playing an abandoned piano there. Somehow, the music had caused the junks to resonate, creating an illusion of a junkyard symphony. He was mesmerized by the familiar sounding melody, but he could not remember the tune. Just then, the girl noticed him, and called him a pe*vert/stalker. She then requested him to forget about the incident.

Back at home, Naomi realized that she is the piano prodigy Mafuyu Ebisawa, who had vanished from the music scene for some unknown reason. He met her soon again, with Mafuyu as the transfer student of his class. She declared to the class that there is no need to know her too well, since she will be gone soon. She had even snatched away an abandoned music shed that he had customized for his own personal use, in order to play her guitar. Not liking her cold personality and her sharp tongue, Naomi vowed to take back the music shed from her.

Somehow, things became such that he was roped in by a senior, Kyouko Kagurazawa, and childhood friend Chiaki Aihara, to start a music band. His mission was to get Mafuyu, the required forth member, into the band. However, he soon realized the shocking truth behind Mafuyu's reason for disappearing from the piano scene and playing the guitar. Knowing that, will he be able to forget about the melody he heard from the junkyard, or will he be able to help Mafuyu play the piano again? <<less

In front of a cedar tree with an interesting history on the premises of a shrine, a stabbed corpse was discovered. Though a suspect was found immediately, his testimony does not match up with the victim’s fatal injuries. Is this the tree’s curse…? Looking for the truth, Detective Gotou returns once more to the scene, only to meet Saitou Yakumo there, a university student who can see the spirits of the dead. It seems like he visited the shrine for another matter. Ahead of these two cases that curiously overlap… Starting a new series in this popular spiritual mystery!... more>>

A series of Shinrei Tantei Yakumo side stories.

1. the tree of deceit
2. the coffin of prayer
3. the tower of judgement <<less

Thirty years ago, Korn and Intouch were university students in Bangkok. Intouch entered Korn’s life despite knowing that he was the son of one of the most influential people in Bangkok, the mafia. At first, Korn kept pushing Intouch away, but in the end, he couldn’t resist the boy who was so full of life where he was the exact opposite and decided to let him into his heart.... more>>

However, in a time where homosexuality was unacceptable and having parents that were against their relationship and each other, Korn and In’s love was bound to be doomed. Midst the chaos, while Intouch kept on fighting for their future, Korn could not deal with all the suffering his lover was facing and decided to give up. That day, two sounds of a gunshot rang through the air.

Their story ended with tragedy, but something had already tied itself between them, binding them together even after they were dead.

Years later, a freshly returned to Thailand, Pharm (19) who is a freshman in T- University has grown up always feeling like he is waiting for someone. Being riddled with sad dreams that always left him waking up with a wet face, fear of loud noises, and a birthmark on his temple, the boy has always felt like there is someone he is missing.

Dean (21), the third year swimming club’s president at T- University has also spent his life searching for someone whose face he can not remember. The red thread of fate that had tied them together in their past life once again pulls the two boys back to each other, tying them to each other and a past that might not be worth remembering, but a love that is unforgettable. Because the red thread that binds the two hearts together will always lead one back to the other. Even though it might tangle or stretch, but it will never break. <<less

After time did I come to realise that there’s always that one person in this world who may have only been by your side for a short while, but would take an eternity to forget. Tong Xue understands that to this world,... more>>

She is condemned, despised, seen as worthless and evil, labelled a third party. It’s just, deeply hidden and entwined, entanglements with the three men in her life, would be more perplexing than she could ever imagine. <<less

Su Yi, the great general of Qi, was captured by enemy country's army. Faced with the downfall of his country and interest from opposing country's... more>> king, how will he react? <<less

A blind concubine lives in the cold palace. The blind concubine has a snow white cat. Day after day, year after year, he lives quietly... more>> in the courtyard of the cold palace. It is as if he has already been forgotten by the entire imperial palace. Until one day, the young emperor accidentally chances upon him… <<less

Our two leads of vastly different personalities have to battle through misunderstandings, the uncertainties of growing up as well as the greatest barrier that is... more>> the unspoken expectations they have of each other. Would their love remain resolute in trying circumstances or would it mellow with time? There is a saying the first cut is the deepest; will that be the case here? <<less

Gu Qingmang didn't know what she had until she lost it. Lu Yanmu's cold exterior belied an overwhelming passion, and it was only as she... more>> lay dying that she realized how he was the only one whose love for her was true. Now that she has experienced death and returned to the past, she'll atone for all her mistakes. She'll make those who hurt her pay and never let go of this man again... <<less

A being too beautiful to be called a monster.... more>>

Despite the enchanting sight, the surroundings were entirely gruesome.

Erin rose to the rank of leader of the Holy Knights with the sole intention of killing him.

One day, a strange phenomenon occurred that was presumed to be the work of the demon god.

Even though the opportunity for revenge came, it was at a time when she was overwhelmed by an immense power and consumed by despair.

Gabriel, the silver demon, mockingly appears and begins to shake up Erin’s life.

“My condition is simple. Until the night demon dies, every other day, give me as much blood as I desire.”

“Should I start giving blood from today.”

It was a terrifyingly sweet proposal.

***

He overlapped his hand with the hands that was choking his own neck.

The chilling hand of death was kindly guiding her on the path of corruption.

Even though he was struggling to breathe properly, he spoke affectionately and seductively.

“This is how you should do it.”

It was the devil’s temptation, urging her to kill him quickly. <<less

Shu Ya-wang is a 28-yr-old landscape architect who is born into a military family. When she was 16 years old, Yawang’s father asked her to take care of 10-yr-old Xia Shu.... more>>

Xia Shu had experienced death during his childhood. He stayed by the body of his dead mother for the whole night. This caused Xia Shu to become withdrawn from the rest of the world. Over time, the warm-hearted Ya-wang slowly got through to Xia Shu.

Ya-wang’s childhood good friend Tang Xiao-tian got enlisted into the army after high school, and she later at the university got to know Qu Wei-ran a classmate who eventually turned into a foe. From then on, the lives of Ya-wang, Xia Shu and Tang Xiao-tian, three of them changed dramatically. <<less

One leap from the city tower thus fulfills the Marquis of Chang Ye’s triumph in conquering the world, establishing a new era. Yet she only turns into a lonely wisp, accompanying him day and night.... more>>

Note: the title shares the same name as the female lead – Sang Ge 桑歌 meaning mulberry song <<less

Russo Slater, the count’s son-in-law, wakes up ten days after suffering from a severe fever.... more>>

Wake up with future experiences!

And the expectations of those around us to continue!

-Sometimes, people change completely based on certain events, right? Do you know anything? Will you change?

-Yes, but… … Will it really change?

-You’re from the Slater family, right? When I was young, I heard that I was a genius among geniuses.

“Why me? Why don’t you live like a fool? Where can you find such an easy life?”

Rather, he begins to pioneer the future by taking advantage of being a fool…

A thrilling fantasy of a count who never loses his original mind (?)

The Double Life of a Count ! <<less

A passionate, sweet, and sometimes yandere love story that begins with marriage.... more>>

--We are married!

It's a secret between just the two of them.
Haruka and Haruto got married in their second year of high school.

In recent years, the law has changed and even high school students (16 years old) can now get married. So there was no problem.

It all started with an incident where they were locked in the gymnasium. When he was questioned by the principal, he immediately lied. The two decided to get married in order to overcome the danger of expulsion.

He begins his "newlywed life'' with "Haruka Kozakura'', a beautiful yandere transfer student with a reason.

*Contains marriage elements
*Contains yandere elements <<less

He pushed her against the wall. "You sealed off my Demonic Realm and went to get reincarnated?" ... more>>

She looked awkward and shy. "I..."

He came closer. "So? How do you intend to make it up to me? Huh?"

She felt guilty. "What...what do you want?"

He gave her an evil smile. "Your punishment will be...to have a bunch of little Demon King babies with me."

She was the queen of the Godly Realm and in a battle between the Gods and Demons, she sacrificed herself to seal off the door to the Demonic Realm in order to save the people. Later, she discovered that this was a well-planned scheme of betrayal.

She used the last bit of Godly Power she had to send her spirit back to be reincarnated. She swore to return to the Godly Realm and slaughter that betrayer with her own hands!

After ten thousand years of reincarnating, she finally goes from earth in the 21st century back to that otherworldly realm. <<less

A young love leads to a lifetime of entanglements. Zhao Mo Sheng is a university student with a sunny disposition. The bright and cheerful Mo Sheng fell in love at first sight with He Yi Chen, one of the top students from the Law Faculty. However, his poor communication skill, makes her depart sadly for overseas. Seven years later, Zhao Mo Sheng returned home and spotted him immediately in a crowded supermarket, …….... more>>

This is a very short and sweet story about two college sweethearts, who separated on a bitter note but fate tosses them together again seven years later. <<less

The story takes place in approximately the year 3000, when humankind arrived at the peak of its civilization, but is losing it’s will to keep... more>> living. It follows a girl, called “princess” by those around her, living on a small island with a fifty person colony and a shinning coral reef. She is a descendent of the Moon people, and it focuses upon how her ancestors supposedly came to Earth. <<less

Yin Li had to rely on blood to survive every day. He was withdrawn, cold and arrogant, and kept a distance from everyone, but he didn’t reject Zhou Chuning, who insisted on bringing him breakfast every day.... more>>

And Zhou Chuning was gentle to him, but one day he showed his fangs.

After rebirth, Zhou Chuning secretly made up her mind to stay calm when Yinli would show his fangs she must tell him she liked his fangs.

In the previous life, Yinli was regarded as a monster and Zhou Chuning was his hostage. After her death, he held her body and slaughtered many, blood flowed into a river, and the whole city was dyed red. In this life, she must prevent that kind of thing from happening again. <<less