It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.... more>>

—— Dickens《A Tale of Two Cities》

I took my hatred and plot for revenge with me down the mire, to the depths of the abyss, and returned as a ghost of the past. I want to plant the seeds of the rotten truth, nourish their deadly thorns with fresh blood so that they grow and pierce through this civilization built on lies.

I reached the bottom of the abyss…only to find a shining star. <<less

Hansol was diagnosed with anti-social personality disorder.... more>>

With the constant ‘education’ he gets from his father, a psychologist, he was molded to live an ordinary life.

Then one day, when he saw a killer trying to mu*der his mother, he could feel something change in him.

“You are my kind.”

“You… aren’t my kind.”

Im Hansol, a psychopath profiler.

Can he prove himself to be different by establishing himself as a genius profiler? <<less

Kōdo Ikusei Senior High School, a leading prestigious school with state-of-the-art facilities where nearly 100% of students go on to university or find employment. The students there have the freedom to wear any hairstyle and bring any personal effects they desire. Kōdo Ikusei is a paradise-like school, but the truth is that only the most superior of students receive favorable treatment.... more>>

The protagonist Kiyotaka Ayanokōji is a student of D-class, which is where the school dumps its “inferior” students in order to ridicule them. For a certain reason, Kiyotaka was careless on his entrance examination, and was put in D-class. After meeting Suzune Horikita and Kikyō Kushida, two other students in his class, Kiyotaka’s situation begins to change.

Note:- Even though Volume 0 is the prequel of this series, it is advised to read till Year 2 Volume 8 beforehand to avoid getting spoiled (which is precisely the reason why it was released after Y2 V8).

Anime:-
Season 1: Volume 1 to 3 + Volume 4.5
Season 2: Volume 4 to 7 + Volume 7.5 <<less

The traitorous general Gu Mang was returning to his homeland. Everyone wanted to see him dead, and it was said that the one who hated him most was his former best friend—the cold and ascetic Young Master Mo. ... more>>

The rumours said: Young Master Mo prepared three hundred and sixty-five methods of torture to interrogate him with, just waiting to try them out on Gu Mang. They were so varied it was more than enough to toy with him for a year without repetition.

Except these rumours were very quickly forbidden by Young Master Mo. The reason given was that they described him as a lunatic, and were severely inconsistent with reality.

So what was the truth?

The truth was even more unspeakable—

Mo Xi’s identity: the most abstinent commander of the empire.

His relationship with the traitor Gu Mang: they’d slept together before. <<less

The Monogatari series centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, a classmate named Hitagi Senjōgahara, who infamously never talks to anyone, falls down the stairs into Koyomi’s arms.... more>>

He discovers that Hitagi weighs next to nothing, in defiance of physics. Despite being threatened by her, Koyomi offers his help, and introduces her to Meme Oshino, a middle-aged homeless man who helped him stop being a vampire.

Some volumes are split into multiple stories which are identified by the ‘s1,2,3…’ in the releases.

Volumes 1-2: Bakemonogatari, 3: Kizumonogatari, 4-5: Nisemonogatari, 6-7: Nekomonogatari, 8: Kabukimonogatari , 9: Hanamonogatari, 10: Otorimonogatari, 11: Onimonogatari, 12: Koimonogatari, 13: Tsukimonogatari, 14: Koyomimonogatari, 15-17: Owarimonogatari, 18: Zokuowarimonogatari, 19: Orokamonogatari, 20: Wazamonogatari, 21: Nademonogatari

The author has also split the volumes into various seasons: First Season: Volumes 1-6, Second Season: Volumes 7-12, Final Season: Volumes 13-18, Off Season: Volumes 19-21 <<less

Akira, was born in the slum and wishes to get out but the only way he could was to risk his life in these ruins as a hunter.... more>>

These ruins, known as the Old World, were danger zones where beasts roam; buildings crumble, and other humans hunt their own…

Though Akira had expected to face death countless times there, he had never expected to meet a naked woman there.

Standing exposed with her curvaceous curves and bosom out for all to admire, Alpha, the breathtaking beauty stood there, looking back at him.

This mysterious enchantress walked towards Akira and… <<less

Shen Jue was punished for his misdeeds and had to go through the suffering of reincarnation. In order to break free from this cycle, he had no choice but to kill those beautiful heartthrobs, and before doing it, he had to attack and seize the other party and have the other party willingly die for him.... more>>

It’s just that, gradually, those heartthrobs who were captured have all blackened…

Shen Jue: Wait, aren’t you the protagonist shou?

Hearthrob *sneering*: We all have the same parts, so who’s to say I have to be the bottom?

(When two lovers meet, one must top!) <<less

A dancer who was killed by a serial mu*derer found himself occupying the body and taking on the life of Brian Morse, a patient with... more>> anti-social personality disorder.
As Brian, he has the looks, the smarts and the charisma; if he had to point out one minor inconvenience tho, he also seems to have an aura that always attracts psychopaths…
[The story mentions 3 reality shows and crossovers with the American drama series Dexter. SLASH] <<less

Cheng Jin: He is good at observing people’s behavior and analyzing it, and ultimately achieving the goal of solving cases- it can be regarded as psychoanalysis*... more>>

Yang Simo: He has emotional defects and antisocial personality disorder.
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*Psychoanalysis: a system of psychological theory and therapy which aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association. <<less

Serial no. 01AE86. Full name: Shi Shanyan. Height: 189cm. Weight: 82kg. Passed the Black Panther test and joined the Special Forces in 2160. Expelled from the unit and detained at the Guangtong Prison in 2162. Described in the Special Forces’ mission appraisal as having poor self-control, lacking empathy, and possessing a strong tendency to dominate. Broke the rules repeatedly during missions. Danger level has been specially set as S-Rank.... more>>

Serial no. 7-001. Full name: Yan Junxun. Height: 175cm. Weight: 62kg. Passed the Black Panther test and joined the Special Forces in 2163. Expelled from the unit in 2164. Described in the Special Forces’ mission appraisal as having poor overall capability with the inability to adapt to dangerous missions and a lack of destructive power.”

“In accordance with the ’Mites’ agreement, both of you will work together on the serial mu*der cases at the Tingbo District”.

Shi Shanyan deleted the information and re-entered it.

“Warning. Serial no. 7-001 is super—fierce.” <<less

“What on earth is that Bomber!?”... more>>

Gates to another world have been developed, and various countries are building special zones in pursuit of new resources. Each is exploring and developing a different otherworld, named the New World.

Since there is a possibility of being affected by unknown viruses when humans go directly to the other world, each country has been sending in specialized remote-controlled robot called “Actanoids.”

Chihaya Usabuki, who had failed to find employment due to her timidity and communication disorders, is attracted to the words “full-time remote work” and becomes an Actanoid operator, an “Actor.”

That choice was the moment that gave birth to the Bomber, which would send shivers down the spines of those involved in the New World. <<less

Ji Qingzhuo was socially anxious and clumsy, with nothing to offer except her appearance.... more>>

One day, after transmigrating, she bound a strategy system in order to save the world.

She had to capture Shen Rongyu, the black-bellied, beautiful senior brother in Xuan Yun Sect, to prevent him from destroying the cultivation world in the future.

Ji Qingzhuo had been single for twenty years, could she learn how to capture the villain?

Of course not.

She started acting clumsy and ignored the tasks given by the system.

While Shen Rongyu was practicing his swordplay, with snowflakes dancing in the air, she was supposed to stand beside him and applaud, showing her admiration for the senior brother.

Instead, she was busy eating pastries and accidentally fed the pastries to Shen Rongyu’s sword, a weapon that had taken countless lives.

After she left, Shen Rongyu raised his sword and shook it several times to make the pastry come out.

When Ji Qingzhuo accidentally discovered Shen Rongyu’s old injury after he got hurt, she was supposed to shed tears and show her care for him.

But she struggled for a long time without shedding a tear and could only dryly touch the wound, saying, “Senior brother, your tattoo looks really cool.”

Shen Rongyu was infuriated by her words and fell ill for three months.

Finally, she had a chance to have a heart-to-heart conversation with Shen Rongyu, where she should have taken their relationship further.

However, Ji Qingzhuo overslept and the next morning she went to Shen Rongyu with breakfast, asking if he wanted to eat together.

After waiting all night, Shen Rongyu, who was extremely tired, replied, “I’m not eating.”

In the end, the righteous sect was still overturned, and Shen Rongyu walked amidst bones and blood, covering her eyes with one hand to shield her from the gruesome sight.

Ji Qingzhuo was extremely nervous, wondering if it was her turn now. Her long eyelashes trembled restlessly in his palm.

Just as she was about to explain to the system about the aftermath, unexpectedly, Shen Rongyu leaned down, and his lips brushed against her ear.

In the darkness, his voice was deep and slightly obsessive.

“Ji Qingzhuo, at this point, when you’re capturing me, can you be a bit more serious?” <<less

One day, her father gave her a sl*ve boy. He said he saved him from the battlefield because of his good looks.... more>>

“He has a seal engraved on his heart. As long as you have this bead, he won’t be able to disobey you. So you can order him to do anything.”

“Sit down.”

The boy looked rather grim after hearing what she ordered.

“Ah, was I treating him too much like a dog?” As her father squeezed the bead, the boy then knelt at her feet.

“Master”

His red eyes flashed, illuminating his eerie gaze while smiling madly.

He was the darkest of the darkest one. The future grand wizard and final boss of this world.

“Well, you’re all that’s left now, Master.”

And then, at the age of 22, he awoke as the Master of the Magic Tower and took revenge by killing her entire house.

“Do you want to live? Then sit down, Master.”

The eerie red eyes turned to her.

‘Why is he like this to me?! I tried my best to treat him properly!’ <<less

Novelization of the game.... more>>

“The girl who had her memories erased and the boy who had his voice taken away. Ten years later, they meet at “the place of the promise.”

“A protagonist who was left completely alone after her parents died in an accident. One day, she discovers a single photo in her parents’ room, with ‘Azakawa Village’ written on the back. In the photo, her mother and father, she as a young child, and a grandfather she has no memory of at all.

‘Could this possibly be my parents’ hometown?’

With loneliness and anticipation in her heart, she travels to Azakawa Village.

However, that place was somewhere she should never set foot in – the place of the promise.” <<less

This stands at the forefront of strategy guides to Life (a shitty video game)!... more>>

Life is a bad video game. This commonplace phrase is, unfortunate as it might be, the truth.

After all, Life has no simple, easy rules. The rules it does have are nothing but irrational and unfair. The strong claim that Life has a high level of freedom, but the weak have no choice but to cope with an overwhelmingly disadvantageous design.

That’s why it’s a sh*t game.

Since I, Japan’s leading gamer who has experienced and mastered a multitude of games, say so, there can be no mistake.

— However, that person, on top of having mastered gaming to about the same level as I, declared to me that Life is a god-tier game.

Destined to be a top-tier character, that person is the school’s perfect heroine, Hinami Aoi. And to top it off, she even says she will teach me the rules of Life?

…… Normally, I wouldn’t believe such a thing. However, Hinami Aoi is someone who does not fit into a frame like ‘normal’ at all!

From the winner of the 10th Shogakukan Light Novel Award for Excellence. A low-tier character takes on life’s strategy guide, but with instruction from a pretty girl! <<less

I became a supporting character in a captivity-abduction classic novel set against the backdrop of a world war. Unlike the protagonist’s sister, who was treated coldly and abused at home, as “Diana Claire,” I was abducted in place of the protagonist in order to get out of this hell.... more>>

“Don’t leave me, princess. All right? You can’t die.”

The Duke that abducted me was a beautiful madman, an educated madman. He would visit me from time to time and stare at me as if I were an important piece of art he had carefully stored away. His eyes were ascetic yet strangely decadent, sensual yet full of flavor. I didn’t know why this man, who seemed insane, would do this to me.

What was inside the pretty wrapping paper of gentlemanly manners, elegant and graceful appearance, was a kind of madness. The man’s madness gave off a calm, eerie, and bizarre atmosphere like a work of art with a twisted meaning.

“I want to kill everyone except you, my Diana.”

She tried to control and tame this man, possessed by a cruel demon.

Originally, the word she always heard in life was “madman”. <<less

Lu Mingshu had never believed in fate.... more>>

She hadn’t believed in it when her father had remarried and caused her family to break into pieces, nor had she believed in it when she’d been thrown into a valley to perish.

She hadn’t believed in it when she didn’t have any resources to cultivate with, nor had she believed in it when she’d been condemned by everyone.

She climbed up little by little from dust, while her reign soared into the sky, which caused the world to look on in fear!

If justice doesn’t come, I’ll personally obtain it.

If fate disregards me, I‘ll open up a way to survive.

No matter what fate throws at me, I will surely become a phoenix!

“What a ruthless woman. I’m willing to risk my life and limbs for you, willing to be calculative for you – I’m even willing to be an enemy of the entire world for you. Aren’t you moved even a little?”

“That's right, since I‘m such a ruthless woman, what exactly is it that you like about me?” <<less

An adolescent school caste love comedy at the mercy of an overly daring girlfriend!... more>>

Sasagawa Ayano is the flower of the class. When he accidentally saves her from being picked up—

“Thank you, Fujimura.”

Since then, she brings me home on holidays, asks me to praise her like a kid, or stay and sleep over.

I thought I was enjoying my life as a loner in the shadows, but then I realized that her presence had become a part of my daily life…

I am a gloomy guy, and I never thought she would remember my name! On top of that, she became oddly affectionate toward me and started to visit…?!

“You’re coming home again today, right?”

“A loner? Then I’ll have you all to myself!”

“…Shouldn’t I think you’re special?”

He thought she was from a distant world, but now she’s zero distance away.

This is a youth caste love comedy in which he’s at the mercy of a girl who is too daring! <<less

There were ten days left before the end of the world, and the people I used to know lined up to visit my hermitage, hoping that I, the former ‘savior’ that they had banished from the Union three years ago, would return to save the world again.... more>>

In return, I placed a semi-obsolete number machine outside my door, which only served to issue queue numbers but not call them.

In fact, I wanted to spill a pot of water just to demonstrate the phrase ‘Spilled water will not return to the bowl’, but considering that there were water-affinity magicians outside… Forget it…

They firmly believed that I was still as soft-hearted as before, and as long as they begged and guilt-tripped me, I would go through all the trouble and risk my life again for the world, just like what happened in the past ten years.

Pardon me, but not this time.

… And, even if the world was destroyed, I won’t die anyway. <<less

The greatly feared, the one who could make people tremble with just her name- the Zombie King was back!... more>>

She had finally been reborn.

But why was she still a zombie?

As a zombie, she can’t eat the delicacies made by humans. So what? She still had a legendary space where she could raise various animals and even grow crops!

Bittersweet tears roll down her face.

However, along with the hardships to face, she had been gifted a lot of perks. She can exchange food for crystal cores~

Then again, making good food had never been an easy task.

To her shock, she discovered that the highest order of zombies was not the tenth order, as claimed before. <<less

Yingzhao has been hiding from a person for thousands of years. ... more>>

He felt that man suddenly became crazy, obviously, they were friends for thousands of years. Why did he suddenly confess to him?

Yingzhao thought that the person was sick. He was just a spiritual beast born in heaven and earth. What does he know about love?

It wasn’t until that madman shattered his own soul and spirit for him. Yingzhao found out that it took the man tens of thousands of years to walk into his heart.

He looked at the magical weapon that warmed the soul in front of him and said quietly: This time, it’s my turn to find you!

In every world, that person is crazy, paranoid and horrifying, but also loves him to the point of obsession, and this time, Yingzhao decided not to escape (before meeting you, life is bitter; after meeting you, life is sweet) <<less

Xiao Qing makes a solemn vow in front of her good friends. If she gets married, it will not be with some hot stock with momentum just to rise rapidly. Rising so quickly will certainly not last long.
Neither will she marry an unpopular stock that has been falling. If you wait until all hair on your head had become white but still you have not risen, you will find that you have no qualms to jump from the top of a building.... more>>

Better to wait to find a potential stock with good and bright future prospects. However, it is very difficult to find a potential stock, so Xiao Qing has no qualms about wandering the world, marriage completely out of mind.

One day, she meets a potential stock who suddenly says he wants to marry her.

Xiao Qing says that marriage is just like dying. “I am still too young, I do not want to sleep in a tomb this early.”

The potential stock says, “A person ultimately has to die once. Early demise, early reincarnation.”

In short, this is an out of line woman meeting a belly black (fu hei) male, an inevitable clash between opposing factions and an accident arising from many causes… first comes marriage then the love story. <<less

When I woke up, I realized I was the monster that mu*dered the Hero? I killed the Hero?... more>>

But above all else, I am very hungry.

Let's eat first and then think about it. <<less

A former detective chases after his missing daughter, but what he uncovers in the darkness is…... more>>

Third “Konomys” (このミステリーがすごい!) Grand Prize recipient

A story of descent into lunacy over a single girl.

The 17-year old Kanako has disappeared, leaving behind a trace of drug use in her room. Akihiro Fujishima, a former detective and her father, is in pursuit of her whereabouts. Three years earlier, Naoto, who was tormented by his classmates, fell in love with Kanako, who saved him…

The story of the present and the past intersect, and the outline of Kanako gradually emerges from the blurry darkness. Yet the more one delves into her disappearance, the more unintelligible she becomes. What manner of shocking ending awaits at the end of the tunnel? The recipient of the grand prize of the 3rd “This Mystery is Amazing!”, this work overwhelmed every member of the selection committee. A lurid work of dark emotion that will enrapture the hearts of all who read it. <<less

Satori, a spirit who can read people’s minds, was always alone. Satori hid his face behind his long bangs and would always stare at his feet. He grew his bangs until the bottom of his nose so that his appearance wouldn’t be seen by other spirits.... more>>

One day, a boy appeared in front of Satori…

This is a love story between Satori, a disliked spirit who can read people’s minds, and Sousuke, a bold and kind-hearted announcer. <<less