On the outskirts of the Pleasure City of Midas lies the Ceres special autonomous area, commonly known as the slums. Gang leader Riki, looking for an easy pocket to pick in the nightlife districts, gets caught red-handed…by none other than one of the highest-ranking, golden-haired android elites ruling from the capital Tanagura: the “Blondy” Iason Mink!
By all rights, a Blondy standing at the pinnacle of aristocracy and a slummer should have never crossed paths—their chance encounter marks the beginning of a love twisted by obsession, soon spiraling into a karmic chain of events...... more>>

⬇️ //// About the Japanese novel and anime adaptations ////
⬇️ //// About the English translation ////
⬇️ //// Current translation status ////
⬇️ //// Drama CDs, prequel and side stories ////

//// About the Japanese novel and anime adaptations ////

Originally serialized in the bimonthly magazine Shosetsu June (小説ジュネ) spanning six chapters from December 1986 to October 1987, the novel was released with minor revisions into a hardcover edition in 1990.
This first version of the story received a two-episode/OVA anime adaptation in 1992 and 1994.

Between the years 2001 and 2007, the original story was greatly expanded upon and released in six paperback volumes. After a change of Japanese publisher, two more volumes were released between 2009 and 2010, completing the series (the six aforementioned volumes were released as volumes 1-4 in the newest Japanese edition).
This second version of the story was meant to be adapted into a twelve-episode OVA anime—initially planned to release in 2010—but was postponed to 2012, only to be discontinued after the fourth episode’s release.

//// About the English translation ////

The English paperback expanded edition is made up of eight volumes: the six first volumes (Seibido/Crystal edition) + the two later volumes (#7 and #8 in English, but #5 and #6 in the newest Tokuma/Chara edition).
The change in Japanese publisher led to a change in translator for the English edition between vol1 to 6 and vol7 to 8: it is highly recommended to read the fan translations of #7 and #8 as opposed to reading the licensed edition, due to the massive loss in translation (expect a 50% word count difference between the two).

//// Current translation status of the different editions of the novel (as of April 20th, 2024) ////

. Shosetsu June edition, unlicensed: 2/6 chapters, ongoing fan translation.
. 1990 hardcover edition, unlicensed: 2/6 chapters, ongoing fan translation. An older fan translation had 4/6 chapters translated but the project was dropped.
. 2000’s expanded edition, English licensed: fully translated, complete.

//// Drama CDs, prequel and side stories ////

– The Shosetsu June story was adapted into a drama cassette and a drama CD (Dark Erogenous).
– The expanded story was adapted into three drama CDs (Destiny, Nightmare, Resonance)
– A prequel called Midnight Illusion was serialized in Shosetsu June between December 1992 and April 1993, and released as a hardcover in 1996. 3/6 chapters have been fan-translated into English.
– The 5 side stories have all been fan-translated into English (Kizu/Wound, File-0, Cal’s Sighs, Musk, Illusion Night) and are based on the expanded version of the novel.

Look up online “Ai no Kusabi Master List LiveJournal” to find the links to all the material listed above and more.

[This page was updated as per an anon’s request, all credit goes to the AnK community where credit is due.] <<less

This blog is a record of battle as dictated by a man with a fujoshi girlfriend. Okay, that was a lie. I’m not fighting at... more>> all. The war is purely one-sided. Each day I am dragged further and further into the world of otaku. I cannot be held responsible for any damages incurred by reading this blog and falling into the same predicament. There is much otaku talk contained within, so please follow your directions carefully, and do not exceed your recommended dosage. <<less

As he had been repeatedly kidnapped, Fang Yun’an, the second young master of the Fang family of Watercloud Planet, changed his name to Lu Yunchu and grew up in a civilian family to hide his identity.... more>>

Fortunately, he fell in love with Qin Rui, the young master of the Qin family from Central Planet when he was in college. Unfortunately, Qin Rui thought Lu Yunchu’s family was mediocre and could not match with him, so he abandoned Lu Yunchu without mercy.

When the two met again, Lu Yunchu was already living in a luxurious villa and driving an expensive star shuttle. Qin Rui couldn’t help but sigh, “Where did you get so much money?”

“My sugar daddy is rich and willing to spend money for me.” Lu Yunchu showed Qin Rui the black-diamond gold card in his hand.

“You are so shameless, being kept as mistress by another man!” Qin Rui angrily rebuked.

“So what? Do you remember everyone around you thought I was so shameless to be kept as mistress by you in college? So why should I keep my face? You are really lifting me up.” Lu Yunchu shook the Château Lafite in his wine glass and said contemptuously. <<less

The demon who looked like an angel, Duke Valafar, was discriminated by other demons due to his appearance, causing him to become a shut-in in... more>> his castle. The only one by his side was an incubus subordinate. One day, when a blood-stained angel fell in his territory, he met Archangel Uriel. Kidnapped by Uriel, the fate of Valafar who was added to the harem is…!? <<less

The story of a cult master, his lover and their deaths.
Dongfang Bubai and Yang Lianting's story.

This is a short story of a Mackerel meeting with the Emperor.... more>>

Rank 3rd in Syosetsu's top 100 in Funny category as of 11/27/22.

A good read for a break from long novels and chapters. <<less

1.... more>>

There’s a notoriously hard-to-deal-with Alpha at No. 2 High School

Sleeping in school, and fighting outside school, Jiang Huai has consistently topped the list of ‘students teachers most want to beat to death’ among all the teachers who have taught him for many years. He also holds the first position in the ‘Most Aggressive Alpha’ list recognized by the official vote at No. 2 High School.

It is said that Jiang Huai has even forced an Omega he was interested in to transfer schools, almost leaving a lifelong mark on the person.

Despite being such an Alpha with a track record full of misdeeds and displaying bad behavior, someone has caught him in the restroom holding a syringe, injecting Omega-specific pheromone suppressants into his veins.

2.

Jiang Huai has always had a disapproving gaze towards Bo Jian from school—a well-off background, good-looking, and excelling academically. He ranks first in the No. 2 High School student-voted “Most Attractive Alpha” list and holds the top spot for “Alpha most desired for a relationship across the entire school”.

Bo Jian, being such a young and inexperienced pretty boy, Jiang Huai thinks he could easily overpower him with just one hand.

Until that day in the men’s restroom, when Bo Jian caught him injecting himself with pheromone suppressants.

He threw a punch that didn't land on Bo Jian's face. Bo Jian reversed his grip, pinning his hands behind his back, his breath pressed against the back of his neck, and casually said, "...Oh, you're an Omega?"

3.

Summer physical education class, before the class starts.

Bo Jian was cornered by Jiang Huai. “Don’t want to take suppressants, do me a favor, bite me.”

Bo Jian smiled lightly, “Why should I?”

Jiang Huai sniffed the faint, cool scent of peppermint leaves in the air, reminiscent of a snowy night.

“Because you intentionally used pheromones to seduce me.” <<less

A young master of the wealthy Jinling House. A normal rebellious military official that retired from Chengdu. Two men with very different backgrounds each have... more>> a plan for their new life. Due to an unexpected turn of events, both meet at a small town in Jiangnan, and start living under the same roof. As a result, their new beautiful life has turned into a daily routine... <<less

Sent to prison for attacking his charges money-grubbing wife, the protagonist is given a second chance to get out of prison. He is to be... more>> the genocidal Dr. Watson’s nurse. Dr. Watson is a mass mu*derer from one hundred years ago. Although, he may not seem to be who everyone thinks he is.  <<less

Wen Liunian is Cangmang City’s newly appointed prefect.... more>>

The common people banged on their gongs and drums, thinking the lord official will be like before, a big, strong man built like an iron tower, but no one expected it to be a skinny and weak bookworm that walked out of the coach.

Lord Wen looked around, furrowed his brows and exclaimed, “This place really is poor.”

The people heard and their hearts shattered all over the ground, we don’t want that either, but on the mountains outside of the city there are bandits.

——

The Bandit’s Strategy is the third book in Yu Xiao Lan Shan’s Jianghu/Strategy series. Each book is standalone, but there are character cameos and mentions that don’t disrupt the flow of the main story of each book.

1st book: Everywhere in Jianghu is Wonderful
2nd book: Everywhere in Jianghu are Tycoons
3rd book: The Bandit's Strategy
4th book: The Emperor's Strategy
5th book: Return Together <<less

Hiroto Moriya is a Beta and a tattoo artist. Barely living off from his own expenses and the eagerness to support his family, he entered... more>> the underground business without thinking. He had a fateful encounter with an Alpha named Kyouya Sagano. And since then became addicted to him. <<less

Aramiya Seiichi is an ordinary high school… eroge otaku who’s given up all hope on girls in the 3D world due to a certain incident.... more>> One day, after he’s bought a bunch of new material as a result of experiencing the frustration of a perfect eroge character turning out to be “used goods,” he encounters a delinquent-looking girl about to get r*ped by a bunch of guys. By mere chance, he rescues her. Days later, when school starts again, it turns out to have been his classmate, Ayame, a feared delinquent girl who’s got all kind of rumors about her – especially that she’s “used goods.” And it appears that she’s set on becoming his ideal girl to make him fall for her. <<less

Serious, workaholic man meets free-spirited girl.... more>>

Qiu Zheng Qing is an elite manager at a well-known corporation whose life plan does not include dating but simply getting married because it is time. While meeting a former university classmate who fits his criteria for a life partner, he keeps on coming across a free-spirited rich, young miss and subsequently falls in love with someone who will turn his life upside down.

Yin Ting (depressed): Whenever I pursue guys, I would always pinpoint the wrong target. That’s why I keep on failing. The next time I must definitely choose the right one before making my move.

Qiu Zhen Qing (serious): Why is that you always fail, how do you say it when you are confessing, let me hear it. Be more serious, this is a solemn matter. Consider me your target, how would you make your confession, how would you say it?

Yin Ting (sighing): That is, I like you a lot, let’s date.

Qiu Zheng Qing (serious): Okay.

Yin Ting (dumbstruck): Ah?

Qiu Zheng Qing (serious): I said, I agree.

Yin Ting (dumbstruck): … <<less

R*ped! R*ped!... more>>

The next CEO of Rong Hua corporation was r*ped! He was r*ped by an unknown man at the construction site with his hands tied and blindfolded! Rong Baiwen swore he would make that person’s life a living hell!

The man who r*ped him turned out to be one of the construction workers on the construction site! He hired a group of gangsters to gang r*pe that man for revenge, but the gangsters were too weak and ended up getting beaten up.

Even when he’s in a simple shed at the construction site, kneeling on a crude bed made of wooden planks, wiggling his snow-white ass to meet the man’s thrusting and couldn’t stop moaning and screaming, he would never admit that he’s attracted to a migrant worker.

“You’re a wolf in sheep’s clothing, you pe*vert!”

“Baby, you’re my exquisite sheep!” <<less

There were two geniuses at Chez Chambre Academy.... more>>

Delilah Erika, loved by everyone, and Eric Briar loved by no one.

One day, Eric unintentionally rejects Delilah’s request to sit beside him.

After that, the contempt and ostracism toward Eric only intensified, and Delilah secretly visits Eric’s room at night…

After their secret meeting, Delilah routinely visits Eric’s room.

And as the secret meetings go on, the more they fall for one another.

However, the two are well aware that a relationship can never be achieved, so they decide to share everything, except for “love” only.

Except for “love” only.

“You’ll regret it, nuna.”

“I won’t.”

Actually, she might regret it, but she won’t regret everything that’s happened with Eric.

“…Except for love.”

“…Yes, except for love.”

Confirming till the end, Eric’s voice sounded not only a little cruel but kind as long as someone did not covet his heart.

Eric’s hand gently took her chin and tilted her face upward. Delilah tightly screwed her eyes shut, and their lips met in a natural sequence.

But she was glad. She could keep seeing him.

Delilah closed her eyes again. The kiss grew deeper and deeper. As the night deepened, so did their touches, and when Delilah let out a cry, Eric swallowed her sobbing moan with his lips. <<less

Huai Xingye had never thought about marriage, let alone coming home one day and being told he was getting married.... more>>

He dyed his hair, got into fights, wore earrings, and was a ‘punk’ in the eyes of many people, so he couldn’t imagine which family would want such a daughter-in-law.

He scoffed in his heart, but the marriage partner’s mother was too good to him, so Huai Xingye put away his sharp edges and treated her with respect.

But he didn’t understand, what happened when the marriage partner ran away on the wedding night?

Later he learned – the marriage partner Wei Xulan is a star, who have a lot of younger sister and wife.

The first day of their relationship, the two are polite and distant.

———

Wei Xulan: “You sleep on the bed.”

Huai Xingye: “No, you sleep on it.”

Wei Xulan: “How can I let you sleep in the living room? You sleeping here is fine.”

Huai Xingye: “…… thanks.”

Wei Xulan: “You’re welcome.”

Later, Wei Xulan, known as the high cold male god, actually also learned to pamper him …… <<less

She thought the man was dead.... more>>

His raven black hair, long eyelashes, sharp jawline and plump lips.
As she was treating him, Swan fell in love.

“I-I think I’m pregnant. So, uh, take me as your wife…”

“……..”

All because of ‘love’. Oh to be condescending as a young girl. The man didn’t love Swan, she was only a toy of momentary interest for him.

Atlion never answered her question.

___

“You’re the one who said you wanted me. Didn’t you say you’ve never regretted a day that you were with me?”

“Heart is something that changes as much as we want, Your Majesty.”

It was hell.

Her words seemed to make my blood vessels harden.
I always want to see and touch her, but she won’t allow it anymore.

I’m afraid of you.
You, who don’t love me.

The story of Swan, who once loved a man with lost memories- “Atlion”. What will become of this perplexing romance? <<less

Dewitt, known as the Iron Marshal, is now on the verge of death. Just when the whole empire thought he was not going to survive, a small fox came down from the sky. The little fox was so powerful that it woke up the Marshal who had been in a coma for a month with one paw. If Wen Jin knew that the price of his paw was to become the Marshal’s fiance, he would refuse, because the legendary, ferocious Marshal was a well-controlled villain, only touching his fluffy body every day.... more>>

Wen Jin: You’ve had enough, I’m going bald!

Dewitt: Ten more minutes.

Wen Jin: Not a minute longer!

Dewitt: Then let me kiss you.

s*upid and lazy fox x black-faced Marshal meet in a world full of Zergs and war. Follow this intergalactic tale as they begin to trust and depend on one another. <<less

As a hero, I have been doing my best up until now. Even with little reward, unreliable comrades, citizens that only keep complaining and a princess that only treats me like a tool, I still do my best without a word of complaint.... more>>

I finally gave up after being rejected by the girl I like, being betrayed by my comrades and not receiving any recognition despite my best efforts.

[I will give you half of this world. Hence, join forces with me!]
However, the demon king received me with both arms and this made me delighted. I felt she is more charming that anyone in this world after receiving her recognition.

Thus… even though I’m the hero, I decided to betray after receiving half of the world — This is a story of the hero that is always trying his best being showered with love by a small demon king girl. <<less

You think too much, cultivation is not like this…... more>>

When Kong Hou steps on the path to cultivation, she learns that all xianxia stories are full of lies.

A relaxed cultivation story.

Kong Hou: a traditional musical instrument like a harp. The female protagonist’s name. <<less

Life is always full of surprises. Su Bei has transmigrated, the thing is he has transmigrated into all kinds of worlds to captivate the male lead! ... more>>

When he finds that the first target is a villain, Su Bei still tries to comfort himself in his heart that the one in the next world would be better.

But reality slaps him right in the face. So it turns out the next is always more villainous.

Su Bei has taken the captivating-the-villainous-male-lead way down and could never turn back.

But who could tell him why every villain he has to captivate is actually the damn same one???

When he is pinned down by the villain for the 108th time, Su Bei feels like weeping but has no tears, “Villain, please go easy on me!” <<less

In miserable times, drinking water could even satiate hunger. Thankfully, Han Qingyan didn’t die when he fell off the cliff, but was instead forced like a woman and expected to birth a child!... more>>

You psycho! Look carefully! I’m a man!!! Even if I am topped every day, I can’t produce an egg!

Unfortunately, no matter how angry or helpless he felt, he couldn’t deny it. With his Demon Sect Master’s position usurped, the only one whom he had was Psycho. It was the warmth of a lifetime that he would never forget. Even if he recovered and forgot everything that had happened, even if he had everything and no longer cared for a stranger like him, he would still sacrifice his all for him…....

The righteous and the evil had always been at odds. He had been plotting everything. Just for this one person, this relationship, and his heart. <<less

Child star Chi Song left the country for nine years.... more>>

Upon his return to China, the entertainment industry said that there was no such person.

Chi Song expressed that he would just be a quiet salted fish*, caring about the supporting roles and loving A’huai, facing the sea and blooming with the spring.

*salted fish refers to someone who does nothing, does not want to move, and has no dreams <<less

Navier was the perfect empress, however, the Emperor wanted a wife, not a colleague. And so, the Emperor abandoned Empress Navier and placed an ens*aved... more>> girl beside him. That was fine until Navier heard the Emperor promise the s*ave the Empress’ position. After many ups and downs, Navier decided she would accept being the Queen of the neighbouring country and remarry. <<less

“Nobody’s going to buy me emeralds. Nobody’s going to give me babies. Nobody’s going to save my life.”... more>>

—Lawrence Block, “Eight Million Ways to Die”

I could finally be liberated.

***

It had been more than a decade since Shi Wen, an alpha who became an omega for the man he loved, had been suffering in the quagmire of the world and his partner's indifference and disgust. As he was dragged into the darkness of death, he dialed his partner's number. "I don't regret it." But all he got in response was the hung-up tone.

No one saved him.

***

Shang Yu indifferently hung up the call. Anyway, he would see him soon after that person's gland removal surgery.

He never thought that that would be the last. <<less