Hao Yan Che is an immortal and Yuan Gun Gun is a mortal.... more>>

Hao Yan Che’s parents saves Yuan Gun Gun’s life. Yuan Gun Gun’s parents agrees to let Yuan Gun Gun marry Hao Yan Che when she turns eighteen.

Yuan Gun Gun loves cooking and taking care of animals.

If Hao Yan Che rejects Yuan Gun Gun, he can return her to her parents. <<less

A virus has attacked the entire Earth. This is the apocalypse.... more>>

Wu Zhi discovered that he really did f*cking live carefreely and comfortably.

Wu Zhi said, Ye Qingling, you want to keep me in f*cking captivity for my whole life.

…Mhm.

…So scary, you really are.

In the apocalypse, who kept whom in captivity? <<less

Julietta, born as an illegitimate child of a nobility, is raised in an opera theatre to hide away from the eyes of the noble’s main wife.... more>>

To pay back her debt, she turns into a servant and challenges the high paying job that nobody could withstand.

But her special charm could not be hidden with clothing, as she catches the attention of the crown prince. Unlike other woman who flock to him, she was brutally honest. But why was he so bothered by her? <<less

For three years, Yun Xiao had used different methods to instill in Tang Ling how important Lu Mintang’s existence was, and that he was just a stand-in.... more>>

“We are just married, we will divorce when Min Tang comes back.”

He doesn’t even deserve to mention Lu Mintang’s name.

He did his duty and did his best in marriage, he was well-behaved and sensible, and he said nothing. He thought it could change Yun Xiao’s mind, but what he was waiting for was a divorce agreement.

After ending this long unrequited love, Tang Ling disappeared from Yun Xiao’s world.

　

Half a year later, Yun Xiao searched for Tang Ling all over the world.

Tang Ling’s countless extravagant hopes were hidden in a dusty and yellowed diary at home.

“If possible, I would also like you to kiss me once.”

“Lu Mintang, it’s a name that laughs at the mention of it.”

“I learned to say to myself a happy anniversary.”

After three years, Tang Ling brought Xinhuan to the pinnacle of his career, but there was a dog beside him.

Yun Xiao: Barking! Wife, look at me! <<less

To impress the girl he has a crush on, Kouichi (a high schooler) lets her use his address in a gay ad. Soon, a reply comes, and Kouichi finds himself meeting with the man he made a joke of, intending to reject him. But he was surprised to find out that the man is actually a teacher in his school! Hirokazu is a really nice man. He seemed so lonely that Kouichi just couldn't find it in himself to hurt him. One date leads to another, and Kouichi falls for his teacher for real... the problem is, Hirokazu doesn’t know that Kouichi is a student at his workplace.... more>>

A sweet, down-to-earth story.

(The book art is quite atrocious, ignore it and read chapter 1.) <<less

Xia Mo and Luo Xi are orphans, both having met each other at their adoptive parents’ home. Because of the shadows remaining from their childhood, they are both shrouded in the midst of wariness. However, when Xia Mo and her brother meet an embarrassing situation during a singing competition, Luo Xi helps them out, and the iciness that separates both of them gradually melts. Seeing what has happened, as well as in an attempt to break both of them up, Ou Chen, who deeply loves Xia Mo and is the heir to the company that founded their school, sends Luo Xi to England to study…... more>>

Five years later, Luo Xi has become a superstar, with a countless number of fans to his name. Xia Mo having become an orphan once again as her adoptive parents died the year Luo Xi left, is a new artist of a records company and meets Luo Xi. Ou Chen on the other hand, having lost his memory of Xia Mo five years ago due to a car accident, also sees Xia Mo once again as well. With all three main characters back on the scene and their disputes of love and hate, what will happen between them then? Who will Xia Mo pick in the end? <<less

A story about a general with insomnia, and a girl who is looking for husband to keep her tea house.

At long last, Fu Zhi, the mysterious heiress who had developed countless technologies was given two guardians by the country! Initially, the Lu Brothers shut her out when she joined the Lu Family. However, after spending some time with her, they began to warm up to her and took turns showing their brotherly love for her by throwing money at her. ... more>>

Lu Yumo would say, “My sister just came from the countryside, so don’t scare her.”

Lu Yushen would say, “My sister is fragile, so don’t bully her.”

Lu Yubai would say, “My sister is not good at studying, so don’t laugh at her.”

Nevertheless, it soon became clear to them that the little girl from the countryside was not what they had imagined.

One day, a reporter took a photo of a professor carrying her purse and having a meal with her.

The professor said, “She is my teacher, and I’m her student.”

The crowd was surprised. “What?”

Another day, a different reporter snapped a photo of a business magnate serving her tea.

The business magnate said, “She is my boss, and I’m her employee.”

The crowd was shocked. “What?”

On a different day, a group of reporters spotted the biggest esports bigwig stepping down from his throne and helping her get rid of a scumbag.

The bigwig said, “Stop all this harassment and the rumors. She’s my sponsor.”

The netizens asked, “Just how many supporters do you have?

The country’s official portal responded, “We’re her strongest supporter.” <<less

Yeho is a distant relative to a king in a small kingdom. Even though he is a distant relative, his house was very poor, and his mother was addicted to gambling. One day North Empire asked for Princess Sooyoung to be a concubine of an old Emperor because she was known for her beauty. But the king really loved his daughter so instead he ordered Yeho's older sister to disguise as Princess Sooyoung and marry the old Emperor. ... more>>

Yeho told his sister to run away with her lover, and his sister had to leave her younger brother alone with his mother. After she ran away, Yeho asked his mother to give the things back to the king that she got for trying to sell her daughter, but his mother already used the gifts to pay off her gambling debt. He was trying to give the gifts back to the king to take away his order, but now he can't do that anymore. He tells his mother to run away, and he disguises as his sister to go to North Empire.

After he got there, he was trying to tell the Emperor the truth and take away his life, but the Emperor went out for few days to look around his empire. When the emperor came back, he wasn't as old as he thought. <<less

Interview (YGZ – Father, ZZ – Mother, ZW – Son)... more>>

1. What is something you carry everywhere with you?

YGZ: A gun.

ZZ: I prefer being indoors, specifically inside a lab.

ZW: Anything that has access to the internet.

2. What is your favorite hobby?

YGZ: Shooting.

ZZ: Experimenting.

ZW: Hacking.

3. What is your worst fear?

YGZ: My wife’s cooking.

ZZ: My lab burning.

ZW: No access to the internet.

4. What is your spirit animal and why?

YGZ: A Bigfoot – has hands to hold a gun.

ZZ: An eagle – has good vision, useful for observing.

ZW: A Spider – can spin a web.

5. What is your biggest regret?

YGZ: Letting my wife escape after our first night.

ZZ: My son being a genius. I chose YGZ to be the father of my child because I thought he was a limbo.

ZW: Not reuniting my parents sooner. <<less

She is foolish enough, s*upid enough, idiotic enough. ... more>>

Whatever it takes, it makes him want to possess and capture the attention of “her music”.

To the extent that he couldn’t ignore her anymore as if she is air.

Wanting to get closer to her, wanting to take all of her, but damn, she is afraid and trembles at him.

He doesn’t want to wait anymore “for the lyric”, and at her side he feels so restless.

But this absent-minded girl, unexpectedly being so foolish, asked him–why I am so special? <<less

“Are you still going to run away?” ... more>>

“No, not anymore.”

He loved her to the point of paranoia, a compulsion that penetrated his bones and was impossible to cure.

“Babe, you can only smile at me.”

“Babe, I’ll get you everything you like.”

After getting revived, Qin Shu’s eyes were as bright as snow and she had high intelligence. She held on to her handsome and rich husband, refusing to let go, devoting herself to protecting and pampering him. She worked hard to become stronger so that she could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.

Before her revival, Qin Shu believed the words of her younger sister. She hated him, blamed him, and devised a thousand ways to run away from him.

Yet, he loved her deeply, pampered her with all his heart, and allowed her to behave atrociously. <<less

Kusumi Chiharu gets a message one day that he has been selected as a Monster Tamer, and he is prompted to select his first partner. He thinks little of the message until he receives a giant package the following day. He assumes it's the p*rn books he ordered, but the huge box ends up containing the unconscious body of a near-naked girl! She's a ghoul named Zonmi, who intends to fight beside him as his partner.... more>>

However, it turns out that other hot girls at his mostly-male high school are also magical entities, and Zonmi may not be the only one who wants to fight by his side! <<less

In his previous life, Fang Cheng's father died and his mother was seriously ill. In order to save his mother, he was willing to sell his body and became a canary raised by the president.... more>>

The President was gentle and fragile, and he couldn't help but fall into it.

The contract expired and the two broke up.

The president committed su*cide on the 50th day after the breakup.

The secretary said:

"Someone told Mr. He: 'Love has the power to destroy and save a person.'"

"President He wanted to try it."

"He didn't want to live for a long time."

"He wasn't interested in everything, he felt there was no happiness and sadness, no satisfaction and disappointment."

"He didn't fall in love with you, so don't be sad."

"This so-called nurturing love was just his last self-help for himself. When he felt disappointed with the world, it didn't matter if you compromised."

And Fang Cheng, who was left behind, didn't even have the qualifications to be sad.

Fang Cheng was reborn.

He exhausted all means and rushed towards He Yu full of blood.

Transferred to his school, broke into his life, and returned all the tenderness and tolerance he received from him in his previous life hundreds of times.

But the young He Yu was so gloomy, silent, and lifeless.

- How can I keep you?

- This time, will you fall in love with me?

- Please, fall in love with me.

He Yu's eyes were really beautiful, amber with a green tone, like the leaves of early autumn wrapped in ice, clear and translucent.

He was staring at Fang Cheng with such a pair of eyes, completely ignoring the other's red ears, and asked solemnly, "Can I solve the 'equation' today?" <<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

Throughout the ages, there are only two words in the world, love and hate. ... more>>

Three years ago, Qin Shan was the most profitable sword in the hands of the emperor. He cut others and made himself bleed. After several years of shackles, he entered the world again. The world seems to be a little different. His infamy is still circulating in the world.

The heroic swordsman carried his reward everywhere, and everyone was looking for the trace of the big devil. However, Qin Damo was holding his own order of chasing and asked with a smile. “The head on the neck, can I change the wine?”

Entering the WTO again, this river and lake has one more word in Qin Shan’s eyes. It was someone holding a long sword, wind and rain, and the words engraved in his heart. <<less

Soft and Cute Assistant X Yandere Movie Emperor... more>>

There are rumors in the entertainment industry that the movie emperor Gu Xiao is sexually cold and distant from women, which the assistant scoffs at.

Sexually cold and distant? Not interested in women? Then who is the man who daily flirts with her, stirring up her desires and making her legs weak from being charmed?

There are also rumors that during his student days, the movie emperor Gu Xiao admired a female student at the same school and turned into a stalker, peeping at her every day.

The assistant scoffs, "Hmph, even if it's about my Gu Xiao, the rumors should be decent. Handsome like Gu Xiao, the junior sister would be wrong not to stalk and peep at him!"

Until one day, the assistant accidentally enters the room that Gu Xiao strictly forbids anyone from entering and sees that it is filled with pictures of her from their student days to the present.

Pictures of them shopping, eating, even sleeping and bathing…

The assistant's legs tremble, bidding farewell to you, Movie Emperor?! Even if you were the Jade Emperor, I would still sass you! <<less

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

A young man is being forced to cross-dress as a bride to replace his young lady who refused to marry since she already had her... more>> own lover.
And the groom had prepared a surprise for the supposed bride, yet he was the one who got the surprise for the bride he had imagined was not as his imagined before, ---personality wise.
So, the life of the counterfeit bride and 'her' groom began.
With both party having their own secret, how would their life like? <<less

In order to help their chief find a wife, the bandits kidnapped a woman from the bottom of the mountain in order to offer her up to him.... more>>

The chief of the mountain stronghold, Lu Cang falls in love at first sight with the absolutely stunning beauty!

However, on the night of the consummation... <<less

S Vol. 1... more>>

Shiba is a detective in the fifth anti-organized crime division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police, a.k.a. “Anti-Gang 5” specializing in handgun seizures. Shiba’s secret weapon is “S” (“spy”), an informant who plays a key role in Shiba’s information gathering. Shiba is training an informant who has been officially accepted into Shinjuku’s Matsukura Group within the Budoha crime syndicate. One day, Shiba awakes to an anonymous phone call. “Watch out for your S.” A tale of two men whose lust, pride and loneliness collide!

S Vol. 2: A Love Bite

Detective Masaki Shiiba's informant or "S," Keigo Munechika, has proven himself to be an excellent source of information. But the payment of s*x for every lead given is taking its toll on Shiiba. But with his new assignment as back-up to a fellow undercover detective, Shiiba learns that there are far worse things than having s*x with your male S--falling helplessly in love with him, for example. S volume 2 continues the drama and passion between a detective and his spy set in the highly-charged underground world of Tokyo.

S Vol. 3: Split

For almost a year now, Shiiba has been using Keigo Munechika as his “S,” his spy, to get information on the gun dealings of the Yakuza world. Shiiba uses his body in exchange for Munechika's sensitive information… and only his body as far as Shiiba is concerned. Shiiba vows their relationship will not go beyond that. But when a rowdy young man with a penchant for piercing and an enigmatic Yakuza leader cross paths with the young detective, sins of the past are unearthed once more-sins that just might shatter the fragile bond between the detective and his “S.”

S Vol. 4: Afterglow

At the end of S volume 3, detective Masaki Shiiba was last seen running away from the hospital room of his injured S, Keigo Munechika. Now, Shiiba has turned in his resignation, bought a gun of his own, and is bent on only one mission--to kill Takanari Godou. He vows to get the truth from Godou, even if he has to throw away his morals and life to do it. But can he do it? Can he shoot another person and commit cold-blooded mu*der for revenge? <<less

Even if I was forced, I still fell in love, even if it was a mistake, I still followed... Sometimes... love seems thin, but it... more>> is not a love! Not a sweet essay, nor an abuse essay, in between <<less

“Seems like your scent could make me lose control.”... more>>

Born into a noble lineage yet perceived as an unscented, odourless flower—branded as an illegitimate seed—Eidel Fleur, is a flower of the County Fleur, and navigates a life of isolation within her aristocratic family.

In a bid to avoid an unwanted marriage, she decides on independence. However, her plans get disrupted by Archduke Caeron Roman de Eliios, a man leading a calm, uneventful life in high society.

However, the scent of this woman, possessing an allure that unravels even the most controlled beasts, deeply unsettled him. Caught in the grip of this powerful and noble man, the fragile flower finds herself in a perilous situation. <<less

"Empress, you must bring in a consort to bear an heir."... more>>

It was what my ex-husband said to Reneb, too weak to recover from a miscarriage.

Ten years since being possessed by a villainess, despite my efforts to improve relations, the villainess’s fate remained unchanged.

And Reneb, returned from death, volunteers as a pawn for peace between empires to avoid dying again.

But the warmongering, mu*derous emperor of the enemy nation…

“You seem very cold.”

“If you need warmth, I can share.”

Unexpectedly attentive, “Do I need to carry you out of the carriage?” and unexpectedly tender, “Is it hard to sleep alone? Perhaps you missed being in my arms.” he was annoyingly sly! <<less