(Cry Me A Sad River is) about a pregnant high school student who kills herself. - The New York Times, 2013

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

Koushun Takami's notorious high-octane thriller envisions a nightmare scenario: a class of junior high school students is taken to a deserted island where, as part... more>> of a ruthless authoritarian program, they are provided arms and forced to kill until only one survivor is left standing. Criticized as violet exploitation when first published in Japan—where it became a runaway best seller—Battle Royale is a Lord of the Flies for the 21st century, a potent allegory of what it means to be young and (barely) alive in a dog-eat-dog world. <<less

Three Short Stories:... more>>

Calling You
A girl creates an imaginary cell phone...which one day rings. The boy on the other end claims to be calling from his own imaginary cell phone...

Kiz/Kids
Two damaged children bond over one's ability to heal wounds.

Singing Flower
A patient at a hospital finds a flower with the face of a girl, that hums a beautiful melody. <<less

Shouto has been on the wrong side of the law for as long as he can remember. After realizing that his latest crime may have resulted in a death, he escapes into the Japanese countryside. There, he runs into an elderly woman who mistakes him as her grandson! The other elders in the community also welcome him with open arms and treat him as one of their own.... more>>

The truth begins to unravel however when a familiar figure comes back to town… <<less

High school student Li Er crushes on the handsome Xu Yi, who falls in love with Li Bala. After a series of events leads Li... more>> Er and Bala to become friends, four young lives become entwined, as they love and lose and grow. <<less

Ajo Kawir is one of the toughest fighters in the Javanese underworld, his fearlessness matched only by his unquenchable thirst for brawling. But the young... more>> thug is driven by a painful secret: he is impotent. When he finally meets his match in the shape of the fearsome, beautiful bodyguard Iteung, Ajo is left bruised, battered, and overjoyed. He has fallen in love. But will he ever be able to make Iteung happy if he can’t get it up? <<less

Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain, also known as Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain, is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It was... more>> first serialised in Hong Kong between 9 February and 18 June 1959 in the newspaper Ming Pao. The novel has a prequel, The Young Flying Fox, which was released in 1960. Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain is one of Jin Yong's shortest novels, with only 10 chapters. The chapters are labelled in numerical order, instead of Jin Yong's typical style of using a short phrase or duilian as a chapter's heading. <<less

Sakurada; a Japanese coastal town facing the Pacific Ocean. Although publicly, it has very little to its name, the nearly half of its population holding... more>> some sort of special ability know the town to be more than just a dot on the map. The special abilities granted in Sakurada range from slight conveniences to world-altering power, and the balance is held in place by the domineering Administration Bureau. Follow Kei and Haruki, two first-year high schoolers, as they take on missions from the Administration Bureau through their high school’s Service Club. Their unique combination of powers allows them to take on many challenges, and the connections they make along the way might just open the door for plans greater than the pair could have ever imagined. <<less

Li Xunhuan rises to prominence as a martial artist in the jianghu for the expert use of his signature weapon, the Little Li Flying Dagger.... more>> He is in love with Lin Shiyin but decides to give up on her to repay his sworn brother Long Xiaoyun’s kindness towards him. Long Xiaoyun marries Lin Shiyin eventually. Li Xunhuan is emotionally hurt and he retires from the jianghu. <<less

“My name is Tine (a super chic guy), and I’ve gone out with all kinds of girls.... more>>

A nerdy girl, a cute, innocent girl, or even a super grouchy girl.

But then my joyous life has to come to a stop when the mighty god in the form of university admission sends me to a northern university where I get to meet…

“Tine, Teepakorn, first-year Law student, I like you!”

Just the beginning of the first semester, someone already confesses to me.

Am I surprised? Am I excited? Nah. Well, I’m such a cool guy, you know.

But am I horrified? Hell yes! Because the one who just confessed to me is a dude!!

My heart…

The mission to shake off this huge gay dude out of my chic life starts with finding someone hella hot to be my fake boyfriend.

And nobody fits the role as much as Sarawat, the nation’s husband of our university.

But things aren’t as easy as I expected. This guy is a pain in the ass. He’s playing hard to get, not cooperating with me.

Ha, I won’t give up that easily! Constant dropping wears away a stone. I’ll stick with him like a suckerfish. Just wait and see!

But…as I’m pestering him, why the heck is my super chic heart starting to flutter when I’m with this straight-faced dude…?” <<less

In 1987, as martial law is lifted in Taiwan, A-han and Birdy fall in love amid family pressure, h*mophobia, and social stigma.

Ruo Xi is a stubborn, feisty lady who has no qualms talking back to princes and brawling with princesses. Even Emperor Kang Xi teases her... more>> with the nickname “the thirteenth missy who tries her damnedest”. This very same girl was originally just your average white-collared worker in modern bustling Shen Zhen but due to some cosmic slip, she manages to travel centuries back in time. Along with her knowledge on how history eventually pans out, she finds herself embroiled in court intrigues. She knows she shouldn’t be swept up in the power struggle but she can’t help herself because this involves the ones she love as well as the ones who love her. Thus, she can only forge ahead cautiously, step by startling step … <<less

Kakeru, a former elite runner at high school, is chased for stealing food. He is saved by a Kansei University student Haiji, who is also... more>> a runner. Haiji persuades Kakeru to live in the old dormitory "Chikuseisou" where he plans to team up with fellow residents to enter the Hakone Ekiden relay marathon, one of the most prominent university races in Japan. Kakeru soon finds out that all of the residents except for Haiji and himself are complete novices. <<less

The last thing He Man remembered is she was on her honeymoon with Xie Yu, her husband. However, the girl suddenly wakes up on a hospital bed and already divorced. He Man has amnesia and forgets about her last five years.... more>>

She doesn't understand why Xie Yu and her divorced when they loves each other. She does not understand why her best friend now becomes her enemy. She doesn't understand why everyone seems to loathe her so much.

As He Man tries to collect her memories back, she begins to discover things she never expects. <<less

A visually impaired fortune teller who had set up stall at the entrance of the alleyway once told me, “Your love life is destined to be tragically entangled with a man, and it will not come to a good end.”... more>>

My payment to him was a half-drank soda can stuffed into his hands.

I walked away with an air of indignation. “Hey, you haven’t paid!”

His yelling was still audible from a few blocks away.

Are you for real, you could not even tell if your customer is a man or a woman, what fortune can you possibly tell?

Count yourself lucky I did not thrash your stall.

Sitting here at the train station, with my cheeks swelling into the size of a pig’s head, disheveled clothes, both hands empty, I recalled the words of the fortune teller.

I regret not paying my dues and a bit more to him.

It is a pity before today, I have been living the life of a fool.

Not only did I not redeem myself from being involved with a man, I did not discern that I will never come to a good end……..

~ My story is dedicated to everyone who have entered my life, those who stayed and those who left. One of my favorite poet said: “There is a story, the one and only story that deserves to be told in its entirety.”

To me, this is exactly what I need to tell. ~ <<less

“Luo Zhi loves Sheng Huai Nan, but nobody knows about it.”... more>>

Have you ever loved a person, loved him so deeply to the point that your love was engraved in your bones, and yet, nobody knew about it?

As a result of a chance meeting that occurred when they were young, in the eleven years during which she grew up, Luo Zhi’s life always had indistinct impressions of Sheng Huai Nan.

His subsequent reappearance was so dazzling and so blinding, that from then on, Luo Zhi’s diary transformed into a one-act play – a one-act play that belonged solely to him.

Luo Zhi’s love was so humble, so careful, and yet, so proud. Her internal demons grew at such an alarming rate, there was no way she could easily and cleanly retract her love for him.

He was just there – in Luo Zhi’s heart, in front of Luo Zhi’s eyes. As long as she took a single step forward, she would be able to break the distance that had built up between them within the past ten years. However, the furthest distance in the world is not the distance between us when I stand in front of you, loving you despite you having no idea that I love you. Rather, it is when I love you, and yet I am unable to touch you.

In the noisy and busy city of Beijing, P University stood there with its spacious grounds, and yet it was like the faraway Zhen Hua High School in the North – leaving Luo Zhi with absolutely no place to hide. <<less

17-year-old high-schooler Suzu lives with her father in a country-town in Kouchi. She lost her mother when she was young and has closed her heart... more>> away from the real world. But she came to join the so-called “other reality,” a supermassive virtual space called “U” with an avatar. When Suzu became the songstress recognized all around the world with her peerless singing voice in an instant, she meets the mysterious existence, feared and called the “dragon”— <<less

First-year high school student Yu Azuma sets four rules for herself to live her high school life in order to “definitely become an idol.”... more>>

This moving coming of age novel depicts the 10-year journey of a girl aiming to become an idol, with a current top idol as its protagonist! <<less

Years later, the grandchildren gathered around their grandmother in front of the fireplace, listening to her telling a story during winter time.... more>>

Wen Heng smilingly, told a story that spanned a decade. Well kids, to start it off, this is just a story.

In the first year, from a crow in the southern small town, she became a glittering phoenix. She came across a pair of man and woman kissing. The male looked rather delicious, my heart delighted.

In the second year, sick with a strange disease. She took the opportunity to occupy the magpie’s nest, hanging around his home.

In the third year, the adulterous husband flew back from Vienna. All was lost so quickly fled.

In the fourth year, under her father’s arrangement, she became the child bride of another family, she almost forgot about him.

In the fifth year, the prospective fiance did not like her so ran away with another woman. She was gratified by others’ trouble.

In the sixth year, have no impression.

In the seventh year, a pair of adulterous couple, damn it. Continue to have no impression!

In the eighth year, she went abroad to study, she completely broke off relations with the family for another man.

In the ninth year, she was forced to marry and have children with him.

In the tenth year, a child was born. Because of an embarrassing incident, the family of three was deported.

Yan Xi protested and pointed his trembling fingers. Wifey, you have been telling lies as the story is actually like this.

In the first year, the pork ribs she made taste very good, very delicious to eat.

In the second year, because of illness, have no impression.

In the third year, he went abroad on vacation, she was expelled from Wen family.

In the fourth year, she was missing for a whole year. He was angry with her, so do not want to go and look meant do not want to search.

In the fifth year, he was hiding in the corner, following her for a whole year.

In the sixth year, the man she cared most in her whole life made an appearance.

In the seventh year, have no impression.

In the eighth year, he had a car accident, she was out of the country.

In the ninth year, he chased all the way to France. He carried her and walked on the snowy ground for the whole winter.

In the tenth year, the number one rival was born, so returned home.

Wifey, this is the complete and true story, did you know?

This is their story, a kind of love in their light fleeting years. Who is right, who is wrong is just one chuckle. Ten years passed like the smoke, woke up from your dream and rubbed your eyes. Those youthful years, such a heartwarming decade. <<less

This was a story of a bunny rabbit who wanted to earn a fortune. He accidentally entered the entertainment industry and met a big wolf... more>> who was eager to eat rabbit meat. <<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

This is a hilarious love story, and also a story of the counterattack of a tomboy, and also a story of a cold man turning into a loyal boyfriend. ... more>>

The most incredible in Gu Shengnan’s 29 years of life is that after the double blow of breaking up and losing her job, a prince on a white horse came to the rescue. But what if the prince is a very picky eater and very arrogant with his poisonous tongue? This arrogant and poisonous tongued foodie Lu Jin and Gu Shengnan had continuous accidents from the very start, but he always would be amazed by her superb craftsmanship. In this period of craziness, the two people became closer and closer.

Lu Jin finally removed the elite cold mask and became a loyal boyfriend.

The magic of fate is that the right people might not meet in the right way.

You think that you met the wrong person, but end up staying with them for a lifetime.

This so-called sweetness, is when in this crowd of ten million people, finally I get you. Finally I get you before I failed to live up to myself. <<less

Wang, Kuo, and Yanqi all intruded into an empty mansion separately looking for the same thing: food. They were all poor as church mice, but... more>> they became blood brothers, supporting each other, and the poor <<less