Universal Century 0093. Char Aznable, who had gone missing, revives the Neo Zeon Forces and wages war against the Earth Federation government. To change the climatic conditions he’ll drop a meteoroid onto Earth, carried out in order to create an artificial ice age. Many innocent people would be purged at the hand of Char… Amuro Ray, a former rival, stands in the way of Char’s ambitions once again! The original version of the anime’s spectacular masterpiece, Char’s Counterattack!... more>>

The original modified Hi Streamer storyline proposed by Tomino for the Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack movie was rejected and released instead as a novel. While both Beltorchika's Children and the Char's Counterattack movie are based on the same reference material, an Animage novel serial called Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack - Hi Streamer (April 1987 - May 1988), there are notable differences. <<less

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

Originally published in Animage magazine in the late 80s under the title Char’s Counterattack, the novel was later published by Tokuma Dual Bunko under the... more>> title High-Streamer. The hero of the Earth Federation Forces: Amuro Ray. As a member of the new task force Londo Bell, he was heading to the refugee colony of “Sweetwater” for an investigation. There, where many of the citizens harbor animosity towards the Earth Federation government, Amuro meets Alena, a young woman who supports the uprising movements. Immediately thereafter, a black unit of unknown origins attacks the space cruiser Ra Zym that Amuro and the others are on. Here, Amuro becomes aware of one man’s intent to attack the Earth under the Neo Zeon–an enemy joined by fate: Char. <<less

Frozen Teardrop is set during the Mars Century, the era that has succeeded the After Colony era, on the terraformed Mars. Since the formation of the young Mars Colony and its government, trouble has been brewing within it with the assassination of its President, Milliardo Peacecraft. In the present day, ESUN President Dorothy T. Catalonia authorizes the beginning of "Operation Mythos" to resolve the problems on Mars - which primarily involves the assassination of Relena Peacecraft.... more>>

Concurrent to the events of Mars Century are flashbacks during After Colony, told through Preventer agent Kathy Po, the daughter of Sally Po. The flashbacks detail events in After Colony leading up to the events of the series, including the origins and backgrounds of OZ Leader Treize Khushrenada and Gundam pilot Heero Yuy. <<less

In the year After Colony 195, with the start of Operation Meteor, the scientists' plan for revenge against the OZ military organization. The operation involves five young boys who have each been chosen and trained by one of the five rogue scientists, then sent to Earth independently in extremely advanced Mobile Suits, one designed by each of the scientists, known as "Gundams". Their Mobile Suits are called Gundams because they are constructed from a rare and astonishingly durable material known as Gundanium alloy, which can only be created in outer space.... more>>

The five Gundam Pilots — Heero Yuy (an alias, not to be confused with the assassinated leader), Duo Maxwell (also an alias), Trowa Barton (another alias, he was previously known as Nanashi (No-Name)), Quatre Raberba Winner, and Chang Wufei — originally have no knowledge of each others' existence. On first meeting any of the other five, each pilot believes the others to be enemy pilots in new OZ mobile suit designs. Once the young pilots realize that they have the same objective of destroying OZ (and in some cases the same mission), they band together to help each other complete their goals. <<less

All women in the near future were managed by men.... more>>

Women are regarded as possessions of male individuals, national enterprises, and corporations, and are used for various things as well as domestic animals.

Men are relieved from various risks of having wives and children so far, but women are turned into animals, and are always naked because they do not have the right to own clothing.

This is a story about the everyday life of men living in such a world. <<less

As an Omega, Bai Yue is not only the dream Omega in every Alpha’s eyes but also the thorn in the eyes of other Omegas. However, one day, he received a medical examination notice and found that he had been differentiated for the second time. This time, he became an Alpha with Genetics of the grade S +, the kind with only double digits in the world. ... more>>

Bai Yue: Pupils are shaking. jpg. He is worried that because of this, he would be abandoned by his boyfriend who is also Alpha. Therefore, he was determined to conceal this new secondary gender and genetic level, and never give the other party a chance to break up! When his pheromones of the S+ grade woke up, Alphas that had originally wanted to make a move on him, all ended up lying on the floor, oppressed by his pheromones. Omegas, who originally regarded him as a thorn in their eyes, would have their legs go soft under the influence of his pheromones. Even the military, upon hearing such news, declared: Within 1 minute, I want all the information on this Alpha!

Finally, he was unable to continue hiding his identity. Bai Yue became dumb. Looking back at his childhood sweetheart, this formerly domineering Alpha unexpectedly turned red at the ears. “Idiot, I knew it a long time ago.”

Since I’ve become an Alpha, then I might as well be the most Alpha of them all <<less

In the post-apocalyptic age, men were damned.... more>>

On a fateful day, one ordinary man found a black mystical crystal in a mine.
The crystal gave him the opportunity to change his life forever.

Could he escape from his predetermined fate and create a destiny for himself? <<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

Hit by a car, he transmigrated to the future. But it seemed that he was about to die again. After rebirth, he became a man with a miserable childhood who had no money or superpower. What’s more, he secretly had a crush for another man! Fine. He accepted his fate. However, there was more than that.... more>>

“Yuan, let’s make a baby together.”

Excuse me? Two men? No, Wait!

“I don’t have that function!”

“Yes, you do.”

With that, the man pounced on top of him with a wicked smile.

Two months later, a doctor smiled at him and said, “Congratulations. You’re now five weeks pregnant…” <<less

Amidst a disaster, an orphan contracts a sickness.... more>>

In his waking hours, he is tormented by his ailment, but when he slumbers, there is infinite darkness.

One day, when he was five years old, a strange Fate Trickster appeared in his dreams. Ten years later, he dreams of becoming a lord. To do so, he takes a chance to trade his fate!

That day, Wang Zhong once again stood at the gates of the Tianjing Heroic Soul Academy. He was about to start a brand new life. <<less

The world has advanced to a stage where most of society has been left to human-shaped robots known as hIEs. A 17 years-old youth, Endou... more>> Arato, met with the android Lacia one day and became her owner. Although looking no different from a normal human at one glance, she was actually one of the five Red Box android created by a Super Intelligent AI which boasted of abilities beyond what the world has seen—. The five each have their own will and begin fighting each other to exert them. Between the adults who can do nothing but watch as the fight unfolds, and the youths who have begun to form a new relationship with them. What is it that connects these far too advanced androids and the human world? Just what is important and vital in this age where everything has become convenient and what is the relationship between humans and object, the choice that Arato makes for the future having met Lacia who far surpasses human is—. <<less

Cheon Yeo-woon, the Lord of the Sky Demon Order.... more>>

An unfortunate accident caused him to stumble into a distant future.

The GATE is open and he struggles to get back to the past from the chaotic future. <<less

A spaceship from the Kingdom of God had greatly contributed to the development of civilizations. Mechas, warships, and wormhole jumps, human beings are advancing rapidly on the road to conquering space.... more>>

Ancient martial arts, myths, genetic modification,
human beings are gradually drifting away in the
exploration of self-evolution. The smoke of wars birthed twisted individuals, human beings are approaching the border in the cycle of self-destruction.

Suddenly one day, people found the legendary
Holy Grail, only to realize that the world is so big,
but their horizons are so narrow.

It happened when Niu Ben was born and his
parents named him.

"The son of the Niu family must be a cow, four
cows, and a bull run!" <<less

When the last prodigy level esper on Earth disappeared, Earth was in deep trouble of becoming another species' colony. The ordinary Han, with his intelligence and hardworking character, was able to make a fortune after “accidentally” stepping into the world of dark net, later purchasing an esper power crystal that brought him the ultimate power that changed the fate of the universe.... more>>

Dark net is a subset of the Deep Web that is not only not indexed by traditional search engines, but that also requires special tools like specific proxy or authentication to gain access. Dark net is not restricted by any law or morals, so the dark net market has everything that is prohibited by the law. Drugs, s*aves, firearms, uranium, bioweapons, rare animals, human testing, assassination, and the list goes on. During the year of 2075 on Earth, Han Lang logged into the largest hyperspace dark net market, and our story begins. <<less

Eyes opened, crossing the thousand-year gate. When my eyes are closed, reality is still poorer than that. Chen Feng, a porter who travels through time... more>> and space with his life. From carrying songs, movies, various entertainment works to carrying various future technologies. Originally, he only wanted to be a porter who would eat and wait to die to enjoy life, but he did not expect that every time he moved technology, it would cause a technological explosion after a thousand years. Each of his actions will change the course of the next thousand years of history. Moving, he moved himself into the savior. <<less

Liu Weiwei transmigrated to the interstellar period and found herself as the lowest ranking student in an Interstellar High School.... more>>

The poor performance of the original owner was ridiculed by the whole school, and the accidental pregnancy, even the father of the child was not known.

Then Liu Weiwei realized that there was also a food system with her.

[Get the recipe Mapo Tofu.]
[Get the recipe of sauerkraut fish.]
[Get the recipe Xiao long bao.]

Soon, the whole interstellar was shook, people swarmed towards her with their tears flowing from their mouths.

Marshal: The snail noodles are good. Come to work in the cafeteria of our military area, you will have five insurances and one housing fund.

Scientist: Fried chicken is the best, give me one, don't force me to kneel down and beg you!

Villain: I want to eat too... Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

Male protagonist (rare low-key boasting tone): My wife is not good at cooking, you'd better not come to my house for dinner. <<less

The series begins in U.C. 0001, at the very beginning of human space colonization, when a space colony called Laplace is destroyed. The main story takes place in UC 0096, three years after the events of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack and 27 years before Gundam F91.... more>>

The story revolves around Banagher Links, a seemingly normal boy living and going to school in the space colonies. His life changes one day when he meets a girl named Audrey Burne, as the encounter brings him into contact with a new Gundam and its connections to an item called "Laplace's Box." <<less

Mobile game Arcane Seoul.... more>>

The day after I drew my first SSR Character.

I became a rookie grade character, Kim Jeonsa.

[2023 Grand Prize at the World’s Largest Web Novel Contest] <<less

Nie Feng, a follower of the Ultimate Martial Path, unfortunately, perished while exploring an uninhabited region in Miao Jiang. However, he was unexpectedly reborn into the body of a profligate youth on the uncivilized Planet Grand Origin, a planet belonging to the Immortal Luo Empire. His new and legendary life would begin from this moment!... more>>

The collision of two Great Galactic Emperies, wars between thousands of Starforce Battleships, formidable Star Warriors, mysterious Star Warlocks, beautiful women capable of causing the downfall of nations, divine skills and martial arts capable of annihilating the Heavens and destroying the Earth.

In this mysterious and magnificent world, one might well ask; who is the Lord of this boundless Star Ocean! <<less

The story takes place in the near future. Money (Game) Master is the world's biggest VR online game. It is an open world game with no levels and no quests, the only goal for players (known as Dealers) is to make money. All sorts of illegal actions like violence and theft are allowed in the pursuit of Snow, the game's virtual currency. Due to the game's massive popularity, Snow has a significant influence in the real world, thus making the game's conflicts part of the global economy. Each Dealer is partnered with a Magisterus, a female support AI modelled after a supernatural creature, which acts as their guide and support.... more>>

Kaname Suou, the main protagonist is a famous Dealer, with a succubus-type Magisterus is called Tselika. Formerly part of a famous team known as Called Game, Kaname undertakes a mission involving the Inheritance, a set of cheat weapons created by a Dealer known as Criminal AO that can break the game's balance, and with it, the world's economy. <<less

A Kancolle fanfic

Pet shop owner Tang Wan was accidentally reborn into an interstellar world. When he opened his eyes, he found himself automatically married to a vegetable via the StarNetwork. A social status worth ten billion yuan; but with an unconscious husband, he was unable to withdraw any money. Tang Wan held the empty position of the First Gentleman, but was, in fact, a poor man.... more>>

In order to secure his future livelihood, Tang Wan was bound to the “Earth Pet System” and returned to his old business, with the goal of saving money, getting a divorce, and looking for a second spring!

After thousands of years of evolution, Earth’s energy depletion had long been abandoned to the distant corners of the Milky Way. All of the animals in the galaxy had evolved tremendously, and little furry cute ones only lived in textbooks. When Tang Wan and his cute little ones appeared, they became the treasures of the whole universe! The pet shop soon became famous in the interstellar world, and the whole universe lined up to be cat s*aves~

Finally surviving past the compulsory marriage period, Tang Wan happily took off the diamond ring worth billions: he can finally sell it for money!

However, Tang Wan could never have imagined that when he sat down at the dining table on a blind date with some fresh meat, the vegetative partner that he had come to an agreement with would suddenly open his eyes.

Gong: I heard you sold your wedding ring for one billion yuan?

Tang Wan reached out and pushed him down on the bed: Open what eyes, quickly close them. <<less

Mu Zhiyan, after being transmigrated a millennium (1000 yrs) into the future, discovered that he was raised by his adoptive parents as a tool for them to access the heritage his (dead) biological parents left behind. When he was at a loss for what to do next, he discovered that his body hosted an additional
pharmaceutical system.... more>>

For a chance to return to his era of Earth, Mu Zhiyan decided to practice and practice; he must train the system to full level as soon as possible.

However, reality gave him a slap in the face. The world is dangerous and dreadful, making Mu Zhiyan recall his mother's words of holding a thick thigh, resulting in him locking his eyes on a cool general...

So the rumored mysterious Mu Master faced General Han with a serious face: "I allow you to follow me, General Han."

General Han: "..." <<less

An extremely popular VRMMO “Real World Online” with a total of one billion players.... more>>

Sora Aoi, a high school student, thinks about the game even when he sleeps and eats, and even logs in secretly during his breaks at school.

But he doesn’t want to stand out, so he plays the game solo nowadays. He hides his face, helps people as a hobby in the game in order to imitate a hero.

Then one day, he meets Rena Ginjo, a very beautiful girl who transferred to his school, and his life changes completely.

“You’re the mysterious ‘Aoki Hayate (Blue Gale)’-san hero that’s all over the internet, right?　If you don’t want your true identity to be revealed, will you do what I say?”

For some reason, she knows who he is, and Sora can’t help but show his gaming skills in front of many people.

“I don’t want to stand out too much, but I can’t stop playing games!”

Having devoted his entire youth to gaming, he shocks the world with a skill far beyond that of a professional gamer!

A super ambitious work of VRMMO x Augmented Reality x eSports!

This is the passionate and youthful heroic tale of a boy who yearns to be a hero. <<less