She is a bone sculptor, also known as a bone refiner. In her hands, bones can turn into a vessel, tool, accessory, or a powerful weapon with a bone spirit. She is a skeleton; capable of pretending to be dead, frighten ghosts, kill monsters, seduce humans, and stabilize the crowd.... more>>

An Yi: I am the Skeleton King.

Milos: My mission is to push down the skeleton king. <<less

The kingdom boasted a hero and formidable leader of the demon extermination force, Valen Rudwick. Amidst the chaos of battle, he tried to rescue a woman from a demon attack, only to be struck on the back of his head…... more>>

Unbeknownst to him, the woman he saved was not just any civilian but a succubus.

When Valen regained consciousness, he found himself not on the bloody battlefield but in a wedding hall within the demon realm.

“I am Argentine. And you are?”

“Do you think I’ll tell my name to a filthy demon like you?”

Weary from the prolonged wars, the demons proposed a political marriage to him. The absurd condition? It would last until Argentine, whom Valen saved, became pregnant with his child.

The idea of a child with demon blood repulsed him to the core. But pushed to his limits, Valen reluctantly agreed to their proposal.

“Let’s cease these charades and focus on what needs to be done. It’ll be better for both of us,” he growled.

“I want to give you time to accept…”

“Should I give not only my body but also my mind? Will that strengthen my ‘essence’?”

Valen was disgusted by the demons’ hypocrisy. He had intended to leave the demon realm as soon as the succubus bore a child.

“Whether you call for me or come to me, it’s up to you,” he said.

“…”

“I’ll do my da!mned best to give you my seed.”

Valen, the human warrior who despises demons, and Argentine, the demon king who sought peace through a child.

Can the demon realm truly find peace? <<less

It’s okay if you’re not human.... more>>

Miria was banished from the village as a sinner.

A mysterious lump of mud appeared before her, when she had given up on her life.

It took care of Milia so she wouldn’t die.

Milia takes an interest in it and begins to regain her will to live. <<less

This story is about a strange woman who is looking for her lover in her past life but she always finds the wrong one.
1v1

Book 1: In order to bear him an excellent offspring, Mia, a female Earthling, was held captive by the highly-intelligent alien Frederick…... more>>

Book 2: Even after agreeing to bear a child for Frederick, Mia has more questions and thoughts about him. In addition, for some reason, she found that she couldn’t get pregnant….

Book 3: Mia is finally pregnant. But the child is not Frederick’s?! How will the angry and helpless Frederick treat Mia? <<less

Cang Qiong pressed the button of the toilet flush.... more>>

The water flowed down normally but with no sign of stopping. Gradually, the water coming out of the water tank turned color, from transparent to a bloody-red…

The landlord, who was still haggling over the rent, immediately offered a super low rent, five thousand yuan for four years, to Cang Qiong. <<less

In her previous life, Zhou Qiao was blinded by love and loved the wrong person! She was obsessed with him, enchanted by him, and repeatedly crashed into walls for him!... more>>

As a result, her brothers died! It was a real tragedy!

After being reborn?

First, to the white lotus: "You laughed at me for being as good as a dog in my past life, but I'll make sure dogs bite you in this life!"

Second, she trampled on the face of the scumbag!

Zhou Qiao discovered that as long as one lives life with clarity, it's like having cheat codes activated.

Her mother claimed she could save the post-apocalyptic world, and Zhou Qiao initially thought it was complete nonsense! Who could believe that? Rely on her?

Later, as Zhou Qiao watched the certain bigshot from a mysterious background farming in space, she suddenly realized! None of it really mattered! <<less

The turbulent waves crashed onto the tall rocks, in the distance sky and sea met on the horizon, the clouds dominating skies.... more>>

——This may be the scene when they first met. At that time, Liu Guang was not Liu Guang and Tan You was still the proud Second Highness. Among the millions of pearls, he chose the inconspicuous one at a glance and he had been waiting for it for thousands of years.

When they met again, thousands of years had passed and the other had already become a guard that kept someone in his heart. The oath he made under the sea of clouds at the beginning was still vivid as back then— if the fate lets us meet again in the future, if you and I are still as lonely as we are now, would you like to be by my side?

Second Highness x Liu Guang

*description from a reviewer on cn side <<less

Tomb Robber female met a naked brother, she was also played with him all night and was forced to plant a ball in her stomach.... more>>

Five years later, she took her baby boy to the grave, and was caught again by this man. He ate it again and again, and was not responsible … Well, do I need a handcup in my life?

Male host: I’m leaving.

Baby: If you are a man, you must be responsible! You wouldn’t let my mother plant the ball and get rid of her , just let it go?

Male host: …

Hostess: Su Xiaobao, are you itchy?

Baby: I just want him to feel a little guilty. By the way, order good marrige.

Hostess: Oh yes, Master Pluto, please pay your son’s support for 10 billion.

Male host

Baby: He is a penny, it is useless to come, ask him to order a magic weapon to steal the tomb.

Hostess: Oh, is it OK to have a handsome guy to warm the bed?

The sneer of the male host mouth, is it irritating! <<less

One day, a "Reality Rift" occurred in the holy city of Akiba!
The invasion of interdimensional people, space-time pirates, and science gangs was about to begin!... more>>

And then a beautiful superheroine stood up to the crisis in Akihabara.
An epic tale of superheroines in Akihabara, the sacred land of Otaku.

The 114th episode of this Young Adult fiction is "The Reason She Wears Fishnet Tights ". Now then, during a popular magic show in Akihabara, a magician disappears and is found dead.

As the magic industry's grudges, a suspicious ex-boyfriend, an even more suspicious magic designers emerge, the Otaku's desire for fame comes to the surface in a hilarious way... <<less

The vast universe, light years in the blink of an eye. Only one person, unstoppable across the Milky Way, still not forgotten to this day.... more>>

Beautiful and lost Demon King vs Tough Guy loyal beast-catching sorcerer. This is an urban fantasy love fairy tale. Will strive for daily updates, and if unable to update, will request leave. <<less

Keiichi Morisato was a typical college student, a failure with women, struggling to get through his classes, and in general living a pretty nondescript life.... more>> That is, until he dialed the wrong number and accidentally summoned the Norse goddess Belldandy. Not believing Belldandy was a goddess and that she could grant his every wish, Keiichi wished for her to stay with him forever. As they say: Be careful what you wish for! Now bound to Earth and at Keiichi’s side for life, the lives of this most un-normal goddess and most lucky human will never be the same again. <<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

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

“Impossible… Why are you not following my orders!? Clearly I s**ked your blood, why!?”... more>>

On the very first day of high school, the youth subscribing to the philosophy of “absolutely ordinary everyday life,” Kujou Hisui, encountered disaster head on: He was attacked by Rushella Daamu Draculea, the vampire who had lost her memory. Rushella was greatly intrigued to find her vampire powers ineffective against Hisui. Not only did she make Hisui’s home her own, she even enrolled in his school to stick to him–

Hisui had no choice but to help Rushella regain her memory. But before one crisis could be resolved, many more had risen. With tempting advances from the mysterious Sudou Mei, and kidnapped by the girl from the Supernatural Investigations Section in search of Rushella, Hisui’s ordinary life has been replaced by its complete opposite, drama–

Romantic comedy and supernatural action in a school setting! <<less

Every human on Earth was transformed into a summoned monster and was summoned to another world.
Every summoned monster only had one life and was... more>> gifted with ability right from the start.
The abilities ranged from Wind Blade to Fireball, Ice Arrow, Guardian Shield, Heal, Illusion, and so forth.
Li Xuan was also summoned to another world, but his ability was the Unlimited Revive System. Whenever he revived once, he would get another ability. <<less

The Immortal Dao is ethereal, and Immortals are hard to find.... more>>

Li Nianfan had descended into the cultivation world as a mortal. After learning that he has no hope in cultivation, he only wants to live a peaceful life.

However…

The dog he adopts becomes a demon king of a generation when it sees his poems and paintings. It manages to suppress an entire world.

The tree he plants behind his house becomes a World Tree after listening to his zither music, forming a bridge between heaven and earth.

He meets a passerby who is enlightened by him and becomes an immortal sage who leads an entire generation.

When he looks back—

It turns out that the scholar who had been pestering him for his calligraphy and paintings despite having crappy chess skills, is a chess saint from the Immortal Realm. The beautiful woman who comes to listen to his music every night is the number one saintess of the Immortal Realm… <<less

In the town of Lindworm where monsters and humans coexist, Dr. Glenn runs an exemplary medical clinic for monster girls with his lamia assistant, Sapphee.... more>> Whether receiving a marriage proposal by a centaur injured in battle, palpating the injury of a mermaid, or suturing the delicate wounds of a flesh golem, Dr. Glenn performs his job with grace and confidence. But when an unsavory character seeks to steal a harpy egg, how will the unflappable Dr. Glenn respond…? <<less

One day Shinobu wakes up just to find a naked blonde girl sleeping besides him. He has no memory whatsoever of her. Who is she?... more>> Why is she in his bed? Why is she naked? To make matters worse, his sister comes in and sees them. What will happen now? <<less

Based on the popular Vocaloid song .... more>>

Rin, a young angel (presumed female, but angels don’t have clear genders) falls in love with a young human girl, Miku. However, their love is considered taboo, and so, Rin makes a deal with the devil to be reborn as the human boy, Len, in order to be with Miku. However, their happiness together is short-lived, and even that soon ends in tragedy. <<less

During a War called the Hong Kong Crusade, an Old Blood vampire, Jirou Mochizuki, aka the Silver Blade (Gintou), fought and defeated most of the Kowloon Children. ... more>>

Ten years later, Jirou heads to Japan with his little brother, Kotarou, in hopes of reaching The Special Zone, a thriving secret city where vampires live. They soon realize that a plan to infiltrate The Special Zone is being hatched by the Kowloon Children survivors.

As they travel to The Special Zone, Jirou encounters enemies from the past and new threats that may endanger the safety of the Special Zone. The abduction of Kotarou, by one of the Kowloon Children, thrusts him even further into the battle. <<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

Lin Jiufeng transmigrates to become the Yuhua God Dynasty’s Crown Prince but is dethroned, banished to the Cold Palace, and imprisoned there because he had... more>> released the holy maiden of their rival country.
Lin Jiufeng isn't dejected. He has brought a sign-in system with him when he transmigrated and he would receive rewards when he signs in at different places.
Before the Cold Palace’s gates, he signs in and receives the Ultimate Heaven Slashing Sword Skill!
In the Great Council Hall, he signs in and receives the Heaven Patching Technique!
In the Empress Dowager’s palace, he signs in and receives the God of War Totem!
…
Liu Jiufeng imagines that he can quietly sign in like this until he becomes invincible. Yet who would have imagined that the Heavenly Concubine whom he secretly released would rise in rebellion and seize power after she returns to her country?
After she succeeds, her first priority is to attack the Yuhua God Dynasty to rescue Lin Jiufeng.
When Liu Jiufeng hears of this news, he's puzzled. “Do I need you to rescue me?” <<less

The story of a cute and juicy mussel being eaten by the mighty General step by step