No.6122
Are there any good danmei that aren't in the xianxia genre? I've read MXTX's works and like the style but the cultivation fantasy stuff is kind of confusing and boring to me.
No.6123
>>6122Saye, little mushroom, mo du, can ci pin.
That's just the few I know. I think novelupdates is a good place to look for new danmei novels, reviews and ratings are quite useful.
No.6277
>>6276Another reason to just suck it up and learn mandarin at this point…
No.6278
>>6276I've been seeing danmei fandom losing it over this but since it's a Japanese company and their documents seem to be talking about localizing manga, isn't it more likely they're planning to use AI on manga the parent company already owns? 7S insists they won't use it for translation, but we know Japanese publishers have been experimenting with AI typesetting (which has in 100% of cases needed replacing with human edits) and AI sound effect replacements. The "six month process" they mentioned in their outlines is largely proofing and typeset, and should already be faster with Japanese staff on call to check things.
Media Do's big concern is that somehow the US isn't shifting manga on digital platforms fast enough for their liking. They might actually be incensed by danmei selling better and let danmei take its sweet time with the human process.
No.6279
>>6276>>6278Last I heard, their AI LLM was only mean to be used on regular japanese books and not manga, and also not danmei since the LLM is only for japanese.
>>6277I started learning the second I finished my first danmei. I've already been through this rodeo with japanese. I fucking hate dealing with localization companies and fan translators. I can't fucking wait to git gud so I can ignore all of them like I do for manga.
No.6632
I finally started reading Heaven's Official Blessing after letting my physical first volume rot on a shelf for nearly a year. So far it's just the introduction, I can't keep up with the characters' names yet but I should get used to them eventually. The setting reminded me of a less serious version of the 12 Kingdoms because they're based on the same mythologies/legends, so I'm already enjoying it so far.
No.6834
>>6812maybe Demon Venerable Also Wants to Know and other cyan wings novels.
i find the romance in her novels to be sidelined by whatever the gong MC is going through. character development might be a bit sparse though.
there's a title that might fit what you’re looking for (竹涧饮茶客 - 穿书后被反派师尊表白了). the gong MC transmigrates into a novel and seduces the antagonist shizun. initially, there are no feelings involved, and MC just keeps the shizun around for physical convenience and uses him as a cultivation stat stick. at some point, shizun realises MC is just using him, but he's too dickmatised to kill MC. MC eventually gets his act together, and there's a decent character arc there. cw
the shizun is intersex (shuangxing)this one stood out for me because scummy PUA gongs are rare on the usual platforms for content moderation reasons.
No.6912
>>6910I make an exception for monks since they're voluntarily bald, it's not bad with that knowledge.
No.6914
>>6910I'm not sure what's worse to me, full bald or Qing dynasty half-shaved. But I saw an interesting modern guy/Qing guy danmei so I might have to put myself through it…
No.7184
>>7183What is it about MDZS that attracts the truly deranged?
No.7185
>>7184Probably it having the most completed adaptations (LA / dramaCD / donghua), so people can get into it from any angle. I want to say the LA also got on Netflix in 2019, so one of the first danmei LAs to reach a pretty accessible audience in the West & COVID hit shortly after so even people who can't pirate could watch it. It's just baby's first (and only) danmei for a lot of people + modern-day moralfagging (many people *liked* the censorship of the TV show compared to the novel kek it was a whole thing). Imagine JJR's reception if it came out nowadays kek.
No.7187
>>7182>I pray every day some production company just goes fuck it and gives it a new adaptation at this point because I hate how Bingqiu look like twins from a shitty mobage in the donghuaSo many anime get unnecessary remakes/new versions (like GitS recently) - I wish some company would pick up SVSSS instead.
>>7185>>7184>so even people who can't pirate could watch itIt was available on Viki long before getting on Netflix. I guess Netflix brings in the worst people into fandoms.
No.7235
I meant to put it here. Damn, my bad.
2ha comic/manga cancelled because Yamane made antiKR/CN comments in the past
https://x.com/2hacomic/status/2090037530943189352 No.7239
>>7235KR/CN continuing to be the most no fun allowed fanbases on earth.
No.7242
>>7238>manga adaptation few people have heard of2ha has a sizable international fanbase, many international fans were excited when the manga adaptation was originally teased. i'm not a fan of 2ha but when the teaser came out it did go viral in the danmei community.
>that led to people looking up a literally-who author based on the screenshots i've seen it seems like her KR and CN fans have been calling her out for years way before the 2ha manga reveal. it wasn't just someone autistically delving into her twitter archive overnight.
>>7239>KR/CN continuing to be the most no fun allowed fanbases on earth.it's no longer just a "fanbase" drama when an artist is echoing netouyo sentiments and being pro imperial Japan.
i'll say this is still a better way to go out than being cancelled over art style, though.
No.7243
>>7238>literally-who author (let's be real - nobody remembers an ancient series like Finder in 2026)I DO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn I would have loved to see 2ha in her style.
No.7247
>>7235I was looking forward to the manga as someone who couldn’t get into the novel due to the high amount of filler chapters so I’m sad to hear this. I also liked how Yamane didn’t modernize her art style.
>>7238Even zoomers like me have read Finder calling her a literally who is crazy…
>>7239Honestly I can understand them being upset at these things. I grew up in between cultures that hate each other, it’s not an East Asian exclusive thing.
No.7260
>>7242>based on the screenshots i've seen it seems like her KR and CN fans have been calling her out for years way before the 2ha manga reveal. it wasn't just someone autistically delving into her twitter archive overnight.I never saw any news of her being involved in a scandal. What did she post and where?
No.7280
Seven Seas finally licenses Faraway Wanderers!
Plus some audiobooks of already released danmei - is there even much demand for that?
>Seven Seas Licenses 18 New Releases at Anime NYC 2026https://sevenseasentertainment.com/2026/08/21/seven-seas-licenses-18-new-releases-at-anime-nyc-2026/ No.7288
>>7285Isn't the licensing fee information confidential? Does this user want to be sued? I assume it was some shareholders' meeting?
>The new donghua and live action licenses didn't specify the country so it's assumed they are CN adaptations, which may hopefully mean the loosening of censorship guidelines for danmei adaptations. lol
Not gonna happen. Making another 'best bros over hoes' adaptation is not loosening of censorship guidelines.
>>7286I watched the the live action and it's quite nice, definitely not slop. I found myself watching without skipping or feeling the cringe, which I couldn't with The Untamed.
No.7291
>>7290>I mean in regards as to the motives/goals of the characters were completely flipped on the head according to an anon from LC, so at least comparatively it is to me since I liked that especially.I don't know. I haven't finished reading the fantranslation of the novel that's been sitting on my hard drive for a while.
>The Untamed kicked off so much of the Western hype/fanaticism over danmeiNot surprising, since The Untamed was 'babby's first danmei LA' for many and the novel it's based on is super-popular. In comparison, TYK (or books by Priest in general) is niche and doesn't have a donghua to rope more people in and check other adaptations.
The funny moments in Word of Honour are actually funny and it doesn't drag. And I love flirtatious LIs.
No.7292
>>7288The pictures were taken from the 6th JJWXC authors' conference. It's a public event attended by JJWXC authors and fans so it's not confidential info. But it is notably the first time these estimates have been shared at all. My take is that JJWXC is using these figures as a PR stunt to show that investing in/publishing on their platform is profitable, especially when they have other strong competitors.
Side note: the theme for this year's conference was on the usage of AI in creative writing. Ironically I learnt about this through an AI generated article from Sina (
https://k.sina.cn/article_7879923021_1d5ae154d06801jvf4.html if anyone is interested)
>'best bros over hoes' adaptationMy bad, I worded the censorship guidelines part poorly. I agree with you and don't think CN adaptations will ever go beyond depicting bros, and meant to refer to the lifting of the ban hammer on CN donghua and live-action adaptations. There were multiple big budget projects which were filmed or greenlit but were shelved indefinitely because of the ban hammer on danmei adaptations (e.g. 2ha, Saye, Modu, TGCF live action). But the fact that JJWXC is now comfortably flaunting danmei's profitability (and new licensed adaptations) after keeping things lowkey for a while is hopefully a sign that we may see CN adaptations again.
No.7293
>>7292>The pictures were taken from the 6th JJWXC authors' conference. It's a public event attended by JJWXC authors and fans so it's not confidential info. But it is notably the first time these estimates have been shared at all. My take is that JJWXC is using these figures as a PR stunt to show that investing in/publishing on their platform is profitable, especially when they have other strong competitors. They openly flaunt their contract details? Perhaps publishers do things differently in China. I can imagine how doing that would make licensing companies mad and burn some bridges ('why have we overpaid for title X if the going rate is much lower?').
>There were multiple big budget projects which were filmed or greenlit but were shelved indefinitely because of the ban hammer on danmei adaptations (e.g. 2ha, Saye, Modu, TGCF live action).I don't think 2ha will ever come out - homo content aside, it's just full of controversial elements. It's a shame, but I don't want to see it neutered beyond belief.
No.7296
>>7293The licensing fee does not reveal any contract details but shows on overall how much a title/series makes from all its various licenses.
No.7299
>>7296So it's not
>our licensing fee estimation for each propertybut rather
>how much money we made from a franchise in total? No.7301
>>7299In this case, it's solely the money made from licensing subsidiary rights. It doesn't reflect a franchise's total revenue because a true total would need to include the direct webnovel revenue (paid chapters and reader tips), and the actual profits generated by all the different adaptations and related merch.
No.7383
>>4885i love little mushroom, it raised the bar for what i expected in plot-driven bl
No.7392
What's the slowest burn you're read?