Taiwan during the Qing dynasty was deeply patriarchal. Women were disregarded from birth, their only purpose was to find a good marriage. But once married, the pressure was on to provide sons. This gave rise to various folk practices which claimed to ensure male offspring. Chieh-Niang watches as her sister-in-law, obsessed with giving birth to a son, gives in to these superstitions. And she herself is under pressure to marry – can she ever break free? Walking by the river one day, she comes across the body of a woman. A priestess is summoned to ensure the woman\'s spirit passes peacefully and does not haunt the town. The priestess, with her mysterious ways, does seem able to communicate with the spirit world, and Chieh-Niang, seeing a glimmer of hope, enrolls as her apprentice. But soon after, small handprints start appearing on her legs as she sleeps, while more women go missing or are found dead. What will Chieh-Niang do, and will she find the life she wants? Tan-Tsiu-Niu was selected as a recommended book by the former Minister of Culture and was recommended as a must-read book for the 2020 World Book Day by the National Museum of Taiwan Literature.
This is a story from once upon a time - but not recently. In an abandoned village at the foot of Mount Mitsukado, there lived gods in human form. Monokai (specters) come to the village carrying goods to sell to the gods, and mysterious shadows lurk in the forest. This is a mysterious tale of everyday life that traces the lives and memories of the gods. Why do the gods take on human form and why do the specters appear one after another?
7 years ago from now. Beautiful monster girls have come to Earth looking for a husband.
7 years ago from now. Beautiful monster girls have come to Earth looking for a husband.
Deep in the forest where ferocious beasts and magical creatures dwell, a cat takes in an orphaned baby dragon as one of her own.
Mimori Touka has always been something of a background character in his high school. So when he and his classmates are summoned to a fantasy land and gifted with incredible skills, it seems like the perfect opportunity to make a name for himself. The only problem? Mimori’s skills are abysmal at best, and he’s banished to a deadly dungeon. But as he begins to test these new abilities, he discovers just how powerful he’s become. Can Mimori fight his way back to exact revenge?!
After being expelled from his family home, our main character tries his hand at becoming an adventurer, only to find out that things aren\'t quite as they seem. Determined to change his fate, and with the money he\'s saved up, he heads out to purchase a plot of land in the remote, unexplored wilderness, with the intent of forging his perfect new life. Little does he know, this expanse is infamous as the \'Demonic Realm,\' a treacherous territory brimming with savage plants and creatures! But navigating the daily trials of this life-threatening wilderness may prove be a challenge. In his journey of growth, an array of inhabitants, each driven by their motives, decide to follow him, bringing vibrancy back into his life. However, unseen powers resolute in preventing the Demonic Realm from being conquered begin to surface... Will he be able to endure, triumph, and make this land his new home?
From MangaUpdates: A beast tamer without a familiar, Lock had been supporting his friends in an S Rank party until they finally decided to use him as a decoy and abandoned him. After a conversation with the Fenrir his party was attacking, it chose to serve him as his familiar. By using and expanding the [Mini Monster Garden], Lock gathers more and more familiars to form the strongest- and cutest- party ever. Behold, a fantasy where men and beasts go on adventures together.
A dark gloomy castle with endless stairways and an ancient library. Scary, mysterious creatures live here, hiding in the night. One day, a girl who lost her memory ends up there. Who is she and how can she get back? And, most importantly, how will the owner of the castle decide her fate?
‘Mapping’. For his 15th birthday, Note is gifted this inferior version of the skills ‘World Map’ and ‘Area Map’. In other words, a trash skill. Soon after, Note’s childhood friend obtains extremely powerful skills and due to his self-loathing, reluctantly decides to part ways. Having driven away the childhood friend he secretly had feelings for, he lives his days in misery while trying to earn a daily income through adventuring. “…We need that skill of yours.” However, his life changes when a young man named Jin approaches him. This is a story of a boy named Note, who—with no cheats or skills of his own—joins a party full of the strongest cheat-like skills and sweats, fights, and struggles his way to dungeon domination. A story of that kind of growth.
