Chang Ge Xing Manga

Oh my, where have you been hiding? What a lovely read you are.

Vengeance shall be mine. The greatest stories start with that ambition, and so does this manga.

She might only be a little princess, but the souls of her dead demand justice, so she will answer the call of war. She goes to the city on the borderline and becomes a captain. Dressed as a man, she holds off the Turk invaders until the capital refuses to send reinforcements. She trades her freedom and her leader's decapitated head to buy the city's safety. Starting as s prisoner, she soon becomes one of the trusted strategists to the Turk prince, son of the late Great Khan.

And this is only the first few chapters, how she grows and changes, this story is full of plot and definitely passes the Bechdel test. Try it out yourself.

Fenglin Tianxia Descent of a phoenix

I think I mentioned this manga in passing on another post, but there was an update and I read it, and wow, this manga is really good. I read so many good ones and I completely forget to post them here. What a mistake.

Heroine kicks ass from page one. Love, love, love it. Reincarnated into a different world, the leader of the greatest assassin sect, is born again in the body of a weak, bullied and scarred body. Wait a second, aside from the disfiguring birth mark on her face, her body is covered in scars. In fact, the previous owner of that body just died from those wounds.

Whatever world she lives in, this lovely lady lets no one disrespect her. If you plan to kill me, be prepared for your own death. Love the attitude.

Freaknomics

O.k, this book, I was not expecting at all.

I was recently sick, new diet gone whack, and recovering at a friend's place. Strange place, hard to fall asleep, so I took a look at her bookshelf. What a shocking book.

I was looking for a snoozer, so boring you start snoring, but this kept me up thinking all night long. What if. Even if one sentence in this book is true, my world is altered forever.

I don't regret the lack of sleep, even though I felt awful immediately after. Some things are worth staying awake for.

What is morality but a human concept? Same with economics. No more SPOILERS, read it.

Yuri Danshi

What's the opposite of a Fujoshi? This.

You know who I mean, the fan girl who likes Yaoi, boys love, even though she is completely unnecessary in such a relationship, she just likes to watch. Even if slash is non existent, she will create it in her mind and infect the world . Creepy undertone, play here.

So this male M.C, likes to read Yuri. A lot of Yuri. And when he observes a real Yuri triangle in his own classroom, well, his mind explodes with feverish imagination.

LOL. This is hilarious. Read it.

I'm not spy

Body switch !

The famous author and secret spy boss, Ice Cold and Mia, a simple girl about to get married to a gangster, are trapped in an elevator full of Poison gas. Instead of dying, they switch bodies and Ice Cold loses his memory.

How long can an ordinary female pass as a super sexy spy? Read to discover when her cover is blown.  How long can an amnesiac super spy pass for a female housewife? LOL.

Chaotic Sword God Light novel

Let me be clear, this is all about the fighting, no romance. One guy kills a lot of other guys and keeps killing. Unrepentant killer. Cruel world.

Of course, the story is not that dry as I have described above, but the fighting is the main feature. So if you don't like that kind of story, you can skip this. I like fighting stories, if they are done right.

And, wow, is this done right, no irritating females anywhere in sight. I'm not a misogynist, a lot of female characters in manga/anime are pretty much brain dead sex dolls. No joking. That lazy attitude towards your characters just ruins the whole story for me. Women are human beings. Human beings have rich, complex, intricate lives, even people you think of as dull and boring. Human beings are not animals. living on instincts. Human beings have thoughts .

Irritations aside, back to the topic. This is a light novel and many chapters have been translated already. Thank you, translators, this world would feel empty without your efforts. Loving this novel and completely cheering for the hero!

Reincarnated into a different world, our hero Jian Chen, fights his way through many fatal battles, slowly rising to the top, making more enemies than friends and killing everyone who stands in his way. Yup, this is an anti hero and he does not like it if you don't show him proper respect. He will kill you if you're rude. but not eat you.

Shet note

This is a parody of Death Note. Real crack, shitty parody.

Shet Note, replace e with i, in Shet. That is the story and Light Er is the protagonist. The antagonist is LOL. Pyuk, pronounced puke is a Shittygami.

I should hate this, but this is hilarious. ROFL.

Lucid Dream Manga

Small story, but what a shocker!

Manga about a guy who can transfer stuff he sees from the dream world to reality. One day, he hears about his classmate who drowned and then he sees her in his dream. What if he took her back with him? Would she be alive again?

No more SPOILERS, because this manga needs to be read. Sent shivers down my spine.

Chongsa

Chongsa, or the Musketeers set in Korea. With katanas and ninja skills.

Thank you very much. This soothes the famine of starving muse so satisfyingly well. I really should not be here, cause I've a deadline. But... deadlines without inspiration is rice without dal. Tasteless.

Love the intro and the skillful display of conflicting ideals. The two heroes mistake each other for murderous pirates and duel, both impressed by each other's fighting prowess. Pity one is a strict judgmental tightie whitie. And the other reminds me of Gosu's rosy cheeked swordsman/assassin.

And then you meet the young Queen. Or King, interesting Gender switch there. And the hero with really flexible morals gets into another fight, threatening his chance to arrive in time for the entrance exam to join the Royal Musketeers. If you remember the original 3 Musketeers, D'Artagan gets challenged to three duels, even before he joins the Musketeers. And those three challengers were...

No more SPOILERS, cause I hate ruining the story for the readers. Go on, give this a try.

Dawn of the Dreadfuls / Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

I was going to post this much earlier, but my net was down.  Insults and Curses.

Love, love, love this book series. But then, I love the original Pride and Prejudice and a good shocking twist on it, really cheers me up.

Blood and gore, and the Bennet sisters, hunting for a husband, slaying many zombies along the way. Gorgeous, gorgeous plot. Read it in the order of the series for a better perspective on the universe.

Begin with Dawn of the Dreadfuls, with Oscar Bennet's quiet past as a ninja zombie slayer, member of a secret organization created to stop the Zombie Invasion, quickly coming into light after a funeral becomes a zombie awakening. Read on as first hottie ninja becomes the Bennet sisters' new training master in his dojo and second hottie becomes the new scientist for research on the undead plague.

Aargh, I'm not doing a good enough job on the description, but I advise you to read it, now. The above mentioned story is only the prequel, wait till Darcy steps into the picture. His aunt, in this universe, Lady Catherine DeBurgh is compared to Jeanne d'Arc. No joke. So, you can guess what he himself is like. Warrior gentleman.

And this book, is now a movie.  Don't be lazy and do both. Worth it, I swear.

Correction - the book is always better.

Baito Saki wa "Aku no Soshiki"?! Manga

Desperate for a way to support his adopted siblings, our main character takes a job as a minion of the evil organization Antares.

Being a henchman means fighting against the best heroes of the righteous Justice faction. Not a fun experience for a normal non powered human. But he really gets into the evil role when SPOILER he faces the great hero Sky Hawke who has just confessed to his sister. Crushes his balls with one foot.

Is our Main Character headed to the top, to be one of the great and villainous leaders of Antares? Only time will tell and this blogger has already given you a lot of hints.

Yes, please, give me more like this. Hilarious comedy.

Ayeshah's secret

Shah means king. Interesting foreshadowing.

Yup, another story about a bullied little girl, sweet, helpless, beautiful. She tolerates it all, her evil step brothers's schemes and plots, her cruel step mother's undying hatred, she suffers and endures until one day, they push her too far.

Love it when the tables are turned, even a dying rat will bite a cat in desperation. Now if that fang was full of poison, ah, how beautiful revenge would be.

Gorgeous Art and Story that rocks your soul. Yes, read this.

Shuriken to Pleats

This little girl is capable of murder... cause you hurt her.

Ninja / bodyguard is in love with her employer. Employer treats her just like his dead daughter. Everything is sweet like candy until he is murdered and she goes to Japan to follow his last command.

The shinobi of Japan don't welcome her back with open arms. She lands right in the midst of battle by defending what appears to be a hooligan. SPOILERS He has a connection to her dead employer.

At first glance, this looks like a cutesy teen romance, but that is a deliberate art choice. Very clever as the story heads into darker territory, there is no chance of the growing suspense being burst like a balloon.

Try this one on for size. I think you will like it.

OMG. I thought the art style was familiar. You know who wrote this, Hino Matsuri, author of Vampire Knight. Wow, I should trust my gut instincts more.

Our big brother's brain has a pit

This is hilarious. Read it, now!

Told from the perspective of the people surrounding a dimension traveler. The D.T. has realized he is not the Main Character of the story and thus, is destined to end up as cannon fodder / slow painful death while the M.C. weeps over his corpse.

Hell, no is he letting that happen. So, he chooses to turn lazy and helpless and cling to the Main Character's leg. Who just happens to be his younger brother / second disciple of the martial arts sect. Or so he thinks. The truth is, you can't really tell in a world of overpowered heroes and villains who will live or who will die.

The story is fascinating, and the art is color-popping gorgeous. And the protagonist is very clever.