#danmei license

[shijiujun]

Rosmei Newest Danmei EN Titles Licensed (Manhua & Novel)

Older news, but Rosmei has also updated their latest licenses, including several manhuas and novels, think it was December too that they announced.

Manhuas:

敖敖待捕 A Tale of Two Dragons

一骗丹心 To Love a Liar

小王子 My Little Prince

请与我同眠 Bedtime Fairy Tales

不健全关系 Pathological Lovers (Fave of mine!)

Novels:

吞海 Tunhai - Named as Hunt for the Leviathan (Poyun Breaking the Clouds is also licensed under Rosmei)

尾钩 Tailhook (Sequel to The Approach, which is licensed under Haitang)

君有疾否 JYJF

我乘风雪 Beyond the Snowstorm (A fave, smut filled too haha - and with gorgeous couple art for the cover)

紫金寺夜话 Tales of Zijin (JUST SMUT THRU AND THRU this is a really really rare one apparently the author doesn't even have a Weibo and she hasn't been in the public for a while. I have the CN print for this from 2-3 years back and it's one short and thin and beautifully coptic-stitch bound novel - pairing is a monk x demon)

望春冰 Love at First Thaw

[danmeiarchive]

I hoped so hard that we would get an English license but I didn't think it would happen before Seven Seas (another north american publisher) published Faraway Wanderers or Tai Sui!!! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 I went through like ... The opposite of the five stages of grief when I saw the announcement a couple hours ago while at work. I was shocked, stunned, near shaking and near tears in disbelief and hope. I'm so EXCITED and cannot WAIT to see the art and to have these bad boys in my hands!!!

Silent Reading / Mo Du by Priest -- a brief review (no spoilers)

Novel length: 180 chapters + 5 extras

My Rating: ★★★★★ / 5

This series has to be one of my top fave books / series of all time. I legitimately think I could and would enjoy writing a lengthy thesis about it. It's a series that I enjoyed so much that I put off reading the last volume for MONTHS because I didn't want the series to end.

Check for content warnings under the cut.

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What kind of story is Silent Reading?

First and foremost this is a detective story. It involves police and politics, corruption and manipulation, wealthy overpowering the poor, and the list of potential trigger warnings for it is quite lengthy. There are some genuinely gruesome and upsetting content in the cases though most of it is seen afterwards and not experienced by the reader-- for example there's a scene where a girl encounters a killer but we don't see what happens and only find out about the aftermath as you read on.

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This is also a story about love, friendship, trust, family, and relationships. The special investigation squad really feels like a found family and it is lovely to see them all working so hard to protect each other especially in the last volume when shit really hits the fan. There's positive and negative relationships of just about every kind. Some characters are close to their family and have a loving relationship while others despise or have trauma with theirs.

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Finally it is a story covered and intertwined with theming and allusions. One of my favorite things about this series is how each book / volume is named after and related to another work of literature. I have not personally read all of them before but I admit I am curious to do so and return to Silent Reading and see how that changes my impression of things. Real quick here's a list of the novels in case you would like to look into them before starting Silent Reading;

The Red and the Black by Stendhal (1830)

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (1955)

Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1606)

Demons by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1871)

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1844)

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Who are the main characters?

Without going into details here's a little bit about our main squad:

Fei Du - a rich young man with a traumatic past who is interested in psychology and has a keen analytical mind. He is incredibly intelligent and determined to figure everything out (from the cases to his repressed memories) with all he has even if it hurts himself in the process. He acts cold and calculating and is determined not to trust or let others too close.

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Luo Wenzhou - the head of the special investigation squad, he appears carefree and lighthearted but cares so deeply. He wants to protect his little family of investigators no matter what. (He also has a cat named Luo Yiguo who is hilarious every time he shows up).

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Tao Ran - deputy captain of the squad, he has strong big brother vibes. He's serious and kind and a good foil to the flippant and brash Luo Wenzhou. He's constantly shaking his head and hoping everyone can get along (at least for a little while).

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Lang Qiao - part of the special investigation squad, she may not be as quick on analyzing the clues but she makes up for it by being decisive and taking action. (I really appreciated her not being fridged or a damsel -- in fact she often would rush into action and saved Xiao Haiyang a few times).

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Xiao Haiyang -he starts out in another unit but gets transferred into the special investigation squad in the second book after having worked with them closely during the first book. He's new and has a lot to learn but his incredible memory helps him pick up on some clues that others have missed. His sense of righteousness is strong but his self preservation is weak.

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What is the plot of Silent Reading?

Each volume revolves around a certain case that the special investigation squad and Fei Du find themselves wrapped up in. The characters and cases that they work on are complicated and nuanced, I felt a little like a detective myself as I would take notes while reading and try to piece together clues. This includes not only the current case but the little tidbits we would get about the main character's dark past and puzzling how it has affected him into who he is today as well as hints at a large scale conspiracy manipulated by some shadowy force that was directing the characters around to their whim. After reading each volume I would have a list of questions that I had generated that still remained and I hoped I would get more clues to in the next volume.

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I also appreciated that the cases seemed to become more complicated and tangled as the series continued. Suspects and victims were not mutually exclusive, What seemed simple at first glance would be revealed to be a cover-up and the characters would pursue the loose strings and uncover what really happened.

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Adaptations

Also there is a live action adaptation of the series called Justice in the Dark which is sadly caught up in legal issues. The first 8 episodes were aired and you can most likely find somewhere to watch them online just beware of malware when you search. The adaptation was actually the reason why I started reading the novels! I highly enjoyed the episodes that were released and while there are some differences between it and the source material it was honestly pretty minimal. I really liked the actors portrayals in particular that of Fei Du, Luo Wenzhou, and Tao Ran (even if the characters names were changed slightly).

(I believe there is also an audio drama and there was talk of a donghua in the works but I have not experienced either of them at this time.)

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Click 'keep reading' to see trigger warnings.

content warnings: please note that all of these warnings ALSO APPLY TOWARDS MINORS AND CHILDREN: sexual abuse and assault, brutal violence and physical abuse, mental and psychological abuse, animal abuse, death, murder, drug use, torture, dismemberment, neglect, human trafficking, cult-like brainwashing, manipulation, conspiracy, corruption, police, politics, trauma, cycle of abuse, social standing as an excuse to treat people as lesser (rich targeting the poor, strong targeting the weak, men targeting women, women targeting children, etc.)

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I'm not fully sure if this falls under trigger warnings but I'm going to put it here anyway. There's a few times where FD acts cheekily towards LWZ and LWZ alludes to 'punishing' FD with sex. I believe both characters are aware that this is meant as a form of teasing and play between them and if FD did not consent LWZ would not continue. They both know if FD teases LWZ to this extent that he's egging LWZ on purposefully and is consenting (sometimes this is an attempt to distract LWZ from asking FD questions that FD does not want to answer). Ultimately we know that LWZ wouldn't harm FD but I felt it was worth a mention.

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This series also unfortunately falls into the trope of one male character always tops and the other always bottoms -- to the extent that when the bottom complains or suggests switching roles the top acts offended or like he doesn't hear the other. It's like some bullshit pride thing that pops up from time to time in gay media that the bottom is less masculine because he's on the receiving end. Personally I think LWZ would thoroughly enjoy any type of act with FD as long as FD was doing it with him. And that's not to say a person can't have preferences-- I just get frustrated when the tops act insulted at the mere thought or implication of being the one on the receiving end.

[foxghost]

If you have the time to do some reading in Chinese lemme point you to a fav writer of mine that is no longer on jjwxc ... or anywhere else but this is their web site:

脈脈

(The novels can be accessed via the drop-down to your right, then add ?order=asc to the url to list by ascending order)

All of their work is available to read for free, and my fav of them all is 浮光, also known as the book that lives in my head rent-free

[dragonsandphoenix]

With more and more modern danmei getting licensed, while it's not guaranteed, I hope this will mark a shift in fandom to not just talk about ancient historical novels as what defines the genre. Like I get it, but the way fandom understands danmei as being a handful of novels by a few authors in the same 3 genres or so, do people honestly not find it limiting. Well I do. I find it limiting.

[bellaroles]

I'm loving the dry humor this novel has. Every shixiong and shidi and even the shizhun generation of Feng Huan sect is so unique. Plot-wise, I can't guess at all what's gonna happen next and each mystery is more interesting than the last. Also every time Fu Lan acts like an obedient little wife taking care of his husband-to-be Qi Yin (pretty sure Qi Yin is the wife here but I'm loving the role reversal lol), my heart is moved! They're so cute together.

[yournextmove]

hey i know it's been a while since you started posting these guys but what fandom is all over your blog? i can't tell if its a show or a comic or a novel or what. i'm curious bc the content looks intriguing but i haven't a single solitary clue what it is.

MXTX books! They've been adapted a lot of times in different formats, so I understand the confusion

[jagzii]

does anyone know where one can read ‘To Rule in a Turbulent World’ by Feitian???

[fangjuexias]

Married Thrice to Salted Fish Audio Drama || Theme Song, "Yearning Pervades the Dreams"

出品：猫耳FM 策划：降枣@降枣 词作：龙小套@龙小套是一颗仙桃 作曲：莲琊@莲琊 编曲：王景 演唱/和声：远皓ZIL@远皓ZIL 混音：刘帅 协助：花朝@花朝酒苦x 海报设计：伪鳝@普遍善良 音乐制作人：莲琊 音乐制作组：潮声组@潮声组

他乡异梦里 兜转恰逢知己 飞光苦昼短 举杯邀春风共饮 不求浮华名 凌云意气 长愿一生清闲凡庸 平安顺意

朔风不解意 旌旗掩埋归期 故里锦��来 谁落笔山有木兮 观江山风雨 为他入局 一朝结发 生生世世两不疑

明月可知 此间情人相思 又几许 寄我缱绻心绪 不远千里 随君去 去年此时此景 万籁俱寂 白雪红嫁衣 怎抵一眼 生死别离

重返旧梦里 恍然初见相遇 再执子之手 仍如赤子般执迷 若爱人安于世间一隅 为一人 为苍生 又何需分清

明月可知 此间情人相思 又几许 寄我缱绻心绪 不远千里 随君去 去年此时此景 万籁俱寂 白雪红嫁衣 怎抵一眼 生死别离

山海可知 此间情人别离 又几许 遥望西北天际 烛火燃尽 到天明 来年旧地重游 灯火如昼 凤箫声动里 祝酒陈愿 此生不离

[grassbreads]

Good news: apparently volume 1 of the official English Liu Yao release is already up for preorder

Bad news: had to pay thirty whole dollars 😔

[baiwu-jinji]

Reblogging this because Rosmei licensed 君有疾否 for its 2025-2026 series, I'm really happy that it has an official English translation now! (The official English translation of the book title is Art Thou Ailing?)

Jun You Ji Fou (君有疾否) appreciation/audio drama songs translation post

A while ago someone reblogged a post I wrote on the danmei novel Jun You Ji Fou and asked if I like the novel and could talk more about it, but I was too busy to reply and I think they’ve deleted the reblog, which makes me sad :/ But anyway I do like the novel, it’s an engaging and emotional read. I like how the main characters Chu Mingyun and Su Shiyu, while both being ambitious politicians at the top of their game with a cold, ruthless, and calculating side, are really such hopeless romantics at heart. Su Shiyu loves Chu Mingyun silently and hopelessly without expecting anything in return, and Chu Mingyun thought that if only Su Shiyu had truly loved him, politics be damned and nothing else would really matter.

Jun You Ji Fou has a really good audio drama adaptation, and fans like to joke about the audio drama being a musical because there’re a lot of beautiful songs and soundtracks in it. I’ve translated two below, please enjoy:

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[shijiujun]

Newest Danmei Titles Licensed for EN from Haitang

Not sure if everyone heard the news yet but there is a new publisher Haitang in the US — they're the US branch of their chinese branch Cherry Apple, and Cherry Apple has been around for more than 5 years and licensed and printed plenty of simplfied CN danmei novels. Cherry Apple JUST announced its closure after they've cleared all the printing of their current on-hand licenses and they're known for their amazing covers.

So while Haitang (US) hasn't announced a PO, they've definitely got the expertise in the printing side of things. Everyone's pretty excited for their covers, because Cherry Apple had it down pat like no one else did.

The translators they've announced for their officially announced releases have been fan translating pretty long, and judging from their follow list some of the translators you currently know may also be on the roster.

Currently Officially Announced Titles:

嫁魔 Jiamo | Marrying a Demon (Translated by Lianyin, who was and is on Rose and Renaissance [VL], Nan Chan [Rosmei], QJJ [7S], Imperial Uncle [PFH] translations - highlighting cuz she's a friend LOL please support hahahaha)

魔尊也想知道 | Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know

网恋翻车指南 | Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating

Other Titles They Have (Confirmed - Taken from their website before it was hidden, they're still updating the website before releasing, presumably when first PO is ready to go):

Also adding some of the cover previews they had on their site before it was hidden:

某某 Moumou | A Certain Someone

我行让我来 | ICDI - I Can Do It

薄雾(无限) | Mist Unlimited

不要在垃圾桶里捡男朋友 | Don't Pick Up Boyfriends From the Trash Bin

从万米高空降临 | The Approach

浅蓝系列 | The Blue Dust Trilogy

They're announcing every Saturday I believe - they'll be using their own distributor in the US to ship within US (open to Amazon etc. but primarily using own distributor for now) and working with distributors (seemingly the same ones as Rosmei so far) to get them to other regions, with more to be announced as weeks go.

You can follow them on their X/Twitter.

[thesparkthatlightsthemoe]

There are two danmei novels on my wishlist that I hope get licensed.

Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire - by Priest

Mistakenly Saving the Villain - by Feng Yu Nie

[dragonsandphoenix]

I've said it before, that Luo Binghe is somewhat of a baby's first introduction to a particular archetype of danmei love interest. In SVSSS MXTX is very careful with hinting at or touching upon unhinged things Luo Binghe could have done, without crossing any lines with the exception of the Bailu Ridge scene, though even then he had an out by not being in control of his actions due to the Xinmo sword. Now that I've finished Jiang Chao Ge And The Spirit Weapon, I can say again that Shui Qian Cheng doesn't have such restraint.

The ML Zhi Xuan does pull a Luo Binghe, but in this case there is no Xinmo or evil flower (2ha) that compels his actions, instead it's just the culmination of his flaws and insecurities that was established all throughout the story. And I do find it fascinating. SQC has such a preoccupation with writing her couples to be as fraught as they are even in a relatively less dog blood work like Jiang Chao Ge, as opposed to presenting a united front like in most danmei. The MC defeats his (kind of literal) inner demons by himself.

And yet that still doesn't cancel out the past 120 chapters of the mostly traditional romantic development. Like it's the opposite of a redemption arc. It's like the author injecting one final burst of Toxic Yaoi before we wrap up. And the fact that Zhi Xuan doesn't really face any consequences is fascinating. Am I unsatisfied? Ehh a little bit, like the fallout could have been fleshed out more but ultimately I'm fine with the ending. I've certainly read worse from this author in that department (cough, Wu Chang Jie).

Another side note, I once saw someone here describing Bingqiu as "unintentional grooming". Jiang Chao Ge while not being serious about it does do quite a bit of shota baiting, and does feature a side character actively expressing wanting to groom a 14 year old (wanting to wait until he's grown before he makes any major moves).

[danhoemei]

@cytharat bestie lhjc is already licenced and in progress by rosmei 👀💚

All their danmei licenses and their progress is here

The possible designs for the covers are here

[bellaroles]

Aww! Little snowman and his little bird. Wen Shi as a child is so cute. No wonder Chen Budao likes to tease him so much!

[sneakingpasta]

11 NEW DANMEI LICENSES AND A FINALE!!!! WE FEAST IN 2025