Finally, a Danmei Blog for Lesser-Known Danmei, Some of Which Are Not Even Translated Yet
Hello, hello, I’m Miya, a voracious danmei reader that gobbles novels every night like it’s her daily sustenance. I’ve been reading danmei since late 2018, and like most people in English danmei spaces, I was introduced to it through MXTX’s Mo Dao Zu Shi / Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation. Since then, I’ve read many other danmei, like all the other popular ones—Little Mushroom, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun, Devil Venerable Also Wants to Know, etc.
Anyways, I have read almost all of the novels the English fandoms are currently obsessed with. Because of this, I often can’t relate to the excitement you guys still have over them because those novels feel like ages ago to me. I’ve long moved on from them and found other novels I love more. (I also read the bulk of those popular novels during my depression era, and I don’t wanna bring up memories of that)
So yeah, I sometimes feel like an outsider in English danmei spaces because nobody wants to talk about the novels I wanna talk about because nobody even knows about them 😭😭😭
Thus, this blog was born.
Mainly, I will be liveblogging the danmei I’m reading. I used to post them on my main @miyamiwu, but I’ve recently transferred my liveblogs from there to here. Just a fair warning: my liveblogs won’t be spoiler-free. I also don’t use spoiler tags because, well, nobody even knows the novels I’m blogging about so nobody would care if it’s a “spoiler” 😭😭😭
Aside from this, I will also post:
reviews of some of the great novels I come across
recommendation lists (you can also ask me for recs!)
rough English translations of the scenes I’m reacting to (otherwise, I won’t make sense)
general thoughts on danmei genres and tropes
translation ramblings
Basically, anything and everything about danmei.
Some stuff about me:
I run Lizonka Novels and used to post MTLations
I am studying Mandarin, but I’m nowhere near fluent in it. (I’ve also been too busy with college that my studies have been put on-hold.)
I loooove talking about the intricacies of translation and even took a class on translation theory before. You will see this reflected in some of my posts.
My favorite genres/tropes: whodunit, unlimited flow, horror, broken mirror, and 甜宠 (lit. sweet love/pampering, fluffy novels basically).
Current favorite danmei: Fourth Perspective by Mo Chen Huan
I also follow the 188男团 series by Shui Qian Cheng. My favorites in the series are Years of Intoxication and Blazing Armor
Well, that’s pretty much it. If you’re interested in discovering new danmei to read or just learning more about danmei, feel free to follow me~
You can also check out what novels I’ve posted about on my Danmei Directory:
https://danmeiblr.tumblr.com/directory
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