Chapter 88 <— click on the link to read it.

Hooray! This project is now completely translated! Today is International Translation Day so it’s good timing, too.

Every Day the Protagonist Wants to Capture Me Stats:

• Start date: August 30, 2017
• End date: September 30, 2020
• Project duration: 1127 days (3 years, 1 month)
• 88 chapters (80 main chapters + 8 extras)
• That means one chapter was released every 12.8 days

I think that is a pretty decent frequency!

• Start date: August 30, 2017
• End date: November 8, 2019
• Project duration: 800 days (2 years, 2 months, 9 days)
• 80 chapters (main story)
• That means one chapter was released every 10 days

Now that this project has ended, I feel happy, proud, and even a little bit melancholy now that it’s all over. It has been a pleasure to work on Every Day the Protagonist Wants to Capture Me.

I hope everyone has enjoyed this journey! Thank you very much for accompanying me on this rollercoaster of emotions as we all read how Chu Yu went from a clueless teenager uncertain of himself into a strong and confident young man. Xie Xi went from a (secretly yandere) little flower-like child to… an openly yandere adult. 😀

When I read the early chapters, I’m amazed at how the main characters’ relationship has progressed from childish love x doting older brother into… obsessive lover x doting lover!

Thank you again for reading and let’s read more great stories. I look forward to more exciting projects in the future.

If you haven’t done so yet, please check out my previous project: The Reader and Protagonist Definitely Have to Be in True Love

Summary: An antifan was transported into the novel he was reading and becomes embroiled in the main character’s affairs.

Why you should read it: 

• The reader is deaf (this could be the only danmei where there’s a main character with disabilities).
• The novel’s main character is a shapeshifter with 8 different (and supremely beautiful/sexy) forms.
• There’s a lot of explicit, rather kinky *cough* scenes which are all different. There’s at least one for every form (human, elf, dragon, angel, demon, beastkin, lich, gnome).
• Actually a really sweet love story with a happy ending. Edit: based on a comment, I should add that there are some dark moments.
• Completely translated, no waiting needed!

Review by Reitian: Absolutely amazing. This is exactly what I look for in a novel. Not only did it have a complex and well thought out plot with great pacing, the character development was steady and believable. I loved that the plot actually ventured on a dark path and I enjoyed the grotesque descriptions. There was action. There was adventure. Most importantly, it was consistent. Sometimes I feel like halfway through BL novels (specifically), the author gives up on the plot so the main CP can get together. That doesn’t happen in this story. Everything about it was intense, especially the romance. The attention to detail not only wraps everything up nicely, it weaves and threads the piece together.

Chapter 87 <— click on this link to read today’s chapter.

Are You OK – I am obsessed with this Chinese animated series!

Someone recommended this donghua (Chinese animation) to me and now I can’t get enough of it. Despite the serious-sounding summary, it’s mostly comedy. At least, I think it is. Looks like there might be some serious plot stuff later on.

Title: Are You OK (You Yao)
Based on the novel – http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=3299809
Myanimelist – https://myanimelist.net/anime/41916/You_Yao

Summary: Today, the imperial court is soliciting transmigrators, giving them various positions according to their talents, changing the ancient civilization with modern technology, and trying to create a new world. Zuo Yunqi is just an ordinary young master, mixed with the court in disguise as a spy to save his father. However, he was recognized by one hired specifically to spot such spies, and the two engaged in an epic battle of wits.

Alternate summary:  3d comedy donghua in which transmigrators have started appearing in ancient fantasy China en-masse. They’re being rounded up by the government for their Big Brains™ and given positions of power/money/wealth (source)

Watch it online – https://www.iq.com/play/19rzcsofps (free and with English subtitles)

Have you been watching this? What do you think of it?

Thanks for reading.

Chapter 86 <— click on the link to read the chapter.

I’m Stanning the Prince

Korean webtoons are all the rage now. I like them because they are colored and are pretty much always optimized for mobile.

I’m Stanning the Prince is a new one that I like.

Summary: Angela’s real person fanfiction about the Prince was a huge hit! Unfortunately for her, a novel like that was considered treasonous. Therefore, she had to go on the run from the royal guards. Fortunately, she was saved by the Prince himself. This is the story of a fangirl heroine and the Prince who doesn’t know how to act around her. As they bicker back and forth, they start growing closer…

Note: “Stan” means an overzealous or obsessive fan. I guess that is what the “stanning” in the title means.

I like it because it’s funny but it could use more action. I’m super envious of the main character who can actually spend time with the object of her worship. The Prince isn’t the usual cold and haughty royal with facial paralysis that you would expect from the description. He’s actually… wait no, that would be a spoiler.

It’s a fun webtoon.

Read online – https://mangadex.org/title/45586/i-m-stanning-the-prince

Do you also like Korean webtoons? What’s your favorite webtoon?

Thanks for reading.

Chapter 85 <— click on the link to read. This is an extra chapter about Third Shidi.

Annual Translation Stats (2019)

I don’t know if anyone else is interested in it, but I found this very interesting – https://dreamsofjianghu.ca/2019/11/09/asian-fan-translation-trends-2019/

It’s a data analysis of the translated novels at Novelupdates. Things like, which translation group has the most projects, how many days to finish translating a novel, top publishers, etc.

I particularly love the word cloud that shows which words are the most commonly used in translated titles at Novelupdates.

There is more detailed explanation at the forum here – https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/novel-updates-analysis-feb-2020.100478/

Thanks for reading.

Chapter 84 <– click on the link to read it.

Today is the worst time to get sick since the place where I live is under community quarantine because of the Coronavirus but, well, what can I do? I’ve got:

• a headache
• the sniffles
• chest tightness
• shortness of breath
• a feeling of weakness

BUT… no fever! No cough!

It’s most likely just the common cold or even allergies(?) since I don’t have a fever. Nothing to be worried about, right?

I hope so.

Today’s chapter should be okay but please let me know if I made any errors since I’m not exactly at the top of my game right now.

Thanks for reading and stay safe, everyone!