Chapter 86 – Every Day Third Shidi Is Being Wooed

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I’m Stanning the Prince

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.

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BC Novels’ new website theme is now live!

I’ve changed the look of BCNovels.com. This website is using the WordPress content management system (CMS) which allows me to make a website without messing with coding.

TL;DR – Everything is fine and you shouldn’t see any major change to the website design at all.

Long story:

This year WordPress had released some pretty major updates. Most notably, a brand new “Gutenberg editor” which is, frankly, not my favorite at all. But I’ve gotten used to it.

With these new changes, the old Dara Theme I have been using now lacks certain functionalities and customizing options that I want.

This is the old Dara WordPress Theme I was using.

I’ve chosen the Astra Theme for the new website redesign.

What has remained the same:

  • The overall look, color, and layout.
  • The font style, colors, and sizes.
  • Navigation menu on top.
  • Widgets on the sidebar.
  • The stuff at the bottom of the website.

What has now changed and why:

  • The main content is now more narrow in desktop mode (no change in mobile). I made this change for readability since wider text is harder to read. For example, newspaper text is printed in narrow columns. Ideally, text should be 45 – 75 characters per line. Right now text on BC Novels is 75 characters per line, including spaces.
  • Since the main content area is narrower, the sidebar is now wider. The change is only around 5% of the total width which shouldn’t be noticeable.

Possible future changes: I might make a logo for BC Novels. I think text is probably good enough.

Problem: Uh, the night mode button doesn’t seem to be working right now. I’m trying to fix it.

I hope everyone likes the new look. Thanks for reading.

P.S. I did test on desktop, tablet, and mobile and everything seems fine but do let me know if I’ve broken anything.

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Chapter 16 – When a Fanfic Protagonist Transmigrated

Chapter 16 <— click on the link to read it.

I Became the Mother of the Strongest Demon Lord’s 10 Children in Another World

There are only 11 chapters of I Became the Mother of the Strongest Demon Lord’s 10 Children in Another World but I already love it.

Summary: A girl from modern day Japan was summoned to another world to be the mother of the demon king’s children.

This is pure comedy so don’t expect anything other than a few laughs. The art is pretty nice, too. I love the kids! They are so adorable and funny!

I admit that at first I thought that the main character would be annoying since she’s pretty much helpless because, unlike most isekai manga protagonists, she didn’t get any powers or “cheat” skill, but she’s pretty okay. She’s the voice of reason in the demon king’s castle.

It’s a manga that makes me smile when I read it which is always nice.

The manga has been translated into English by fan scanlation group AOC Translations.

Links:

Mangaupdates – https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=153791

Read Online – https://mangadex.org/title/36503/i-became-the-mother-of-the-strongest-demon-lord-s-10-children-in-another-world/chapters/

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Chapter 85 – Every Day Third Shidi Is in Peril

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.

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Chapter 84 – Every Day the Protagonist Wants to Be Trained by Me

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!

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Chapter 15 – When a Fanfic Protagonist Transmigrated

Chapter 15 <— click on the link to read it.

Heaven Official’s Blessing – Rebooted Version???

I was surprised when I saw that Heaven Official’s Blessing had a new manhua. What? I don’t know what happened but they have a new, revised version.

Heaven Official’s Blessing new release

This new version has some extra stuff added in. I need to find time to read this release!

Read it online in English on Mangadex – https://mangadex.org/title/45628/heaven-official-s-blessing

Have you noticed the difference from the old version? Is the new version better?

Thanks for reading.

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My computer’s internet stopped working

Just an update since I said I would release a chapter today (Monday): My computer’s internet suddenly stopped working. I tried to call my ISP but the line was busy for over 30 minutes.

I hope I can get it fixed!

Status: Waiting for my internet connection to return! I’ll continue working on the next chapters when I get internet. ATM using mobile which is expensive and the screen is too small.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for a speedy return.

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Chapter 14 – When a Fanfic Protagonist Transmigrated

Chapter 14 <— click on the link to read it.

Tenjou Tenge

Here’s a good manga that is complete and has a completed fan translation: Tenjou Tenge (Heaven and Earth).

My two favorite characters in Tenjou Tenge

Um, it’s not for kids, okay? It’s a fighting manga so there’s quite a lot of violence and death. The manga artist also likes half-clothed or barely-there clothed bodies.

Pros:

  • Great art
  • Interesting characters
  • Long but complete!

Cons:

  • The story starts off strong but ends up a convoluted mess though still readable
  • There is an official/commercial release in English but it is, AFAIK, heavily censored
  • You need a strong stomach to read some twisted stuff

This is pretty weird for me since I almost never read fighting mangas. I’m not sure what lead me to read this one but I’m satisfied with it overall.

Read it here – https://mangadex.org/title/5776/tenjou-tenge/chapters/

I almost forgot to say that there is an anime. You can start with that one if you prefer a more PG experience.

Little bit of trivia: The title is part of the saying 天上天下唯我独尊 means “I have no equal under heaven and on this earth” which I think is cool. 🙂

Thanks for reading.

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Chapter 83 – Every Day the Original Protagonist Gets Bullied by Me

Chapter 83 <— click on the link to read it.

As promised, another Monday, another chapter! This one is an extra about the original novel’s Chu Yu.

I hope to continue with a Monday release schedule for the rest of this month.

My favorite Mo Da Zu Shi song. I think it’s about Lan Wangji’s longing for his beloved.

I also have a favorite fan song for Mo Dao Zu Shi. It’s “My Name is Wei Wuxian.” Uh, warning: Don’t watch it in public since you might burst out laughing. Some suggestive but not explicit images.

Thanks for reading.

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Chapter 82 – Every Day the Protagonist Wants to Play With Me

Chapter 82 <— click on the link to read it.

Hi guys! I hope everyone had a fun holiday season. I hope to return to our usual weekly schedule. My goal is to publish a chapter every Monday.

If you have a bit of extra money, please consider donating via the BC Novels Ko-Fi since I have to pay the website hosting bill which is due on Feb 20, 2020.

Solo Leveling’s Current Story Arc is Amazing

I don’t think I’ve talked about Solo Leveling much but it’s a great webcomic. The art is very dynamic and awesome. The characters are interesting. The story is… well, it’s actually just the standard “weak to strong” story but I like it. It’s the classic noob to hero thing.

You’ve probably already heard about Solo Leveling since it’s quite popular right now.

Mangadex link – https://www.mangadex.cc/title/31477/solo-leveling/chapters/

By the way, Mangadex lost their .org domain. I’m waiting to see if they can get it back before I change all of my old links to the cc domain.

Thanks for reading.

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