Boys Love (Yaoi)

I'm so happy I've got the Japanese translation of this novel. I already own the English and the censored Chinese versions, but I think reading the story in Japanese is somewhat closer to the original, but still easier to read for me than the Chinese one. Meatbun or Roubao Bu Chi Rou has a beautiful wiritng style, which also requires you to be knowledgable of Chinese traditional literature. This volume covers the events past the Ghost Wedding, the text is a bit small and has about 2 pages in one, which makes it a little harder to read. However, the lightnovel has a very few illustrations, but those really look beautiful. They are similar in style as the Manhua, so I can really recommend this. There are also cultural notes in footnotes, so I have to say this is really a great alternative to the English release.

I think the Japanese version of the light novel follows somewhat the division of the English novels as we are almost at the first heavenly rift. Mo Ran gets more and more aware that his relationship to Chu Wanning has changed already and that he sees him in a completely different light already. However, he is also still determined to save Shimei in this lifetime. There's a lot of secret plots going on here, there are a lot of questions in the story, which you will first find out in far later numbers. Although the story of the Husky and His White Cat Shizun is very dark and serious, there are a lot of comedic scenes in the book that you will get something of everything. Jut be prepared that the whole story gets gradually darker with every novel.