Wuxia and Xianxia Book Club

 

Hi, friends! Today I am trying to see who'd be interested in a little idea of mine. To start with, I love Chinese and Korean media. Novels, manhua and manhwa and live action TV series' and of course, anime. Traditional Chinese and Korean music is also beautiful and I like Chinese pop, as well. Anyway, moving on!

For years, I've loved the idea of being in a book club but never have found one that fits me. Whether it's trashy romance novels or deep romantic drama novels, I've just never been involved... Until I thought of starting my own for wuxia and xianxia.

Wuxia (武俠 [ù.ɕjǎ]), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China.

I like wuxia a lot, but even more so, I love xianxia...

Xianxia (simplified Chinese: 仙侠; traditional Chinese: 仙俠) is a genre of Chinese fantasy influenced by Chinese mythology, Taoism, Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese folk religion and other traditional Chinese elements.

Let me give you an example or two or three or four.

This one, Nano Machine, is the manhwa I recently read and caught up on (and have now started the novel!) It's so wonderful and the MC (main character) is the morally grey, out for himself but still cares for those under him and his friends, that I really like. I also like villainous MCs. They aren't cartoony villains, either. They're hardcore and I love that. 

Summary:

After being held in disdain and having his life put in danger, an orphan from the Demonic Cult, Cheon Yeo-Woon, has an unexpected visit from his descendant from the future who inserts a nano machine into Cheon Yeo-Woon’s body, which drastically changes Cheon Yeo-Woon’s life after its activation. The story of Cheon Yeo-Woon’s journey of bypassing the Demonic Cult and rising to become the best martial artist has just begun. 

Now, I did say I don't like trashy romance novels, but... There is a harem romance novel that I absolutely love. In fact, it's my favorite Chinese novel. Yes, that's right, my favorite! Especially because of how badass the female characters are in the story. It's called Dual Cultivation.

Summary: 

Su Yang is a powerful Dual Cultivator who was imprisoned after he offended the Heavenly Emperor.

His crime?

He committed adultery with the Moon God’s wife, kidnapped the Dragon King’s younger sister, seduced the Divine Goddess, and he even tasted the forbidden fruit that is the Heavenly Emperor’s beloved daughter.

Inside the prison, Su Yang meets a mysterious old man who offers him a chance to leave this place, but that method requires him to experience reincarnation.

In his new life, Su Yang swears to reunite with his partners and hold them in his embrace once again, all the while finding new ones along the way.

Disclaimer: Dual Cultivation is a unique method of cultivation where a man and a woman cultivates together by having sex.

So whether you want to read about something in ancient China or Korea, something more modern, a romance or even a more feminine story, I really have found something for everyone and I even plan on writing my own one day! All this to say... If you want to be introduced to wuxia and xianxia or isekai novels, for that matter, you've come to the right place. Should I make a book club? Would you want to be part of one? Let me know below!

CURRENTLY - November 2020

こんにちは! Oi! Hello! I've been gone for a while. 😳 I've been spending a LOT of time on Age of Wushu, which I'll talk more about in a second, and talking to our friend Samantha. She was without a computer for a while so Koji, Ástrid and I couldn't talk to her but now she's BACK! I missed her. 😁 How are all of you? Tell me in the comments!

This is my first CURRENTLY post since I restarted my blog. I'm excited. I love writing these as a way to catch up with my friends. I hope you enjoy!

CURRENTLY... 

🎮 Playing: Age of Wushu, my absolute favorite MMO. Age of Wushu is an older Chinese MMO where, when you level up, you actually feel stronger. It's very rewarding and for an older game, it's very beautiful and quite popular. This is my character, Akayoru. 

Unlike most MMOs, there isn't a huge questing system and you don't level from experience. It's also very PvP heavy, which I LOVE. If you're a fan of wuxia and xianxia novels, I highly recommend giving Age of Wushu a try. I'll write a guide on the game later!

📺 Watching: Ástrid and I just started Super GALS! It's an anime about a gyaru living in Shibuya. It's really cute and it's very loved by most gals. 

I also plan on starting Tian Guan Ci Fu which is a wuxia anime with a danmei theme. Danmei is basically yaoi, which is basically "boy's love." But that isn't the main reason I watch that kind of genre, I actually really love wuxia if you couldn't tell and any anime based on that is GREAT. My favorite is Spirit Blade Mountain. 

📚 Reading: This AMAZING wuxia novel called Dual Cultivation. I'm trying to think of how to describe cultivation to non-wuxia readers... I guess the best way to describe is think of opening your chakras. I think most people know what that is and how to go about doing so. You meditate, you focus on them, you break through. That's SIMILAR to cultivation. There's also pills and herbs you can use to help you. In Dual Cultivation, the most popular way for people to cultivate is by having sex. It's a good sexy novel, and the main character reminds me so much of Koji so it's even better. 😁 

What is the point of wealth and status if there’s nobody to share it with? Dual Cultivation explores the sensual side of the Cultivation world that is often filled with solitude!

Su Yang was sentenced to life in prison within the Eternal Retribution Cliff, where only the universe’s most violent and evil criminals dwell.

His crime?

He seduced the Moon God’s wife, kidnapped the Dragon King’s sister, and even touched the Heavenly Emperor’s beloved daughter.

He later meets a mysterious old man who would help him escape prison by reincarnating him.

In his new life, Su Yang swears to reunite with his lovers and hold them in his embrace once again, all the while finding new ones along the way.

That's the summary. It's soooo good. I also have a few others waiting to be read, like My Vampire System and Birth of the Demonic Sword. Eeee!

💪 Working on: My Portuguese, of COURSE. I am FOREVER working on my Portuguese. I really wish I had a good Brazilian friend to help me. 😭 I'm also working on my makeup a lot, trying to get my own personal gyaru style down. I need to start working on exercising again too...

😊 Loving: Ástrid and Koji and our babies, friends who are more like sisters, anthro art, Coca-Cola, hand sanitizer, the fact that Christmas is coming and so much more!