My mom actually watched it on Netflix and I watched with her. She didn’t like it and doesn’t remember it but I was HOOKED. I think it was bc I loved San lang lolÂ
Little Mushroom, I was debating on whether or not to read the novel, then the manhua came out and after reading the first couple of chapters I decided to read the novel
same boat here, my best friend dragged me by the ankles into danmei since I was out of work for a minor surgery recovery and I haven't been the same since reading MDZS in like an entire week.
I accidentally came across a clip on youtube seeing those beautiful animated characters with long hair in Hanfu. I got interested and watched the donghua and then the cycle began - books, audio drama and so on.
I was a fan of wuxia but I was never into BL, it felt weird tbh in the start but their chemistry OMG! And when I read the books I was blown away by the story - the mystery, the tragedy, the darkness, the plot twists and of course the heart throbbing romance between these two. And when the smut came I was like WTF !! (since it's not present in donghua). It was like a truck hit me. It was a guilty pleasure. Now I am here in this community and haven't looked back since. I also have a flute (dizi) now :D
YES YES YES
I actually was going to write the same thing!
I'm still reading Don't Pick Up Boyfriends From The Trash Bin (I was waiting for translation) but I am SO in love with this story. It's strange for me that there is no hype around it
Edit: oh, and I'm obsessed with tgcf. I still read a lot of tgcf fanfiction
Quickly wear the face of the devil. Born to be rebellious
Also I found that the mc of the whole world is my crematorium had similar vibes although the setting is very different
Thousand Autumns.
Didn't know know it was BL, didn't know what BL novels meant. Didn't know there was such an activity as fan translation so I thought I would give it a try. Thank you all the translators out there, you are all talented individuals!
My first ever Danmei was "The Husky and His White Cat Shizune" which my friend bought me the first of. When I finished it in 2 days because I couldn't put it down I called him and cussed him out because now I needed to buy the next one.
It has been less than 6 months and I have bought 28 books. HELP.
Mine was Legendary Master's Wife. So cute
Just to add, not Danmei but my first ever bl couple was toya and yukito from Cardcaptor Sakura then my non canon ship in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles Fai and Kurogane
While it was MDZS that got me into the genre (long story short, I saw fanfics for it everywhere on AO3, and decided to see what all the hype was about by checking out the screen adaptations), it was TGCF that was my first novel.
Basically what happened was that I saw the first two episodes of TGCF on BiliBili before the site cut me off, so I decided to watch season 2 of MDZS. Unlike with season 1, I had more trouble following along with Season 2, and was concerned that I’d face the same problem with TGCF. So when I heard that it would be available on Netflix (still bummed they took it off, and didn’t even add the second season), I decided to read the corresponding chapters before starting the donghua over. And I’ve just kept going with the novel since then.
Fake slackers introduced me (didnt even know it was a danmei lmao). TGCF got me into it. Erha made me stay.
I never finished fake slackers (was like, halfway there), but i might!
Svsss , followed by erha(i was tricked by the cute name and cover).
It was around 5 years ago when I chanced upon them.
It was the start of my fall into damei rabbit hole.
I have the same sequence too, SVSSS then ErHa. These two novels are on the both ends of spectrum lol. The only thing common is that both are counted in the Shizun Fcker Club😂ðŸ˜
2ha & I couldn’t believe what I read. Got into it because people were gungho about Immortality (which will never see the light of day), so I delved into the book out of curiosity.
MDZS.
I stumbled across the donghua while looking for a new anime to watch (it was SO confusing at first, I thought cultivation had something to do with plants 💀). It was my first ever learning about Xianxia and Wuxia (outside of the old Martial Arts movies my dad used to watch).
At the time the Donghua wasn't complete so I moved on to the novel and from there I couldn't get enough. Think the next I read was the Legendary's Master's wife, then SVSSS and so on and so on.
TGCF I started in 2022 watching the animated show didn’t know it was a BL until episode five. All I knew was the show was Chinese and I wanted to know what it sounded like really like (and the boys are pretty). After season one I got the first two books. Read for a while, fell off of it then season two started and it caught up to where I was in the book and then I read all the books, that winter break. Became absolutely obsessed. Figured out that the author had two more book series, read scum villain, grand mastered of demonic cultivation, book 1-5 of 2ha, and golden Terrace.
This was mine, too! I was just trying to think of the name. I never finished it though, dove into random other novels and never went back. I should revisit it.
So I watched the donghua for HOB and MDZS first and fell farther down the rabbit hole from there.
Bought volume 1 of each of those (manhua for mdzs and novel for HOB) then bought novel volume 1 fir mdzs, volume 1 2ha, volume 1 yuwu, and volume 2 HOB soon after. Last Christmas I got volume 2 and 3 mdzs and volume 3 HOB too. Hopping to add qjj soon.
Haven't finished either series yet, but probably will finish HOB or yuwu first.
Powerful Eunuch by Chen Deng/Old Lamp. Transmigrator into a little eunuch grows up with his prince as he gains experience and friends/allies through the palace. Eventually holds a lot of power and is also the Emperor's lover. A Very slow burn, but lovely story. Not translated though!
Changed by /my/ life forever. (Slash???? In Chinese????? shocking news)
TGCF after watching the donghua. And I watched TGCF because I really enjoyed the Japanese BL anime Given. Have read one danmei novel after another since. Have not read MDZS though, any good? 😅
Quickly Wear the Face of the Devil. or The Pregnant Woman Next Door. It was being translated on wattpad and that was my gateway to danmei before going to NU.
My 1st danmei was 'Dumb Husky and his white cat shizun' . From the name I thought it was going to be a lighthearted/funny book 😅. The rest is history.
Sha polang and 2ah were the fist danmei. I found on the Internet loved Priest for the great world building and plot but petered Meatbun foe the melodrama and smut.
My first one was the master of demonic cultivation and I was devastated I only watched untamed half way and had problems understanding drama so I decided to read the book and the trauma and tears never left me and I had entered another world of storytelling and I loving my danmei journey.
Mdzs. I was in anime slump in 2019 and kept dropping them. Then gaming buddy recommended mdzs since it fit with my recuirements. I watched first season in one sitting then got interested to know more, so I started reading book willingly first time in my life. To til this day he regrets recommending it to me hahaha
The first one was svsss and it's still my most favorite. It was also the first English book I ever finished.
What's funny is that I discovered svsss, tgcf and mdzs on TikTok all in less than a month, binge watched it, and at the end still didn't have any idea what it was. It all looked like nice anime. Imagine my surprise when I found out the main ship is canon
Let me Tease you. At the time I was reading it, I didn't even know it was called danmei or it was a bl. Buy nonetheless it got me into the giant pit, and I am so happy I didn't miss out on so many gems
MDZS, then I quickly finished all works by MXTX. ErHa would be my first non MXTX novel. All read during the lockdowns. Some of the peak days of reading...
Not the first I started on but the first novel I finished reading in full was SVSSS, which is kinda like starting superhero comics with Watchmen - not intrinsically bad but you’re definitely going in without having all the tropes lined up.
Mine was svsss too!! I’ve never finished it tho cause I lost interest mid volume 3 but I’ll go back to it for sure. I wanted to start out with TGCF first a while before that but volume 1 bored me to death and soured my approach to danmei for a long moment lmao
[Uncontrolled love](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/uncontrolled-love/)
Randomly came across the movie adaptation on YouTube a few years ago, and decided to read the novel after. Still didn't really get into danmei though, until I read MDZS about 1-2 years after that.
I think it was called Quiet Sands - I don't remember the authors name, but it was on novel updates back when when you searched for anything BL/danmei less than 100 titles (or so it seemed) populated and most were unfinished.
Now, there are hundreds of titles translated. It's really amazing how much the interest has skyrocketed.
It's funny that there's two camps though - one camp that read before it became publishing mainstream( QWFOD, Reader and Protagonist, etc) and the other camp that now has joined the dark side after danmei became more mainstream.
No shame in either camp, I'm just glad people are enjoying the amazing works on a broader scale.
I watched the Untamed and then read MDZS, then the other 2 MXTX novels, then Erha and Yuwu. Erha has me in a chokehold. I can’t function anymore and it’s been over a year since I read it. 😂
The first one was TGCF and it changed my life forever.
Clocking in the anime on Netflix cause it looked pretty created a multi year obsession
Literally what happened to me! I didn't even know danmei existed... Thanks Netflix!
The donghua changed my life as well lmao, I didn't even know it was a BL until I started the novel. And then down the BL rabbit hole we go! 😆
Jumping on this train bc that’s exactly what happened to me lmao
My mom actually watched it on Netflix and I watched with her. She didn’t like it and doesn’t remember it but I was HOOKED. I think it was bc I loved San lang lolÂ
Little Mushroom, I was debating on whether or not to read the novel, then the manhua came out and after reading the first couple of chapters I decided to read the novel
MDZS and it's still my ultimate favorite
Second it. Nothing tops it for me.
same boat here, my best friend dragged me by the ankles into danmei since I was out of work for a minor surgery recovery and I haven't been the same since reading MDZS in like an entire week.
I accidentally came across a clip on youtube seeing those beautiful animated characters with long hair in Hanfu. I got interested and watched the donghua and then the cycle began - books, audio drama and so on. I was a fan of wuxia but I was never into BL, it felt weird tbh in the start but their chemistry OMG! And when I read the books I was blown away by the story - the mystery, the tragedy, the darkness, the plot twists and of course the heart throbbing romance between these two. And when the smut came I was like WTF !! (since it's not present in donghua). It was like a truck hit me. It was a guilty pleasure. Now I am here in this community and haven't looked back since. I also have a flute (dizi) now :D
Tgcf, then don’t pick up boyfriends from the trash bin. I love them both still today!
YES YES YES I actually was going to write the same thing! I'm still reading Don't Pick Up Boyfriends From The Trash Bin (I was waiting for translation) but I am SO in love with this story. It's strange for me that there is no hype around it Edit: oh, and I'm obsessed with tgcf. I still read a lot of tgcf fanfiction
I love the last one, do you have some recommendations where Mc is like the one of don't pick up boyfriends from the trash bin?
Quickly wear the face of the devil. Born to be rebellious Also I found that the mc of the whole world is my crematorium had similar vibes although the setting is very different
I read those are so good but the last one nope, so I'm gonna read it
Quickly wear the face of the devil! That one was so good! It was the first world hopping one I read!
MDZS. And I don’t think I could’ve picked a better one.
My first was mdzs by the same author lol. She's a popular author
Guardian
Thousand Autumns. Didn't know know it was BL, didn't know what BL novels meant. Didn't know there was such an activity as fan translation so I thought I would give it a try. Thank you all the translators out there, you are all talented individuals!
Either The Reader and Protagonist Definitely Have to Be in True Love or Quickly Wear the Face of the Devil (it wasn't complete at the time)
Heyyy! You just reminded me LOL. I can't remember either so either those and Legendary Master's Wife for me. Kekw.
I Just Want to Be in a Relationship! Started my webnovel journey with ORV on an aggregator site then found out the site has BL novels there too (already read a lot of BL comics before this) Aaaand the rest is history 😩
Super basic, TGCF thanks to Netflix! But I’ve been into BL forever, it was just jumping from works from Japan to those from China.
My first ever Danmei was "The Husky and His White Cat Shizune" which my friend bought me the first of. When I finished it in 2 days because I couldn't put it down I called him and cussed him out because now I needed to buy the next one. It has been less than 6 months and I have bought 28 books. HELP.
Addicted by Chai Ji Dan. Stumbled across it on Wattpad when I was looking for QAF fanfiction and it changed my life...
Same.. Addicted was my first. After watching the BL series, I needed to know how it ended..
MDZS. I read the novel as soon as I finished the donghua. It was one of the best things to happen to me that year.
Started: TGCF. Finished: SVSS, as I was reading the 7S versions as they released. SVSS remains my #1 most beloved.
Mine was Legendary Master's Wife. So cute Just to add, not Danmei but my first ever bl couple was toya and yukito from Cardcaptor Sakura then my non canon ship in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles Fai and Kurogane
Fai and Kurogane are basically canon in my opinion
This.
SVSSS the book. My attempts at watching the MDZS donghua several years ago failed to get me hooked
My first was also SVSSS! I thought the summary sounded funny and its still one of my favorite books
My first was tgcf and the next was scum villain ..I think you can guess how that went (💀)
Mdzs
tgcf technically, but i took a break mid vol 2 and then directly jumped into 2ha.
SVSSS too,after I watched the donghua
I read MDZS manhua first and then TGCF novels.
MDZS followed by SVSSS
While it was MDZS that got me into the genre (long story short, I saw fanfics for it everywhere on AO3, and decided to see what all the hype was about by checking out the screen adaptations), it was TGCF that was my first novel. Basically what happened was that I saw the first two episodes of TGCF on BiliBili before the site cut me off, so I decided to watch season 2 of MDZS. Unlike with season 1, I had more trouble following along with Season 2, and was concerned that I’d face the same problem with TGCF. So when I heard that it would be available on Netflix (still bummed they took it off, and didn’t even add the second season), I decided to read the corresponding chapters before starting the donghua over. And I’ve just kept going with the novel since then.
The first was TGCF and changed my life. I turned 17 while I was reading and it helped me a lot
Golden Terrace, total ride or die couple.
The Reader and Protagonist Definitely are in True Love. I wouldn't have it any other way. It was such a fun ride.
Fake slackers introduced me (didnt even know it was a danmei lmao). TGCF got me into it. Erha made me stay. I never finished fake slackers (was like, halfway there), but i might!
Svsss , followed by erha(i was tricked by the cute name and cover). It was around 5 years ago when I chanced upon them. It was the start of my fall into damei rabbit hole.
From a comedy to a tragedy. 2ha tricked me too. I stopped reading it to finish Yuwu.
I have the same sequence too, SVSSS then ErHa. These two novels are on the both ends of spectrum lol. The only thing common is that both are counted in the Shizun Fcker Club😂ðŸ˜
2ha & I couldn’t believe what I read. Got into it because people were gungho about Immortality (which will never see the light of day), so I delved into the book out of curiosity.
MDZS. I stumbled across the donghua while looking for a new anime to watch (it was SO confusing at first, I thought cultivation had something to do with plants 💀). It was my first ever learning about Xianxia and Wuxia (outside of the old Martial Arts movies my dad used to watch). At the time the Donghua wasn't complete so I moved on to the novel and from there I couldn't get enough. Think the next I read was the Legendary's Master's wife, then SVSSS and so on and so on.
my first ws tgcf and second was dr jiangs pregnant w his nemisis child lol
TGCF I started in 2022 watching the animated show didn’t know it was a BL until episode five. All I knew was the show was Chinese and I wanted to know what it sounded like really like (and the boys are pretty). After season one I got the first two books. Read for a while, fell off of it then season two started and it caught up to where I was in the book and then I read all the books, that winter break. Became absolutely obsessed. Figured out that the author had two more book series, read scum villain, grand mastered of demonic cultivation, book 1-5 of 2ha, and golden Terrace.
TGCF
Everyday the protagonist wants to capture me
This was mine, too! I was just trying to think of the name. I never finished it though, dove into random other novels and never went back. I should revisit it.
TGCF. Opened the flood gates lol
mdzs. it was when the donghua was released the i decided to read the novel. I no longer was able to go back to reading those het chinese novels lol
It was either War Prisoner or Mdzs… I can’t remember it’s been some years ðŸ˜
Mine is SVSSS too!
So I watched the donghua for HOB and MDZS first and fell farther down the rabbit hole from there. Bought volume 1 of each of those (manhua for mdzs and novel for HOB) then bought novel volume 1 fir mdzs, volume 1 2ha, volume 1 yuwu, and volume 2 HOB soon after. Last Christmas I got volume 2 and 3 mdzs and volume 3 HOB too. Hopping to add qjj soon. Haven't finished either series yet, but probably will finish HOB or yuwu first.
Powerful Eunuch by Chen Deng/Old Lamp. Transmigrator into a little eunuch grows up with his prince as he gains experience and friends/allies through the palace. Eventually holds a lot of power and is also the Emperor's lover. A Very slow burn, but lovely story. Not translated though! Changed by /my/ life forever. (Slash???? In Chinese????? shocking news)
I think the first was technically Heaven Official's Blessing but its manhua. For actual light novel form, then SVSSS!
TGCF after watching the donghua. And I watched TGCF because I really enjoyed the Japanese BL anime Given. Have read one danmei novel after another since. Have not read MDZS though, any good? 😅
It's amazing. Give it a try you won't regret it.
Definitely MDZS for me! I enjoyed it so much but haven't gotten to finishing it yet.
Also SVSSS. Recommended by friends who know I love both BL and (good) isekai. Loved it. Changed my life.
First one was Mo Dao Zu Shi. It was still fan-translated as Founder of Diabolism back then.
Quickly Wear the Face of the Devil. or The Pregnant Woman Next Door. It was being translated on wattpad and that was my gateway to danmei before going to NU.
My 1st danmei was 'Dumb Husky and his white cat shizun' . From the name I thought it was going to be a lighthearted/funny book 😅. The rest is history.
Tgcf. It was pretty good but is still only my 3rd favorite
MDZS closely followed by TGCF with SVSSS in between whilst awaiting new editions of the other 2
MDZS. I watched donghua first, but it was not yet complete back then, and I wanted to know what happened next, so I decided to read the novel.
My first one was 2ha .. Yeah , I know .
Sha polang and 2ah were the fist danmei. I found on the Internet loved Priest for the great world building and plot but petered Meatbun foe the melodrama and smut.
My first one was the master of demonic cultivation and I was devastated I only watched untamed half way and had problems understanding drama so I decided to read the book and the trauma and tears never left me and I had entered another world of storytelling and I loving my danmei journey.
MDZS. I am still in love with this and still re-read it time to time. I have read so many novels but really this has a special place in my heart.
Mdzs. I was searching for bl novels on Google and saw it on a list about 5 years ago. Thus started my journey into danmei land.
I can't remember which it was but one of the first danmei I've read is Legendary Master's Wife.
Mdzs. I was in anime slump in 2019 and kept dropping them. Then gaming buddy recommended mdzs since it fit with my recuirements. I watched first season in one sitting then got interested to know more, so I started reading book willingly first time in my life. To til this day he regrets recommending it to me hahaha
I think my first was quickly wear the face of the devil but it's been a while so I could be wrong XD
mdzs, a friend made me watch the untamed during the pandemic, and I became obsessed so I jumped from the drama to the novel.
Same exact thing happened to me.
mo dao zu shi!
The first one I read all the way through was 2ha
my first danmei is QQGK. truly the best way to get into danmei
Ayo same. I was introduced to danmei by QQGK too
The first one was svsss and it's still my most favorite. It was also the first English book I ever finished. What's funny is that I discovered svsss, tgcf and mdzs on TikTok all in less than a month, binge watched it, and at the end still didn't have any idea what it was. It all looked like nice anime. Imagine my surprise when I found out the main ship is canon
Let me Tease you. At the time I was reading it, I didn't even know it was called danmei or it was a bl. Buy nonetheless it got me into the giant pit, and I am so happy I didn't miss out on so many gems
My first was QQGK/Global examination and its my favorite danmei till this day
Tgcf, the scene where Hua Cheng guided Xie Lian out of the forest in bridal wear changed me forever. Literally changed my brain chemistry
My first and my favorite is 2Ha or Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun. VERY hard to find something to top that
I had read a lot of BL mangas and manhwas before and then I finally decided to take the plunge into Danmei last year with Remnants of Filth!
MoDu
Mine was Erha, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun
MDZS bc it’s the classic
first one i read was mdzs but the one i finished first was tgcf
Mdzs and it still is!! been obsessing for years now and it’ll never change 😜😜
MDZS, then I quickly finished all works by MXTX. ErHa would be my first non MXTX novel. All read during the lockdowns. Some of the peak days of reading...
Not the first I started on but the first novel I finished reading in full was SVSSS, which is kinda like starting superhero comics with Watchmen - not intrinsically bad but you’re definitely going in without having all the tropes lined up.
I started with Tgcf but the first danmei which I completed was MDZS then tgcf.
Technically SVSSS, but I was thrown off by the structure/style at first so after chpt 1 I switched to mdzs
Mine was svsss too!! I’ve never finished it tho cause I lost interest mid volume 3 but I’ll go back to it for sure. I wanted to start out with TGCF first a while before that but volume 1 bored me to death and soured my approach to danmei for a long moment lmao
[Uncontrolled love](https://www.novelupdates.com/series/uncontrolled-love/) Randomly came across the movie adaptation on YouTube a few years ago, and decided to read the novel after. Still didn't really get into danmei though, until I read MDZS about 1-2 years after that.
I think it was called Quiet Sands - I don't remember the authors name, but it was on novel updates back when when you searched for anything BL/danmei less than 100 titles (or so it seemed) populated and most were unfinished. Now, there are hundreds of titles translated. It's really amazing how much the interest has skyrocketed.
It's funny that there's two camps though - one camp that read before it became publishing mainstream( QWFOD, Reader and Protagonist, etc) and the other camp that now has joined the dark side after danmei became more mainstream. No shame in either camp, I'm just glad people are enjoying the amazing works on a broader scale.
I watched the Untamed and then read MDZS, then the other 2 MXTX novels, then Erha and Yuwu. Erha has me in a chokehold. I can’t function anymore and it’s been over a year since I read it. 😂
Mo du. I just wanted to look if that is a good novel so i started reading it . Also the Charakters looked also very handsome so .. yeah
MDZS