Match 6 is between Mo Ran from The Dumb Husky and His White Cat Shizun (shizun: Chu Wanning) and Xiao Qian from Legend of Yunqian (shifu: Muyun)
Propaganda under the cut! (Warning: Propaganda may include spoilers about the characters and their media)
Mo Ran:
*gestures helplessly at the whole damn book*
Xiao Qian:
This is a short (~1 hour total) gl wuxia drama where the central relationship is between a disciple and her shifu. Xiao Qian time travels from the modern day because she hears that Muyun is hot and then spends the whole time she's there flirting more or less dramatically, which is requited pretty quickly. Since the show is short (and it's been a bit since I've watched the whole thing), I'd recommend just checking it out if gl wuxia is your thing instead of me trying to explain the whole plot/relationship here. It's somewhat censored, but like they're definitely kissing behind an umbrella at the end of this.
I finished 'Legend of Yunqian' today and it was wonderful! It's a gl cdrama that is not very long and definetely worth watching!
The main characters have a healthy and cute relationship that was more than enjoyable to watch🥰🥰🥰🥰 So if you are searching for a good gl, then I can only recommend this!
Do you mind if I ask your top 5 (or top 7) favorite BL and your top 3 (or top 5) favorite GL? And why do you love them? It can be from any media : books, manga, anime, manhwa, tv series or movies.....
Hard question again! I'm going to do 7 for GL and 7 for BL, again under the cut!
In no particular order:
GL:
Revolutionary Girl Utena - is including it on this list cheating since it's not primarily GL? I don't care, it's too good to not recommend. A teenage tomboy fencer gets 'engaged' to a mysterious girl by winning a duel, many more duels happen alongside symbolism, feminist messages and a really mature handling of topics like depression and abuse. REALLY dark though, but worth it! Deserves its place as one of the classic anime.
Bloom into you - incredible handling of internalised homophobia, first love, high school relationships both in the platonic and romantic sense and golden child syndrome. A heartwarming but occasionally heartwrenching story that felt very real. Bonus points for the author actually being a sapphic woman.
The Handmaiden - sapphic thriller from Korea set in the early 1900's! Dark but incredibly engaging, surprisingly happy and hopeful despite how much the girls have to suffer to get their happily ever after. The book it's based on, The Fingersmith, was also great!
GAP - Thailand's first GL series and got so popular there are now multiple other projects coming this & next year! The protagonist is a uni graduate hired in her idol's company only to discover the lady is both meaner and hotter than she thought. Lesbian crisis and full-on romcom shenanigans follow, though the series also comments on traditional family values in Thailand acting as an excuse for homophobia (the idol, Sam, is in an arranged engagement to a man as ordered by her grandma). Don't worry though, the show is mostly very fun and light & ends very very happily for the ladies.
Whisper Me a Love Song - look, as a former band kid I can't not mention the band lesbians manga. It's a highschool romance full of miscommunication and funny/cute shenanigans with occasional sadness to balance it all out. Very relaxing. It's getting an anime adaptation next year so looking forward to that!
Riddle Story of Devil - as an action series fan this was pretty incredible. A school full of assasins, everyone is sapphic and they're all badasses? High school me was obsessed and I still am. The manga is much better though, the anime is both way less gay and develops the characters much less due to the story being compressed into 12 episodes.
Legend of Yunqian - short fantasy drama from a small Chinese studio, it's about a regular young lady going back in time via a magic fan and falling for a magical warrior woman. Lovely and available on Youtube for free!
Honorary mentions: Flip Flappers (anime), Clear and muddy loss of love (novel), She likes to cook and she likes to eat (manga & TV series)
BL:
Heaven Official's Blessing - come on, it's incredible. Dark fantasy with immortal love that breaks even the most powerful curses, a complex and deeply human protagonist, a lot of emotional moments and incredible use of flashbacks to slowly reveal his backstory to the readers- what's not to love? Just a warning, when I say it's dark fantasy I'm not kidding. The series has funny and light moments but when shit gets real, it gets REAL.
No.6 - just like RGU isn't technically GL, this isn't technically BL but I am gonna talk about anyway, it's incredible. It's a dystopian sci-fi story about Shion, a teenager who discovers a government conspiracy and works to stop it alongside his new friend/love interest Nezumi. It treats the gay relationship super casually, there's no sexuality angst or anything, it was super refreshing! Read the novels though, the anime compressed the story a lot.
The Untamed/Mo Dao Zu Shi - love the intrigue, love the main romance, love the fantasy elements! My first Chinese series and one I hold dear for introducing me to the wuxia (Chinese fantasy) genre. Any version of the story is great but I'd recommend to start with the series and then read the books.
Kinnporsche - it's deeply insane and I love it for that. Everyone is gay, everyone commits crimes (they're in the mafia, so. Yeah) and it makes for a really entertaining show even if its darker elements aren't always super well handled.
Not me the series - Motorcycle gang of young anarchists against corruption! Very radical and critical of capitalism and the police system, engaging and fast paced. The director/showrunner is a trans activist/filmmaker so it's not like she doesn't know what she's talking about. It's very universal so I'd recommend it even to people who normally don't watch BL. One minus point for minor queerbaiting with 2 side characters, nothing major but it did bother me a bit + felt unnecessary in a series full of queer characters.
Cherry magic - queer office romance + mind reading! If that combination sounds interesting please do check it out, it was super cute. Bonus for very realistically human protags and an explicitly aroace side character.
Semantic error - opposites attract-type romance between an introverted, collected STEM prodigy and an extroverted art student partnered together for a project. The protagonist is autistic and written pretty well so I latched onto the show immediately, bonus points for side queer representation (bi character who's a super cool and pretty lady, love her).
Honorary mentions: Word of Honor (series), Yuri on ice (anime, only homoerotic sports anime to make the gay explicit, iconic), Nobleman Ryu's wedding (series, short but v heartwarming!)
cata pls make a list of ur wlw shows!!!! i'd love to watch them all 💕
dawn hii 😘
(im not saying im a wlw connoisseur or whatever lol nd im not trying to get on a high horse or something im just sad ppl seem to hype only certain kinds of shows, and very few at that, when theres a lot of stuff already out there if you look for it... this is just a bit of what i watched and loved/liked/thought it was ok)
thai shows/movies:
love songs love stories: pae jai
the maid
the debut
saneha stories 4
the secret weapon
condo/barista/architect
what happened last night
the serpent's song
istories
special mention to nee ruk nai krong fai who did a wonderful arc but then RUINED IT on the last eps a total character assassination but it was wonderful while it lasted
also special mention to the shakeshoulder youtube channel... it's all ads but it's cute 😂 ❤️ ❤️
korea:
fantasy of the girls
alice: crack of season
out of breath
≥75℃
1 in 10,000
sf8 - we all know&love joan’s galaxy but the WILDLY ignored EP1: the prayer lives in my head rent fucking free
I translate and subtitle things from Chinese to English (mainly baihe/GL), write original fiction, and make the occasional fanvid (do people still say fanvid).
This post will be regularly updated with things I've perpetrated done.
Where Else You Can Find Me
Twitter: douqi7s
Wordpress (translations, original fiction, random bits and pieces): douqi.blog
YouTube (subtitles for webdramas, short films and audio dramas): douqi7s
Translations
Purely by Accident, a baihe novel by Leng Qian Shan (ongoing)
Couple of Mirrors, a (mostly) text translation of the manhua based on the drama of the same name (complete)
Couple of Mirrors Novel Extra, a translation of the extra written for the Couple of Mirrors novelisation (complete)
For smaller translation projects, see this page.
Subtitling Projects
Purely by Accident, a baihe audio drama based on the novel of the same name (ongoing)
Legend of Yunqian, a GL xianxia mini webdrama (complete)
Legend of Yunze (Season 1, Season 2 and Special), a GL xianxia mini webdrama (complete)
Led Astray by Love, a GL historical/transmigration mini webdrama (complete)
The Vampires, a GL vampire-themed mini webdrama (complete)
A Practical Guide to Being a Superstar's Assistant, a GL entertainment industry mini webdrama (complete)
Ye-Mu (aka Wicked Wealthy Women), a soap opera-style mini webdrama (complete)
Ye-Mu 2, a soap opera-style mini webdrama (complete)
A Flower for Three Lifetimes, a xianxia mini webdrama (complete)
Nü Er Hong, a wuxia mini webdrama (complete)
The Calabash Siblings, a mini webdrama based on the animated series of the same title (complete)
Various GL MVs
Various GL short films
Original Fiction
What If They Had a War, and Nobody Came?, a GL wuxia/historical short story
Editorial Work
I have provided or am currently providing editorial support for the following projects:
Reading the Remnants, a translation of the baihe novel Wen Guan by Qi Xiao Huang Shu (ongoing)
Exploring an Empty Tomb, a translation of the baihe novel Tan Xu Ling by Jun Sola (ongoing)
Burn, a translation of the baihe novel Shao by Chu Dao (ongoing)
Mosquito Bite, a translation of the baihe short story Wenzi Bao by Agent3144 (complete)
Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire, a translation of the danmei manhua Lie Huo Jiao Chou, based on the novel of the same title by priest (ongoing)
第九宫的吉迪恩, a translation of the science fiction novel Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (complete)
第九宫的哈罗, a translation of the science fiction novel Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (complete)
第九宫的诺娜, a translation of the science fiction novel Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (complete)
赛克斯博士的神秘研究, a translation of the science fiction short story The Mysterious Study of Doctor Sex by Tamsyn Muir (complete)
尚未发送, a translation of the science fiction short story As Yet Unsent by Tamsyn Muir (complete)
While I’m at my PC, I’m gonna type up a list of all the stuff (so far) I’ve noted down to check out in the general C-Drama/webseries/webnovel sphere. If I remember, I’ll try to keep this updated with a) new stuff that looks potentially interesting and b) notes/impressions after I’ve watched/read.
These are in no particular order as of now - new stuff will get added at the bottom.
Adding a cut cause this is loooong.
Shows
Love Between Fairy and Devil - Netflix. A very, very cheesy love story between an annoyingly adorable puppy (aka Orchid) and a very contrary cat (aka Dongfang Qingcang my beloved). With a sideplot love story between a different puppy (Shangque) and a different cat (Jie Li). Just all-around feelgood stuff. Cured my Untamed-induced depression.
Legend of Fei - YT/Viki. Didn’t love the plot but nice enough background viewing while knitting. WYB and Zhao Liying are both very pleasing to look at, and Zhou Fei (Zhao Liying) especially had some very neat outfits that I will have to go back and snach screenshots of at some point.
Legend of Yunqian / Legend of Yunze - YT. GL. Maybe it’s the mini-episodic format, but after watching Yunqian (about 1hr total) I was just not feeling it so I’ll give Yunze a pass.
The Demonic Lord and the Virtuous Cultivator
Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty
Under the Skin
Winter Begonia
Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire
Word of Honor
Ashes of Love - Netflix. Ugh. No. Just ... nope. It was entertaining enough at first but around halfway through I had to admit to myself I was hate-watching and just hanging in there for closure.
Nirvana in Fire
The Rise of the Phoenixes
Secret of the Three Kingdoms
Ever Night
Ancient Love Poetry
Who Rules the World
The Long Ballad
Love like the Galaxy
Novoland Pearl Eclipse
The Sword & The Brocade
Douluo Continent
A Dream of Splendor
Sword Snow Strike
Eternal Love of Dream
Starry Love
Guardian
Tomorrow
A League of Nobleman - Viki. Currently watching.
Till the End of Tomorrow
Movies
The Yin Yang Master: Dream of Eternity - Netflix. Enjoyed this one. I did kinda stop halfway through and then continue over a week later, so some story developments were a bit “huh?”, but that’s on me.
The Yin Yang Master - Netflix. A different take on the same original story. Felt more like a teen adventure than the darker Dream of Eternity version. Odd pacing and the ending did not make sense to me. Overall a bit “meh” but I loved the demon city. Will Ghost City in the TGCF LA come close? I’m not gonna get my hopes up. :(
Hidden Blade
Under the Hawthorn Tree, Shadow, Curse of the Golden Flower (dir. Zhang Yimou)
Novels
MDZS - The book with Jin Ling’s uncles.
TGCF - What do you mean? That’s my emotional support Ghost King.
SVSSS - “Fuck! He can’t fly!”
Bandits / Yun Fei (which Legend of Fei was based on)