38B-Korean Literature: Master of Two Worlds

🗡️Ortnit has it all.The strength of twelve men. A secret, super lineage. A dwarven sword and unbreakable armor. The question is, what is he going to do with it? Start a war to try to date a princess? Start a war to try to date a princess!😈 The Creature: TarasqueIf it looks like ...  Show more

🕷️Spiders don't have tails, but this one has tales. Anansi is one of the most famous folklore tricksters in the world, but we'll see that behind every great trickster...is likely a trail of broken and/or angry people who want to get even.😈 The Creature: Tsuchinoko People are cr ...  Show more

Back with pt. 2 of autumnal fictions of the spine-tingling variety. This time largely from (where else) Pu Songling, as well as several shorter entries from the Zibuyu.00:01:15 - Friendship Beyond the Grave00:10:25 - Karmic Debts00:12:30 - Spiritual Man Luo Catches the Wrong Demo ...  Show more

Today, we’re going to look at cats in Japanese literature.We’ll start with the history of cats in Japan.We’ll move on to cats in Japanese folklore and fiction, including the work of Haruki Murakami.And finally we’ll end with a discussion of our readers' choice, “The Town of Cats” ...  Show more

The adventures of this obnoxious hero continue. There's dealings with Medea, a war among family, the Marathonian bull is finally killed, and his most famous story begins. CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monst ...  Show more

A K-pop idol and Taekwondo champion, pressured by her overbearing parents to juggle both careers, escapes to the countryside in disguise—only to uncover a new passion for science, a surprising romance, and a shocking betrayal that forces her to finally take control of her own des ...  Show more