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Fantastic Gods and Where to Find Them
Gods Bless All Kinds of Love
BOOKS FROM TAIWAN 2022-2023
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It is said that people have seven feelings and six desires. Interesting, isn't it? This year Chih Yao will be 28. Abandoned by her mother in the countryside when she was just a child, Chih Yao and her grandmother have depended on each other to survive. She never fell in love, and has never wanted to get married. But an unexpected event will turn her life upside down...When she opens her eyes again, Chih Yao discovers that she has been... sentenced to death!? Meanwhile, she becomes entangled in a drama between local government officials who could decide her fate!
After the 1999 Jiji earthquake devastated Nantou, Taiwan, demons began to wreak havoc in the terrestrial realm, leading the police to set up ‘Project Blackout’ to eliminate them. One day, a terrible monster appears in Taipei. The police team up with the gifted teenage magician Chen Bo Jung to behead the beast and banish the evil spirit. In the process, Bo Jung runs into a girl who shares a name with the Goddess Matsu, worshipped by millions in the temples of Taiwan. Bo Jung takes the pretty Matsu under his wing only to discover that the unrest in the underworld and Matsu’s sudden appearance have a surprising hidden connection…
The underworld is where the dead should enter and where the living should not. Anyone holding the “Invitation of Yama” can enter the underworld freely. When Yama, the lord of the underworld, vanished without a trace, the duo Heibai Wuchang(Black and White Impermanence) also appeared in the world of the living. With the Invitation of Yama as a medium they bring people in and out of the underworld. During the search for Yama, they have come across various people and their stories of neglect, greed, and evil doings
Wu-She Fan and Bi-An Xie are good friends for life, and remain tightly bonded even after death. Upon their death, the City God brings them under his control, and makes them the Seventh Lord and Eighth Lord, designated to guiding and guarding souls of the newly dead. However, an accident at a pilgrimage violates the principles of the Book of Life and Death, and reveals an unfulfilled wish Fan and Xie made over a century ago. Religious beliefs have their influence in the lives of people in Taiwan, but what do human beings actually believe in?
Oh, My Goddess! brings Matsu and her festival to life with full-color depictions of the human and divine worlds during her birthday celebrations. Chiyou’s grand scenes, painted in deep, delicious color, recreate the festival in all its opulence and activity. Romanticized illustrations of Matsu and her divine pantheon might be especially attractive to younger readers, who can engage their imaginations as they learn more about this traditional Taiwanese festival.
The Tiger God, the incarnation of justice, entrusts the Lin family with the task of fighting the demons living deep in the forests of Dakeng – the mô-sîn-á. This prequel to the movie The Tag-Along combines legend with adventure and a coming-of-age tale. Will our protagonist take up his family’s burden and become a hero?
Chang Yung, police captain of the underworld, saw ghosts when he was a child. One day, he broke the commandments and accidentally knocked his girlfriend unconscious, only to have her possessed by a male ghost! Criminal police officer Tsou Po An, murdered by gangsters in the line of duty, became a ghost possessing a woman’s body. The suspect he had been tailing before he died happened to be Chang Yung’s childhood friend A-jun, who lived across the street. To keep a close watch on the suspect, Bo An was reluctant to leave this body. At first, Chang Yung wanted to drive him out, but faced with a cop who was determined to complete the mission that he hadn’t lived to see through, Chang Yung decided to give up the idea, at least for the time being. Chang Yung couldn’t stand seeing Bo An running around like a headless chicken, and in order to protect his girlfriend’s body, he had no choice but to help the ghost cop with the investigation ….
To manage human affairs more efficiently, deities invite specially-destined individuals to enter into work contracts to secretly help believers that have wandered astray in life. These individuals are called golden children. Han Hsiao, who has come to the “Auspicious Shrine” to pray for love, learned the deities’ secrets by accident. She even meets the deities in person. Under the arrangement of the gods, she and a classmate—who she has never spoken to before—embark on a journey of becoming golden children.
Inspired by three famous tales of murders in Taiwan during the late Qing dynasty comes the story of a powerful female ghost who enters the world of mortals! After seeing her sister-in-law's drastic measures to bear a son, Chieh Niang, a beautiful young maiden facing the prospect of a forced marriage, desperately wishes to escape her oppressive plight...
After a ritual she's never seen before takes place, a mysterious woman gives her a glimmer of hope. What will her fate hold?
The passionate shouts, the exhilarating drumbeats that ignite one's spirit, the sweat-drenched physical training, the daily practice of movements and actions – all of these are the essence of the CHIO-TIAN FOLK DRUMS & ARTS TROUPE. Hao Nan, a rebellious wanderer, temporarily resides in the CHIO-TIAN dormitory due to his beloved grandmother falling ill and being hospitalized. Listening to the wisdom and heartfelt stories of his senior peers from the martial arts community, Hao Nan witnesses the mutual encouragement among troupe members and feels the boundless warmth of their mentor. Will he, who once risked everything for justice as a youth, experience a transformation in his life? Renowned "popular" manga artist Ruan Guang Min portrays this generation-gap upbringing and the tumultuous journeys of young adults navigating the complexities of separated parents in a society reflected by real-life scenes.
The head of the business development department (sometimes a picky eater) is in a relationship with his lovely subordinate (a Gemini, you know)! Their office romance is sometimes sweet and sometimes slightly bitter, but it’s a scene you witness every busy day in the office.
"Rainbow Apartment" is a house of the future that emerges in 2024. Six comic artists have come together to create six short comics, resulting in Taiwan’s first ever LGBTQ-oriented comic collection. Is it possible to find a real partner in the world of dating apps? When a gay man falls in love with a heterosexual man, can there ever be a happy ending? Is the two-sided guessing game of gay love always just one step away from love?
Rubin is a lousy summoner, He never succeeds at summoning what he wants, And what he summons is never what he wants... Despite this, he has a pipe dream - defeating the magic dragon! One day, he inexplicably summoned a little prince, Abducted by the little prince, Rubin was forced to head to the magic dragon castle. What will they do...? How can a lousy summoner beat the magic dragon boss?
You give me hope for the future. I would do anything for our love. How is Yung-En, a ghost, related to Ying Tzu i? Best friends, He-Zhou and Mo Li, experience a fantastical dream because of a set of deer antlers. Has Lan Ying, enamored with Yan-Sheng, finally decided to give up everything for love? Mi Jung and Mao begin to appreciate each other as they raise Hu-Ye... The young women in the Fantastic Tales of Splendid Blossoms are forever resolute in their dream to shine.
Chung Jui Ming and Chou Yu Yen were old acquaintances in college. Although they each had a girlfriend at that time, the two had some sort of chemistry that neither was aware of. Unexpectedly, they reunited many years later, both divorced. At first, they got in touch again to help each other, but they gradually recalled the feelings that they hadn’t had the chance to make sense of back then. The two rational men were gradually affected by this indescribable feeling, causing ripples of change in their relationship. How will the two express their true feelings this time?
Allen, a one-night stand partner, showed up at the company the next day as the new manager?! This idol-drama like opening was giving Oscar a headache, so he challenged Allen to climb to Chiaming Lake, the second highest lake area in Taiwan, saying that he would only agree to date him if Allen succeeded. Allen soon got along with his subordinates, but good times didn’t last forever. When a new virus started spreading around the world, even a company with prospects as promising as theirs couldn’t avoid the fate of downsizing. Allen’s propositions clashed with Oscar’s leadership principles, which not only presented a challenge in workplace communication but also personal relationship. Not on speaking terms due to workplace conflict, the two embarked on a journey to Chiaming Lake …
“Why on earth … am I lying on my senior’s bed, half-naked and legs spread?” Lin Tzu Yun, a freshman at a top university, is determined to become a top student and Mr. Popularity in his department. To get over a heartbreaking relationship in high school and “join the ranks” successfully, he rents an apartment at a luxury condominium, only to discover that his roommate and landlord is a strikingly handsome senior. The senior is very nice and often treats Tzu Yun to food and drinks. He has long eyelashes, his body smells good, and he even says it’s okay to bring dates home. But why does he bring a different date home every day? And what does he mean by promising him a wonderful adult nightlife experience?! While Tzu Yun’s hopes of romantic encounters start to dwindle, living under the same roof as his senior seems to be getting more and more exciting …
17-year-old Xiao-Han missed her last chance to see her sister because of the fear towards the atmosphere haunted by death in hospitals. Hsiao Han wanders in hospital halls all day with regret until she meets Clown Doctors with red noses. She seems to have found her salvation: become a Clown Doctor and deliver joy to ill children. Can Hsiao Han overcome the pressure from training and the heavy atmosphere in hospitals?
Barbershops are places where people are meant to groom their hair and tidy up their appearances, but the town's thirty-year-old DongHuaChun Barbershop seems to be filled with difficult and messy regret, worry, love, hatred, confusion, and conflict... "Even those who have been mistreated or unloved can still have the capacity to love and protect others. "Regrets in life are difficult to remedy, but local townsfolk persevere by giving each other comfort, empathy, and support...
In the same military village, four groups of people–American. Japanese, Chinese, Taiwanese–go through four slightly supernatural experiences across four time periods. Shortly after the end of World War II, airman Tsung-liang retreats to Taiwan with the Nationalist government. He is quartered in a military base left behind by Japan, his former enemy. Struggling with the trauma of war, Tsung-liang is further spooked by the supernatural occurrences inside the base, which start him on an astounding adventure…
Miss T’s goal in life is to have sex with handsome men! With only a few days of hotel reservations and some cursory knowledge of kana, Miss T sets off on her adventure. Sure enough, she meets a variety of men——the gentle and refreshing Mr. A, the shy genius Mr. B, the younger and cataholic Mr. C, and the party boy Mr. D. Will Miss T’s dream of a bed-hopping trip come true?
The story begins with an email from a French production company. And thus begins one man’s adventure in Paris: Stressful days working with the bigshot director, competitors who also happen to be roommates, lawyers who bill you before your visa even arrives… And what happens after the internship ends? Is it time to go home? No! There’s no giving up on the dream of working in international animation.
Few years after the initial outbreak of covid-19 in a parallel world, people are still in lockdown. Words such as socializing, walking in the park, shopping in the supermarket have become legendary. When the daily life is occupied by selfish scheming, cruel discrimination and depression, how will people deal with the unfulfilled inner desires at the time when freedom is limited? A dark and humorous graphic novel by Pam Pam LIU.
In the year 2073, humankind finally learned to control the neurological processes behind dreaming. DR (dream reality) technology became a sensation that defined a generation. Yet by 2088, DR technology has become taboo, completely rejected by society. J, the protagonist, unexpectedly discovers a working DR console at a secondhand market, and gradually becomes obsessed with meeting one specific character he encounters during his forays into dream reality…
For those who long for sex and even more, love A printer who is not popular with women; a lesbian who hooks up with someone that is not her partner; a mentally ill woman and her hearing-impaired boyfriend; a gay dwarf practicing oral sex; an impasse between a fat girl with low self-esteem and a man who refuses to have sex without lip balm; an affair between two old people who serve as each other’s tower of strength … nine physical and sexual relationships not accepted by the mainstream marriage market unveil a contemporary ukiyo-e painting of Taiwan, with countless dilemmas and possibilities of sex, love and gender identity.
This is one of the first Japanese language serialized comics launched as a result of the collaboration between “Creative Comic Collection” and Kadokawa's "Comic Walker in Japan." Helena likes to create her own picture books. After her father passed away, she used stories to encourage herself and her brother Arthur. One day, she attended an autograph signing by her favorite picture book illustrator, Mr. Wolf. The two, though outwardly different, found something in common with each other.
Kung Wei Hua was a second-generation Chinese immigrant. As an entomologist, his mission was to bring Taiwan’s endemic butterfly species back to the motherland. When he was looking for the Papilio maraho (nicknamed “Butterfly of Dreams”) in the forests of Taiping Mountain, he met Kiichi Aramura, a Japanese amateur photographer capturing the beauty of butterflies with his camera. The two started conversing from time to time and, as if by fate, encountered a faceless, mute butterfly catcher wandering deep in the woods. In a series of strange events, they discovered the truth behind the butterfly catcher’s lost voice—the horrible experience during the White Terror. But did all of this really happen in this dense forest? Or was there no one around to hear it?