Japanese Histoires

A heartbroken fashion designer escapes to Tokyo to be an assistant on a movie set, only to get caught up in an illicit, whirlwind romance with the lead actor. ***** After discovering her fiance is cheating on her, heiress and fashion designer Lily Porter is whisked away to Tokyo to help a production company adapt one of her great-aunt's novels. She isn't thrilled about lying about being her aunt's assistant until it throws her into the path of the movie's lead actor, who is enough of a distraction to keep her mind off her ex for good. But can there really be a future for them when their relationship is built on lies, false identities, and a secret engagement? [[Wattys' Longlisted]] [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]

⭐ Manu lived his life in the shadow of a tragedy that stole his sight and his heart's greatest melody. Now, he navigates a world of "velvet blackness," finding solace in the white piano left behind by Felix-a ghost he can't stop playing for. When he meets Kris, a street busker with a voice that sounds hauntingly like the one he lost, the silence of Manu's world is shattered. As they begin to breathe new life into unreleased songs, Manu must decide: Is this a second chance at harmony, or a dissonant echo of a past that's better left in the dark?. "Gold is not what survives the fire. Gold is what the fire reveals."

Rin Fujiwara has always seen the things that hide in the dark. Shadows that breathe. Spirits that linger. A whisper of power curling beneath her skin. When a supernatural attack kills her mother, Rin is taken to the Fujiwara estate - an old, haunted place ruled by a Great-Grandmother whose spiritual strength is matched only by her cruelty. Here, yokai walk the halls. Secrets rot beneath the floorboards. And Rin's own awakening power becomes both weapon and curse. To survive, Rin must learn the rules of this dangerous world - or be broken by it. But mastering her spiritual energy may come at a cost she never imagined. A dark, emotional coming-of-age tale steeped in Japanese folklore, family bonds, trauma, and forbidden power.

a blue lock highschool au ♫ all characters belong to muneyuki kaneshiro ♡ please try and avoid any mistakes, im a beginner! so sorry ☹︎ "i tried to laugh about it, hiding the tears from my eyes cause boys dont cry" - Boys Don't Cry, The Cure. this song was my inspo for this fic!! ☻︎

my anime recs from what I've watched, and what is on my watchlist ★★★★★ Includes: age ratings, synopsis, genre, adaptations, seasons and my opinion ★★★★☆ which ones are worth it! ★★★☆☆ feel free to comment what you think 💭 ★★☆☆☆ give your own recs ★☆☆☆☆ SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT. PARTS: ...⁀➷ ROMANCE ...⁀➷ DRAMA ...⁀➷ THRILLER/HORROR ...⁀➷ SPORTS ...⁀➷ ACTION ...⁀➷ FANTASY @dontclickOFF 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃: 08/01/2026 (D/M/Y) 𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃: _/_/_

This story is about Ren Hana and Aoi Taki, who been friend since a child. She always by his side, supported and help him on pursuing his dream. Taki has always been Hana first priority. Same as Taki. He regarded Hana as his best friend, someone he trusted and very important in his life. Even though both have a different personality and perspective in life, they managed to stay in eachother side in their ups and down. Everyday in their life, both of them are always together. Their friendship has been very precious. However, their relationship has started to falter, when a handsome man Kei Haru came in their life once more. Love and friendship will be the choices that need to choose. What will be their decisions? ~Every Thursday~

"Apologies for the sudden interruption. It seems there's been an unexpected issue with our classroom arrangements. Due to a higher number of students joining this year, one of the rooms, originally meant for storage, will now be used as an extra classroom." A beat of silence followed. The announcement seemed to hang in the air like a slow-building question. "However," he continued, "that room can only accommodate eleven students, so the staff decided to randomly assign a small group to it. If your name is called, please know this was chosen purely by random draw. There's no ranking or special criteria involved. It's simply how the numbers worked out." The faint sound of papers shuffling filled the intercom, the rustle echoing through every corridor and classroom. A few students leaned forward in their seats, and others crossed their fingers just for the fun of it. "Sakurai Juliana." "Shirogane Luresse." "Giovanni Genesis." "Fujimori Janin." "Valerra Marilyn." "Arishiro Paul." "Tachibana Zhanda." "Kurogane Ashton." "Kurogane Arthur." "Akamine Red." "And last but not least... Ideue Grynt." At Bright Lights Academy, nothing ever goes according to plan. When a handful of students are randomly selected by the school system and placed into a brand-new classroom known as Class 1-A, no one expects much more than awkward introductions and quiet days. Instead, chaos follows them at every turn. Whether it's unexpected events, impulsive decisions, or moments that spiral wildly out of control, Class 1-A quickly becomes known as the most unpredictable class in the school. But beneath the noise and confusion, something else begins to form. Through shared misadventures, spontaneous hangouts, and bonds forged in the middle of disorder, these students slowly grow closer. This is the story of Class 1-A. Messy, loud, heartfelt, and anything but ordinary.

The world is in ruins, climate change, natural disasters that destroyed the world happened... now, with all of the world's population being quirkless from the catastrophic event. everyone has to survive without their quirks and with zombies roaming around that makes it more harder. 2 years of surviving this world, Izuku Midoriya is tired... tired of it all, he fought day in and day out only to be betrayed... and die Before he opens his eyes again, and his back...2 weeks before the Apocalypse.

this book isn't really at risk anymore. it's still here. and don't worry, i'm still alive :) Hello! This is my diary of becoming a real fox neko! Warning, this is 100% REAL. I am NOT kidding about this. And plz no hate. I try to update everyday! This book features my life becoming a mythic in a family of humans and a mother who doesn't really approve of this.. and for goodness sake, NO. COMMENTS. ASKING. ME. IF. I. WANT. TO. COLLABORATE. TO. MAKE. My. "STORY". MORE. APPEALING. this isn't a story, sheesh! enough with the trolling! I can't believe I had to mention this! Read on to see more! ;)

This is an English translation of an original Japanese novel. Some expressions have been adapted for readability. A university student visits a remote mountain village to research a faith long since forgotten. In the village, white cloth sways in the wind, though no one speaks of its purpose. His encounter with a girl who embraces that cloth slowly begins to alter the flow of his time. In the silent village, only the echo of white remains- and within the cloth, something still breathes. -This is a record of a prayer woven around a single life.

Hiroshi takahashi has always lived life by the rules: study smart, train hard, and stay focused. Love? Not on his schedule. But when Sakura Yamada enters his classroom, something shifts-a feeling no strategy can explain. In the quiet town of Kaminoyama, the countdown to the first true love begins.

Born beneath a crimson lunar eclipse - an omen felt far beyond the narrow streets of Kyoto - Miyako Tsukikage... Miyako Tsukikage was destined to walk the line between shadow and light. By day, she moves quietly through the narrow streets of Kyoto, serving tea in a fading corner shop. By night, she becomes Moonveil - a silent blade in the dark, guided by the whispers of an ancient spirit bound to her katana. When her reclusive master is attacked by a rival moon-born warrior, Miyako is drawn into an underground world of fighters with powers as strange and deadly as her own. Each match is more than a test of skill - it's a step closer to uncovering the truth about her parents' disappearance and the clan that hunts her kind. But her gift comes at a cost. The Petal Veil lets her vanish in a swirl of blossoms, the Blood of the Moon grants her unmatched speed, and the Whispering Steel strikes with uncanny precision - yet every use draws her closer to the shadow she serves... and to the moment she may no longer control it. In a world where loyalty is a weapon and silence can kill, Miyako must decide: will she master the darkness within, or let it consume her under the next blood moon?

harua just had to move to the us due to his dad's job. he wishes it's his last time in the country though. he barely knows english, not sure if his new classmates are laughing with him or at him. but it all doesn't seem so bad when maki found him. he can speak japanese! he even has cousins from Korea and taiwan who also speak japanaese. maybe life is worth living again.

Emiko Park built her life on rhythm, resilience, and refusal. Raised in South Korea by a mother shaped by abandonment and a family that stayed, she turned music into armor. Fame made her unforgettable, but loving in secret taught her how to disappear. After years of being someone's hidden choice, Emiko swore she would never beg to be chosen again. Romance feels dangerous. Now a global music star, she isn't looking for love, she's looking to protect what she's built. Rui Hachimura knows what it means to live between worlds. On the court, he's composed and unshakable. Off it, he's steady in ways that feel rare, and safe. He doesn't demand explanations or promises. He doesn't ask her to be quieter, smaller, or less. What begins as an easy, unspoken arrangement slowly becomes something neither of them planned for: consistency. But when the past resurfaces and the spotlight grows unforgiving, Emiko's deepest fear threatens everything, because being left hurts more when it's real. To choose Rui means risking the one thing she's spent her life protecting, and Emiko must decide if guarding her heart is worth losing the one man who never treated her like an option. Book 4 of the NBA series

Three months after his harrowing quest to retrieve Hades' Bident, fifteen-year-old Jayden Lopez has returned to his normal life in Florida, trying to balance high school with his identity as a son of Thanatos, god of peaceful death. But the peace is shattered when he discovers that Sage-the satyr who found him and brought him to Camp Half-Blood-has been imprisoned in Japan by a hidden sanctuary of Japanese demigods. Meanwhile, across the world, something unprecedented is happening: monsters from different mythologies are crossing boundaries that should be impossible to breach. Norse Draugr attack in Florida. Egyptian sphinxes hunt in Texas. Celtic fae stalk Oregon. The ancient barriers separating the world's pantheons are breaking down, and someone is systematically collecting skilled demigods for an unknown purpose. Jayden befriends Isaiah Masson, a newly-discovered son of Hephaestus, and together with Valentina Reyes (daughter of Hera), they embark on a diplomatic quest to Japan. Their mission: rescue Sage, establish peaceful relations with the Eastern pantheons, and discover who's orchestrating the cross-pantheon attacks before the world's mythologies descend into total war. But when they finally reach the hidden sanctuary of Kagami-no-Yakata-a thousand-year-old haven for children of Shinto gods-they find themselves thrust into a battle that will shake the foundations of every pantheon. And at the center of it all is a betrayal that cuts deeper than any blade: Jayden's own cousin Astrid, now working for Discord, a primordial entity older than the gods themselves. Discord seeks the Mirror of Amaterasu, an ancient artifact capable of controlling the barriers between mythological realms. If she succeeds, every pantheon will be forced into conflict, and from that chaos, she will rise as the supreme power, ending the age of gods forever.

There is a boy who found love in papers, There is more ink than blood beneath his skin. They say when he bleeds, the poems he never dared to write spill from his veins like a confession that never found paper. Not red, but that thick blue-black liquid drips, from the places he hides pain, and every drop whispers a line That he never dared to speak. His heart is like a library locked by trembling hands. His silence Talks more than any word ever could When he smiles, the corners of his mouth shapes like quotation marks, pausing between the love he never got and the lines of poems noone ever saw He doesn't cry. He doesn't bleed. He inks. Ureshi renzou 🍙 Harith kaelash🍀

Aditya Patel is in a race against time to strengthen his abilities before the horrific future he sees in visions comes to pass. Marco Rivera and his friends are on the run and in the fight against The Majestic Twelve. Sarah Meyers, daughter of an Atlanta Televangelist, uncovers dark secrets about those closest to her. Aaron Cartwright, millionaire and younger brother to the newly elected President, discovers a sinister plot with far-reaching ramifications. And The Forgotten Son continues his work for The Singularity. All of these disparate threads, and more, are on a collision course to the biggest battle yet.

In 2009, the world saw five young actors step into the roles of the "Tensou Sentai Goseiger" in 2010. But behind the scenes, a secret contract was signed that would merge the world of Super Sentai with the high-stakes legacy of 90s British and Swedish pop. This was "Project Five-Plus", a global experiment to create the ultimate co-ed pop group. Guided by an elite council of mentors "Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, Abs Breen, and Sean Conlon (Five)"; and "Dhani Lennevald, Sara Lumholdt, and Marie Serneholt (A*Teens)" the group was forged in the fires of professional discipline and grit. They were the "Five," but they were haunted by the "Plus" From the gritty, street-style rehearsals of their debut album "Five+" to the 3x Platinum Record-certified global phenomenon of "Gosei's Paradise", the group's journey was a whirlwind of triumph and tragedy.

2023. -Includes the short story "New Me", one of the winners of the Songkran 2023 Writing Contest by @APIRomance.

She didn't choose to stand out-being a not so new international girl in a Korean high school already made her different. Quiet, lost, and alone, she struggles to survive the stares, whispers, and isolation. But everything shifts when the weather changes. He's older, colder and definitely not the type to follow rules.A mystery with no friends,no past and eyes that see right through her. They're two strangers in the same place - both outsiders,both haven't got a shoulder to lean on,both carrying secrets. When silence meets chaos, can two broken souls find comfort in each other , or will one of them end up being healed while the other one is going to loose their last reason to live. Read this thrilling,romantic story to find out more.💗💗💗