Seven Seas Entertainment, the largest independent manga and light novel publisher in North America, announced today that they would be publishing English translations of three novels written by famous danmei author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. These include The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, and Heaven Official’s Blessing. Danmei is a genre of Chinese fiction focused on romance found between men, similar to the BL genre found in Japan.
The series has previously been so popular it has received multiple adaptations including a webcomic, audio drama, a web series, and even an incoming mobile game, but this is the first time the novel series has been produced in English.
Great work, devoted danmei fans! #MXTX is trending on Twitter.
— Seven Seas (@gomanga) August 4, 2021pic.twitter.com/ReLEH8rCTF
The announcement spark MMTX (Mo Xiang Tong Xiu) to trend on Twitter. The series of novels is set to release on December 7, 2021, and is currently available for preorder. There is currently no English audiobook version in the works. It will be exciting to see if this series can make as big a splash in the West as it did with its initial release in China.
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