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Reading notes on Korean, Chinese and Japanese web novels: what readers say, what to read next, and what gets lost on the way into English.
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Why does truck-kun keep hitting isekai protagonists?
Where the isekai truck came from, why it beat every other way to die, and how to tell a good truck scene from a lazy one.
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Why is every male lead a duke in Korean romance fantasy?
Why the duke in Korean romance fantasy outranks the emperor for love, what 공작 actually means, and the title words English keeps getting wrong.
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Why is face-slapping in Chinese novels so satisfying?
Face-slapping in Chinese novels is the trope readers pretend to be above and keep coming back for. How it works and when it stops.