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A Legend (2024)

Mak — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:55:25 +0000

Archaeological expert Professor Chen discovered that the texture of the cultural relics discovered by his students during the glacier inspection was very similar to a jade pendant he saw in his dream, as if the jade pendant connected dreams and reality. With all the questions, Professor Chen led the expedition team deep into the Glacier Temple to explore the truth in the dream and start a fantasy adventure together.

(Source: Chinese = YouTube || Translation = MyDramaList)

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Golden Kamuy (2024)

Mak — Mon, 20 May 2024 09:11:10 +0000

In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it! Faced with the harsh conditions of the northern wilderness, ruthless criminals and rogue Japanese soldiers, Sugimoto will need all his skills and luck—and the help of an Ainu girl named Asirpa—to survive.

(Source: BakaUpdates)

~~ Adapted from the manga "Golden Kamuy" (ゴールデンカムイ) by Noda Satoru (野田サトル).

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Burning Flames

Mak — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 19:36:31 +0000

In ancient times, the Yun clan appeared in the world and was able to control the power between heaven and earth. While other races had previously bowed to this power, the human King Xin chose a different path and challenged the overwhelming power as a mortal. However, when he lost to Ditian, the king of the Yun clan, he perished in battle. At the cost of her life, the princess protected Prince Wu Geng from being chased by the Yun clan.

Prince Wu Geng, filled with grief and resentment, was reduced to a low-level slave in a mine in Pingyang. However, he was determined to restore his country, oppose the Yun clan, and avenge his family. With the help of Fu Xi, the high priest of the Shenyin Ministry, Prince Wu Geng sought out allies for his quest to take down the Yun Clan and win back his freedom.

(Source: Chinese = Baidu || Translation = MyAsianArtist; edited by MyDramaList)

~~ Adapted from the manhua "Wu Geng Ji" (武庚纪) by Zheng Jian He (郑健和) and Deng Zhi Hui (邓志辉).

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Shogun (2024)

Liu — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:54:15 +0000

"Shogun" is set in feudal Japan in the 1600s at the dawn of the Battle of Sekigahara. As the enemy’s siege approaches Lord Yoshii Toranaga, the strongest military commander in the Sengoku period, a British navigator called James Blackthorne, who comes bearing secrets that could save him from his predicament, drifts ashore into his territory.

Toranaga orders Mariko, a mysterious religious noblewoman who can speak English, to translate for Blackthorne (who later becomes known as Anjin) and a bond begins to form between the two. As the war rages on, their fates intertwine as they navigate among this treacherous political landscape while caught in a power struggle between two of the most powerful daimyos.

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Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun

Liu — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 08:48:26 +0000

It depicts the story of what happens in Arth approximately a decade later. Over the course of more than eight years, Arthdal succeeded in suppressing the massive rebellion of the tribes slaughtered by Ta Gon in Season 1, and the Agos finally achieved the reunification of 30 clans after 200 years under the leadership of Eun Seom.

In Season 2, Ta Gon’s Kingdom of Arthdal and Eun Seom’s Ago Union are set to face an inevitable great war. Eun Seom is the ruler of the East now. Tan Ya is the successor to the Wahan clan. The story set eight years after Ta Gon has become king.

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Pachinko

Liu — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 20:02:06 +0000

Based on the New York Times bestseller, this sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.

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Railway Heroes (2021)

Liu — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 03:19:24 +0000

Tells the story of a group of people based in east China’s Shandong Province combating Japanese aggression and defending their homeland to the death.

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My Country: The New Age

Liu — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 17:24:44 +0000

Set during the end of the Goryeo period to the early Joseon period. Two friends aim their swords against one another due to differences in opinion about “my country.”

Seo Hwi is a warrior. His father Seo Geom is a famous commander. Seo Hwi does not compromise when it comes to injustice. His life devolves into a hellish existence, but he still holds a smile.

Nam Sun Ho is smart and a talented figure. Because his mother was born into the lowest class, Nam Sun Ho is looked down upon by other people. He wants to pass the military service examination. Due to a corruption scandal involving his father, Nam Sun Ho loses his dream. Making things worse, he comes into conflict with Seo Hwi over a misunderstanding.

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