"When my sense of smell was shut, yet the eyes of my heart opened wide to those you usually call... ghosts."... more>>

This novel has been adapted into a movie named Danur: I Can See Ghosts (2017), directed by Awi Suryadi. The key characters who bring the story to life are Prilly Latuconsina as Risa Saraswati, Shareefa Daanish as the ghostly Asih, Kevin Bzezovski Taroreh as Jantje Heinrich Janshen (also spelled Janshen), etc. It was a major box-office success, becoming one of Indonesia’s top horror films and marking the start of the "Danur Universe."

Indonesia has a long and complex history with both the Dutch and the Japanese, which has given rise to countless stories passed down from generation to generation. These stories often include names, wars, events, daily life during Dutch colonial rule, the cruelty and brutality of the Japanese soldiers, and how both Dutch and Japanese authorities treated the Indonesian people. They tell of how the colonizers oppressed, mu*dered, tortured, controlled, and plundered Indonesia’s natural wealth without the slightest concern for the fate of its native inhabitants.

So, it’s no surprise that you’ll find many references to the Dutch and Japanese in the course of Indonesia’s historical development—including in novels like Danur and many other Indonesian literary works <<less

祀风师乐舞; Sì Fēngshī Yuèwǔ, which means Music and Dance of the Wind Worshipers, is the second dance in a series of Jiu Gong dance techniques, which is a prequel to the Fragrance Dance—First Stage.... more>>

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He was like an ominous Plumeria, indifferent and cruel, yet lonelier than anyone.

She, on the other hand, was like a cherry blossom in spring—finding joy in watching over him even in death.

Because of a cursed bloodline, they once lost each other. It was unwillingness—unwillingness to be torn apart by fate before they even had the chance to love. So, he vowed to bring her back to life. If not as a human, then as a spirit—just so she could watch the sunrise with him every day.

Heaven, you must know—this betrayal is one you forced upon me. <<less

Reina Kamisu is a friend of loners, a slayer of families, a savior of worlds, and a killer of lovers—and she is absurdly beautiful. Who is she and what are her intentions? The search for her true identity begins with Fumi Saito, a lonely girl student whose only friend and support in life is Reina, as she is accused of things she did not do…... more>>

This is a story of delusions, despair and destructive beauty.

The series consists of two volumes titled “Kamisu Reina wa Koko ni Iru” (Kamisu Reina Is Here) and “Kamisu Reina wa Koko ni Chiru” (Kamisu Reina Disperses Here). <<less