I couldn't get through the original The Tale of Genji, so I adapted it on a whim.
Ah, although it's really not appropriate to read the original as a bit of gender-reversal entertainment,
but the most important thing about reading is enjoying yourself.
I'm not participating in any rankings, and this has nothing to do with any benefits.
It's purely for my own amusement, and to help other students who also want to read the classics but have various hang-ups.
You know, I could only get through Dream of the Red Chamber by imagining the GL romance between Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, ahhh!
The first three chapters use Mr. Lin's translation. There are many typos online, and correcting them all would take too much effort, so from here on I'll use Mr. Feng Zikai's translation.
I'm not saying that, the author, your adaptation is too rigid. Have you ever played a Japanese Otome game, The Tale of Genji, where the gender change doesn't feel inappropriate? . . To be honest, I still have the urge to turn him into the original novel. I don't know what you don't like in the original novel, maybe it's the behavior of Genji's stallion? This was the lewd and elegant Heian Kyo at that time. To be honest, if those women were not infatuated with Guangyuanji, they could also have a chance.
I'm not saying that, the author, your adaptation is too rigid. Have you ever played a Japanese Otome game, The Tale of Genji, where the gender change doesn't feel inappropriate? . . To be honest, I still have the urge to turn him into the original novel. I don't know what you don't like in the original novel, maybe it's the behavior of Genji's stallion? This was the lewd and elegant Heian Kyo at that time. To be honest, if those women were not infatuated with Guangyuanji, they could also have a chance.