2026 Danmei Awards Shortlist

1 书 Pretending to Be Blind by Wearing Books Caramel Winter MelonDanmei (BL)691k WordsOngoing 37.8kFavorites20kClicks/ch95.3kGifts

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It feels like the left side of the winter melon has a bit more of a human feel. Is it my imagination?

2 浮 Survival Through Floating Island Construction HuainanmoonColdMountainDanmei (BL)1.7M WordsOngoing 8kFavorites8.5kClicks/ch10.8kGifts

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Personally, I prefer Island Survival. The author spreads the elements too widely in this book, trying to add everything to the protagonist. It has the flavor of an older starting point, but once the elements are too many, the focus begins to be scattered, and the story structure is not compact. It can be read for a literary wasteland.

3 昏 A Tyrant, but Only Five Years Old Wu ShiDanmei (BL)701k WordsOngoing 90.9kFavorites122.7kClicks/ch323.8kGifts

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Cute, enough

4 哥 Bro, You Are Not Allowed to Hit My Husband!! Liu ChuDanmei (BL)606k WordsCompleted 195.2kFavorites172.5kClicks/ch233.7kGifts

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Finally! Have! Book! Look! At first, I hesitated for a long time because of the name and introduction. I haven't read any books in the past six months and started to read about romance. This book finally lived up to its high rating and quality. Compared with many current lists, it has logic, writing and plot. Do you understand how difficult it is to have logic (crying with joy)

5 灵 Sweet Springs and Farming Spring Mountain Still Has BranchesDanmei (BL)1.5M WordsCompleted 16.3kFavorites22.6kClicks/ch67.4kGifts

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It was quite interesting in the early stages, but it became too repetitive and unexciting later on. It's not a book waste and can be put aside.

6 海 Island Survival: A Lifestyle Player’s Farming and Stockpiling Fei YiDanmei (BL)2.6M WordsOngoing 122kFavorites117.2kClicks/ch2.7MGifts

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Every few months I really want to see farming. Let's all play Harvest Story! The article mixes elements of a variety of farming games, and it looks pretty cool. The author has a lot of imagination, and has carefully integrated the templates of multiple games to form his own ideas. Currently, it is mainly based on the Harvest Story series. People who have played it will seem very familiar with it, and look forward to the protagonist becoming a large rancher.

7 全 Global Survival: From a Wooden Cabin to a Magical Farm Shi RuyiDanmei (BL)834k WordsOngoing 157.2kFavorites133.8kClicks/ch2.1MGifts

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It's okay. (It's really okay. It started as a meal replacement for my island book. It will be interesting to see later. Let's see the follow-up development)

8 夺 Fighting for the Throne, With Qin Shi Huang and Emperor Wu as Rivals Bear Bear WontonDanmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted 81.7kFavorites88.9kClicks/ch399.7kGifts

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There are still a lot of bugs, and sometimes the logic doesn't make sense, but what does it matter? Just be creative and interesting, especially in April when this list is so confusing.

9 人 The Handbook of Wasting Your Life Gray ValleyDanmei (BL)646k WordsCompleted 125kFavorites128.9kClicks/ch387.5kGifts

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At first I thought it might not be that good because of the writing, but after reading it I found that the author's ideas are clear and purposeful, and the tension between the protagonists is also very interesting. This year's new love