Depicts official promotional art for Soulmate, At the World’s Mercy, and The Creator’s Grace.On February 23, a new company took to Twitter/X to introduce themselves: Baiheverse. The group states they are “focused on translating baihe works and, where possible, adapting them into other media formats,” and intends to launch their own online reading platform dedicated to the genre. With the account reaching over a thousand followers in 24 hours, the hunger of the baihe fandom has never been clearer.
Chinese novels and media have gained significant popularity in the West in recent years, with many series being translated and published in English across a variety of genres. A standout is the danmei genre—China’s equivalent of boys’ love (BL) or “yaoi”—which has seen a major surge in releases. However, the same cannot be said for baihe, the Chinese counterpart to girls’ love (GL) or “yuri.” Despite some titles being licensed for English publication, very few have actually made it to readers. So, where are they, and when can we expect them to arrive?
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The Beauty’s Blade: Mei Ren Jian (Novel) – Seven Seas Entertainment
The Beauty’s Blade: Mei Ren Jian (美人剑) is a baihe novel written by Feng Ren Zuo Shu. It was originally serialized on JJWXC starting in 2016, where it ran for 52 chapters.
Seven Seas has provided the below summary:
The baihe/Girls’ Love novel originally written in Chinese and available in English for the first time! Two powerful swordswomen face off in this enemies-to-lovers historical tale.
Ruthless and mercurial, Fu Wanqing is hardly the type of woman anyone expected to be heir to the jianghu’s preeminent righteous cultivation sect. Yet she’s famous for more than just her attitude: her raw power and beauty are renowned, rivaled only by those of demonic sect leader Yu Shengyan.
As such, Fu Wanqing is determined to face her in battle; after all, she must prove herself not just worthy of her station, but superior beyond the rest!
Unfortunately, the ice-cold Yu Shengyan couldn’t be less interested in her challenge. Yet when Fu Wanqing offers the rare medicine Yu Shengyan needs to cure one of her comrades, she relents. The catch? Yu Shengyan must agree to stay by Fu Wanqing’s side for three months. Fu Wanqing is certain that by the end of their deal, she’ll get her duel—but will her fascination with Yu Shengyan come to encompass more than just her sword?
Release Timeline: The Beauty’s Blade
In October 2024, Seven Seas Entertainment announced The Beauty’s Blade as its first baihe license. The publisher is already known for its danmei works, and boasts an extensive catalogue of Japanese yuri series. The announcement also indicated that the series author would be providing artwork for the release.
The volume’s release date was originally announced as August 2025, but has been pushed back to November 4, 2025 at time of writing.
Update, June 8, 2025: Seven Seas revealed two covers for The Beauty’s Blade. The standard release’s cover art is provided by artist Xiao Tong Kong, also known as Velinxi; who also did the covers and interior illustrations for Seven Seas’ release of The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System. The limited edition Crunchryoll exclusive cover is provided by artist Gravity Dusty, who also provides the interior B&W illustrations for the work.
Preorders are available from several major retailers:
Standard Edition
U.S.:
Canada:
International:
Crunchyroll Exclusive Limited Edition (while supplies last)
The Creator’s Grace (Novel) – Rosmei
The Creator’s Grace (造物的恩宠) is a baihe novel written by Ning Yuan. It was originally serialized on JJWXC starting in 2020, where it ran for 130 chapters.
The Creator’s Grace is set in the modern day, and tells the story of a woman out to avenge the apparent murder of her sister by her sister’s ex-girlfriend. Rosmei does not provide summaries for their licensed series, so the summary below is sourced from NovelUpdates and is a translation of the original synopsis from JJWXC:
Chi Yu’s sister died under mysterious circumstances. The most likely suspect is her sister’s ex-girlfriend, the one who has taken over Chi Enterprises— Ran Jin.
Six years ago, when Ran Jin, whose origins were unknown, was brought to the Chi family by her elder sister, Chi Yu knew that this woman had a big secret.
For six years, her sister regarded Ran Jin as a treasure. She pampered her, cultivated her, and gave her all the best.
The beautiful, intelligent, and seemingly flawless Ran Jin stood at the forefront of everyone’s attention, and was praised as the ‘Creator’s Grace’.
Only Chi Yu knew that this woman hid a dirty heart underneath her unparalleled appearance.
Chi Yu left behind her whole life overseas and returned to the Chi family.
She vowed to use all means necessary to uncover Ran Jin’s true face, take back everything that didn’t belong to her, and avenge her sister.
Ran Jin: “I do have a dirty heart, but all of my evil thoughts are just so that I can possess you”
Release Timeline: The Creator’s Grace
In January 2024, Rosmei stated that they had secured the rights to publish an exclusive, never-before-seen extra chapter for two new baihe licenses.
In February 2024, Rosmei shared a teaser image for two upcoming baihe releases, including The Creator’s Grace, and one general fiction release.
The publisher has made no further announcements regarding this release since February 2024, and their site’s progress page indicates that the translation remains in progress. No release date has been publicly announced.
Update, May 23, 2025: Rosmei shared the covers for all four volumes of The Creator’s Grace, and stated in another post that they aim to launch preorders for Vol. 1 by the end of 2025.
Update, October 28, 2025: Rosmei announced upcoming preorders for The Creator’s Grace Vol. 1 and At the World’s Mercy Vols. 1 and 2.
The Creator’s Grace will be released in print across four volumes, and sold within Singapore. All international orders must be purchased via group orders or third-party websites Rosmei has partnered with.
At the World’s Mercy (Novel) – Rosmei
At the World’s Mercy (我为鱼肉) is a baihe novel written by Ning Yuan. It was originally serialized on JJWXC starting in 2018, where it ran for 264 chapters. It has inspired an audio drama adaptation.
At the World’s Mercy is historical fiction set against a backdrop of palace intrigue, and stars as its main couple a princess who vies for the throne and a slave who is intent on assassinating her. Rosmei does not provide summaries for any of their licensed series, so the following summary is sourced from NovelUpdates and is a translation of the original summary from JJWXC:
Approach her, serve her, please her, and then kill her.
“The heart is like a double silk net, with thousands of knots within.” —— Song Dynasty, Zhang Xian
Release Timeline: At the World’s Mercy
In January 2024, Rosmei stated that they had secured the rights to publish an exclusive, never-before-seen extra chapter for two new baihe licenses.
In February 2024, Rosmei shared teaser images for upcoming releases, including At the World’s Mercy.
In March 2024, Rosmei shared two pieces of cover art for the series.
In October 2024, Rosmei revealed the covers for all eight planned volumes. They also shared that they would be jointly publishing the work with the Taiwan-based publisher 墨扉文化/MoreFate Culture, who will be releasing a Traditional Chinese edition.
The publisher has made no further announcements regarding this release since October 2024, and their site’s progress page indicates that the translation remains in progress. No release date has been publicly announced.
Update, May 23, 2025: Rosmei stated in a post that they aim to launch preorders for Vols. 1 and 2 of At the World’s Mercy by the end of 2025.
Update, October 28, 2025: Rosmei announced upcoming preorders for The Creator’s Grace Vol. 1 and At the World’s Mercy Vols. 1 and 2.
At the World’s Mercy will be released in print across eight volumes, and sold within Singapore. All international orders must be purchased via group orders or third-party websites Rosmei has partnered with.
Female General and Eldest Princess (Novel) – Monogatari Novels / BLoved Publishing
Female General and Eldest Princess (女将军和长公主), also known as FGEP, is a baihe novel written by Qing Jun Mo Xiao. It was originally serialized on JJWXC starting in 2017, where it ran for 183 chapters.
Monogatari Novels provides the following summary:
Lin Wanyue took the name of her younger twin brother Lin Feixing to enlist in the military, vowing to kill every single Hun under the sky as revenge for the killing of her family and her entire village at their hands.
In the palace, the Empress has passed into heaven, leaving the sixteen year old Eldest Princess and eight year old Crown Prince to depend on each other for survival.
A woman who pretends to be a man in order to give justice to her people and a strategic all-knowing Eldest Princess. This is their story.
Release Timeline: Female General and Eldest Princess
In January 2024, Monogatari Novels announced they had acquired the English license for two baihe works by author Qing Jun Mo Xiao: Female General and Eldest Princess and Clear and Muddy Loss of Love.
Sometime after this announcement, Monogatari Novels became embroiled in an ownership dispute with former business partner BLoved Publishing over the rights to several licenses, including Female General and Eldest Princess.
The series’ initial release date of October 2024 passed with no buyers receiving their books.
In mid-February 2025, some buyers who preordered the first volume began receiving their purchases with a new cover and logo than was originally advertised. The current official release date, as provided by Monogatari, is May 2, 2025.
Update, May 2, 2025: All Monogatari Novels releases have been pushed back to release dates throughout November 2025.
Update, October 18, 2025: All Monogatari Novels releases have been further delayed to March 3, 2026.
Preorders are available from several major retailers:
Amazon (US)
Amazon (CAN)
Barnes & Noble
BookShop.org
Indigo/Chapters
Clear and Muddy Loss of Love (Novel) – Monogatari Novels / BLoved Publishing
Clear and Muddy Loss of Love (泾渭情殇), also known as Jing Wei Qing Shang/JWQS, is a baihe novel written by Qing Jun Mo Xiao. It was originally serialized on JJWXC starting in 2019, where it ran for 307 chapters.
Monogatari Novels provided the following summary:
The Luo River, a natural moat, cleaved the vast land into two realms – the Northern Jing and the Southern Wei. On one side stood a carefree Prince of the Grass Plains, once devoid of worries and sorrows. On the other, a lawful Princess, favored greatly by the Emperor.
A devastating war transformed the Prince of the Grass Plains into an orphan. She who had laid dormant for ten years had originally planned to become a sycophantic official, to manipulate the enemy kingdom into chaos, but she was appointed as the Fuma (Royal consort) at the Qionglin banquet.
How will this grudge from a fallen kingdom and devastated home will be settled? A revenge story filled with politics as well as an angsty romance!
Release Timeline: Clear and Muddy Loss of Love
In January 2024, Monogatari Novels announced they had acquired the English license for two baihe works by author Qing Jun Mo Xiao: Female General and Eldest Princess and Clear and Muddy Loss of Love.
Sometime after this announcement, Monogatari Novels became embroiled in an ownership dispute with former business partner BLoved Publishing over the rights to several licenses; including Clear and Muddy Loss of Love.
The series’ initial release date of March 2025 was pushed back to May 2025, and no further updates on the release have been provided.
Update, May 2, 2025: All Monogatari Novels releases have been pushed back to release dates throughout November 2025.
Update, October 18, 2025: All Monogatari Novels releases have been further delayed to March 3, 2026.
Preorders are available from several major retailers:
Amazon (US)
Amazon (CAN)
Barnes & Noble
BookShop.org
Indigo/Chapters
Soulmate (Manhua) – Monogatari Novels
Soulmate is a manhua/comic written by Wenzhi Lizi and illustrated by Keran Bing. It was originally serialized on Kuaikan Comics in 2020, where it ran for 40 chapters. Soulmate was licensed for English digital release by both Tapas Media and INKR, and remains available to read online on both sites at time of writing.
Monogatari provided the following summary:
Qi went to sleep embraced by her girlfriend, Yuanzi. However, when she opened her eyes she realized that she had been transported 10 years back to the past, back when she was still in high school. While she sees this as an opportunity to save the love of her life, what she doesn’t realize is that her teenage self is in her adult body, 10 years into the future, and has no clue about the life Qi has built or how precious the time she has left with Yuanzi is. No matter the time, no matter the age, their love resonates as they stand by each other’s side. Will they be able to conquer fate?
Release Timeline: Soulmate
In July 2023, Monogatari Novels announced they had licensed the baihe manhua Soulmate.
Sometime after this announcement, Monogatari Novels became embroiled in an ownership dispute with former publishing partner BLoved Publishing over the rights to several licenses.
Soulmate’s initial release date of March 2024 passed with no explanation from the publisher, as did the updated release date of October 2024. The first volume of Soulmate is currently scheduled for release on May 9, 2025.
Update, May 2, 2025: All Monogatari Novels releases have been pushed back to release dates throughout November 2025.
Update, October 18, 2025: All Monogatari Novels releases have been further delayed to March 3, 2026.
Preorders remain available from several major retailers:
Amazon (US)
Amazon (CAN)
Barnes & Noble
BookShop.org
Indigo/Chapters
2025: The Year of Baihe… Maybe?
Of all these announced baihe licenses, only Female General and Eldest Princess Vol. 1 has seen release in limited format; as it is currently only available to select preorder buyers and promoters. Of the remaining unreleased titles, The Beauty’s Blade: Mei Ren Jian, Clear and Muddy Loss of Love Vol. 1, and Soulmate Vol. 1 have release dates scattered throughout 2025, while Rosmei’s titles currently have no release dates.
All baihe fans can do now is continue to wait patiently for their long-awaited books, and hope that their preorders and continued online presence send loud signals to publishers about their passion for these series and others like them. And while most eyes remain on the publishers who’ve already announced titles, newcomer Baiheverse offers additional promise that readers could soon have their appetites satisfied. 2025 may yet be the year of baihe!
Last updated: October 28, 2025
