Illustration from the Wait for Me After School audio drama.On April 1st, Hai Tang Books posted images teasing they had acquired the English license for Wait for Me After School, a modern day slice of life danmei by author Jiang Zi Bei. Because of the posting date, Hai Tang’s subsequent replies confirmed that it was not an April Fool’s Joke.
The fan response to this news on social media trended negative, with many users citing their disappointment that Hai Tang had obtained the license for such a highly anticipated work. [Source: Twitter/X, Reddit] The publisher has come under fire in the past for their alleged poor treatment of their translators and contract staff, their alleged manuscript quality issues, and their small distribution network, including a lack of eBooks, leading to low availability and high prices in their end product.
Many of the concerns about Hai Tang pertain to their releases of Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating and I Can Do It. Both of these works are also written by Jiang Zi Bei, which may further give context to the fan response regarding Wait for Me After School being licensed by the same publisher.
No translation or editing team have yet been announced, and no information regarding preorder or release dates is available at this time.
Wait for Me After School
放学等我
[Synopsis Provided by DanmeiNews:]
When hotheaded school tyrant Yu Fan receives a surprise confession from the top student in class, the ice king Chen Jingshen, he is embarrassed and annoyed in equal measure by the other boy's determined pursuit.
Wait for Me After School (放学等我) is a danmei novel by Jiang Zi Bei. The series is part of a shared universe with Guide on How to Fail at Online Dating and I Can Do It. It began serialization in 2022 and ran for 92 chapters (plus 4 Extras), and is available to read in Chinese on JJWXC.
The series has received an audio drama adaptation.
You can learn more about Wait for Me After School in the DanmeiNews catalog.
Source: Hai Tang Books (Twitter/X)
