

The Gothic Writer:
Editor | Proofreader | Reviewer | Creative Consultant
Webnovels, Anime, Manga, Comics, and More
Hi, I’m Brian Angeles, better known as The Gothic Writer. I’m an anime-inspired storyteller, writer, editor, reviewer, consultant with experience polishing over 1,500 chapters of webnovels, manga, and webcomics across a variety of genres.
I’ve worked as Lead Editor and Proofreader for Tapas Entertainment, Kisai Entertainment, Webtoon, and Mantra Inc., helping creators refine dialogue, narrative flow, pacing, and character voices for global audiences.
Beyond editorial work, I’ve curated graphic literature at Indigo Books and Music, reviewed collectibles for Figurama Collectors, self-published journals and notebooks through Kindle Direct Publishing, and contributed as a technical writer for NVIDIA, creating clear and structured documentation for complex projects.
I specialize in developmental editing, line editing, copy editing, proofreading, and story structuring, with a focus on dialogue localization, episodic cliffhangers, and worldbuilding consistency.
When I’m not editing or consulting, you can find me attending anime conventions, networking with fellow industry professionals, exploring manga aisles, or developing new ideas for my anime-inspired transmedia company, Gothic Writer Productions.
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Tapas Entertainment:
Webnovels

Summary:
In a twist of fate, Diana, a woman hardened by a life of neglect and abuse, finds herself rebirthed into a fantastical world as Fantasia Everdeen, a noble lady of the Prosotti Kingdom. As she grapples with her newfound identity, Diana must navigate treacherous political tension, a loveless marriage, and the ghosts of her past. Can she reclaim her confidence and turn the tables on those who have wronged her, or will she be consumed by the shadows of her former self?

Summary:
After a run-in with some unsavory characters, Cassie Walker finds herself summoned to the office of Lex Biagini, the ruthless Mafia boss who has set his sights on her. With no other option, Cassie accepts work as a nanny caring for Lex’s young son and soon finds that her survival might depend on playing by his rules. As tensions rise between them, Cassie grapples with her attraction to Lex and the dangerous game she’s unwillingly entered, where trust is a luxury she can’t afford.

Summary:
In a world where dragons determine destiny, Markus faces rejection from the very creatures he's meant to bond with and forfeits his noble birthright to his twin sister, Katrina. But on her first tour as the heir apparent, Markus secretly takes her place to spare her from the advances of a vile prince. Amidst court politics, Markus finds solace in Keyne, the elven captain of the guard. Together, they challenge tradition and forge a new path in a society of duty and prejudice.

Summary:
After revealing his immense power, Eiko is confined to a government institution for children with extraordinary abilities. Labeled a dangerous Onabi, he faces strict isolation and punishment. As he learns to control his power, he discovers the sinister intentions behind his captivity and seeks to reclaim his freedom. Along the way, Eiko meets a soothing force in a boy named Watt and together they uncover secrets that lead to a confrontation that could change the fate of all gifted children.

Summary:
When Charles Aughtly, heir to Aughtly Co., falls for Lucas Sawyer, he grapples with his father's expectations and his own desires. Lucas, confident in most aspects but uncertain of his gender, navigates their budding romance while unraveling the mystery of his anonymous email pen pal. As their online connection spills into real life, they must confront their secrets and identities amidst societal pressures.

Summary: Once upon a time, there was a forgotten girl, locked away in dark caves. She spent her days searching the dead for valuables for her father, the king. Kept from the light by her horrid appearance, she was content to spend her life in the shadows. Until one day, a ray of light penetrated the darkness of her world. And with him, someone to face the dangerous challenge and the malevolent creatures she was fated to confront. Through their journey, the girl who once only knew a solitary, cold existence will find warmth, hope and unconditional love.

Summary: Iseul’s career in music may be over. When his company forces him into a hiatus, he disappears from the public eye and tries to figure out what comes next. Kuro, the leader of top K-Pop group Phantom, performs each concert with the hope that, amongst his screaming fans, he will finally find his muse. On the night Iseul attends a Phantom concert, their eyes meet. In that moment, Kuro knows he’s found who he’s been looking for. A falsely reported dating scandal plunges them both into the spotlight, but Iseul realizes that Kuro may have exactly what he needs to make his comeback. True love is never easy, especially in the competitive world of K-Pop — and, as the two find out, this dating scandal will change their lives forever.

Summary: As the notorious magical spinstress of her small kingdom of Falworth, Emmy finds herself in quite the pickle. A neighboring kingdom’s forces are on the move – and this means trouble for Falworth. In her attempts to save her beloved home, she’s caught between a mischievous crown prince and the stoic commander of the knights. But in a world where people, politics and motivations are never what they seem, this seamstress is about to get tangled up in a whole lot more than thread.

Summary: Dreams have shown Aster a future where his country burns and a killer lurks in the shadows. A future he knows he has to change, even if he has to marry a complete stranger. Now he just has to convince Calixtus—a former knight injured during an accident with a magical artifact—to accept his very sudden proposal. Aster has six months to fix things and figure out who is behind the events that haunt his dreams and to do so, he must learn to trust the man – the fiancé – he just met.

Summary:
Tenny Hale is an 18-year old Law Student at Vellichor University. She aspires to be a lawyer, but is limited by an ability of hers which she labels 'Trust', which forbids her from revealing what someone does not want known. It also allows her to witness a crime from the culprit's point of view from beginning to end, but immediately silences her once she knows the culprit's identity. How can Tenny expect to be a lawyer with a restriction like this?

Summary:
After a thousand years spent fighting her way out of Hell, Sera returned to Earth with a compulsion to hunt down other demons while hiding from the angelic Guardians. However, she never expected to find love among the humans. With danger trailing her very demon nature, Sera must make a decision: protect humanity from a vengeful god or concern herself with the world of dating and studying to pass her GED.

Summary:
Experimented on by his cruel master, sixteen-year-old Merv has only twenty-one days left to live. But the crystalline heart implanted in him lends him the magic powers of its previous owner even as it drains his life force. He must escape and climb the legendary White Tower, which will grant his wish to survive, but he can't do it alone... and the friends he makes along the way have just as many hidden secrets as he does. Who can he really trust as the clock ticks down to the end of his life?

Summary:
A thousand years in the future, the consciousness of a 21st century pharmacist is awakened in a strange land of boundless cults, spirit servants, and immortal cultivators ruled by titanic god-beasts. Coexisting within the mind of a rambunctious and headstrong street urchin girl, the last pharmacist must fix the broken world of tomorrow by wielding the long-lost power of science and rationality. But the reckoning is at hand, for the Stormweavers are about to arrive and turn the city to ash.

Summary:
Delivery man Thomas Morell arrives on planet Sintash to deliver a package. He discovers that everyone is dead, except for a planet-killing cosmic being that offers him a chance to be its emissary across the universe. Sure, why not? All they’ll have to do is avoid entities such as Memetic cultists who worship an all-knowing AI, a half-human Stabalist who was designed to be a living weapon, and a Directorate officer made of nanites who’s intent on keeping the galactic order. What could go wrong?

Summary:
After being heartbroken and betrayed by his fated mate, Andie rebuilds his life, shedding belief in fairy tales. Twelve years later, when Jake, his former love, resurfaces, he must decide if he can trust again. In a tale of redemption and second chances, can Jake prove himself worthy of Andie's love, and can Andie open his heart to the possibility of happily ever after once more?

Summary:
Sylas, the newly crowned Undying King, is on a destructive path that threatens to tear him and his country apart. Plagued by paranoia and haunted by enemy spies, his last hope lies with his first love, Foster. A witch with a past that he can't escape, Foster must risk everything for the love of his life. But Sylas has changed since fate tore them apart, and their reunion is nothing like Foster could have hoped. Can they find a way to reconcile their present to save their future?

Summary: 12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires-and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves. Every village wants a Hunter - one of the warriors who have pledged their laser guns and their swords to the eradication of the Nobility. But some Hunters are better than others, and some bring their own kind of danger with them.

Summary: 12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires-and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves. Every village wants a Hunter - one of the warriors who have pledged their laser guns and their swords to the eradication of the Nobility. But some Hunters are better than others, and some bring their own kind of danger with them.

Summary: 12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires-and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves. Every village wants a Hunter - one of the warriors who have pledged their laser guns and their swords to the eradication of the Nobility. But some Hunters are better than others, and some bring their own kind of danger with them.

Summary: 12,090 A.D. It is a dark time for the world. Humanity is just crawling out from under three hundred years of domination by the race of vampires known as the Nobility. The war against the vampires has taken its toll; cities lie in ruin, the countryside is fragmented into small villages and fiefdoms that still struggle against nightly raids by the fallen vampires-and the remnants of their genetically manufactured demons and werewolves. Every village wants a Hunter - one of the warriors who have pledged their laser guns and their swords to the eradication of the Nobility. But some Hunters are better than others, and some bring their own kind of danger with them.
Kisai Entertainment/WEBTOON:
Webcomics

Summary: Chosen by the last remaining Seabird, Lott has been cursed with a target on her back. After the notorious Woohoppiage pirates pillage her village and kidnap her sister, she embarks on a perilous journey to get her back. And she’ll do whatever it takes to make that happen, even if that means joining the Black Ocean crew and pretending to be a man. But she's not the only one with a secret on this pirate ship…

Summary: When doomed to get the bad ending, everyone would try to avoid it no matter what, right? But, that’s not the case for A-Min Kim. Reborn as Jayna Blake, the main character of her favorite game: “How to Fall in Love with the Obsessed Man”, A-min Kim is determined to get the locked up ending. Free food, limitless sleep, and no need to work! Who’d refuse that? At least, not Jayna!
Flagcat Studio/WEBTOON/TAPAS:
Webcomics

Summary:
In a world ruled by Writers, a chosen few who draw incredible power from their books, we follow Ji-Sung, an underdog E-rank Writer. His life changes forever as he discovers he’s the secret heir of a legendary Writer and possesses extraordinary abilities. Now hunted for his new powers, Ji-Sung must unlock the truth about his legacy and face fearsome new enemies.

Summary:
Snow, an assassin working for the government, will have to dig into his own past to uncover the truth about the 25th Hour, a mysterious place he is forced to visit every night.

Summary:
In a world where Nobles reign through fear and lightning, one warrior returns from death with a single goal: to bring them down. Impure Blood Regression is an action-fantasy webtoon set in an original heroic universe, where rebellion sparks against tyrants wielding electric power. Inspired by the French Revolution, it follows the rise of a new breed of fighters—those with no noble blood, but everything to fight for.

Summary:
Park Min-Seo wakes up in the body of frail aristocrat Madelyn Roseheart, set to marry the man who carjacked her before they both died. Now trapped in a romance novel world, she must rewrite her fate and survive the dangers ahead.

Summary:
Fraill heir Lee Ha-neul begins college hoping for a taste of normal life—but his overprotective butler Se-jin shadows his every move. When a stolen ring, a mysterious USB, and hidden experiments come to light, Ha-neul discovers he's the product of a genetic conspiracy. Now caught between loyalty and betrayal, he must uncover the truth behind his birth and choose who he can really trust.

Summary:
After dying young from a lifetime of bad luck, kind-hearted Seo-joon learns the truth: his karma system was glitched, turning every good deed into cosmic misfortune. Given a second chance by the Angel Gabriel, he’s reborn in a magical world—this time with a twist. Now, every good action boosts his luck exponentially. Return of the Luckiest Mage is an action-fantasy series blending epic battles, dark magic, and comedy, where the universe’s former unluckiest man becomes its most dangerously lucky mage.
Shogakukan/Mantra:
Light Novels

Summary:
The dust transforms people's thoughts into power, bringing with it calamity.
Mysterious dust has bestowed extraordinary abilities upon people, and Grand City is called a paradise in a devastated world. Here, individuals gather who can absorb the dust and manifest unique powers. The elite force known as the purge officers upholds order by policing those who misuse their abilities for crime. Among them are master sharpshooter Sylvie, and taciturn swordmaster with a jet-black katana Shin. After partnering up for a previous case, they rejoin forces and are tasked with investigating a drug that transforms humans into beasts. However, the distribution of this drug is tied to a dark past created by the purge officers themselves. The story of these masked superhumans continues amidst the swirling dust.

Summary:
In the near future, civilization has been destroyed by the "Dust Disaster" caused by a harmful substance called sand dust.
The "Sand Dust Ability User" who can absorb sand dust and convert it into supernatural powers has become powerful.
Here in the great city, Chewmy lives a hand-to-mouth life for revenge while searching for the whereabouts of his sworn enemy "Smiley".
After following information and entering a certain church, Chewmy is arrested by Bocchi Taidara, a big shot of the "Purge Officer", a security organization. Chewmy
is in a desperate situation, but after receiving an unexpected proposal from Bocchi, he decides to temporarily cooperate with the Purge Officer. His partner is Sylvie, who has a reason for being "always broken up with". The two have completely opposite personalities and origins, and at first they rebel against each other...

Summary:
Salesman Hayashi saves another world!?
The hero - an envoy of God who pulls out the legendary sword and rises up to defeat the Demon King. The companions chosen by the king to support him are also all capable people. Warriors, magicians, priests, and "Salesman Hayashi". "Who is Salesman Hayashi?" "This is me. Thank you for always taking care of me." "I'm not taking care of you! This is the first time we've met!!" The hero, Alex, cannot hide his surprise at the man with his bangs neatly parted in the middle, dressed in black clothes, and a suspicious smile. This is a heroic tale of laughter, tears, and Salesman Hayashi, depicting the days until the hero and his party defeat the Demon King.

Summary:
The frail Tsumugi and her devoted best friend Shiori have been together since elementary school, but their relationship is a distorted form of codependency. One day, Tsumugi calls Shiori to her hospital bed and requests her to write a novel about a fake romance with their classmate Yoh. Shiori is unable to refuse, but Tsumugi evasively avoids revealing her true intentions. She leads Shori to the sea at night and tells her about her regrets and her dying wish. Tsumugi wants to live forever even in death, but Shiori responds that eternity like that is unnecessary and that there are things that remain unchanged even when everything changes. As an adult, Shiori once again visits the night sea with her completed novel. Dawn breaks as she releases the cleared and stained specimen Tsumugi once bought into the ocean.

Summary:
After journeying alongside her fiance on his quest to defeat the Demon King, Romelia is suddenly deemed useless and sent home, her engagement annulled. While the prince and his group return as celebrated heroes, Rome goes home as a disgrace. But she’s not the same girl who left her province. While following the adventurers, Rome was the only one without magic or strength but she found her own abilities in trade, negotiation, finances, and gathering information. And now, she plans to use these skills to not only help her family’s province, but help the still struggling kingdom. The Demon King may be defeated, but his allies and demons continue to roam.
With only her wits and brilliance, Rome will build an army of her own and keep the kingdom safe—no matter what it takes.

Summary:
Takara Shinomori, a second-year high school student, struggles to adjust to life with his new stepmother and much younger half-sister. Fed up, he transfers to Uiharu Highs School in Tokyo and begins living alone. There, he meets his eccentric new homeroom teacher, Nonoka Shinonome, a former manga artist. As fate would have it, they live in the same apartment building, and Takara soon finds himself entangled in her chaotic daily life. Lacking any real dreams or ambitions of his own, Takara at first treats Nonoka's wavering between a secure teaching job and her old manga dreams like an RPG quest to complete. But as he supports her bid to return to the manga world, something inside him shifts, and he begins to discover his own passion: becoming a manga editor. Together, they aim to finish a new manuscript by the end of summer break, facing setbacks and breakthroughs as unlikely creative partners.

Summary:
“When all colors are layered together, they become white. What I create is a ‘White Kingdom’ where all races come together.”
In the Gr*pe Sea, where different races continue their conflicts, Toto Gattoland, the second prince of the Gattoland Kingdom ruled by the “Meow” tribe with cat ears, encounters Artemisia, a girl sent as a hostage by the antagonistic Black Rose Knights.
Initially closed off, Artemisia gradually regains her smile through interactions with Toto and his companions. However, deep-seated discrimination exists between humans and Meow, and a cruel fate awaits Toto and Artemisia, who have started to harbor a faint love.
A large army led by knights clad in armor, a fleet of sailboats filling the sea, eight swordsmen with the sacred beads of “Benevolence”, “Righteousness”, “Propriety”, “Wisdom”, “Loyalty”, “Trust”, “Filial Piety”, and “Sibling Harmony”. Mechanical soldiers roaring with the miasma engine, and a flying fleet in the 500-meter limited “Floating Zone” – Inumura Shoroku, the creator of the “A Certain Aeronaut” series and “Propeller Opera”, depicts a battlefield and love story like never seen before with overwhelming artistic prowess.
“Whenever, wherever, even if everyone becomes an enemy, I will be your shield to protect you.”
The unparalleled classic fantasy chronicle begins.

Summary:
Rookie editor Momoka Kawada has been working at Chugakukan's light novel label Gigigi Bunko for half a year now. Despite her youthful appearance, she skillfully navigates the hard work of the editorial office with her stern and short-tempered demon of an editor-in-chief, along with the other four eccentric and unconventional women who make up her senior editors. She not only meets her editor-in-chief's unreasonable demands, but also supports the debut of mentally fragile new authors, employs tactics to get an illustrator who misses deadlines and communication to actually do their work, and searches intently for ramen shops to satisfy the ramen-obsessed editor-in-chief. Though working at Comiket with two coworkers until New Year's Eve, she unexpectedly receives some refreshments from the editor-in-chief, touching her with this unanticipated gesture of kindness.

Summary:
In the near future, prosperity has reached its peak thanks to the artificial fertility god Yggdrasil. Humanity has the ability to freely control plants and even "grow" buildings. At the height of this civilization, the Great Collapse occurred. Over half of the world's population perished, and systems across the world were paralyzed. Furthermore, the sudden appearance of grotesque creatures known as tree beasts and tree dragons quickly drove humanity from the surface, forcing them to relocate their base to artificial floating islands and ocean cities.
Several decades have passed since the Great Collapse. Yabusame, piloting a small helicopter called the Silent Queen, hunts tree dragons for a living. He travels across Japan with his mentor and partner, Mozu, to treat his sister's rare illness. Meanwhile, the two rescue Sekirei, the vice-commander of Tokyo's First Air Wing, from a difficult situation, and their skills are recognized when they are asked to accompany him on a large-scale search mission in the old city of Shinjuku. Needing them, Sekirei whispers to Yabusame,
"The success of this mission may lead to a cure for your sister's illness."
However, Shinjuku is an S-class dangerous area, rumored to be "impossible to return from." Mozu is reluctant, saying it's not worth it, but this is the story of those who soar through the skies with steel wings and determination, hunting tree dragons.

Summary: A perverted high school boy, Daijiro Ito, falls for a girl he meets at a video rental store late at night named Koharu Haijima, who actually has psychic powers. Koharu, who lives in a research facility, sneaks out without permission and is found out by another psychic, Rinko Seno, leading to them holding a mixer. However, when the boys' schemes are unveiled, Koharu becomes disappointed in Daijiro. She then becomes furious upon seeing Daijiro being bossed around by Rinko, leading to a conflict so intense that it damages their karaoke booth. Ultimately, Daijiro and Koharu reconcile, and Aya Aizawa erases the memories of the incident to keep their psychic powers a secret. Daijiro is not affected by the memory erasure and reunites with Koharu at the video rental store.




