Futile Devices Scans

Hi everyone! We have an important update regarding Infinite Ferry (无限轮渡) by Fan Yunxiu (翻云袖). Futile Devices Scans is discontinuing our English translation of Infinite Ferry, effective October 11, 2026. We will not be releasing further chapters. After launching the project, we discovered that the same novel already has an ongoing English translation on Novel…

Hi everyone! It has been a very busy few weeks at Futile Devices, and with several projects approaching completion, some new projects joining the site, and quite a few changes happening behind the scenes, we thought this would be a good time for a full project update. This is a longer announcement than usual, but…

A quick site update: following our recent permalink cleanup, several parts of the Futile Devices navigation system were affected by older URLs. This included some project links in the header menu, several Table of Contents entries, and the Previous / Main Page / Next Chapter navigation on affected chapter pages. All identified issues have now…

Hi everyone! We have an important maintenance update regarding The Succubus Takes His Job Very Seriously (ST). ST Chapter Endpoint Repairs Completed We discovered that a small number of longer JJWXC chapters in our original working captures were cut off before the actual chapter endpoint. Because our earlier proofreading was checked against those same captures,…

Hi everyone! A quick update from Futile Devices on what’s currently happening behind the scenes! The Heart Breaks Free has officially started! 🎉The first chapter is now live, and we’ll continue working on the project alongside our current lineup. We’ve also completed the translation of The Hibiscus Canopy! 🥳 There are still more translated chapters waiting to…

We have a new arrival at Futile Devices! Let’s Cultivate! The Gacha Pool Has Updated! is officially live, and the first chapters are now making their way out into the world. We’ve been working on this one behind the scenes for a while, so we’re very happy to finally let it escape containment. 😂 With Gacha…

Hi everyone! We have an important update regarding Godfather (干爹). After careful consideration, we have decided to discontinue our English translation of Godfather. As we progressed further into the novel, we encountered content and themes that we are no longer comfortable translating and publishing on Futile Devices Scans. Because of this, we believe that ending…

Hello, everyone! We have one very satisfying update today: proofreading for Filth is officially complete. 🎉 Filth — Proofreading Completed After a much more extensive review than we originally expected 😭, we have now finished proofreading and rechecking the entire translation of Filth / 《污秽》 from beginning to end. For this final audit, we went back through the Chinese source and…

Hi everyone! We have a quick project update today. Two new stories have officially joined Futile Devices Scans: Let’s Cultivate! The Gacha Pool Has Updated and The Heart Breaks Free. Let’s Cultivate! The Gacha Pool Has Updated Chapter 1 of Let’s Cultivate! The Gacha Pool Has Updated is now available on the site. For the…

Status: Active Affected projects: Love Is More Than a Word / Filth Posted: August 31, 2026 We have two project updates to share today! 🎉 Love Is More Than a Word — Translation Complete We’re happy to announce that our translation of Love Is More Than a Word (识汝不识丁) is now complete. Thank you to…