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pruneunfair · 1 month ago

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Ranking all the OI and manhwa I've read part 2: the moderate.

The decent stories. Just a little better than average

The tyrants only perfumer

My favorite fast food webcomic to this very day. It's characters are tolerable and there's just something some satisfying looking at the perfume bottles, the little bottles remind me of those DIY kits they'd sell at target. That being said it's still a fast food manhwa, the characters are flat, the plot goes too quick and the villains are easily defeated so as much as I enjoy it when I just want to read something quick and light, it's not a good option for something more serious.

The empress wants to avoid the Emperor.

This was actually one of my very first manhwas I've ever read. I thought it was one of the greatest stories ever told when I was still in my revenge phase and it's definitely not terrible when I reread but it's not the greatest piece of literature either. Still for a basic revenge story at least Louise actually gets away her fuckass husband.

Tears of a withered flower

I like it, just not as much as everyone else likes it. I've already made a few posts on it and my current opinions still stay the same but besides all the self insert this and the predictable that the dialog definitely improves from cartoony to poetic. I'm just hoping the rampant misogyny problem in TOAWF is only a fandom problem and not something the author is planning on incorporating into every other woman that isn't Hae Soo

I will divorce the female leads brother

Okay I won't lie this one is kinda funny given how it calls out the absurdity of protagonist centered morality in a better way. Ethel as a protagonist is okay as protagonists go and while the villains are played off as stupid thats because the story actually plays into how idiotic they are instead of claiming they are the smartest around when they aren't, specifically the brothers and father. Also the Og fl of this one has by far the ugliest designs I've ever seen. It's the kind of design where you can tell the artist did not like her at all and gave her the Miku special with those unflattering color combos. I think the weirdest part is the implied incestuous feelings the family has for Reina but once again, it's meant to be seen as vile so it gets a little pass.

Into the light once again

The pain I went through when I realized the 14 year old Aisha was being paired up with guys way to old her with this one because it was so good before it just ruined what could've been 😔. Outside of the obvious I adore both Aisha and Marianne as polar opposites and characters that aren't immediately nice or honesty to Aisha aren't put to death, for the most part at least, they are allowed to grow as better people and get character development. The magic system is pretty easy to remember though I think Aisha can sometimes get too deep in her "super powerful nice girl" archetype but it's not to the point of being awful.

The empresses lipstick

more of a comedy than a traditional rofan but it works, it's one of the first I've seen to get the rococo style a little bit better than others. (It's still not the greatest accuracy but since it's meant to be silly it has more leeway) however it sadly is brought down by the fact that Jane is heavily implied to be on the younger side when her mom bugs her about school and implies that she'll be going INTO high-school implying she's 15-16 based on Korean school systems and she's already being paired up to marry male leads older than her.. damn you age gap trope and damn you 18th century for reminding me of gross yet true history. If it weren't for the fact that I can't remember anything about the ML's age this would be lower.

The villainess turns the hourglass.

What I think of when someone asks me to think of the OG era for manhwa. The concept of the hourglass is easy to follow and it actually comes with a drawback so Aria can't be too overpowered, the bright colors make it all pop and having an actual villain for the FL in a villainess story ties it all in, people can complain about how awful she is but villainess is literally in the title so..you get what you bargained for. There are still cons though about it I don't care for, first of all I wish Mielle could be an actual threat so there would be a fun ongoing mental battle between two evil women, Isis and Mielle could've been smarter as a duo, Asher could've had a little more personality and the twist that Aria was actually of noble descent all along really killed the charm of her being a commoner who could prove she was just as smart as the aristocracy.

Perks of being the villainess

Deborah's already climbing up the ranks of one of the prettiest FL in my opinion because that shade of purple is DIVINE! The plots rather basic as most villainess manhwa tend to go. Deborah is hated by everyone except instead of a backstory claiming she's misunderstood, the og Deborah was actually an asshole to everyone she met except for Pilav so it gave her an actual obstacle. I do think some of them went too fast but I'm just glad we actually got to see the effort being done at all. I'll admit this was better then I thought so it moved up on my tier list. My only complaints are that the chapters can sometimes drag on and on to the point of being bottle episodes.

I shall master this family

I would like this so much more but it drags on so much! Florentia was nice at first but as the chapters went on and on I was less impressed and just thinking "yeah this is just getting boring" with how many times you know she's gonna best her opponents, don't hate her but shes becoming a little too meh right now. That said I like reading it, definitely suffering from a overpowered MC that could use some work but when it comes to politics it's so much more interesting if you can get past that one major issue.

Pretty good: almost better then average but I either haven't read all of it to place it higher or if there's just better

I will become the villains poison taster

I love my underrated girlie's ✊️ the plot is certainly unique, Giselle has the strange of ability of being not only immune to poison but the poison also tastes like fruity snacks/drinks. It deserves a little more traction then what it gets, the ML Reniel actually has emotions instead of stoicism plus actual critical thinking skills because the FL acts nothing like the OG villainess and Giselle, despite how it may seem, isn't the born sexy yesterday trope, she's just allowed to be a sweet heart while still being a person. It's not much but it's still pretty good.

Serena

Fashion and character designs are absolute peak but plot comes before art. At first I was pretty harsh on Serena but when I actually read more of it to form a more concrete opinion I realized it's not the worst and actually got a little entertaining. As a FL Serena isn't bad, I like that she comes across as a nepo baby who needs to work hard to uphold her predecessors legacy so we have flaws to work with here and at the very least the story seems to be kinda self aware that Serena isn't a terrific person. It's also a drama not a romance so while I don't like either Eiser or Frederick as love interests at least Serena can say the romance isn't supposed to be the center of the plot.

Your throne

After so many people telling me how good it was I finally caved in and began reading last week but I already got spoiled so I know most of what happens. Obviously I like the fact that Medea and Psyche actually team up instead of hating eachother and even though it's through spoilers Psyche is my favorite. It's so dang long though it's probably gonna be a while before I make any your throne related posts. Only cons is it can sometimes get too boring to follow.

Seducing the villains father

Proof you can make a stereotypical rofan and it can still work. Yerenica is the perfect balance of girl failure and likeability where her flaws are very common for most people and yes while she is kinda dumb she's not so dumb it makes me wanna slam my head against the wall. Erudian is pretty good as ML's are concerned, just a tad basic and the villain Soleia isn't dumbed down either. Love the second half of the story which gives a little more focus on Yenis family instead of just her love life and while it does get cringe inducing and the plot tracks off from time to time, I still like it.

The crownless queen

The FL is a recently retired history expert who transmigrated in her daughters inaccurate novel and because of those inaccuracies, there are new problems to face while Delia has to survive in a world where Barons and Dukes are switched and she has to climb to social latter. There's little things that really prove how much thought was put into it (such as Delia not knowing the exact date in time shes set in since she's in a different world)

Beware of the villainess.

A little similar to your throne but it keeps my attention longer then the former. Once again women working together instead of being forced into enemies! Really like that! The Yuri baiting though? Boo 👎, don't tease the audience like that (especially considering the og fl is literally called Yuri) can be over the top but I think that's what makes it stand out, it means to be funny and in your face with Melissa's antics but the best character by far is Yona, home girl just wants that check and I can understand that feeling.

Another typical fantasy romance

I gotta stop procrastinating and finish this one!! 😭 first off, Pellus is my 2nd favorite ML with his design being my number 1 favorite in terms of character design. For once we have an actual cold duke who accurately looks intimidating instead of basic BTS member. Best part though: it is one of the greenest of green flag relationships to the point where Lithera and Pellus are worthy candidates to face off Pereshati and Therdeo in terms of who's the best manhwa couple. Actual communication instead of miscommunication that goes on for chapters, relationship actually has steady progression that's just in the middle of how they get to together and Lithera is a great FL. Then I found a bunch of other manhwa and forgot about this one until it came up in my head while I made my first tier list. It'll probably go up once I complete the story.

This one took longer then I expected but part 2 is finally out and now I have to start rereading for part 3.

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spicylove4ever · 1 month ago

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Another Typical Fantasy Romance theory: what is the meaning behind the driving force of the original novel's plot?

So far, we know about the sinopsis behind the plot of the novel that tells the story she lives on the world she has been isekai-ed to.

Lithera Merto, because of this, has to go to the capital to tell about this monster problem and solve problems around the world:

Pluck some special flower from the head of a giant snow monster.

Destroy a malfunctioning magical maze.

Slay a big sea monster on the southern sea.

The baby Calamity Dragon.

Either to be anounced or the Annihilation Dragon itself.

We know pretty much the all lore behind all those things. But what feels unclear is what appears before all these trials Lithera had to go through. And that is the monsters appearing on the south.

That was unusual because the monsters were always on the north, which is where the Termaine line resides to keep them in check along the vassals of that noble house.

And they are very good on that, at least that we know, after all, they were praised a lot and considerated heroes for that matter. They were the shield of the north.

As for the Baby Dragon and the Annihilation Dragon, they both came from the southern sea, but we have the full lore of that: the Annihilation Dragon was sealed on the southern sea by the first Retum, and the Baby Dragon came from a scale of said dragon, so that checks.

The adult dragon, as opposite of the happenings on the novel, came from the north at first. Which implies the monsters have the north as their natural habitat, and a big one that came from there is not that weird, only the part that is extremely bigger which makes it a living calamity.

So as far as we know, those dragons have a clear lore, but the rest are more confusing.

Usually monsters stay on the north. So far as we know, is their habitat, but then more appeared on the south. Why is that?

What stands first on this is how it coincides with how both places were the big dragon is. North for the place it came from, and south for when it was about to resurge.

There seems to be a relation here, but it's not clear which one.

There is not information about wether there was or not monsters on the north before the Annihilation Dragon arose from there. What we know is that they are still there, which is why the Termaines became a thing to begin with.

If we take the monsters as simple beasts that live according to mostly usual envioremental laws, then they are naturally from the north, where the more harsh conditions made creatures stronger for a more harsh enviorement. So far we have them as such: beasts bigger and even edible, and they can even be crossbred with more tame creatures. The only unusual thing that distiguishes them from usual animals is the magic stones that come from them (unless magic stones can be found on the carnivorses too?), and we know those are only from monsters because the Termaines and the north wouldn't be the supply of magic stones for the wizards and the Teikas. Or at least the main one.

In any case, all that is located to the north.

So why move to the south? What drow then there?

Was it the Annihilation dragon that was about to rise? Is it that they sensed, as much animals do when a calamity is close, what was on the way and then started to look for opportunities for new places to be or were they lured for another reason?

Or........... was it the other way around?

Let's think of something: there has always at least one person with royal blood with the power of miracles at least a little charged (since we know they can run out of that power as we saw with Pellus

) to keep the monsters of the north at bay. This happened because:

But then the Termaine house, as it grew too powerful and popular, gained animousity from the Royal Family, which made them restrain the Termain line, which resulted on:

But the Termaines always resided on the North, along with the monsters, which were kept in check, or that was what it's supposed to be, since no more heroes appeared on the Termaine noble house, which resulted on Noathe's chosen ones. But those were not sent only to the north, but to do things for all places, or that's what is likely to be, since we don't know exactly what did those do, except for Lithera.

In any case, was that a sign that there was some sort of monster migration to the south?

After all, since there were no more heroes in the north, only those qualified to be, that might have allowed monsters to migrate and met the area where the Annihilation dragon was.

Was that something that set things in motion?

After all, Lithera had to step in to avoid the end of the world. There is nothing that says there was a chosen one as powerful as she was on her past life. She could have been one purposely sent for that task, so she had to be more powerful than the average hero.

And what was that made Noathe decided to put her in that position to begin with? The Dragon was coming back, and that migration of monsters had something to do with it.

Either they felt drawn to the big dragon because they felt it awakening, or maybe they reawakened the dragon, since those are creatures with magic stones on them, which could have fed the weakened dragon.

If mages could extract magic for them to use from those, then the Annihilation dragon could do so.

In any case, this is still just a theory, but it would explain why did Noathe wanted to keep the empire safe with his blooline, if the monsters left the north, they could have reached the dragon and revive it and only a great power could defeat that thing.