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The Indonesian webtoon “The Vampire Lord’s greatest wife” has some amazing political intrigue and we’re sleeping on it! 😩

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Thank you sm for making this list for me! ❤ There are so many and I'm very grateful! I wanted to respond in kind with a list of my own and it took me a while as well, but I'm finally finished!

List of Manhwa recommendations by Black Haze fans for Black Haze fans!

I'll add some of my own to the list so we all hopefully have things to read to fill the void of waiting for BH's rerelease! 🙏

Since my own tastes are pretty diverse categorising was kinda impossible; but know that I'm suggesting all these based on genre, themes, or tropes being similar to Black Haze in some way (I'll mention how in my commentary after the respective synopsis). But they'll generally have historical and/or fantasy elements with little to no romance and feature friendships / family relationships.

I'll link mine straight to Baka Updates since they usually link out to other sites with official releases. Most are manhwas and I've tried to stick with them, but there'll be the odd manga or manhua if I feel like it really fits Black Haze well. Ones in pink have female leads, ones in blue have male leads and purple have both male and female lead.

They are also in no particular order bc they vary far too greatly from each other and thus I entirely failed to organise this, so treat it as a treasure hunt and maybe you'll find some gold in there somewhere!

Chang ge xing

Shortly after astrology predicts destruction to befall the Tang Dynasty, a coup d'état led by the crown prince Li's very own brother kills him and his wife and sons. Li's daughter, princess Yongning, manages to escape, but is soon declared dead alongside her family. Full of wrath, the princess who is skilled in martial arts and war tactics swears to avenge her family and take back the throne; thus she takes on different identities and traverses the world on her journey to change a world which also slowly changes her.

This is my personal fav comic after BH, well suited for those who enjoy smart and strong, capable MCs enriched by multifaceted identities exploring a historical epic filled with political intrigue and family drama with a storyline focused on character development. I also highly recommend this series for the people who like Rubymonter's character and want to see more of a teenage girlboss politician princess fighting a men's war splendidly. Also, much like BH, it has also been on indefinite hiatus for over half a decade! Yay! (Ok so that's not a good thing- but you can't deny the similarity 💀)

The Vampire Lord's greatest wife

Sylvania is a noble daughter disguised as a lowly maid named Miria. She had always lived in misery ever since her entire family was wiped out by vampires. But since marrying the mysterious Count Alaric and learning his true identity, Sylvania's life has changed forever. Who really is Alaric, and will she be able to survive politics and conflict within and without his life safely as a powerless human?

About an MC who promptly finds herself thrown into the midst of political drama of nonhuman creatures which could easily decide the fate of the whole human race itself. So she finds herself potentially the last stand for humanity, while being unsure of whether she can survive the chaos she's in herself. Also, the Vampire King has two very different and opposing personalities to him with no control over the switch from one to the other, complicating his internal and external affairs alike. 👀 One might question me recommending a story with "GREATEST WIFE" in the title, but I assure you, it refers to how nearly all of the vampire lord's previous wives have met their ends due to political schemes, and now his first human wife faces the challenge of trying to survive the dark intrigue she's embroiled in.

I tried to become a loyal sword

To save her younger sister Aria from her illness, Cassmire Crisis became a mercenary, wielding a sword and shedding blood to pay for her medicine. But when Cassmire suffers a fall one day, memories of her past life as Aria’s wicked stepsister come flooding back. Rather than take up the role of villainess again, Cassmire vows to protect Aria this time and grant her a safe and happy life, vowing to protect her as her loyal sword! But all of her sister's destined love interests also seem to have gotten entangled in her own life instead!

Hear me out guys: She is the female version of the Black Magician. Becoming a skilled mercenary at a young age hunting monsters for a living and becoming famous far and wide for her black aura, and despite hiding her identity for the sake of peace in her life she soon finds herself facing a crazy harem of guys who are obsessed with her after being saved by her. Though admittedly, unlike BH, the guys are romantically interested in her as well. But if it's any consolation she also has the romantic awareness of a brick wall and cannot tell that any of the people that are in love with her are such and they have all thus been friendzoned indefinitely. In the meantime our MC is dutifully dedicated to protecting everyone, to a worrying degree that she is disregarding herself in the process.

Nurarihyon no mago

Rikuo grew up in a house full of yokai, so he always thought they were cool. But the kids in his class talk about yokai like they're bad! When his grandfather announces Rikuo as his chosen heir to run the Nura clan, Rikuo is torn between his human nature and his duties as a yokai. The rest of the clan's not so crazy about a wimpy part-human as their ruler, particularly Gagoze, a high-ranking yokai who would rather eat a human than be ruled by one.

Features a part demon (youkai) and part human male protag who not only has differing personalities between his two sides, but also drastically different appearances. It features him dealing with the dualities of his life as a normal human school boy, while secretly being the next leader of his demon clan. I will admit, this series doesn't go as far into exploring the dichotomy between his personalities, the conflicts in his differing lives, or politics of the demons as I would have liked, but it still works with some of the same ingredients that Black Haze does.

Shuumatsu no laughter

When corruption consumed the world, a demon with 101 mouths appeared to destroy the world, but some persisted in fighting it and after seven days of struggle the demon was destroyed. Or so they thought. But immortal people bearing the mark of "mouth of the demon" began appearing in the world, invulnerable to death. A man bearing the demon's mouth named Godot, has blackmailed a town extorting food and supplies, and in exchange promises not to harm the inhabitants. One day another man also bearing the demon's mouth appears, accompanied only by a young girl whom he calls his sister, though such people are not known for having families. Claiming to be an demon eater, he promises to rid the town of Godot once and for all. Who is this young man, and what are his intentions? How does he plan to kill his fellow immortal, Godot?

Another dark fantasy featuring an intelligent and cool level-headed male protag, who fights with his wits rather than his fists and plans, prepares and takes precaution; exploring a story about humanity and what makes someone a human or demon ...including a lil' twist about which the main character himself is. It also delves a bit into philosophical and psychological elements, with an undercurrent about the theme of love, family and belonging.

Uglyhood

The world is being assimilated by a crazy religion, and to stop it I have become their satan. The religion is controlled by aliens, and people don’t have a clue. The world says that aliens don’t exist, but they are everywhere. How am so I certain? Because I am also an alien.

A series starring an OP protagonist who is wanted by an authoritative cultish organisation that governs their world, it has a lot of memes and silly comedy but underneath it all is a dark story with themes of religion, politics and psychology as the protagonist explores the reality of the world around her and who she really is. Just like the protag's fighting style, the plot packs quite the punch as it's one of those stories that will likely leave you reeling from the deep drama inside even as you're laughing over the hilarious comedy outside.

One step closer to the demon king

When the infamy of the Demon King echoes to the ocean's depths, Yuria, the king of the sea, decides to venture onto land and challenge them. However, the very act of gaining two legs robs her of all her power, transforming her into a helpless child. Now faced with this unexpected twist of fate, can Yuria rise above this setback and defeat the Demon King to claim her place as the most powerful being in the world?

An amnesic human(???) MC who has troublesomely spotty and unreliable memory but seems to be an originally strong entity currently bound by a small mortal body tries to organise and order a main cast of chaotic characters none of whom are remotely normal or sane as they embark on many hilarious misadventures as affairs gradually lead on to a more serious and dire plotline.

Lime Odyssey: The chronicles of ORTA

Lime Odyssey: The Chronicles of ORTA follows the journey of an ordinary high school student who is thrown into the fantasy world of Orta and must embark on a journey to find a magical fruit called LIME to return home.

One of my first manhwa, and still one of the most memorable. It stood out to me early on for featuring a more caring and chivalrous ML like Rood is, and having the plot that it did: You know the anime movie "Your name"? Yeah, the girl gets isekai'd into the body of a guy in a fantasy world... except his conscious is still there too and they are able to communicate with each other as they try to navigate their unfortunately conjoined lives and journey on a mission to make a wish to return to their own bodies. A brilliant set up for a ton of comedy, and boy don't we get it! Much like BH it makes you laugh early on at all the well-timed comedy until the rest of the plot with its tragedy reveals itself and leaves you crying and screaming in equal measure for the second half of the story. It also features unexpectedly well crafted intricate plot-twists, characters with complex motives and motivations, hidden identities, tragic bromance, and dragons.

A ranker's guide to the good life

In a world filled with towers, dungeons, and monsters, some people have awakened with special powers. While these hunters risk their lives in battle and climb the world rankings, Jio Gyeon is happy to just sit back and enjoy a simple life of leisure. But Jio has a secret—she’s the strongest hunter in the world. But when a time traveling stranger warns her of humanity's bleak future, will Jio finally take action? And what enemies are waiting for her to reveal her true identity?

This is a relatively new series and we haven't made as much headway into the plot yet, but I feel like including it due to me falling in love with the series bc the MC reminded me of Rood/Blow: Becomes the number one strongest around at a very young age but hides her identity to live a peaceful life, possesses a pet dragon, has the personality and reclusive nature of a cat, wears loose comfy clothing including lots of hoodies, possesses short black hair and eyes that glow a different colour when powers are activated. We have yet to see more of the story, but it seems like it focuses on her being the strongest person around and encountering newfound complex situations that can put even someone like her in trouble, while dealing with the mental burden of the power she has as she feels guilt of being involved with people she could save, clashing with her ideals of staying aloof and out of trouble.

Villains are destined to die!

Playing Daughter of the Duke’s Super Love Project as the easy mode heroine, Ivonne, makes charming the male characters a breeze. But once you switch to hard mode and step into the shoes of Penelope, the misunderstood villain, it’s nearly impossible to even stay alive! So imagine the shock of suddenly waking up in Penelope’s body—you know right away that your life is on the line. With love interests who will kill you if their affection meters drop too low and the inability to speak without choosing from pre-selected dialogue, it quickly becomes clear that Penelope’s chances have been rigged from the start—and this villain might just be destined to die!

Much like how BH satirises several fantasy shounen cliches, this series does quite the same with romance shoujo cliches and very much feels like the spiritual female counterpart to BH. They both feature an MC trying to survive a tragedy story while dealing with a harem of diverse psychos presenting various unique challenges to deal with, whose feelings for her often bring more harm than good due to their self-interests. Plus both stories go unexpectedly deep into realistic human relationships and themes of family, loyalty, love and trust. But not without a sensible and sassy protag bring us some comedy the whole journey!

How a mage welcomes death

For the past 300 years, Ente has fought against the dragon, Caliesto, as the reigning Magnus. When she finally slays her nemesis, she welcomes death with open arms, hoping to meet her beloved teacher in the afterlife. But instead of finally gaining the eternal rest she has long yearned for, she opens her eyes in the body of Melissa Tiony, the richest bachelorette in the empire. Ente realizes that her lifelong mission has yet to be fulfilled, as it is impossible for her to die so long as Caliesto still breathes. She must find a way to regain her magic and finish him once and for all, and the first step to doing so is attending the Academy of Magic in the city of Kastium. Ente sets out on another journey, hoping that this one will be her last.

In a lot of ways this feels like a manhwa featuring a genderbent Rood: It's about a cool and smart protag who used to be a famous OP black haired mage but now finds their soul transferred into someone else's weak blonde and blue eyed body, and then enrolls in a magic school experiencing the value of simpler things in life like having friends and fun, all while hiding her true identity and continuously trying to unravel the mysteries of how things came to be about her situation and resolving the looming danger that threatens the safety of the world. Also yes she does appear to have a love interest, but she neither knows nor cares about that (just like Rood). There also is a dragon, though it's unfortunately the antagonist.

I became the Demon King's right hand, so I'm altering the story!

An office lady falls from a building is reincarnated into another world where she ends up at the Demon Kings castle. The Demon King was her favourite character from the novel that made her days bright in the past, can she save his future from the destined tragic ending she read before?

For all the Blow fangirls who wanted to jump into the story and save yo man from the tragedy tag, this is for you! That the Demon King in the story looks a lot like our own is the icing on the cake! I myself had a blast reading this because the FL's feelings were something waaay too hilariously familiar to me in how her monotonous everyday life brightened by reading this fantasy comic where the Demon King is her favourite character and is horrified to find out he's going to die hated and misunderstood in the end. More than once I've wished I could get isekai'd into Black Haze to help save Blow and it's great to see someone else living out that dream.

The children's teacher Mr.Kwon

A gangster boss from the city decides to lay low and go to a rural school to teach a class of five young children, oblivious that his past may get in the way of their future.

Ever considered what BH might be like if Blow had to lie low by going undercover as a teacher instead of a student? WELL! Look no further! I would have to say Kwon is more like the Demon King himself as the MC though, as he's a powerful overlord of his people who doesn't show much emotion but gets attached to the people around him without realising it and consequently doesn't know how to deal with that very well as he feels unworthy of being near the people closest to him. Much like BH it kicks off with a ton of comedy hijinks to make you laugh before dropping lore, drama and tragedy to tug your heartstrings.

Dadadadan!

One is super shy around girls. The second just hates them. The third couldn't care less unless she’s 2-D. Welcome to Dadadadan, a slapstick school life comedy following the antics of three males and their troubles with the enemy – females. Though the trio can’t stand to be near the opposite sex (either out of hate, disinterest, or difficulty), the girls themselves have no problem migrating to them!

If you enjoyed the main Helios Idun trio's comedy slice of life antics living together at the school dorms and wanted to see more, this is for you! Easily one of the best comedy manga I've ever read, starring one of the most iconic all-boys OT3s. Much like BH it's extremely chaotic bizarre in the situations they find themselves in despite being entirely logical, and some of the stories go on to explore deeper and darker drama on occasion. (I would also like to mention that though it looks very shoujo-y on the surface, it's just the art and the series itself has no actual romance at all.)

If you try out any of these and liked them, please do let me know! 👋

List of some of webtoon and manhwa recs.

First of all I should probably say that my favorite type of stories (so the type you might find in the list bellow) is ’tragedy comedy adventure’ without any romance, but possibly a lot of bromance | tension (ok some BL slipped by me into this list). And rather self destructive mc for the sake of their goal (often to the utter despair of the people who care about them xd). Bring forth conflicts and battles of will and rising against destiny !

@blackhazefanblog I did this for you! It took a while. Even if I think you’ll find the ones in [The Fantasy Kind] are the most likely to have similar vibes to black haze. : D

All summaries are from Baka-Updates or WebtoonLine. The links are either towards WebtoonLine, or towards the original official site (or official english translation if i found it).

The Fantasy Kind

Black Haze (Ongoing)

A long time ago, a portal to another world was opened, and those who acquired special abilities along with marks began to be called mages. After the incident known as "that day", the first-class mage from Ophion, known as "Blow", has become very famous. One day, he receives a very special mission: to protect the second son of the Artian family, who suffers from being called a "monster" at the magic school "Helios"! Thus, Blow enrolls in Helios under the name "Rood Krisch" to hide his true identity...

My all time favorite. I learned english thanks to it < 3. And it just group so many of my favorite tropes in one story ☆.☆

I’m not that kind of talent (Ongoing)

A talented individual who is respected by many and welcomed anywhere? Not at all! A bloodthirsty battle fanatic who knows no defeat? Couldn’t be further from the truth! In reality, Deon Hardt is a sickly human who coughs up blood from receiving the tiniest bit of stress and gets sunburns from standing in the sun for ten minutes. But due to an unfortunate misunderstanding, he becomes “Demon Arut,” the notorious 0th corps commander of the demon army and the demon king’s joker. Caught in a war between humans and demonkind, Deon must find a way to survive!

I discovered that one this year! I love comediy and tragedy mixed together, and that one fully achieved that, from making me laugh to absolutely destroying my heart seriously i am still hurting. Well this is a tragedy. Be warned. But a delicious one. (My heart TT.TT).

The Ember Knight (Ongoing)

When Nagyunn’s twin brother, Najin, is murdered before his very eyes, he vows to avenge his brother’s death by assuming Najin’s identity. But although the two may look alike, when it comes to fighting, Nagyunn lacks the talent and skill his brother possessed. In order to successfully execute his plot for revenge, Nagyunn resolves to train himself to become the prodigious knight-in-training his brother once was. Will Nagyunn be able to keep his identity a secret before others begin to catch on to his act?

Another one I discovered ’recently’ = last year. I absolutely adore the fact that the mc rely fully on wits and bluff. He will never get a cheat skill to get as strong as others- he just has to play his card rights (which happen to be a bunch of overprotective knights wishing he stopped going in front of the blade path). So he gotta bluff. A lot. Including playing betrayal at every corner, and i sure love betrayal :3. That and it’s a revenge story ~

TAL (Complete)

They walk like ordinary people, they talk like ordinary people but in fact there is nothing ordinary about them since they can materialize an image they have on their mind... They call themselves Chachaoong which also means Shaman and they do not know how or when they came to this world. It is now a time for their current king to choose the future one and so he did by choosing Yu Jin an ordinary human...? Many of the Chachaoong can not tolerate a human ruling them and now the poor Yu Jin not knowing what suddenly hit him, is trying to avoid the Chachaoongs who are trying to kill him!

This has been my second favorite after Black Haze for a long time, because I got a soft spot for escapists xd. All the more escapists with consequences catching them back faster than they can run until they’re cornered ☆.☆ Fight until the end against a fate you are doom to surrender to ~ I love it.

Catharsis (Complete)

Fear is a powerful emotion that can end up overtaking one's life. Leon thought he knew that. But when he's thrown into the demonic realm that Catharsis governs over, he'll learn that there is more to “true” fear than he could ever have imagined... But will he learn how to face it?

That one also stayed in my mind for a long time. The ending is more ’open’ than I would have wished, but well, there is no sequel yet so let’s call that an ending. Appart from that i loved the mc, and he has synesthesis which give really cool result in webtoon format (yay colors). In a world where nightmares take physical shape, the mc get attacked by nightmares and end up being recruited by the agency fighting nightmares bcs they feel smthg off about him.

Crepuscule (Complete)

Lark is different from the rest of the kids. He has red eyes, just like Vampires do, and he is bullied by the other kids for it. One day he meets Setz, a genuine Vampire of a Noble clan who is the only one that doesn't call him a monster or bully him. Eventually they become friends, but when Lark finds out he may have to return to the orphanage, Setz decides he does not want to lose his friend, so he invites him to his home... The world of the Vampires.

Another webtoon i grew up with as a teen. It isn’t my all time fav, but i still quite enjoyed it enough to reread it a few times. Must be the blond mc that reminded me of Rood xd. Or the fact that he is super weak in a world of monsters. Or the reason he has those red eyes. (Such delicious angst amidst the comedy). Are those just a trope I enjoy? XD

Godly Bells (Complete)

Divine Bells - they choose their own masters and they determine the status, prestige, and influence of the countries their masters rule. The presence or lack of these Bells also has great consequence in the lives of each country's royalty. In particular, the personal and political futures of King Hong-Ryeong seem doomed without a Bell, but at equally great peril if he obtains one. But are the Divine Bells simple magical charms, deities of great powers, or something else altogether? And when the owner of three of the eight existing Divine Bells dies, leaving them to choose new owners, where will the resulting turmoil lead?

Another blond mc i grew up with as a teen and reread a few time. And another ’king’ who is ’weak’. It’s in a fantasy world, where divine ’bells’ give each king (and thus each country) power. The mc country hasn’t been chosen by any bells for years, so quite look down upon. Until three bells at least or smthg choose the mc. And then they become people, with their own agenda. The mc didn’t want the attention but well can’t convince the bells to drop him xd. Which is why i loved this story. Once again, can’t escape fate even when you didn’t want it ~

Aegis Orta (Complete)

Val is an ordinary high school student who dedicates his life to God. His peaceful days however have to end when he learns about who he really is..

Very much in the same vibe of Godly Bells and Crepuscule, only I discovered it later and thus have less memories of it (bcs reread it less). It’s another blond character with red eyes that get ’fate’ thrown at its face ~ well. Demon powers. Same.

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I’m not gonna put Mxtx’s works here (Heaven Official Blessing, Mo Dao Zu Shi, Scum Villain Self Saving System), but they’re great too. If you love comedy and tragedy and don’t mind BL too much. Go for it. I usually don’t enjoy romance that much but it didn’t bother me with those works, bcs it’s presented so naturally into the story rather than harassing us every second. Phantom Paradise is also a BL, although entirely different vibe. It’s what would happen with matriarchat instead of patriarchat but all the toxicity remain - only gender roles are reversed. As for why I enjoyed it so much... I guess I am still somewhat sensitive to fan service ? XD

I also feel like I should mention UnderPrin, even if it didn’t make it all the way to my favs, kind of similar vibe to Catharsis and Aegis Orta. I’ll also mention Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist which is a manga but another blond character in the same vibe of the earlier ones, who refuse his own power XD. And Pandora Hearts because its my favorite manga ever. I even prefer it to Black Haze (but I think someone who liked one would also like the other?).

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"The Vampire Lord's Greatest Wife" meme compilation to help cope with the fact that there's no fandom.

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Source: The Vampire Lord's Greatest Wife

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More memes to help cope with the fact that there is no fandom.

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Source: The Vampire Lord's Greatest Wife

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Lisana is everything I aspire to be and more.

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Wow!! Thank you so much, this is great! 🎶

List of some of webtoon and manhwa recs.

First of all I should probably say that my favorite type of stories (so the type you might find in the list bellow) is ’tragedy comedy adventure’ without any romance, but possibly a lot of bromance | tension (ok some BL slipped by me into this list). And rather self destructive mc for the sake of their goal (often to the utter despair of the people who care about them xd). Bring forth conflicts and battles of will and rising against destiny !

@blackhazefanblog I did this for you! It took a while. Even if I think you’ll find the ones in [The Fantasy Kind] are the most likely to have similar vibes to black haze. : D

All summaries are from Baka-Updates or WebtoonLine. The links are either towards WebtoonLine, or towards the original official site (or official english translation if i found it).

The Fantasy Kind

Black Haze (Ongoing)

A long time ago, a portal to another world was opened, and those who acquired special abilities along with marks began to be called mages. After the incident known as "that day", the first-class mage from Ophion, known as "Blow", has become very famous. One day, he receives a very special mission: to protect the second son of the Artian family, who suffers from being called a "monster" at the magic school "Helios"! Thus, Blow enrolls in Helios under the name "Rood Krisch" to hide his true identity...

My all time favorite. I learned english thanks to it < 3. And it just group so many of my favorite tropes in one story ☆.☆

I’m not that kind of talent (Ongoing)

A talented individual who is respected by many and welcomed anywhere? Not at all! A bloodthirsty battle fanatic who knows no defeat? Couldn’t be further from the truth! In reality, Deon Hardt is a sickly human who coughs up blood from receiving the tiniest bit of stress and gets sunburns from standing in the sun for ten minutes. But due to an unfortunate misunderstanding, he becomes “Demon Arut,” the notorious 0th corps commander of the demon army and the demon king’s joker. Caught in a war between humans and demonkind, Deon must find a way to survive!

I discovered that one this year! I love comediy and tragedy mixed together, and that one fully achieved that, from making me laugh to absolutely destroying my heart seriously i am still hurting. Well this is a tragedy. Be warned. But a delicious one. (My heart TT.TT).

The Ember Knight (Ongoing)

When Nagyunn’s twin brother, Najin, is murdered before his very eyes, he vows to avenge his brother’s death by assuming Najin’s identity. But although the two may look alike, when it comes to fighting, Nagyunn lacks the talent and skill his brother possessed. In order to successfully execute his plot for revenge, Nagyunn resolves to train himself to become the prodigious knight-in-training his brother once was. Will Nagyunn be able to keep his identity a secret before others begin to catch on to his act?

Another one I discovered ’recently’ = last year. I absolutely adore the fact that the mc rely fully on wits and bluff. He will never get a cheat skill to get as strong as others- he just has to play his card rights (which happen to be a bunch of overprotective knights wishing he stopped going in front of the blade path). So he gotta bluff. A lot. Including playing betrayal at every corner, and i sure love betrayal :3. That and it’s a revenge story ~

TAL (Complete)

They walk like ordinary people, they talk like ordinary people but in fact there is nothing ordinary about them since they can materialize an image they have on their mind... They call themselves Chachaoong which also means Shaman and they do not know how or when they came to this world. It is now a time for their current king to choose the future one and so he did by choosing Yu Jin an ordinary human...? Many of the Chachaoong can not tolerate a human ruling them and now the poor Yu Jin not knowing what suddenly hit him, is trying to avoid the Chachaoongs who are trying to kill him!

This has been my second favorite after Black Haze for a long time, because I got a soft spot for escapists xd. All the more escapists with consequences catching them back faster than they can run until they’re cornered ☆.☆ Fight until the end against a fate you are doom to surrender to ~ I love it.

Catharsis (Complete)

Fear is a powerful emotion that can end up overtaking one's life. Leon thought he knew that. But when he's thrown into the demonic realm that Catharsis governs over, he'll learn that there is more to “true” fear than he could ever have imagined... But will he learn how to face it?

That one also stayed in my mind for a long time. The ending is more ’open’ than I would have wished, but well, there is no sequel yet so let’s call that an ending. Appart from that i loved the mc, and he has synesthesis which give really cool result in webtoon format (yay colors). In a world where nightmares take physical shape, the mc get attacked by nightmares and end up being recruited by the agency fighting nightmares bcs they feel smthg off about him.

Crepuscule (Complete)

Lark is different from the rest of the kids. He has red eyes, just like Vampires do, and he is bullied by the other kids for it. One day he meets Setz, a genuine Vampire of a Noble clan who is the only one that doesn't call him a monster or bully him. Eventually they become friends, but when Lark finds out he may have to return to the orphanage, Setz decides he does not want to lose his friend, so he invites him to his home... The world of the Vampires.

Another webtoon i grew up with as a teen. It isn’t my all time fav, but i still quite enjoyed it enough to reread it a few times. Must be the blond mc that reminded me of Rood xd. Or the fact that he is super weak in a world of monsters. Or the reason he has those red eyes. (Such delicious angst amidst the comedy). Are those just a trope I enjoy? XD

Godly Bells (Complete)

Divine Bells - they choose their own masters and they determine the status, prestige, and influence of the countries their masters rule. The presence or lack of these Bells also has great consequence in the lives of each country's royalty. In particular, the personal and political futures of King Hong-Ryeong seem doomed without a Bell, but at equally great peril if he obtains one. But are the Divine Bells simple magical charms, deities of great powers, or something else altogether? And when the owner of three of the eight existing Divine Bells dies, leaving them to choose new owners, where will the resulting turmoil lead?

Another blond mc i grew up with as a teen and reread a few time. And another ’king’ who is ’weak’. It’s in a fantasy world, where divine ’bells’ give each king (and thus each country) power. The mc country hasn’t been chosen by any bells for years, so quite look down upon. Until three bells at least or smthg choose the mc. And then they become people, with their own agenda. The mc didn’t want the attention but well can’t convince the bells to drop him xd. Which is why i loved this story. Once again, can’t escape fate even when you didn’t want it ~

Aegis Orta (Complete)

Val is an ordinary high school student who dedicates his life to God. His peaceful days however have to end when he learns about who he really is..

Very much in the same vibe of Godly Bells and Crepuscule, only I discovered it later and thus have less memories of it (bcs reread it less). It’s another blond character with red eyes that get ’fate’ thrown at its face ~ well. Demon powers. Same.

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I’m not gonna put Mxtx’s works here (Heaven Official Blessing, Mo Dao Zu Shi, Scum Villain Self Saving System), but they’re great too. If you love comedy and tragedy and don’t mind BL too much. Go for it. I usually don’t enjoy romance that much but it didn’t bother me with those works, bcs it’s presented so naturally into the story rather than harassing us every second. Phantom Paradise is also a BL, although entirely different vibe. It’s what would happen with matriarchat instead of patriarchat but all the toxicity remain - only gender roles are reversed. As for why I enjoyed it so much... I guess I am still somewhat sensitive to fan service ? XD

I also feel like I should mention UnderPrin, even if it didn’t make it all the way to my favs, kind of similar vibe to Catharsis and Aegis Orta. I’ll also mention Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist which is a manga but another blond character in the same vibe of the earlier ones, who refuse his own power XD. And Pandora Hearts because its my favorite manga ever. I even prefer it to Black Haze (but I think someone who liked one would also like the other?).