#cassmire: the loyal sword

[knightoflodis]

I think Cassmire: the Loyal Sword is my favorite kind of isekai. She lives a lot of her life with no memories of her past life. When she gets those memories her personality doesn’t change and she doesn’t see her current life as a separate person or anything. No. She’s been that person the whole time, she just gets some memories of a past life. Then. The only “modern” thing she has used so far is a little bit of fashion. She never talks about what her past life was like or who she was. None of that is important. And finally. She doesn’t get to keep all of those memories. The isekai aspect is used just to push a couple plot points and give her a little insight to what is going on, and that is it. It doesn’t overtake the plot at all. It is just kind of there. And we barely get reminded of it except when she is trying to remember things her character wouldn’t know. Also. No full grown adult in a child’s body this time (think I might be getting slightly tired of that trope).

[liesweliveby]

rereading. somehow I forgot how insanely hot she is

[penreadstrash]

Cassmire: The Loyal Sword

Currently on chapter 67.

Overall Rank: 9/10

This Manhwa is one of my personal favorites, with a story about Cassmire, the lead, risking her life becoming a mercenary to get the medicine her younger sister, Aria, needs to live. Through an accident where she hit her head Cassmire she regains memories of her past life and a story where her sister is the lead character. Though she used to be the villainess in the og story she sticks with her sister and will do anything to help her. Past this point I will be talking about spoilers and specifics of the story so you are warned.

From here I will be breaking down the story in 3 main categorizes and just talking about things I really want to touch on overall.

Firstly the art: 10/10: I dont care that some of the costume choices are interesting, I've heard a lot of people complain about BDSM wear but it honestly isnt that bad. No, the reason this gets a 10/10 is Cassmires design, like she has muscles are scars and looks hot as fuck like look at her.

I am gay and love muscle women and it is very lacking in this genre so it is really good to see. And she is also very cute on top of it. But overall the art is good to look at and has amazing character design for all of the cast as well.

Story 8/10: This one is hard to quantify as we still haven't really gotten into the meat of the story. There some talk about things that happen later in the story like how in the og story Aria saves the world we haven't gotten into anything that bad yet. Though that might make it seem slow it really isn't, the story has more been focused on character moments and while things go off the rails it doesn't seem to be world ending yet. I have quite enjoyed the most recent aspects of the story, it is good to see both the main characters flaws and her strength all in the couple chapters.

Characters 8/10: This was the hardest one for me to choose a rating for as I love Cassmire she is one of my favorite protags, she has so many good moments and has and sticks to her morals to help people. My only issue is how they weaken her by making her overly reliant on her aura but even that makes sense. And her relationship with her family is just so good to see. I love how ruthless her sister is in defending her and how her brother cares about her and how they fight like real siblings. And how her dad cares about all his kids in his own way and just wants to support and help her and it just so sweet and they all care about each other so much and that's the shit I love to see I love a good family dynamic. The reason this is an 8/10 and not a 10/10 is because of all the ml's. They are all kinda mid it is just the same troupe over and over again and I get it shes kind she saves people but 4 dudes and they are all the ml's from the og story. And I dislike all the hair color changes it doesn't make sense also they are boring. Also none of the leads have good chemistry with Cassmire, they are all cowards who won't talk to her about what they are feeling. I hate them all have open secrets and not talk with each other, but this is a me thing I know I have seen people like these ml she doesn't really seem to have chemistry with any of them. This story would get a 10/10 if she ends up with no one and just lives happily with her family but it probably just me who thanks this.

With all these combined this overall story is a 9/10, a beautiful story with an amazing main character and her family but the weak ml's stop this story from being a true 10/10. Thank you for reading my unedited review have a great day.

[sporksaber]

I just know all those men who met shu as Mir were panicking at the realization of what they wanted that short twink to do to them.

[5water-kohaku]

I'm looking forward to Llewellyn's character!

[saincorner]

HOT POTATO: Series that I dropped and why

As promised here's another

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Abandon Empress

Allen. THIS IS BECAUSE OF ALLEN. The character assassination they inflicted on him just so they could sell the idea that Ruve is better fitted for the ML role is insane! To this day I still resent the author for writing that bs and expecting us readers to just accept it. There are so many avenues that they could've done without making him into a crazy stalker but of course they chose an easier route.

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Cassmire The Loyal Sword

Girly is someone who transmigrates into a novel and works as an on-hire mercenary. She basically lived two lives at this point and she still acts like an oblivious child? Nope, I don't buy it. Not one bit. It doesn't suit her background and I'm getting secondhand embarrassment for just reading the manhwa. The sisterly bond is cool tho, and I would love to see more from the genre.

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The Remarried Empress

Stale chapters, one-dimensional characters, and a toxic fandom. The Remarried Empress is one of those original Otome Isekai manhwa that doesn't really age very well. It has a lot of narrative issues and it's portrayal of the lower class is interesting to say the least. I will not go into to much detail but if ya know, you know. The excitement ends when Sovieshu and Navier get divorced, and it hasn't picked up ever since.

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[blackhazefanblog]

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?).

[twstfanblog]

So I may or may not have binged Kill the Villainess and The One Within the Villainess. But oml Kill The Villainess is so good!!!!!! Do you have any other manhwa recommendations? Like any and all I’ll read anything no matter how trashy

-manhwa devour anon

I had to go and find the titles and remember WHERE I read them XD

My favs and recommendations are as followed

From Webtoon!

My In-Laws are Obsessed with Me (Good characters, good mystrey, GOOD ROMANCE. PLEASE READ THIS), Divorcing my Tyrant Husband (Just a genuine good read. Boss babe keeps trying to fail, but husband keeps turning them to wins), Marry My Husband (A classic ♡), and The Remarried Empress (Love the story and their romantic build up).

From Tapas (Where I mainly read them, so lots of names!)

Cassmire: The Loyal Sword (lots of action and yandere-lite family who adore the MC), The Villainess's Stationary Shop (Boss babe just keeps WINNING), I Shall Master this Family (Like...she's two-fold isekaied, love this one), I Failed to Oust the Villain (LOVE flawed characters loving each other, the plot frustrates me but I wanna KNOW), The Dukes Darling Daughter-in-Law (Lil boss babe keeps DUNKING on everyone. She can not be stopped), Being Raised by Villains (I like it, but I will say Im more interested in the few flashes we get of the MC's life before the isekai), Status Window to the Soul (A GUILTY PLEASURE, I JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH), It's Not Your Baby (LOVE IT. Has moments where it gets SEXY.out of nowhere, like this comic has thrown it in my face the MC was railed to hell and back by the ML and that's what started all of this. The story is...confusing to me now, but I enjoy it!)

And my prime recommendation.

Mother's Contract Marriage.

The art? GORGEOUS. The story? ENGAGING. The characters? DEEP, FLAWED, AND INTERESTING. Our MC is a little girl whos MOTHER is thrown back in time after theyre both burned at the stake for the mother's actions. From there she's kind of dragged along as her mom tries to get her revenge on the family that caused their death by becoming a contract empress, making her daughter a contract princess.

Here's my recommendations! I hope you find one you really like from them!

[kahixxi]

My fav villainess manhwa:

A Villainess for the Tyrant (Yu-iran, Jagae)

For Better or For Worse (No Heeda, Eunren)

How to Win My Husband Over (Spice&Kitty, Siru)

The Villainess Tames the Beast (Norae, Seolyoung)

I Fell into a Reverse Harem Game! (Inui, Goya)

Cassmire: The Loyal Sword (Shion, ilye)

The Villainess Flips the Script! (Ken, Garine)

Rewriting the Villainess (Honghye)

Villains Are Destined to Die (Gyeoeul Gwon, SUOL)

[ofoceansandtombsanew]

nyla. the people (me) are begging for your 2024 animanga wrapped

1) right wrapped: the several series you've spent the most time reading/watching/thinking about, etc, and/or

2) list wrapped: what you've read and watched, like all of it, and/or

3) anything you want

I'll wait

hey hazel! i gotta think back here...

1) some anime series i've watched this year:

started my grand one piece rewatch (and truly at the right time considering the hiatus). tried black clover again. it didn't work out/the series just isn't for me. dandadan. enjoying so far. kaiju no. 8 enjoyed. heroines run the show. cute. frieren. loved it. blue lock. png lock lmao.

2) ngl making a list of everything i read is gonna be impossible to remember, so imma just list the highlights

manga/manhwa: pink (okazaki kyoko), one piece (oda eiichirou), skip & loafer (takamatsu misaki), chi no wadachi (oshimi shuuzou), wind breaker (nii satoru), maria no danzai (kazuki), chainsaw man + look back (fujimoto tatsuki), kaoru hana wa rin to saku (mikami saka), witch hat atelier (shirahama kamome), love bullet (inee), yubisaki to renren (morishita suu), villains are destined to die (grown gyeoeul + soul), your majesty please spare me this time (eclair/hyeyong + hayeon), cassmire the loyal sword (sumda/see-on + ilye), yotsuba&! (azuma kiyohiko), jujutsu kaisen (akutami gege), please don't come to the villainess' stationary store (???)

3) manga/manhwa i don't think get recommend enough list (please check them out they're all so good):

children of the sea (igarashi daisuke), debu to love to ayamachi to (mamakari), concubine walkthrough (bongbong), a wicked tale of cinderella's stepmother (kiarne, sunset), pink (okazaki kyoko)

3.5) underrated anime bonus:

recent series: dororo

shit i watched as a kid and rewatched as an adult: NANA, aria the animation ojamajo doremi, my hime, my otome, princess tutu, bottle fairy, michiko and hatchin, air gear, ashita no nadja

4) webtoons with black/latine/poc leads i've enjoyed this year (or has a black author):

the blind prince (cozycroww), 23:4 (terraterrific), high spirits neoma (oroor0), moonlight star (skeleson), dark zone (micah_ers), daybreak (moosopp), love and other wicked things (dominique riley + thabfu), 21st century knights (plastic bottru), when jasy whistles (cibeles), cupid 101 (taenaeart)

alright this got long-winded enough as it is fjdnkjdsfn

[psychosomaticdeicide]

Started reading Cassmire: The Loyal Sword, and I like the fact that a female character who is a mercenary and covered in scars has gross looking ones that aren't just a slash of color on otherwise normal skin. Other manhwa tend to just go for whatever's most aesthetically appealing.

Also the 3D background pieces of the setting aren't nearly as terrible as other comics.

[knightoflodis]

I have found a very good manwha that has a scarred muscular lady that wields a sword. Cassmire: The Loyal Sword is so fun right now. It may be isekai, but it is isekai light and it’s mostly just fun. Haven’t seen her in armor. But I hope they put her in armor.

[cherchersketch]

Cheerful Countess Sisters / Countess and the Blade

Not one, but 2 badass girlboss FLs. But in general, it’s just a switch-off-your-brain fun little romance read.

Summary Our main FL has a real pos father. Everyone knows this, even the grandfather, so when he passes away, all the inheritance is given to her instead. Of course, the trash doesn’t throw itself out, father-of-the-year decides to locate the one illegitimate daughter who hasn’t been bought off by granddad.  Sike! She’s actually a decent person so when the 2 daughters meet up, they unite to throw away the trash instead. And then it’s time to find themselves some MLs to get that sweet Happily Ever After.

Tropes   - just throw this whole family away   - who run the world? GIRLS

main FL - Charlotte de Perrol

 - protecc the cinnamon roll  - richer than you’ll ever be  - gaslight gatekeep GIRLBOSS  - of course there’s always a depressing backstory

other FL - Kara 

 - precious cinnamon roll has never done anything wrong ever  - gaslight gatekeep girlboss

main ML - Arthur Cardiff

 - the royal family in this manhwa messy af (but then again what’s new)  - precious cinnamon roll has never done anything wrong ever  - super special awesome ~*magic*~ user  - of course there’s always a depressing backstory  - it’s unrealistic af but I love a cute ~soulmates~ trope ;w;

other ML - Brandon Russell

 - PUPPY  - precious cinnamon roll has never done anything wrong ever

Rating: I enjoyed my time reading this Status (as of 15 May 2023) 100% complete.

Same Same but Different  - Cassmire: The Loyal Sword

full rec list

[siren-serenity]

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐇𝐖𝐀/𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐀 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒 ˚ ༘♡ ⋆｡˚

if you've read my 'about me' section, you probably might know that i love reading manwha/manga! the apps i primarily use are from tapas and webtoon so you might have/have not heard of some of these works. without further ado, let's get started!

↳˳;; ❝ 𝐓𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐒 ᵕ̈೫˚∗

romance ⋆·˚ ༘ * beware the villainess! ⋆·˚ ༘ * the villainess is a marionette ⋆·˚ ༘ * villainesses have more fun ⋆·˚ ༘ * i shall master this family ⋆·˚ ༘ * the male lead's little lion daughter (a/n: although it is under the romance section, it's currently non-romantic! it states it in the description, which made me put it here) ⋆·˚ ༘ * my boss's special request ⋆·˚ ༘ * the siren: becoming the villain's family ⋆·˚ ༘ * revenge on the real one ⋆·˚ ༘ * marriage of convenience ⋆·˚ ༘ * villains are destined to die ⋆·˚ ༘ * what it means to be you (a/n: caution! heavy mentions of depression and suicide, but the plotline is very interesting!) ⋆·˚ ༘ * cassmire: the loyal sword ⋆·˚ ༘ * writing my male lead's happily ever after ⋆·˚ ༘ * just leave me be ⋆·˚ ༘ * the perks of being a villainess

action ⋆·˚ ༘ * solo leveling (a/n: it's getting an anime adaptation yall!!) ⋆·˚ ༘ * the novel's extra ⋆·˚ ༘ * gourmet gaming ⋆·˚ ༘ * second try idol ⋆·˚ ༘ * rookie chef with the magic touch

↳˳;; ❝ 𝐖𝐄𝐁𝐓𝐎𝐎𝐍 ᵕ̈೫˚∗

romance ⋆·˚ ༘ * the remarried empress ⋆·˚ ༘ * secretary out-of-order ⋆·˚ ༘ * marry my husband ⋆·˚ ༘ * daytime star ⋆·˚ ༘ * serena ⋆·˚ ༘ * leveling up my husband to the max ⋆·˚ ༘ * maybe meant to be (a/n: ML, please just get contacts...i'm begging you) ⋆·˚ ༘ * operation: true love ⋆·˚ ༘ * your throne (a/n: two badass FL is all i can ask for :)) ⋆·˚ ༘ * for my derelict favorite ⋆·˚ ༘ * sixth sense kiss ⋆·˚ ༘ * my in-laws are obsessed with me ⋆·˚ ༘ * i thought my time was up!

action ⋆·˚ ༘ * omniscient reader (a/n: literally my #1 on webtoon! bro i'm addicted to the art and the storyline like hello please grant me those magical abilities tq) ⋆·˚ ༘ * the greatest estate developer (a/n: the mc is so funny like pls- his expressions lmao!! every other second the guy's like: "money, money, money, must be funny, in the rich man's world") ⋆·˚ ༘ * get schooled (honestly i loved this series so much that i binged all 100+ episodes in two days! it finished it's first season and i love each and every arc. the art was magnificient. the character development was amazing. i love it so much!!) ⋆·˚ ༘ * teenage mercenary (10/10 for real!! ijin is so badass, i love the entire concept and 006 can marry me. oh, and 005 can willingly have me as her puppet. i binged all 110+ episodes in two days also! right before exams- sue me, but goddamn i love the series) ⋆·˚ ༘ * lookism (holy shit this was a rollercoaster of emotions idk how i'm going to recover from it- ITS SO GOOD LIKE I JUST WANT MORE!! 400+ EPISODES CAN'T HOLD ME BACK I NEED MOREE)

horror ⋆·˚ ༘ * melvina's therapy (a/n: personally, i'm not into horror but i read a couple of chapters of this and loved it! the art is amazing, everything has so many intricate details that the author literally has to put a message at the end of each 'mini-story' to show the readers little easter eggs they sneaked in and i'm always like: wth??) ⋆·˚ ༘ * surviving romance (a/n: the art is so beautiful!! the plot is tso heartwrenchingly sad, funny, and gorgeous all at once! i binged read all 80+ chapters in two days hahaha)

[zhongrin]

UMMM HI since it seems like u read webtoons do u have any recs on what 2 read???? :3

i've been reading a few these days! (pls note that i don't read the novels so idk how these series would turn out) my recommendations would be:

(note: ♦️ this symbol indicates mature / n.sfw content / dark themes. tread with caution if you search up the title)

another typical fantasy romance - there is no healthier couple than lithera and pellus and honestly it's the kind of relationship i picture myself with zhongli <3

♦️ elixir of the sun - dark themes ahead, but if you can stomach them then give it a read. i've. i've been guiltily brainrotting about this storyline but with emperor!zhongli hskdjjdlsjdlsjf

sigrid - i love the characters' development in this!! not just the fl but the others too!

my mom entered a contract marriage - the art is so so so gorgeous it's unlike any other manhwas hskdjskfldkd

i married the male lead's dad - this manhwa started so funny but don't be fooled. prepare your tissues. also hades supremacy holy fuck that man is h o t

♦️ under the oak tree - heehooweewoohooriftanholyfuckhhhhhhhhh

♦️ roxana - honestly i dropped this a long time ago and just recently remembered it. kinda forgot the storyline of this series but i remember it was a trainwreck and the art is gorgeous as fuck and fl is girlboss. SUPER dark themes ahead tho, so beware.

father, i don't want this marriage - super funny 'summary of the next chapter', frustrating to endearing father-daughter relationship, dumb (/aff) and down bad ml. juvel can have max i want her dad /bonked

cassmire: the loyal sword - badass fl i love cass she is awesome and she deserves the world

for better or for worse - there's just something about this series that makes me love it sm but i can't explain why. the scene where cedric admitted being in love to ethan was hilarious as fuck (could you imagine al haitham and kaveh in that scene??? bc i totally could hskdjsldjsl)

beware the villainess - lord help me nine is adorable and i want to give him all the head scratches. and melissa is such a mood.

beast with flowers - can you tell i love down bad male leads? lmao anyway the fl's dad is hilarious so bonus points for that!!

who made me a princess - i hold this series dear to my heart. the way claude and athy's familial relationship develops... sobsob i love seeing relationships being repaired in manhwas. gorgeous art too!

[5water-kohaku]

Emperor Helios never misses the chance to tease his son lmao