#she's my fave in the manhwa can you tell?? lol

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Anyway Lucajen and Athykiel are the superior WMMAP ships imo

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honestly I may as well just become a manhwa blog or something LOL anyways have some more manhwa posting 🤓

titles discussed:

the sea's nocturne (18+)

traces of the sun

one-room TA (18+)

villains are destined to die

I'm trapped with the male lead in a horror game (18+)

between the lines (18+)

the 11th school trip

the sea's nocturne (18+) - see I thought this was pretty good at first, it's a more low-key story about overcoming anxiety and accepting love into your life but by ch 45 I think I see the pattern this manhwa is most likely going to follow (they get together, they take a break due to the MC's lingering anxiety, they get back together, something else comes up and the break up again, then they get back together etc) which is fine, but I'm personally not a fan of these stories. I do understand the MC's thought pattern and his actions do make sense in the context of the story, but idk something about this one just made me go "hmmm I think that's enough for me, good luck babe". maybe I'm just not a fan of the anxious MC archetype (the only exception is yuuri katsuki loml, something abt the way he was written just Clicked with me)

traces of the sun - I need to read the novel for this one, I really liked it!! a dungeon crawler action BL manhwa in the vein of "necromancer survival" with really cool fight sequences!!! the main draw of the story though is the MC and his journey of healing and overcoming his trauma and survivors guilt. I was rooting for him the entire story and I felt so sad about his situation like pls a crumb of happiness for my boy PLEASE!!! it's about feeling trapped by your past and wallowing in guilt and refusing to move on but you have to, bc despite what you think u deserve to live!!! I WANT TO LIVE!!!!!! honestly I was kinda eh about the romance bc the ML is a manipulative little bitch (derogatory) so it was hard to tell if he was genuine or not (even tho there are hints throughout he was down stupid bad even if he doesn't recognise it himself) but I still loved how it was clear that the MC is cared for a lot by him and his squad of hunter friends. definitely rec this one!!!!!

one-room TA (18+) - still pretty early in serialization but I feel it in my bones this ones gonna be a banger. it's SUCH a funny read and what's great is it pokes fun at typical tropes u find in BL manhwa, like they brought shit up that I sometimes think about when reading 😂 the humour is so good and the characters are all such a delight to read about. I thought this was just gonna be a fluffy comedy series but then they suddenly hit you with the discussions on social anxiety and overbearing parents, so it definitely isn't just a surface level comedy series. there's a moment where it actually made me tear up which I consider a huge accomplishment. anyways I'm keeping my eye on this one, I hope it keeps up the writing quality!!! (sidenote but I am like 90% convinced the author was a bio major bc like there were a lot of cell biology references, like yeah maybe they just googled some shit but some of these references are so specific 😭)

villains are destined to die - A BANGER!!!!! I absolutely love the FL in this and I just want her to catch a break so badly!!! I love how this one puts a lot of emphasis on how the FL's life was prior to being transmigrated, as how she was brought up heavily affects the decisions she makes throughout the game. her anxiety about the precariousness of her situation and the tension in her quest to survive the story is also palpable, and u just cannot help but root for her to beat the game and stick it to all the people out to get her. the MLs are also all interesting in their own way and its honestly not super clear in the beginning who the actual ML is. ofc predictably my fave ML is callisto, his interactions with penelope are so fun to read and u can see how they are more relaxed around each other, as well as how they're able to connect due to the similarity of their situations. anyways I'm waiting for season 5 in my mouth plspslsplssplspslslspslslslslspls I'm nothing 😩 I ended up reading the novel through the jankiest fan translation I've ever encountered and I am so excited for Certain Scenes to be adapted aaaahhhhhh

I'm trapped with the male lead in a horror game (18+) - really enjoying this so far, the setting gives such strong RPGmaker horror game vibes, it really reminds me of the witch's house, esp with the premise being it's a mansion that fucking hates you and you're trying to escape. I have a feeling the MC isn't actually a player that transmigrated, I feel like she gained sentience and is trying to escape the game / the curse that trapped her in the mansion. I'm honestly a lot more interested in the mystery of the mansion rather than the rship between the FL and ML, but they do have a good dynamic as of recent chapters. the ML starts off extremely wary and untrusting of the FL for obvious reasons, so it was nice to see him slowly trust her and understand the fact that the house curses it's inhabitants, so he's able to see why she does certain things and doesn't blame her when he can clearly tell she was manipulated into harming him by the mansion.

between the lines (18+) - this one gives such strong "semantic error" vibes except that I like dohu 500x more than sangwoo bc he is so fucking funny and much less frustrating to read about. I love love LOVE the relationship between the MC and ML, they do get off to a rocky start but they quickly become very sweet with each other!!! we love a wholesome couple who have nasty disrespectful sex!!! they're both giving autism x autism and I honestly love that for them. I would highly rec this, especially if you love a "me and the bad bitch I pulled with my autistic swag" dynamic, like dohu's autistic rizz is unmatchable 😩

the 11th school trip - only 2 chapters out for this manhwa but I'm camping I got my popcorn READY, it's an adaptation of a novel by the same author as "traces of the sun" so I'm so excited to see where it goes!!! right out the gate the art is so unique and colourful, it actually reminds me a bit of how "semantic error" coloured its panels and used certain effects (some of the panels remind me of pop art, it's very cool!!!) anyways I obvs don't have much to say I'm just putting this here so hopefully more ppl read it and camp with me ⛺️

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Despite how little time I actually have these days to sit down and read anything, I’ve developed quite the long list of manga. Some of it’s popular stuff like AoT or Berserk, and others are just trashy series that I’ll never talk about because I have some level of shame. I don’t know where Im leading with this except to give some kind of context for the random manga I’m about to list off. I’ll put genre and a small synopsis, not all of these are going to be to everyone’s tastes, if any of them are, but I highly recommend each one of them. 

We’re gonna start with my favorite and go down

1. The Faraway Paladin

William is a shut-in that dies alone in his apartment and is reincarnated as a baby, surrounded by three undead figures: a mummy, a ghost, and a skeleton. The three raise him as their own son and teach him combat and magic as he tries to figure out the reason he was given a second chance. 

fantasy, adventure, isekai

Please don’t let the isekai description deter you, it’s not a harem, or an ecchi anime, or some power fantasy where Will is the chosen one. It’s focus is mostly on family and Will’s connections with other people and how that strengthens him. It’s only got 28 chapters translated right now, so don’t expect a sweeping saga, but it’s still criminally underrated in a space saturated with mediocre fantasy isekai. But if you do like the story and can’t wait, it’s adapted from a light novel. 

Also just, look at my boy, my beautiful son. 

2. Ebony

5 years ago, Ebony Vonieck was convicted for the murder of her fiance and sent to a women-only prison, where the guards abused and mistreated the inamtes on a daily basis. Then one day, Archduke Schneider somehow managed to free her from her imprisonment and brought her to his manor, where she was tgiven a warm reception and care that she was not used to. Schneider sees in Ebony a level of intelligence and potential that’s wasted on the patriarchal society of her kingdom, and gives her the oppurtunites to grow her skill and work alongside him. 

historical, fantasy, romance

Honestly it would probably be better to just paste the descriptions as they’re given, but I don’t think either description fits with what this story is. No, this is not a stroy where a man comes in and saves the poor woman from the evil other men and tells her she ~just doesn’t know how special she is~. This is a story about a woman taking her life back after everything was stolen from her, and taking the oppurtunities given to her to rise above her percieved worth and gain confidence in herself. Ebony is a fantastic character, and the story is majorily focused on her growth as a person, rather than her romance with Schneider (which hasn’t even started yet in the chapters that have been translated). 

3. A Stepmother's Märchen

At a young age, Shuli was sold off to marry the windowed Marquis of Neuschwanstein and take care of his four children. But suddenly, the Marguis died, leaving Shuli alone in a high society world she knew nothing about. She lived her life under harsh criticism and scorn, even from her own adopted children, until one day she’s pushed down a flight of stairs and dies. But instead of dying, she’s brought back to the day of her husband’s funeral, and begins living her life as the  Marchioness Shuli Von Neuschwanstein, but this time she’s going to do it differently. 

fantasy, romance, drama

At this point you can probably tell my preferences, and guess what this one is going to be about. And you’d be right, it’s about family, rectifying past mistakes, and romance that’s pratically nonexistant because finding out who you are and what you stand for is more important at the moment. Admittedly this one is more on the power fantasy side of Shuli getting to stick it to people who were assholes in previous life, but I still think it’s a good read with some unique and beautiful art. 

4. Mieruko-chan

All of a sudden, Miko is able to see grotesque monsters all around her; but no one else can. Rather than trying to run away or face them, she instead musters all of her courage and... ignores them. Join in on her day-to-day life as she keeps up her best poker face despite the supernatural goings-on.

comedy, supernatural, horror

This one’s mainly just for fun, and to break up the list so you don;t think all of my faves are the exact same lol. You’ve defintely seen at least a few images from this one, even if you don’t remember where they’re from. It’s mostly a gag/slife of life manga about a girl who can suddenly see ghosts everywhere, and tries to keep them from noticing that she can see them as she goes about her daily life. But what you might not know is that it has...a plot? Kind of? There’s defintely an overarching story going on that’s been taking priorty for the most recent chapters, and it’s defintely what kept the story from going stale on me. Overall it’s a fun read with more depth to it than you’d initially expect. 

5. Yeon Lok Heun

Yeon grew up disguised as a boy, living in a monk sancuray learning marital arts as her father went on a journey to get revenge on the people who murdered her mother when she was a baby. When her father gets arrested and is about to be excecuted for his crimes, Yeon begs the young Emperor Garyun to take her life instead. The emperor sees potential in this boy and agrees to spare the father in exchange for the boy’s life-long servitude. The manga follows Yeon solving supernatural problems for the Emperor while trying to keep her identity hidden, even as she falls in love. 

historical, fantasy, romance, action

YEAH IT’S ANOTHER ONE OF THESE. AND? AND??? 

In contrast to the others, however, this one actually isn’t about found family or personal demons, it’s mostly just about Yeon and her supernatural misadventures. And also the romance kind hits you like a freight train. There is no slowburn here, it’s just nonexistant and than WHAM, you’re making frustrated groans at your phone at 2 a.m. because you dorks, you’re in love. It’s fun, a little angsty, and trust me don’t even go into this expecting a breadcrumb trail to the romance just enjoy the story and wait to get hit. 

6. The Emperor and the Female Knight

Paulina is a bastard daughter of a count that was sold off at a young age and trained as a soldier to fight in the ongoing war between Cukda and Acrea. After 6 years fighting in this war, she’s captured by Acrean soldiers as a prisoner. After seeing her potential and dedication, Lucius, Emporer of Acrea, offers her a chance to work under him in his army. 

historical, fantasy, romance

shut up shut up shut up shut up

I’ll only say one think: twink king supreme and his ginormous, stupidly obvious crush on his butch right hand woman. If you want a romance centering around a masculine woman who’s never given that “Cinderella moment” where she realizes she was “beatiful all along,” and instead stays the entire story as a gruff, buff, battle-hardened badass, then this is the story for you. Incredibly funny, good characters, and a poor man that just wants to smooch Paulina so bad but she’s such a musclehead and doesn’t get it. 

7. July as Found by Chance

It starts with Danoh realizing that she has severe gaps in her memory. One minute she’s in class, and the next it’s three days later and she’s in a hospital bed for a check-up on her heart condition. The, she gets flashs of the future, jumbled up images and words that later come true right in front of her eyes. And then she finds the book, with her name inside it. But she’s not the main character, she’s a side character that exists to die. 

romance, drama

Unlike every other manga/manhwa on this list, this one is actually completed. It’s a pretty somber story, about two people that find out they’re characters in a story with a set storyline and no chance of happiness together. It’s mostly about their struggle to find some agency in their situation, no matter how much they’re pulled apart. It’s cute, and sometimes sad, with an incredibly unique take on “characters trapped in a story” that I’ve never seen before and haven’t since. 

And that’s it for now! Each one of these has something unique to offer, in my mind, and deserve a lot more attention than they have. And now you have a glance at what my tastes are lol, if I’m not reading something like this, then it’s something more action oriented or at least more well-known. If you’ve managed to make it to the end, thanks, maybe I’ll do another one of these if people like this one. 

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Tarot ToG

@khunfounded and @p0l-anka /Thank you for the tag!/ 

So, here is what I’m going to do. xD I answered all the questions as briefly as I can. If any of ya’ll want me to expand on any of them, then send me the name of the card. 

The Fool: What was your initial reaction to ToG? Did you start with the manhwa or the anime?

Ooh, initial reaction was...grateful. :’)

I started with the manhwa.

The Magician: What power/skill would you want to have for yourself?

Intelligence and/or healing.

High Priestess: What character would you most want to be?

Regular: Shibisu

Ranker: Evankhell

Non-Regular: Hwaryun

Irregular: Rachel

The Empress: Who’s your best girl?

Miseng, Anna, and Yuri.

The Emperor: Who’s your best boy?

Vicente, Bam, Khun, and Shibisu. Rak is not a boy, he is Rak Wraithraiser. 

The Hierophant: Who is your favorite baddie?

Hwaryun. The fact that she’s not really a baddie says a lot about me lol.

The Lovers: What is your favorite ship?

*looks at my icon of Khun/Bam* *looks at my banner that has Khun/Bam* Uh. Chocolate/Rak/Banana OT3.

The Chariot: What was your favorite battle scene or “holy shit” moment?

Data!Viole vs Bam.

Bam finally letting go of Rachel after she attempted to kill Khun.

Strength: Who do you think is the strongest character? Whether that’s physically, emotionally, intellectually, etc

Give me a character and I’ll tell you why they are strong.

The Hermit: What have you found yourself relating to most when watching/reading ToG?

Rachel’s personality. Not as mine but of the ones she reminds me of.

Elaine’s situation.

The Wheel of Fortune: What are some of your favorite plot twists or getting Khun-ed scenes?

Crown game. 

Justice: What’s your view on the war in ToG? If your not there yet, what’s your opinion on the Rachel pushing Bam scene?

War in ToG: Can we...just have a beach scene already...

The Hanged Man: How long have you been in the fandom?

4 years.

Death: What was a scene or person that made you bawl (on the inside or outside)?

I made a list and it ended up being three paragraphs, so just give me a scene and I’ll tell you how I felt about it. xD

Temperance: What is your favorite team or platonic ship?

Fave team + platonic ship: Rakhunbam

The Devil: What is your guilty pleasure or problematic fave?

Guilty pleasure: Angst...with happy ending :3

Problematic fave: Uhhh...all of them are varying levels of problematic. Just give me a character and I’ll say whether or not I like them, along with why lol.

The Tower: What was the moment that rocked your world or got you fully invested in ToG?

Rocked my world: The fkkn hug ^ tm.

Fully invested: Bam being betrayed by Rachel at the end of S01.

The Star: What was a moment that made you soft?

Khun saying he’d do what Daniel did if it meant bringing Bam back. Believe it or not, it took me 250 chapters to ship Bam and Khun lol.

Bam reaching out his hand to Khun, asking his best friend to climb the tower with him. 

The Moon: What is your favorite headcanon?

“Blue turtle is the banana peel and black turtle is the banana.  Blue turtle protects black turtle and keeps him from getting eaten while black turtle keeps blue turtle from being a useless, annoying banana peel that makes people slip on the floor.” - Rak

The gay levels of Khun/Bam are off the fkkn charts off-panel, which is why SIU NEVER LETS US SEE THEM. OTL

The Sun: What are some predictions you have?

They’re actually climbing deeper into the tower rather than climbing to the top.

Rachel kept Bam from climbing out of the cave. One method she used was through telling Bam that he was not ‘chosen’.

The children outside the tower--if that really is the ‘outside’--were dead babies that Arlene brought back to life.

The Tower is a virtual world, something like the Matrix maybe, but more like Animal Crossing.

Headon coerced Rachel into doing what she did because it was the best way to keep Bam hidden from Jahad for as long as possible--also, he’s in cahoots with Arlene.

Judgement: What were some incorrect predictions you had?

Maria, apparently, is not a good sister with a heart of gold. I’m still fkkn salty about that.

Bam actually disowned Rachel for real. That...I did not ever think that would happen.

Bam and Khun also actually hugged. I doubted SIU and I apologize for that.

World: How has ToG or the fandom impacted you?

ToG: It has helped me understand the world at large better.

Fandom: Ya’ll have helped me become a more open person.

[queenharumiura]

About the Mun Neo~

Tagged by: @interimplexa

Tagging: @cieloxsereno @mondliicht @thehandworld @bravelighteon @rensake @kisburn @nadiwayagari @nostalgistiic​ @dragonxwarden -- and this is where I start to get lazy. If you saw this, go right ahead.

REAL NAME: Jieun Kim

NICKNAMES: Neo, and JJ mostly.

SEXUALITY: I don't really know, honestly. I'll cross that bridge when it comes to it.

PREFFERRED PRONOUNS: She/Her/Hers

ARE YOU A MORNING PERSON?: If I got a lot of sleep, sure. If not (which is most often the case) then no.

WHEN SWIMMING, DO YOU PREFER TO DO IT IN THE OCEAN OR IN A LAKE?: LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!-- yeah I can't swim to neither.

On Tumblr:

ANYONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MEET IN REAL LIFE?: I'd love to meet a lot of people to be honest. Though there have been lots of people that I've talked to a lot on ooc. Emi, Kirill, Kou, Hibiki, Kikenn, Sharr... and the list goes on I assure you and we don't have that much time-------

ANYONE YOU HAVE MET IN REAL LIFE?: Only one person but she's not an in the tumblr RP community. She's someone I've known for years.

WHEN DID YOU FIRST JOIN?: Uhh... what, like 2016? Maybe? Maybe really late 2015? Something like that. That's this blog at any rate.

YOUR CURRENT ACCOUNT?: Haru Miura, but i’ve also got Shugarl Geripeta, Ponsol Geripeta, Vasco, Mizumachi Kengo, and Dongmin Ahn. 

ANY PEEVES?: I’ve a good number in terms of rp but just to list a few: 

Do not, and I mean do NOT EVER give me a 2 worded response. Are you kidding me? You’d think i’m joking but it’s actually happened to me many a time and even on here. Don’t play me, I’m absolutely dead serious. Give me a 2 worded reply response and I will probably go crazy. 

Please do not try to force ships on me. Like don’t. I don’t like feeling pressured like that. Also, please don’t try to rush into it? It REAAAAALLY upsets me as I love character development and if you are omitting that in favor to quickly get a ship out of me, let me tell you it won’t work. Haru is a romantic and she doesn’t fall so easily. Unless you are Tsuna who saved her life. That is canon, but other than that I don’t think she’ll fall so easily for someone. I’m also just a gatekeeper so unless you work for it, you can’t ship with Haru. (you are free to ask me about it though and we can talk about it?)

“I hate [insert female character here] because she gets in the way of my yao---” get out. Absolutely serious. If you have to hate on a female chara because she gets in the way of your yaoi pairings, we cannot get along. If you really need to say/think it, make sure I don’t find out because I will instantly just be very turned off. 

Calling a Manhwa/manhua a ‘manga’ because it’s just ‘easier’ for you or because you are too lazy to actually look into things is just rude. I’ve had people tell me that and it upsets me so much. Please give the country it’s due credit. PLEASE. Other countries can make quality works as well!

“I don’t want to thread with your character because my character is gay.”-- good for you? Did I say Haru wants to ride your character? Please, there is a thing called standards and class. How hard must I work to get her some friends? Maybe even angst? Daaaannngg.

UNPOPULAR OPINION: I think this counts? I actually really enjoy seeing duplicates. I am okay with threading with multiples of the same muse but it can get a bit confusing for me. Really though I love to see duplicates. Goes to show that the character is loved and BOY DOES HARU NEED LOVE, OKAY???? I LOVE DUPLICATES. HELLO MY FELLOW SISTERS OUT THERE, STAY STRONG!!!! YOU GOT THIS!!!! FOR THE LOVE OF HARU, DANG IT!!!!!

So yeah. I can understand why people don’t like them but I personally love them. You don’t have to play her like I do. You don’t have to have the same exat interpretation either. Just love the character, do your best and don’t horribly twist her personality and all that and i’m peachy. If I look at her and go ‘Who is this? Haru? Is this April Fools day?’ then we might have a problem. Though any Haru’s I’ve seen look like they are gdoing a great job so no complaints form me.

Feelings:

DO YOU EASILY GET JEALOUS?: I can, but I don't really do much about it? I normally just get a bit sad on my own or I kinda just shrug and move on with life. Depends on what it is I'm getting jealous over?

DO YOU EASILY GET ANGRY?: Ahahah--- yes.

ARE YOU EASY TO CHEER UP?: If I'm in one of my really depressed moods, then no, not really. If I'm just a lil upset or whatever, then yeah. I'm not that hard to cheer up.

ARE YOU GOOD AT HIDING YOUR EMOTIONS?: Not at all. You will know immediately if I don't like you very much. I'm not very good at hiding it. I will try to be really civil about it but if I really don't like you, I can't help sass you out.

WHAT'S THE VERY BEST WAY TO CHEER YOU UP?: Talk to me about my faves like Haru Miura. Just talk to me about my favorite series. Anything. If this is IRL, then hugs do wonders.

Relationships:

ARE YOU CURRENTLY IN A RELATIONSHIP?: Depends, do otome game relationships count? (No, no I'm not)

DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE A CRUSH ON SOMEONE?: Do anime characters count? (No, no I don't)

IF YES, MIGHT THAT SOMEONE BE READING THIS?: Maybe, if a mun playing a character I crush on is reading this. lol

DO YOU KISS ON THE FIRST DATE?: In some otome games you play, you kinda have to-- or it's just forced on you? I've no say in the game mechanics. //slams fist. || Honestly speaking though, I don't. I'm a shy bean and I also just--- no. It's the first date. Let me really figure out if I like you or not.

DO YOU PREFER GOING OUT, OR STAYING HOME, WHEN IT COMES TO DATES?: I feel comfortable inside, but dates outside are a nice change of pace. Especially when you go out to get good food. I love food.

Things:

FAVORITE DRINK: I really love Green and black tea, especially matcha green tea!

FAVORITE FOOD: I really love curries with coconut milk in it, but I really love Korean food like tteokbokki or yukgaejang. I haven't had it much but Takoyaki is also really good, and I will always have a soft spot for any kind of ramen. I really love sushi, especially if it's spicy and crunchy. I've recently tried some Oyakodon and yes... that is life. Korean BBQ is also really good ya know? I just love good, okay? All of it. All kinds of food. All of it is my favorite. Is it yummy? Can I eat it? Will if fill my stomach? I like it-- except for mushy carrots. I don't like those. No. Unless it's been cooked in some kind of broth and it's taken on the taste of what it was floating in. I accept that. Steamed carrots? CRIMINAL.