#yandere webtoon review

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do you have a webtoon? And if so, do you know or read about "the princess's jewels"? if not, that's fine. But I would like a better scenario or maybe "worse" (yandere type) for the characters since they have potential but the story is not doing very well. As I already said, if you don't know him, there's no problem 😉

So after this, I speed-read as much of the series as I could. For anyone who’s not aware, the webtoon Princess’ Jewels written by JYUN and illustrated by Hong Cha, is about beautiful princess Arianna and her collection of men that help her fight for her claim as empress. Her ‘jewels’ consist of Nell, Efrit, Haun Beik, Raymond, and Jade. Now I might catch some heat for this and as someone who doesn’t read webcomics very often, my opinion might not be as developed as others but here goes.

I actually really like it. I’ve read that the trope of that maincharacter that just kind of has everything work for them was really bothering people, which I get. But I’m also a big fan of these types of stories as they are fun to cheer on and to watch evil characters or enemies be utterly defeated. She does collect these men like pokemon but in a way that makes it all the more thrilling as she effectively uses them to reach her goals. Big guns don’t mean anything if you don’t know how to use them and that’s what makes Arianna so attractive to me. This leads me to my next point.

How many people thought her character was that of a Mary Sue and to some degree I can see that. But to me I love her motivations and true feelings about things more than I want to see benevolent hero-type mc. Her motivation is lust. Their motivations are lust. People around them either reflect this same thing or a lust for power. Everyone’s motivations all hold some similarity to one another and for that I think the lesser evil would be Arianna. She fawns over these boys in the same way readers do when they come on screen. It makes me like Arianna more as she works to hold herself together. Not to mention when it comes to words in nobility she can hold her own pretty well; she’s cool like that. And I like the ambiguity that comes with some of her decisions. Is it lust? Or her motivations to take down her father’s concubine? Is it her being genuinely nice? Or is this a tactical advantage? 

I won’t bore you any longer with my defenses and opinions for the webtoon. I’ll just dive right into the yandere types and possibly talk about what I might do in the future:

Nell Phantom: This handsome boy is the wolf man of your dreams! He’s powerful, he's smart and he is really good at keeping the harem in line. But beneath his loyalty and regiment-oriented personality he gets possessive and he’s incredibly protective. He’s…one of my favorites~<3He’s the best behaved out of all of them. I wouldn’t change him at all for he’s the unsaid glue of the harem; he keeps even the rowdiest ones in line and I appreciate him for it. He has expressed a desire to…breed but he’s obedient and possibly the most useful in Arianna’s quest.

Prince Efrit: This guy is okay. I’m mad at him because of what he did to Haun…but anyway he’s hotheaded, possessive, jealous, hard-headed, and he’s especially violent. But he’s got big booba so it's okay. He’s got a whole troupe that helps him with intimidation and patrol work which is always nice but all those traits previously mentioned he’s quite the handful. While Nell is your obedient, goal-oriented german shepard this man is your darling affectionate pitbull that will pummel through everyone with that pent up energy. You have to keep him sated if you don’t want him to chip at the other jewels. He doesn’t have the foresight to realize how his actions really hurt Arianna more than anything and for that I would say he’s the most dangerous. 

Haun Beik: My other favorite, this white beauty is so precious but I don’t think he’s fully…bloomed yet. Let me explain. Where he’s from there is a lot of his past that kept him there and even with Arianna it comes back to haunt him. The only really yandere thing he’s done is just kind of hold his own against the other gems (Efrit) and that was mostly unintentional. I think when it comes time he’s the perfect manipulator–able to coax things from his fans and garner Arianna’s divided attention by batting his eyes the right way. As he’s introduced we know he’s not weak and it’d be nice to see that come to play. He may not be able to use it on his definite assaulter (really hate that guy) but he can use it on Efrit at the very least, showing a darker more sinister side that has him fully intent on keeping the princess’s focus on him. There are so many ways his yandereness can go!

Raymond Amber “Lemon”: Mass manipulator and utter masochist. He gets off on the embarrassment and the chase of his relationship with Arianna. But like everyone else he has his own ambitions that he’s very skilled at achieving. He’s also violent as well but not like Efrit he has that foresight about maintaining reputations and the consequences of his actions. He’s perfect in social situations and in combat as long as she teases him some he’s not about to act out. He also seems to thrive in the community of the harem. While he definitely competes with them as well he sees their dynamics clearly and he knows what to say to play in that. He also has expressed quite the interest in Jade and granted some might say that he’s only doing that because Jade reacts the way he does but if you look hard enough perhaps Amber is also interested in Jade.  

Jade Meldian: Now this guy was attained in the jewelry box by more forceful means and did not come as willingly as the others thus he blames Arianna and resents her for it. Now he blames her for some things that happen while at her side, all while pushing away at the occasional observation about her personality that he likes. The way he refuses her is either, in my theory, conducted by a curse or an unfortunate resolution to kill Arianna one day. He’s got potential as a secret yandere that in fact is willing to escape the jewelry box so that he may own Arianna. I know it's a stretch but I kind of like him and it’d be nice to have a yandere that doesn’t exactly love the idea of being another in her harem. Instead developing some twisted goal to make Arianna his own.

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There are so many others, I can delve into the others if you ask for it but that's about it. Now there’s a high chance I will write with a premise like this or within this story and what I’m thinking is that the reader is a noble friend, a bit of an oddball outcast that keeps their face hidden in a veil. Nonetheless, Arianna is deeply in love and has full intentions of having you when she becomes empress. So she’ll no doubt spill her desires to her harem who are all quite reluctant about you and each has their own concerns but still commence with the plan. Basically, you aren’t fully hers just yet but she’s able to reveal your face which is actually cursed to make people fall in love. Suddenly the harem and Arianna’s tune changes as it's all made clear about what they need to do–Make Arianna Empress and protect keep watch have (Y/n) of the house of (L/n).

But who knows~just a thought

[sincerelyyadere]

In the doghouse review [no spoilers]

8.5/10

Nsfw, msub, bdsm, victorian fantasy world, prince x lower class, power imbalance, power finds balance in bed lmao, kinky as hell, wholesome, male yandere, obsessed, stalker, masochist x angry, more or less consensual, to be continued

Tw: nsfw, bdsm, masochism

Full review [no spoilers] —>

Wow. Just WOW. I hardly ever see a male yandere sub, and one made so well????? Fr the power dynamic is done exceptionally well here, i like how he has a higher position but is such a pathetic sub ;3

This manhwa may not be too everyone’s taste (a more kinky audience) but if u follow me youre probably in the right target anyway hehe

I didnt like how other characters were written (except for the mc and ml) because i feel like we’re meant to be getting an idea that everyone beside mc is dumb and has no sense whatsoever in them. Its fun as a comedic part, but i always appreciate a bit more realistic approach:))

We get a fair share of smut, although i wish there would be more. When im writing this there are 29 chapters which is heartbreaking to me because I’m soooo curious what will happen (porn for plot).

Also, mc’s tits are huge as a sidenote hehe

[lindoesntwin]

FROM A KNIGHT TO A LADY

A popular and accomplished knight finds herself being beheaded by her closest comrade during war and when she wakes up, she finds herself in the body of a count's daughter in her rival kingdom.

[sneebnationalism]

part 2 because the post was too long and tumblr threw a fit !!

"that blond guy" is the secondary protagonist dude. also yujin did have good character development, even if it was more subtle and less focused on than sian and yul's. he started off as a womanizing man whore who only saw women and relationships as toys and meaningless, but learns to confront his fear of commitment and rejection through helping (and later being in a relationship with) sian. he goes from saying he'll only help sian if she flashes him (to keep up his persona) to defending her with everything he has against yul. his personality was very direct the whole time.

...if you didn't skip the fucking sian and yujin chapters, you'd see yujin's development. also, sian didn't want to take all of her anger and pain out on yuri, she wanted to get with yuri because she didn't trust yujin and wanted to get back at yujin by being in a happy relationship with yuri.

"the story didn't give the endgame couple good chemistry and also i skipped all of the chapters of them having chemistry because it was boring" oh my god

1: the story literally states that sian was distant because yuri seemed like she was hiding something, and also she had a horrible temper, would lash out at sian, and then run back insanely apologetic a few minutes later. she was distant because *yuri was unhinged*

2: "yul was respecting her wishes" yuri giving her space when they got changed was so that sian didn't see that she had a dick and balls, not to give her space. yul did not care about boundaries are you dense?? he had a whole setup on their shared apartment wall so that he could record everything she said while talking to herself, his walls were covered in pictures of her, he gets caught by sian in the middle of him getting off to a voice recording of her saying "yuri" isn't that bad. also he admitted this wasn't an absolute victory. absolute victory would have been revealing he was yul and having sian be happy. that was his goal: to get close to sian as yuri and then show her how good of a guy he had become. he says in fucking chapter 2 that he didn't want to be a girl the rest of his life, but he was willing to. that does not mean it's ideal.

no but reading "yul was respecting her boundaries and wishes" had me rolling, no the fuck he was NOT. HIM SPEAKING TO HER IN THE FIRST PLACE WAS A DIRECT VIOLATION OF HER WISHES.

1: yul was the same way you have to be kidding me

2: the entire thing with yujin is that every time he'd had a relationship, it was purely sexual. he had never actually had a normal relationship with a woman before. that stuff was to show that not only was that not the forefront of their relationship like it was with every other relationship he had before, but that he wasn't acting on it. they're dating, of course he'd see her like that. it's normal. but he respected her enough to not even mention it and keep the relationship 100% non sexual until she was fine with it. even when she verbally insisted she was okay but was visibly scared and uncertain, he turned her down and reassured her it was okay.

"kinda overkill" HE KNOCKED YUJIN UNCONSCIOUS WITH A FUCKING PIPE???

also yul at that point was just losing his damn shit, but that wasn't sian's problem. he should have sought love and acceptance somewhere that wasn't sian at that point. she's worried because he was severely injured, and she's cold at the hospital because she had to be in order to reality check him. she was beyond courteous, even opting out of pressing charges because she has faith in his ability to change and grow. also, he literally physically assaulted her a day or two prior to him going to the hospital. and he deserved everything she did to him (smacking the shit out of him, calling his shitty family)

THAT WASNT TO SAVE HER CHARACTER?? she cried while reading yul's letter because she does care about him and feels very strongly towards him. she only told him she didn't because it was the only way to snap him back into reality and make him want to change.

that was his happy ending!!

NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT. THAT IS THE LAST THING HE NEEDS.

HIS CHARACTER GROWTH REQUIRES HIM BEING ALONE. HE CANT KEEP OBSESSING OVER PEOPLE AND COMPLETELY RELYING ON THEM FOR EVERYTHING!! THAT IS WHY HES ALONE AND HAS A JOB!! HE NEEDED TO MAKE PEACE WITH BEING ALONE SO HE COULD WORK TOWARDS BEING IN A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP!!

(no hate to op, their post was just a Very Good Outline for my opinions on this comic)

"why cant chae yul have his happy ending??"

(or: why the ending of lero's secret alliance was perfect)

part 1 of 2

spoilers for the webtoon secret alliance, i'd 100% recommend reading it!! it's not too long and absolutely worth the read :)

this is also going to be an. obscenely long post

i constantly see people complain about how secret alliance ended, and how yul deserved better. this is complete horse shit and here's why.

1: his happy ending should be that sian did not press charges on him. this is. literally mentioned in the comic. she had every right to put him in jail.

2: he did get his happy ending. he wouldn't have been able to grow or get better as a person if he had stayed in a relationship with sian or continued to do his crazy shit

how do you read this and still think that his ending wasn't happy

him going away from her and getting a job and being a functional person was his happy ending. he's fucking miserable, but it allows him to actually become a happy person.

also people who defend yul's actions because they relate to him make me want to explode JUST BECAUSE YOURE ALSO NUTS DOESNT MEAN HE ISNT.

like most of the fandom are just like "oh i think sian and yul are cute" the whole plot of the story is that she is horrified of men, him specifically, and he's so fucking delusional and unstable that he chooses to crossdress and befriend her as a woman to be with her again.

they're a nightmare. sian can't even convince herself that she likes him, and the only reason they ever appeared to be friendly at most is because sian is a people pleaser and yul is clingy and determined.

the whole point of the damn comic is that yul is batshit crazy and needs help. he is absolutely mentally ill, but this doesn't excuse his actions. the fact that he is mentally ill also contributes to why sian cut him so much slack.

also. if you want a man to be in love with and that's the reason you like yul and want him with sian,

YUJIN IS RIGHT THERE!!

he is literally the most perfect man in the fucking universe and y'all are head over heels for the dude who bashed him over the head with a fucking pipe.

anyways. back on topic.

he didn't deserve a good ending. he should have gone to jail. but he was literally just given another chance and told to get his shit together. he got the best ending he possibly could have without jeopardizing sian's happy ending.

i don't remember what blog i got these screenshots from, but a lot of this rant was just me responding to one long post from a blog that tried to explain why yul deserved better. if i find them, i'll edit this post.

1: never at any point in the comic does it state that yul was physically abusive. he was fucking deranged and absolutely mentally and emotionally abusive (unintentionally), but he didn't hit her. the closest he got was saying he'd stab her so that they could frame her shitty mom. how did you come to that conclusion??

2: HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HATE THE PROTAGONIST?? she's also not plain in the damn slightest. she's boring and plain at the start, but that's because she's fully controlled by fear and her mom. as she gets over her fears and works through her issues, her personality is so amazing and cool!

that doesn't make up for anything?????

he tried to take her away from her mom in order for them to get closer. he told people at the school to bully her more so that he could act like the knight in shining armor and help her. she said she was going to leave him so he locked them both in a shed at the school overnight when he knows she is horrifically scared of men.

he tried to take her away from her mom in order for them to get closer. he told people at the school to bully her more so that he could act like the knight in shining armor and help her. she said she was going to leave him so he locked them both in a shed at the school overnight when he knows she is horrifically scared of men.

he was abusive the whole time. keeping someone locked overnight in a warehouse with you against their will is abusive.

her condition got worse because the first man she actually trusted ended up being an obsessive stalker. it is incredibly straightforward. it wasn't about how badly he abused her, it's the fact that he completely betrayed her trust.

it doesn't make sense because that's not the parallel. the connection between yul and sian's mom is that both of them had an idealized image of sian in their heads that they loved, but they both ignored what sian actually wanted or needed. sian's mother blamed her for "attracting dirty men" and basically kept her holed up in an apartment to avoid ever facing that fear because she thought sian was the problem. yul saw sian as a perfect specimen that was being tainted whenever she interacted with people he deemed unworthy of her. they are absolutely parallels.

[glitchedtravel]

💠—MASTERLIST

💠—TRAVERSE

★— Prologue.

★— Chapter One.

★— Chapter Two.

★— Chapter Three.

★— Chapter Four.

★— Chapter Five has not been exposed to the light yet...

💠—OTHERS

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🔹»— Skill [Morph] From TRAVERSE known Informations.

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🔹»— Nothing else has appeared yet but you still have a vast full of other entertainment in your hands...

💠—PERSONALLY RECOMMENDED (RELATED & UNRELATED)

✳️U.R.— Dear @shiny-jr , one who writes for the interesting concept of yanderes. If you enjoy accurately written characters and beautifully written stories, they shall be your next stop. Writer of many series, you'll find them all enjoyable.

✳️R.— Dear @lloydfrontera , enjoyer of the webtoon and webnovel of 'The Greatest Estate Developer'. Likes nitpicks the details from both the webnovel and webtoon. If you are an enjoyer of reviews or something along those lines, you should stop by theirs.

✳️R.— Dear @short-black-diamond , writer of many things. Multitasking very well with being a writer and taking care of one's self. Such a mindful and open vibe around them that it's easy to communicate as if you are friends. If you like to share something of a thought or would like to request a certain story in mind, count of them as they will deliver.

✳️R.— Dear @asterefflores , enjoyer of 'Lout of the Count's Family'. An artistic individual for certain. Their appealing and beautiful art, so fantastically matches the original that you might mistaken them to be official. Enter their wondrous art museum and admire their artworks. If you're interested, they have a story of their own to tell.

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✳️— More stops and sights are to be added. Enjoy your suggested sights meanwhile...

[yuri-ray]

No-Spoilers Review #10: I Love Amy (Naneun Eimileul Salanghae)

Content Warnings: kidnapping? (mostly comedic), attempted murder by a parent, depiction of some mental/personality disorder disrespect(?) (the series disagrees with it)

Definitely an unexpected hit! I Love Amy by Unun is a finished manhwa set in somewhere in Maine in the USA. The main character is a quiet and meek girl who unexpectedly becomes friends (or, sort-of-friends?) with a rich girl the rest of the school generally considers to be totally off her rocker, totally a murderer, and just super disliked in general.

Is it good? Yes! Despite how cute the art style is, it actually has a lot of dark topics mentioned in it, so don't judge just from the cover. In particular, the characters are written in a really sympathetic way despite how flawed they are.

Amy Park Lee (black hair) is a Korean-American girl attending high school. She's a klutz and an introvert, and has no friends (she grew apart from her childhood friend, Camilla). She's generally not really noticed by anyone. On the other hand, Beatrice Luna Reden (blonde hair, generally called Bibi) is infamous within the school. Despite constantly causing problems, her family donates to the school and it causes her to avoid all disciplinary action. She is obsessed with a boy named Peter, who she spots talking to Amy one day. Bibi decides to "warn" her (ominously preparing a chair in her basement...) and invites her over, but unexpectedly has a good time and forgets about the plan until Amy already leaves. She becomes friends with Amy instead, planning to get her help to invite Peter to prom.

Despite Bibi fitting into the "yandere" archetype to a T at first, the series is actually very sympathetic to Bibi's circumstances and her personality. She isn't "crazy for the sake of being crazy." Amy herself also has a dysfunctional relationship to others, and both have detailed reasoning to their backgrounds and viewpoints.

They may be mentally ill, but they have each other. Even if it might not seem like it for a while. Also, it's the first time I've seen a Korean webtoon set in an American high school, which is interesting.

Final Thoughts:

My friends say that it really gets good around Chapter 30. I wasn't exactly keeping count, but there is a turn in the story where it drops its comedic facade and gets very earnest and very clearly well-written. The art style is also extremely charming! The use of color and shapes in both its light and dark scenes is really unique and looks great. I'd recommend it pretty highly.

Currently there's no official English translation, but maybe there will be one eventually, given that the series is complete. If I had to guess, it would probably be put on Tapas or Tappytoon?

[weebsinstash]

Tbh I read manhwa/manga based on bad reviews left by people.

People on Bato.to review section: 0 stars. The ML is a psychopath. He's a toxic piece of shit. I hate yanderes, this is disgusting, there's noncon.

Me: Oh don't mind if I do then.

Deadass I actually haven't read any of them yet but apparently there actually are a large amount of adult manga/manhwa/manhua that are growing more by the day and it's nice??? Although I think I've been seeing more content for like explicit BL over hetero (I've been eyeing Night By The Sea which is ABO and apparently the alpha is really toxic and possessive? Omegaverse and yandere are like my cookies and cream)

Also bato . to is legit, ain't no way I'm gonna use something like Webtoon or Tappytoons and pay money by the chapter when some of these manhwa never even finish and get completely abandoned. I'm a pirate for life, arrrr

But hm, that sounds like a potentially valid way to find new hot trash to read 👀

[mythos05reviews]

My Deepest Secret

3/5 stars

I was intrigued by this webtoon at first. I was okay with the yandere themes that were presented but lost interest with each chapter. I'm not sure if it was because it wasn't because I didn't like the characters or because it was too fast-paced. Either way, I dropped it before finishing the season. I remember dropping it around chapter 10. 

SPOILERS AHEAD: In the first chapter, we meet her boyfriend, Elios. We immediately see him go into protective mode because of a CAT. I can deal with possessive men if they only mess with people who take advantage of the FL. We get a couple of flashbacks in the next few chapters. It indicates that she was traumatized, and that's understandable. What wasn't understandable was her being surrounded by situations in which she kept being threatened. I understand that there can be situations that can trigger her, but I don't think she'd immediately be assaulted by her teacher right after her senior tried to SA her.

As the situations kept coming, I felt more focused on keeping up with everything that was happening rather than getting to know the characters. I don't believe I'll pick it up anytime soon.

[thatyanderecritic]

Could you review Allen from manhwa the abandoned empress?

Hey there yukirae, Kai here. I was originally planning to make a review for this manhwa but I just got so tired and frustrated with it that I couldn’t finish it. So I’ll do you a quickie review instead. Admittedly: I got up to about... Chapter 70 (73?) and I do know some spoilers about the story. Anyways. The ‘review’. 

Title: The Abandoned Empress

Media: Webtoon by Yuna Ina

Yandere(s): Allen

Yandere Scale: 3/5

Criticism written by: Kai

Editor: Julie

The Review:

So... review time. The Abandoned Empress is a Korean manhwa that follows the story of the protagonist: Aristia. She was the daughter of a duke and married the crowned prince. She became the empress and he became the emperor. But then some Korean girl isekai’d to their world and the emperor became interested in her instead. Yada yada yada, reincarnation nonsense and Aristia transmigrated back into the body of her younger self. And she promised to herself never to fall in love with the abusive, jackass crowned prince- spoiler alert: she does *roll eyes*.

Anyways, everyone wants to about Allen. I’d say... yeah, I guess he’s a yandere. I’m a bit lukewarm about Allen. The reason why is because we hardly see enough of him. After his brief screen time, he was pushed so far back in the story that we only really see him when Aristia goes, “Oh yeah, I had a friend named Allen. I wonder what he’s doing?” Then we hard cut to Allen scheming his way to Aristia’s side. I mean- yeah. Pretty yandere, not arguing with that. But with him pushed so far back, it makes me wonder why he likes Aristia and his thought process. We don’t know much about him besides what Aristia learns in passing. With him hardly being in the story, his interest in her feels a bit superficial and the only reason why he likes her is that she’s the protagonist of the story. He’s a yandere but he’s sort of like the obligatory yandere you toss in to make the story spicy. 

Do I recommend the story for people wanting their “yandere fix”. No. I don’t even recommend picking it up in general because the story isn’t that great. It started off strong, I’ll admit. You see all this Aristia going through all these hardships and swearing to god that she will defy her fate. We also see that the crown prince is a little insecure shit bag in the past. But the story tries to justify those two being together because “he’s a different person in this timeline!” or some shit. Aristia has PTSD from the prince and you tell us readers that they’re perfect for each other. WTF??? Allen gets pushed to the side, probably because the author realized people were shipping him and Aristia when the “real OTP” is Aristia and that prick prince. 

The “journey” of the story isn’t worth it and Allen is hardly there for any yandere fixing. At most Allen will be used as a plot device to bring the prick prince and Aristia together. Just... no. Spare y’all the heartache and headache to read something better.

Overall Score: 3/10

[lovelyyandereaddictionpoint]

A Changed Future (2) | Yandere Isekai

Part 1

It’s so irritating for Haruko 

He remembers how he used to try and make noise in the beginning, when the same thing happened to him

But even without your struggling, he’s got more obstacles than he thought

“Tch all these guys getting in our way, maybe I should just kill them.”

“Haru no!”

“Why not, I'm sure you did it when I was trapped.”

“That…that doesn’t make it right!”

“So? Who cares about right when we’re in love? I think it was you who said that.”

Either way with or without your approval he’s figuring out a way to take down his newfound rivals

He kind of hopes they are as ambitious as the friends who recently abandoned him

Too bad they aren’t

In the original story, the crazy thing about the protagonist was that despite their obsessive love for Haruko and general disregard for those who got in the way of that was otherwise really inspiring

Breaking away from their elitist family for their violent morals ironic right

Joining the workforce, easily rising because of their work ethic and intelligence

And all that while beautifully evading a less-than-clean detective trying to pin the blame of random crimes on them

Which of course got them their own male leads attempting to pursue their affections

Always doomed to fall short because of circumstance or the protagonist suavely crushing their hopes to gush about their love

It was a uniquely terrible tragedy for their characters to be written this way

That’s what the random reviewers would say

Which is why you did feel inclined to maybe entertain them a bit more than the original protagonist would have ever done

“Since you are quitting….I hope you’ll let me treat you to dinner. For all your hard work of course.”

“Uh sure but I have to be home by sunset.”

“That’s a shame then we’ll have to—Wait. Did you say you would?”

“Yeah, are you okay?”

“YES! Ahem I mean yes I’m fine! I look forward to a nice evening together!”

Unknowingly furthering the obsession the protagonist was barely keeping at bay

“So mind telling me what you ordered that day at the restaurant?”

“I think it was my favorite dish there called the berry delight but I’m not sure. I think they changed the menu since I was there.”

“Why not confirm it later today? That way you can tell me if you did see the missing classmate of yours.”

“But I don’t remember exactly where I sat–”

“Then we’ll just have to sit in every spot until it rings a bell.”

“I don’t know if that’s–”

“Don’t fret. I’ll be paying but there's no way we’ll get to try every table. We’ll have to come back multiple times.”

“Okay…”

“No worries I’m sure you’ll get tired of eating there so we’ll go to some other places to give you a rest. Anywhere you wanted to try?”

You’d be foolish to think you could escape them by agreeing to Haruko’s entrapping of you 

It only takes a day of you not responding to messages that they both eagerly awaiting you at your door

And after the first few times, Haruko shooing them away they begin to get resourceful

“Yeah bud nice try their still out.”

“Hm well say that to my lovely warrant right here.”

“Wait! H-h-hold on! Geez I-i’ll go get them now but they are not going to be happy with you!”

It really doesn’t get better as the guard against the protagonist’s secrets begins to be let down as interested parties slowly make their way in

You don’t have the same ruthlessness or ability to deceive as the protagonist you took over for 

On top of that you never actually read the webtoon so you’ll be left trying to piece together whatever few weak points the protag has

Where if you hadn’t already started to make your pursuers interested all those faults are fuel for their agenda

“It’s so unfortunate that the company can sign off on your absence during this suspicious crime but I don’t mind editing records if you wouldn’t mind spending time with me. That way I can vet your personality myself. Over wine of course!”

It’s overwhelming constantly being pulled in 3 directions 

What’s worse you’re completely oblivious when the latest obstacle in the protag’s perfect life finally makes themselves known

“Hello darling, it took us years to find you but we did it!”

“Don’t look like that come give your Mama a hug!”

Part 3: Coming Soon

[sincerelyyadere]

I'm scanslating "You are mine, i am your guardian angel"

READ IT HERE!

[lindoesntwin]

LET’S HIDE MY LITTLE BROTHER

A woman reincarnates as the sister of a BL protagonist and vows to save her brother from his fate, however, she becomes entangled up with the possessive villain.

Alternate title: Let’s hide my younger brother first

[darkdeltakai]

“Can manhwa ever be as popular as manga?” -A Question from Quora

I couldn’t submit my answer for one reason or another, but I spent a lot of time writing it so I’m throwing it in the Tumblr Archives.

“Can manhwa ever be as popular as manga?”

But isn’t it?

I won’t look up and show statistics and such. This answer just comes straight from what I’ve observed in the country/state where I’m from.

And where I’m from, more people definitely read manhwa and webtoons than they do manga. And the reasons are pretty obvious.

(Shoutout to CurtRichy from “Get in the Robot”/”Beyond the Bot”, he has a very popular "Anime you can't watch in public" series on YouTube.)

If I was in public and was watching, let’s say, “Kill la Kill”, I would instantly be labeled, and honestly? Probably be reported depending on where I am and how many people can see it. No matter how good or cool I think the story and animation are, that’s just not the issue here.

A lot of Japanese media is heavily sexualized, and sometimes for absolutely no reason. The small number of female anime fans who find wardrobe malfunctions, unrealistic proportions, and jiggle physics “entertaining” is dwindling and fast.

I can’t remember the name of the anime, but for Valentine's Day, my university Anime Club had an event where singles and couples could all come to watch romantic animes together. They went all-in with decorations, games, candy, and more. Normally the club would carefully review the animes in advance before blasting them across those large lecture room projectors. But this time, someone screwed up. The anime we ended up viewing was about some yandere chick kidnapping a little boy for salacious intentions.

Oof...

We had an unusually high turnout that night of about 30 or so people, and it was a great way to socialize and introduce more people to the world of anime/manga. And we lost 90% of them 30 minutes into the event. It wasn't an "H-anime", but it was still pretty disturbing and walked a very thin line. Luckily, no administrators or deans were present and no one was reported...

I also have another funny story about a 10-year-old(?) kid trying to get his dad to let him buy manga and watch anime at an anime merch store. But TLDR, the dad’s first exposure to manga was Peter Grill. Tough break, kid… See ya in a few more years.

Manhwa, on the other hand, is very tame and appeals to larger demographics. The “free-to-read” and “read-online” formats only make it that much easier to access.

A large number of friends who I thought had no interest in comics or manga all have Webtoon downloaded on their phones. Last year I went to a birthday party with a dozen or so friends and strangers, and come around 8:30 p.m., half of our phones went off at the same time. We all looked at each other and realized it was the Webtoon app. It was a pretty good laugh and a long discussion about what we were reading.

Shockingly, at least to me, most of the guys (who didn’t seem like the type) were reading stuff like “Lore Olympus” and “Cursed Princess Club” while the girls were reading everything from that to “The Boxer” and “Sweet Home”. Some of them aren’t Korean manhwas, but still.

I’m constantly recommending manga to my anime/manga friends, I’m pretty much the “manga guy” in my friend groups. No matter how much I recommend “Terraformars” or “Killing Bites” to those who I KNOW would love it, those black and white pages for 14.99$ (or incomplete to read free online with “You won’t last 5 seconds playing this game” ads) would just be put aside for “later”. But if I bring up the colorful “Jungle Juice” that’s being updated on a reliable schedule and free-to-read right now on a popular mobile app?

It’s no contest.

I think a lot more people are opting out of all the shonen, large “plot”, and Isekai manga stories, and getting into the deeper/emotional and more varied stories manhwas have to offer.

It’s happening slowly but surely.

[ditttiii]

Hello! Do you have any bts x reader (ot7 pairing or not, I don't really care) to recomend? I'm searching some series but I can't find anything interesting :(

Heya! so i did this once, clicked the wrong button and deleted everything. 😭 so take two, here we go!

@ditttiiiwrecks is my bts ffn recc blog, where I review and reblog every single story that I enjoy. It gets updated every week or two and is my lill place where I fan-girl over all the authors I love 💗 

So first things first, these are all the authors that I admire with every single cell of my body. I recommend their entire master lists, everything they write is amazing. If they ever posted their grocery lists, I d recc em too 💗 In no particular order, and random af~

@btsismybiass ( i ll forever be her #1 fan. Wifey for lifey)

@jincherie (who doesn’t love rha? one of the first authors i ever read for this fandom and one of the few artists I look up to & forever will) 

@jimlingss  (a majority sfw blog, i love her dedication & the extent of diversity her master-list has) 

@angelicyoongie (i love maggy & am a huge sucker for her hybrid au’s)

@aroseforyoongi (eva is another one of my fav hybrid authors & is just 💗)

@kimlinebiased (dean is it for mxm. literally it. Also an absolute sweetheart & i love him)

@jingabitch (ella is so good at writing drama & humor, i can’t even)

@sombreboy (mino is easily my pit-stop for all things yandere & smexy)

@btssavedmylifeblr (i read void a few days ago & nothing has hit quite the same since)

@alilbihh (bella writes magic like no-one else)

@writersrealmbts (her masterlist is hugee & just full of so many different AU’s also love d heck outta penny)

@luxekook (i have just started reading their work but so far it’s 💗)

@worldwidebt7 (webtoons? fanfictions? u name in, she’s done it.)

@fantasybangtan (recently started reading queen cobra & that fic is good enough to rival most novels)

@yeojaa (her imagery is out of this fucking worlddd)

Here’s what I am currently reading or have recently read & loved (series & one-shots both) 

Again it absolutely no particular order~

Drown for You by @vinterjeon

The last Time @parallelyoongi

Lustrous @minnochu

Indigo @yoongihime

hopeless hearts @cupofteaguk

close to you @hollyhomburg

If I Never Met You @kerikaaria

And since I usually read more on Ao3, the recommendations below come from Ao3 (if you know any of these authors from Tumblr,  please let me know and I’ll tag em 💗 ) 

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out by wicked_lovely 

Hiraeth by faryn_rose

Never Falling by dailydoseofdia

All the Stars by interlude__dream (an all time fav 💗 find me freaking out in the comments)

Sunlight by galaxyseokjin ( @galaxyseokjin )

My Cheating, Amnesic Fiancé by Wrienne

STAGE FRIGHT by prettyexhaustedthing

Void by bts_ruined_my_life ( @btssavedmylifeblr)

Sharing is Caring by always_bias_wrecked

Ruin Me, I Dare You. by porcelainbones

Sweetheart by CheeWrites

Hyungdeul by yaruna

BLACKOUT (m) by bluesxde

Tangled Hearts by PennyPenguin ( @writersrealmbts)

florescence by jincherie ( @jincherie )

Erasers by bang_tiddies ( @bangtiddies )

A Hundred Percent Human by Wrienne ( THE FIC. all time fav)

Stray Cat Strut by Bang to the Tan (TyphloticHaruspex)

The Gateway to Your Heart by Justimajin ( @justimajin )

spill by parallelyoongi ( @parallelyoongi )

A Natural by PennyPenguin ( @writersrealmbts )

(and yeah there are so many more, so if you still want more reccs, check out my recc blog @ditttiiiwrecks. i have not included fics re-blogged on there in this list, but they are all amazing stories too 💗)

Happy Reading 💗

[kisskissf4llinl0ve]

Webtoon review

Name: The Blood of Madam Giselle

Genre: romance/revenge idk but its *not* otome isekai

Nsfw: YES VERY MUCH TOO MUCH, kinda surprised me at first

Its one of those webtoons with a strong FL and her cute slave ML who is a total sub lmao but i love that trope. I don't like the cliche all mighty rude crown prince concept. Rude ML's disgust me. And Isaac (ML) is not rude at all he is baby. Plus he is kind of yandere so if you're into that shit good for you! The FL is not an innocent dumb girl she is really sly & plans to kill her husband and what can i say GO FOR IT GIRL😍 The plot is really interesting i'd give this webtoon a 8.2/10

[d-druxy]

Let’s Hide My Younger Brother First "Review"

Okay so I read up to the last updated chapter of the 'Let’s Hide My Younger Brother First' Webtoon

and I have to say I'm somewhat disappointed. The premise seemed interesting. But where it came to a hard stop for me was when it turned out that this story is a "gender bend" story.

more under the cut

More often than not most gender bend or ""disguised as the opposite sex"" stories don't really sit that well with me anymore once I read them nowadays. I think the last gender bender story that I remember that didn't handle it in a very uh "cis" way was Kuragehime?

Anyways.. Most Webtoons always try to triple assure us that nothing here could be queer in any way! No sir!! As straight as uncooked Pasta! which...... yeah..

So the Premise is that the Female Lead gets Reincarnated into a dark BL 18+ Novel. She is now the Sister of the original MC (her Brother) from the Book. So my first "eh that kinda sucks" strike is that obvioulsy none of the characters are gay or bi anymore. Obviously, stuff like that is never actually stated or implied. Most often than not these characters all turn miraculously in "proper" straight dudes. Which is icky but fine lets move on.

What honestly set me of was this:

These screenshots are all from the beginning of chapter nine of the story. Reading this instantly made my alarm bells go off because I would understand this as following: Estelle is a trans girl. The wording makes it clear to me that Estelle understands herself as a girl and is incredulous once someone points out the opposite. which is: you couldn't be a girl because you were not afab.

Of course the Comic doesn't/probably wont treat it that way especially not considering the artwork that depicts Estelle in a stereotypical masculine/"male" fashion.

From what I gathered (I haven't read the Light Novel only the Webtoon) Estelle, the character from the original book did a bunch of awful things (rape, murder etc.. what a girlboss /sarcasm) to the brother. In the Webtoon she obviously hasn't done any of that because Kayla the FL took her brothers place and diverged the story from its original path. But apparently Estelle is pretty obsessive (which I don't mind, I like a good yandere) but I also read varying accounts on the fact that she imprisons the Female Lead later on and then tries to rape her when she* (*Kayla the FL) tries to Escape.

(which to be clear: I'm not sure if the rape actually happens or not bcs people seemed pretty torn about that in the comments of the light novel)

I don't mind dark stories when they're appropriately tagged and depicted as such but I somehow doubt that the story will actually go into a dark direction or even depict their relationship as unhealthy.

Considering most webtoons/manhwas aren't really made with that demopgraphic in mind.

but yea these are my gripes with the story, I might continue to read it to see if it actually goes where I think its heading or not but well..