Thank the heavens I’ve officially dnfed this manga after some time. I just can’t with the mangaka always giving Akane a girl threat like every fucking arc there is one. The plot ain’t plotting and it’s becoming repetitive. Also, my girl is such a sensitive, loving, and mature girl and I personally feel like Yamada’s character is too bland at this point. He’s like an e-boy archetype and I dunno I guess as a 20-smth person such as me, I no longer find him attractive. He’s become the typical cold, dense, pretty boy persona and almost forgot, insensitive. The boy needs a major charac dev at this time like Akane can’t always be the understanding one. He needs to realize his flaws without anyone pointing it out like all the goddamn time.
This ain’t a Yamada slander btw. Just pointing out how disappointing it is to see a good manga lose its potential in the long run.
So I came here because of a random list that has a comment that this is good. AND BOY OH BOY WAS I PROVEN RIGHT. At first I was skeptical because the Taejoh was such an ass.
BUT HOLY SHT THE REDEMPTION ARC IS CHEF’S KISS AND THE PINING!?!? He really redeemed himself like holy sht I’m still on chap 37 and I had to go to the comments to say these things cuz my hearts feels so fucking full and omygod I wish to find that kind of gut-wrenching, I-can’t-live-without-you-love that Taejoh has
First of, I know that Az is trying his best to hold on to his love for Nina while lifting the burden of his kingdom. However, it seems to me that he’s trying to go for the “self-destruct route” to protect Nina. Meanwhile, Sett is the kind of lead like Hak who’s willing to accompany her amidst their self-discovery. And I want a male lead who’s willing to abadon the life they used to have all for the sake of their girl gaining their sense of identity in the process. And the way Az is going, I find him lacking in this sense. His power moves are reminiscent of Suwon’s in this manner (tho Suwon has no romantic love for Yona ofc).
Anyway, I’m dropping this for now since I feel like the mangakas might go for an Az endgame since he’s making a big sacrifice arc stuff which I am meh with. A Sett endgame is what I need and what I stand for.