The ending seems a little anticlimactic and slightly rushed, especially compared the 130 chapters of build up we had. To defeat the big boss and have the happy ending all within 10-15 chapters seems out of proportion to rest of the story. I don’t have any real complaints regarding the ending itself, but it definitely throws off the entire balance of the story so far. If the creator couldn’t think of a better ending then fair enough, and I’m not saying all big boss fights need to be 30 chapters long, but i think we needed at least 15 chapters for the actual defeating of our villain, and then another 10 for rounding off the story, dotting the ‘i’s and crossing the ‘t’s, etc.
I wonder if the story got axed or if the creator was facing external pressures because it’s been an enjoyable and well-paced story the entire time. The acts felt to be around 40ish chapters long, with the story building a lot more by 80ish chapters, so I think the ending should have been more around 155-160 chapters.
It’s such a shame to have this sort of rushed ending for a story that managed to be rather unique despite it being filled with various tropes, with a refreshing main character and a surprisingly realistic take on love.
Hopefully we’ll have some sides…. T_T
Never read the novel but the art looks amazing!
Reminds me of The Foul.
I have a feeling this will def be a guilty pleasure of mine
So I’ve always really liked this manga, and I’ve been following it since it was like 10 chapters or something, and I liked the characters. Kurose always got a lot of hate, but I understood him and didn’t expect him to warm up to Mugi and change who he is immediately.
Now, we’re 64 chapters in, and to quote another person’s comment who described what I felt very well - “Kurose’s lines are always unsatisfactory…”
I don’t dislike him, I actually rather like all our characters, but lately it feels like the mangaka is not doing a good job of displaying character growth and helping us as readers connect emotionally with the characters. Their love and affection feels so shallow, I can’t put my finger on it as to why that is. Maybe it’s because the arcs are too short and feel rushed, but I don’t know really.
I’m not seeing any growth in Kurose, and Mugi is growing too much, past independence and into the territory of having no respect for herself. I really hope we start seeing some better treatment for Mugi soon, and for the two to really connect, not just with each other, but with us readers. Somehow, it almost feels as if they lack chemistry together. I think she had more chemistry with the piercing senpai at this point.
Anyway, I’ve always really liked this manga, although it definitely is more of a guilty-pleasure cliché shoujo manga for me, so I don’t want to see it fail to live up to my expectations. It still has potential, so I’m hoping the mangaka will really start giving us the connection and relationship Mugi and Kurose deserve to have.
I’ve been interested in this series for a few years now, since it first started being released, and had a positive impression of it from the get-go due to it being somewhat unique.
There were always undertones of a feminist message, and an attempt to convey something, however, to put it bluntly, it felt a bit shallow, or half-hearted.
There are many series which make you think it’s going to share with its readers a brilliant feminist story and message, only to end to end up disappointing us. A great example of this is ‘They Say I Became a King’s Daughter’.
That being said, some series do go on to have that special something. I think ‘Kill the Villainess’ is one of those which successfully sends a message, and most importantly, makes us feel something.
‘I Raised Cinderella Preciously’ does the same thing, albeit in a different way. The writing quality has always been consistently good, but the quality of the underlying feminist themes were lacking, but slowly improving over time.
By chapter 119, I can now confidently say that it has truly earned its place amongst the other top tier series. It is beautifully insightful into the minds of women, whilst not straying from its romance fantasy genre, and still being entertaining enough for the modern, everyday casual reader. I find what is most important for stories like this is that it doesn’t shove a feminist agenda down your throat, but is instead woven in very subtly into the story and the characters, which takes time, skill and finesse. Readers must first be invested and connected with the story and characters before they can ever start to comprehend any deeper, more complex sentiments about a character’s life after all. I have to give props to the writer, as it really does take thorough planning, patience and dedication. I felt the need to go pick up and read The Handmaid’s Tale after this, if that says anything haha.
I’m excited to see where it goes from here, and I hope the quality doesn’t drop.
Finally, thank you to the uploader for picking this story up again and sharing it with us.
Also, this is just my gut feeling but I predict the rating of this series will go up too hehe. It’s 9.4 rn but give it a few months and I bet it can reach 9.6 or even 9.7 ;)
Sick of seeing people attack the female lead and complain about trope this and trope that…
She’s a confident, funny and realistic female lead which is so rare to find. People seem to forget that these stories aren’t just all about plots and plot points, misunderstandings and getting shy around the person you love is NOT A TROPE, it’s something that you naturally experience in relationships. It’s REAL life situations.
I’ve seen some people call her a grown woman, but she’s 19… If you think that’s grown then I’m guessing you are either the same age or younger… I hate to break it to you but that’s not grown, you’re barely an adult. A 19 year old brain is nowhere near fully developed. She’s been in her house her whole life, she’s never been in a relationship or had actual experiences with men or been in love, of course she would be shy when she actually starts to fall in love with someone and has an erotic dream about them. Noble ladies were usually just taught that inter course is their duty no matter what, which is why she was more confident about it in the beginning, also probably because it’s easier to do things with someone you don’t like. I’m sure some of you can relate - if you’ve ever found it hard to talk around the person you like cause you randomly get nervous, vs you can talk and act however around a person you don’t like as you don’t care what they think about you.
Anyway, I’m aware everyone has a right to their opinion and what not, but I just strongly disagree with some of these comments and I don’t want any potential future readers to be put off.
It’s a very enjoyable, funny and interesting read, although romantic development is a bit slow, but I think the pacing is just fine as it matches the setting of the story, and I’m sick of watching people fall in love in 5 weeks anyway tbh.
I don’t think any of your will regret giving it a go :)
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I still get shy around my crush, even just being in the same room with him
Right? Like just drop it. It's like people who complain about a dead end job yet make no move to leave said dead end job. Shut up then (︶︿︶)＝凸
If I can give you more likes, I'd do it
It has been almost two years and I’m still waiting :((