I finally decided to read some yuri and oh God, why I had to pick this shit...
It's everything I hate, the stupid MC who lets for their love interest to treat them as a doormat, the "this is not normal" angst and still everyone is gay lmao, the horribly unbalanced dynamic...
The dialogues and situations are ridiculous, Yuzu is all the time talking about sisterhood while wanting to fuck her supposed sister. And while we're at that, it's not even like they are sister and still they talk as if they've been a family all their life. Everything is rushed. Yuzu is so dumb she blames herself for everything, Mei is always the victim of everything, the one who has to be protected of who knows what... even when she's just a gross asshole who goes around kissing people just because (when that other girl obsessed with Yuzu showed up, and Yuzu said "we're going to apologize to the person who's been looking out for you the most" I stopped reading. Are you fucking serious? It's like the mangaka think the readers are stupid and will believe that?). I can't with all this nonsense.
...Ok, I actually read until the end of that chapter to find again the whole "we're all sister! Let's have a 3some". So, enough of this disgusting shit. I tried. And I could go on and on, with details, about every moment that made me roll my eyes but it's too much effort. Anyone who really read this and know better knows what I mean when I say how ridiculous all the situations are anyways.
Reading the comments reinforce my dislike for the terms "yaoi" and "shounen-ai" and it makes me more confused about people separating one from another??? (apparently some will even think one is inherently superior to the other, lol).
aaaand- I loved this. It was one of the cutest and funniest things I've read. I think the level of Izuhara's tsundere-ism was comedy gold. He was sososo precious. I also loved Shinba and his inability to read kanji (I will remember him like the dude who can ride a unicycle while carrying an elementary school bag ). All the guys from VOICE and Karasukai were great and supportive too. Best bros ever.
The only thing that didn't convinced me was the whole thing with the cop, I felt it was forced and weird (even if crazy dudes obsessed with one of the MC is a cliché, it was still weird and it didn't fit the mood of the story), anyway, it wasn't enough to ruin it for me.
Things I liked about this so far:
> The art style.
> The CONCEPT of meeting again with your first love... sadly,
Things I disliked about this so far:
> The premise is ridiculous. Having as a first love someone you actually didn't know is. And, ugh, just, please. Some authors really need to come back down to earth from time to time and study a lil more how real life works. Sure, fiction is nice and all, we love some clichés and things that can be a little unrealistic but this is too much. It's, as I said, ridiculous. The same goes for the so-convenient scenes in the infirmary. What a coincidence the second time went just like the first time they "met" (but not really met)... It's too convenient and forced.
> Of course all this make the pacing to be too rushed and MC is already acting like if he's head over heels for someone he doesn't know and who has done nothing to impact his life except for smile and ~be cute~. And key word here is "head over heels" because of course you can start liking someone for shallow reason but dude, give me some break. No wonder his first love used to be someone he didn't know when he's this intense, lmao.
> I hate unbalanced dynamics. Dudes that are overwhelming and obsessed with their love interest while the latter is oblivious and/or confused and/or into another person--is a turn off for me.
> I actually don't like Sunny's design. I dislike moe-like, somewhat girly, characters. And of course, because he's ~so cute~ (and the bottom), dudes will fight for him. Even the scene with the MC fighting with a student for who deserved to hold Sunny's arm made me roll my eyes. Idc if it wasn't serious, lol.
And then, we have the raws where (SPOILERS):
> Third wheel is apparently his bro? Anyways, it's funny that I commented something similar on "Walk on Water" (that I was worried about some love triangle drama with these exact characteristics in the future) but this is exactly the kind of shit I hate (and the route I hope for WOW to not take but sorry I keep digressing). I really dislike when another dude interfere between the main couple and he happens to be a crazy manipulative bitch. If I want that, I just have to watch a Spanish speaking soap opera (aka telenovela).
> Call me weird but I actually don't like sex scenes everywhere and just for the sake of have them. It bores me and I find them unnecessary. Also it seems like their rs is just that. Like, they can't be together if they don't get in each other's pants.
So yeah, sorry for my long ass rant to say that I'm definitely not reading this, lol (then again, the comments section is for people to give their opinion).
If you dont like it then by all means dont read it. No one here is forcing it on you and we won't diss you if you decide to drop it but just remember that the author is in no way shape or form making this comic for you and that you, as well as the rest of us, are reading this illegally. This isn't a slice of life so coincidences like this can happen and even irl things like this can still happen (albeit the chances are slim). Some people do have first loves that they don't truly know. The heart moves in strange ways and we cant always control who we're infatuated with even if we know better. I personally dont like a lot of sex scenes or girly ukes either but that's my preference and I'll choose to continue reading because i see potential in this. It isn't fast paced nor is it slow paced (at least not yet but keep in mind that I havent read the raws) and all comics are bound to have one or two cliches.
I respect your opinion but your dislikes obviously outweigh your likes so by all means please drop this story and let others enjoy it
I literally said that I'm definitely not reading this (it's actually on my dropped tag since I wrote this comment), but I wanted to give my opinion first because I have the right to.
You said it, "they don't truly love" which implies a different thing. But it's IMPOSSIBLE for you to fall for someone that you dont know at all. Not physically not as a person, literally NOTHING. He was sleeping and because he felt a hand on his forehead for a /second/, he opened his eyes for a /second/--and that was all. That can't be a first love. That's not how it works, period. You need at least to know something, anything, about that person. And even in these cases, people tend to mistake a first crush with a first love but oh well, that's still acceptable because to each their own.
btw. Of course I know the author owes me nothing, that doesn't mean I can't have my thoughts on her work on the site I read it. Bringing up the fact that we're not paying for this is kinda hypocrite, even if I know your comment wasn't malicious and you included yourself. I actually buy my shit on Tappytoon and Lezhin (I even have on hold the stories that aren't my priority anymore but I want to finish because I don't want to start reading them for free). I buy my doujinshis, my mangas. Yes, I read for free new things on here and see if I like them enough to pay but believe me I'm not one of those who gets all free and just complains. I'm also not going to the authors' social media to attack them or something so I don't see why I can't say how something I read made me feel... Mainly when there's a comment section and feedbacks won't be always positive.
And, look, I could say the same about you, no one here is forcing my comment on you. It doesn't make sense imo. You happen to read something and you have the right to comment on the topic, right? dw that I'm not coming back here to shit on this story, I'm not a hater just for having a negative opinion on it.
Ely
You expressed my thoughts, although these might be unpopular.
Agree that the fact Seme found the Uke attractive when he first saw him in the infirmary while half asleep can't be count as a "first love".
The MC falls too rapidly for Uke, while Uke was not so honest to him and, like, leads a double game with him.
I also dislike the chara design of the Uke here, especially his hair style and the way he's acting all nice and smile but indeed may hide his true self.
I'll add that I really dislike the fact that Uke has slept with his step brother (incest), while he surely didn't even like this latter; like he's so weak he does whatever that bastard told him to do... -_-
He acts like he's so pure and innocent while he's not. Disappointing.
The sex scenes don't bother me, but lead the story in a sudden direction that look too different from its base.
Sameee I agree completely with you!!
I was just thinking myself how much I don't like the usual difference of "power dynamics" in couples. For example:
-when one is the obsessed idiot who is foolishly in love with the other no matter what (the one that no one likes), and also the one who always gets hurt in the end;
-the other is the super beautiful boy who is liked by everyone, with no flaws, the one who always save the day and with the perfect personality.
I mean I can understand how it is like that also in real life sometimes (or most of the times)...but I hate it deeply! I can't read mangas that follow this pattern, because I find them boring...always hoping for the "weak" one of the couple to redeem himself/herself, but he/she never does.
I thought I was the only one to notice and hate it...most people seem to like it. Which is also quite understandable, because this differences of power are part of animals and we fall in them as well, it's biology.
Not all couples in mangas (or in life) are like that though. I like when there is understanding and respect from both parts...it makes the relationship more interesting and healthier in my mind.
Someone really needs to change this webtoon's cover because the result is a so horribly stretched thumbnail that it stopped me from read it sooner even when it was all the time between the popular works... it just couldn't catch my eyes until I was too bored and I had nothing to read which is why I'm here AND
I read it and loved it. A lot. Though I found funny how easy and fast was for ~such a straight guy~ like Ed to both top dudes and bottom to dudes to finally Fall for a Dude - who obviously kinda attracted him from the beginning anyways, lol - like this *snaps fingers*
btw, I read the comments first and I was really curious about what gave people all that second-hand embarrassment and now I GET IT but at the same time I was like 'yeah, go for it, Ed/Tommy/Yeowoon. Get your man'. Also, fun fact: At first I mistook Tappytoon for Tapas so I thought that was the reason why they had western names, lol.
I guess I'll have to wait a lot for the next chapter since I'll better buy it and it's way behind on Tappytoon but I really like it (besides I hate how it's all cut on here... I know it's probably because the higher the pic, the lower the quality but, is it necessary to cut faces and dialogue ballons like that? It doesn't help that mangago's space between pics are significant compared to other manga sites and I could instead go there but meh, whatever).
Oh, the only thing that worries me is Ed's bro-not-so-bro. I hate those overdramatic love triangles where the (possibly) third wheel is an (also possibly) crazy bitch given his dark aura and the things he does, lmao. It's interesting, tho, how /it looks like if/ Chang wouldn't have turned away from Ed, Ed maybe would've fallen for him? (I mean, their relationship was complicated with ups and downs since the beginning so it was hardly "brotherly" for real). But still, like I said, I don't like those kind of love triangles so I just hope he doesn't interfere for the sake of dragging the story out.
Zhan Zheng Xi And Jian Yi are so good, SO GOOD. And it's crazy whenever I remember I don't like their premise/their rs in the original 19 Days (it's the typical childhood best friends I dislike where it's so one-sided and while A is head over heels for B, B will treat A like shit plus I dislike their personality and now I'm so fond of them, they're so precious ). I'm glad Old Xian decided to fix that (imo) and the development they've been having ever since as result...
He Tian and Lil Mo were always interesting but it's more interesting how constant their development always have been.
Well, that was kinda... underwhelming. I liked the music tho, mainly for the last scenes and the change in the mood; just like we didn't really see what happened to Bum, the music just fainted.
Now, I want to point out two things that aren't related to Sangwoo and Bum's ending but in general: 1) Why Koreans are depicted as such rude people in K-fiction? Ugh, srsly... 2) What's wrong with the Korean language ffs? First the hospital's name was misheard then Sangwoo's twice! I found these situations ridiculous...
Anyways, I wanted to point out some trivial points about the ending... I think everything's was already said about both Sangwoo and Bum. I always say that I liked KS because of what it is, something twisted and sick. So I never waited for a good ending, it was impossible imo. I liked Sangwoo and I could feel sad for him when we found out his mother was a monster. He still was a serial killer so there's no way I thought he deserved nothing but going to jail, to a mental hospital or death. That doesn't mean I can't feel some empathy for him at some point, and for the love of God, it doesn't mean that I'd be as empathetic with a irl psycho, even if I find he had a sad past. People need to stop mixing real life with fiction. They also need to stop being extremist because, ngl, I don't get people who can't feel not even a bit of pity for his character nor people who would defend him as if he wasn't a damn psycho murderer. I can't get people who was expecting for him to have a happy ending nor people who talks as if he was real anyways...
About Bum, I'll just quote Seungbae: "Oh Sangwoo smashed his legs with a hammer and slashed his skin with a knife. Not to mention the beatings. If he still loves him after that, that's not love. It's an illness." - And that's an understatement. What he was trying to say was on point anyways.
Btw, the part that I actually found the most important about this last chapter is the contrast between how Bum has been treated all his life (he even mentioned it when, again, it seems like everyone is rude af) and Seungbae feeling bad at calling him stupid, wanting to apologize and showing he cares about him in general. He never saw him as Sangwoo's accomplice, he never blamed him for anything and he got Bum happened to be mentally ill (sadly, Koogi didn't handle that part well... I mean how the police apparently will let Sangwoo in some room with no custody, Bum with no treatment like wtf).
Everything I can say is that I really hope Seungbae finds happiness.
Ok, listen. Or read. Whatever.
The problem is not the pacing, the problem is the lack of reciprocity at this point. It gets disappointing. I'm tired of only Lihuan being the one chasing and chasing... I still like the story but this was the last straw for me and what is done is done. Even if they have their happy ending, which we know they'll have, I still won't like how things went between them. Sure, they're cute but that's it.
The worst part is that this is exactly the shit I hate the most and it frustrates me when authors do it. Because, sadly, it's a thing. I mean when they make the character /that already does everything/ feel guilty and feel like they're the one who were wrong and have the obligation to save the other from whatever and fight for them even more to boot. So I just rolled my eyes when Lihuan blamed himself.
You’d think that, typically, with the add-on of a female threat then that means Li Huan would start chasing. But if even jealousy isn’t enough to push him, then the only thing that can help him change is his himself.