Their relationship in a nutshell:
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Ok, so just finished the novel (thank you Exiled Rebels Scans!) and:
1- I don't regret anything. My life is complete.
2- Lan Zhan (Er-gege!!!!) and Wei Ying are now in my top 3 best yaoi couples of all times. Their relationship is so insanely great it gives me goosebumps.
3- Even if they skip the steamy stuff in this manga, I honestly hope they at least don't skip the first time they have sex, even a fade to black would be fine as long as its acknowledged they did it, because honestly, this is one story in which the sex is so important the plot cannot move on without it.
4- Even though the novel is insanely great and I will recommend it to the end of my days, I don't think you loose anything by reading the manga instead (other than the novel being already finished). The anime makes a mess of things, but at least so far, the manga has been fairly faithful, and although you loose a bit of character development and instropection that helps you understand better, as well as some exposition that makes the story flow more easily, the fact that you can see the characters' expressions is a big plus. In a perfect world, I would say read both at the same time, it's really the best possible way to experience this story.
The first time they have sex is it in that dream world where they were watching their younger selves have sex too?? I think i was chapter 117
No.
The first time they have actual full-on sex is on chapter 110 I believe, after saying goodbye to Lan Sizhui and Wen Ning. However, what I'm referring to is the first time they do it at the hotel, chapter 90something, the third time Lan Zhan gets drunk. They don't go all the way, but since they do virtually everything else and it's the first time the two are conscious of it afterwards, I count it as the first time. That's the time I'm referring to. It's what prompts Wei Ying to leave the inn alone after they sort of argue, and also what lays at the base of his confession later on. That scene needs to be in this manga. All the other parts are sex for the sake of sex, although their actual first time in ch 110 is quite moving too and it shows a great glimpse of character on both their parts.
Ooohhh. I wanna read the novel but then i wanna start reading fro where the anime or manhua stop. But ik that some parts were skipped and maybe changed in the anime and manhua. So that means i have no choice but to read the novel from the beginning right?
Well, it's obviously up to you but if you want to catch up on the novel from where you are right now there are a couple of things to keep in mind:
1 - All the flashbacks that the anime crams into the first season as a long past arc are actually peppered through the novel and appear separately at different times so I don't recommend doing your catch up from the anime. It really messed up the timeline for things.
2 - The manhwa is more faithful. If you want to catch up from the manhwa I recommend back tracking a bit until when Lan Zhan brings the reincarnated Wei Ying back to the Cloud Recesses (sorry, I don't know the exact chapter in the novel). All the action until that point is fairly straightforward so you don't really miss anything when it comes to character development. Their comeback to the Cloud Recesses is when the actual story begins and you see much more character insights in the novel, so I suggest starting from that.
3 - Try not to skip the flashbacks when you come to them, even though they are basically the same as in the first season of the anime, there is a lot of character introspective that doesn't come across in the anime, and that it helps you understand better the dynamics and relationships of the characters, as well as Wei Ying's abilities, which will be very important in the climax later on.
As I said above, I think the best way to experience this story is to read the manhwa and novel side by side. The anime is great, but it deviates quite a bit from the source material so I no longer recommend it as an accurate adaptation.
Thank you that reallyyy helps. And yes i do very much plan to read, read and watch
Lol, just keep in mind that Wei Ying's new body used to belong to Jin Ling's uncle, who got kicked out of the Jin sect for being gay (allegedly). Not a spoiler since they literally tell you in the first chapter. It's pretty much all you need to remember from that first part of the novel that becomes relevant later. (=・ω・=)
Yeaa i remember that
Peoples, prepare your tissues because the coming arc is sad as f*ck
I am so broken-hearted by this chapter. First they dress Yona up like a doll, completely negating all of her character development so far, then the separation from Hak and the treatment of Hak as a criminal, then the isolation from the dragons. And she just goes along with it all. When she left Hak behind I screamed. This is the person who's remained with you from the beginning, who gave up everything for you. And you are going to stand by as he gets treated as a criminal? This is not going to be a one-time ocurrence, it's just a glimpse into how Hak is going to be treated from here on out, and you are fine with that? You are not going to say anything? Yona's not a doormat princess anymore, if she had demanded that Hak accompanied her, Kye-sook would've relented in order to avoid conflict with the dragons. But she didn't. That breaks my heart so bad, because if she didn't assert herself now, I can see how the coming months are going to be. Yona confined to her room and just showing up for appearances' sake at state functions, and Hak and the Dragons relegated to the military quarters to either train the soldiers or deal with them. Constant functions and duties on both sides, constant treatment of Hak and the guys as simple weapons. Oh, god, this hurts me so hard.
I think it's a bit of an overblown reaction to the fact that Naru is basically just a twisted person. From the bit of back-story we got from him, we know that his life has not been easy either, and the fact that it warped him a certain way. Honestly I don't know how people can be so harsh to Naru when this story is basically a redemption arc for Masato, who was a huge jerk during Sayonara Game/Change World. Sure, Naru has a bad personality, but still he was there for Asahi when Asahi needed him the most, and sure, he manipulated Masato and Asahi, but he still wen't out of his way to make sure that Kousei would accept Masato and Asahi's relationship with his little charade. Is he an inherently cold person? Yes. But I think that is fine. I'm so tired of people reading and complaining about bad character development in stories and then bitching when the villains are not 100% bad and the good guys 100% good. Oh, wow, people have layers and everything is different shades of gray. SHOCKING! One of the things I appreciate the most about Minaduki Yuu is how her stories are actually character studies more than romances. She is one of the few authors in Yaoi genre that actually puts work into the development of her characters, and it's sad that people cannot appreciate it fully because of their own close-minded pre-conceptions.
eh, people can hate on the character if they want. you can’t force them to change their minds. you even agreed he’s got a bad personality and a cold person. i don’t agree with people saying bad character development though. who said that here? can u link the post?
This didn't make the smallest lick of sense. I don't know why they decided to just give up on the entire plot by ch 3 but it became so bizarre and confusing and weird I just couldn't understand anything. Not the history conclusion, not the new character not even their relationship dynamic. They really just dropped the ball so bad.
I'm thinking this takes place shortly after or around volume 10 of the LN, since Benimaru is not married yet and the Open Country festival happened a short time ago. In the main manga we are just now entering the action of the last half of volume 5 so I'm thinking it will be quite a while before we are caught up.
That extra was like waving a red flag in front of a bull, lol.
But actually, I found rather interesting that the author decided to tackle that particular urge. The whole omegaverse concept basically reduces the humans to a more animal state, especially alphas and omegas, so I found really interesting how the author interpreted that urge because, in the context, it makes a lot of sense.