Fist_of_Petals's Questions (4)

like novels vs manga/hwa/hua??

Yes; the usual pace, the world building in omegaverse, (let's not talk fantasy or sci-fi because it's literally a topic in and of itself and I can't verbalise my feelings about it very much), the popular tropes...etc Do people also feel like there are different meta emphasis and that are hard to clearly talk about ? (Like I could only think about the extremes: bestiality seems ok written rather than drawn. Pseudo-pedophilia seems ok drawn rather than written)

as in tropes that appear in both? I'm more of a chinese novel reader for bl lol but one thing I've noticed is that I feel the tropes around the two seem to be correlated to cultural regions (i.e. china, korea).

Chinese bl is obviously limited by censorship and in comparison, Korea isn't. Which is probably why we see so many more fwb and toxic cps in manhwa than manhua, cause Koreans can dish out the h0rny shit first without worry, before focusing on actual relationship development to help attract fans/make the plot interesting. Ngl, a lot of manhua is generally lackluster in panel framing, storytelling and sometimes even artstyle when compared to manga or manhwa and idk about you, but even without region specific names, I can sus out manhua from manhwa pretty well.

Back on topic, the reason I bring this up is because even though I consider manhua the worst out of the three, I still consume it for
a) the exceptions,
b) the plot (which I can just barely understand), and or
c) the fact that chinese novels are overall better-written than jap and kor.

Maybe it's a cultural/personal preference, but Korean/Jap light novels have a tendency to use first person, and while that's not a problem in itself, it results in a tendency for authors to use internal-monologue excessively. This translates fine into manga/manhwa, however, getting told the character feels something in a novel has less of a narrative impact than describing the character's surroundings.

Turning kr novels into manhwa is a big positive because of this, as when adapting, the artist is free to ultilise their own imagination to create their own landscapes, surroundings and imagery within their capabilities (it helps that the artists literally are top-tier). Like just do a chapter by chapter comparison of a scene and sometimes what adds life to a scene in a manhwa is a little interaction/action that was not included in the novel.

I think manhua falls behind on this because internal thoughts of a character in chinese novels are typically indirect (i.e. not explicitly written like in ' ') and artists struggle with trying to translate that into drawings without making it OOC and awkward. Manhua has a tendency to miss a lot of content and context from the source material which really affects the flow of the story and leaves the reader confused cause they don't understand what's going on.

Obviously, this is just me talking generally. There are many exceptions like (while not a bl), ORV novel made me feel so many e m o t i o n s despite being predominantly internal yapping. I also don't read a lot of Korean BL cause scummy MLs don't really interest me and the market is saturated with that.

For the examples you mentioned, it's probably because no one actually wants to draw/see a beast and human fucking without bleaching your eyes XD.
For the psuedo-p, I'm guessing you mean around the high-school x working class adult age range and I think it's because when written, it's harder to hide its problematic nature as you have to explicitly write out 'high-school' and other obviously young connotations. In drawn form, you can disguise it by drawing the character to look slightly older and make less explicit flags of the age gap. Eg. From [He arrived at the gates of his high-school. "I'll pick you up after class."] to [Adult figure showing up in front of gates of a generic looking white building: "I'll pick you up after class."]

i prefer mangas over manhwas too ヾ(❀╹◡╹)ﾉ~
do u need recs?

I NEED RECS!! (●'◡'●)ﾉ

I wouldn't say no to them (ʃƪ＾3＾）

here!!<3

https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/old_fashioned_cupcake/

https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/eigyou_nika/

https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/fake_fact_lips/

https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/ore_to_joushi_no_kakushikoto/

https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/life_senjou_no_bokura/

https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/koi_da_ai_da_wa_sateoite/

(for the last two, only one of them is an office worker/they don't work at the same place)

The fact that I've read all of them hhhh thanks tho

https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/unmei_no_tsugai_ga_omae_da_nante/
PLS READ DIS

I always feel like I'm gonna get yelled at on this site if I say I prefer manga over manhwa lol... I hate the webtoon format all that scrolling makes my thumb cramp after a while
Heres some office workers stuff that comes to mind:
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/koi_no_senryaku_management/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/far_from_romance/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/ore_to_joushi_no_koi_no_hanashi/ this is rated low cause the uke is difficult but I like it that way lol and the sequels are super good

Myreadingmanga also has an office worker tag which will be mostly manga if u search through there!

Babe I already did it 3 times (>▽<)ﾉ that's the good stuff right there

Kkk yea this site is for mixed users but since most are younger audience who probably experienced their first mind blowing read via a manhwa/ua they have that first imprint bias that's quite strong

Thanks for the suggestions, imma read the first and third (☞^o^) ☞
Lol I'm used to liking low rated stories (only to read that one comment that obliterates my whole perception of good but that's irrelevant now)

I try to avoid mrm for now cuz I deleted my ad blocker... I'm also trying to add resistance to the whole web entertainment so that was the least I could do

Yr welcome! Read the sequels to the third one as well they're good

fr

im not rlly a gl reader, but i can say once you start reading it, you'll want more and more of the chapters

the story is interesting, the way they express the character feelings etc is rlly good, AND the uncle is hot (im sorry)

it's rly good! it's a super cute and light read, so the amount of chapters shouldn't be too much

Ouuuh we get extra gifts too ( ꈍᴗꈍ) thank you (人 •ᴗ•)

Hm I like itᕙ(°‿ °)ᕗ thanks fam

the uncle looks messy at first but trust me, you'll like his character
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_guy_she_was_interested_in_wasn_t_a_guy_at_all/uu/d_chapter-41/pg-2/ (he looks vv hot in his younger self)

He does look like a cute oneee (even better older sorry not sorry

this is a sign we're friends now /hj

Unironically tho, from my heart, I truly want to be friends (◕દ◕)

https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/sensei_shokushin_shite_kudasai/
Not a ' bitchy' power bottom , but a buff one

https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/trigger_yaoi/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/when_the_killer_falls_in_love/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/boss_bitch_baby/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/d_aze/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/half_of_me/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/dreadful_night/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/revenge_guide/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/another_lie/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/kami_no_fune_de_nemuru/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/who_the_devil_is/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/love_supremacy_zone/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/perle/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/dearest_sm_scan/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/blaze_out/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/midnight_rain_ctk/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/old_wolf_and_young_fox/
https://www.mangago.zone/read-manga/the_mountain_branches_dream_of_goblins/

Thanks (人 •ᴗ•)
I've already read it and rated it 5 stars, you identified the criterias very justly and for that, you get nothing unfortunately but an intangible stranger recognition (⊃｡•‿•｡)

Fam... Truly lemme give you a kiss on the forehead, just a tiny peck before I tackle the list

Half of Me, you should definitely read it, it's so good!! The MC is gold!!

Not BL, but Debut or Die has a very nonchalant and calm MC (and tons of hot guys around him). The main villain is kinsa dramatic which makes it a nice contrast, too

I CONSENT!!

( ˘ ³˘) there you go *kith*