it’s one of my favourite romances ever (if not my absolute favourite). There’s so much care for the plot and the complexity of professional ballroom dancing, attention to the intensity of competition, and emotional tensions. It feels so much more than a romance as it developed, the characters are multifaceted and actually feel like people - their goals and aspirations come through instead of just being about the relationship, which I like. I wasn’t big on the art at first until it started to really grow on me, I have to appreciate how good the settings/backgrounds are. The characters are so expressive too, and they’re pretty visually unique; I’m a little tired of artstyles that make every character virtually the same. The romantic conflict itself is very interesting as well, I like how their personalities fundamentally oppose each other even though their chemistry is so natural. I’ve noticed that there are a lot of people impatient because it’s a slow-burn, but I feel like if either of them suddenly changed their minds in the chapters just released it would make no sense and be an insult to their characters. I don’t mind waiting if the story is written so carefully and methodically. I have faith in the author and I’m looking forward to the next volume. I’ll probably follow this manga to my deathbed if I have to.
can’t believe I’m saying this, but it’s rare to see such a communicative and positive relationship in a manga. I get so weary of conflict from miscommunication, and it’s refreshing to see people actually talking to and understanding each other. The only thing not being communicated is their romantic feelings, and as this is a developing romance, that’s completely normal; I just like how it’s not brought down by stupid shit like misinterpretation of one another. It’s sweet and you get the feeling that they genuinely like each other as people instead of just having romantic chemistry. The dialogue is good without being too unrealistic, and the uncertainty/anxiety of falling for another person comes across well. Though the concept is not particularly unique, the way it’s executed is so charming I find it hard to fault it for that. It feels almost impossible to find a developing relationship written in this way, characters are nearly always immature and follow ridiculous tropes without given opportunity to feel like real and complex people. Like I said, it’s not conceptually anything out of the ordinary, but the author takes such great care of writing their characters I love it a lot anyway.
It feels more like a work of art than a storytelling medium. Normally I wouldn’t like it when an artist pays no attention to background/setting, but it works really well considering how masterfully the characters are drawn and framed. I love the grayscale with an accent colour, and I love the way there’s attention drawn to the characters and their psychologies. Since that is the focus of the story, the lack of background doesn’t bother me at all. It’s very sensual and ‘mysterious’ as well, I like the dialogue and how a lot of things are left unspoken for the reader to interpret. I think in general I don’t like it when an author assumes their audience is stupid and doesn’t leave things up for interpretation, which I don’t get from this at all. I might be a little biased because I have a total crush on hot women, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, lmao.
I didn’t like the characters from the beginning, but I stayed around for the plot, which I thought was interesting. There’s an overcommitment to making Zhenya the “cool guy” that just makes him look like an asshole. There are ways of being unbothered and cool without being invasive and a dick. I still like the plot, though, the elusiveness of Anastasia is actually what keeps me around. I sense a plot twist about what the “weapon” may actually be. The art is okay, you can tell that the author has not a lot of love for settings and backgrounds (which is fine), there’s a lot of focus on the characters instead. Truthfully I don’t know how much longer I can stand Zhenya. His behaviour is unlikeable and I grow very tired of authors trying and failing to make a character cool, because they end up making them a total douchebag instead
hes a dick bc hes crazy, i dont think hes meant to be cool but rather suspicious and unpredictable instead
unfortunately doesn’t change how unlikeable he is. I feel like his reasons for being an asshole hardly matter in what’s supposed to be pretty much a romance, and it’s hard to look past how he treats his partner. I think it’s entirely possible the author meant for him to come off as cool and crazy, but at the end of the day he’s still an asshole and unfun to read about. Maybe there are some people who like this kind of thing, idk. Just my thoughts on it
oh no love i 100% agree. i read ahead in the novel and i hate this man,
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i hateee the assault trope which is so common in manhwas atm. he’s honestly the biggest pos, and i might honestly drop this come later chapters
only here for taekjoo(▰˘◡˘▰)
oh wow, that’s a shame. I’ll likely drop it as well then. Thanks for the insight:)
despite the formatting issues, you can tell this is really carefully and lovingly written. I like the attention to detail with being historically accurate, the small additions of resistance against Japan’s colonization of Korea is not the main focus but its existence adds another layer of complexity that constitutes an interesting setting and context. I find the art very appealing. It has a summery atmosphere and the colors are vivid, which I’d normally think was unsuitable for the tone/plot, but manages to work really well. In the most recent chapters the sense of urgency was translated really well, the author is pretty good at setting the mood of scenes. I don’t really have any criticisms of the plot so far, it feels a little too early to have an opinion. It’s still a great start, though, and I’m hoping it keeps going in this direction.
I really like how the art compliments the way the story is told. It’s very soft and dreamy in a way that makes me think of picture books and bedtime stories from childhood. I love the kind of romance that is a little gentler and more hesitant that comes across really well in this. I’m just so charmed by the overall atmosphere and vibes, the characters are sweet, and there’s a kind of longing to experience this kind of falling in love. It tugs more and more at my heartstrings as I read. I really like it
I can always appreciate something made with good intentions and a genuine desire to tell a good story, but it is just so cliche and the whole thing feels like a giant anti-bigotry advertisement for preteens. The characters are given whole speeches preaching equality in a way that wasn’t just unrealistic, but made me cringe so hard my teeth nearly fell out. I don’t like feeling as if a story is trying to teach me a lesson, which this one made abundantly clear over and over again. It probably could’ve had something when it came to the plot, but the characters were utterly unlikeable, and the dialogue was ridiculous. There are ways of pointing out bigotry and making social comments against it without shoving it in the audience’s face like the author is assuming their readers are idiots that can’t interpret subtext. Overall it feels childish and cliche. Just my opinion, obviously, but not worth reading unless you want to feel like someone is preaching about anti-bigotry to you for 30 minutes. To each their own.
Fr many new western LGBT stories doing the same it's just makes my eyes rolling.
As in this story the most likeable characters is Abuela precious granny
This is such a pointed review, like where is this anger stemming from? Lmao
I’m not sure where you got anger from, but my review is really just pointing out the things that I didn’t like and expanding on why. It’s fine if you liked the story, but there’s no need to assign anger to my review just because I didn’t like it. I’m very critical of the things I read, and I like posting my opinions in case other people might agree. Like I said, I can appreciate good intentions and I understand the story was trying to convey a message. I just think it was executed poorly. It’s okay if we disagree.
Yeah I agree with what you’re saying but I think the art is cute and the ending is nice which makes up for some of it….definition will never reread tho
I have to admit I don’t care for the romance in this, but I’m much more interested in the ancient Egyptian mythology and culture, as well as much more humanized gods. I found the title interesting, as it seems like a reference to Vergil’s Aeneid (also translates to Ennead), which is about the founding of Rome. The Aeneid is essentially about Roman supremacy, and is very critical(/racist) of the Egyptian culture, which I found strange considering the story is literally about the Egyptian gods. I liked the stylistic choice to make the anthropomorphic gods ‘wear’ their respective animal heads instead of actually being anthropomorphic, and I’m a little bit in love with the character design of the sun goddess. I’m hoping that the title Ennead implies that there might be at some point an inclusion of the Roman gods, even though that’s probably just a stretch. I think it would be really cool to see another ‘cast’ of gods, just because I love the artist’s design of the Egyptian ones. Unfortunately I can’t be bothered with the romance, but I’m so in love with the execution of the idea and all of the art/design choices in the story.
Pretty much why I stick around too. Design-wise, it's executed to perfection. This manwha is absolutely gorgeous, there's no denying that. the character design is amazing, (Seth is my favorite design, which is a huge plus since he's the main character. I also liked the foreign god) I love it when there's expositional information on the myths and you have these stylized figures narrating the story.. it's so good. Story-wise, it does lack. there are times were I find it stagnant and repetitive, even confusing, and too sadistic in it's depictions r4pe. No way I'm sticking it out for Romance. The art style is superior quality to most manwhas I've seen produced.
Same here, lmao. Lets gather signatures to make a petition for the author to pay more attention to the non.erotic scenes
This comment chain made me smile. This is also a large part of why I stick with this story, the art and the setting is so good. I cannot let go and willing to overlook its flaws. I genuinely struggle to through the non-con scenes. It feels gross to read it at times and feels like the authors are being deliberate with the constant degradation. Cannot let go though.
It’s impressive how the author can take a cliche and unrealistic premise and make it unique and believable. I never liked the concept of letting a stranger live inside your house as the start of a romance, but somehow it works. There is focus on the interpersonal relationships as well as the plot itself without favoring one or the other. I find the characters very dimensional and require effort to understand, which is a nice change of pace from most romances that rely on the relationship instead of the individuals. I thought the title was inspired as well. It’s really well written.
It’s very beautiful and combines a ‘steampunk’ aesthetic with some more ethereal and otherworldly elements. The art style reminds me of Witch Hat Atelier, which is also a manga I really like. I like the relationship between the main characters, there’s always something interesting in the concept of interaction between A.I and the human experience. I love the general atmosphere and such a good world building. There’s a lot of really cool directions this can go.