July's manga / #Romance(117)

Virtues of the Villainess

Ongoing | Bae Hee Jin,Koonac | 2020 released
2021-12-06 10:14 marked

Art is quite nice, the female lead is very distinctive. I enjoyed the first couple of chapters but she caught the interest of the male lead too quickly in my opinion, and the story is getting boring already unfortunately. There's no real conflict yet and I feel this interesting female lead's potential was wasted.

The Youngest Princess

Ongoing | Saha,Doldae | 2019 released
2020-08-05 18:42 marked

Art is somewhat lacking, the princess is not cute at all. She's supposed to be the most powerful mage in the world, but conveniently cannot use her powers. She's not really that intelligent. I'm a little bored by this writing. It's not fleshed out and not that enjoyable to read. The best parts of the webtoon are her interactions with her new brothers and father, and that's the only reason this gets 3 stars from me.

Suddenly Became a Princess One Day

Complete | Plutus,Spoon , 스푼 | 2018 released
2023-01-14 15:31 marked

Beautiful art, gut-wrenching story filled with tears. Although the female lead grew up somewhat, it's not to the point where the story becomes flat because the author wants to pursue romance over family tragedy and drama. She's still not in good terms with her father, and she's gone backwards in this familial relationship, instead of forward. Please keep bringing the pain and tears~

The Abandoned Empress

Complete | Ina, yuna | 2000 released
2021-04-12 01:20 marked

The art is really pretty and the story is tear-inducing. I love how the heroine is always struggling against her fate, and you can see her succeeding somewhat, since she manages to sway the Prince's heart with her persistence. I think out of all the male love interests, the Prince is the right one for her, despite having treated her so poorly in her past life. I just wish she could become stronger and be able to stand on her own more, instead of relying on the males to save her all the time. Update: I have reached the end, it was meh. Not worth the journey. They end up happily ever after without much conflict, and it just wasn't satisfying. Personally, I don't give a crap that she chose the prince, but it felt like his competition didn't even try, which is what irked me the most. Allendis disappeared after the first half, with only occasional pictures of him to remind you that he still exists somewhere. Carsein was never that great of a romantic partner, he's too upbeat and more like a friend, so it wasn't going to happen, but come on, he just parts ways with her like that? I don't buy it. Everything wrapped up too quickly, and it wasn't believable. I don't think the Prince and Aristia earned their happy ending. While it's true he didn't commit any of those horrible things from the first life, he hasn't done anything to redeem himself properly in this life, either.

I am a child of this house

Ongoing | Shiya,Cotun | 2018 released
2020-08-05 18:12 marked

The first half of the story was very touching, but the main lead grew up too fast and became overpowered. It no longer focuses on the interaction between her and her new family, and it's quickly leaning towards a romance between her and her first knight... For that, I'll be docking a star. Update: It's getting too melodramatic. I don't like this webtoon anymore. Too much weeping and whining and nothing happening.

The Titan's bride

Ongoing | ITKZ | 2019 released
2020-08-05 17:20 marked

It's pretty awful and the art is not that great. Story is nonsensical and I don't know why the two male leads are attracted to each other.

Sincerely: i Became a Duke’s Maid

Ongoing | Roha, Joo A-ra | 2019 released
2021-12-01 04:27 marked

The art is truly beautiful, and the first half of the story really tugged at the heartstrings and made me cry. However, the male lead aged too fast to bring him to a romance-able age for the female lead, and now it's slowly getting boring. That's why I docked a star off. These types of webtoons always focus on ageing the protagonists too fast to get to the "juicy" romance, but it's a turnoff for me. I like a slow burn. Update: It just sucks now. Please kill it off quickly. Even the art quality dropped a lot from the beginning. Also the translations are not good.

I don't want to be Empress!

Ongoing | Seong euntae,N',oah | 2019 released
2023-01-08 03:01 marked

The art is ok, not the best art I've seen. I like the male lead slowly falling for the female lead, but I don't like how the original heroine is turning evil. A lot of villain isekai ends up with the hero becoming the villain and vice versa, so I thought this webtoon would break the trend because it wasn't like that in the beginning, but unfortunately it seems to fail my expectations.

Berserk of Gluttony

Ongoing | Takino Daisuke | 2000 released
2020-08-05 17:17 marked

The art is fantastic. The Gluttony skill is very interesting, it seems to be weak but turns out to be super powerful, but with major drawbacks. The leads are very similar to Kirito and Asuna from SAO, but they have their own charms. I only wish the chapters were released faster since it's a little stagnant right now.

Painter of the Night(Yahwacheop)

Ongoing | Byeonduck | 2019 released

I love, love, love the art style of this webtoon. It's very stylized, like a watercolor brush painting and that makes the art nerd in me jump for joy. Story is ok, but very slow-paced. I don't really feel much love for any of the characters but it's interesting enough to keep reading.