July's manga / #Shoujo(113)

Haha, this shoujo webtoon is hilarious. The female lead is a ditz, but not in an intolerable way. The prince's reactions and his subsequent exasperation at her antics are relatable. Even the side characters are rather interesting, so I would say this is one of the better shoujo webtoons out there. It's not completely cliched, but it does have some huh? moments. Especially with the crown princess character, who seems completely at odds with the existing cast, because she acts very differently and inexplicably. The art is pretty good, but there are some problems when it comes to facial proportions and locations of facial features. The eyes are drawn very well though. I also appreciate how it doesn't turn into a full-blown in-your-face romance, and the author allows time for the various relationships to develop. I look forward to more chapters. Update: After Season 1, this story no longer makes any sense. I don't know if it's the translation or the story, but this webtoon sucks now. I don't recommend it anymore.

It's decent so far, it really reminds me of Sincerely:I Became the Duke's Maid, but I think I like this more, because the webtoon went downhill after the cursed duke grew up, where it became a typical romance webtoon. I like that this is not isekai, because sometimes it's better when it's two inhabitants of the same world who understand each other's difficulties, instead of it being a one-sided affair. I hope it spends more time exploring the relationship between the cursed children, instead of jumping right into romance. Not sure if it will go towards romance yet, but seems highly likely. The art is about average for a shoujo manga.

The female lead is a freaking idiot. I especially hate it when authors do this, declaring their protagonists geniuses, and failing to deliver. Readers aren't dumb. Just because you say she's a genius doesn't mean she is one. It's even worse, because she herself says she is a genius. Real geniuses won't call themselves geniuses, unless they're conceited pricks. Either way, you shouldn't do that. The world she travels to is a strange mix of ancient China and modern Western era, which makes zero sense. If they have flying airships, why is she using a bronze mirror? Yeah, this webtoon is just dumb. And she falls in love with the jerk who got off the airship at first sight. Genius, my ass. The only good thing about this is the art, which utilizes the webtoon format with the verticality of the panels to show time travel.

I'm confused why she's called a trivial extra, because it seems like she's the main character, who is a saint. Why did the game even bother asking her to choose and confirm her love target if it's fine to pursue any of them to win the game? That was just idiotic. It would have made more sense to show all the available types of men to date, and then she clicked enter, and then give her the mission once she transmigrated. Has the author even played an Otome game before? Literally, you don't choose from the very beginning, you fall into a path, or you actively chase after your desired target. How ridiculous. The art is average for this kind of webtoon.

This promotional webtoon did a poor job introducing the characters. I don't know who anyone is, and who is even the main character? I'm guessing it's the girl called Karne, but is she also the naked woman in the beginning? Is the blond man from the beginning also the guy at the end of the chapter? What the heck? The art below average, using blurring to be lazy, instead of properly drawing out stuff. I don't know what the plot is besides some rag-to-riches type thing, and that's not compelling enough for me, because there's so many out there and you haven't given me a reason why this one will be different from the rest.

Although I liked the first chapter, the second chapter was a disaster. I'm sure the translator knows the meaning of what was said in Japanese, because I read the parts that hadn't been cleaned off, and it was accurate, but the English made no sense sometimes. This needs to be proofread to make it flow more smoothly in English. It was weird to randomly flashback about the female lead and her teacher, who I already hate because he's a playboy type, yuck. I don't see why she needs to care about the otome game characters anymore, since she's free to act how she wants now, so there's no way she'd fall into a villainess route, because she's not evil anymore. She doesn't have any strong motivations or desires, and nothing really changes from the first chapter, which sucks. How can a manga go downhill in just two chapters, that's too fast. Maybe the light novel is better. The art is average for a shoujo manga.

The female lead, 11th Miss, is not stupid, but she's not villainous enough to steal the spotlight, at least at this point. She's just lying low, and biding her time to see if she can find a better life for herself. Having so many siblings, it's not likely she'll ever be favored by her father. I'm not sure if her birth mother is still alive. I'm curious to see how she'll grow as a character. I appreciate the family tree at the end, that's a good reference to who is who, thank you author! The art is pretty good for this webtoon.

Female lead is stupid and utterly useless, while the male love interest is a complete jerk. I think I'd rather watch the Disney cartoon instead. I didn't like anything about this manga besides the art, which was nice. The plot doesn't get changed for the better, and Snow White is still a damsel in distress, sigh.

Ahhhh, I love this mangaka, and her ability to make me feel all torn up inside watching her characters suffer horrible losses and struggling with the tragic events of life. There's a lot of cliches, but she executes them so well. There is no lazy lack-of-communication conflicts here, it's all happening even when people talk things out, because sometimes you just can't predict what life will bring you. The art is fantastic as always, but Haru's appearance suddenly changes from the first chapter to the most recent one, haha. Did the mangaka forget what he looked like? I hope to read the future chapters soon, because it's left on a cliffhanger!

This webtoon is full of overused tropes to create drama, but it does it well enough to make people want to continue reading it. It's like a Kdrama but slightly worse. The premise is that the main character, Jugyeong, is an extremely ugly girl who can change her appearance to look very beautiful after makeup. She goes around in her new life thinking that her new appearance will bring her happiness, but it doesn't. She meets a bunch of hot guys who are all too good for her, but they all miraculously love her despite all her flaws and shortcomings. There's breakups, car accidents, drinking, stalkers, etc. The art is fantastic when it wants to be, but very lazy at other times. Just grab your popcorn and read along, I guess.