July's manga / #Tragedy(34)

Ayeshah's Secret

Complete | Zhang Jing | 2000 released
2022-08-19 23:34 marked

The original webtoon that is later followed by "Aisha", it contains the same cast, but a slightly different plot, perhaps? In "Aisha", there's two girls who are identical twins, while in "Ayeshah's Secret" there's only one...or are there two? Well, aside from the twist at the end, it's a typical dark fairy tale turned tragedy as Ayeshah turns the tables on the wicked stepmother to get her revenge. The ending was somewhat unsatisfactory and rushed, and honestly, I didn't think either of the main characters deserved a happy ending. The art here is not as good as it is in "Aisha", but it uses the same 3D models for characters which gives this webtoon a very otherworldly look that is unsettling. Fits the tone of the story, though.

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex

Ongoing | kishimoto masashi,ikemoto mikio | 2019 released
2024-09-01 03:34 marked

Continuation of Boruto, with an obligatory time-skip which makes everything worse. Don't have high hopes for it, but we'll see.

Kamigami No Itadaki

Complete | Yumemakura Baku | 2000 released
2024-09-01 03:36 marked

Why do we climb the impossible peaks? Because they're there. No one knows if Mallory & Irvine were the first to reach the summit of Everest, but that doesn't stop the future generations from attempting the same thing themselves, and dying in the process. There's always something even higher than the highest peak, waiting to be conquered.

Ayashi no Ceres

Complete | WATASE Yuu | 2000 released
2024-09-03 05:52 marked

One of the worst things written by Yuu Watase. She must be off her rocker thinking this is one of her masterpieces. She thinks she's subverted the romance trope and made the series mature and difficult to understand or a conversation-starter... Please, get over yourself. It's none of those and the scientific stuff was so wishy-washy and unnecessary. She needs to get off her high horse, seeing as she can't write proper romance for shit.