noah's manga / #Favorite(68)

50. This is gold. Similar to ORV and TCF except MC is an actual scumbag and this is more harem than romance. But I find myself not minding bc the women act like karma for MCs manipulation. MC is enjoyable to watch bc he’s not OP and actually has a personality.

65. This one is a great series. It has a lot of dark themes and history behind it. But it covers it up with really decent humor and nice romantic moments. However, it does get annoying when the FL keeps making a fool out of herself because from an outside perspective, she would seem like a mess. All she ever does is act like she’s a crazy fan and then falls and gets hurt. The amount of misunderstandings in like the first half is ridiculous. But the series is good because it fixes what Under the Oak Tree’s garbage fails. The ML is the way he is because of his trauma and he tries his best to fix his mistakes. FL is also extremely traumatized, but she is also working on her issues and while doing so she’s building relationships with people. I just wish that the revenge portion would come sooner because it feels like no one is on the FL side and without clumsy she is it just feels really annoying after a while. I think there is some character development in the ML and the FL and hope author doubles down on it next season.

73 chapters in. Similar plot to Trash of the Count Family, except MC here uses his skills and talent from his past life to enhance life. The plot and characterization here is better than TCF, but it is sometimes lacking in art. But the comedy and the MC’s personality makes this very engaging to read.

Refreshing take on the reincarnation trope, not romance but more friendship. I love the art style and how despite the violence it stays elegant. MC is actually strong and engaging. The mystery is great. I can’t wait for the next part.

One of the best comedies I’ve read. It’s illogical and makes no sense but you’re left laughing for hours. The romance is crap though—mangaka has a thing for literal children growing up to like adults and it’s pretty weird. Even the two couples that were around the same age were pretty bad and cringe. I am glad that the romance didn’t happen in the manga since Mafuyu was still underaged and a student. The plot is pretty crap too, nothing too fancy or logical. It’s boring. Art is typical old shoujo art. It gets hard telling apart all the guys with black hair if they don’t appear often. You really have to pay attention to every person if you wanna know what’s happening. I had trouble reading and it was my second time reading the whole thing. But it’s still a good read because of the comedy.

30.5 Chill adventure story about the prime minister of one world getting transported to the mirror world—he treats his treat like a vacation by going on adventure and gaining lifelong friends who are infatuated with him. Rizel misses his old world but he is building deep relationships in the new world where he doesn’t have any duty and people like him for him, I am interested if he will actually return to his world. The friendship between the characters is cute if not homoerotic—they like seeing each other sleep, cuddle, and protect Rizel with their life. This is one of my favorites.

58. One of the best manga I’ve ever read. Maomao is realistic—she doesn’t follow the usual “she’s not like the other girls” trope. She uses makeup to fend off predators and doesn’t always reveal the truth because of the empathy she has for others like her who are disposable. She doesn’t have the usual female prodigy cliche where if a girl is good at something, she has to be tortured and oblivious. Maomao is oblivious in the name of reality and she’s perceptive of others around her. Despite this, she still manages to be smart and entertaining and that is why this manga works. But the downside of this is that given its setting, there is themes of p*dophia and pros*itution which are fine if done right. But the story with Maomao’s mother and the empress dowager, it feels like it justifies some of the stories. Like the former emperor was a pe*do with mommy issues, let’s not make it seem like he wasn’t a terrible person. This is one of my favorite series because it has a good balance of realism and plot, but sometimes the romantic nature of it glorifies the wrong things.