jouska79's manga / #shoujo(16)

I didn't expect to love this webtoon so much! Especially in the first few chapters when I thought Nanhee was little more than your typical cutesy shallow shoujo heroine. The more the story progressed though, the more it turned so many toxic romcom tropes (i.e. jealous female friend from male lead's past, potentially overbearing mom-in-law, having disparate interests at first) on their heads and resolved things in the most wholesome ways. I especially loved (a) how neither of the MCs are romanticized over-controlling assholes, (b) how supportive & caring they both were of each other, and (c) how Nanhee's character flourished from being throroughly loved and appreciated for who she already was, no character transformation necessary. If you want a wholesome slice-of-life hetero romcom about two idiots who simp for each other EQUALLY, I don't know how it gets better than this. I want to read more manga about couples who share their dynamic!!

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Was pulled in by great art and extremely satisfying revenge porn, stayed for the genre savy and meta on shoujo romances that has me gasping in shock.