Lauvil's manga / #Fantasy(535)

FL got summoned from Earth to Elysium. Elysium is a magical place where men are born from stars and women are not born naturally and are thus summoned from other worlds. Here sex is called "mana negotiation" as it's purpose is not reproduction, but exchanging magical energy. It is also normal for women to have sex with multiple partners, as well as multiple husbands. The premise is very contradictory. One one hand, women are revered for their rarity, magical powers and unique role in society, thus giving them more higher status than men. On the other hand, women actually have less freedom than on Earth and society seems very misogynistic. Women have to attend special courses where they are tasked with sleeping with men - whether they want to or not. At the same time, society condemns rape, which becomes a very contradictory situation. Women are also not offered jobs, but stay with "sponsors" who protect them and tend to their needs. However, the situation reminds me more of "stay at home wives" or worse: Like a master x pet situation. So, while the story seems to want to liberate women sexually and present the reader with the reverse harem fantasy, where a woman has multiple handsome men, the premise is misogynistic. Women are very much objectified and they don't seem to have much free will or choice in this setting. The main character is also very wishy-washy imo. She just accepts the situation of being basically kidnapped from her home, to live in a strange world as a pet and sex-object for the men there. She also has no spine to refuse sex with guys she essentially don't like, while also knowing that her actions hurt the guy she DOES like.

Lol. This manga is sooo extra. The premise is the extra, the smut scenes are extra and the drama is extra. So much cringe... Though it was so cringe it actually became kinda funny. Involuntary comedy is still comedy, ig.

I'm glad I picked this up, it seems really interesting. We stan a strong female lead!

I'm dropping this. It simply doesn't seem worth my time. The ML is a big weirdo-crybaby and I'm not into how forceful he was about the whole marriage-thing. And why the hell did the FL just accept it? Like, "he acts crazy, he's forceful and persistent but he chased off another creep, so I guess I might as well marry him." Like, wtf?

It has promise. I don't really like the trope about a sweet, clueless, naive, hardworking, simple girl winning the heart of the cold, perfect guy. But this story has more depth than that. Not only does the author take the time to build the characters and show their merits and flaws, they also show the slow progression of Rose/Lillian and Apple's relationship, which I really like.