Lauvil's manga / #Isekai(195)

This story is so boring, clichéd and predictable. The FL is bland and the ML is a walking cliché, but without any redeeming qualities, unlike others within the trope. Like, he established a Harem only to ignore all the ladies - even when they try to commit suicide or are murdered. He thinks of them as burdensome, heck he doesn't even want to pay their living costs. If you are so uninterested in taking a consort, then don't. Otherwise recognise your responsibility and take care of the ladies you've taken in. Don't just cast them aside and let them suffer. Like, wtf. Ofc the ladies in this story are all portrayed like shallow, selfish, annoying bitches to justify his actions and make the FL stand out as "the exception" and fit the "not like other girls" trope. But it's not only an overused cliché, but a stupid and mysogynistic concept.

Kinda cliché and predictable, but still a fun read. The FL is tough and witty, which is a nice alternative to the Mary Sue FL's with no personality, but then again: That's not a new character concept either... I'm also not a big fan of stories using a female antagonist as a plot device. Especially not a selfish, arrogant and entitled woman, with no redeeming qualities or chance of improving her relationship with the FL. She is an overused trope, that has not evolved since Cinderella, but a deeply problematic and sexist way to portray women. I like the FL, though, and the ML is not as bad as in other comics, so I'll keep reading for now.

Paused ch. 35 Korean woman reincarnated as the Villainess of a novel, Lesian. Her family is abusive and her father has basically sold her to be the crown prince's fiancée. Originally Lecian was in love with the Prince, but now that someone else is possessing the body, that's no longer the case. Lecian decides to get out from under her family's thumb, get out of the engagement, and learn swordsmanship - all with the help of Duke Kiernen. I'm not quite sure what it is that this story wants... So far it is mixing several different tropes, and I just wonder what the point is. - Reincarnated as a Villainess - Noble lady abused by her family, who starts standing up for herself - Fiancée already has a lover, who is a meek, sweet, lowborn girl. I feel like they are about to mix in a "contractual relationship" in a moment with a fake engagement (which Kiernen wishes was real). But who knows. There is an engagement between the Prince and Lecian standing in the way. Where the fuck is this story even going? I have a hard time remembering the plot each time I come back to it, bc it's so generic.

Oh boy. This Webtoon is all the tropes in one: - Reincarnation into a novel - Time reversal after an unjust execution - A black-haired ML who is a cold-hearted munchkin, aside from when he interacts with the FL, in which case he is sweet and kind, while also infantilizing her and trying to control her. - Cute, naive, "quirky" FL, who is as dense as a block of wood when it comes to, well, anything.

I'm not a big fan of age gap stories like this one, where the older party got to know their future love interest when they were just a child, raising them and such. It just reeks to much of child molestation and/or grooming, even if nothing happens before the child reaches adulthood. But it's still kinda cute, kinda funny. The characters are adorable. So, yeah... I'm ambivalent.

I like the concept that several people have been transmigrated into this world. Also that they aren't summoned from the traditional modern world, but from different supernatural places. The FL is a badass, which is a nice starting point. Hope she gets some character development, though, so she can become more three-dimensional.