Beloved (jaeliu) Manhua
Like everyone else who's commented on this manhwa, absolutely drop dead gorgeous artwork. I mean stunningly beautiful. Love Dr. Wei and her character design. The only problem is the age gap. And it's not like one of those "Oh she's 18 and she's 26", nooo there's literally a 19 year gap with the youngest girl being 15. Now I understand in other places, 15 can be considered legal, and I have absolutely no problem at all with minor yuri, however I dip my feet out the pool when it stops being innocent and cute and starts to becomes sexual. Like, I don't want to see a grown woman doing it with a child, if you're into that, more power to you, but there should have been a clear warning on that before the read. Overall, i still really enjoyed the story, the pace, all the characters, and the theme. It's a good and quick read.
What Does The Fox Say?
You can't claim to love yuri if you don't know about WDTFS. Literally one of the OGs of yuri, top tier, up there with Shoujo Sect, Girl Friends, and any other mainstream yuri you can think of. I reread this manhwa like twice a year. Loved all the characters, the story is, by far, one of the best stories in yuri to date (and that's out of the hundreds of yuris I've already read) there's drama, romance, tragedy, comedy, literally everything. If you make it through the first few chapters and don't find this manhwa or the characters somewhat interesting, you're probably a buzzkill. There isn't a yuri lover alive who can say they don't like this manhwa. Please read it if you haven't yet, you won't regret it
Maka Maka
I think I'll always rate anything from this artist with high marks but Maka Maka was one of the OG yuris for me. Like, the yuri that started my obsession. If you haven't heard of Maka Maka or the artist, you've been missing out. Beautiful full color manga on each page and incredible (yet simple and sweet) storytelling. It really focuses in on how platonic relationships can still be just platonic even if there are sexual activities involved. The artist seems to try to makes the readers understand how much Nene and Jun (the two main protagonists) love one another. A love that goes deeper than friendship and even partnership. A very simple and easy read, smut in (almost) every chapter so be mindful where you read it. It'll be one for the books, one of those yuris you'll keep revisiting throughout the years because the artwork and the story are just that beautiful. This is a must read for yuri lovers.
For Garbage
I liked Jia's character. The design and personality went really well together, my only critique is how slow the story went from the point of revenge to it actually happening-which I get why the author did it that way, but I felt like the reveal should have been just as detailed. It felt just a little lackluster to have so many chapters dedicated on when, how, and why revenge would be happening only for it to be dwindle by a few chapters of it actually happening. Felt like that "sweet revenge dessert" wasn't even a main point of the story anymore to have it finish so quickly once her husband actually found out/ when unnie asked for the divorce. The ending felt rushed, but I'm still very excited for the side stories. I'd love to see more of the side characters and where their lives went after everything that's happened.
Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna
Loved every second of this. Loved both the characters and their slow development, they complement each other so well! And plus I'm an absolute sucker for artists who don't draw women in the traditional fashion- slim, petite, small shoulder and waist kinda fashion- its so refreshing to see an attractive main character that doesn't fit into that female stigma, plus I absolutely love how she was written. This story is super cute, I wish it was available to purchase in English because I would buy it in a heartbeat! Will definitely be coming back to reread this one in the future!
Onna Doushi to ka Arienai deshou to Iiharu Onna no ko wo, Hyakunichi kan de Tetteiteki ni Otosu Yuri no Ohanashi
Man, I really loved every chapter of this! I wasn't really digging the plot at first, to be honest, I kinda hated where it was going from the first chapter, but I'm glad I stuck with it and kept reading! I didn't think I would have these kinds of emotions on top of laughing my ass off in almost every chapter! I love the third wall breaks and the dynamic of the main characters, this author never seems to go wrong in that department. This was such an entertaining read and I can't wait for more chapters!
The Real Momoka
I liked this. For one, I always enjoy this author because I really like their artwork, and for two, I freaking love bartender characters and I have no idea why! Also the bartender is so freaking cute! My only criticism is the "I have feelings for you but I won't be honest with you or with myself because I don't want to get hurt, but surprise! I've hurt us both in the process!" Cliché... it's been so outplayed and overdone that it makes all the stories with the same plot unrecognizable and they hardly stand out. Not to say that I don't enjoy that kind of chiche, it's just difficult to pull it off and have a good story, especially with a oneshot. All in all though it was a cute read.
Raubritter
The story is only slightly difficult to get into, but after the first 2 chapters, it's actually a pretty good read. It's different, but good. I love art styles like this. It's always pleasing to read through even if the story is trash (which I'm not saying this story was, I really enjoyed it). One thing that will always keep me coming back for more of this authors work is the art style and how well they make their personalities fir their characters to a T, it makes reading the story 5 times better when you know who everyone is and what everyone does from the beginning and not getting confused or mixed up towards the middle. I'm disappointed that it was so short, but good yuris dont need to be chapters long when they're done right. Super cute and entertaining read that will always make me go back and reread it whenever I have the opportunity to stumble across it.
Lilith 2
I had to go back to reread this to give it a better rating. I was too harsh on it the first time because as I was reading it, I kept comparing it to What Does The Fox Say because of the similarities and that jaded my opinion of it. Even then, I was still a little reluctant to give it 4 stars because the story really did remind me so much of WDTFS for obvious reasons outside of the BDSM. The only character worth reading for after a certain point is Sulhwa and I still stand by my opinion that Jaehee doesn't deserve her. I can't say she would have been better off with Huilin, but I felt like the story would have been better if it ended with Jaehee on her own after finally realizing what true love is- Sulhwa was so eager to run back to her and take her back after being hurt by her so many times that it made me almost sick. Sulhwa should have found better, Jaehee should have learned to love and lose, and Huilin... well, I would have liked to have seen more of a redemption from her than a sob apology, so I still don't think she deserves happiness for all she's done, but that's just me. The story would have been so good if the author was more spontaneous in their endings, characters don't need to have happy endings in order for the story to feel like it's completed and that's what I felt like the author was trying to do. All in all, the read wasn't boring in the slightest, there is enough smut and drama to keep anyone entertained, my only criticism is I wish the characters were written a little better. They're all such cliché villains and heros that if it wasn't for the smut, it would have been difficult for me to keep reading but cliché is okay if the story itself is good, so good job author. I'd love a spin-off series of Huilin getting more of a redemption or even U-Young Sun and that student hitting it off.
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