Bekssi's manga / #manhwa(11)

I usually like manhwa better than manga. They're always the most painful slow burn. I was addicted for about 60 chapters but the resolution was unsatisfying and the storytelling started to get confusing so I can't give it 5 stars.

This was another manhwa that I gradually lost interest in. It's nothing compared to What Lies at the End or even Fools, but still a good read.

Hands down my favorite manhwa. It's psychological and inteligent, and violent but not excessively so. There are some popular korean manhwa out there right now that are so violent and rape-y that I can't justify reading them. The violence in this, however, is not constant, and it definitely adds to the plot and the complexity of the characters. Taemin and woojin are so goddamn complex and the author is a genius at writing banter like damn. The banter is a hell of a lot sharper in Korean but ricepunch's translations were pretty amazing. The official English releases are a lot shittier tbh but that's all we got now. Ngl though I really despise Jiwook. He's such a slimy little worm.

The characters are so adorable and the art is very enjoyable. It's not really a complex story, but it's great for some light angst and fluff.

Very Korean drama-esque. Classic slow burn and realistic drama. A younger college student falls for his older male friend whom he hasn't seen since childhood. His hyung now has a boyfriend, but has a soft spot for the dongsaeng he used to love spoiling.

A sunbae in college gradually falls for his cute hoobae, whom he knows is gay. He is confused by his attraction because he has never considered being attracted to another male. This is a very realistic drama about a university student who gradually realizes his homosexual attraction. In Korea, homosexuality is hardly acknowledged, and many people don't believe that it even exists. The homophobia isn't so overt as it is in other countries, which is why the protagonist slowly comes to recognize his feelings.

I never read het romance, but I honestly enjoyed this one. I liked that it was from the female perspective, and the men in the story are just as objectified (ha). I preferred the side story about the protagonist's friends who cross the friendzone with each other and try to navigate that awkwardness. The art style starts to get noticeably lazier as you get towards the later chapters, which was frustrating. It's so gradual that it's not too obvious until you see a flashback of something that happened in the first few chapters and the difference is so glaring. It was probably just a result of the artist getting more comfortable with drawing the characters, but even so, art should be consistent throughout an entire comic.

Poor Haesol! I just want Doona eonni to be nice to him and love him. Some pretty quality smut right here, although I really want to see some mxm action hehehehehe. The plot takes a backseat to the smut, but I can get on board with that since the art is so nice.

Beautiful slow build romance between Kim Norae, a somewhat quirky tomboy, and Baek Seola, the beautiful and popular queen of her college department. Very realistic and beautiful story. The characters are three dimensional and lovely. The story will never be finished, due to the author/artist's illness. Still a worthwhile read, though. It's absolutely my favorite f x f comic. It's not filled with the male gaze, like much of the yuri content out there. It's a very realistic story about two young women who slowly fall in love. Update: the author Ssamba has passed away from her illness. She left us this beautiful story for which I will always be greatful.

Maybe it's the fault of the translation, but the plot isn't very cohesive. It just seems to be a series of unrelated events that aren't even particularly interesting. At least the art is nice? I'm still going to give it a chance but nothing has happened so far and we're 30 chapters in.