Bekssi's manga / #romance(15)

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.

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.

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.

I'm weak for romantic relationships where one person is a total dumbass and can't express their feelings. In this case, it's two total dumbasses who can't express their feelings. I may have gotten teary at the end just cuz they're so stupid in love.

If you give it some time this manga will grab you by the b*lls so that you can't escape. The anime does not do the humor or the characters justice. This is the closest thing I've found to Ouran-level humor but it's still original and has its own charm.