madd's manga / #i should've dropped(52)

Honestly, I don't know how to feel about this manhwa. I really love some parts of it. Eunhyung's storyline, while so tragic, was such a good reflection of how serious rape is and the effects it has on women nearly every day. May she rest in peace. It took a while, but I got really attached to some of the characters; most are absolutely unbearable (*cough* Dai *cough*). However, I at least came out remembering their names. Even with some comics I like, with characters I may adore, I never bother remembering their names. I kept hoping that further into the story, they would get better, but there wasn't that much development, especially with Dai's storyline. He stayed one note. Even if he would change a little, he returned to being insufferable a chapter later. I don't know why Jaehee liked him enough to abandon some of his friends and family for him. I get it if he is the finest, kindest man on the planet and loves you more than anything. You should fight for that person, but Dai abandoned him more times than I can count. And what he did to Eunhyung is absolutely unforgivable. Someone who just sits there and lets it happen when they have the power to stop the situation is worse than the people actually doing it. He constantly resorts to violence, even toward Jaehee, who he supposedly loves. The story literally starts because he gets his gang to beat him up. What a wonderful meet-cute. (If you can't tell, I'm being sarcastic) This is abusive shit. Like how is that even a good relationship? He's just going to be stuck wondering whether his partner is in a good mood today or if he will get beaten up the next. Seeing Jaehee act like a doormat just because he "loves" him quickly gets old. And his blatant misogyny is just appalling. We never get an explanation for this either; he's just an asshole for the whole manhwa. I want to dislike this, but there are so many saving graces. This is just a very flawed story. Most definitely outdated by today's standards, probably even when it was published. I'm still salty about the fact that comics like these, with toxic love stories or ones that are borderline illegal, are the ones that get long serializations. While beautiful masterpieces with healthy storylines and wonderful characters only get 6 chapters, one volume and nobody talks about them. Do I feel like I wasted my time? No. I think I was able to learn some things, not only about some certain perspectives but even myself. One thing's for sure, this was definitely memorable, but would hardly call it masterpiece. And I would encourage my fellow readers to think before you give this a 10 out of 10.

Yo what is this What is chapter 6, and why is a 16 yo dating a 32yo. (I checked the rabbit and wolf to human years, 8 months = 16 and 4 years = 32 ;-;). What is phantom pregnancy and why is it a thing. What is my life. I'm so confused. AND I DIDN'T GET THE REVERSIBLE COUPLE I WAS PROMISED.

I was promised seke I didn't get any. I was promised alpha x alpha, it was basically alpha x buff omega -_- I was promised healthy relationship or an interesting take on arranged marriage. Got typical cliched stuff and the guy borderline cheated. We can't have nice things I guess.

.... wtf did I just read. Where's the bleach.

I'm not gonna let the fact that this is a seke story make me ignore the fact that the guy who cheated is an absolute bitch. He didn't deserve to get beat up like that, but that was ridiculous. Infidelity stories aren't cool :/.

2 out of 10 This only gets points for Niki and for lesbians, because why not and Niki is a whole ass mood. I hated the second-hand embarrassment I got from before Ch 6. The art style looks so bland and dull, I got bored looking at it very quickly. It felt very generic. It's good that there was more consent on the end of the first couple, but they had no sparks, they were just overall a very boring couple which is surprising since they were the one doing BDSM. And the side couple is just... like both of them suck, honestly. Their side was a bit more interesting to read, cuz of the guy's possible internalized homophobia, but nah he was just an asshole. Short manhuas and mangas can have the problem of feeling rushed, but this was felt like it was too fast and too slow at the same time, and I have no clue how. Just because he didn't say no at the beginning does not count as consent. The seme was very pushy and harassed the uke, and at the beginning he just looked like a sociopath look or something. Definitely won't read again, and now I know why I dropped it before.

This whole comic is just a bunch of crazy fuckery. The guy gets stuck between a rapist and crazy psycho stalker. Of the course the guy is stuck in a love triangle (my faaaaaave). And he finally told the guy after literally forever, I'm just here to find out how he gets out of this lmao. Update: It ended, I have no clue what I just read •_•