apopoi's manga / #Adorable(28)

I have not seen a shoujo manga in a while but suffice to say that I did not miss it. Looking back on it, it is riddled with cliches and tropes down to the very lines uttered by characters to future events. The ex or potential love interest is introduced, we find out about the ml's or MC's past that put some tension on the story or between characters for a short period. We also have the typical childhood best friend with the unrequited love. A classy lady who is the standard of beauty and grace who makes the MC insecure and yada yada. Oda Nobanga (future me; it's actually Nobunaga)was it? The name Oda rings a bell to me because of my love and adoration for the manga 'One Piece' so that piqued my interest as well. Overall it is a light read with flowers in the background with corny lines and the wind effect on their hair when they say an important line that touch the heart of the person they are taking to. We also have the infamous lower lip visibility with the upper lip nowhere in sight. I hate that man.

Currently at Ch10, it is a simple story with clear cut storyline with the good guys and the bad guys. Tho the MC is technically an adult, she seems like a child I guess cuz she doesn't have any friends and an abusive aunt with a manipulative "friend" (the second prince) who bit her, he a snake literally and figuratively. The MC is a squirrel in a family of lions..don't know know that happened but they mentioned she is a half-human so that seems to relate to something. It is a story that is derived by misunderstandings left and right and is used as a narrative to further the plot.

I like it..it's fresh and exciting. It's an Indonesian manhwa, isn't it? I'm not surprised as Indonesia along with other south-east Asian countries look favourably to Korea. At first I thought it was a manhwa but the names made it clear it was some other south-east Asian country, my guess leaned towards Indonesia instantly. The names are so similar to Indian names, it's uncanny. About the plot : It's more structured than I expected but it is at the level of a shoujo manga afterall which isn't a bad thing at all. I would like more from this type of drama centred plot. The mysteries aren't really mysterious, and the question of who is the Mr President? As is the title is not that interesting to me. It's like Pretty Little Liars but Asian version with less stakes. The MC is an upright and logical character who uses her head to get out of icky situations, she gets flustered easily but able to think clearly and make logical decisions and arrive at a conclusion that is satisfying. The ML is cute, I actually read this because of a YouTube short where the ML is wearing glasses waiting for MC who just graduated or giving a speech of some sorts? The comments praised this manhwa to the moon and back also what they said about the MC being logical made me curious because only Lord knows how rare that is.

It seems to be a light hearted story with lots of gags and cliche plot. Another case of being reincarnated into a novel they read before dying, our MC is unfortunately a dunce. She ships the FL with a side character and remembers every interaction they had. The side character being the Emperor, the ML who has been turned into a child of the tender age of 4 years. He who is the strongest archmage has been left in a vulnerable position because he awakened his mana at nine years old, now he is only four years old physically. He calls the MC into the palace as the MC, who knows the plot and the characters in this world, now works as a seer and a prophet turning her knowledge as a reader into profit. So far nothing stands out to me. Not the plot, not the characters, nada. The MC, how do I say this? I'm not really in the mood to read a dumb MC who falls into interesting situations and is being pulled and pushed left and right by the plot. But it's really fun and hard not to have a jolly good time reading this. The MC's loyalty to the ML is very refreshing. Although there is the usual 'being pretty is everything' sentiment, the MC is strong enough to withstand that. Also, the long ass name she made up for herself is hilarious. Their dynamic is so interesting. The ML is so childish and immature with her, I loove it!! Him pulling her hair talking about how she left him alone to have a good time with the Count with his tiny hand and angry face..him saying that her head will be lighter if he plucks out her hair and the MC proceeds to have an epiphany and called him a genius! The look on his face..priceless!! I love how he calmed down when she said it was for him..that he told her it would be better to maintain a friendly relation with the Count so that's why she danced with him. He looked so grateful. Babyy~~

Maybe it's because of the success that 'Into the light' brought, that manhwas of the same and eerily similar plot pop up everywhere. Last time, it was 'Ashtarte' and now..this. Anyway, the MC was a princess of an Empire. Although far in line for the succession to the throne, she was greatly favoured by the Emperor as evident in him appointing the most promising knight as her escort and not the crown prince's. She is also often told by her dad "Only if you were a man". The MC who is a gullible and trusting person blindly believed that her and her brother were close despite how sibling dynamics in royalty works. She came across her brother killing their dad in cold blood, and because she was a witness, she was also killed along with him. Now the MC has a question about this, Why? He was the crown prince and therefore his ascension to the throne was undeniable and expected. Yet he killed the Emperor regardless. He also framed her for the murder and used her supposed mental-illness as a probable reason for the crime although there has never been a case that involved her mental state before. He further said that she herself commited suicide. Now this seems fishy no matter which side you look from, but people seem to blindly believe it or they just don't care enough to question it. Now the MC is reincarnated as a divine beast, she was in her egg for ten years and her egg was half the size of a normal egg. There are three taboos that concern divine beasts : not to be involved too heavily in human history, not to reveal that you are a divine beast and not to fall in love with a human. Now we all know where this is going, this is a premonition..an omen that the ML is that escort knight and they will have a relationship in the future. All hints point towards it, maybe there will be a second male lead every reader will fall for further down the line. But he's the only potential love interest we have rn. He puts his name (reputation, since he is the hero of the empire and the best knight) to request the Magic tower to send a mage to investigate the truth behind this incident. Also, the MC's current father is also a divine beast but his human form is the reputed Grand Duke and her brother is the Master of the Magic Tower. Seems on brand with the whole 'everyone love me' trope. Seemingly, the ML has gone mad since her death. My feelings towards this manhwa is not too strong. It is OK. The MC doesn't seem smart and seems like the typical female MC in a historical setting as a princess. The male lead is also in the trope of being the best knight but a commoner who rose to the ranks with nothing but his sword. He was distant to the princess while he was her escort knight but he obviously likes her if he is being this affected by her death and considers it an injustice.

This is it, the perfect mix of shounen-ai and yaoi. The ml is not overbearing to the point that it feels suffocating but enough to fulfill that craving and the MC although a pushover and a naive person has some degree of backbone and a stubborn personality to him. The sex scenes are so intimate and personal that it feels like we are intruding on their space rather than the author flaunting that they can write a smexy scene that is droolworthy. Ahh their dynamic is seriously adorable and it is not unrequited. The ML is as much in love as the MC is though he refuses to date him for personal reasons alluding to the fact that he is an orphan and the very relatable reason that he can't even look after himself so how is he supposed to care for another person? UPDATE (6/3/23): I am caught upto ch50 and the translations are not the best. I was under the impression that I hated clingy and crybaby uke but this uke Dojun is just so soft and squishy that I can only adore him. Jaehee is lucky, also his type is a puppy...the lengths he went through to get close to him was funny. He found his ideal type, what other girls he dated found to be burdensome like his possessiveness, persistence, walking home everyday and excessive skinship..he welcomed all of it. Also Dojun doesn't have a single muscle in his body..his tummy is so soft and I like how when Jaehee touches it, it has some fat to it

Oh Shit! I forgot to put this in my reading list, my bad! So the ml is a sadistic freak who is learning to be more empathetic with the help of his two friends. Will the male friend turn out to be a world or novel traveller like the both of them? I hope so. Um..the love interest is a bit fucked in the head. I don't know the whole deal with him yet since he might have some more history with the ML that we are not yet aware of, like that scene where he wore a uniform of some sort or where he was a magician..but him being his Lil bro (not by blood) and being able to read his mind was funny

Fatphobia? A hint of it but it's not as extreme as some other manhwas. I don't like how everything is immediately resolved after she lost weight. We also know that the final bosses (the marquis and the crown prince) fancies her so it is the same old. Now going from a cute little brother to a man is nothing new. I love how doting her parents are to her too. Also I hate how unfair it is that her magic attribute: strengthening allows her to eat whatever she wants and the calories turn to mana or adds to her magic. Ugh I wish I had that. I read upto Ch6 btw where she turns down the narcissistic crown prince whose world revolves around main characters and supporting characters.

Recently I have been into guys with glasses. They're hot. Typical manga behaviour.. So fast paced and cliche. The bottom is as pretty as a female so he's constantly being cornered/not taken seriously plus imo he's a sissy. The ml saves him and offers him a job after he quit since his boss put forward some unreasonable conditions. Now he works in a nightclub, is hit on by an old dude and the glasses dude comes to the rescue. Turns out he's part of the yakuza hence the title. They have a party, the top is a light weight so he gets drunk, bottom offers to carry him home and they get into some action, no sex though that only happened in the last chapter. Morning arrives and the top apologizes then the bottom admits it's his fault since he was the sober one. The top finds him cute yada yada yada then some conflict happens in the form of a stalker then the top saves him yet again... I'm starting to see a pattern here guys. Before that, he gifted him a earring which he didn't put on since he saw him together with a girl and misunderstands. Now in a car, he just blurts out he likes him for a reason I forget then the top says he likes him too and has been waiting for him to admit his feelings. They make love and the end.

It's okay-ish. The MC is just the typical dumb blonde, respectfully. Her reasoning is just so bizzare, she acts like a child (is she one? She said she had memories of reading a novel on the world she's in). Anyway her and the ml, I don't feel the chemistry.. It could be because they haven't hit the double digits yet but genuinely this is so basic. She needs him to survive, so he is her lifeline but she doesn't let him in on it so he thinks he's special and all that shit. She also says that he shouldn't hold someone's hand, hug etc unless it's her. This obviously doesn't come from a bad place but it's so hard for a reader my age to read about. He has a special power so that's the reason if you were wondering. Also the conflict is so fucking childish to me, like the cousin taunting the ml. I guess that's the highest form of insult that a child can conjure up. This world is based on a bl novel where her big bro is the MC and the ML is one of his suitors so how we feel about that? It's giving 'I can change him, he might not like girls but that's cuz he hasn't met me. He's just confused'. His love was unrequited though they did share a passionate kiss near the end (the MC's words, not mine). There are currently 20 chapters but I stopped at 11 cuz I can't stand it no more.