apopoi's manga / #Royalty(70)

I guess she is starting to appreciate Ethan a bit more. The Emperor is just a douchebag, talking about honour and what not. What did the Queen see in him? You know what.. I hate her as well. Blaming a child for something that they cannot control, many people die in childbirth especially considering the times they live in so what's the deal? The art style is a bit too childish for my taste but I like it nevertheless. I like that the princess is slowly coming to terms that she is not the worst person like she seems to think she is and is embracing her new life. I wished she didn't quit her swordsmanship training tho. Also the crown prince is so dumb.. I don't hate him but u can only be so dumb that you don't understand why your sister wouldn't want to meet that son of a bitch Emperor. Theo is fine.. I guess. I like that the story didn't revolve too much around Theo and Dorothea too much. The maid and the knight make a cute couple.

I like that the MC is level headed and fairly reasonable, I hope that will continue throughout the manhwa and that trait of her won't change. Her real life problems are much more severe than the novel she is in so I understand where she is coming from. However her lack of tact made it almost unbearable for me to continue this manhwa even though I personally don't blame her. The four heavenly kings are based on 'Boys over Flowers' for sure, even Hwiyoung's face and personality screams Junpyo. Her knowing the tropes and cliches inside out was very hilarious and her being dumbfounded left and right by the impossibility of everything in the novel was refreshing. Some of which I won't question but because she is a renowned author and even received an award for literature, she is able to see the plotholes that I can't see. Her little brother is such a simp and the resemblance to her deceased lil bro is uncanny. What else? Her best friend is a bit much, I get where she's coming from but the ml is just your boyfriend's friend so why be angry at your bestie for it? All in all, I enjoyed it. Her best friend irl sucks, of course she would think it's her since she was the only one she told but she suffered all that bullying because she defended you and stood up for you, you bitch. She ended up miserable while the Ah-han is successful in life so whatever. I think I know who the ml irl will be, the man that saw her crying has to be it. I think he is also the person that bully liked in middle school.

I like the premise of this story but everything seems to happen for the sake of the plot. The Emperor and the Empress are a laughing stock, the influence of the Empress imo isn't that strong, she also seems very dumb. The ML is the best character for now, but he seems very naive. Like I would imagine him to find something amiss about the prince since he has known him for how long? But he only asked to conduct an investigation recently. All of his people are aware of his affections for the prince yet they don't seem to take him seriously either. I am so used to MLs in this genre no matter how easy going they are to have their subordinates take everything they say seriously. I understand that they think only an alpha and omega should get married, especially since he is a Grand Duke but them asking him "You're not doing this because of 'him', are you" rubs me the wrong way considering in the previous chapter they acknowledge that the Duke only attends parties where the prince attends. The characters are not the smartest, I guess it's better to write dumb or average characters since they are more predictable and you don't have to go through hoops so that they don't seem to be out of character. That's why Gege hates writing Gojo from JJk since he is so OP, he has to modify and think things through since he is a pain to write about since he could change things with just a wave of his hand. The MC being an omega and therefore living a life where he has to hide his identity since in the imperial family only an alpha can become an emperor is very sad but I wish he wasn't that much of a pussy. Like he is so easily pushed around. Istg when he woke up after being forced to eat those suppressants by his mother, and decided to use the back door since he didn't want to open the window(it would wake his servant who was sleeping after caring for him) which btw only the duke and him know the location of, I rolled my eyes since it was so fucking obvious that it was a way to make him meet with the ML. Also conveniently that's when the ML suspects him to be an omega, he even asks his subordinates if it was possible for a beta to smell like an omega and the obvious answer was 'no'. But there could be two reasons 1) there was an omega who passed by in that area so it was the residual scent/pheromone left by that omega. Of course this is ruled out since only him and the prince knows this place. 2) the omega mistakes himself to be a beta. They brush this aside since it was preposterous and such a thing couldn't happen. But not the ml, a lightbulb seems to go off in his head. I am worried tho that he will be too careless and that will cause the Empress to find out and cause more trauma for the prince.

Oh wow. I can't believe I actually stumbled upon this again. I love an obsessed top, also the twist that the big bro loves him as well was nice. It's like he was egging him on to do it. The last scene were he said "It's you who can't live without me" was a full circle moment since the lil bro keeps repeating that his big brother can't live without him. It was him all along. I can't believe I actually found this again, the tag I used were : yaoi, smut and oneshot. There were only three pages luckily.

Oh! This is it! I've been searching for this endlessly. This is the definition of obsession! Even in death, the MC wasn't free from the King's clutches. He committed suicide in order to get away from him. His family (in this life) after seeing his resemblance to his past self (technically his ancestor but that was him too so it's complicated) discarded him since it was a sign of disgrace. The thing that gets me about the obsession is that it's completely irrational. There isn't an incident or situation, their disposition or interaction that triggers it, just him existing and the king is entranced by him. It also shows the repercussions of said obsession not only for him but the kingdom, the people, their families and it sets off a number of events to spiral and makes it one intriguing plot. The uke is still traumatized and we can see it so clearly, I could find myself getting affected by it and how all of these things are so out of his control, the helplessness of the situation he is in and how he got affected by the aphrodisiac. I had to turn my eyes away and drop it in that scene because it was too much for me. A bright side is that the king is now realizing his mistake and it isn't sudden either. It feels very organic and natural. He wants his love in this lifetime, he doesn't just want to own him. He wants his heart now as well.

This is so cliche. It's the typical chosen one with a very loving and protective family type of isekai. The translation ruins the experience for me, and the story isn't even that good to boot. I wish it has a bit more, it's so tropey and in the same vein with every other manhwa. I suspect that 'Who made me a Princess?' started this craze because of its immense popularity. I need to start some other series so I can't waste my time on this. I have finished like 11 chapters so far but I didn't finish the 11th chapter cuz my Wi-Fi didn't support it. I wish the MC would give it a try. I know we got exposition on why she is skeptical about this whole thing but it feels very inorganic in a way. 'The Ordinary Lady' I think..? did a much better job at that. Also we all know who the ML will be, it's that black haired demon child right? I like Oscar.. He's so adorable. I was surprised that they were half-siblings since that wasn't very common. And also the Emperor got remarried so the MC's mom is the one whom he truly loves and the Duchess is one whom he married out of necessity and the mom of Oscar. The Duchess is very strict and orders her bro to be stricter with Oscar as well, he followed what he said. Speaking of that.. I was surprised by the switch up on how he treated the princess and his nephew. I like how protective Mabel got over her big bro, maybe she sees him as a child so that's why. Also another gripe I have with this manhwa is that I can't take it seriously.. It just be saying stuff and there doesn't seem to be any real consequences like I get the whole priest thing cuz of the you know.. Problems it would cause to be at odds with the Holy Land but it just makes the Emperor look like a fraud. Also the priests being corrupt and actually being the 'villain' per se is so tired. Just quit it if you can't commit to it. 'The stepmother's marchen' and 'How to get my husband on my side' does a phenomenal job at this if you wanna see a good execution of that sub-plot. 'Saving my Sweetheart' is also worth a mention.

Wow.. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. I like the dynamic between the main leads as well as the second leads. It's so very different yet equally interesting. Personally the main leads dynamic is my favourite because there's so much teasing going on, and the way they interact with eo is such a breath of fresh air. It's been a while since we've got an ML with personality!! I love that he has a sharp tongue, love that he trusts his instincts and love him overall. The MC gives me so much second hand embarrassment, yet I still come back for more. They are such engaging characters, truly the backbone of this manhwa. The romance is the main plot, but its sub-plots are very fascinating as well. I like that the MC's past is supposedly shrouded in mystery, the deal with White (what entity is he?) And that we have two regressors and a transmigrator. Also the ML isn't needlessly edgy or sketchy and moves with a purpose. I love how the MC just assumes stuff and just goes with it. I love that it subverted my expectations. It's so light-hearted and I love that it pokes fun at the genre it's in.. A parody of its genre. It reminds of Gintama in that sense. As someone well endowed in this genre, there's a sense of satisfaction in that I'm privy to the inside jokes made in this manhwa.

Eh it's so so, the conflicts are terribly minor and this is a poor execution of an OP protagonist. For someone who has lived for a thousand plus a hundred years, her demeanor doesn't reflect that. By that I don't mean she has to be stoic or a wise all looming figure, there should be glimpses or hints of it peeking through every now and then. But it comes across like she has this burst of knowledge or life experience only when the plot calls for it, like hey you knew that person, you lived through that era, you were a notable figure in this field etc etc. The deal with the gods being shady does intrigue me, I'm not gonna lie.. That trope always gets me going. Her disciple is also very typical of the master-disciple dynamic in this genre. My sister enjoys this and frankly I'm starting to question her taste in everything. Currently at Ch44

The art is cute, the story is...lacking but it has an interesting premise. The FL is for now a cardboard character, which I feel is the most unfortunate since the story isn't the most engaging so having a charismatic protagonist would really propel the reading experience to the next level. This is clearly satire and I'm sure this will be a breath of fresh air for people tired of this trope but I am not the target demographic for this so I'm not feeling it.

This is a hot mess. It seems everyone has come to a consensus that this ended on CH6 so I will naturally join in on that camp. It was cliche but it was fun. Everything went downhill after that, the MC is a lot more persistent and resilient than I gave him credit for. I kinda wish he wasn't that naive tho. I thought that the alphas would remain green flags but alas.. If this was the real world, this would fall into the category of love bombing. The fact that this is the creation of his fujoshi sister makes me side eye everything. I don't feel betrayed by this, let's make things clear.. But it's a bit of a shame that the author went this route when the road we've taken until now was already solid.