KTNG's manga / #my gateway(3)

Raising a Bat

Complete | Jade | 2015 released
2020-04-30 08:23 marked
Tags: my gateway

- actually my first yaoi, or, “boys love” was my gateway into my world of mangago - classic, loved the art and the story. however i am somewhat biased since this is my first. - the couple was suepr cute and had their romance/chemistry build realisticly - erghhhh hate that the ponytail idiots gf forgave him but love that the main character with the mole didnt really accept his apologies (sort of) - love how the couple went through their own struggles and dealed with them as realistically as they could in a vampire inhabited world - self harm scene was crazy and my first sort of experience seeing and learning about things like it

Blood Bank

Complete | silb | 2015 released
2020-05-06 19:27 marked
Tags: my gateway

- kinda weird how both my first “BL” stories included a vampire x human troupe in them - exposed me to a world of kinks i never knew and broadned my mind/view on sex - plot was sort of confusing and kind of too dark for my taste, i prefer more modern settings - felt sk horrible for cinderlla(?) forgot his name, but actually in general feel bad for all the humans - its getting a lot if points for art and nostalgia, art was so beautiful and it was one if my firsts - still wish it was in a more modern setting

Solo Leveling

Complete | Jang Sung-Lak,Gee So-Lyung | 2000 released
2024-01-10 08:12 marked

- my gateway into the “overpowered mc” webtoons - unfortunately due to this being my first everything else ive read has paled in comparison and i cant help but make comparisons to solo leveling. but to be fair its hard to NOT make comparisons when basically all mcs are rhe same copy and pasted black haired dude with a lowk bland personality - loved the build up and entire concept AND ART UGGHH!!! but the ending was subpar. why go through all that work just for nobody to remember.. ik its for a noble cause or whatever but still hated the ending. - truly feel bad for the shadow warriors in the end. that shadow world feels like such a copout. like those are WARRIORS. theyre bound to get bored battling themselves at some point. - HATE THE SON SO BLAND and he’s immediately overpowered and goes through this stupid level up dungeon this jin woo made like?? idk it doesnt feel earned unlike jin woo