The Art of Taming A Tiger
Summary Story: MC had a new neighbor which is ML. ML is psychic and has the power to defeat evils spirits. One day, MC accidentally gets himself stuck with one of ML's belonging, a bell bracelet. Ever since then, MC could see supernatural things that heavily distrubs him in his daily life. He interacts with ML with the prospect that he helps ML and his companion tiger to send off spirits so they could get rid of the bell bracelet from him. The cat-tiger is a drunkard deity from heavens which was punished from heaven to send off spirits in earth so he could return. This tiger asked ML for help in exchange that he will grant ML's wish and now the MC's wish to rid off the bracelet. So now they embark on a journey where they rid of spirits. And along the way, the two fall in love with each other and then started dating. ML's backstory : ML's parents didn't have children for long and so his mother prayed or did a ritual which resulted with ML being born with strong vessel, this reason gives him the power to counter spirits and also see supernatural things. ML's parents died when he was in middle school. One day, he meets a new classmate who was possessed with evil spirit. The reason was because the kid was sickly and so his parents resorted to having an evil spirit keep him alive. ML befriends this kid but it was the spirit who wanted to take over ML's vessel. In the end, ML ends up unlocking his power & killing the evil spirit one day. This causes the kid to die and ML traumatized that he had caused someone's death. Wanting to rid of his power, ML looked for ways until he met the cat-tiger, then they continue to work together. MC had a brother who went missing two years ago. He asked ML for help when ML finds out from his grandma(a shaman) that his brother does not exist. MC backstory: Back in the past, the lord of the underworld and Lord of the earth brawled who will rule over hell or earth. They used two flowers as a match, whoever's flower grows more beautiful will win. The lord of earth was careless and so his flower almost withered when he exchanged his to the lord of hell which was much stronger. The lord of hell concedes and accepts ruling over hell despite the underhanded victory. The two flowers were siblings, the younger one which was loved gave some of his soul to his brother so his withered older brother could live. The younger flower also asked the lord of hell to take his brother as the Lord of earth wouldn't take care of him. Loving the sibling love the two had and the courage of the younger flower, he took them both to the underworld. Soon, the older meets the deputy lord whom was lonely. He says he will provide company which cause the deputy to be affectionate of him. But as time passes, the older gets unwell. Once again, the younger uses his soul to make the older well. But this was a forbidden technique and causes the younger's health to deteriorate. The older was mad at the deputy who used this method knowing the consequence but the deputy cared more for the older. So, older asks the lord to return to earth so his brother could get well. And so they did. But the deputy was enraged that the older left so he desperately looked for methods that could make him return. And in the process, cause the younger brother to lose his life. The older was punished to work for the deputy for 100p yrs. Along those yrs, the older looked for his younger's reincarnation when one day he did find the younger at 7 yrs old, who was supposed to die. The older saves the younger from his distended death and ran away to hide. This was forbidden and thus when the older was captured again, he was forced to stay in the underworld. His younger brother who was reincarnated did not know of this & looked for his brother. Back to present, the reason why MC has the bell is because of the deputy. The deputy wants to use MC to get the older to stay with him forever. MC's life is half alive because of the incident wehn he was young, when ML heard from deputy that MC will die soon. ML was obliged to help the deputy to collect spirits to elongate MC's life. But later on, the older who was stuck in the underworld and ML realized that the deputy needs to be defeated instead of trusted. So, they did. In the end, the deputy is defeated and the underworld is balanced as the older takes lead in arranging the problem. MC has his bell changed into a removable bracelet by the lord of earth. And ML still by his side. Review : Characters — The character design is pretty common but still nice. Personality wise, I love both the MC and ML. They have very peculiar personality that creates this very soft and amazing dynamic between the two main. In terms of character development, I love how they both grew from their fears, and I love how they were able to find comfort in each other. Another I liked about this story is how very smooth and non dramatic the two character's relationship are. Like the moment they fell for each other, they just smoothly dated each other. And that's just soo fluff. I absolutely adore a non toxic couple, and mainly this is because the ML is sooo green flag. This is despite him protecting MC somewhat for his desire to have MC stay with him for longer. But like that's normal because no one wants their loved one to die haha. The MC is just great! I love a funny and lovable MC. His backstory from the past makes me love him more, his a child who would do everything for his brother. Speaking of his brother, I absolutely love the sibling love relationship they have. It was so sweet and heartbreaking. The fact that it transcended time, because they still consider each other brothers in MC's next life. Like MC did not even think his brother is not his real brother after knowing the truth. For the side characters, I love the cat/tiger deity the most, he was so adorable & funny. And the others were also quite funny and lovable. For the villain of the story, they actually made me sad because all he had done was due to loneliness and as he deserved, he didn't get a happy ending. I don't know if he fell in love with MC's brother or he was just obsessed with not being alone. But I am sure that MC's bother wasn't in love with him rather it was empathy. Storyline — This was so good and enjoyable. There's no toxicity, many fluff and soft moments. It isn't one of your overly mysterious and dramatic manhwa. It's more of fluff and comedy with light mystery but it's so done well with it's genre of deities and ghosts. Absolutely love the past backstory part. And how the main couple's relationship flowed from strangers to finding comfort from each other to lovers. And they have a pretty healthy one. Ending — Bet there's still extras. The ending is actually not bad, it didn't leave me unsatisfied. I knew this story is more light with how it's written so I wasn't really expecting a heavy ending so this was fine. Others — The art is cute and nice. Love the comedy in this story. If I have one thing to point, I wish the MC knew that his memories of the past was erased from him by his brother and others that he was kept in behind because I just think it's right to do so, but it's also okay if he doesn't know. Also, I wish there was more explanation to ML's power.
Two Sions
Other Sion is insufferable, another dumb man. Whole Story Summarized: Spoilers ahead. Daeho is in love with Sion, a friend of his since middle school. Years later, he planned to confess to end his unrequited love. But when he did, he was made a fool by sion as he actually made a bet that Daeho would confess to him. Then he sexually assaults Daeho causing a huge strain in their relationship. When Daeho was despaired he suddenly transported to the world in the book that he was reading. The book tells about the love story of an elf and a devil. In that world he met the elf who had the same name and face as Sion, but their personalities were different as this Sion was such kinder. As they grew closer, Daeho began to fall for this Sion and soon their relationship turned into sexual and romantic. But there was a dark secret that Sion was hiding from Daeho and he soon found out about this. The truth was that Daeho wasn't the Daeho Sion truly loved. The devil who also had the same name and face as Daeho was elf Sion's childhood sweet heart. Daeho had saved Sion from death and since then the two were inseparable until one day, Daeho was accused to have caused the plaque in the village and was burned to death. Elf Sion was despaired and forced to use a magic to summon the other Daeho to his world. Daeho knowing of this truth still chose to love elf Sion. The two decided to return to Daeho's world together but that failed and Daeho was the only one to return. Daeho meets Sion again and Sion apologizes for what he had done ( fuck this shit). His backstory showed that when he was in middle he was sexually harassed due to his feminine looks and Daeho always saved him from other's causing the two to grow closer. But he soon found out Daeho's feeling for him and felt betrayed yet it was a fact that he did felt something for him. But still this was the reason why he harassed Daeho in the future (jerk) Ongoing...
Bacio Dolci: Lips Sweeter than Cream
Takagami-sama to Aware na Ikenie
Ch1-3(translated) Spoiler... Uke's parents and him got into an accident that resulted to his parents' death and his leg injury. He had to work with what he can to help his sister survive. One day, he was chosen as a sacrifice to a god for rain to be bestowed to their village. Uke accepted to be the sacrifice in exchange for her sister's safety and care. Uke apparently dies and goes to the realm of the hawk god, which he goes and pleads to the god for rain. The god who seemingly despises human, asks for the human's body in exchange for granting his wish. Yet after their first time, the god says it wasn't enough and so they do it multiple times. And the god starts caring for the uke, making it rain & even saving him when he almost dies and later on giving him work and place in his mansion. Later on, the uke finds out that the reason God hates human is because he was terribly betrayed many years ago. The god retaliates in anger by flooding the human villagers and killing many. As punishment, the god was holed in his place for 500 yrs, his powers sealed and unable to refuse anyone who comes in his place. The uke starts working in the mansion as his thanks for the rain. Yet he still get a bit bullied by the other workers. He then later on meets another god. Ch4-6(raws on fb) form what I can understand, the seme starts caring for uke for real and later on grants his wish to see his sister and so makes him a bird to fly to the other side. He later comes back, and forms a family with a god. He made baby eggs with him haha. Review: it's okay. Not much. The art is pretty and aside form the forced sex, though the uke consented, he had no choice but to sell his body to the demands of the god so that part was disappointing for me cause I expected something different but that made it generic like the other mangas, but I kinda like the damsel in distress, physically weak but very strongly determined uke so I stayed. The art is pretty (again). So it's an okay read, hoping for the rest to be translated.
Warrior's Afterlife
Story: Spoiler: Hero is betrayed by the king who realized he had too much power, he tries to assassinate him multiple times until the uke kills himself purposely under it. He gets reincarnated by a demon king who was in love with him after watching his adventure and soon the two falls with each other and forms a lovely relationship. Review: I came to read heavy smut and was shocked that there was plot before the smut. It was pretty cool that it had consent and was honestly just unexpectedly, soft haha. My only disappointment is that the hero wasn't the bottom I didn't look the cover properly haha, wish they were a switch. But it's okay, I'm just the one who loves to read on that side's pov. Also, this manhwa has the seme's pov which is quite rare if I may say.
Majutsushi-tachi no Yasoukyoku
Kinda lazy to write this but... In short the story is... Spoiler .. This poor guy enters this magic school to become a national magician. He meets blonde guy accidentally who was cursed to turn into a wolf. Forced to save himself, black dude uses dark magic to Sela the curse temporarily. The two then works to solve the curse. They started getting attracted to each other romantically and then one day, the two had an argument and black chase blonde dude to his house. Then finds blonde tied and tortured by his brother. His older brother loved the blonde but hated that his brother took the heir position from him so he cursed him. Black saves blonde then the end. Review: Interesting set up. But the biggest meh of this is that this interesting and had potential to expand on a good story was just thrown away. too many plot holes and it was rushed. So it felt shallow and like it's such a waste. Paring wise, it was disappointing black wasn't bottom. Again another seme pov story. I kinda knew from how the author drew the blonde tbh haha but I was still in denial until the end. Dynamic wise, they are interesting per say because the seme just had bottom vibes, and generally had a diff personality from the typical seme. Uke is just yeah, nothing extraordinary.
Bad Friend
I love this manhwa. It's such a treasure to find in the Korean bl manhwas. It is rivals to friends to lovers type and they do it so well. No toxicity just friends turning into lovers that's just so sweet as it should. The I would die for you and the I live for you trope is used well, especially looking at how their relationship grew as they spent 10 yrs with each other, it's goodd!!! Waiting for the side stories! Spoiler story summary: Haon met Gon when they were young, his father had brought him and made him stay in their academy. The two spent each other as enemies then rivals and then friends that truly trust each other, soon their relationship started to change with they lent a helping hand (ahem ahem sexually) to each other. The two started to fall for each other. Gob was keeping a secret and was planning to leave secretly but he had stayed for a bit for Haon. Everything was okay until one day the academy was attacked and Haon saved Gon which led him to fall on a cliff and stuck on this cave. Gob thought Haon died. Haon was forced to learn the teaching of a master before able to leave the cave so he spent the next ten years stuck, until he mastered and left. He then joined the high lord of murim to avenge on his family. The alleged culprit of the murder was the cult and he fughted against them when he met the well known leader which was Gon. That's when the two reunited and had a talk again after their pretend fight. The two's relationship ended with helping each other as their romance takes on another level. Gon feels happy and grateful for Haon's survival and the two found a new will to live for each other. The truth behind the massacre was that the high lord was the one who orchestrated it and the cult was framed causing the war. Gon wanted revenge for that and also for his mother. The fact was that Gon was the high lord's son and the high lord murdered his mother causing Gon to feel and met Haon's father. After having many ppl on their side, they finally succeeded in exposing the high lord and Gon kills him, finding liberation. The two then decided to travel and live together. Really really love their relationship, very natural and very heart warming. They really feel like friends to lovers. Reminds me of danmei. Even though the sub plot of murim genre didn't reach the level of danmei's with how detailed and complex they are, this manhwa still did a good job entertaining me. The huge catch us the main couple so I say it's worth it.
Shadow crown
As the other's say this one is non serious, I like the plot between Real and Daniel(the look a likes) but the romance is funny and so unserious. ML just turned Yandere half way and continued to be one the entire time. Everyone else is just ignoring that or leaves it be the wars and eatjs caused by their romance is just scrapped as a joke. Honestly, I didn't hate it haha i just knew it was unserious lol. Was hoping for mc to get pregnant tho haha
The Worst Guy in the Universe
Quite nice. The icing on the cake for this one is the art. Its so good. Character wise - I love uke's design. Uke's personality which is a bit dumb, oblivious and easily tricked is cute and an interesting pair to seme's scheming and sneaky side. Honestly, the amount of sex tropes in this story is surprising and fun if I may say. Story Spoiler summary: Uke is a hunter whose tartget for money is seme, the top 1 most wanted. But the two develop a strange relationship because of their first encounter. Uke was drunk as hell and gave his ass (who he puts into a pedestal) to seme. Uke had forgotten but seme hadn't and he founded fun on messing with uke. So, he reverse trap uke with all the trap uke prepared for seme. And then they do a lot of boombaya. At the end, it's shown that the reason seme was targeted was because his family was after him, seme had wanted to cut lose of his family. But the surprising part was that his family didn't do this out of malice they just wanted to catch their youngest and prevent him from cutting them form his life. Uke accidentally tells his true feeling to seme which seme reciprocates. Woth their cat and mouse relationship, the two still got married to each other at the end.
Ugetsudou Antique