axima's manga / #Strong Female Lead(52)

To be honest, the scanlator drama and reveal of her fiance being gay were just as good as the actual plot. I like the protagonist not being useless. There isn't really enough relationship development for me to say much about the romance. In this case you either like the story or you give up, because there's nothing else that could carry the series. EDIT: most of this is moot by now, they're dating now and it's pretty cute. They've gone down the same path as most other stories and started bringing up prejudice against women. Call me sexist but I've seen this same thing play out so many times I just want to move on. I'm not here for a moral lesson on how bad x group had it in y time.

If I'm being honest, the way they handled the romance could have been better. There's also the weird page layout and mc being reincarnated that was hardly even mentioned after the start. Overall the whole mind game/betrayal thing was the best part. The characters have a reverse of the problem that plagues shoujo, the FL is the one that gets all the personality while ML is just a surface level shy guy. The ending kinda sucked but I'd say it's down to personal preference if you like it or not.

MC with a brain! And not just any brain, she's actually somewhat of a genius at scheming. The guy isn't some cold jerk (not that I don't like them but it's nice to have someone kind sometimes). Idk wtf is going to happen to the updates though. Trying to read the updates from the previous scanlators is basically impossible and the person who uploaded the last chapter said they're not doing it again. EDIT: So apparently I loved this? Lmfao can't remember a thing I'd have to reread it all to see. I thought this was borderline garbage and that's why I haven't touched it in so long.

Boy oh boy, this is the shit. I am desperately waiting for more. I'd love to give a detailed review but that's kinda hard with only 19 chapters so you'll just have to trust me. EDIT: Boooriiingg. Where's the romance at? EDIT 2: I left it in limbo for ages but no I'm dropping.

Nothing is perfect, but this one comes pretty damn close. I skipped this one multiple times before finally giving it a chance and I was pleasantly surprised. EDIT: This is so fucking good I can't believe it's over, I'm not ready to cope with the loss yet!

Boy oh boy did I enjoy this one. Every time I thought there was a plothole, it got adressed later and in hindsight made perfect sense. Karsus appearing shirtless every 10 chapters or so was very welcome. They got together within a reasonable timeframe. The art is lovely. Not to say that I didn't have any problems with the series but overall it was a very positive experience and by the end I found myself grinning from ear to ear. EDIT: I didn't mention it before I believe to avoid spoilers but this is something that should be brought up so I'll be vague about it. Basically, somewhere really late in the series (like ch70??) Karsus randomly pulls a 180 and acts super concerning and then Sica's like "Jokes on you I'm in to that shit" and after that they go back to normal as if nothing happened. I had a real wtf bro moment when I first saw it and I'll never forget how it felt to have the wholesome fluffy atmosphere around them destroyed in an instant.

Started off strong but now I'm not so sure. I understand they wanted to be original and I can appreciate that. I just think they're dragging the romance out without committing to a reasonable excuse. The only mention of the protagonist is that she ends up with the ML, that's it. The FL never explains why she's fine with changing so much of the plot only to not want to change who the ML ends up with. With the way she acts I'm not even sure she likes him, she really doesn't seem to care. EDIT: Dropped. I've waited long enough and if they're not interested in progressing the romance in favour of some other bitch then I'm out. I mean it when I say bitch, that's how her "friend" acts, go become lesbian and stop leading the poor guy along if you like raging cunts so much. Maybe I'll return when she stops being emotionally constipated towards only the ML.

It's damn good, but as always has some flaws. The romance didn't exactly get a lot of development but makes sense within the context of the story and is cute enough. The FL going around fixing shit without becoming a mary sue is nice, since who wants to watch a useless main character? I can also appreciate that they don't drag every bit of the story out for ages. One of the downsides is that the characters don't get much development, and having 3 characters this early on screaming girl power makes it feel like I'm being indoctrinated. The FL is fine but are the other two really necessary? I'm not a little kid that needs a moral to the story...

I can't decide if I wanna rate it 4 or 5 stars so it's like this for now. The structure reminds me a little of "As You Wish, Prince". She went in to the world of the novel that she wrote and even *spoilers*. Comedy is absolutely amazing, as is the FL's personality, it's basically impossible to not love the ML but *spoilers* so I'm waiting to see what it's going to be like later. EDIT: Went down to 3 for the overwhelmingly pushy "feminist" signals. Like ok, I know Rina is OP in more ways than one but you really think she can rule a country? What's wrong with Edward taking the throne with Rina as an aide? Why does she have to make it sound like all the girls would be more successful if their jobs were "manly" like engineering? Cooking and sewing are just as important and shouldn't be treated as lesser on the basis of them being feminine. You don't need to act like a man to be a strong woman.

There's literally zero romance for now but I am DOWN for a good revenge plot. She's not like "I want to live", this bad bitch's middle name is karma and she's gonna serve it!