lamsar503's manga / #Supernatural(10)

My advice: Read at least 10 chapters (preferably the first 20 chapters), and then re-read the first 10 chapters, before deciding to continue it or not. I say this because the first 10 chapters or so can be confusing when you start reading this due to the fact that there is constant "time-reversal and retelling events through the same period of time" occurring in the first few chapters without any explanation; so while the story is still interesting, the first read through can be rather confusing. The confusion arises because time reversal is a main plot point for the story, such that in one chapter someone may already be dead, in the next chapter they're alive, in the next chapter they may be appearing just as a figment of someone's dream, etc. Additionally, there are many similarities across chapters, and nothing specifies that time reversal has occurred or gives specifics about "when" time reversed or why. So the information you get from the first few chapters is a bid hard to interpret until after you finally get into the chapters that are relaying (what appears to be) the "current" run-through of this period of time. --- I feel like just trying to explain it is a bit confusing too, haha. Otherwise, the art is full color and pretty decent. I'd give the art alone 3/5 stars; it's appealing enough to be called "good". (I've seen better/more detailed/more artistic works that I'd give 4 stars ['Beatrice', for example, is somewhere around a high 4 to me], and I'd save 5 stars for something that was clearly gorgeous or somehow just artistically "worked' aesthetically with the story.) Regarding story, it is a bit early to say one way or another whether it is 'good' or 'bad'. For now, I will say that there are no glaring cliches or trite plot developments that are like the flea infestation of comics, manga, manhwa, and manwha. The time reversal and re-living the same time period aspect is interesting. The origin story of a dragon that fell in love with a human, and then reversed time after her death to live again with her may not be a completely new idea, but it doesn't feel like a cheap plot device. The dynamics between the FL (who is "strong" regardless of timeline; Intelligent, capable, ambitious, noble, and courageous - determined to be a great Duchess or a Knight or whatever she must be to face an OP foe, depending on the timeline), her younger brother (who suffers PTSD courtesy of the ML, and must face the ML despite his trauma) and father (who kinda seems like 'Schrödinger's Cat' thanks to the time reversals), the OP ML (the second prince; probably a descendent, remnant, or reincarnation of the time-reversing Dragon), and the minor characters are interesting to see. I look forward to reading more, and to be honest I'm pretty sure I'll end up re-reading the first few chapters for a third time just because there's a lot to take in about how Lamia lived her lives, and how many times Lamia has died causing a time-reversal to trigger.

Chinese RAWS: http://m.kuman55.com/16793/ I enjoy this comic, but I must say that the novel on which it is based is sooooo long. (;_;) I'm on something like chapter 900 out of something like 1,700 and Merlin and Alice still haven't confessed to each other. Even though they know how they themselves feel about the other person. And (***SPOILER**** they have a kid accidentally. By magic basically.) Anyway: The super OP ML (the Demon King, Merlin, who is bad with money, wants to be lazy, and is suffering from some sort of life-threatening curse) abdicates his throne after his "boss battle" with the FL (a relatively weak but spirited and virtuous fighter representing the church). Some time after their parting of ways that followed their decisive battle (where FL was totally swatted down like a bug by the ML), the two find themselves brought back together by various twists of fate, and kept together due to shared financial debts. Overall, it's a cute story, and the main characters are fairly likable. The romance element between the two characters is developing veeerrrrry slowly, but it is still enjoyable. Also, the FL is continuing to grow stronger, which is fun to watch develop.

Cute little romance story that helps bring a sense of closure to the other version of "the slit-mouth woman" by the same author. Kinda like a parallel universe with lots of overlapping areas and with a quickly wrapped up ending. I'd say neither one of the stories is really all that great by themselves, but they are cute enough for a quick read through together.

Boring. dropped at chapter 16. A weak, mentally handicapped mother dies due to abuse from her village and an OP personality takes over the body. She eventually meets the guy who (is likely the one that) raped and impregnated her (and who also seems to be the future romantic interest). OP mom proceeds to beat people up. Story is basically just a carbon copy of the Chinese manwha trope where "an OP identity is 'reincarnated' into the body of a weak person upon their death, and new OP identity seeks vengeance on the dead's behalf'". Nothing particularly interesting about the art, characters or story. Maybe it'll get better in time, but for now it's too dull to bother with.

The daughter of the god of the netherworld falls in love at first sight with the god of war. She pursues him only to discover that he is about to face a heavenly trial to increase his divinity by going through 3 mortal lives. She asks her uncle, the Jade Emperor of the deities to allow her to follow him through his 3 mortal lives and is granted permission to do so. The first life she spends raising the reincarnated god of war in a chinese-style/cultivation-martial arts themed world (which is apparently not Earth, based on later chapters). She retained her memories and superhuman abilities while he had no memories of being a god. For the second life, set in modern times on Earth, she accidentally wound up reincarnating as a male, and the god of war as a female. They meet in high school. She (now a he) has her memories and has to figure out if the god of war (now a she) still has his. As of chapter 53, they have just had the drink of oblivion (which wipes all memories of the immortal realm upon rebirth) and have entered the portals to descend to the last mortal realm setting for their final trial. I really enjoyed this more than I expected to. I'm looking forward to more. the novel: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/6107/three-lifetimes-completed