ojisan enthusiast's manga / #Angst(12)

oh fuck man i have a bit to say. i first read this about early last year and was OBSESSED with the concept. since the start, i already knew there was something that love, the mc, was hiding and that something being his ability to fight. it’s been hinted a lot. however, i remember being really REALLY bored and annoyed after the reveal was made. this is how it goes: i became so enthusiastic because love went badass mode. that was cool. i also got to learn love’s past. BUT i got so fucking annoyed when peach found out and love ran away. its so so so annoying and makes me wanna beat the shit out of love. the subplot between king and cherry was also horrible. it’s so unlikable and makes me want to puke with how disgusting and boring they are. ugh. king was an absolutely useless character who only appears when it’s convenient. honestly, a lot of the characters are boring. the only exception is love. peach’s just hot and cool and brooding. this wasn’t really a bl manga but more of action. in the beginning, it was SOOOOO incredibly promising and the hints of love’s true ability was what made me continue reading but now that i’m reading it for the second time i realized how shitty this series is. the relationship between love and peach is SO flat and weak. peach falls in love at first sight for love because he says a few sweet words and the author does NOTHING to expand their relationship. they just literally wrote down that “eventually peach confessed and they started dating” literally. this would’ve been fine if she had added more romantic and plot-relevant scenes that affect their relationship after but NOOOOOO the thing is— this isn’t really a bad webtoon. the characters suck. the relationships are weak. but it has (or had) potential and it worked at first read. it is, however, a horrible BL webtoon. once you get over the hype for love’s true skills as a fighter and finish the scene when peach “finds out”, you start losing interest RAPIDLY never gonna reread it sucks

Oh man. I have a lot to say. In the beginning, I had expected to drop this. The artstyle and general vibe reminded me of late 90s - early 2000s yaoi mangas. Which it was actually very similar to. i didn’t even realize this wasn’t a super old manga and a tappytoon series until later on. i carried on, mostly because i adore arabian-esque stories. they often focus on the sultan and their lover. i’m weak for rich semes. anyways. the beginning was pretty weak. the premise is interesting — the pure, real definition of enemies to lovers. not the high school rivalry type but the type where blood has been spilled. there are times where i can’t help but think “man this is stockholm”. it eventually starts getting pretty good, but not enough for me to curl my toes. it’s pretty ok, plot-oriented. its funny that the author thinks i give a shit about the second couple, king and caesar. thankfully, they didn’t really get much screen time. theyre fucking annoying LOL side note: the king looks like a mixture of camio from devils and realist + raichi from dna. idk why HAHA the execution is pretty fucking wack ngl there were a lot of times where i just skimmed or skip a chapter bc it was boring to me. a lot of things should have been explained more. there were also a lot of times where after the big arc has finished that i’d be like “damn rlly wanna drop” until another problem occurs. the thing is, i love their dynamic. prideful, powerful man who does only what he wants meets a soft person who becomes his only joy and motivation of living. i just disliked the way the author portrayed it. the angst and drama itself, however, is a completely different story. it is absolutely excellent and if the rest of the story wasnt so weak in contrast, i wouldve given this five stars. i enjoyed it! maybe i’ll reread it one day, but it isn’t one of those stories where i have the instant urge to relive it. the ending was so soft

CURRENTLY ON CH 53 warning; this depicts rape explicitly, and not in a romanticized fashion. it made me feel like shit. to start with: i really had different expectations for this. i didnt think it was gonna be this mature and dark and i guess because my expectations were just very different, i didn’t enjoy it so much when it came to the angsty s parts. the thing is, everyone is so attractive but thats honestly the only thing that really keeps me attached. if they looked otherwise, i probably will rate this really low. the storytelling is good! you can feel the author’s passion but i just... it’s different. because expectations suck. OK update I am writing this from the future and buy the future and after I wrote my initial comment The thing is this series is beautifully written it’s seamless makes sense and it feels like a movie and I love that the only thing that he didn’t like is that it was against my expectations but honestly it was more of me being upset by that than me actually thinking that the series sucks because it doesn’t it’s good the art is wonderful I was talking shit When I said that other than that I wouldn’t like it I wouldn’t say it’s in my favorites though, But I will say that it is one of the best written and most passion filled BL series in a while.

v3c4 - i adore this story so much!!! it’s perfect. ahhh the seme is seriously so lucky.... pero kung meron akong reklamo, yun ang sa ending. pagkatapos nilang maging couple, naging sobrang vanilla na sila at nawala na yung traces of oedipus complex ng uke at nakakainis dahil isa yun sa mga charm ng story. balita daw ay magkakaroon ng bagong season this 2020

tbh i kinda have mixed feelings about it shhcjdjsjw bc i LOVE LOVE loooove the concept of childhood friends being an idiot couple and struggling to deal with the idea that one day they won’t be together anymore but the execution was terrible. the chapters are pretty short so it’s always a whiplash when the first half is all happy memories and the other half is the sad present but bc it’s split in half i didnt really get a moment to really mourn and feel for the characters. the characters themselves arent all that interesting and they tried to push a sad tragic backstory for them but it really didn’t work. it felt like a joke.

oh mannnnnn this webtoon is FUCKED UP. it’s not like ogawa chise’s work kind of dark where the art and general atmosphere is creepy but this story’s themes are worse. probably. the ending is more of a pyrrhic victory and pretty open-ended. i definitely wont reread this because its one of those things where once you know the mini plot twists and surprises, you just end up feeling repulsed DEADASS THE MOST TOXIC COUPLE EVER. its rape scene back to back. i hope kyungsoo went to theraphy. idk how he remained somewhat sane after his first trauma. HE BETTER LEAVE LIKE BRO LEAVEEE

i think we can ALL agree that jaewon deserved to be with junseo and not with bland ass boring ass mr nicey pantsy caucasian karam fuck them hoes junseo deserved BETTER wanna reread soon

one of my all time favorites its so fucking good. the plot, the art, the humor, the characters. they aren’t black and white and its just. SO FUCKING GOOD

“to my first love, who was my universe 10 years ago.” — my starry sky, last chapter ok so like this is a rollercoaster. i loved it during my first read and i love it now on my 2nd read. the beginning is hard to get through because skyler is such an asshole and it pains me a lot but it makes the redemption arc so much better. i really like this story and i wish skyler and the mc happiness forever! it’s a story that makes me think the characters are alive and makes me pray for their happiness and safety.