ojisan enthusiast's manga / #Historical(2)

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

idk tbh it isnt that good but i rlly liked it this would b a pretty anime