Harley's manga / #BL(11)

Waterside Night

Complete | Euja,으자 | 2019 released

TAEJU WAS SUCH AN ASSHOLE OMGMGMGM. Genuinely of the biggest red flags I've READDDD. Realisticly speaking the things he did are unforgivable. However, reading this, and throwing my real life views aside, he had the best character development I've ever read. The author did such a good job showing that character development. The ending was CRAZYYY bro EUIHYUN GOT CRAZY OMG (ToT) TAEJU DESERVED IT BUT DAMN HE STOOPED DOWN TO THE SAME LOWWWW FR. There are definitely plot holes, but the author said in the afterword that there will be side stories, so hopefully everything gets filled in a satisfactory way there. Very happy for their baby (o´・ω・`o) Genuinely a very good manhwa. Enjoyed reading it all throughout. Loved that Euihyun wasn't a damsel in distress omega, like what's common. Had a lot of fun reading it. Comedic moments mixed into a serious/psychological premise is my all time favorite. Loved Taeju's family. Fuck Euihyun's family (except Euiyoung). Can't wait to read the side stories. * love how dull it was at the beginning and how colorful and vibrant the colors were at the end *

The new employee

Complete | Moscareto, Zec | 2019 released

SOOO MUCH BETTER THAN NO LOVE ZONEEEE. Idk why I compared this so much to "No Love Zone" but I did and fuckkkk this is actually good. Finally a HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP. Really liked the story, wanted to see more low-key. Cute office romance with a nice boss for once who ISN'T torturing the poor uke (cough cough no love zone cough cough). Jongchan helped Seunghyun with those office bastards too, and when he was unjustly rejected, Jongchan gave up his position because he knew what happened wasn't right. I liked that. I LOVED JIYEON. We honestly deserved side chapters about her and her girlfriend, but whatever.

Yuujou Vibration

Complete | Akai shirafu | 2019 released

"just boys being bros" I'm never touching anyone's phone ever again.

Unmei-teki Lovemeter

Complete | miyama kaoruko | 2019 released

It was sweet and healthy but goddamn did the attempted suicide catch me off guard Jesus fuck. It just happened and went and it wasn't expanded on at all afterwards, like sksisoso, bro wait I'm still shocked I felt my heart fall out of my ass. The last scene from the extras was low-key funny, I enjoyed it.

Dead or alive

Complete | Iago | 2022 released

VERY GOOD VERY GOOD. I enjoyed the storyline, it was funny, and the smut was good (both actually enjoyed themselves). JOHNNY WAS ACTUALLY THE SCAMMER SO DAMNN BROOO. It was too short :(( I wanted more. If it was longer the pace would have been better. It would have been smoother if it was longer and things took their time to expand. There were some weird cuts also because of this. But I still really enjoyed it :DDDD. Bro became a monkey for two chapters and it was never brought up or questioned after.... Are we really gonna ignore that???????

A Pushover's Romance

Complete | Moscareto,모스카레토, Hyun Lee | 2000 released

NAH THIS WAS REALLY GOOD. I'm not particularly fond of the exes to lovers trope, but this shit was handled so well!!! The characters' feelings felt so real. While maybe unreasonable, they felt realistic, and they were definitely valid. Their view on their relationship was healthy and serious, which is so amazing to see. They felt in love, yk? And they, especially Jinhwan, wanted so hard to try again and this time do it right. And while they did continue to have fights, like they said they would, they still talked about it and apologized, and realised that the good outweighed the bad anyway. Most healthy relationship I've ever read so far. Absolute gold of a manga. Also, the smut was good. No rape!!!! The role-playing was cringe sorry i skipped it I can't handle roleplay. The art is gorgeous, and Minjun is so fucking pretty man. Jinhwan too but Minjun is *chef's kiss*. Loved that they also showed Jinhwan's pov.

Pearl Boy

Complete | Inking,Zoy | 2000 released

This was SO GOOODDDD. Wasn't expecting to follow Dooshik in this! I thought Jooha was the protag, so that was a (nice) surprise. I absolutely adored Dooshik - he is indeed a green flag!! Their relationship was so amazingly structured and built. It was healthy and natural. Loved it loved it. Pilwon I want to fucking murder you. Here's the thing - this shit was TRAGIC. Tragedy after tragedy, it kept going from bad to WORSE. UTTER PAIN IN THE FINAL SEASON. PAINNNNNNNNN. This manga was genuinely fucked up, and it's sad knowing this shit does happen irl. The pornography videos business the two brothers (Daehui and Dae Kwang) ran was absolutely horrendous• Eunwoo lost his life due to it. Like, that shit hurtttt. Tragic. I fucking hate Daehui and Dae Kwang with a passion okay? But for Dooshik to order for Dae Kwang to get gang raped? And in such a BRUTAL way? I was just in shock. I wasn't expecting that. On the one hand, I totally understand his thought process and what lead to this, but on the other we can't deny that it was fucked beyond belief. But it won't make me hate Dooshik. The whole manga was soooo well written, so amazingly structured and so smoothly paced. Amazing story that was given justice through its amazing writing and art! The characters weren't one dimensional either, genuinely astounded at how well written and characterized they were. Why must the bad guys be hot :( (talking about Daehui). Finally, regarding the ending. I had seen some spoilers, but I was NOT expecting the AMNESIAAA. I HADNT SEEN THATTTT. Caught me so off guard I started pacing around the room. It pained me, but they did fall in love again and get a cat (⌒‐⌒). Cute. They can finally be happy! And I'm so glad Jae Il and Seung Hyun aren't dead. I loved them for helping Dooshik and Jooha (also Seung Hyun is hot). But here's the thing about the ending. I'm torn. Not sure if I like it or not. Cause, I do like that he ended up remembering, more so that he remembered because he fell in the water. But, on the other hand, it's kinda pointless to me to make him remember... Like, why bring amnesia into it if he ends up remembering? You get me? So idk how to feel. Still a phenomenal manga nonetheless. Totally recommend. Update: Not liking the side stories at all. It's like the characters completely changed, especially Dooshik. Update 2: I get why Dooshik went hard-core with the sex. Still didn't like it. Tho now they've expanded even more on stuff. Dooshik is having a hard time carryin all those bad memories on his own, while also suffering with Jooha confusing him with Pilwon. Meanwhile, Jooha felt jealous of his past self, in the sense that Dooshik was thinking and missing the Jooha before the memory loss. But he's not the same, and the best thing to do is move forward, and I'm glad they decided on that. Seems their relationship and lives are doing amazing after they cleared that up, too. But Dooshik is still suffering. I know he regains his memories however so we're good. Will there be extras after Jooha regains his memories? Idk but I hope so.

Non-Refundable Alpha

Complete | Oh doyeon | 2022 released

I mean- it was funny and cute. Wouldn't say I particularly enjoyed it. Both of them were weird and annoying in their own right. I don't like arranged marriages in general, especially when done wrongly. The promise was a cute plot point, but again, with the omega not remembering and not having taken it seriously, I just didn't like it. Whatever. It was mostly porn as well. We would take a few steps forward, and then a million steps back.

Here U Are

Complete | DJun | 2000 released

THIS WAS SO GOOOD. IM SO GLAD I RETURNED TO IT. Extremely healthy relationship. THESE ARE MY BABIES BRO. MY KIDS. MY SONS I loved all couples, tho I do admit Uncle Pan and the Brat made me feel uneasy at times due to their large age gap, but honestly it wasn't handled badly. Loved Chu and Yuan, they took the longest and honestly did convince me at one point that they would never get together. My poor heart bro, this manhua was spectacular. It was a slow burn but so good. The relationship (focusing on the main couple) was so fucking normal. Natural. Whatever u want to call it. It wasn't dramatic or extraordinary. It was slice of life and I loved it. You can definitely tell it was written by a gay man. No words. I loved it. It was an amazing breath of fresh air. Loved every moment of it. The author was hilarious too. Definitely worth coming back and finishing this. So happy that they all had a happy ending . MY KIDSSS