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July's manga / #Beautiful Art(23)

Don't Provoke The Crazy, Dumb and Villainous Consort

Ongoing | 乔小夕(qiao xiao xi),超漫细菌(chao man xi jun) | 2019 released
2020-08-06 05:40 marked

Art is great, very beautifully drawn. There's far too few chapters out to make an accurate judgement on the quality of the story, but it seems like a typical isekai story thus far. I have no strong opinions on the female lead yet. I'm glad she finally removed that awful rouge on her cheeks though that made her look like Pikachu.

Hidden Surface Town

Ongoing | Chongchong Jiajia | 2000 released

Art is absolutely wonderful, the plot is still muddled, but vastly improved over its prequel. Hopefully, it doesn't go wildly off the rails this time. There's a romance between the female lead and the beast male character, but it's not really being developed and there are odd conflicts thrown their way that get resolved in the strangest manner possible sometimes.

The Chronicles of Qing Xi

Ongoing | Hong zhu xia (红猪侠),Ah nan + dai tu (阿喃+呆兔) | 2019 released
2020-08-06 05:09 marked

Wow, the art for this webtoon is remarkable! The downside is that the story makes little sense so far, unfortunately. I only understood that the eunuch is trying get revenge against the imperial family for the deaths of his own family members, but nothing is explained properly. Such a shame that this art is wasted on an incoherent storyline...

Noragami

Ongoing | adachi toka | 2010 released
2020-08-05 18:09 marked

One of the best manga I've read, the anime is also great. It's going dark very steadily, as I've always suspected it will. Honestly, I think this manga will have a tragic ending. Hiyori is slowly taking a backseat in the story, and it's focusing more on Yato & Yukine & Father. I hope Hiyori will be able to take the spotlight again soon, since her interaction with the other main characters is what makes this story work so well in the past.

Berserk of Gluttony

Ongoing | Takino Daisuke | 2000 released
2020-08-05 17:17 marked

The art is fantastic. The Gluttony skill is very interesting, it seems to be weak but turns out to be super powerful, but with major drawbacks. The leads are very similar to Kirito and Asuna from SAO, but they have their own charms. I only wish the chapters were released faster since it's a little stagnant right now.

Painter of the Night(Yahwacheop)

Ongoing | Byeonduck | 2019 released

I love, love, love the art style of this webtoon. It's very stylized, like a watercolor brush painting and that makes the art nerd in me jump for joy. Story is ok, but very slow-paced. I don't really feel much love for any of the characters but it's interesting enough to keep reading.

Shen Yi Di Nu

Ongoing | Yang Shi Liu,Keai Bu Yu | 2000 released

Another strong female lead such as found in Feng Qi Cang Lan and Goddess Creation System, but this female lead is actually in love with a male lead, unlike the other two webtoons. This is a detriment to me, since I don't believe that strong females necessarily need a male to back them up, and this female lead is probably the strongest out of the three females from the three webtoons. She's smart, cunning, and well-versed in medical and martial arts. But she still always needs to be saved by her male lead... The story has a lot of inappropriate content, so may not be for everyone. Also, everyone talks A LOT. Literally, there's more speech bubbles than there is art. The art is great, it reminds me of watercolor paintings. Not something to read in one sitting.

A Girl by the Sea

Complete | ASANO Inio | 2000 released
2020-08-08 01:37 marked

The art is super good, especially the backgrounds. The premise of the story is that two classmates end up being in a friends with benefits relationship with each other, but the boy only wants to think about suicide because of the death of his brother. The girl only realizes that she loves the boy much later, but it's too late, since the boy has fallen in love with someone else. It is a very realistic manga dealing with real life issues, but unfortunately I didn't like any of the characters here, and the plot didn't interest me. There's no real growth, and I feel like the manga is trying to be deep, but fails. It was a good first reading, but I wouldn't re-read this.

Solanin

Complete | Asano | 2000 released
2020-08-08 01:25 marked

Very realistic perspective on everyday life. The art is really good, especially the backgrounds. It shows how unpredictable life is, and that you can't always accomplish what you dream of, which is a downer, but it is a harsh truth. I can only say that I didn't care for any of the characters, and the female lead is unlikeable. I can't really sympathize with her, since she just wanted to cruise through life and depend on her boyfriend, without trying hard with her own willpower in the first place. When he dies, she goes through some changes, but in my opinion, it's too little, too late.

Bakuman

Complete | OHBA Tsugumi (Story) | 2008 released

The art is so good~ I loved learning about the manga industry, it really gives insight on how manga is created and developed, and what a tough profession it is. All the characters are rather bland though, and the two male leads get conveniently paired with two girls who are best friends, but the romance is very underdeveloped. I would have preferred to read more about the two male leads and their trust in each other which helps them work so well together. That's why I'm docking off a star for this otherwise fantastic manga.