July's manga / #Romance(116)

The female protagonist is so BOSS and can pwn everyone she comes across haha. I liked how the author made her fall back down and struggle again, but she easily overcomes her obstacles. There isn't really much character development, but I love its humor and watching the female lead's ridiculous antics.

This the first webtoon I read with a medical focus, and I love it! As an aspiring medical professional, I can relate to the hero's struggles haha. Although to be honest, some of the so-called genius things he comes up with are actually basic stuff~ But it's okay, since I don't expect it to be 100% realistic in that area. The art is really good as well. My only complaint would be that the hero succeeds too much, he needs to mess up and deal with his mistakes soon, or it'll become boring. It's not possible for him to never mess up in the medical profession, no matter how genius or experienced he is. Update: He finally messed up, but it wasn't his fault, so he's not even punished for it, really. This is upsetting to read. I no longer rank this in my favorites, since it's clear the author just wants a Gary Stu who excels at everything , and everything is coming up roses for him, even when real life is not that easy. I hate stories with no conflict or character development. This should just have ended sooner than allowing it to turn into stale mush.

It was good in the beginning, but becomes so soap opera-y and cringey in the more recent chapters... Still reading it but honestly, not a fan anymore.

This is on par with Feng Qi Cang Lan, although I would say the art in GCS is better. The two webtoons share a very strong female protagonist, who can accomplish anything they put their minds to. Unlike FQCL, GCS's lead hasn't struggled or fallen down yet. The story goes downhill after the Desert King arc though. The author seems to be trying to mix things up so her missions are different, but honestly, watching her make guys fall for her was the best part of the webtoon. The Venice arc was utterly garbage, and I thought the lead suddenly changed in personality. She's back to playing mind games with two guys in the Ghost arc but it's just not the same as before. Hopefully, the author finds their groove back to make this exciting and interesting again. Docking off a star due to the declining quality of recent chapters. Ugh, the cultivation arc is by far the worst arc yet, please go back to a simpler set-up.

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.

It's a really bad romance manga, overly long and draggy. The manga could have been cut in half or 2/3 and it would be about the same, since not much happens. The female lead is super annoying and unlikeable, I really detested her. The male lead is very ugly and also unlikeable. I didn't see why I should even care what happens to them. Actually I wished they had more bad things happen to them so I would care a little more about their supposed forbidden relationship. It's supposed to be incest but it's really not, since the two of them are not blood related in any way so I don't consider that incest. Just because their parents got married doesn't prevent them from getting married, which is what happens in the end anyway, like it was a huge surprise... The art is horrific in the beginning but slowly improves with time, but it's not worth sticking to till the end.

Hmmmmm, I'm a little torn on this manga. There are some things the mangaka does really well, and some things they don't. I liked the conflict of having a father-son incest relationship seriously addressed, so the reader can sympathize with their taboo relationship, but I also feel that everything was resolved far too quickly and easily for such a controversial topic. And we never get to see how they lived the rest of their lives, do they tell their loved ones or do they keep it a close secret? I liked how time travel was a closed loop, to prevent the most glaring errors that occur in time travel fiction. Basically, in a closed loop, any changes made in the past don't affect the future because it has already happened, hence leading to the current present. Some things I don't like were: I don't understand their unfading attraction to each other, for something as taboo as father-son incest to occur, it would have been more convincing if the son loved the father for other qualities besides being cute and the father loving the son for being the only one he could talk to, it seems too superficial for me...there's 6 billion people in the world and there must be some deeper reason as to why those two are perfect for each other right? Also keep in mind, they loved each other for 22 years. So it needs to be more substantial, is what I'm saying. Because the manga tackles things like the ridiculousness of societal norms and railing against life itself, I know it's capable of being deep when needed, but it's not there. Also I don't like how much younger the father looks in the present compared to his son. It really, really bothered me. At least make them more similar in age... He looks like he's a teenager and his son looks like he's thirty something years old, when it's the reverse. I also don't like how the son calls his father by his first name. That irks me to no end. I don't care if you're in love with your father, but you definitely must follow the norms of addressing people, especially if there's a possibility of other people hearing you. It would bother me less if he didn't call him by his first name initially, and was only allowed to use it when they resolved their feelings for each other, as a sign of intimacy... Then that's better. They tried to explain it in the side story, but I don't buy it, especially for when the son just returned from the past. Still not appropriate to call your father by his first name, and you don't even know if he remembers you from the past...Anyway, this manga handled a difficult subject matter decently, so I do approve of it overall.

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.

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.

The beginning of the manga was quite good, especially when the male lead and his blackmailer become more and more crazy, doing more heinous things to break away from the teenage angst of boredom. I think on some levels, that's relatable to everyone who has gone through teenage years. But it quickly goes downhill when the male lead is separated from his friends and classmates when he moved to another town. The ending falls flat and leaves readers wanting something more. The first half rode a huge wave of crazy and then went splat on the floor, that's the feeling I had when I read this. It also tries too hard to be deep and it lost me sometimes in its fake philosophical tones. Art is pretty good and matches the theme of the manga.