Mintfu's manga / #Drama(94)

Ah, yes. The fake relationship to lovers trope. If I could read only one manga with this trope, this would be the one. There are good lessons on lying, which although it’s obvious, never seems to be the central theme to any story with this trope. The manga does a great job of highlighting the fact that white lies do more harm than good, but it doesn’t mean you’re a bad person if you do tell some. The relationships here are PURE diabetes, even if ppl are dense as hell. The supporting female cast was nicely executed as well. Also, if I could steal an art style, I wish it would be this one because the watercolor style is GORGEOUS. Plus, bonus points for the author being a man.

The author’s storytelling is fantastic. I wish a few stories from this were adapted into films or actual books because they have so much potential. Specifically The King’s Harem and the Canary stories. The stories were a little too short, so there would of course be plot holes, but if they were developed a bit more, they would be perfect.

MC’s brother died and his brother’s friend blames himself for his death. MC doesn’t hold a grudge against his brother’s friend and loves him instead. The story is short and sweet, but the emotions of uncertainty, restraint, and guilt are captured perfectly in the art. The manga wouldn’t be as good without the G O R G E O U S art. Story wise, wasn’t very revolutionary, but the art- Chile it was just my type (lots of contrast, gradients, bold lines).

I love this samurai beauty and the beast plot LMAOOO. The art of the body lines was *chefs kiss* top tier. And the pure angst of having a beast live eternally in solitude unless he finds his true love will just forever be great. Also the little twist that the beast lost his love before ://.

Childhood friends is always a blessed concept. Childhood friends with neighboring stores is also top tier. This just screamed teen romance in countryside Japan. It was cute, but maybe a little subdued for me.

For an unrealistic BL, the author did a good job of developing the characters. Unlike most manga of this type, the MC doesn’t stay super mean or tsundere to the ML, which is refreshing. They are kinder to one another as they grow closer to each other, which is nice to see. Something that bothered me plot-wise was that the ML had too much control in conflicts. There was no sense of urgency or danger because the ML is all-knowing and could see every conflict from a mile away, which bothered me quite a bit.

Okay ngl the second couple was more interesting than the main couple. It was cute to see how smitten the main couple were for each other, but the character development for the main couple really only focused on the MC coming out and being comfortable with the ML. The MC and ML didn’t have a lot of personality. The MC for the second couple, however, went through a major breakup and developed from an insecure person with a lot of trust issues to someone who’s willing to be vulnerable with a new partner. It was unfortunate that we didn’t get to see more of the second MC at the end. Props to the author for showing a breakup from a toxic relationship that didn’t seem too obviously toxic with the second couple. I’ve never actually seen that happen in a manga before.

YESSSSSS interesting and original short stories with gorgeous art, sign me up. All of the stories were S-tier. Amazing storylines and storytelling. 1) Creature in the woods in love with a human who put a curse on himself to reincarnate after he dies to stay with the creature forever 2) MC has a face too beautiful that he throws up every time someone mentions it because he’s too used to being seen for his beauty and nothing else. He meets a science geek who doesn’t care about appearances. 3) Astronaut alone on a planet figures out that he talked to his dead companion through an AI since the earth had been destroyed a year prior to his mission

An incubus goes to the human world to get more “vitality” from men. MC Ingyu is really cute, but I feel bad for the fallen angel that has to look after him because ingyu never listens. The dynamic and personalities of the ML and MC are like Wei Ying and Lan Zhan LMAO.

This was a cute slice of life and the b a b i e s were just adorable :(. The ML sungyeon is weirdly possessive but I live for it because of the ~drama~. The MC Hosik and his friend were really natural characters and it was the main thing that kept me reading. The plot line is simple at first, but there’s an unexpected historical reincarnation plot line that’s revealed near the end. And I’m a sucker for historical plots. Overall a light read. Nothing too complicated or mind blowing. Just very wholesome.