Ranked #197

Unbalance x Unbalance (Manhwa)

Unbalance x Unbalance (UxU) is a Harem, Ecchi, Romance manhwa dealing with a love affair between teacher & student. It's remarkable how this manhwa portrays this sort of forbidden romance and in the somewhat unfamiliar Korean high school setting, with several cultural & social issues involved.

Enter Jin-Ho Myung, a notorious guy in his High School and by some weird circumstances, he ends up having a crush over his homeroom teacher (Hae-Young Nah). The story for this Harem is rather exciting in the way that it is not so straight-forward, when compared with most of the childish Harems, as there are plenty of twist. Another interesting facet are on the number of believable romances that appear at some points, but it may leave anyone scratching their head thinking "who's in love with who again?". With each volume focused on trying to bring up a new romantic element to the story, be it jealousy or lust, you will either enjoy the addition or completely reject it.

Just like with some of Dal Young’s other works, the artwork is pretty much perfect for this kind of manhwa and it is really hard to find any major bad points to it. There are well drawn environments but of course your attention will be on the characters. Sure there are plenty of well-endowed, attractive young ladies, which is what makes this an ecchi romance in the first place; however the guys also look appealing and that’s a rare in a Harem.

Well like in any romance, the story and artwork mean nothing without the characters to help bring it all to life. UxU does that well, with some very intriguing character personalities that do not follow the usual criteria. The male protagonist is a welcome change from all the typical "loser-kuns" we find in harems, however it’s easy to have mixed feelings on Jin-Ho because of how he operates. Then there’s Hae-Young, who is an attractive and realistically portrayed heroine and has plenty more appealing traits.

Overall UxU is one of the more realistic Harems, as it shows that the main relationship isn’t hindered by typical indecisiveness but by society’s judgement. Although at times it does feel like the mangaka it constantly trying to impede on any real romantic development. Anyways there seems to be quite a lot of mixed views on this manhwa, especially regarding Jin-Ho’s actions, which is why my score reflects my overall view and other people may feel differently about it but if you enjoy your harems or romances then be sure to check this one out. read more

one of the reasons that i began reading his manhwa would definitely the gorgeous art. the other would be the complications between forbidden romance.

to lose oneself over love means to give up ones' dignity in the eyes of the many. i guess that would be the lesson that unbalance x unbalance is trying to tell the reader. the dilemma comes in the form that a student, jin ho, is in love with his teacher, hae young.

will love prevail over morals or the thoughts of other people? for a teacher that lives on morals and abides by the rule, hae young is troubled by this dilemma. should she give in for her love? but if she does, what would other people think? on the other hand, jin ho thinks of his resolve. that he loves his teacher no matter what. that he doesn't care about what others think and that all that matters is his love for her. in the end, how will the two ends meet? if one always keeps on pushing the other while one insists on moving forth.

a good manhwa that focuses on a love that continuously defies time, opinion, and reason. read more