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Feb 11, 2024
"๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ฒ๐ฏ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ท๐ญ๐ผ ๐ช๐ท๐ญ ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฏ, ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ต๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐ธ๐ธ๐ผ๐ฎ ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐ช๐ต๐ต ๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ผ."
June Peach started off with two short but felt tragedies followed by a perfect, long heart-stopping romance between our two leads. It was so perfect and ran through chapter after chapter that you couldn't help but feel that ominous feeling seeping in. It felt like riding a rollercoaster to the highest peak before the hurling drop.
Nothing could've prepared me for that drop.
I was kind of aware that this manhwa is partly a tragedy but I did not expect to go through that tragedy with the character. I had to
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relive every single pain and I am NOT okay. I need to exchange words with the author because who made them so sad that they could write something this messed up? I thought this was a simple, cookie-cutter regression manhwa with blown-up proportioned drama but instead, I actually got a huge, mind-blowing plot. A plot so well drawn out and elaborated that you simply cannot fault it, and all you can do is cry for the tragedy these characters have to go through just because.
I'm still reeling from the aftermath of this story. The author and artist had a way of writing and drawing sadness so beautifully that you can't help but grab your hair in frustration and scream. The endless sorrow that came as the price for a small amount of happiness spanned for so long and was painstakingly slow, it was antagonizing threading through this manhwa. I could've stopped and dropped this but it was impossible. Somewhere along the way, I was already rooting for a happy ending or at least some semblance of hope.
This manhwa was just a beautiful tragedy and I kind of think I deserve like twenty bonus chapters for the suffering I went through but I'll take what I can get. The revelations were just so heartbreaking but finishing it has never felt so rewarding. If you want a good cry, here's the story to go for.
Also, fuck peaches.
Reviewerโs Rating: 8
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Feb 10, 2024
"๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ธ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฎ, ๐ ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ป๐ธ๐๐ท๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐๐ช๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป. ๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฝ๐พ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐, ๐'๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ต๐ป๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ท ๐ต๐ธ๐ท๐ฐ ๐ผ๐พ๐ซ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ท ๐๐ธ๐พ๐ป ๐ธ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ช๐ท."
There's one thing I need to admit before we proceed any further: I read this with one intention in mind, and that was to get my mind absolutely fucked.
I have a certain love for psychological manhwas- but add a historical aspect to it? Signed, sealed, delivered- I am all yours. The pissed-off reviews in The Sacred One Speaks should've been a warning but like any psychological historical manhwas with people complaining how manipulative and red-flagged the characters were in the top reviews, I was pulled
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in like metal to a magnet. I was so pumped to read this and I'm kind of sad that it wasn't as messed up as the reviews made it out to be.
The story is disturbing and misogyny is very casual within the panels. The ML himself hasn't been the kindest to the FL yet the FL who had only experienced love through worship has found warmth in the ML's indifference, immediately setting the tone of their relationship. If you're looking for the typical historical fantasy romance of enemies to lovers, this manhwa is probably not for you. There is an obvious imbalance between the ML and FL's relationship, especially since the ML has held the FL captive. The ML has also done and said things to the FL that are cruel, yet you have to understand that Macklart is a holy knight- and for all his life, he has only served god. Vienne, the queen of the witches, and for what he has known is dancing hand in hand with the devil, would obviously not be treated kindly.
I was expecting an absolute batshit ML and he was kind of crazy, but he wasn't as bad or manipulative as the reviews I read made him out to be. In fact, I think he's one of those MLs who got a serious redemption arc- like, it was fun to read how his actions and words towards the FL reverted back to him when the romance genre came in. On the other hand, the FL is pitiful but well-written with what little chapters this story has. A common thing some readers share when reading stories with submissive FLs is how they're "weak" but Vienne was frail and pitiful yet strong. It's important to take into consideration the timeline of this story: this was set in a time when moral standards today would not apply. Vienne, who is not only a woman but a witch- does not have a choice in a room of men of the church who view her as a spawn of the devil. It's unfair to expect her to girlboss her way out, and it's unfair to the ML and the story as well to criticize it for simply not complying with ethical considerations that it probably doesn't even understand.
I think this is the first psychological romance story where I actually kind of rooted for the relationship. Macklart and Vienne were both raised in a terrible situation where they didn't understand what love was. For Macklart, love was worship to reverence and for Vienne, it was to be worshipped 'til death. It is unfair to expect them to remedy their problems conventionally, it's sad but it was understandable how they found love within each other. I think this is the first time in a while that I have actually read a well-written dark romance. It gave me so much to gnaw on I was so hungry for more 'til the very end.
I do have to address how sloppily put together this manhwa is, all praises aside. I wanted to read so much more about their pasts and what made them the way they were instead of glimpses and glances but I do like how they didn't drag the story out too much. All in all, this was a nice read. I picked it out on a whim thanks to the negative reviews and finished it in like two days. It was like a tamer version of Lady Devil but this one is more digestible.
Reviewerโs Rating: 8
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Feb 3, 2024
This is more of a response than a review but I am seriously side-eyeing everyone who saw a deaf pink-haired female lead and immediately went "A Silent Voice"! Like, that says a WHOLE lot more about you than the quality of this story, I'm sorry.
Anyway, the only reason why I started watching this was because of that one negative review I've read from a friend on Reddit. I was curious enough to give it a spin and color me surprised but this was one of the most wholesome shoujo I've watched for a while now. It leans a little more on slice-of-life, you can
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literally watch any episode out of context and still get what's going on but it flows nicely chronologically so that's fun. I have read the manga at some point this time and what I'm about to say may be blasphemy but I actually like the anime just a tad bit better.
They're pretty much one in the same and I still recommend the manga but I think the anime does a lot better in portraying Itsuomi's character. Maybe it's because the initial part of the manga was limited to Yuki's perspective but something about how they animated it to life just does a better way of portraying that Itsuomi isn't suspicious or has malicious intentions towards Yuki. There are subtle signs like the traffic lights in the part where Oushi forbids Yuki from seeing Itsuomi so late in the night. Oushi is illuminated by a red light as he calls Yuki stupid and says Itsuomi is probably just playing with her. This is in contrast to the flash of green when Yuki ignores and runs away from him to go to Itsuomi. It's basic color theory and a little subtle but not really, but I kind of like those little details.
Not everyone will appreciate the premise but I think what I like about the anime so far is how it shows that learning sign language isn't a basis of being an ally. Oushi's character is interesting because he continued learning sign language and while there are times that he is helpful, his ultimate treatment of Yuki is actually harmful and there are times when he crosses her boundaries. This is in contrast to Rin and Itsuomi, both who despite not knowing sign language, take into account Yuki's personal space and doesn't treat her like a child.
Character overanalyzation and dramatics aside, I like that this anime doesn't really make me think. It's written so softly and affectionately that it tugs at my rusty heartstrings every now and then. I might change some parts of this review but four episodes in and I like how it's adapted so far. They're very faithful towards the manga but there are subtle creative liberties that helps the readers take the characters in a little better. It's a mix of insta-romance but also slow burn, if that makes any sense? All in all, this was fun and people should stop comparing it to A Silent Voice.
Reviewerโs Rating: 10
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Jan 15, 2024
"๐ฝ๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค ๐จ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐'๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ค๐ก๐๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐๐๐๐จ."
This is one of the lines spoken in Lady Devil that I believe explains the story perfectly. The story is horrendous, revolting- and the characters are all terrible. It's what makes it a good story that honestly, I feel so sad for the people who dropped this because of the taboo aspects it covers. Let's address the elephant in the room: yes, this story has some incestuous and misogynistic scenes- but it doesn't mean it's a terrible story. The characters are all morally gray- no one here is truly
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innocent or absolutely evil.
There was a scene in this manhwa where one of the characters starts hallucinating about cobwebs covering her entire surroundings. Every single person she saw had cobwebs in their necks, and I think that metaphor truly describes the essence of what makes this story brilliant. Every character shown in this manhwa, as terrible or pathetic they may seem, are all victims of the system. Men are pressured to comply with their masculinity but at the same time, they're the ones who still thrive in a patriarchal system, however the cost of sanity. Women, on the other hand, are egregiously limited and only seen as either servants or means for political gain through being a marriage prospect.
It's not your typical historical romance with cookie-cutter characters and a half-assed plot. This is the most accurate historical manhwa I've read thus far. The female main character can not simply "girlboss" because the system does not allow her, and the ML can't just do as he please and save her because he actually has political responsibilities. It's terrible, sinister, and an absolutely enigmatic story that you can't help but continue reading despite the gruesome topics at hand. It actually gives you something to ponder and think about, this is not just another historical romance-fantasy manhwa to use as brain fodder. The characters are complicated and make decisions that will have you smashing your head to the wall- but you will understand, no matter how extreme those decisions were. You will actually understand the psyche of what leads to their development because the story is just so perfectly narrated.
I will admit, it does drag, especially during the flashbacks- but the storytelling and further exploration of the characters are just too good to get impatient by.
My advice to anyone who would like to give this story a try is to see that romance is more of one of the many thematic here rather than a definitive genre. I will say right away that this story does cover incest and child marriage, and it does portray misogynistic and other troubling scenes such as abuse. This isn't really a spoiler, from the very beginning the manhwa will mention this in every trigger warnings for each chapter. I think this story really grew on me despite the portrayal of taboo topics because they neither exploited nor glorified them. Instead, they are portrayed in a harsh but truth-cutting way, one that will make your skin crawl.
I can not and will not impose this story to you. If incest or abuse is a topic that you are not comfortable with, then I suggest that you give this one a skip. If you, however, wants a compelling and substantial story you can gnaw and chew on- Lady Devil is the story to go for. The art style is gorgeous and really amplifies the horror this story covers, and the characters are morally ambiguous and well-written. In summary, I think this story is one of those standing proof that portraying appalling and awfully sickening topics that crosses the lines of standard morals does not mean it is a bad story. You can not simply impose modern morality in a story that has no need for it.
Reviewerโs Rating: 10
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Jan 10, 2024
This was more or less a trip down memory lane to me, a popcorn session with nostalgia by my side so that may or may not have clouded my judgment.
I came into this anime not expecting a lot, to be honest. I had prepared my phone and all in the possibility that it gets tedious and easily boring. It's funny, really. Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru was one of the first shoujo manga I genuinely fell in love with, and it was also one of my first heartbreaks. The manga was fun at first but I soon found it a chore to read,
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I even find myself skipping some panels. I dropped it so long ago I didn't even remember why exactly, and with the anime in the corner of my TBW- I thought it'd just be reading the manga all over again. Which sounded boring, reiterating my case that I grew tired of reading the manga. I was so glad to have my expectations be wrong.
I came into this anime finding myself falling in love with all the characters all over again- Akane, Yamada, Eita, Runa, Kamota-san, and even Tsubaki, Ruka, and Momo who didn't appear as much but I remembered instantly the moment they appeared on screen. I read the manga so long ago but memories of the 3AMs I spent under my covers with a lamp and night light by my side, carefully flipping the page to not disturb the silence came rushing to my mind as this anime takes me for a ride. I even surprised myself by catching the slight differences the anime took leisurely from the manga.
I kind of predicted how it was going to end seeing how the anime is pacing itself, but it was a fun time nonetheless. Akane is everything I imagined her to be- I particularly love how she was voiced, but overall, everyone did a great job. Honestly, there were some things that I was kind of neutral about (like the pacing haha), but overall, this was very fun! I had so much good feelings after finishing this series I even picked up the manga again and caught up to the latest volume! (which surprisingly wasn't that far off from where I dropped it)
Anyway, the TL;DR is I don't know what magic they placed in this, I'm normally very cynical about romance anime but this shoujo-ed in ways I haven't seen anime shoujo-ed in years. I don't know, maybe it's the nostalgia but I had fun and that's all that matters.
Reviewerโs Rating: 8
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Jan 7, 2024
I just want it to be on the record that I was planning to give this story a 7 at best and a 6 or 5 at worst. Like, above all else- I was having fun.
I mean, was this story absolutely ridiculous and managed to surpass all the logics of cooking, physics, and proper plotting? Of course it was! But despite Abella kneading dough and eventually, somehow turning it to cutesy, aesthetic little macarons, her inability to choose dresses without at least fifteen bows, and a single macaron actually being able to stop a national war- I was fine with it. I knew I
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had to turn off my brain and embrace the chaotic yet fastly-paced way the FL had risen to the top despite all adversities, and that was okay. I had fun for a while, and while this story probably did not intend me to laugh at certain plot ploints- it made me laugh. It was so funny that I felt a purifying sensation to my crumbly, dark soul- and that has always been what's important to me.
However, the reason why my score and would-be love for this manhwa dropped to an all-time low is something you would consider trivial, maybe even petty: the last few chapters. The last few chapters of this manhwa has been spent redeeming the antagonists of this manhwa: dark dragon human-racist guy and Abella's former sister-in-law with a brother complex. Like, I can NOT stress how agonizing this redemption arc had been. Look, I'm all for people changing or whatever but some characters, and people for that matter, just do not deserve a redemption arc. I mean, these antagonists are top of the top a-holes with a degree in annoying the fuck out of me. The dragon guy hated the very scent of humans and was the one planting evil ideas on the girl with a brother complex's (GWBC) head like I don't know, poisoning the cows for a start? Like, I'm sorry- I get hating humans but what did those poor, harmless cows did to you??
It's not like GWBC is so innocent either, this lady was far worse in my opinion. This girl literally planned on starting a national war just so Abella could not operate her dessert cafe and die a terrible death- like, excuse me? And even if you can forget and forgive all of that, which, by the way- is horrible because it would've resulted the loss of millions of innocent lives- she literally had a pregnant woman kidnapped and threatened to have her unalive if the FL doesn't stop... wait for it... living her life, minding her own business? This people did not deserve a redemption arc at all, and my love for this story for being so campy had ended because THIS WAS THE LAST REMAINING CHAPTERS. They weren't even punished for their crimes like I hate it, I hate it, I hate it.
On a good note though, I know I just said this story was terrible but the reason why I couldn't give it a 1 so heartlessly is because rant aside, this story actually has qualities I rarely see in OI manhwas. The FL could stand up for herself and her character has always been consistent, and for the most part, the ML has been respectful. Maybe the horrible characters I mentioned earlier shouldn't have gotten a redemption arc but there were minor antagonists who got what they deserved, and overall the story was nice although wrapped loosely towards the end. So, even if I wasted like two paragraphs and so hate-typing the fact that this story gave them of all characters a redemption arc, honestly, it was camp. For the most part, at least. If you could turn your brain off all the way and enjoy the sweet chaos, you're in for a ride.
I was honestly set on giving this a solid 3 for that reason but her dresses were so atrociously bad and I'm just that terribly petty, I had to lower it to a 2.
TL;DR: CAMP.
Reviewerโs Rating: 2
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Dec 26, 2023
I wanted to love this one so bad.
The initial premise was so cute but the FL is very hard to like. In spite of that, I had actually found her naivety and denseness funny and at times, adorable. The author really went stuck with the archetype and I respect that. I, however, lost all sense of patience and understanding towards the end. To be honest, in a nutshell- this was just 11 chapters of seeing the ML suffering at the FL's immaturity.
I honestly would've been fine with it if not for the FL's actions towards the end plus a rushed ending.
Reviewerโs Rating: 5
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Dec 21, 2023
Initially, I did found the premise cute but as someone who has her own cat, it didn't take too long for me to be pissed off at the storyline.
I hated every single character in this anime. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. Save for the cat. However, if there's anyone who takes the cake, it'd be the other main character, Saku, the cat owner. She is SO irresponsible that I cringe at any scene of the cat picking up BASIC HUMAN SKILLS because his owner is so incompetent they'll literally die if he didn't pick up the slack. I mean, she literally lives in a dump.
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I learned from watching anime and reading manga over the years is to never take anything too seriously, so there's a fault in my part 'cause now I am too invested and I am mad AF. There are rarely any moments I found adorable because I don't find cats picking up after their thoughtless owners adorable.
Not to mention, most of the scenes were repetitive and some of them could've been cut and we still would've gotten the point of the plot. There's also some inconsistency with certain plot points, and the pacing is so bad. The only reason why I pushed through this was for some semblance of a character development which I never really got. Instead, Saku's laziness and inability to live life was justified. Look, I don't care if she's earning six digits per month or putting a roof on the cat- this girl couldn't even crack an egg like I am so mad right now I can't even. Between that and the old school conversations her co-workers share, I cry for my dead expectations for this series because I love cats. I really do.
Might change my score to a four later but for now I'm going to give it a five just because I feel sorry for that poor cat.
(TL;DR, it's really not that serious but I took it seriously anyway so now I'm mad but ultimately who cares?)
Reviewerโs Rating: 5
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Nov 28, 2023
See, this was very fun. I don't care if the male lead was bland, the female lead was a bit of an airhead, or whatever inconsistencies happened in the duration of the story. I love this manhwa because it stood out from the other reads I had. From the lore to the characters, I am absolutely in love through and through.
If I can nitpick one little thing though, I hated the last arc. I just wanted it to get done and over with but I had to persevere because I am invested like crazy with this manhwa. Yerenika is MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE female lead character,
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probably of all time (which is crazy, I know, but she gets me). She's such a fun character to follow through, she's not totally OP but she isn't completely helpless either without the male lead's help. However, even her innate charm wasn't enough for me to easily breeze through the chaos of the last arc. I think the story was built in a sense that it keeps amplifying my expectations, only for the hype to fall flat 'til the very end. It didn't help that the plot keeps going round and round, like what I'm doing now in this review but only ten times worse. I could've swore the same, tedious conversation keeps happening for like ten sets of chapters, on at least three separate occasions. I may have exaggerated that bit but I am not kidding when I say finishing that last arc was like waking up to at least three-weeks' worth of nightmare.
Tidbit aside, I still obviously love this story so much. It's the first isekai I read where it actually makes sense why it's an isekai. I know that doesn't seem so unique anymore but FWTVD came out at a time (for me) where being isekaied is more or less just a plot device that isn't going to be mentioned again after it happens. It's such a refreshing introduction to the isekai genre, and the lore is definitely something to stay for. The worldbuilding for this manhwa is actually really, really good- I really wish there was more to it because it was very interesting.
But if I were to pinpoint the essence of this story, it's definitely the characters. The dynamics between the FL and ML is soooo good, it's definitely a Dalseul trademark. If your love language is physical touch, this is definitely up your alley because it takes like zero chapters for the FL and ML to initiate skinship. I'd definitely recommend this if slow burn is churning you out.
All in all, this was fun. Was it cliched at one point and inconsistent at the other? Definitely, but like I said, I had fun- I'm waiting for the side stories, I couldn't really care less. Le shrugs.
Reviewerโs Rating: 10
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Sep 10, 2022
If there's anything remarkable about A Tyrant's First Love, it's that I never actually witnessed a plot plummet so low that I'm pretty sure regardless of whatever story I read next, would not be as bad as this one. This was the worst thus far.
A Tyrant's First Love initially came off strong, which surprised me because I came into the manhwa reading a LOT of negative reviews about it. The art style was very different from the clean cut aesthetics most of the manhwas I read have but it has its charm. The chapters were a tad bit short which was confusing but I
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didn't really mind and threaded the chapters on wondering why it has a bit of a low score. Unfortunately, it didn't exactly took too long to figure out why.
The first ten chapters showcase what seems to be an interesting set of characters and the story seems promising but as the chapters go by, no development from either were shown. Instead, it seems like both characters and plot were regressingโ and by the 20TH chapter, I realized I was either going to come out of this manhwa livid with hatred or pleasantly surprised by the story. I really wish it was the latter.
Alas, the manhwa gods hate me and as the author continue throwing and hurling plot points that doesn't make sense to the point that the story is no longer recognizable, I wonder if truck-kun could just appear in my bedroom and isekai me from away from this story. A tad bit dramatic I suppose but this just wasn't it, and unlike the times I say that this manhwa is probably just not for me, I'm pretty confident I'm not at fault this time.
Reviewerโs Rating: 1
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