Semantic Error

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After binge reading this manhwa I'd like to review it while the story is still fresh in my mind.

Firstly I'd like to address the elephant in the room: is it explicit? The answer is not simple; while there are no lightsabers, it very obvious what shenanigans the couple are getting up to. Intimate scenes are tastefully drawn, leaving much to ones imagination. No excessive saliva, jizz or other bodily fluids depicted. Contrary to many of the BL tropes it is consensual, affectionate and have an equal share in sexual power. They are approximately the same age. There are no weird kinks. They practice safe, vanilla ... sex. Quite honestly, I found it wholesome in a genre that is rife with red flags, non-con and abusive power struggles.

Sangwoo can easily be described as being on the autistic range. He is highly intelligent, is described as being OCD and appears to lack understanding of human emotions. His blunt and rather abrupt way of interacting with people can be interpreted as offensive. Jaeyoung on the other hand has highly developed social skills, is laid back and has a free spirit. He has anger issues, but is never abusive to his love interest. Their inevitable clash of personalities is entertaining. Their dialogue is witty and at times had me guffawing in laugher.

The story is simple, a classic enemies to lovers narrative that takes place at college. It is typical slice of life, with romance being the focus. The beauty and magic is in the dialogue, the authentic wrestling with concerns regarding gay relationships, and Sangwoo's unwavering bluntness while dealing with discovering his sexual identity. There are no childish, 'giggle giggle, he touched my hand' moments.

The artwork is full colour, webcomic style. While the illustration is generally good, I found at times it lacked the professional slickness of printed manga/manhuas. I may be overly critical, but I have become accustomed to high quality illustration, and being an illustrator myself, am more analytical about competent understanding of anatomy and portraits. There are some panels which look hurriedly drawn, with messy linework and inaccurate proportions. I am certain that the illustrator would agree with me that they could be reworked to improve overall quality.

I will recommend this manhwa for the mature audience, without homophobia, and who are looking for a wholesome, funny love story. Know that you will be reading scenes that are erotic at times.

It's a tasteful 18+, witty BL story, 8/10

Well what a Yaoi manhwa it has been folks, I’m going to seriously miss the two bois always at each others throats the whole time and yet give us the most warmful fluff we ever ask for! I really enjoyed the bickering and the differences of opinion like you don’t expect what they were going to do at every interaction as the author really knows how to tease us Yaoi reader for some juicy BL goodness. I have been reading this great manhwa since I saw it on a well known site during the covid lockdown in 2021 and the reading just makes you hooked ... from beginning to end.

I really loved the art like wow the facial expressions and how colourful it was, literally make you have stars in your eyes! Angry is such a talented artist and definitely deserves a round of a thousand applauses for the art they created here!

If you like having a total opposite of a couple, look no further and read this manhwa guys. You seriously will love Sungwoo and Jaeyoung for how immature and cute they are! It’s one of the best BL stories I’ve ever read ❤️❤️

Semantic Error is probably one of the best BL manwhas I have ever read. The story is absolutely incredible and realistic. The art style is beautiful. The characters are also realistic.
The manwha contains a lot of soft moments, as well as some 18+ content that was really well done. I constantly felt the butterflies in my stomach while reading this. I 100 percent recommend this to anyone in search of light-hearted, soft manwha.
This manwha also has a korean drama adaptation and I think it was well done. Also, for any kpop fans; Park Jae-chan, a member from DKZ, played the main character, as well ... as the rest of the group having background character roles as little easter eggs.