Lady Devil

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Synonyms: The Devil

Japanese: 마귀

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Type: Manhwa

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: 140

Status: Finished

Published: Jul 31, 2020 to Jun 1, 2023

Genres: Fantasy, Romance

Theme: Mythology

Serialization: None

Authors: Fukaki, Shouko (Art), B.cenci (Story)

Statistics

Score: 6.59¹ (scored by 228 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #14696²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #16490

Members: 854

Favorites: 11

6.59

Ranked #14696Popularity #16490Members 854

ManhwaFukaki, Shouko (Art), B.cenci (Story)

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Synopsis

"Devil, I don't want to marry him."

In hopes to escape a forced marriage, Giovinetta makes a wish to the devil to save her, but what she doesn't know are the consequences of her actions. Read the steamy story of a girl who just wants to be with the one man she is forbidden to love.

(Source: Manta)

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Background

Lady Devil is originally a webtoon series which has been officially published in book format by orangeD (오렌지디) since October 12, 2022.

The series has been published digitally in English by Manta since November 15, 2020.

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Characters

Valdemar, Johannes

Main

Valdemar, Giovinetta Iseult Eurycrates

Main

Ducommun, Giovinetta

Supporting

Ducommun, Xavier

Supporting

Kretschmann

Supporting

Alyona

Supporting

Indridson, Henrik

Supporting

Idris

Supporting

Reviews

Jan 19, 2024

Myoui-Chan

Recommended

"𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙨 𝙬𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙨."

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 ... 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.

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Nov 6, 2023

tyrandriel

Mixed Feelings

While i'm giving this story "Mixed Feelings" know that I was REALLY impressed by this one...I'm just aware that there will be many put off by the premise or drop it within the first few chapters because of it.

I was really surprised to see no reviews. I stumbled across this story randomly while looking for a completed manhwa, but wasn't expecting it to be this dense! Sometimes with these "historical" settings the story is pretty surface level or just follows the same formula, but Lady Devil is not like that at all.

It's one of those stories where no character is a good character. Everyone ...