Jan 15, 2026
𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖘𝖚𝖓 𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖊 𝖚𝖕 𝖆𝖘 𝖎𝖙 𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖑𝖞 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖘𝖔𝖋𝖙𝖑𝖞 𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖉 𝖔𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖔𝖆𝖒𝖘 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖔𝖑𝖉 𝖔𝖈𝖊𝖆𝖓 𝖜𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖘.
"𝒫𝑒𝓇𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓈 𝓌𝑒 𝓂𝑒𝓉... 𝒷𝑒𝒸𝒶𝓊𝓈𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝒻𝒶𝓉𝑒 𝓉𝑜𝑜."
Wow, what a beautiful story. From the plot, characters, world-building, to its art— this was such a gem. The Foam of the Sea is a fantasy story that incorporates elements from the classic Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, creating a refreshing atmosphere with hints of nostalgic familiarity (which really sets that fantasy tone). What I love the most about this manhwa is the characters— everyone feels dynamic, even those who are technically "cannon fodder". I kid you not, the scene that
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made me burst into tears was the one about the Southerners' immense bond. Everyone may not share the same number of panels but they feel so authentic, it's hard not to empathize with them.
The story is a romance but surprisingly doesn't have much romantic panels, but the chemistry between the FL and ML is so cute! I love how natural the banter felt, and the pacing was natural. The plot leans quarterly into the politics within the fantasy world it's set in, but even if you came for the romance, it didn't feel dragging or tedious at all. The author masterfully blended the romance between the characters and the cruelty of the world politics they were navigating. When I think about it for too long, the circumstances they were under honestly made my heart break for all of them. I think the line, "The kids will be alright," is the perfect way to describe it without spoiling it too much.
I'll end this review with one of my favorite quotes from the manhwa:
"𝓑𝓾𝓽 𝓳𝓾𝓼𝓽 𝓫𝓮𝓬𝓪𝓾𝓼𝓮 𝔀𝓮 𝓼𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓶𝓮 𝓹𝓪𝓲𝓷... 𝓭𝓸𝓮𝓼𝓷'𝓽 𝓶𝓮𝓪𝓷 𝔀𝓮 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓪𝓫𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓱 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻."
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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