Genboxxy created a topic of My Calypso

It was a nice ending, don't get me wrong, it was heartfelt and decent; I just think that it was pointless how the seme turned himself human on grounds that being immortal is hard and meaningless, and then his wish was to turn back into immortal BUT with the uke being dragged along with that immortality shizz too. Ok fine, they have each other this time around so that's part of the appeal BUT if it's so easy to turn back a former god into that state, why even make turning into a human such a huge offense? If it's such a big deal, there should be caveats to the wishes surely; just imagine a thief being caught stealing some jewelry then they get asked for their last wish and then they say they wish to turn back in time to when they weren't labeled as a thief yet and also have the stolen jewelry be originally theirs while they're at it- it's so freaking odd lol.

Another thing, the reason for returning to the god realm came off as shallow for me- it was just after a year and basically the reason that made the uke decide that he's ready is because he's tired of the human world (I don't blame him tho) they didn't get to explore much of the human world or actually spend quality time with each other; matter of fact the uke sort of disliked (?) living with the seme coz of how messy and reckless he is at home, yeah he gave him pointers here and there but seme himself barely attempted to adjust to the human realm (I get that it's a pun on his god-complex but he was supposedly prepared to live life as a human before; imagine if he wasn't granted that wish- what on earth will happen to those two in the long run? it feels like they'll eventually blame each other for the hardships). Honestly, author-nim could've cut that part out and just skip to the good part where they were both granted immortality. How? I dunno, they could pull a divine intervention plot device, if anything, this story's plot and trope is the best one to use it since it's literally about gods and them intervening- have Eros or Aphrodite pop in there, or even Hera since she's also in charge of marriages; that would also give them more character exposure which would've been fun.

Also the heck with that attempted plot twist, it was so out of the blue it just lacked impact for me. So you mean to tell me, on the earlier chapters that friend was just lowkey flexing his work to the uke? lmao; but then again, I think he's just collecting the stories though coz it was the uke's name under the that book, and also it was said that he (uke) did write it (adapted from his blogs) so what was the point of that friend? was he one of the fates then? a nudger or someone whose job is to fulfill prophecies (unlikely tho coz he mentioned being surprised when the leads fell in love, unless he's subtly talking about Tres and Hermes)?

I'm taking this too seriously coz I was really enjoying it a lot, and then the ending wasn't really satisfying for me. Still good though, if you're into Greek myths and alternative mythology this work is for you. 4/5.

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This is my first translated manhwa.I hope you'll like it ...

  • Author: Fairytale
  • Genres: Webtoons / Yaoi / Smut / Drama / Full Color / Historical / Reverse Harem / Romance / Supernatural Webtoons Webtoons Drama Full Color Historical Reverse Harem Romance Supernatural

It was doing so well up until the ending, well, part of the ending at least. It was a nice ending, don't get me wrong, it was heartfelt and decent; I just think that it was pointless how the seme turned himself to be human on grounds that being immortal is hard and meaningless, and then his wish was to turn back into immortal BUT with the uke being dragged along with that immortality shizz too. Ok fine, they have each other this time around so that's part of the appeal BUT if it's so easy to turn back a former god into that state, why even make turning into a human such a huge offense? If it's such a big deal, there should be caveats to the wishes surely; just imagine a thief being caught stealing some jewelry then they get asked for their last wish and then they say they wish to turn back in time to when they weren't labeled as a thief yet and also have the stolen jewelry be originally theirs while they're at it- it's so freaking odd lol. Another thing, the reason for returning to the other realm came off as shallow for me, it was just after a year and basically the reason that made the uke decide that he's ready is because he's tired of the human world (I don't blame him tho) they didn't get to explore much of the human world and actually spend quality time with each other, matter of fact the uke sort of disliked (?) living with the seme coz of how messy and reckless he is at home, he gave him pointers here and there sure but seme himself barely attempted to adjust with the human realm (I get that it's a pun on his god-complex but he was supposedly prepared to live life as human, imagine if he wasn't granted that wish what on earth will happen to those two in the long run? it feels like they'll eventually blame each other for the hardships). Fr author-nim could've cut that part and skipped to the good part where they were both granted immortality. How? I dunno, they could pull a divine intervention plot device, if anything, this plot and trope is the best way to use it since it's literally about gods and them
intervening- have Eros or Aphrodite pop in there, or even Hera since she's also in charge with marriages; that would also give them more character depth and exploration which would've been fun.

Also the heck with that attempt with the plot twist, it was so out of the blue it eventually lacked impact for me, so you mean to tell me on the earlier chapters that friend was just lowkey flexing his work to the uke? lmao; but then again, I think he's just collecting the stories though coz it was the uke's name under the that book, and also it was said that he did write it (adapted from his blogs) so what was the point of that friend? was he one of the fates then? a nudger or something to fulfill some prophecy? I'm taking this too seriously coz I was enjoying it truly and then the ending wasn't really satisfying for me. Still good though, if you're into greek myths and alternative mythology this work is for you.

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Minjae’s been dumped. Fed up with their long distance relationship, his actress girlfriend Hye...

  • Author: Fairytale
  • Genres: Shounen Ai / Supernatural / Romance / Webtoons
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Despite his cool appearance, Okasato Azusa is a 25 year-old literary editor who likes cute and girly...

  • Author: MACHIDA Tomato
  • Genres: Romance / Yaoi
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Genboxxy created a topic of A Pushover's Romance

I honestly didn't read the entire thing, I was 5 chapters in and got annoyed by the uke's character so I decided to skip to the end and the side stories to see if there's some kind of development-- and lo and behold, there was none lmao. I also can't with these folks commenting the story as realistic-- just because a character/relationship in fiction is nuanced and non-idealistic, it doesn't automatically make it complex and realistic, it's just bleak, that's it. Fr I think they're just projecting their own toxic traits to these characters and think just because it affirms their way of thinking, then it must be realistic lol.

The art style is fantastic tho (it made me do a double take on the rating because I really thought an artstyle this pretty would at least get 9.0 minimum, but now I know why). The prompt, as well as character dynamic could also defo work, it's just the way that it was executed here that wasted those potential. I'm all for assertive ukes, even the nagging ones can be cute, but this one is just downright toxic and presumptious, definitely needs some more growth and maturity before being in a relationship if we're really talking about it being realistic.

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Woojoo is conflicted by a one-sided crush on his childhood friend, Inyoung. He is worried about conf...

  • Author: 신빠, sinbba
  • Genres: Shounen Ai / Yaoi / Drama / School Life / Webtoons
Genboxxy created a topic of Kiseki to Amedama

So for anyone confused- Uke was imprisoned coz MC's father was rightfully pissed at MC for sleeping with a kid, and since he was just a boy at that time who didn't know any better, Luca/uke bashed the father to protect his groomer. When he (uke) got out, he still wanted to be with MC eventho he didn't really show much care for him after, then he finds out that he's currently living with another boy and worse, he's even treating him so preciously while MC is trying so hard to get rid of him and their past. Uke is determined to be in MC's life and wants to replace the boy so he dyes his hair to look like him (the h-scene was between MC x Luca, he just took the glasses from Jimmie who's passed out from the drug and then roleplayed as him). The new boy suddenly encounters an accident that could send him to jail, MC wants uke to take the fall, uke refuses and they have a brawl where uke won and walks away, he shortly called the boy to come to MC's house, and then in the heat of confusion, MC shot the boy instead of uke. The story ends with the uke instigating him to shoot him too and MC still contemplating on it.

Genboxxy created a topic of Lonely Playground

There are worse works out there. The main couple is fine but it's not really memorable for me, I also get why the uke was kinda dumb at certain points coz u know, he was groomed for a long time, that's something that you can't shake off easily, matter of fact, I think the author could've went harder with it and made the uke come back to the groomer multiple times even with him knowing the implication coz that's how it is with a lot of victims- since they formed certain habits with their abusers, sometimes it's just not that easy to get rid of the attachment. I also like that the groomer was bottomed in that extra and the motive behind the second seme on why he did that; but what I do not appreciate is it being paced in a way that is fluffy and rom-com, that POS was basically rewarded in the end with a compatible partner WTF. I'd have preferred it if his extra was psychological/tragic where he does get bottomed to be put in his place but he actually suffers for it, have him be gangr*p*d by a group of randos for all I care, or have him go through mindbreak first before actually enjoying it-- that type of character barely deserve any form of sympathy fr.

Genboxxy created a topic of A Tiger's Den

The seme really reminds me a lot of those characters in shoujo-- you know the obsessed with his wife, can't-get-his-hands-to-himself, outgoing sleaze talker (only to his wife) old man. They're usually the ML's father and is hyped up to be serious and dangerous (it's usually the FL who assumes this because the son/ML is often portrayed as the serious, quite type + used as plot tension) only to be revealed that his dad is actually totally under his mom and openly shows that he can't function well without her lmao; there's also some works where both parents are like this and they're usually always on a honeymoon trip, travelling somewhere throughout the story and would show up on arcs where the FL suddenly needs to meet them coz they just returned from the trip or whatever. These characters are so chaotic and dynamic just like this seme- I love it. Absolutely has no chill and filter with the dirty talks too, which the uke would probably match down the line once he gains more self-esteem. He (seme) acts like a man-baby at times but is also surprisingly consensual, not much plot here though so don't expect that, if the uke is more assertive or a tsundere this could defo be a crack story. Highly enjoyed reading this, waiting for more chapters.

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  • Author: Jita
  • Genres: Yaoi / Fantasy / Supernatural Fantasy Supernatural
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Exhausted by his job, Kamakura shut himself in a house overflowing with garbage.But his time, which ...

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Tatsumi Yagasaki, a corporate writer who is tired of life, is forced to help Prince Nico of Rasheed ...

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Genboxxy created a topic of Gokutora no Honey Bunny

3.5/5 I like the artstyle, nothing special about the plot but it's not frustrating either. What I don't like is the damsel in distress type of uke here, if I wanted that, I would've just read some crappy shoujo (heck some shoujo even has FLs that are stronger than this uke) also don't like semes (or ukes) that are soooo persistent they don't ever learn how to back down or at least contemplate on their approach to be better.