I'm so sad it end
So joyful this manga happened
Anime released once more I shall be gladdened.
I want to get angry at the male lead, but I think more angry at the author. Shit just happens so the FL can be in danger so he can save her. I guess that is the premise of why ML went back in time, but there are many moments in which are not implied to have happened in the past for the FL.
Shit genuinely happens to bring them closer and the author really can't make anything else up to bring them closer other than FL is in danger and ML dying like it's kinda funny, but noooooo.
It's just rapid fire, how many times can we make the FL in danger and have the Duke stalk her so he can save her. There are multiple of times he appears of thin air a d the only reason why I think he can is because he stalks her. I don't the author really had that implication of stalking in mind, but there is literally no explanation as to why he's always there to save her and like bruh.
Like it's supposed to be romantic, but none of this romantic to me. Know that this is my opinion.
I read this as a novel and the novel is significantly better in a lot of regards.
First of all, it's better in pacing which honestly it's not that much of a high bar to surpass. However, there was consistency from one plot point to the next
Second, internal dialogue. This manwha has little if any internal dialogue. In the novel, it had a ton of inner dialogue to show the thoughts and feelings of the FL. In fact, I loved it because it showed how much distain she had for her son-in-law and her own concerns for the other one etc. It's so so good.
Thirdly, Reading the novel, it felt like the FL was playing chess and not really fully opening her heart for the Duke or anyone except the younger son-in-law. Every action she did felt intentional and calculated. This manwha is like. Idk idk what this is.
Fourth, details. The novel was so much more detailed in telling how the FL sees the people around her in a more intimate way. How she looks at an action, how she saw the Duke based off of her own precious knowledge, etc.
Fifth, how they portray the FL is more villainess and
antagonizing and sinister. I remember the scene in which the guy threw his sword at her while riding her horse. He was aiming for the horse but the simple thought of him harming HER horse made her feel such malice towards him. How she maneuver herself to gracefully kick the sword from piercing her horse, how immediately afterwards she told her maid to throw his sword into a "Shit Bucket", word for word, SHIT BUCKET. And it really focused on her and her maid talking about the sword being in a shit bucket like it's great. She's so much more of a character in the novel. Like what happened to my girl (╥﹏╥). There are so many times in which scenes that characterize her so much are just cut out entirely like bruh.
Believe me when I say, this manwha maybe ehhhhh, but the novel is great and I suggest if you like the premise of the title to read the web novel heavily. I read this novel back when mangago was down for like a month (that was years ago) and I had to find another way of entertaining myself. I found this novel with the most interesting title and I ate it up. This THIS NOVEL is one of the most entertaining novels I've read during that time next to the Stationary Store one and Monstrous Duke.
It's just rather unfortunate this adaptation is everywhere. I want to know what went wrong during the adaptation because honestly it has so much potential, it's just that they couldn't pull through somewhere along the line.
The more I've read the novel for the perks of being an S class transmigrator, the more i fully understand where your coming from. The adaptation is pretty much all fluff and comedy, but the novel is much much darker. It really is all in the inner monologues and little details that can be difficult to balance while meeting deadlines.
I rly appreciate your review. I was staring to think this manwha was ass--now I know its just an ass adaption
Ah, I read that as a manwha. I'll make sure to read the novel then. I thought it was a decent manwha, but hearing you mention S-class transmigrator like that has made me excited.
Also, honestly I have been seeing that pattern with manwhas. Although this adaptation is everywhere, it's more lighthearted, and it's the same thing with the manwha adaptation of the Monsterous Duke. Not to say that it's bad, but it's not exactly I've been sucked into many manwhas in which it starts off fluffy and I end up reading it to it's limits. However, it's not exactly staying true to image the author made. It's quite unfortunate that manwha artists have to have such crunching deadlines because I think with the proper amount of care put into this manwha we could have quality similar to Stepmother Marchen or that's what I had hoped.
I am very interested by the stationary store novel you are talking about! What is the entire name and would you maybe have a link to the online novel, pretty please?
I think they're talking about "Please Don’t Come To The Villainess’ Stationery Store!" Which has a manhwa adaptation but I have no idea if the manhwa is on par with the novel
I mean besides his incompetency and judging people so fast at the start, it is implied that he is a "reward" of sorts that, in a way. With the mentality of "Why wouldn't Emma like him? He's got everything to him, he's the prince, got high magic power, what is not the be desirable?" I mean that's what society always says and that's what the king says too like have Emma engaged to the prince as a compensation since that seems like proper collateral.
However, us as the viewer knows that the engagement would heavily lean in the Royal family's favor instead of for Emma's family or for Emma's well-being. It's due to that perception that the crown prince is desirable which bleeds into the prince as well. There is that sort of implication with the prince when he has that mentality of "I'll become someone worthy of you" that he kind of assumes once he's become "worthy" of her that he thinks he'll get with her. He's emotionally investing his feelings into her without having that input from Emma herself on what she feels about it.
I've seen that a lot in some media where the man who puts emotional investment in a woman and there is always that implication that he'd have the investment returned with interest. However, that's not really how reality works. Even if you are emotionally invested in someone, the person you are invested in does not have to return those feelings. And I kind of hate the prince for having that mentality, but it's unfortunately an idea that's predominant thoughout society (in fiction and reality). In the end, it makes sense for a kid that's very impressionable to develop these kinds of thoughts since (I'm assuming) he's surrounded by them, but it's also because he's a kid that he can learn these lessons and grow as a person to become a good leader. So, overall, I think the prince has potential, it's just that he's going through his cringe era and I really hate seeing it. That's my opinion tho. Potential love interest to Emma tho... Noooooooooooo.
Also on the other hand, I think I like Joshua because he seems to know that his feeling aren't guaranteed and doesn't really expect Emma to like him back whatsoever. He's just happy to be of use to her and to be within her presence. He's like a fanboy with his favorite idol in a healthy way and I really like that dynamic. However, who Emma ends up with is on her.
I like him to end up with joshua. With everything emma likes to wants and needs, joshua is pretty much an expert on most to provide for emma. The rest just has their so called "power".
I agree. Out of all the love interests, only Joshua seems to respect Emma enough as an individual and he is very used to her antics. He's also kind of puppy coded which is something I like hehe. It's like if Emma gives him any attention I imagine him wagging his non-existent tail lololololol.
However, it really is up to Emma and what she wants. If she goes with dating an older man then hehehehe. Emma has a very respectable taste in men. Of course she'd 20's when it happens tho. But if my girl is planning on getting a hot older man later down the road in her life, I am not opposed whatsoever lololololololololol
Ahahah which reminds ne that she likes the king. XD
I saw that thing and neurons triggered so fast. Usually I take a long time to decide on what to read since there are so much stuff out there, but that mustach. I saw it and thought, "I fuck with this man" and I do fuck with him heavily! I love this manga so far! I wish this had more chapters tho ;-;
That I want the artist to draw BL so badly? Some drawings of Uramichi kind of got me like uh haha...
I probably need help (╥﹏╥)
Nope, no help needed, you can let your imagination run wild.
I was so pissed off on her behalf when Kyle mention that he'd duel for Julianne's hand. Like she's her own individual and needs to make decisions herself. You can't force your feelings onto her in the form of a dual saying, "If I win you'd be with me." Like ????????
Yeah she's an extreme crybaby who usually wants to run away from her feelings, but she was getting to a point of actually putting herself out there and I thought the story would progress with her improving on herself. I suppose she was honest and vulnerable at the duel, but like????? It shouldn't have gotten this far man? Like Julianne you need to stand up for yourself fuck.
Honestly, the reason why the sis is so fucked up is probably because of the expectations that the village society had for them. MC who had memories of a different world knows that incest is weird, but the sis has no memories or knows any ethics behind why it is wrong. Besides the incest part, Gizel was practically groomed and conditioned by the mentality of the village to marry her brother and also, in a way, groomed to have feeling of love and affection towards him. So when MC says no to that sort of thing I can image why there was a backlash. Imagine being raised with people that you'd get to marry your brother and have a fufilling life together, practically a birthright, just to hear that he doesn't like you that way.
Towards another extent it's partially the brother's fault BUT NOT BY A LONG SHOT in comparison to how fucked the village was for pushing them into marriage in the first place not even asking if it was what either of them wanted. But here me out, imagine the boy who you were suppose to marry, who you love, just up and left and never gave you any reason as to why he left. You'd be reasonably either angry or in self doubt. If there were proper communication, maybe she wouldn't be as angry but honestly also doubt that because again GROOMING.
Her actions are inexcusable tho. I'm not really defending her for all the shit she is doing honestly and actually going so far to try and control the MC's life and also harming his companion and teaming up with the DEVIL. However, she is a much nuanced character outside of her actions. But again knowing the reason why she is so heinous isn't an excuse whatsoever especially when she is harming others. She should be held accountable for her actions 100% and I hope this manga doesn't excuse her for all the bad she has done.
Anyways that's my rant
I get where you're coming from, but in the end what you're doing is showing sympathy for the perpetrator. Which in the end results in harm towards the victim.
Yes the village was wrong in grooming her too an extent. They have a backward of thinking that wasn't that uncommon in medieval times. But the sister is taking it multiple steps too far, to the point where nothing but her herself can be blamed for what she's doing.
There's "being obsessed with the person one was groomed to be with" and then there's "willingly selling one's soul to the literal good who owns too destroy the world." The latter being several magnitudes worse.
I don't even blame MC. Sure he didn't ask about his marriage, but would you go up to someone and ask "Hey, am I expected to marry my sister?" He also showed in his actions that he wasn't interested in marriage (the sheer fact he didn't bring it up unless someone brought it up first being one of them). I blame the father quite a bit though. He was like "MC gets roped into things easily, so I'll just force him to marry his sister not even a few days after MC found out he was expected to marry his sister. He will get over it eventually." Yeah MC left, but he was actively put into a position where he didn't have another choice. The people around him made it clear that they didn't value his opinion. His family didn't nor did the rest of the village.
I scrolled down to see Javier and was so confused that I had accidentally clicked on Greatest Estate Developer. Then I saw Lloyd's ugly mug and knew I was reading the right manwha lolololololololol
I keep reading just to keep hurting. The intro was light-hearted and then I started reading more just to hurt. And then hurt some more. This is just hurt no comfort so far ;-;.
My man deserves to be happy ;-;. I keep reading hoping that'll he'll be happy, but ahhhhhhhhhhh.
I'm setting this down. I'll come back when my heart is ready.