harusenpai's Topics (69)

I prefer Minhyeok (the blond, right?)

yeah, he is so perfect. Soft and approachable on the outside but a real devil on the inside ~(´ڡ`~) the raws had me so shook! I was literally scrolling with one hand and holding up google translate (camera version) on the other

Wait wait , pls tell me that minhyeok is an important character at least... BUT I WISH HE WERE THE MC , for the reasons you stated above(▰˘◡˘▰)

From what I saw, he is. There is a scene where they drink together!! it's just... so good...that's all I'll say~

after that you will slightly hate him coz he thigh rape our uke, even though he knows that Suyeong is drunk and is dreaming about fucking with Taesung. because of that i dont really like him anymore :(((

yeah, I didn't wanna spoil for the others but! this does happen... let's wait and see what happens though, maybe he'll redeem himself

Oh boy ... Why is everyone hating on this manga? There are pages and pages of comments about it. Of course it's just a matter of opinion but if so many readers are so mad then maybe it's not imagination that something really got derailed. And there will always be people who love it anyway. But if you really, really want to know why so many are disappointed just read the pages.

I've already read a lot of them tbh but I don't agree. I actually like the plot rn & that's pretty much all I have to say about that. But if you care to give me your take on it, go ahead.

There are a couple of reasons why many fans have grown to disdain this story but the main arguments/dislikes are #1 The complete story shift from the main couple Jinha&Siwon #2 The seemingly everlasting drama and #3 The constant sexual assault.
No hate or anything, like what you want but no matter how you slice it, what Lu is doing to Siwon is force. This is why a lot of fans dislike Lu and these new chapters.

A lot of people are just too judgmental, I like this as well. I've see worse drama in manga so I don't know why people are complaining about the drama in this when there's worse, I am ok with the drama in this but I just hope it doesn't have a shitty ending.

#1, isn't this just an addition of another character with the purpose of resulting in a love triangle? #2 what's bad about there being drama? If there's no drama, I don't see how it could be interesting. I don't like when everything just magically falls into place like some other manga. When couples get together easily and there's no struggle it becomes rather bland. #3 that is something that comes with a lot of yaoi tbh. People fantasize about those kinds of things all the time. Maybe it's your cup of tea but some people like it.

Oh! I absolutely love drama and angst as plot devices in BL manhua too. I am NOT speaking for myself, as I never said I was, but speaking for the majority opinion which also seems to be the majority. Many fans do not like these things, because they are inherently inconvenient(besides the rape, it is inherently bad) Also, allow me to explain it simply in case you have forgotten. We have experienced the conflict and strife between our two main characters. Jinha, although flawed while, has been trying his upmost to be there for Siwon/give his affection/have him fall in love for him, in which Siwon was very reserved and rejected his advances several times. Keep in mind, he's done SEVERAL attempts and got himself hurt in the process in his sacrifice. However, now we see this new character Lu who swiftly and without effort steps into Siwon's life. Yes, he had to use sexual assault. Yes, Siwon is seemingly "not" enjoying this, but he doesn't react to his sexual advances in the way he did with Jinha, like it's almost as if he's beginning to like him from all the emotional and psychological torment. (Yes, this was obviously Lu's plan all along, what a clever guy. In addition to this, this new character is NOT likeable for these reasons. You don't have to have a problem with the rape troupe in BL content, it happens all the time right? But we have no substance for Lu. I can assure you if he was not attractive no one would give two shits about him and be lighting their pitchforks up his ass. Take this, you've put our your heart out to your most beloved one when another person swoops in and basically steals them, but with force and rape, not affection, patience and understanding like you have. I know it's so easy to be on the minority's side because you already like these 2 troupes (love triangle, rape troupe) but THIS is why MOST people who carry morals do not. This isn't like points of three or Lover boy, you need to understand that fans genuinely dislike this manga for valid reasons. Just because those reasons don't like up with yours, doesn't mean they're wrong. I hope this helped you understand a little bit more.

1. I like love triangle, but A Man Like You is a guide of how to not make one.

Love triangle typically helps to further the relationship of the main characters, but in this one, you find so many readers feeling the opposite. This is because Lu Xuan Ru, rather than a love interest, he feels more like a cartoon villain. Despite this, Siwon reaction towards his sexual assault and kidnapping is akin to a child tantrum.

2. I love drama, my favorite manga tend to be on the angsty side. However, this only works with characters the readers can relate or symphatize. In A Man Like You, the characters are neither relatable nor likable. They hinged strongly on being physically attractive rather than having actual substance.

3. Yes, you are right. However, this Manhwa is actually decent in the beginning. When the quality of the writing declines, the only thing left is just fanservice. That is fine in itself, especially if that is what you are looking for, but for people who wants more than fanservice, they will likely be disappointed.

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Okay it makes so much more sense now! I respect it. Thanks for taking the time to explain, it really helped in understanding why people are reacting the way they are.

Of course! Thank you for taking the time to read !! ⁄(⁄ ⁄·⁄ω⁄·⁄ ⁄)⁄

lmao i still love is too :D

Sometimes a story starts good and then the author messes up. Like movies, TV shows, books, etc ... Not every piece of work is good. Sometimes the overall result is mediocre.
A Yaoi story where one of the MCs is dumbed down to max to fit in chapters for fanservice, a story where one of the MCs is neglected in scenes and development for the sake of other, a story where the plot is messy and confusing and the scenes look like fillers rather than necessary are all characteristics of a mediocre story telling and 'A Man Like You' has all this. Of course there will always be readers who like anything an author write or love the fanservice or don't mind the fillers .... and when it's a leveled, balanced division of opinion, then one can say is debatable. However, look at the outrage, the amount of readers who came forward voicing disappointment, the amount who claim they're dropping it ( and keep in mind that many just drop it without saying it)... is that because 'some people are just too judgmental' or then possibly there is really some point in the critic? If 8 out of 10 people are pointing out the same flaws and voicing the same concern, of course is a matter of opinion that the other 2 can't see the problem but that's why some works win prizes and some gets a mocking. You can't explain taste but you can establish a pattern, a sign that something is wrong when a lot of people are looking at something and finding it a problem even if a few other look at it and can't see the stain. Right? Even if you don't agree with the others, certainly you can look at the coincidence of some many all of sudden complaining and think: ... do I really need to ask why is everyone hating on this? If you can't see the issues that so many are talking about, maybe it's not because they don't exist. You just can't see them because you like them and see nothing wrong with it.

Preach Guys!! I love this manhwa even now. I also don't get why they keep hating.

Dude I found you posting this at the wrong manga

Lol, that accidental post on the other manga was hilarious

lol thanks guys (づ￣ ³￣)づ

wait lol wrong manga...

I usually read yaoi, but went through a list of webtoons to find hetero romance - cause I was in the mood for it- and found 130 yuri/yaoi /shounen ai/ shoujo ai so hetero seems to be more rare actually hehe.

hmm it could be because mangago is mostly used for reading yaoi, shonen ai etc. Also, I was referring to the fact that China censors EVERYTHING! ╥﹏╥

(￣∇￣") why can I relate

I get you! Lightsaber dicks isn't my thing either. It's not just China though, many manga. I mean what is the point of censoring if the theme is obviously R+ rated with explicit sex scenes. Also when they make manga into anime - cutting out the ecchi scenes completely or partially, take for example Love Stage!!! or Junjou Romantica.

without lightsaber dick they probably wouldn't be able to publish it at all

I might be wrong, but what I got form it is that Kei is slowly but surely self destructing with the pills and the smoking. Yes he has had some sort of "self-realization", but the damage is still done. Yui is also following suit. He is going down the same path. Not only with the smoking and the pills, but also with the decision to (possibly) abandon his parents. In a lot of child abuse cases, often the pedophile was first a victim themselves before they grew up and assaulted a child. It's a circle that keeps repeating itself. I believe this is what Harada-sensei is trying to touch on. But again this is just my own opinion. (〜￣△￣)〜

thank you so much! your response is greatly appreciated (▰˘◡˘▰)

at least Kei and Yui being together and destroying each other together is much better than Yui repeating the same mistake and rapping another innocent kid

I agree with you but I'm not siding with anyone, both of them are fucked up. I just hope they'll be happy in the end.

?????????? uhh what. Big bro didn't deserve to be sexually assaulted because he ignored his younger brother?? Like someone else said, imagine if the older brother was a girl instead

and you would. do the same as the little bro. that. is kind of nasty. 13 people agree with you What has this world come to

It's obvious that the older brother started avoid the younger one because he was ashamed by the fact that he was selling himself for money ._. even if he was doing that because they had not enough money (=to feed his younger brother and to give him a roof over his head)since their mother abandoned them. So, ok, it's sad to be rejected and all, but well, before raping his own brother maybe he should have thought about the reasons behind older bro's behaviour?

Call me what you want. I don't care. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion & it's a manga. ╮(￣▽￣)╭

Thank you for your reasonable response I really appreciate it. I see what you mean & I guess that could work but it wouldn't make the manga what it is/ interesting. That's what people don't understand. If they don't like it they shouldn't read it.

yes, you're right, if it wasn't like that then there wouldn't be any plot. But even so, I feel bad for the older brother :( well, for both of the characters... I'm looking forward to see how they will make up.

(I'm sorry for my bad english but it's not my native language)

[well for starters, up to this point, the band is going to perform the song that uenoyama (dark hair boy - assumed seme) produced. The very last chapter there that was updated was them performing--and it was so mesmerizing that everyone was surprised because they are a street band. ]

& The story goes as Uenoyama-kun going to his 'spot' at school to nap but he saw Mafuyu-kun (assumed uke) there already. He was holding an electric guitar and he was lazing around and made room for Uenoyama-kun. After fixing the guitar and strumming it, Mafuyu-kun realize that Uenoyama-kun is actually really good so he asked him to teach him. That's how they connected--the more time he spent with Mafuyu-kun, he started to realize that he likes being around the guy. Uenoyama-kun later found out that Mafuyu-kun is an amazing singer and asks him to join the band but was rejected (which he did join the band afterward). He was just interested in learning electric guitar. Uenoyama decided that he will write a song for Mafuyu to sing for them because his voice is amazing.

Later, they bumped into one of Mafuyu's old childhood friend who made a statement about the guitar--that's when Uenoyama realize that the guitar Mafuyu was trying to learn to play actually have significant value to him. Mafuyu ran away from the friend--& you soon find out rumors from the girl that likes Uenoyama-kun that Mafuyu is actually gay and his boyfriend died. The guitar was his boyfriend's guitar. Uenoyama became jealous of the deceased boyfriend--he didnt want Mafuyu to sing about the feelings of the man he was once with. Even though he knew he started to like Mafuyu-kun, he never at any point confessed in the chapters we have here.

There's just too much to explain--the story is really detailed =( I'm writing too much so I'm stopping here lol

It's cool thank you soon much! The relationships between the characters are so intricate that I get confused haha

There's so much words in each page--that's why it can be hard to follow. I love the story--but tbh, it just have too many story lines intwining to the main one! Im sorry I didnt mean to give you an essay up there ╥﹏╥

lol no it's cool! It was what I wanted TY!

Me too. I'm just going to let a few more chapters add up and reread

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I think that the younger brother force his older bro again. The older wants to stop but his brother breaks down, cry and beg him. The older bro lets him do whatever him want.
He feels smt to his senpai. They hang out and eventually kiss.
Finally, the older bro tells senpai the truth about his relationship with the younger bro.

I rememberd the first page of the story. 7 year after the beginning the manga, both of the brother look like adults, wearing black suits. and we have the inner thought of the younger bro.
I thinks that scene tells us they don't end up together, at least not at the moment.

Wow forgot about that opening scene, I'm scared now. I looked at the raws and thought to myself "there's no way they will end up together.The relationship is too toxic for the older brother and he genuinely seems to hate younger brother now". But that opening scene (which as you point out, looks to be some time in the future when both of them are adults) leads me to believe that younger brother STILL yearns for older brother and hasn't gotten over him. Younger brother is so persistent that he's sure to continue causing problems for older brother even if they aren't together. I really hope sempai comes around and helps older brother (looks like they broke up as of the end of volume 2). Older brother really didn't want to tell him what was going on and his fears of how sempai would react came true. No wonder rape victims keep quiet... ( ╥﹏╥ )

If my reading raws correct, sempai shocks of the truth, and at the end of chapter 9 or 10, he cried or has watering-eyes. I think he would not deny older bro, hope so