once you read enough stories with the same dull conflict and resolution you don’t realize how mediocre they are until you read an actually good one. There is so much to praise here: the female characters aren’t faceless plot-device marionettes, the thought processes of the leads are realistic and logical, there is genuine attention placed on the effects of financial instability. I think that Yujae, in particular, is an incredible character because he feels so real. Growing up with his parents treating love as transactional obviously has a lasting effect on his worldview and relationships. The conflict here isn’t a boring misunderstanding, but a very honest struggle between two people that are fundamentally different in the way they view love. I like that friendship is not considered less valuable, in that way. Romance stories, especially friends-to-lovers, have a tendency to brush over the meaningfulness of friendship and platonic intimacy, which I don’t get from this at all. It’s such a pleasure to see that friendship is so valuable here, not just between Hanjun and Yujae, but the supporting characters as well. Very rare to see what is a relatively common plot developed so naturally and turns out to be so interesting! :)
The concept and execution is very cute and thoughtful, I just wish the angels didn’t feel more like aliens than they do angels. The fact that Shahar is only 105 years old makes no sense to me, angels having “mothers” doesn’t really have reason behind it, etc. etc. I think the story is very cute and I love biblical themes, but it seems to me that it is a little superficial in the sense that it’s very inaccurate. This is obviously just me looking at the manga more critically because I’m passionate about religion lmao
Tbf this is its own thing with the concept of angels
Doesnt need to be as close to the original or commonly known stories of angelic beings
If we used biblically accurate angels this would be a horror story.
Visually I agree, I don’t mind their appearances. I think what just felt a bit odd to me was the fact that Shahar had a mother and has only been alive for a century. I wish there was something that made the angels feel a bit more angelic, but definitely not a “be not afraid” look to them lol
I normally hate abo because it almost always perpetuates rape culture and inherently dehumanizes the “feminine” sex. It usually has incredibly misogynistic undertones. This manga serves as critical commentary instead of fetishization. Obviously, omegas are metaphors for women, and it’s interesting to explore internalized/socialized hatred for one’s own sex. I still think abo is gross and weird for a thousand reasons, but I like how this manga criticizes the grossness and weirdness instead of embracing it. This is just my opinion, not attacking the people who like abo. I just think it’s worth pointing out that this story is primarily about the oppression of women, and it’s refreshing to see it through the perspective of an “oppressor” forced into the role of “oppressed,” and how he tries regaining control over his social image. Cool stuff
Abo?? What that means??
I mean alpha/beta/omega universe, not sure if abo is the correct term lol
Oh, I see. Well, this genre is called Omegaverse. I too hate this genre for many reasons. But it was an exception, I really love it because of its characters, storytelling and how they draw the parallel between the real world.
This artist draws women sooo cute! I’d love to read a yuri in this style:^)
I could read a hundred chapters about Midori alone, what an incredible character! It seems obvious she was in love with the original Ao, and my heart breaks a little considering all that Midori had to go through for her, just to lose her. It’s completely understandable that she harbours resentment towards Sho. I think it’s exceptionally rare for a story to have such a complex and interesting side character...she overshadows the rest of them by a lot, in my opinion :^)
Pointless observation, but Hikaru being unable to experience sexual desire but knows when something is sexy is oddly a very good way to explain asexuality. Feel like I can appreciate the story a bit more in that way. cool stuff
This relegation makes me think I am kind of asexual lol. I’ve felt this way for a while but never had the words to say it coherently so thanks for describing why I had liked Hikaru so much
Yeh I actually thought about how that would feel for him, but Im gray-asexuell so its probably really close to how I feel haha
Yea that's exactly how I saw it too, the way he experiences things so differently definitely reminds me of being on the aroace spectrum
there is something oddly unlikeable about almost every single character. I like the realism and the moral ambiguity in a lot of cases, but there’s something slightly draining about characters that you just don’t like doing stuff you have absolutely no respect for. Having trauma is not an excuse to be a vile and manipulative person, btw. I hope cirrus gets everything he deserves, unlike a majority of the comments…sometimes it’s worth considering that a titular character is just a bad person.
Cirrus is not a bad character at all. Did u read the story?! The mere premise of all this story is to show how 2 people with flaws BOTH Cirrus and Skylar learn to progress and evolve by learning from their mistakes. Did Cirrus do well with the manipulative scheme behind Ri-In’s back? No. But that doesn’t make him a bad character at all.
You should seriously learn to know how to read rather than stare at pictures.
Agreed. It's like people with no emotional intelligence just takes things for face value and quick to judge when characters are complex and multifaceted than that.
Ri-In's logic is comparable to a simpleton. Who doesn't communicate with their significant other and vice versa? Not their monkeys not their circus. And normal friends usually spread the word like 'Hey, you know that dog Candy that he loves, not doing so well, FYI, be kind rewind'.
Hi, I’m afraid you’ve missed my point. I said that Cirrus is a bad person, not character. He is actually very well-written and developed, which I can appreciate. As I said in my earlier comment, I liked the realism (of how traumas can manifest themselves in different ways), but that has nothing to do with how much I like a character’s personality. I suggest you learn how to consider alternate perspectives before responding aggressively to one you don’t agree with.
You seriously should take ur own advice and try to re read ur OP bc u don’t make any sense at all.
Just because you don’t understand what I’m saying doesn’t mean I don’t make sense. There’s really no need to be condescending when someone doesn’t agree with you, and I’m sure I don’t need to preface every comment I make with (this is just my opinion!!!). How well a character is written is different from how respectable of a person they are. Insinuating I can’t read when apparently you can’t either makes us both look dumb :’D
It’s really interesting that “there is naught to gaze into but the self” means that Guts’ innermost “self” is represented by Griffith and Casca during the Golden Age. It helps drive home the point, I think, that once a desire for revenge burns out, you are left with the knowledge that you are still suffering. It goes to show that Guts’ character is driven by love far more than hate (or that they’re two sides of the same coin). Meaning, to me, revenge will never heal you, because you will always be left with the same loss that angered you in the first place. Seeing Griffith and Casca, probably coming from where they are always in Guts’ subconscious, was like a punch to the gut (lmao). Though I initially thought that Berserk might end with Guts actually killing Griff, it doesn’t seem so cut-and-dry like that anymore. That “finally” is really heartbreaking. It would be good to see him recollect himself out of devotion to the people he loves, which is the kind of person he has always fundamentally been. Anyway berserk is amazing rest in power miura my goat