tofu's manga / #Adults(540)

This is like. The blue print of k-drama. The plot, the characters dynamic, the conflict, the love triangle.....everything screams cliche, but it's that kind of cliche that's so bad it's good. NGL, i was so frickin excited going into this manhwa because??? Masterchef fake dating and social media AU??? Enemies to lovers trope???? That's my kind of shit right there. It felt like I was reading an AO3 fic in a manhwa form and it was Amazing. The first half of the story is seriously good and FREAKIN FUNNY LIKE HOW TF DID AUTHOR KEEP THROWING GODLIKE QUALITY JOKES AND HILARIOUS BANTERS LEFT AND RIGHT???? (ALSO THE NAME PUNS......IM SO FRUSTRATED THAT IT WASNT EXPLAINED IN THE TRANSLATION BECAUSE IT WAS GOLD). And i was rooting so damn hard for the MC because he was a piece of shit, but he was a Hilarious piece of shit and a self-aware one at that. His inner thoughts were top tier comedy, and his flaws were actually endearing that it sorta became his good points too. But then the story went on too long and it's like the story changed into the kind of cliche that i hate. It stopped being hilarious and instead became dramatic, MC rapidly turned into a character i'm reluctant to root, and not just because he kept going around kissing people he wasn't even sure he had feelings for. I just couldn't be happy for him even when everything turned out fine in the end. Also, [SPOILER] his reason for choosing the ML over the 2nd lead is so. Half-assed like, he blatantly said that he was more into the 2nd lead but chose ML just because ML was more pitiful and in need of his caring. And that put a huge damper on the whole thing for me. I'll still give it 3 stars, though, because the writing is pretty good and i had a LOT of fun reading the first half of the story.

The dynamic between the couple is not my cup of tea, but the overall story is adorable with good pacing and flow.

This is suuper fun and adorable! The shift in their relationship from friendly to romantic is so natural, their interaction is hilarious and refreshing, and I truly respect the author for not treating the aphrodisiac effect as a "perk" for the MCs and promoting fully consensual relationship instead.

I like Kyuugou's writing. They're always able to turn a cliche and overused trope into something worth your time. This one's not special in terms of plot and characters, but the progression of the story feels natural and pleasant to read.

The premise is good, but sadly i couldn't feel enough chemistry between the two. Would've been better if the writing was stronger or the manga was longer.

It's pretty decent, but i was disappointed that [SPOILER] the MC turned out to be a latent alpha since the reason i started reading was because i thought it was a rare beta x omega couple. Other than that....their dynamic started interesting but everything after happened so fast that i couldn't feel much of their chemistry outside of their destined bond.

I was confused the whole time and the plot is a bit crazy but the dynamic between the main characters is sooo fun! I mean... There are a lot of iffy tropes (eg boss-subordinate status, power imbalance, sexual harrassment, etc) that would have turned me away if not for how self-aware and into it both of the MCs were. They both enjoyed each other's company and had a lot of fun together that i couldn't help but support their relationship. I was even okay with the weird daddy kink-slash-age-roleplay at the end because of how much they liked it lmao.