One Step From The End
For both seasons: Top pursues, childhood friends Season 1: chapters 1-30, the last 5 chapters escalate RAPIDLY. Season 2: 31-76. The first couple was kinda toxic in how things developed, but oh my god it got so much worse with the second "couple." Hard to follow, but interesting none the less. Bittersweet ending. Liking Raphael is a guilty pleasure. Official on Tapas, "Lover's Vain." These aren't the officials, I've purchased it all on Tapas. 1st: May 2022, 2nd: 3/14/23
Easy to Notice
Chaebol director x employee, top pursues, straight top, obsessed top, dominant top. ML has a bad case of the "I'm mysterious, which means I'm manipulating you." Strong second hand embarrassment from the MC and at the end I feel like there's more questions than answers and it's too abrupt, but not the worst end I've ever seen. Official release on Tappytoon [mature] ("Easy to Read"), but official translations are here as well. Tappytoon is 16+ on the app but this one is the mature version. 1st: 9/10/22, 2nd: 10/23/22, 3rd: 1/23/23, 4th: 2/9/23, 5th: 3/18/23
The Origin of Species
Crime boss top, dominant top, size gap, pseudo fated pair, character growth. Both alphas as well as omegas are physically strong in this universe. There was a strong tone shift starting around chapter 60 that made it feel like a completely different genre, not really a fan of the transition. Art style that I had gotten used to also subtly changed in a way I didn't like. Season 3 is basically just a side story instead of main story, it would have been best to divide it like that so people didn't expect to see plot that wasn't going to come. Official release on Tappytoon [mature]. Chapters 0-2 are free there and chapter 1 on here is janky, so read it there. End of chapter 47 is cut off here (I bought it on the official platform). Official chapters are posted here. Series info: https://www.mangaupdates.com/series/8b9ua3n/the-origin-of-species Bato: https://mto.to/series/95466 Lots feels more complicated to understand than it needs to because this is based on a novel that truncated important parts too much when made into the manhwa. No official translation of the novel that I know of. Understanding chapter 16* is pretty important for understanding several plot points, a comment on Bato explains it fairly well but the whole chapter has a lot going on that's not directly said. Other plot relevancy that seems critical to understand: 39, 41, 42*, 46, 50 (helps explain 42 a TON) * Particularly complex Helpful notes: - Seoran, led by executive director Kwon, is a black market company. SH, led by president Seo, is a logistics/information broker company that helps black market companies like Seoran. MC originally works for a separate, competing company to SH. - ML and Kwon Shinwoo look incredibly alike. You can tell the difference in that ML has upturned eyes and KS has downturned ones. Intimate scene starts: 7, 12, 14, 18, 21, 26, 36, 59, 62, 78 1st: 7/30/22, 2nd: 11/17/22, 3rd: 1/5/23, 4th: 3/21/23 (through season 2), 5th: 1/17/24
Totally Captivated
Shonen ai, not yaoi. Side stories are yaoi. Extremely toxic relationship for the longest time. Bottom is a heartbreaker, top is way obsessed and possessive, crime family, top becomes a bottom. I think a bit of a longer end could have done this more justice to show they ended up well and not so toxic, but the ending here still works. Official on NetComics, officials are here. Read some of this a long time ago, probably early summer 2022, but dropped it pretty early. For some reason, even though so much fucked up shit happens, it's still captivating to read. There are several side stories each posted separately, but the official webtoon version is all on one post: https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_side_stories_webtoon_edition/uu/ibx_chapter-22/pg-1/ Separate postings, with not official translations: 1. "Mr. Sangul's Diary" and "Diary of Mookyul" https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_dj_mr_sangchuls_diary/ 2. "Totally Spying On Them" https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_dj_totally_spying_on_them/ 3. "How to Live with A Beast" https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_dj_how_to_live_with_a_beast/ 4. "Totally Opened the Secret Doors"/"Totally Peeking Under the Sheets" https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_dj_totally_peeking/ 5. "The Last Episode" https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_dj_the_last_episode/ 5/13/23
Totally Captivated Dj - Totally Spying On Them
Dojin of Totally Captivated. Just the top harassing the bottom, more explicitly than the main shonen ai story. The official side stories, all together in webtoon format with color: https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_side_stories_webtoon_edition/uu/ibx_chapter-22/pg-1/ 5/14/23
Totally Captivated dj - How to Live with a Beast
Dojin of Totally Captivated, takes place 6 months after the end of the main story. The official side stories, all together in webtoon format with color: https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_side_stories_webtoon_edition/uu/ibx_chapter-22/pg-1/ 5/14/23
Totally Captivated dj - The Last Episode
Dojin of Totally Captivated. More showcasing how possessive and selfish the top is honestly, but it's still loving. The official translations make it feel less toxic, because the choices are done for a healthy future, but Mookyul still needs to slow his roll. The official side stories, all together in webtoon format with color: https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_side_stories_webtoon_edition/uu/ibx_chapter-22/pg-1/ 5/14/23
Totally Captivated dj - Totally Opened the Secret Doors
The official side stories, all together in webtoon format with color: https://www.mangago.me/read-manga/totally_captivated_side_stories_webtoon_edition/uu/ibx_chapter-22/pg-1/ 5/14/23











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