Redemption Camp
The author had a personal vendetta against women (especially Da-ae). Honestly they came across as sweet and funny in the epilogue but what the fuck man? Why did we get a “happy” ending? They raped her and blamed her even though they were all in the wrong too. The only one where I would’ve been kinda fine with a proper happy ending for would be the teacher, who they ruined in the side story by making an actual predator who did end up sleeping with a student, that left him after he got attached. Anyway overall not great but I’ve read worse I guess. Also weirdly abrupt ending.
Butterflies don't dance near poisonous flowers
Trap (OOTSUKI Miu)
Honestly it’s good for what it is… a story about a sleazy creep of a teacher.
Miscreants And Mayhem
71 Why the fuck does he keep calling him Dad??? MAKE IT STOPPPP!!! I really like psychotic Pil-Gyun and Nanmu is really fucking pretty… but something is missing and I can’t quite put my hands on it. I really love Jeol-Ho. Is it because his love for Nanmu is tragic? Probs. Still fucking calling him “Dad” but at least not all the time. Still fucking icky though.
Non Zero Sum
58 It’s… you know… like… sigh. I feel exhausted reading this. I’m angry, I feel sympathy for Haewon, and most of all disgust and fascination for the trio from hell. Haeyoung is evil, PURE evil, and kinda hard to read. Taegyum (who I liked the most out of the bunch, which is still not saying much cause I despise him) kinda reminds me of Damon Salvatore for some reason. Like he is an asshole, and he can be cruel at times, but by the end it kinda felt like he somewhat held on to his sanity somewhat. He still ignored Haewon’s suffering, in fact he was also very much actively participating in inflicting it, but it felt like he at least, unlike Hyunwoo, realizes/acknowledges what’s going on on a certain cognitive level. Hyunwoo on the other hand was disappointing as a human, interesting as a character. Not gonna lie, the had us in the first half. I thought he would actually stick to being a good person, but it feels like he is the most twisted out of all of them. Like Haeyoung is a sociopath at best and Taegyum knows he’s an asshole at least, but fucking Hyunwoo, FUCKING HYUNWOO PROBABLY THINKS HES A GOOD PERSON STILL. Spoiler, HES NOT! I just don’t know what else the author wants to do to Haewon, but honestly I can’t see this ending well. Maybe they’ll pull a “No Reason” like plot on us. But again this will not/cannot end well. Also the railing I have for it being as high as it is is not because I’m enjoying the frank torture Haewon is going through, but for a psychological webtoon, I’m psychologically damaged, so it’s really good at being what it’s supposed to be I guess. What the fuck is anyone’s motivation here?! What’s the end plan (other than traumatize Haewon and us of course). I still don’t have a clear read on Haeyoung and Taegyum is still my favorite. I’m kinda pissed really that Haewon seems to hate him the most even though to me he’s still a piece of shit, but the least stinky out of the bunch. I genuinely think he really loves him. He’s the most sane and least violent too, which is really not saying much in this shitshow of a story.
Yokosu Inu, Mekuru Yoru
No Reason
Side 9 What the actual fuck. This was so hard to read. It was fucking sadistic, almost feels like a personal vendetta against Jeong-Hoon. Like even I flinched a few times here and there. It just got to me seeing him slowly get broken down both physically and (more painfully) psychologically. Hyunjae also reminds me of a character of another gang related Manwha but I can’t quite remember who… I think maybe it was someone from “Down and Dirty”? I’m not sure. The ending wasn’t really satisfying enough but I don’t feel like giving it less than a 4. What the fuck?! WHAT THE FUCK?!! I thought the sides will have some fluff, an AU or two, ANYTHING to take the edge off the main story! BUT NOOOO, LETS DELVE MORE INTO DRUG DEPENDENCY AND FUCK JUNG-HOON’S LIFE BEYOND RECOGNITION!!! The man even looks different, his personality changed and he is just a broken husk, which Hyun-jae loves (which is in character for him I guess, he really is a PROPER Yandere). But honestly this is so fucking painful to read. I’d say it’s maybe even traumatizing. Apparently I’m not as desensitized as I thought I was (yet). But those couple of chapters with Jung-hoon visiting the grave of his men (and all the itching marks from the drugs) and seeing Subin’s POV (from the grave) broke me. The author really said “FUCK YOU I CHOOSE VIOLENCE”. Llke it’s not bad for what it is… I’m just so fucking drained from the emotional toll it’s taking on me. I like feeling something through media, and I often do go look for tear jearkers, but this is just disgustingly evil. Again it’s good for what it is… but jeez. On other news the Manwhua Hyun-jae reminds me of is “Legs that don’t work”. Also I’m kinda worried cause it feels like Jung-hoon is about to
Tonari Ni Sunderu Neko No Koto