Submitted 2 days ago by wjs018@ani.social to manga@ani.social
Another week in the books. Let’s chat about manga in the general discussion thread! Feel free to use this thread for questions, comments, recommendations, etc.
Like normal, please be careful with spoilers. I wrote a guide about spoilers in case you need a refresher on how to handle them (also linked in the sidebar).
I have been traveling a lot this past week (as in driving all over the place), so I haven’t been able to read too much. However, I did want to mention one series that I found that I have enjoyed a lot so far:
Basically, this is one of those series where things like monsters and magic started appearing in this world and humans got skills to go along with it. The protag of this series is basically like Saitama from OPM, but at the same time is like Bocchi from Bocchi the Rock. It makes for a fun combo! Only the first couple chapters are on mangadex, but I am looking forward to more.
Looks interesting, I’ll check it out. Thank you! 😊
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!
Still sticking with this one for now as the series started to move beyond the initial gimmick and opened a new significant mystery. Well, I say that but after reading some more the mystery seems to be going in a bit of a boring direction - we’ll see how things go in the future, I hope I’m wrong on this.
It managed to regain my attention for now so if everything goes well it should keep things engaging for a while longer.
For Better or For Worse
Book isekai, MC reborn as villainess, yadda yadda… It’s the usual setup with the main hook being: MC doesn’t want her little sister to marry the male lead because, according to the original story, she’ll die to provide him with a tragic background. While trying to prevent this from happening MC ends up marrying the guy instead.
This series has been rotting away in my backlog for a while now and I thought it we be just the thing to avoid doing other stuff I should be doing. It’s pretty fun so far, starting both as a full-on comedy (MC trying everything in her power to get rid of the male lead) and melancholy (getting married and shipped off with a guy she’d known for less than a month).
I ended up liking this one way more than I expected to - MC is great and plays amazingly well with other characters, including some introduced as possible villains, only to do 180 on their attitude after spending time with her. Also, the actual romance portion is really nicely done and managed to convince me to something I wasn’t really sold on initially.
Also also, the art is great. Both gag and hero panels look fantastic and sell the emotions they’re aiming for really well. It’s a treat.
PrincessKadath@ani.social 1 day ago
My beloved Dillon! This is one of the series I loved the most. Also, I loved her bonnets. 😅
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m glad I finally got to reading the series, it’s great. Thanks for recommending it!
wjs018@ani.social 1 day ago
I see the situation you are describing in Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess! all too often. The author has an interesting idea for a hook, it plays out for a couple volumes, and then things become generic after that. I get that it is hard to let a successful series end, but some great short series get stretched into long, generic ones.
Essence_of_Meh@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Just to clarify - my reaction to the twist has more to do with my expectations than the twist itself. I’m also not finished with the arc focusing on it so things might turn out to better than they appear right now. I’m just not entirely sold on where I think this is going but I might be completely wrong.
I do agree with the general sentiment though.