Welp. The messed up blue app is down and just in case, I'm putting my review for Level 99 Princess of Dark Flare (Part 1) so that I won't forget what exactly happened in the webnovel. Yes, I'm reading whatever chapters I have left for Part 2, and so far, it's still a good read for me. 🙂

It can't be helped that so much writing focused on Jinwoo's "leveling up" & "badassery" so much the rest of the writing elements felt lacking with its emphasis on them having a short span of time. Probably why I felt the lore reveals felt underwhelming, but it did accomplish PF checklist. IDWINTD.

I liked how in S1 they add stuff to the source materials to emphasize how Jinwoo is losing connection with his humanity, though such additions seem to be completely ignored in the second season so far. I think you're spot-on here

Barring the weirdness of its fandom claiming Sung Jin-Woo "lost all his aura" because he cried over his hospitalized mother, I've been struggling with viewing Solo Leveling as more than a tensionless power fantasy anime with cool fights.

I've come to the conclusion that I prefer to watch weekly episodes of "well-done writing with bad (or so-so) animation" (e.g. Sasakoi, SakaDays) rather than "derailed writing with great animation" (e.g. Takt Op Destiny, Balance Unlimited).

Hopefully if #WeakestHealerStrongestDruid ever gets well-known, I've got my originals stored back here and I always do the "Delete draft on published" option just in case AI secretly steals my famous quotes made by Joo-yeon. Also, my 4th story arc can be read completely on the site.

I admit that lore exposition can get really difficult to understand, not to mention I'm unable to write as complex as those high fantasy series, which is why I understand anyone wanting a slightly less complex writing, but still doesn't want it to be too simplified/straightforward telling about it.

Posting as reference Destruction: Impiriúil Hunt: Oh Minah Erudition: Amergin Harmony: Chun Sunwoo Nihility: Jo Sohoon Abundance: Daniel Han Preservation: Shavon Fire: Seo Jaein Normal: Kang Seungmin Quantum: Ban Hana Lightning: Kang Jooyeon Imagine: Moderator Ice: Yoo Hyokyung Wind: Jo Soeun

I'm glad that the existence of "Level 99 Princess of Dark Flare" & "I Stole the First Ranker's Soul" has given me hope that a few LitRPG webnovel authors in South Korea know how to write a romantic subplot without any superficial traits. But unsurprisingly but as expected, these authors are women.

Odd how I like "The World After the Fall" more than I expected despite actually being a power fantasy story. It's possible that I like there are some scenes have Jaehwan questioning himself even if he's stronger than the enemy. He may not be a Sung Jinwoo, but Jaehwan portrayal is believably flawed.

I'm trying my very best to binge read "Level 99 Princess of Dark Flare" because somehow I got a feeling it'll provide some blueprint for the ending I need to write for years to come. Also, I vibe with this series way more than Solo Leveling. Hopefully its webtoon adaptation will have great artstyle.

1st anime I have watched: Cardcaptor Sakura Favourite anime character: Menou Saddest anime: Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 An anime I thought I would like but I didn't: 86 - Eighty Six - Favourite anime: Executioner & Her Way of Life Worst anime: More than Married Couple

It's odd some of my personal faves have cliché, generic & simple storytelling & some having deep, complex & multifaceted. It's the execution of how it amplifies certain themes/tropes. For my case, all my faves resonate some of my personal beliefs (e.g. romance isn't a necessity) & identity.

Kind of a bummer that any S.Korean LitRPG series featuring female protagonists gets overlooked and overshadowed for I bet you that if it was gender swapped, it would've been a global hit. Lv. 99 Princess of Black Flame is one of them having the progression aspect get consequences of a decision.

Just in case anyone misunderstands that's what caused me to avoid romance stories, yes, I'm aroflux/arospec, but my younger years found myself reading the romance development (including subplot) in most animanga stories feel superficial especially when written with stereotypes based on character's +

A "similar attracts" concept being written in a romance development can only be convincing IF it subverts "relationship of convenience" tropes like for example, either of the couple feels scared of a future that they suppress their romantic feelings or scrutiny from the public that harasses them.

Another SoLev hot take: I've got sound reasons why I'm convinced that I won't rate SoLev next season as high as the first one. It's already a bummer (in my POV) that the new OP and ED song feels like a downgrade. Sorry to LiSA but it's not her voice. It's the way the OP song's uneven beat & rhythm.

Why I don’t exclusively read queer manga, BL, shojo, shonen, romance, etc: Many people fall into the habit of reading & talking about one type of media, so in the quest for diversity they’ve restricted themselves to only talking about one or a few select marginalized groups.

I'm aware that in Noragami, the "smelling the scent" theme is sort of emphasized, but at least Hiyori was acting realistic when she first met Yato. It was unrealistic for Cha Hae-in to only care about Jinwoo smelling nice & not being convincingly sus on why he's there in the 1st place. 🤷‍♀️

The reason why I find female characters being morally complex/morally gray more interesting though I also prefer they're portrayed with genuine insecurities, particularly being naturally powerful or smart gets accused as silver spoon traits either from coincidental luck or influential family ties.

Worst TV Anime - More than Married Couple but Not Lovers Worst TV Short Anime - Diabolik Lovers Worst Anime Movie - Giant Insects Island Worst Anime Special - Grimgar (as ep 2 extra ending) Worst Anime OVA - Diabolik Lovers (again) Worst Anime ONA - Bonjour♪ Koiaji Pâtisserie

I just wanna proclaim that although Terrified Ghoul School anime adaptation may have controversial skipping the source material's chapters, it's still a fun & pleasant watch. Plus, Taito Ban lending his voice as Hijita seems to be his best voice performance to me this season. 🤣😊

I wanna wish the one and only Taito Ban celebrating his 32nd birthday today. May he win a grand award at the 19th Seiyuu Awards this coming March! 😊🎂

"Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!" TV anime will premiere in April 2025. Cast Information: •Melphiera Marchalrayd (va. Kanna Nakamura) •Aristide Roger de Galbraith (va. Taito Ban)

While I have to acknowledge & accept there'll be elitists in ORV fandom, that doesn't mean SL fandom is blameless even with the excuse of the former starting this fandom war 1st. In fact, there's no mention of their most fave series in this OP post so why the need to say "SL is better" here?

True, thinking about it barely any seinen series i read and like is written by a man. Also most shounen too. Male writers tend to Focus on superficial tropes and actions, while female writers more often tend to write more introspective and character driven. Exceptions possible.

More oftentimes, and unfortunately, the major female character has to become the love interest of the male protagonist of shonen stories in general. It's a stereotypical gender role that leads to her becoming uninteresting where she only gets screentime to show how she's "the chosen wife" for him.

In shounen very often the female characters are defined by what they are to the Main character. Not what they are individually. And by their chest size.

Shojo can pull off writing girly girls cause they actual feel like girls, in shonen it just reads like a man’s impression of girls.

I keep saying this, too. To make a good female character, make a good character first and then make them a girl. They can be girly too, but that's not what defines them.

That’s why ironically enough, the best shonen & seinen female characters to me are ones that don’t scream female. Like Akane & Inori are just good characters who happen to be girls. The writing would still be good if they were boys. It doesn’t feel forced y’know.

I think to be able to write a good female character, you need to understand that character comes BEFORE female. This is where many shonen & seinen fail, because they try to make a character that screams “GIRL” but forget to flesh them out to make a character that actually resemble a human being.

I don’t get why people are mad at the fanart because at the end of day it doesn’t affect the reality that those fictional characters are Japanese. And people are doing too much for a series 90% didn’t give a shit about 3 months ago.

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It's also one of the main reasons I'm not gonna have any expectations of Cha Hae-in being properly written in the anime next season. The fact that the scriptwriter never emphasizes her being an orphan (Shingun from Shutline) or that she has an estranged family (Jake from Shutline) proves this.

my thoughts exactly. it's actually a fairly common trop for mcs to be rather aroace and have women blushing. idk i guess the authors think it's cool for them to be unphased by romance

i will always dislike the cha hae-in x sung jinwoo storyline its like they didnt bother to establish further connection and just expect them to get together because theyre a man and woman

they dont want women to be too powerful and independent and not be attracted to men i guess 💀 i read the novel and to this day i blocked the epilogue from my mind because it pissed me off so bad

It's good to know I'm not the only one who felt the romance subplot is written as very superficial. It doesn't even help that her falling for him is written based on gender stereotypes of how a so-called strong woman falls for a physically strong man.

EXACTLYYYY like i guess its one thing to have a crush and hero worship on somebody who had saved you multiple times but what about his reason?? he ditched her after their 'date', had no actual romantic feelings toward her, no scenes showing what made her different compared to other hunters

Well... it's unfortunate to say that I'm rating My Happy Marriage a low score soon. Hopefully I can like 7th Time Loop because both of these series are very well-liked by many people, especially the target audience. I know I shouldn't be nitpicky about target demographics, but I really wanna improve

I think if anyone from the comments there, especially who's not keen on LitRPG subgenre that rarely has otome game vibes, were to read my ongoing webnovel, they'll be surprised I'm subverting the "women having the healer role will always be kind-hearted/meek" trope. www.reddit.com/r/webtoons/c...

Just wanna let you know, if anybody is still reading it, that I plan to write and publish #WeakestHealerStrongestDruid fourth arc's chapters in one goal before the new year starts. And hopefully I can manage to cram in additional chapters of the next atc. WMTB! www.royalroad.com/fiction/8160...

My shoujosei crimes: + I only watch any of its anime adaptations that have Taito Ban voicing as the male lead. + My Happy Marriage is a so-so watch for me. + I only go for romance series with a dark ambience with another plus if the female protagonist is morally gray or becomes pragmatic.

I'm glad I didn't watch My Happy Marriage as a weekly watch back when it first aired. It's just an okay watch for me, but I don't think I'll be watching the new season next month. Yeah, it's just a personal preference issue for me though I can understand the majority liking it so much.

2025 must be the year for another mid-veteran seiyuu Kanna Nakamura. She's voicing THREE main protagonist roles just like Tai-chan except she's doing them in the same year. Hopefully the anime studio doing "Monster Meat Milady" is a competent one cos' I like their dialogues to each other the most.

Anime I like: Executioner & Her Way of Life Anime I hate: More than Married Couple Anime I think is overrated: Blue Box Anime I think is underrated: Dungeon People Anime that gets liked so much by many, but not me: 86 Anime that gets disliked so much by many, but not me: Shikimori not a Cutie

Judge me all you want, but "Shikimori is not a Cutie" received too much unreasonable hate.

Same. It annoys me that shoujo series usually don't get more than one season when lots of mediocre shounen or other male-oriented series get multiple seasons. 🙄

+ Executioner & Her Way of Life + Campfire Cooking in Another World + Land of Lustrous + Shikimori is not a Cutie + Ossan Newbie Adventurer + Noragami + Sakurako's Beautiful Bones + Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun + Loving Yamada-kun at Level 999 + Barakamon + Vivy