manga recs

Hello! This is blog where I post (mainly) shoujo/josei manga or manhwa recommendations. Most of the posts should have reviews but if I’m too lazy, I probably will only list the general info about the manga. All of the mangas I recommend I have read at least five chapters or more so I should have some opinion. I will try to post on Friday’s and the weekends because that is when I have the most time.

Also this is my first time using Tumblr and first time ever writing reviews. So if I make any mistakes, I’m sorry. I’m also doing this just for fun because I’m bored and I’ve read too much manga during quarantine.

other names: and

author(s): okazaki mari

genres: drama, josei, mature, romance, slice of life

chapters: 44

status: completed

summary: aoki kaoru is a 26-year-old woman who has never had a boyfriend. normally unattached and unmotivated in her own life, kaoru decides to start up a nail salon as a side business in addition to her regular job as a medical dispatcher. although having a severe aversion to physical touch, she is forced to confront that fear when she meets a man who can´t help but touch others.

other names: love me before you die

author(s): sora

genres: comedy, romance, school life, shoujo, slice of life

chapters: 63

status: ongoing

summary: mikoto ochiai is ready to jump off the rooftop of her high school's building after she got rejected by the boy she loves. however, homeroom teacher jin haiba suddenly appears on the rooftop for a smoke, talked to her and saved her from falling down. he even asked her to go out with him rather than die. a black comedy manga about love, life, and death.

other names: death is the only ending for a villainess, the villain’s ending is death

author(s): gwon gyeoeul, suol

genres: drama, fantasy, harem, historical, psychological, romance, shoujo

chapters: 74

status: ongoing

summary: this game’s got me obsessed. it’s like it's taken over my life... wait—HARD MODE ACTIVATED. no-no-no-no-no! it has literally taken me and thrown me into the part of penelope eckhart. love is easy as the heroine, but as the hated villainess, i’m trying very hard not to die… at the hands of my brothers... the prince... a fork... every possible ending is death! this world is stacked against me, but can my wits and insider game knowledge score the affection of these male characters? or the reset button??

review: ok, i’m literally obsessed. this is one of my fav manhwas ever. firstly, the female lead is amazing*chef’s kiss*, she’s smart and cunning and she knows how to stand up for herself. it’s not as if she easily adapts either, the obstacles are ACTUAL obstacles and it’s all very interesting. not to mention the target love interests are very, very, very handsome. but the most interesting part is how she deals with her past. like most reincarnated characters, they had a horrible past life, one filled with torture and suffering and penelope had one too. but the way the author depicts it, is extremely eloquent. it’s not as if she immediately forgets about it. you can see the trauma and stains of sadness her past life left on her whenever she experiences something memorable in her current life. overall, i give this a 10/10 so far. i read some reviews of the novel and it turns out it gets kind of iffy later on. but with the current amount of chapters right now, it’s really, really good!