u/what_evenami

i saw this trend around and i thought id do it and include a manhwa version (i made it in photoshop i dont think there's a site for this)

these aren't in any particular order and some arent necessarily my current favourite (but i do love all of them). These are just some of the first shoujosei of each medium i ever read/watched and the ones that ended up shaping my tastes in what i look for in the demographic (and beyond) these days.

edit: forgot to add links

https://my9animes.com/en/edit

https://9koma.com/en/edit

Trying to think of other tropes/universe rules that fall into this category.

Idk I feel like tertiary genders or dependant relationships like this only really interest me if its there's some gender subversion at play.

I found a webnovel once where the guy was the omega and I was like "nice let's get down to business"

But then the plot was "fl is traumatised and shut off she needs to learn to lean on ml, and depend on him and ask for (usually just his not even her friends or family's ) help"

And....ig at face value its innocuous but omg u decided to do that now? I went out of my way to filter for female alphas and male omegas and u decide to pull this now?

Like I get technically its "subversive" considering what ppl expect from alphas but already when I filtered the works available went from a few hundred down to like 7.... (granted this was just one site) (so it's not like I had much options beyond this)

Whatever, a fun exercise im trying to do is making a list of universes that fall into this category. If yall can help that'd be pretty cool thanks

edits for grammar

Just finished Delicious and I really like Rena I really do. The small bits of her personality that show up sometimes are so charming :D. I just wish the author breathed in more Josei air while writing this.

She and all the other women in this manhwa suffer from men-writing-women syndrome. Withe the exception of one(1) character (who is a fan in-love with the male lead and keeps a lock of his hair in a case), every woman in this manhwa is either a sexworker or old.

Neither are bad character traits but really, none not even one of the police or the camera crew is a woman? The only professions available to women are sexworker, or caretaker at orphanage who mistreats kids???

Anyway I love Rena regardless she has funny lines. And all the other female characters in this could be really great if a draft was ran by a woman before publishing.

Also ranning this by sb who's normal about women and relationships could have helped the scenes with Shin(ml)  and Rena actually feel more flirty/romantic.

Story was still pretty decent tho. Solid casual read.

Synopsis: Vegetarian food columnist Chaekyung Shin is a man of mysteries. He spends most days tucked away in his rundown apartment, cooking, writing, and humming to his favorite tunes. But fans can't get enough of his food—his dishes are known to tickle the taste buds with flavors that vegetables alone can't quite achieve. So, what is his secret...? Only those invited to dinner get to find out.

cw for murder, cannibalism, nsfw scenes

From Couples Game.....

Idk I feel like this is an opinion we can all agree on. Honestly even pointing it point feels like giving this deranged take legitimacy. Like it's something "debateable"

Whatever.... can sb recommend me a mystery themed manga or manhwa. Preferably with some romance, gls too as well but not bls just cus im in a mood read about bonds formed in perilous circumstances and kind of but not really project and imagine scenarios in my head.

if u've watched the rgu anime u know how devastating ep 37 is. This scene specifically is where the most popular quotes "all girls are rose brides" and "he said i look 'very girlish' what does that mean?" come from

ep 16 and all the nanami-centerd eps are considered "filler" by alot of ppl. the do a really good job bringing out the main thesis of the show. the shadow girls this episode tell a story about about a mouse allowing a cat to eat other mice under the assumption the cat would spare it and ep 37........ i wont get into cus of spoilers

cus theres a possibility that its separate sweater she made just so utena could use it for taming cow-turned-nanami (lmao go watch the show) but if utena did keep anthy's sweater and wore it ep 37... just omg im in tears.

anyway here's an rgu synopsis pasted from a wikipedia:

Revolutionary Girl Utena follows Utena Tenjou, a teenaged girl who is drawn into a sword dueling tournament to win the hand of Anthy Himemiya, a mysterious girl known as the "Rose Bride" who possesses the "power to revolutionize the world".

cus theres a possibility that its separate sweater she made just so utena could use it for taming cow-nanami but if utena did keep anthy's sweater and wore it ep 37... just omg im in tears.

cus the shadow girls lesson in ep 16 was about a mouse allowing a cat to eat other mice under the assumption the cat would spare it and ep 37........

edit : ig it isn't the same sweater

I'm currently reading "I'd Rather Marry a Memorial Tablet Than Serve as a Concubine". I was really into it in the beginning, when the story seemed to be about fl balancing her desire to solve the mystery of the parents' death with her new responsibility to maintain the legacy of a man she barely knows.

Then they revealed the husband wasn't actually dead and he's the ml and was talking to the head maid and that's why she was loyal to fl.

And it's like, I want fl to gain the trust of the other grieving members of the household herself. How can I truly believe in these characters relationships if I know the only reason ppl listen to her is cus ml told them to y'know?? 

And also its like...what "authority" does she really have as head of house if her husband can pretend to be dead and ppl in her house know and feel fine not telling her

I wanted to know if sb knows of a webnovel that has a similar premise but her husband is actually dead. It doesn't have to be set in feudal China like the original. I really liked the first ~35 chapters of "A Stepmother's Marchen" just to give a sense of the energy I'm looking for.

I'm looking for a story about Fl's managing households and the friends and allies they make in the process, kind of like the netflix historical kdrama "under the queen's umbrella".

I liked the idea that the husband was really dead cus smth about the melancholy atmosphere was really nice to me. I don't mind if there's an ml, I just don't want him showing up and immediately fixing everything and taking away time from the other relationships.

This is why I feel like the story I'm looking for might be a webnovel/light novels cus there tends to be more variety in storylines there than in manhwas.

Premise of I'd Rather Marry a Memorial Tablet Than Serve as a Concubine:

Gu Qinqing has been engaged to the younger brother of the Duke's heir since childhood when she was adopted into the Gu family. Her cousin Rouying was engaged to the heir himself. When the heir is proclaimed dead in battle, Rouying, not wanting to marry a dead man and live as a widow, forms a relationship with his younger brother. The heir's brother decides to take Rouying as his wife and requests Qinqing to marry him as his concubine.

Qinqing assesses that her position as a concubine won't be stable as Rouying doesn't want that from her husband. However Qinqing believes the secret behind her parents death lies in the duke's household. Saying she wishes to honour the memory of the nation's hero, Qinqing marries the deceased heir to live in the duke's household as his widow and learn the real circumstances of her parents death.

I love the manhwa so far and I'm dying to know what this game is like but I can't play it :( The game is only for ios and the Google playstore but I'm an android user and deleted my Google account so I can't get it.

Last I checked even the original Korean isn't completed, soooo does the game have spoilers? are they gonna update/make a sequel when the manhwa ends? The other guys besides Bonsik seem pretty shitty in the manhwa, how do they change when player taerin romances them? Sb please play this for me and make a post or something cus I'm dying to know :)

edit: oopsssss my bad the Couple Breaker manhwa completed its story I just haven't checked webtoon specifically in a while and the fandom wiki described it as "ongoing". ig that explains how the game is complete. but still can sb tell me what the playing experience is like

The game is available for ios and on Google play store. I have an android but I recently deleted my google account so I can't play this. Can sb play this and let me know what it's like? I'm soooo curioussss it's killing me.

I love the manhwa so far but last I checked even the original Korean wasn't finished...so does the game  have spoilers?? Is it gonna get a second part later?? Pleasee sb play this and make a post for my sake :)

edit: oopsssss my bad the Couple Breaker manhwa completed its story I just haven't checked webtoon specifically in a while and the fandom wiki described it as "ongoing". ig that explains how the game is complete. but still can sb tell me what the playing experience is like

Idk if its official but I played and I'd rate it like 6.5/10. The personalities don't feel too accurate to the show imo, but it's still a fun silly time. Has anybody else played it?

edit: wanted to add a game description from vndb.org

A dating sim set in the Gossip Girl universe. The main character is a woman who recently moved to New York and joined the Constance Billiard School for Girls. She will become acquitanced with a bunch of young men and women, with cameos of characters from the original series.

Currently reading Surviving As The Tyrant’s Chef, and ig I recommend it? I'm on chapter 47 of the comic which is the latest I could find for free but I'm on ch72 of the lightnovel which has way more chapters.

The concept is great, there's info on cooking in the comic that's pretty interesting but if ur very interested in that it's alot more detailed info in the light novel so def check that out.

The plot development so far is pretty interesting and the world and characters are engaging....

All except the King, who I'm pretty sure is the ml. I'm saying pretty sure cus I'm desperately hoping he's a redherring like in Crimson Karma but like I said the light novel goes further and....he's looking pretty endgame to me.

He's immature and irresponsible, like what do you mean there's famine and tax fraud but that's all supposed to be the fault of ur concubine "whispering in ur ear" and "manipulating you". Ur a grown ass man with a wife and a son (the light novel reveals a six year old crown prince, and maybe he's not the king's biological son but he might as well be y'know?).

Also he has a lawfully wedded queen who may or may not be that crown Prince's mom (who is a nice lady and not even evil, even though that's irrelevant what matters is that they're married). And I get that marriage is different in this setting, but BE fr would any FL let this fly if they were in the queen's position?

Anyway the concubine's fixation on fl is pretty fun to watch I'm having a blast crackshipping them.

Honestly this story is entertaining especially if u kind of ignore the king and only consider him as the guy that shows up to be amazed at fl's food and help her "level up" basically.

Basic synopsis:

After winning a prestigious culinary award for her french-korean fusion cuisine, chef Ji-young receives news that her father's health suddenly took a turn for the worse. While rushing to see him, she serves off of a bridge in a storm, falling into a river. She crawls out onto the shore, only to find herself back in time in a Joseon-era village. Known as "the demon woman who crawled out of the water", Ji-young finds herself in a series of events somehow end up with her having to prepare innovative dishes for the "mad king" known for his fiery temper and unsatisfiable palate. With the end goal of finding a mysterious cookbook of historical recipes she believes could be a clue to how she got here, Ji-young works to find a place for herself and survive in this unfamiliar era

So I don't remember the plot exactly but fl had a childhood friend(it might have been unrequited love) or first-love of some sort she hadn't seen in some time ("akito" might be the guy in question)

I think the dark haired character ran a salon or a boutique? And I this might be me confusing this manga for another but I think she had a poodle or another elegant dog.

I kept these two images cus I liked how they looked. Fl and the dark haired character weren't close friends but I think I shipped them cus I liked their interactions.

Bato was the only site id consider worth making an account for. Mangadex on the other hand really isnt, especially considering that it's catalog is smaller than bato and its tag system isn't nearly as thorough.

I just got netflix and I wanted to ask if there's anywhere in the settings I could go to hide the game suggestions from my homepage. I'm not interested in them and they just give me more unnecessary rows to scroll through and I sometimes accidentally click some so I'm worried I might be sending the message that I want this. Any help?

The little girl in the white dress that matches my mom's is my older sister and the boy in the blue shirt and white vest is my older brother (i wasnt born yet). My parents didn't have much money when they decided to get married so they had the wedding later (my mom was 36 and my dad was 39)

edit: my brothers are holding canes but in one pic they're holding them upside down here's another picture but it's unclear because it's a pic of a pic sorry

https://ibb.co/TDBpGhGY