kao’s hall of the mountain king

Unyielding top 1 otome isekai (does it count? not really, but for sake of categorization) that has yet to be dethroned god bless ShaRiol i will never forget how you changed my life

Literally grew up with this series and helped shape my life and all that, i don’t know what genre to categorize this as specifically but it’s definitely a favourite (tbh favourite is even an understatement, this manga means so much to me brah)

childhood shoujo that also changed the trajectory of my life in ways i could not comprehend at my ripe age of 12. Mikki literally rubbed off on me so much I adopted her mannerisms and way of thinking/acting and ended up getting in trouble more often than not for being too loud. And reading about Mikki and Nekota and their growing relationship never fails to make me kick the bed. Also they mention+talk abt periods! Feminine Sex Ed is really rare in shoujo esp for middle schoolers!!

Peak Fantasy, Peak Fiction, Peak Writing, PEAKEST OF PEAK ART GOD I LOVE SHIRAHAMA AND HER LINE STYLE SO FUCKING BAD, all around Peak. 10/10 would immediately kill myself if it meant that i could reincarnate into the world WHA no hesitation

Ok this the real otome isekai, a tride and true manhwa lol, but yeah no the art is to die for, and the story is, while not so complicated or extraordinary, balances well between simple and just enough drama. The story being told from Lyrica’s POV also makes it So. Much. Purer. God i love mother-daughter dynamics and these two made me cry more than twice.

Fuckijg best romance written ever and ill fight anyone who wants to challenge it. Yanderes are already a rare breed outside of the specific niche of audience who seek them out, well written yanderes are rarer, and a manga containing a well written yandere that goes on past 20+ chapters is literally god giving you mouth to mouth sloppy style like this shit changed my life for the better. I am 𝓼𝓸 𝓷𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓼𝓱𝓮𝓭.

Coming of age manhwa!!!!!!! It’s definitely a favourite in my korean reads, because the pace is SO SLOW but i mean that so well. It feels like you’re there with the characters, and living their day with them. And every second of it is watching our lovely unripe apples grow amidst suspiciously supernatural elements. It’s just good man what are they feeding these writers

technically overlaps with ASLFUA for romance category, but I have free will and I will exercise it As I Please. This manhwa is also just, so refreshing. The artstyle being so gummy is also just a treat for the eyes. I love having multiple favourites i get to enjoy so much [insert yippee autism creature with confetti.gif]

mandatory reading.

Killed me once, killed me twice, and i believe…. killed me thrice! I have nothing to say as a review, other than to ask any viewer/reader to trust me in my words when I say reading this blind all the way to the end, fills you with such a warm sadness it makes you want to hug your dry tears.