I started this back in 2022 and already locked it in my mind as total peak, but I failed to keep up with the updates. Now, reading it all together in one go.. This is just instantly my #1 villainess manga. Not even recency bias, every single part of this was just.. amazing.
The whole time, I couldn't stop thinking about how perfect the art was. It depicted ethereal, breathtaking beauty, and the disgusting ugliness (Pina..) so well. What hooked me the most was during those really high-intensity scenes where the shame/fear/despair was portrayed, and the lines became incredibly messy, just all over the place. It felt so real, so.. intentional. I literally shuddered reading those panels. And especially during the scene where Pina was rolling around on the ground like an animal, the movement was depicted SO well. The art compliments and adds to the story to a degree unlike any manga I've ever read. (I'm an artist, so that might be why it stuck out to me so much afrrnn)
The story is no less incredible though, I felt so satisfied the whole time. There were a few things that I would've liked to see happen, maybe like Remilia and Emi living happily together even if not as a couple, but just staying by each other forever. I do actually like how Emi lost a large chunk of her memories, but I'm not sure how I feel about her becoming the child and Remilia marrying Angel (don't get me wrong tho, I love him).
But either way, the ending had me feeling so satisfied and happy. I'm truly satisfied with the entire plot and how most characters were developed. The way we got to see the side characters again was just so heartwarming and made me really feel that "joy of living".
I started this back in 2022 and already locked it in my mind as total peak, but I failed to keep up with the updates. Now, reading it all together in one go.. This is just instantly my #1 villainess manga. Not even recency bias, every single part of this was just.. amazing.
The whole time, I couldn't stop thinking about how perfect the art was. It depicted ethereal, breathtaking beauty, and the disgusting ugliness (Pina..) so well. What hooked me the most was during those really high-intensity scenes where the shame/fear/despair was portrayed, and the lines became incredibly messy, just all over the place. It felt so real, so.. intentional. I literally shuddered reading those panels. And especially during the scene where Pina was rolling around on the ground like an animal, the movement was depicted SO well. The art compliments and adds to the story to a degree unlike any manga I've ever read. (I'm an artist, so that might be why it stuck out to me so much afrrnn)
The story is no less incredible though, I felt so satisfied the whole time. There were a few things that I would've liked to see happen, maybe like Remilia and Emi living happily together even if not as a couple, but just staying by each other forever. I do actually like how Emi lost a large chunk of her memories, but I'm not sure how I feel about her becoming the child and Remilia marrying Angel (don't get me wrong tho, I love him).
But either way, the ending had me feeling so satisfied and happy. I'm truly satisfied with the entire plot and how most characters were developed. The way we got to see the side characters again was just so heartwarming and made me really feel that "joy of living".
Also I fucking love Thorne
I'm so happy I decided to read this mannnnnnn