I’ve read Chapter 38 and creator note like 20 times already because it’s fun, but also—and mainly because of my DLD (yes, the same as Mokyeon; I’m also diagnosed with it)—I have to read things multiple times before I fully understand them.
But here’s what I found, and again, this is just MY opinion.
When reading the creator’s note, she said:
“The title Borderline comes from the word migyeong, which means ‘borderline of delusion.’”
“Being so captivated by something that you can’t see its true nature.”
“Becoming so lost in delusion that you can’t make rational decisions.”
Then she adds:
“So yeah, the title basically sums up the characters too.”
So, if we’re going to talk about this from a character perspective, I think this makes a lot of sense.
Nanjo couldn’t see Sunhwa’s true nature. He thought Mokyeon was the one forcing Sunhwa into things, when in reality, Sunhwa is the freaky one and not submissive at all. Nanjo has this image of Mokyeon being manipulative and yada yada, while Mokyeon sees Nanjo as his saviour, the calmness in his world, etc. And I think all of those perceptions can be considered forms of delusion.
Basically, all of them have created their own picture of each other that doesn’t necessarily match reality.
For Nanjo, he has this rose-coloured image of Sunhwa, while Mokyeon has something similar with Nanjo. So, in my opinion, “Borderline” doesn’t necessarily mean that Mokyeon actually has borderline personality disorder. Instead, it could mean that all of the characters are living inside their own versions of reality, where they interpret and understand each other based on the images they’ve created in their heads.
And then we get to Chapter 38.
I actually don’t think Nanjo is mad or angry at Mokyeon. He’s definitely pissed off and irritated, yes, but I don’t think he’s genuinely angry at him.
And this is where I think the creator’s Q&A about Nanjo becomes really interesting. She says:
“He can show compassion even to his longtime enemy and will never give his left hand, even when shaking hands with someone he dislikes.”
She also says that he grew up as an ESTJ but is now an ESFJ.
Now, I know MBTI personality types aren’t everything, and obviously you can’t use them to explain an entire person, but I still think they can tell us something about how a character is written. And personally, I LOVE talking about this kind of thing and analysing characters through their personalities, so I find this detail really interesting.
Someone Growing up as an ESTJ, especially stereotypically, can mean having a strong need for control, structure, and stability. They tend to take matters into their own hands and can sometimes come across as controlling or overly involved. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re doing it because they want to control everyone around them. It can simply be the way their brain works and the way they create a sense of safety and stability for themselves.
And we’ve already seen so many people discussing how Nanjo seems like he needs to know everything, always wants to get involved, always wants to butt in, yada yada.
That is basically very ESTJ-coded.
Obviously, I’m speaking stereotypically here, but I don’t think Nanjo is necessarily butting in or trying to control things just for the sake of controlling them. I think it’s part of his personality and nature.
I also personally believe something happened during his childhood. I obviously don’t know what, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there was some kind of parentification involved, or if he lost someone important to him—maybe through death or something similar. I feel like there’s a reason behind why he has such a strong need to take responsibility and keep things under control.
And this is why, when I say I don’t think Nanjo is actually angry in Chapter 38, I mean it.
Because look at his eyes.
His eyes soften whenever Mokyeon admires him.
Which, by the way, is also VERY ESTJ soft-spot coded. they like bragging and someone to look up to them which *ahem* mok is doing good here. (I also see nanjo as a kuudere.)
And then we have that first statement from the creator saying that Nanjo can show compassion even to his longtime enemy.
To me, that says a LOT about him.
I think Nanjo is actually capable of understanding that there are multiple sides to a situation (might be his esfj side too?) He might be irritated, pissed off, blunt and absolutely done with Mokyeon’s bullshit, but I don’t think he’s incapable of seeing why Mokyeon behaves the way he does. He might just simply be done with this behaviour because maybe he has been through that before in his life with someone or just mentally exhausted since childhood.
You know it’s like when we are angry at something or someone but threw our anger on someone/something else instead, that’s how i see nanjo in this chapter. So there is something else rooted in there and mok might be the one triggering it for him
Please, and I say this with sincerity, STOP with the uploads. I mean it's gotten out of hand. Mythtoons, Kaizen, Desire Scans, AND to all the other randoms out there. Don't upload multiple chapters, that are ai and frankly terrible translations, for a manga or manwha, etc. If someone said they'll pick it up for the officials or is actually good at translating, don't upload your crappy scans. MUAH!
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What's the name of that webtoon where the girl is a doctor for trees and while helping one one night she comes across this guy killing someone. Then he chases her and then he in the end gets amnesia, and she lies at the hospital saying that she's his wife. Sorry if that made no sense, but please help me I can't remember ╥﹏╥
aint no way am I reading this. I don't like that he's the ML and the MC is acting crazy over a vow that was made when they were CHILDREN...yikes... I sighed when I saw that she ordered him to serve her in bed like ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no. I want her to move on like he isn't even all that and he probably has syphilis.
I'm so glad I checked updates. Also, I love them so much! They're so cute, I hope everything works out
Let me start by saying that everything Im sharing comes from spending many years on this site, observing patterns across multiple accounts, and reading user reports. Im not the dev, mod, or admin but Ive had experience with systems which is why I can answer your “whys” and “what ifs”
THIS IS THE SITUATION
Jan19 - Bto closes
⠀⠀⠀*start of traffic surge to Mgo
⠀⠀⠀*some features have slowed down a bit
Jan24 - Mgo goes down
⠀⠀⠀*caused by backend updates or overloaded servers
Jan26 - Mgo comes back up
⠀⠀⠀*site is online again but very buggy: missing lists, random logouts, slow pages, no notifications, etc
⠀⠀⠀*this is when the system started gradually restoring lists
WHY IS THE SITE SO BUGGY
- Mgo uses separate parts for different things. One to SAVE your manga data (aka database/the memory), another one to DISPLAY your saved Manga data (aka UI/what you see), and another one for your browser/session data (aka cookies, login state, etc/this also connects the database and ui). When everything is working properly, these three systems stay in sync (eg. when you save a manga, it will show up in your list right away)
The system will communicate with Database, like hey this is the user that logged in go tell UI the things they should display. So Database will tell UI, like hey based on what's given to me, these are the saved data that belongs to this user, these are what you should display. HOWEVER, because of the gradual restoring of lists (which puts a heavy load on the site), the System, UI, and Database are not able to communicate properly, so theyre not in sync. This is why we’re encountering the issues
I DON'T GET NOTIFICATIONS
- since the System, UI, and Database are not in sync, Mgo cant correctly link your acc to your saved mangas so notifs dont show up/update properly. This is temporary and should be fixed when the system is in sync again
WHY DO I KEEP GETTING LOGGED OUT
- Mgo keeps track of your login/session info. But if this isnt tracked properly, Mgo may log you out randomly/repeatedly
WHERE DID MY LIST GO
- Your mangas are not deleted. Theyre still saved in the database. Mgo is gradually restoring everyone’s list from the oldest to most recent marked mangas. Follow this post to get notified about updates: https://www.mangago.me/home/mangatopic/21092806/
WILL I GET MY LIST BACK
- YES. Do note that while your list is coming back, you might notice some things are off:
⠀⠀⠀*all mangas going into Already Read even if theyre originally marked as Want to read or Reading
⠀⠀⠀*deleted mangas showing up again
⠀⠀⠀*missing notes/summaries
⠀⠀⠀*only rated mangas showing for some users
(I can explain why but it will be too long for this FAQ. idk how to explain without sounding too technical so i might also have to explain the basic terms. You can ask in the comments if youre curious)
I ADDED NEW MANGAS TO MY EMPTY LIST, WILL IT OVERWRITE THE OLD ONE
- if you ADD NEW mangas while the site is restoring, your new list will stay. And your original list will be added back on top of it once its fully restored. But if you RE-ADD EXISTING mangas, it will update the original date of when the manga was added, tags, and summaries/little notes you originally had for it. its usually best to wait and let the restoration finish before making lots of changes
WHY DO OTHERS HAVE THEIR MANGAS BACK ALREADY, WHILE MINE IS STILL MISSING
- think of this like we're reading through a giant BOOK of everyone’s manga list, arranged by the exact time each manga was added (aka timestamps). Each timestamp is like a page in the book, and we read them from the oldest timestamps to the newest. Right now, we are reading timestamps from Feb 2022 (as of writing this post), so any timestamp dated later than Feb 2022 wont appear YET
If your lists are still completely EMPTY, there are 2 possible reasons:
One is that its about “activity”, not account age. So even if you joined in 2016, but you didnt add any manga until 2023, your list wont appear until the system reaches the timestamps for 2023. The second reason is, since the system is very busy right now, it sometimes hits a blurry page and has to skip to keep moving. This doesnt mean your data is gone. It just means the system needs to go back for a second run once the "main reading" is done
HOW SOON WILL THEY COMEBACK / WHEN IS THE RESTORATION EXPECTED TO FINISH
- how soon your lists fully comes back depends on how far along we are in the “book” and how many timestamps we still need to read. If yours already started to appear again then thats a good sign. it means your account is already in the queue and the rest should continue to come back (gradually, not all at once)
If theres another run, expect anywhere from a few extra hours to about one extra day. A full second pass could push it to Feb 4–5, but a partial cleanup run would likely finish around Feb 2–3.
IS THERE A WAY TO EXPORT MY LIST
- heres one way to export your lists: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14Drj0CviUhrAmZlU-DC-AtxGFQoH1_PYQ81b2Vzu82w/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.acjitdw8v0h thank @Gurl for this solution by following/sending them a message. This is their account: https://www.mangago.me/home/people/3402357/home/
IMPORTANT: WHEN TO CONTACT SUPPORT
- PLEASE WAIT. Do not email the devs yet. The system needs to make several runs to load everyone's data correctly. Most of the current issues should fix themselves after the full restoration process is done. Give it at least 2 weeks from now.
If after everything finishes and youre still seeing clear errors in your marked mangas, report them to [email protected]
If possible, keep a small log of your observations and what you did, such as:
⠀⠀⠀*whether you re-added, edited, or deleted mangas during restoration
⠀⠀⠀*any repeated issues (random logouts, missing notifs, errors, etc.)
⠀⠀⠀*the other specific errors you noticed
Simply put, keep a log of WHAT YOU DID/OBSERVED and WHEN (use GMT or if in your local time, specify your timezone). The more specific your report is, the easier it is for the devs to trace what went wrong. It helps them replicate your actions so they can actually find and fix the problem
Here's an example log:
2026-01-26 9PM: I noticed my list went missing
2026-01-28 2AM: my list is restoring up to 67
2026-01-28 9PM: I added 10 mangas to my Already Read
2026-01-30 6PM: my restored mangas is stuck at 67
2026-01-31 10AM: my list count is increasing again. It restored up to 83
2026-01-31 7PM: I added 3 mangas to my Want to Read
EDIT TO ADD: Youre welcome yall (i cant reply to each one of you youre too many ) Im just glad I could help clarify things! Ask away if you have more questions so I can keep updating this community-notes for everyone! (づ￣ ³￣)づ
IS THE AUTHOR DUMB??? BECAUSE WTF DOES SHE MEAN "oh I was poor and studied all the time. So, I don't know what dating is"...wtf. It's been around since ancient times and this dumby doesn't know how to be observant. She wasn't homeschooled so I don't know why the author is trying to push this narrative that if you're poor and studious then your slow ass won't know what dating is. Bro just after that first chapter immediately the mc is stupid because what??? I grew up in a similar situation but I still knew wtf dating was. Author really pissed me off ᇂ_ᇂ
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The plots include stories with financial gap b/w seme & uke where either one is very poor & then the other appears in form of angel & helps them out of the sticky mess only to make them sticky themselves..
Also includes
✹master X butler/servant -
✹Royalties -
✹Rich X Poor -
✹Sold for money/slavery/pets -
✹living off on ur relatives
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I feel like they tried really hard to make the rape hot but it wasn’t…the author needs serious help
Does the mc ever catch a break like he literally escaped and now the doctor is back in life like nooooooooooo ughhhhhhhh