People don’t flock to this because of the “popular” author, the beautiful art alone and attention to detail draws people in, how do y’all think BJ Alex got popular in the first place?? That was Minwha’s first boy love manwha. There’s no current stand out newer BL (anything that came out around late 2022 or after). I’m not saying everything out now is bad (I read some) but STAND OUT means what it means. A title that’s holding big weight in the community. Jinx is Painter of the Night, Killing Stalking level popularity (the girls fighting all in the comments prove it) and I said I what I said. Debate me
For context: I’m replying to my comment replies down below in previous comment, I didn’t want my reply to be lost downwards lol I’m not one of those crazy bot people spamming
jinx's author being popular, as in, the author already had a manga that was a huge hit and had fans who were anticipating a second one, also contributes to its popularity. (not saying that it's the only reason) And yes, with all honesty, people do flock to Jinx because of it's popularity. what attention to details are there? constant sex?
Jinx isn't some revolutionary manga, like for example: "10 years I've loved you the most". Jinx's whole dynamic is cliche; the big rich top uses and abuses the poor innocent and doormat bottom, then something tragic happens, and the top starts to run back to him. Besides the existence of his " Jinx", that's basically it. you can find a bunch of stories with that exact dynamic, but a different plot.
the reasons people were fighting in the comments initially were because are torn between whether or not he is being raped. not some intellectually-led discourse, no, just:
"He literally being raped, Jaekyung is such a awful top" then somebody repleis with an essay encompassing of "rape is your perspective" and more bullshit.
if you want a current "stand out" BL, with as awful tops as Jinx, but with non-braindead bottom, i can recommend you a few, but start with "Codename Anastasia" or "Passion"
I'm not sure if you're a new reader, but if you think Jinx is the greatest manga of all time right now, you may want to start actually looking.
I’ve been reading yaoi since 2009, NO, I’m not new, I’m a vet. You aren’t understanding what I’m saying, love. Yaoi with a good story that doesn’t fall into tropes and has the absence of abuse is VERY rare. I can count on my fingers only on one hand in that regard BL that is like that. It’s not about whether the story is good or not in the argument I’m making (I never said Jinx is the best anything, I said it’s the current IT girl of the BL world and I will explain why now). Abuse/fighting is what sells in general, but is the dynamic that BL fans eat up, along with the smut/a masculine top with money/poor bottom who is little with cute facial features, but that’s not all it takes. It takes a certain formula and the art comes into play as well. Jinx has that formula down to a T. Mingwa also put an actual sport that’s lucrative into the center of the story and got the attention to details down pact. People are soaking it up, regardless of the story being subpar, it has the shock value that’s going to keep viewers engaged and not bore them. Painter of the night is the perfect other example of this exactly. Killing Stalking’s plot fell flat midway into the series, but it had the formula/shock value to become a stand out BL from the rest with a big following (the memes alone). The two BL you mentioned may or may not have a way better story/plot than Jinx, but people will not flock to them or amass a following like Jinx has if the formula/tropes aren’t there that sell. There’s a few other stories I love with all my heart, but I know they will not reach Jinx levels of viewership/attention because they don’t have the formula. I mean we are writing whole desertions about this one story lol
Even the people that hate Jinx have to admit that things are bland/dry in yaoi world with Jinx being on hiatus!
bc of jinx? nahhh there’s better stuff out there (but to each their own i guess)
lmao no. jinx is just one of the many popular toxic bls, but from a popular author. thats why people flock to it. things are not "bland" or "dry" iwht or without it
Exactly!
I’ve been reading since the beginning in 2009 (I was 14) and I’m 29 now and this is still ongoing!
I was 19 and now I'm 33
It’s some evil people in these comments…maybe when some of y’all get older and realize as you get older, your parents, grandparents, etc. do as well and death is inevitable, maybe you can understand how Kim Dan is feeling, the loss, and what he’s struggling with. You want the old days with them back, to be able to heal the person and take away any pain they may feel, but you can’t do anything and it’s not possible.
I stopped reading this awhile ago, because it was dragging on forever and I didn’t like the love triangle, Cain was boring to me. I was Team Yahwi since the beginning though, so bad writing or not, us Yahwi fans won loooool
When did their thingys become uncensored?
I don’t know but praise the gods haha
I thought the body was the new “doctor” at first, but he didn’t have a mole near his mouth and the body has a black suit on. Could that be the doctor’s twin brother?
Where is the summary person who be in the comments explaining the raw chapters??? I wanna know what was said at the end of chapter 19
Spoiler
Taeseo asked Yeomin why he always acts to make everyone worried and Why he keeps bothering others? Yeomin got sad.
Yeomin asks Taeseo why they are going to different route than the usual way to his home.
Taeseo replies that they are going to Taeseo’s home instead. Don’t you want to come?
Lmao! I came here also looking out for that
Tysm!
I love you so much, thanks Well I guess that’s some sort of progress that they actually are going to Taeseo’s house this time
Np. This a more complete description of the chapter
https://www.mangago.me/home/mangatopic/16229015/