Wow i’m in love with this man. I’d love if he put his power to good use by beating up that asshole. Should teach him to never spike a drink ever again.
It’s a morally grey combo. One’s a shit, narcissistic guy who scams and steps all over people for a living, and gets dominated and his illusions shattered by being fucked to the point of mindbreak. The top’s completely fucked in the head, probably from his childhood, a delusional bastard who doesn’t know the difference between manipulation, pity, and love.
Loving it so far. I’m surprised this comment section is somewhat calm, nothing like the other comments for stories with similar themes. You get what you’re going to be served right from the get-go.
[whispers] Shhh, don't encourage them. It might get them started.
I read the codename anastasia novel a very long time before manhwa was announced. To be honest, I was so close to dropping it so many times, but I did end up finishing it (+side stories) because I was hooked by spoilers my friend gave me. Yes, there is rape, and there’s a lot of… generally unacceptable stuff. If you cannot handle this kind of behavior, please, i beg of you, to stop reading. There will be more of this type of stuff. If you’re going to continue reading despite that, then that’s great too! Zhenya may seem like the biggest black flag right now (and he is, don’t get me wrong), but I’m telling you that you will adapt (?not sure if this is the correct word) to it as you continue reading. It may leave a bad taste in your mouth as it did for me, but I think that codename anastasia (the novel, especially) is very well written. You might think that rape is a terrible plot device, and it most definitely is, but the story in my opinion is very well written. It is, in fact, one of my all time favorite BL novels. If you *can* handle reading this kind of plot, then by all means, please do not drop this unless you truly hate anything about it! This isn’t a plead for you to keep reading or spoilers for the novel, just informing you that codename anastasia is absolutely worth the read if you can get through the hurdles!
Where did you read the novel?
Rape isn’t necessary a bad plot device, but its how the rape is presented that matters.
You say zhenya is a black flag now, but the readers “ adapt” really just says that all the terrible things he does get downplayed and overlooked.
Are the readers meant to zhenya at the end of the story? Doesnt seem like it, which tells me all i need to know, because his character shouldn’t be redeemable.
Readers meant to *hate zhenya
you're so real for this bc this story and novel is just built off of rape, manipulation, torture, and abuse. it's fucking horrible and questionable why they end up together, but it's just another typical BL where the victim ends up with the abuser.
Sorry, english isn’t my first language, so I wasn’t sure how to use the word. I don’t mean adapt and overlook the rape and sexual violence. I meant his deceptive personality, and how readers eventually come to get used it. I don’t believe that the author particularly made him likeable nor redeemable, even though he is supposed to be a male lead. He is a lot sweeter at the end of the novel, but i’d say that there is no distinct redemption narrative.
I just personally happened to enjoy the novel, and my message was mainly directed to people who are interested in reading ahead of the manhwa. I didn’t convey very well, I apologize very much!
You can read officially on ridibooks, but here’s a reddit link to some other sources for fan translations:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ManwhaSauce/s/xz40Y5PZRS
i suggest reading on scribd, which is where i read it, but it cannot be read offline.
I want to continue not bec i want to see the uke to be rape but i want to see what will happen next will the will get his revenge(which i want him to) is the seme going to suffer a d regret what he did? I want to know so wanna stay..
Definitely gets revenge. He leaks anastasia and blows up the mansion, which i think is served well. And zhenya stop seeing taekjoo as just someone that he can toy with and puts in a lot of effort to get him.
What was the spoilers that made you hooked? i really wanna know coz i am so close to drooping this shit even tho i like the mc so much, he is so cool. i wish the blondie fuck dies in the end but ik it aint happening, coz god forbid, a rapists without a happy ending is a sin in bls.
My friend did an amazing job of getting me hooked without spoiling anything, which I am not great at, but I will say that Taekjoo gets revenge — a bunch of violence and explosions. Zhenya doesn’t die in the end, you’re correct, and i’d say i only stayed for Taekjoo. Reading it will feel like less of a romance, and more like a spy thriller with all the adrenaline and risk. It’s constantly kept me on edge as I read through it, throwing all kinds of plot twists where I least expect. It has dark themes, definitely. A lot of violence and action you’d expect from a classic spy movie, except it’s a toxic BL. A lot of sex, too. Some of it consensual, some of it dubiously consensual, and some if it clearly rape. I was totally hooked after my friend pulled out a few snippets, and I read it in two days.
dang, if you put it like that then imma stay ig, i like thrillers...most bls these days are the shallowest shit ever but if you say revenge and risk...cool, thanks. Hope the comic will do that justice and not just focus on the little "romance"...
NOOO ITS ALREADY SEASON FINALE!!!! aghh i already read a little bit of the novel and it’s so good, can’t wait for everything to come in s2!
ahh i’m really sad to see season 1 end but i can’t wait for the amazing things to come in season 2!!! i just recently started reading the novel too, and i’m soooo excited to see this all drawn out!
YESSSSS, I can’t wait to see Hiel!
my heart hurts so bad… seo-an trusts and loves woowon but shows it in all the wrong ways
It's not about Seo-an trusting and loving Woowon. He's being controlling, possessive, and selfish. He's treating Woowon like a pet who he can just pack up into a suitcase and take with him, someone who has no agency or other ties that could possibly be more important than his own desires. It's pretty damn gross.
What she said! Yes, this!
agree :( I’d feel so disrespected if my partner talked to me the way seo-an does to woowon. I’d prob break up w them tbh
That’s what they said tho…. He’s showing his love in the wrong ways
I don’t disagree!! Please read what I was saying, he’s expressing his love badly! There’s a power imbalance and seo-an clearly doesn’t understand what a two-way street is and doesn’t know boundaries. If you’re trying to tell me that what they have is not love and just seo-an being manipulative, possessive, and selfish, then i’d disagree. Though his feelings are far from healthy, i’d argue that he’s just using his own means to protect woowon. I agree the thing with keeping woowon in the dark about him getting reassigned abroad is a great issue, too, and it’s clearly wrong for seo-an to assume that woowon would just come with him. i like this manhwa because it has very nuanced feelings involved, it sort of reminds me of my own home situation and i take a bit of comfort in it, so i sincerely hope that seo-an can redeem himself!!
Those last frames of yugeon holding his brother in his arms conveys an unreal amount of emotion without even needing speech. Beautiful portrayal of pure, unbridled rage toward the world and grief towards a loved one.
oh my LOORRDDD those few flashback frames is a taste of what we’ll be getting and i’m already hooked. i love slow burn but WHYYYY tease me like this!!!
is this real wtf just as it was getting good no way. i thought i was gna get a fluffy chapter from the first few frames, but then suddenly got jumped by the plot and my jaw only went lower from there. HE GOT KIDNAPPED?????
why does this keep on going downhill NOOOOO i thought last chapter was bad, and now my heart has been shattered into pieces. Maybe if seo-an goes and beats up the dad I’ll forgive him for his past actions