I started this when i was 11, 12? That's two decades ago. yes, 20! I left off sometime just as they were starting training for the American movie; mainly because life and other hobbies. Been thinking about this recently because I visited a used bookstore. Like 10 years ago, I decided to buy the whole collection at that point in time even though it was ongoing (I think viz only caught up to vol 30-something). I thought maybe the bookstore had skipbeat, specifically vol 2(I think it was that) which had a misprint back then. Didn't find it but that led me back to coming back to this today. I'm not really feeling rereading from the beginning right now b/c length (though I love the early kyoko experiences especially her professionalism and endurance that earned Tsuruga's respect when she unfortunately fractured her foot). Anyway, picking back up again when Tsuruga decided to come to terms to her and just the whole feelings flooded back about how awesome and excited I was that they finally got there after so many years. I'm going to read to catch up now but I wanted to drop this comment for a timestamp of how I'm feeling and a reflection. This was one of my faves back then (hence I thought about buying/collecting unwittingly still ongoing until now). Even though I'm still wondering why the mangaka hasn't decided to bring closure to this story, it's nostalgic and I do hope that it will round out to a good ending someday. I used to think maybe a time skip here or there would help. I just don't want an open ending because, aside from her relationship, I really was rooting for Kyoko to make it and become an a-list actress that her skills demonstrate. Nakamura-sensei, I pray that you have a vision and time and the industry will allow you to carry forward with this series as you intend. the manga world is a different place from 10 years ago, let alone 20. Still rooting for Kyoko (and Kyoko x Ren)
Have about 50 chapters left. i have to say that i highkey got tired of khalid that i just gloss over and skip some of his scenes because it's almost the same nonsense. He's basically a human incarnation of the god ares with his obsessiveness over ishtar. anyway luci's father meant well but a fool that led him to forever live in low self esteem to his last breath, overall becoming a strong contributor to the unfortunate demise of both his wife and daughter...sad family. Zed and Luci's relationship is so good. Like sure green flags when couples are fully communicative but they have such a sweet spot of misunderstanding, drama, trust and communication that makes every arc of this story worth reading and indulging in, showing how their relationship, trust and love for each other evolves and grows. I say this in mind that she will one day reveal all so if it doesn't, ngl i'll be a bit disappointed. Anyway, I know I'll miss them once I finish this story because the two of them, overall I have not really seen anything like them in all the stories I have indulged in across mediums. Also too bad this is a manhwa webtoon; I would like to see a cdrama adapted based on this storyline. I might give kdrama adaptation a chance but palace intrigue is something cdramas have practically perfected.
Recently had a feeling of wanting to read a story where it's childhood friends like this and decided to reread kodocha. it's so nostalgic rereading it~ I know that shit goes down but right now i'm at the beginning so I'm feeling a blissfulness returning to this series and the whole childhood relationship of it all with Sana and Hayama connecting. it's cute how Hayama is so sure of his feelings towards Sana too.
Reminds me of Red River (Anatolia Story) re the whole from another world and clothes and specific date/location but otherwise, that's all.
i heard the cdrama adaptation was "good", but i didn't watch it because xia da didn't have the rights to her creation....but hearing she won finally, looking forward to the story's continuation one day~
The only good thing about that pile of shit is that Dilraba Dilmurat plays chang ge. Had to drop it in 5 eps cuz it gave me high blood pressure and almost got me hospitalised.
That's surprising because I kept seeing praise whenever I ran into reviews and discussions about the drama. But again, the drama was created when Xia Da couldn't have any say on her creation so it's funny to me how fans of the series were supposedly all fine with it. As for Dilraba, I though it was odd that she was casted because I thought Chang Ge was supposed to look more Han chinese than Uygher.
If you gonna watch it because you liked chang ge xing manhua, dont. They deviated from a lot of important stuffs especially surrounding chang ge's characters. They removed the plot about her mother being uyghur, put mimi guli in a love triangle with she'er and mujin, which is a DISRESPECT to my poor mimi. They switched up chang ge and Ashina sun's personality, making chang ge dumber and more naive than she is in manhua. AND THEY PUT A FUCKING OC THAT RUINED NOT JUST THE PLOT BUT A CHUNK OF CHANG'GE'S CHARACTER. Li shimin was fucking cheesy too, they made him a girl dad for change and zhao lusi's oc of a character(i love zhao lusi, this is not a shade towards her). I also think Raba is lowkey given like you said she's supposed to look han AND CUZ THEY FUCKASS REMOVED HER UYGHUR MOTHER PLOT ALREADY, still love raba tho.
I kept skipping further to see if it'd get better and I don't think I could have read it all. I feel bad for the leads over how suffocating and depressingly controlled and manipulated their lives are. ngl i was happy when mia pushed the old man but when i skipped forward seeing he still lived and mia was still a total B in the picture; it's suffocating. So I decided not to spend any more time on this.
i just want to say that I just feel so bad for the real mildred. She wanted more agency in her life but couldn't because of patriarchy. And so she played the cards she was dealt, did what society said would lead her to be successful in life and even remarried but was left in such dire circumstances.
As Florence Pugh said as Amy March: As a woman there's no way for me to make my own money, not enough to earn a living or to support my family. And if I had my own money, which I don't, that money would belong to my husband the moment we got married. And if we had children they would be his, not mine, they would be his property; so don't sit there and tell me that marriage isn't an economic proposition because it is it may not be for you [a man] but it most certainly is for me [a woman].
Mildred now and her handling of the situation within the constraints of their society, she's a superwoman.
And just had a revelation while typing my comment re quoting Amy March; I wonder if the author was in any way inspired by little women? Why am I saying this? Well putting it simply,
1. This story centers on four young ladies if we include Mildred. Mildred now was not originally a mother but just a young women who came into the body of a now twice widowed woman who is still young and can be remarried.
2. the setting is generally about women's prospects and societal constraints in both stories. The institution of marriage is pretty much discussed as the only means for women to be secure in this world (with Mildred deftly challenging it for her and her children's sake). In little women, it is generally the same; the four young ladies are finding their way while growing up in a society that is predominantly still of such older mindset.
3. Somewhat out there. Amy was being courted by a man named Fred Vaughn and lowkey similar to Fred Vans lol.
Anyway, i hope this webtoon is completed. I'm interested in how things play out for Amy and Lily. Iris and Milred is pretty obvious at this point. That said, thank you to the person who dropped the novel link.
i read up to c22. i think i'd be willing to check out the rest of the story as a novel as opposed to reading the webtoon. I think the story will progress faster if I do or at least I'll be able to read the novel faster to make it seem like the story is progressing faster compared to the webtoon. Overall, to me, the characters aren't as well defined than they could be when the exposition took as long as it did and that's impacting the story too.
i love the power couple that helio and lily are/becoming and i adore their sweet moments. beautiful, sweet and cute couple~