I decided to re-read the entire manhwa from the beginning since we’re have a call back to a previous character. Being able to reach each arc back to back made me realized that the manhwa is surprisingly well-paced. I know a lot of you went “WHAT?! NO?!” But listen: the reason why the story feels like it takes forever is because these chapter updates take forever. But as a binge story, it’s surprisingly good. Each arc would be like one or two episodes if it was a TV series. It’s kind of like a crime show where each episode have a focus crime with bits of the larger plot sprinkled throughout. I think this manhwa would make for for a really good animated series in hindsight.
Agreed. People say it’s boring but dont realize that each world is thoroughly built and the author spends a lot of time filling in major plot holes. I also just reread the all 400 chapters… and found that each arc is interesting in it’s own way and the fact that the author implements different ways to keep the revenge the same but the story fresh is actually impressive considering the length of this manhua. Not to mention the last few arcs have been frequently hinting to the actual progressing story line.
Now that comments are back, I can finally say this: This MC is literal the worst. Broooo how the fuck are you going to pick cringy ass Daniel over every other guy. Fucking kissing him in front of the best boi too. Like brooooo why the fuck is this rated so high. She’s dumber than most dumb MCs. Daniel picking ass…
She's not the worse however I do agree that she shouldn't have picked Daniel bc Eugene would have been so much better, her and Daniel feels kinda rushed
Eugene he deserved to be the ML
mc lowkey made me cringe sometimes like how can you be so dense
The reason why it has high rates because at first chapters were so good and interesting until.. that son of a gun showed up.
You can find the worst of the worst of mangas and it'll still have a 9.9 rating for no reason. Just look at What It Means To Be Winter.
For one, the little gremlin is already dead. He’s like a slice of moldy cheese that everyone is refusing to throw away. So the murder thing is kinda… a thin excuse.
But I think what really got me losing my mind (with laughter) is the fact that the last dragon got fired… because he was too busy fucking… a child. This manga got me going like-
Nagi: “He lost his job because he let his kingdom fall into ruin by only having sex.”
Me: “With a child???”
Kotone: “He has the perfect uke body.”
Me: “A child’s body???”
The other dragon: “I’m driven by my desires.”
Me: “To have sex with a CHILD??? My mans, I need you eight feet away from him. Not eight inches deep.”
The kid: “If you put your soul in the scale, I’ll die. I’ve been alive for 100 years.”
Me: “As a child. At no point were you feeling bummed out in being forever a child??? Y’all didn’t talk about letting him age just a little bit before turning him immortal???”
I get it. Shotacon is just a part of yaoi but sometimes, you gotta put things into perspective or else you’ll go full degenerate.
Interesting story with a lovable protagonist. But I am a bit worried that the author might have internalized misogyny (like some shoujo stories) based on the system and the rules it’s trying to force into this MC. The MC fighting back in her own way is nice but I hope to see that, with her character development, she doesn’t change drastically like how the system wants her to be. Because, the MC isn’t a bad person per say. She’s sexually liberated but that’s usually portrayed as something bad a lot of the time in stories if the author thinks like that.
What? You mean a woman can desire and dare I say even enjoy sex?? Well go figure
But fr, I've seen some serious slut shaming on even the reverse harems novels/toons. Like, just let the hoes go hoeing in peace
POV: You’re looking through the comments and debating if it’s worth your time explaining to a bunch of horny pre-teens, teens, and young adults that this is a slow-burn political drama and that this harem is the historical-political type; not the “anime UwU I’m so horny” trope type.
Yeah but the manga cover begs otherwise, we can't help it (=・ω・=)
But problem is the name
WHY USE HAREM IN A NAME
LIKE THE WORD I WRONG TO BE USED AS IT TARGETS A CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHY
THATS UNFAIR PLAY
Name a more iconic duo than clickbait titles and tricked audiences. It’s just the law of the entertainment world, innit. We’ve just been spoiled by Japanese mangas that use their synopsis as their titles. Once there was a time where titles gave nothing away and just kinda allude to a topic in the story. Still happens today.
So its fine if people expect boys more than politics lol
Anyway m fine with either
Good stuff comes with issues haha
"But what would happen if a useless person reincarnated as the female lead of a harem story?"
Isn't that like... every other story? Like there's no middle ground here when it comes to shoujo mangas/manhwa/manhua. Either you have the beginning of the synopsis where the MC has special skills and/or smart (having skills and being smart isn't linked together all the time tbh). If the MC doesn't have a special skill, then by default, the MC would most likely be dumb and stupid but managed to survive by series of extremely fortunate events. I will say, once in a blue moon we have a smart MC who doesn't have a special skill but she usually gains one later in the story (which then goes down the drain). By default, the MCs are usually dumb/useless in some capacity for entertainment's sake.
In short- this synopsis isn't really... a flex... I much rather have an actual synopsis of what the story is really about. Not this hype the author is trying to put out to make her rather cliched story stand out from the rest.
(And I should quickly say there's a difference between the "smart" an author shoves down the audience's throat and a well-written MC who is smart. I know it's common for Chinese manhua with their revenge reincarnation but that camp is divided by this.)
You know, after thinking back again. The Synopsis both accurately tells what the story is about but also underwhelming. It's like, the author's arrogance on display as if they think they did something unique but also, there's a meta that I wish was expressed in the synopsis. Like it was thought by the MC since it fits the MC's arrogance too.
That's exactly why I gave up on reading summaries lol
I've read so many of them that they all sound the same to me so... I go straight to the first chapter and hope for the best
I’m laughing so hard. The author literally whitewashed their own character with a straight face without thinking that it’s kinda sus? The audacity.
And I’m not talking about this through a “western lens” of racism but the more eastern one where Asians there’s this toxic mindset of valuing light skin over dark; there’s a craziest amount of skin lightening products in Asia. Like skin bleaching is a thing there. The Asian beauty standard is just as insane as it is in America or some other European country. Just because Asian countries (especially Japan) isn’t vocal about their social issues, it doesn’t mean they don’t have it.
Of course, the author isn’t expected to use her manga as a commentary on this social issue but come on. There are ten billion different ways to have the same effect of showing she got the blessing of the light king that isn’t skin bleaching. That’s just glaring for both Western and Eastern audiences.
I'm sorry but when was she ever whitewashed? I'm confused, she has the same skin tone that's she's always had.
Edit: nvm I went back to see what you were talking about. Yeah that's a bit silly for the author(or publisher) to do.
Chapter 12 was reprinted after major backlash from readers of her skin tone changing after getting the light spirit king's blessing. Though the original is till up here on mangago. Chapter 13 keeps her original skin tone because the backlash was so sever.
http://www.mangago.me/read-manga/i_m_not_a_villainess_just_because_i_can_control_darkness_doesn_t_mean_i_m_a_bad_person/nbt/nhs_v-1-chapter-810688/pg-15/
In a way isn't the author kinda using it as a commentary? I mean it wasn't until mc got blessed by the light spirit that she was "accepted", but mc isn't able to accept them b/c of all they had done, since at then end of the day she is who she is. I can't really express myself in words, I'm lacking, but you're right that the end product is questionable.
So we really going to ignore the pedophilia rumors but then shame the 13 year old princess who married the grown man. Okay. Makes complete sense
What rumors the only rumors I saw were when they said he hated humans, and I don’t think it’s a big deal for a kid to kiss a five year old, a little weird but it’s innocent for them
It's mentioned on page 8 of chapter one.
i mean rumours are rumours and there’s a chance their wrong but the age gap between the princess and prince is right in her face
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It's just rumors, though? The nobles may have started a running joke about it since he's unwed at his age, 'cause obvi there MUST be something wrong with a gorgeous unwed man.
It would be the same if a couple were married for 2-3 years w/o having at least 1 kid. Rumors of infertility and the like would pop up.
I imagine the pedophilia thing was someone's attempt to slander Mars.
Pls, don’t leave us like this. They’re finally reunited. Pls, chapter for the poor?
I think this manga is one of the rare examples of the “misunderstanding trope” done right. At the same time, this manga is also prime evidence as to why the “misunderstanding trope” is absolute dogshit.
Usually, authors throw in the trope just like that to make the story unnecessarily longer and more “dramatic”. But for this manga, the entire plot hinges on people misunderstanding each other intentions and desires. It all weaves into each other to create a mystery story and it all unravels well. It hits all the right story beats. But ultimately, you pull back and realize: NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THESE DUMB FUCKING CHARACTERS JUST TALKED TO EACH OTHER FFFFFFFFF. And oooohhh mmmyyyy gooooddddd do these characters go on and on about “fate”. Fffffff that word literal lost all meaning to me. At this point “fate” is just code for “aw man, do I have to tell the truth now? But moooooom!!!”.
This story ultimately collapses on the same pitfalls that make any story weaker when using the misunderstanding trope: when the entire conflict hinges on an easily fixable problem, the story becomes a joke.
PREACH!!!