I highly recommend reading CHEATING MEN MUST DIE (Imprisoned Love Arc Ch.289).
MC Su Lüxia makes a snarky critical comment on the trash narrative about a traumatized FL illogically forgiving + still loving the ML who deliberately killed her beloved family.
This plot reminds me of the Manga BASARA and I hate how the FL forgives the Killer of her people + twin brother.
Doesn't matter that he has a sympathetic human side or why he had to do it.
He slaughtered innocent people among the rebels and still gets the love of the Heroine at the end.....
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From what I learned so far:
This concept is related to the popular "Enemies To Lovers" Trope where the main couple can be very antagonistic to each other until they become officially endgame lovers.
RoFan Fans will overlook or defend this (problematic) Trope about "Being Killed By Your ML in the 1st Timeline", if the conveniently powerful handsome ML is depicted as sad + misunderstood, he had good valid dramatic reasons to kill his FL, feels guilty enough about his decisions and if there is the plot twist that reveals that either the traumatized FL Heroine is an unreliable narrator or Surprise! He didn't actually murder her (Adeline's Twilight).
Fans of "Your Majesty, Please Don't Kill Me Again / Your Majesty, Please Spare Me This This Time" (I personally hate such written titles!) or "7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy!" will argue that these stories done this trope right and prove that it is not inherently toxic.
Their Counter Arguments:
Adopted Cousin ML Rupert (Your Majesty...) is actually a nice Emperor who suffers for executing FL after reading her diary in the 2nd timeline and the FL doesn't forgive him so easily.
ML Arnorld (The 7th Loop) didn't know that the Guard Knight he killed was his FL Wife when he invaded her kingdom in the 6th Loop... Also she attacked him first with her sword + she only falls in love with him later in the story....
And both MLs didn't knew their FLs in the previous timeline + they didn't abuse her like ML Trash Ruve (The Abandoned Empress).
Despite hearing these comments, I personally still dislike that Trope.
I don't think it is a good idea to get romantically involved with your executioner.
I imagine it is actually too traumatic and triggering to stay together with someone who caused your death, even if that person was brainwashed (Angelic Lady).
There is a rare example where the FMC doesn't fall in love with a Prince who took her life:
Regressor Princess Mia (Tearmoon Empire Story) kinda forgave Prince Sion because she knows that she is also partly responsible for the downfall of her Kingdom and that many poor citizens suffered. But she resents the sancitmonious Prince enough for easily ordering her execution without a proper investigation in the 1st life and thus reject him as a Marriage Partner. He learned his lesson and moved on.
The concept of souls escaping hell and developing powers while being tortured for years in hell reminds me very much of the 2007 TV Show Reaper.
The Isekai Goddess is an asshole + the real Villain and Beatrice (OG Raeliana) is a pitiful victim.
It's easy for Raeliana to say high and mighty noble words towards Beatrice when she is literally the OG Heroine chosen by God. The FL has obvious more advantages than the extra who is destined to die.
What a very rushed and aprupted ending.....
Just like "Reincarnated Princess Loved By Scum / Dance with Maou".
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z0Hr2_uX73o
By lines in motion
Delicious in Dungeon (otherwise known as Dungeon Meshi) is my favourite manga. Of all time. There's a reason the series was the first piece of media you saw on the channel, and it's because i'm so in love with the world Ryoko Kui has created.
Character design has been talked about among the manga community. But i've never felt it's really delved into the how and why's of what makes character design just so important to creative storytelling and allowing it to really develop the world you're creating.
Without Ryoko Kui's varied approach and research towards character design, Dungeon Meshi simply wouldn't be the amazing story it is today. The casts' designs have shown to be integral to some plot devices, showcasing geographic worldbuilding etc, that I just HAD to make a video gushing about it.
Melissa Podebrat (Beware The Villainess)
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I've read many chapters of this story and I am very frustrated that the FL Niveia don't do real shit against Duke Aetius!!!
Everytime she encounters him, she just gets angry, endures, holds herself back, throwing some comedic tantrums and doesn't really win against him. ヽ(`Д´)ﾉ
Only recently in Ch106-107 did she finally criticize Aetius directly out loud but he only gets more obsessed & determined + it is shown that she is intimidated by him...
Lion Bitch Melissa Podebrat (Beware the Villainess) + Su Lüxia did far more damages to OG Male Leads than any other Isekai Heroines/Transmigrators with their own strenght!!!!!
Niveia pales in comparison to Villainess Melissa Podebrat who single-handedly destroyed the huge egos of four shitty Male Leads. （￣へ￣）
Kwaidan (1964)
The original Woman of the Snow is never depicted as a pitiful woman seeking love.
She is a scary force of nature.
This webtoon has a similar style vibe like "The Rebellion of the Cursed Lady".
Getting really impatient of seeing the trash father & sister suffer.
"It's not my fault! I was brainwashed the whole time by this White Lotus Bitch!"
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Another OG FL who turns out to be an evil jealous stupid bitch and has charm magic.....
https://www.novelupdatesforum.com/threads/why-are-there-so-many-evil-stupid-jealous-bitches-harming-the-fl-protagonist.168463/
https://www.novelupdatesforum.com/threads/trope-using-brainwashing-charm-black-magic-or-love-potion-to-make-people-love-you.163818/