I love how reynold use to say that Penelope doesn’t deserve to bully yvonue because yvonue is noble where as Penelope is commoner lol he had no idea that Penelope literally is the last descendants of the ancient wizards.(who literally not only save humility but are the founder of the empire basically ancient wizards are the really royal family.so Penelope literally hold so much power then anyone else
Plus his reasons for being mean to Penelope in the past were quite understandable like as a kid his one and only look alike sister disappears suddenly and his father quickly brought a replacement and told him and his brother to treat her like yvonne. (The Duke was not a competent father) It was already hard enough but it wasn't until he heard Penelope making a wish that Yvonne doesn't come back that he started to hate her. If i was in Reynolds place i would've been even more rude to her, thankfully Penelope explained why she made such a wish and the misunderstanding cleared up and unlike derrick, Reynold actually listens to Penelope and started believing her and fixed his behaviour, he even told the Duke that he was the one who framed Penelope for stealing the necklace when they were kids and sincerely apologized for all his past mistakes.
@@Boiled_Pizza wizards basically wizards that are fated to protect the world but every single one of them is dead except Penelope who is their last descendant
The reason I love this manhwa the most is because, most of the other isekai manhwa female main characters just solve their problems. They don’t try to sympathize with their new bodies’ original owners. Also as you said, I love how Penelope’s old life actually effects how the story moves because of how similar her new life and old life were. I really love the character developments and how the story plot is progressing. Another great video Weebtooner! I loved your personal opinions on the manhwa because it helps me see another side to the story. P.S. I’m a big fan of angst so I naturally like sad manhwa plots.
Omg you did it! The madlad did it, it’s incredible how much I agree with every. Single. Point. You’ve made in this video. Your understanding of Penelope and Reynold as characters is so spot on I don’t even have anything to add. Like I swear, when I read the season 1 finale in the webtoon my jaw dropped despite the fact that I had already read the light novel beforehand. Like, I was already aware of the fight they were going to have and yet I was just as shocked as when I first read it. (Well, the beautiful art definitely helped with that.) I think what really struck me with that fight was how real it felt, like every single thing they said to eachother carried so much weight and emotion that it fried my brain on the spot. Like bro, I’m sorry but the AUDACITY of some of their dialogues had me second guessing my reading comprehension. Penelope’s "Yeah, try to treat me like a princess or a queen at least once. Who knows? *I might even act like your lost sister if I feel like it.* " The utter *BRUTALITY* of that line like damn, she didn’t need to go THIS hard but she did anyway. No patience left whatsoever, Penny goes apeshit tonight fellas. 15$ for the ticket to watch her roast Reynold live (lol) No but seriously, I think this was the first time I genuinely 100% felt super bad for Reynold, like yeah, he was a moron and he did deserve to be called out but I didn’t expect that level of raw emotion from Penelope holy crap. I swear that every line she said after that deserves to be quoted like, when Reynold tells her to shut her mouth and she goes "Why not? My mouth is meant to be spoken with :)" "Tell me, have you ever had nothing else to drink but rainwater leaking down while a corpse was lying next to you?" "When you accused me of being a jewelry thief, I was just a 12 year old illiterate girl who didn’t even know the value of a necklace." Then the fireworks finally get set off into the sky and- "If I get kicked out of this household I’ll just go back to being a beggar on the streets, how ironic. Especially since you make me feel worse than a beggar for all the time I’ve lived here." I swear I died like 4 times while reading the season finale, I’ve just read it again right now and my body has left my soul again haha. Anyways, I’m rambling. Great video as always, love the little intros with the voice acting, the summary is told in an interesting and funny way (dude the ghost stories clip killed me). And of course, the personal thoughts part. It’s amazing how this part was almost as if someone took my opinions and feelings then formulated them perfectly in a video!
Damn. I was trying to keep my myself controlled while reading through that scene. Now that I read this post, I kind of feel like I undersold it. It's good to see another Reynold supporter (even tho we both know how that turns out).
I loved that scene too! I reread it 3 times, because of how amazingly written it was. Reynold is definitely my 2nd favorite character. (Lol the prince gets better developed in the story later on which makes me place him higher, not to mention I feel like his interactions with Penelope are more romantic.) I really like both brothers but I don't see Penelope ever getting together with either of them because she sees her brothers in them. I feel she may grow to somewhat like them but not in a romantic way.
I started reading the webtoon, got to the hiatus, fully read the whole novel, and am now stuck in the waiting hell to see how they adapt The Scenes and arcs that fucking WRECKED ME in the novel (DUDE PENELOPE'S COMING OF AGE WILL BE AWESOME AND HEARTBREAKING)
completed, the side stories are great as well, ive read so many villainess stories and most of the times, just skipped side stories coz they are boring, in this webtoon, the last side story is sooooo satisfying to read, the closure for everything is great@@junkyusofficialstolenchick7014
8:22 Kinda glossed over the Dereks interaction, from Penelope's perspective it's implied that he knew she wasn't in the wrong but still tried to chastise her for her attitude. Can't wait for Season 2/3 summary lol
I honestly believe that Reynold has much reason to hate her but Derrick has very little that doesn’t condemn his own father but most of all the brothers constantly poke at her despite knowing she’d originally throw a fit and NEVER let her explain herself(the Duke so far is the only one that does but their interactions are rare and Penelope herself doesn’t like explaining herself when the matter isn’t serious as in an actual felony). Also I got the impression that the relationship she develops with Derrick is more of a mistress of the duke(duke got her to carry out his whims but just in different ways than a mistress) and the future head of the house(meaning that the current Duke demands she plays the role of noble daughter of Eckhart and she is to act on it to most inhabitants of the manor but shouldn’t do so when alone with the future master as he detests it and she gains nothing from insisting). Also Yvonne doesn’t actually romance her siblings but just has wholesome interactions with their routes it seems. And likely maxing both makes a family ending and whatnot. Also Callisto is introduced tossing a decapitated head at the queen and other prince’s feet.
17:28 Another thing to point out, it isn't Yvonne's room. It is actually the attic which the og Penelope loved to go to when she was younger, but due to some false accusation by her brothers and I think a butler, it was off-limits for Penelope ever since. Again, correct me if I'm wrong.
Yeah when reading the remarried empress I realized that my American upbringing would not allow me to like the main character. In Korea it seems perfectly ok to hate the characters who have nothing, slaves, commoners, etc. then they justify the bad deeds of the rich and powerful. It’s gross.
this is a 4 month old video but i do have some other things that i think are important to add about this series, not only does siyeon have a horrible experience with family, which affects all her choices, she also views this as a game. As the start of this series didnt start with siyeon dying and becoming penelope, it started with her passing out and waking up as penelope, so this isnt like her seeing this as a new chance of a life that she needs to not squander and so needs to avoid dying, she sees this as a game she needs to beat. In her perspective, she had just gotten out of the hell of living with her family only to be shoved into another person with a seemingly awful familys body, she sees this world as one she needs to escape, and escaping as her only way to freedom, the freedom she earned in the real world, it is what lead her to callisto in the garden, she was actually going there to see if dying would send her back or if there was a reset button, like in the game. She learns there isnt, and starts making plans as if it was a hard(er) mode run for the game. She doenst make descicions that would mean a better life for penelope in the game, she plans for who will be the least likely to kill her so she can end and get out of this game and back to her life as soon as possible, which is why she chose eclise at first, becasue her prior knowledge of the game told her that he was the most sympathetic towards penelope, and thus the least likely to kill her, and so the easiest way to get her to the end of a route so she can go home. Every choice she makes is also made so much more understandable if you see it through not just the eyes of someone traumatized, but through the eyes of someone not planning for a future, but planning for an escape, that is why i think making her not meet the fabled truck of the isekai genre is so important to her character, i have no doubt that this story would not have been nearly as interesting and introspective if she was planning for her life, because, if planning for her life, some of the choices she marked off would seem much more appealing to her and we probably wouldnt see the type of interactions we do now with characters. The choice to not kill her in the beginning is such an important detail. In shows like "My next life as a villainess" the person just immediately accepts their role as this person they have been shoved into because they have no way back to their own world, because they dont have a life to get back to, their life ended, but in this one, siyeon doesnt just accept that she is penelope, she is still her, just stuck in someone elses body, she has a life she needs to get back to, she has passions that follow her into this new world, not just oop- welp i just am this person now, it brings depth to her that otherwise i dont think would have been possible
Exactly, she's thinking like a gamer and applying the survival and coping mechanisms she learned irl. This is just a high stakes game to her, because we must assume, if there's no reset and she's in the body, she'll die in her world too. But she's not looking to stay, these aren't real people for her to concern herself about. Hurt their feelings? It's fine. When she hits the good end, it will be like she didn't happen to them. Also, I would like to add that in the og Yvonne game, it was the Duke who bought and assigned Eclise to Penelope, so there wasn't enough elitist familial embarrassment to not have the adopted daughter be protected by a slave from Delman
So glad you made a video on this manga! This is definitely one of my top fav manhwas! The art, characters, interactions, and just everything are amazing! Something that I find unique in this story is also the point system, how she can win and lose reputation and percentage for the love interests. Most isekai villainess stories don't deal with a reputation or percentage love system. Also her limited options, in the beginning, made her situation all the more desperate. The characters are all so well written and so beautifully drawn that I wish there were alternative endings just so I can see Penelope end up with each one! I wish this manhwa was a real otome game! I already know I would buy it immediately. Love your videos! Keep up the good work!
Honestly after reading the whole novel, I can confirm this manhwa is easily one of the best, the story progresses extremely well and the plot twists are super unexpected and I wouldn’t hesitate to read it again
I would have to say (late I know) that from Penelope's POV it makes sense for her to choose Ekles over the other targets, Winter has his own priorities protecting the children and already has a good impression of Ivonne, Reynold and Derrick will side with Ivonne over Penelope because she is their sister and Callisto..... well. All things considered, once Ivonne arrives, Ekles is the only one with no ties or loyalty to her that would side with Penelope no matter what, it doesn't really matter that he has no power as a slave, she has money and power, and she just needs a shield for her to leave and disappear to avoid conflict with the real daughter.
⚠ This may contain some spoiler for people who haven't read the manhwa yet. ⚠ This review is amazing! And I agree with you at every point, this story is not only amazing with the plot and art but also with the characters and their development. Plus, it is the only manhwa (in my opinion) that I have read which actually isn't just based on reincarnation, but also something completely new. And the mc's backstory isn't just a sad accident whatsoever but it actually correlates with the game which has turned reality for Cha Chion and honestly, it's just amazing how it feels like a fanstasy world and reality at the same time, especially with those game systems, rewards, favorability percentages, reputation points, quests and what not. Some little detail which I liked about it is that how you may have seen at some point, when Penelope used her crossbow at the enormous creatures, it wasn't her moving her body. It was actually the game system, and it resulted in her exhaustion after it was over, which was pretty realistically amazing to me. The same thing happened when she wiped out the 20 assassins who were after Callisto. This is officially my favourite manhwa from now on and I doubt I can ever find another one like it.
YESSSSS!!!! THIS IS WHY IT'S BASICALLY MY MOST FAVOURITE MANHWA, PLUS THE ARTSTYLE AS WELL!!! Also, I just realized that the dad and brothers in the beginning and the ones that we know look the sort of the same!
You get it. The characters and their interactions with each other is what sets this one apart from others. This is why this manhwa (and novel) is my favorite of the otome isekai genre. Would love to hear your thoughts on later seasons as well!
11:44 I think I might want to point something out here. You've stated the Duke allowed Penelope to have Ecklis as her bodyguard because she had been behaving well, but this is kind of inaccurate. Now, I'm not sure if you wanted to wrap it up quickly or something, but the thing is, the reason why the Duke gave the permission to Ecklis to rightfully enter the mansion is because of the whole bodyguard situation Penelope brought up as self defense for Ecklis to stay with her. As she knew herself that the og Penelope didn't have a good relationship with the soliders of Eckhart, she used this excuse to say that she wanted a reliable bodygaurd who she trusted to be there to protect her, and as Ecklis had protected her from some noble before he was brought in the mansion, she used this statement to pursue her father to accept Eclis as her bodygaurd. Though there were some shortcomings, including the fact that Eclis was a slave from another country and like you also stated in the video, it was humiliating for a Duke who has over 20,000 soldiers but still, because of the whole bad relationship with soldier arguement, the Duke accepted him as a rookie or something I think. Sorry for the long essay, but still, I understand that you only wanted to make it short. However, I just have this kind of insect in me to point everything out so apologies if this offended you but I thought I might type it here just in case anyone forgot. It's a short detail people tend to ignore but that's totally understandable. Also, I may or may not be missing something, or I might have said something incorrect, so feel free to correct me.
I hope you cover the rest of the story too i love this manhwa . It's so rich with feeling and perspective. I love the MC as much as how she annoys me with her deficient understanding of others feelings like how she treated girl who wanted to be close with her badly in the hurting contest , with her always thinking the bad out of others specially Reynolds. She's imperfect, she suffered but she didn't devoloped she trearts everyone badly & put her self in a victim mentality to protect her self i understand that but i also want to see her step out a little and appreciate a bit how others are changing by her resistance & trying to trust her & connect to her . Thank you for this review please continue
I don't understand why you are being an apologist to these brothers and dissing Penelope ? Like did we read the same or thing ? Didn't Penelope apologise to Reynold when she came to realise what real Penelope did ? Like I don't want to assume anything about you, but why should Penelope see these people's current actions and judge, when their past actions says enough. Of course people change and grow, but that doesn't mean a person have to forgive them or forgot what happened in the past. The fact they are being nice to her, doesn't negate the fact that for the past years they have been neglecting her, which have lead to verbal and physical abuses on her. I mean I will never forgive someone, if their ignorant actions have led to a child being starved. Maybe you can, but not me. You must see the servants actions as their own, but it's not. They did what they did because of the Duke, Reynold and Derrick's actions and neglect. It's very simple to understand. Also, maybe you forgot to understand but Penelope didn't need a character development/emotional arc in the Final scene with Reynold, because she is not the real Penelope. She is looking at this all happenings as a game.
Also, I don't know how kind you are. But I will never forgot someone who calls me a "FILTHY THING", sure I will forgive them but I will absolutely never feel comfortable around them and be friendly with them. Maybe you can, because you have been a 14 years old child being who was called a Filthy thing by a 20 year old Man which is Derrick. But go on about how Penelope is not seeing them for who they are.
DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE AMNESIA CONTENT BUT DUDE: I went from the black haired red eyed dude's route to Toma's because he seemed like the bestie Friends-to-Lovers super cute bs and WAS NOT EXPECTING the man to be as fucking unhinged as he was? Basically I was Fooled and Bamboozled in my first playthrough to go to Touma next and it was. An Experience.
Wait until you start getting into the later seasons so I've actually read the entire web novel of this and it is nuts I truly recommend that at least reading the web novel of it because it is fantastic I can't wait till the web toon catches up
Does anyone know the background song which where used at starting chapters uploaded on UA-cam I've been trying to find it for ages, the song was in different language, I don't know which At first the song wasn't likeable but later I loved it if anyone remembers it please give me the name
Well I'm glad to find another guy who played amnesia It was great watching ukios insanity Also I really cannot sympathize with reynold and Derrick because when I think logically ,its not like Penelope wanted and orchestrated the disappearance of the sister,so I genuinely can't get why they couldn't just give her a shred of sympathy. She was after all,in a way worse position as for kallisto, i really just sympathise that hes being forced to consistently defend himself and i cant really see him as dangerous, since he hasnt done anything to any neutral parties
I don't know if you've finished season two yet but 😳Would totally love to see thoughts on that as well (I think the finale releases on Tapas on the 30th?)
I played through mystic messenger and tried to get 707's good ending but because i have school everyday I got the bad ending but the game is very addictive so you should try it
I have a request for what you could review haha what about under the oak tree it a very interesting manga and as Childhood drama written all over it it has very very good characters especially one that I especially like you would know if you read it 😉 season two is already coming out I was wondering if we could have a review of what happen in season one I hope you take my request and have fun with it🤣🤣🤣🤣 .
Ah. I know that one. Under the Oak Tree is indeed a really good title. Unfortunately, I'm having problems getting access to the content as the official translations are on Manta Comics. If I can find a way to make it work then I most likely would review it as it's on my To Do list.
Also: Reynold is literally the only Eckart who like. Develops enough to not deserve to be tossed into the fucking garbage
I love how reynold use to say that Penelope doesn’t deserve to bully yvonue because yvonue is noble where as Penelope is commoner lol he had no idea that Penelope literally is the last descendants of the ancient wizards.(who literally not only save humility but are the founder of the empire basically ancient wizards are the really royal family.so Penelope literally hold so much power then anyone else
Plus his reasons for being mean to Penelope in the past were quite understandable like as a kid his one and only look alike sister disappears suddenly and his father quickly brought a replacement and told him and his brother to treat her like yvonne. (The Duke was not a competent father) It was already hard enough but it wasn't until he heard Penelope making a wish that Yvonne doesn't come back that he started to hate her. If i was in Reynolds place i would've been even more rude to her, thankfully Penelope explained why she made such a wish and the misunderstanding cleared up and unlike derrick, Reynold actually listens to Penelope and started believing her and fixed his behaviour, he even told the Duke that he was the one who framed Penelope for stealing the necklace when they were kids and sincerely apologized for all his past mistakes.
@@simsimmer3040 wait she's the descendant of what?
@@Boiled_Pizza wizards basically wizards that are fated to protect the world but every single one of them is dead except Penelope who is their last descendant
@@simsimmer3040 Which means Yvonne's happy ending was doomed, since Peneloppe always ended up dead 😹😹
The reason I love this manhwa the most is because, most of the other isekai manhwa female main characters just solve their problems. They don’t try to sympathize with their new bodies’ original owners. Also as you said, I love how Penelope’s old life actually effects how the story moves because of how similar her new life and old life were. I really love the character developments and how the story plot is progressing. Another great video Weebtooner! I loved your personal opinions on the manhwa because it helps me see another side to the story. P.S. I’m a big fan of angst so I naturally like sad manhwa plots.
Agree
If you want a ML in a fantasy isekai story who isn't a noble try
"Kill the villainess"
It's so goddamn amazing and unique .
spoiler
Prince Callisto is the ML
@@sunarintarou8511 I actually realized how much I should hate my curiosity. I thought he won't put a heavy spoiler, could he?
@@ch1nc2yk39 im sorry bro i hate my curiosity to epecially while im reading and in the comments i accidently see a spoiler
@@sunarintarou8511 WOO WOO MY FAVOURITE
@@imagoat273 lmao
Omg you did it! The madlad did it, it’s incredible how much I agree with every. Single. Point. You’ve made in this video. Your understanding of Penelope and Reynold as characters is so spot on I don’t even have anything to add. Like I swear, when I read the season 1 finale in the webtoon my jaw dropped despite the fact that I had already read the light novel beforehand. Like, I was already aware of the fight they were going to have and yet I was just as shocked as when I first read it. (Well, the beautiful art definitely helped with that.) I think what really struck me with that fight was how real it felt, like every single thing they said to eachother carried so much weight and emotion that it fried my brain on the spot.
Like bro, I’m sorry but the AUDACITY of some of their dialogues had me second guessing my reading comprehension.
Penelope’s "Yeah, try to treat me like a princess or a queen at least once. Who knows? *I might even act like your lost sister if I feel like it.* "
The utter *BRUTALITY* of that line like damn, she didn’t need to go THIS hard but she did anyway. No patience left whatsoever, Penny goes apeshit tonight fellas. 15$ for the ticket to watch her roast Reynold live (lol)
No but seriously, I think this was the first time I genuinely 100% felt super bad for Reynold, like yeah, he was a moron and he did deserve to be called out but I didn’t expect that level of raw emotion from Penelope holy crap.
I swear that every line she said after that deserves to be quoted like, when Reynold tells her to shut her mouth and she goes "Why not? My mouth is meant to be spoken with :)"
"Tell me, have you ever had nothing else to drink but rainwater leaking down while a corpse was lying next to you?"
"When you accused me of being a jewelry thief, I was just a 12 year old illiterate girl who didn’t even know the value of a necklace."
Then the fireworks finally get set off into the sky and-
"If I get kicked out of this household I’ll just go back to being a beggar on the streets, how ironic. Especially since you make me feel worse than a beggar for all the time I’ve lived here."
I swear I died like 4 times while reading the season finale, I’ve just read it again right now and my body has left my soul again haha.
Anyways, I’m rambling.
Great video as always, love the little intros with the voice acting, the summary is told in an interesting and funny way (dude the ghost stories clip killed me). And of course, the personal thoughts part. It’s amazing how this part was almost as if someone took my opinions and feelings then formulated them perfectly in a video!
Damn. I was trying to keep my myself controlled while reading through that scene. Now that I read this post, I kind of feel like I undersold it. It's good to see another Reynold supporter (even tho we both know how that turns out).
I loved that scene too! I reread it 3 times, because of how amazingly written it was. Reynold is definitely my 2nd favorite character. (Lol the prince gets better developed in the story later on which makes me place him higher, not to mention I feel like his interactions with Penelope are more romantic.) I really like both brothers but I don't see Penelope ever getting together with either of them because she sees her brothers in them. I feel she may grow to somewhat like them but not in a romantic way.
What chapter in the novel was that?
Please do part 2, this is my fav manhwa and haven't find any other person that analysis and recognize how good it is
I started reading the webtoon, got to the hiatus, fully read the whole novel, and am now stuck in the waiting hell to see how they adapt The Scenes and arcs that fucking WRECKED ME in the novel
(DUDE PENELOPE'S COMING OF AGE WILL BE AWESOME AND HEARTBREAKING)
What is the last chapter in the comic and when are they coming back?
where did u read it
is it completed or ongoing
completed, the side stories are great as well, ive read so many villainess stories and most of the times, just skipped side stories coz they are boring, in this webtoon, the last side story is sooooo satisfying to read, the closure for everything is great@@junkyusofficialstolenchick7014
YASSSS YOU DID THIS SO WELL AND GHOST STORIES DUBS CURES MY DEPRESSION 🤠
Y'all really will make me watch it huh
@@BrytteM yes yes we will.
8:22 Kinda glossed over the Dereks interaction, from Penelope's perspective it's implied that he knew she wasn't in the wrong but still tried to chastise her for her attitude. Can't wait for Season 2/3 summary lol
I'm glad we agreed that caging a woman is a no go. I hated playing through that playthrough.
I honestly believe that Reynold has much reason to hate her but Derrick has very little that doesn’t condemn his own father but most of all the brothers constantly poke at her despite knowing she’d originally throw a fit and NEVER let her explain herself(the Duke so far is the only one that does but their interactions are rare and Penelope herself doesn’t like explaining herself when the matter isn’t serious as in an actual felony).
Also I got the impression that the relationship she develops with Derrick is more of a mistress of the duke(duke got her to carry out his whims but just in different ways than a mistress) and the future head of the house(meaning that the current Duke demands she plays the role of noble daughter of Eckhart and she is to act on it to most inhabitants of the manor but shouldn’t do so when alone with the future master as he detests it and she gains nothing from insisting).
Also Yvonne doesn’t actually romance her siblings but just has wholesome interactions with their routes it seems.
And likely maxing both makes a family ending and whatnot.
Also Callisto is introduced tossing a decapitated head at the queen and other prince’s feet.
17:28 Another thing to point out, it isn't Yvonne's room. It is actually the attic which the og Penelope loved to go to when she was younger, but due to some false accusation by her brothers and I think a butler, it was off-limits for Penelope ever since. Again, correct me if I'm wrong.
Yeah when reading the remarried empress I realized that my American upbringing would not allow me to like the main character. In Korea it seems perfectly ok to hate the characters who have nothing, slaves, commoners, etc. then they justify the bad deeds of the rich and powerful. It’s gross.
YES!?!? MY FAVOURITE MANHWA IS BEING REVIEWED ON THIS CHANNEL!?!? 😤❤👏
Where can I read it
@@shufaafauz7741 manhwatop i think
Our fav
Her: my brothers were cruel to me
The music: 🌸🥰
this is a 4 month old video but i do have some other things that i think are important to add about this series, not only does siyeon have a horrible experience with family, which affects all her choices, she also views this as a game. As the start of this series didnt start with siyeon dying and becoming penelope, it started with her passing out and waking up as penelope, so this isnt like her seeing this as a new chance of a life that she needs to not squander and so needs to avoid dying, she sees this as a game she needs to beat. In her perspective, she had just gotten out of the hell of living with her family only to be shoved into another person with a seemingly awful familys body, she sees this world as one she needs to escape, and escaping as her only way to freedom, the freedom she earned in the real world, it is what lead her to callisto in the garden, she was actually going there to see if dying would send her back or if there was a reset button, like in the game. She learns there isnt, and starts making plans as if it was a hard(er) mode run for the game. She doenst make descicions that would mean a better life for penelope in the game, she plans for who will be the least likely to kill her so she can end and get out of this game and back to her life as soon as possible, which is why she chose eclise at first, becasue her prior knowledge of the game told her that he was the most sympathetic towards penelope, and thus the least likely to kill her, and so the easiest way to get her to the end of a route so she can go home. Every choice she makes is also made so much more understandable if you see it through not just the eyes of someone traumatized, but through the eyes of someone not planning for a future, but planning for an escape, that is why i think making her not meet the fabled truck of the isekai genre is so important to her character, i have no doubt that this story would not have been nearly as interesting and introspective if she was planning for her life, because, if planning for her life, some of the choices she marked off would seem much more appealing to her and we probably wouldnt see the type of interactions we do now with characters. The choice to not kill her in the beginning is such an important detail. In shows like "My next life as a villainess" the person just immediately accepts their role as this person they have been shoved into because they have no way back to their own world, because they dont have a life to get back to, their life ended, but in this one, siyeon doesnt just accept that she is penelope, she is still her, just stuck in someone elses body, she has a life she needs to get back to, she has passions that follow her into this new world, not just oop- welp i just am this person now, it brings depth to her that otherwise i dont think would have been possible
Exactly, she's thinking like a gamer and applying the survival and coping mechanisms she learned irl. This is just a high stakes game to her, because we must assume, if there's no reset and she's in the body, she'll die in her world too.
But she's not looking to stay, these aren't real people for her to concern herself about. Hurt their feelings? It's fine. When she hits the good end, it will be like she didn't happen to them.
Also, I would like to add that in the og Yvonne game, it was the Duke who bought and assigned Eclise to Penelope, so there wasn't enough elitist familial embarrassment to not have the adopted daughter be protected by a slave from Delman
This is a very great point
So glad you made a video on this manga! This is definitely one of my top fav manhwas! The art, characters, interactions, and just everything are amazing! Something that I find unique in this story is also the point system, how she can win and lose reputation and percentage for the love interests. Most isekai villainess stories don't deal with a reputation or percentage love system. Also her limited options, in the beginning, made her situation all the more desperate.
The characters are all so well written and so beautifully drawn that I wish there were alternative endings just so I can see Penelope end up with each one!
I wish this manhwa was a real otome game! I already know I would buy it immediately. Love your videos! Keep up the good work!
Honestly after reading the whole novel, I can confirm this manhwa is easily one of the best, the story progresses extremely well and the plot twists are super unexpected and I wouldn’t hesitate to read it again
this fl is literally the definition of smart
I think penelope's voice should be a bit more deep but the va is still awesome tho
Frr
I would have to say (late I know) that from Penelope's POV it makes sense for her to choose Ekles over the other targets, Winter has his own priorities protecting the children and already has a good impression of Ivonne, Reynold and Derrick will side with Ivonne over Penelope because she is their sister and Callisto..... well. All things considered, once Ivonne arrives, Ekles is the only one with no ties or loyalty to her that would side with Penelope no matter what, it doesn't really matter that he has no power as a slave, she has money and power, and she just needs a shield for her to leave and disappear to avoid conflict with the real daughter.
⚠ This may contain some spoiler for people who haven't read the manhwa yet. ⚠
This review is amazing! And I agree with you at every point, this story is not only amazing with the plot and art but also with the characters and their development. Plus, it is the only manhwa (in my opinion) that I have read which actually isn't just based on reincarnation, but also something completely new. And the mc's backstory isn't just a sad accident whatsoever but it actually correlates with the game which has turned reality for Cha Chion and honestly, it's just amazing how it feels like a fanstasy world and reality at the same time, especially with those game systems, rewards, favorability percentages, reputation points, quests and what not. Some little detail which I liked about it is that how you may have seen at some point, when Penelope used her crossbow at the enormous creatures, it wasn't her moving her body. It was actually the game system, and it resulted in her exhaustion after it was over, which was pretty realistically amazing to me. The same thing happened when she wiped out the 20 assassins who were after Callisto.
This is officially my favourite manhwa from now on and I doubt I can ever find another one like it.
YESSSSS!!!! THIS IS WHY IT'S BASICALLY MY MOST FAVOURITE MANHWA, PLUS THE ARTSTYLE AS WELL!!!
Also, I just realized that the dad and brothers in the beginning and the ones that we know look the sort of the same!
Yoo this manwha is good when Penelope and second brother fight was chilling and amazing🤩🤩🤩
You get it. The characters and their interactions with each other is what sets this one apart from others. This is why this manhwa (and novel) is my favorite of the otome isekai genre. Would love to hear your thoughts on later seasons as well!
Ohooo boy once you see where Derrick actually goes...
I’m so glad you reacted to it, and I love this manhwa so much
11:44 I think I might want to point something out here. You've stated the Duke allowed Penelope to have Ecklis as her bodyguard because she had been behaving well, but this is kind of inaccurate.
Now, I'm not sure if you wanted to wrap it up quickly or something, but the thing is, the reason why the Duke gave the permission to Ecklis to rightfully enter the mansion is because of the whole bodyguard situation Penelope brought up as self defense for Ecklis to stay with her. As she knew herself that the og Penelope didn't have a good relationship with the soliders of Eckhart, she used this excuse to say that she wanted a reliable bodygaurd who she trusted to be there to protect her, and as Ecklis had protected her from some noble before he was brought in the mansion, she used this statement to pursue her father to accept Eclis as her bodygaurd. Though there were some shortcomings, including the fact that Eclis was a slave from another country and like you also stated in the video, it was humiliating for a Duke who has over 20,000 soldiers but still, because of the whole bad relationship with soldier arguement, the Duke accepted him as a rookie or something I think.
Sorry for the long essay, but still, I understand that you only wanted to make it short. However, I just have this kind of insect in me to point everything out so apologies if this offended you but I thought I might type it here just in case anyone forgot. It's a short detail people tend to ignore but that's totally understandable. Also, I may or may not be missing something, or I might have said something incorrect, so feel free to correct me.
I hope you cover the rest of the story too i love this manhwa . It's so rich with feeling and perspective.
I love the MC as much as how she annoys me with her deficient understanding of others feelings like how she treated girl who wanted to be close with her badly in the hurting contest , with her always thinking the bad out of others specially Reynolds. She's imperfect, she suffered but she didn't devoloped she trearts everyone badly & put her self in a victim mentality to protect her self i understand that but i also want to see her step out a little and appreciate a bit how others are changing by her resistance & trying to trust her & connect to her .
Thank you for this review please continue
I so can't wait to hear your thoughts on the second season!
I don't understand why you are being an apologist to these brothers and dissing Penelope ? Like did we read the same or thing ? Didn't Penelope apologise to Reynold when she came to realise what real Penelope did ? Like I don't want to assume anything about you, but why should Penelope see these people's current actions and judge, when their past actions says enough. Of course people change and grow, but that doesn't mean a person have to forgive them or forgot what happened in the past. The fact they are being nice to her, doesn't negate the fact that for the past years they have been neglecting her, which have lead to verbal and physical abuses on her. I mean I will never forgive someone, if their ignorant actions have led to a child being starved. Maybe you can, but not me. You must see the servants actions as their own, but it's not. They did what they did because of the Duke, Reynold and Derrick's actions and neglect. It's very simple to understand. Also, maybe you forgot to understand but Penelope didn't need a character development/emotional arc in the Final scene with Reynold, because she is not the real Penelope. She is looking at this all happenings as a game.
Also, I don't know how kind you are. But I will never forgot someone who calls me a "FILTHY THING", sure I will forgive them but I will absolutely never feel comfortable around them and be friendly with them. Maybe you can, because you have been a 14 years old child being who was called a Filthy thing by a 20 year old Man which is Derrick. But go on about how Penelope is not seeing them for who they are.
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I love this channel, and this webtoon. I love this sooo much!!!
It's been two years. Are you alive, my dude?
"Derek is pretty nice"
I heard spoilers that suggest otherwise...
but same eckles (or what ever) is boring af.
we need a seaon 2 review!! Really loved this
I wish this could get an anime adaption. It would be GORGEOUS. 😍🤩 also it wasn't yvonne's room. It was the attic.
Amazing review as always I'm impressed 😍😍
But please can you talk about the manga
" I'll be the matriarch in the life " it's really good ^^
I would but I have a backlog. Tell you what, if other people want to see it as well, I'll work to make it happen.
I'm down for a review of "I'll be the matriarch in this life."
@@Weebtooner thank you so much and take care of your health 😊
DID NOT EXPECT TO SEE AMNESIA CONTENT BUT DUDE:
I went from the black haired red eyed dude's route to Toma's because he seemed like the bestie Friends-to-Lovers super cute bs and WAS NOT EXPECTING the man to be as fucking unhinged as he was?
Basically I was Fooled and Bamboozled in my first playthrough to go to Touma next and it was. An Experience.
Wait until you start getting into the later seasons so I've actually read the entire web novel of this and it is nuts I truly recommend that at least reading the web novel of it because it is fantastic I can't wait till the web toon catches up
You should react to Kill The Villainess
It's so realistic and well thought out!
i agree with everything about reynold but everytime the video praises derrick i sit here flabbergasted
does he. does he not know. TwT
DAAAMMMMNNNNN NOW GO FOR ECLIPSE
Does anyone know the background song which where used at starting chapters uploaded on UA-cam I've been trying to find it for ages, the song was in different language, I don't know which
At first the song wasn't likeable but later I loved it if anyone remembers it please give me the name
As a light novel reader , only eckles abd derrick got character development. Others stayed the same 💀
Will you do a part 2?
Can you make the whole novel in audiobook please . I would pay for it for sure .And other stories like Kill the Villainess and many many more .
1:11 2:00 17:22
Well I'm glad to find another guy who played amnesia
It was great watching ukios insanity
Also I really cannot sympathize with reynold and Derrick because when I think logically ,its not like Penelope wanted and orchestrated the disappearance of the sister,so I genuinely can't get why they couldn't just give her a shred of sympathy. She was after all,in a way worse position
as for kallisto, i really just sympathise that hes being forced to consistently defend himself and i cant really see him as dangerous, since he hasnt done anything to any neutral parties
I really want him to cover all the new chapters!!!
your video making stylish really amazing 🤩
I don't know if you've finished season two yet but 😳Would totally love to see thoughts on that as well (I think the finale releases on Tapas on the 30th?)
I played through mystic messenger and tried to get 707's good ending but because i have school everyday I got the bad ending but the game is very addictive so you should try it
I really like the MC's(Penelope )true face,
She's so pretty 🥰
Me so happy you did this ^_^ 💗 you should do this manga called (Cheating man must die) its also really good❤❤❤
I can’t find chapter 77? Someone please help I’m dying
What can you reed the on
Wow what a great video 😩
GUYS!!! Where can I watch these manhwas plllls
I really need help😭
Can any one please tell me where can i read this?
spoiler
Prince Callisto is the ML
I have a request for what you could review haha what about under the oak tree it a very interesting manga and as Childhood drama written all over it it has very very good characters especially one that I especially like you would know if you read it 😉 season two is already coming out I was wondering if we could have a review of what happen in season one I hope you take my request and have fun with it🤣🤣🤣🤣 .
Ah. I know that one. Under the Oak Tree is indeed a really good title. Unfortunately, I'm having problems getting access to the content as the official translations are on Manta Comics. If I can find a way to make it work then I most likely would review it as it's on my To Do list.
I LOVE PENELOPE 🩷
have u read emperor reverses time
Not yet.
@@Weebtooner I hope that one day u will read it I have really enjoyed it so far
Penelope buying the war slave does come back to bight her later on.
part two please
Eckles deserves better 😭
What app do u use to watch?
Tapas & Tappytoon
I love this manwha
Aahhh Lawd, instant subscribe with the Ghost Stories dub. Dead 😂
If you could make one manwha into an anime, which one would you choose?
please help me by giving me he link of the story 😄
you sound smart. i like your voice too.
Nice ❤️
pls make all Manga chapter videos your own making style
part 2
16:49 Oh ouch but haha true
Im a guy... And im in love with this
I really hate villainess manha the title "villainess" or "villain" sounds bloody stupid where the characters are not really villains ⁉️ 🤨
yay boi yeah
2:43 Lol
'Yes, I was blind.'