Reverse Harem Garden

Alice in Bishounen-Land Volume 2 by Yushi Kawata Art by Yukito With the help of a new member or two, Alice and the newly-rebranded idol group Triple S progresses in the battles. Disclaimer A review copy was provided by the publisher. Check out the first volume review . The first volume is so weird but trust me it gets weirder. But once you got used to the humor, everything seems funnier this time around. The randomness of the backstories, the non-stop comical situations, and cheesy jokes. I'm loving them all now including the minor characters. The one thing that balances it all out is Alice. She's the shining beacon of reason and her spot-on observations make it more laughable.    For something crazy, it briefly touches 'beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder'. And it's not in your face at all. It is refreshing and satisfying to get some key takeaways from both volumes when you're least expecting one.  The isekai element of the story is set inside an otome ...

The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting is Wanted As A Bride Vol. 2  Kanata Satsuki (Author), Yoru Ichige (Illustrator), Emily Hemphill (Translator) Lyse goes to the Razanate Kingdom as Sidis' fiancée. However, the imperial court wants Lyse to marry other royalty because of her light. Disclaimer: a review copy was provided by the publisher. Check out the review of the first volume .   The two other guys are officially, strictly platonic but a new guy is introduced that's going to be the new source of Sidis' jealousy. I enjoyed the first volume more but I might have not enjoyed the second one as I should have because I was in a reverse harem mindset which is unfair.  I  keep on dreading it's going to end up as not becoming one.  This is the dilemma of reviewing in volumes. Some volumes may not feel as reverse harem as we would have wanted it to be. And it's not marketed as a reverse harem, to begin with. It's all on me. But I still enjoyed the natural feel and un...

The Emperor's Lady-in-Waiting is Wanted as a Bride  Vol.1 by Kanata Satsuki (Author), Yoru Ichige (Illustrator), Emily Hemphill (Translator) Lyse Winslette is reincarnated in the kingdom of Olwen. In her past life, she lived as a lady knight in the powerful kingdom of Razanate. But  she can't go back to protect the secret of the Razanete's source of power, the Light of Origin.  One day Emperor Egbert together with  Imperial Duke Alcede, and knight Sidis visit their country. She then finds herself as the emperor's lady-in-waiting. Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher.  The blurb did not in any way hinted a reverse harem but what caught my attention was the inside art above. And when I made a few keyboard clicks I found someone calling this reverse harem. In Levels of Reverse Harem it falls under three flowers, the gray area where the heroine is surrounded by beautiful men but the reverse harem is not definite. In the first volume, there a...

Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower Vol. 2  Story by Miri Mikawa Art by Kasumi Nagi Translated by afm The Declaration of Stability, the most vicious ceremony, is coming up. Rimi and Shusei are tasked to prepare food for the four consorts. Check out the Volume 1 review . Disclaimer: a review copy was provided by the publisher.  In the first volume, we see the possible contenders of Shusei and Hakurei for Rumi. By the second volume, Emperor Shohi has officially entered the picture. Sadly, Hakurei fades into the background and  is also being paired with  another woman. But I am not losing hope even with the author mentioning it's going to be a love triangle in the afterword. Well, with  Jotetsu unless they get stuck together hiding for days...that's the only imaginary scenario that I can see him falling in love with her. But now thinking about it, she hadn't fed him yet! And with that, I came up with another excuse to continue reading this.   Every ti...

  Culinary Chronicles of the Court Flower Vol. 1 - Story by Miri Mikawa Art by Kasumi Nagi Translated by afm  Setsu Rimi enters the imperial harem as a tribute to the emperor. She is a carefree girl with cooking as her sole passion. She meets the  cuisinologist/loveless scholar Su Shusei,  the emperor's bodyguard Shin Jotetsu; the beautiful eunuch Sai Hakurei, and the magnificent and sadist-like emperor Ryo Shohi. Disclaimer: A review copy was provided by the publisher.  The reason it got into my reverse harem radar is thanks to the last bit of " China-inspired fantasy story about a princess and her love for food surrounded by gorgeous men ." She's surrounded alright by gorgeous men. Let me arrange them on their level of interest to her. The main guy is Shusei. Period. Hakurei comes second who has taken interest in her but for different confusing reasons. The emperor is bent on getting her beheaded but she is his concubine so there's plenty of room for possible ...

The Remarried Empress - Written by Alphatart and Art by Sumpul /based on webnovel   Sovieshu asks for a divorce from his empress, Navier, while his concubine looks on smugly. Navier accepts and in return she asks for approval to remarry. Cue in Heinrey who wants to marry Navier. webnovel art I have two methods of consuming media. The first is for review mode where I recap and analyze each chapter or episode. The other one is where I just read or watch mindlessly without having to worry about reviewing it. Since I enjoyed Men of Harem I tried another one of her webnovel turned webtoon, The Remarried Empress. The prologue looks like a love triangle so I read this wantonly and fell into the webtoon scroll of doom. Take note this is now currently at 77 episodes. And halfway through...oh crap...why is this somehow turning into a reverse harem! Normally, I would be happy. I was supposed to reread it to properly review it but I just can't. It's entertaining but if I knew the story w...

Past Life Countess, Present Life Otome Game NPC?!~ Story by: Sorahoshi Art by: Yuki Kinami Translated by: Amber Tamosaitis Annerosa Ortegamo is a countess from Lacrofine in her past life. But now, she's Urara Tendou in modern-day Japan. Or so she thought when a crazed girl/heroine tells her she's a non-playable character (NPC) messing with her events inside an otome game. Disclaimer: A digital review copy of this book was provided by the publisher.  The boys from Sparkling Six is introduced right away and your head will be swirling with all the characters I cannot remember. I slept on it and the next day reread it, wrote down in paper, and played match the description to the picture above. But after I'm done that's when I saw Cross World actually has character descriptions. Haha! But it's okay it was fun and I got to internalize who's who. I have this bad habit of not remembering names be it in anime or Asian dramas. I just hastily label the guys according to th...

Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth  12 episodes Rei Izumi is tasked to recruit members for STAND, a unit that specializes in narcotics control. She is also immune to the effect of drugs.

Uta No Prince Sama Maji Love Kingdom - film 1 hour 24 minutes After the Triple S event, the three idol groups Starish, Quartet Night and Heavens come together again for a concert. 

Another day...another misses... This is getting a habit now to just wait for the misses to hit the magic three so I can just dump mini-reviews in one go. (Transferred She's Gotta Have It) Phantom in the Twilight -12 episodes- a collaboration between Japan and China Baileu Ton and her friend Mu Shinyao moves to London. They witnessed a supernatural creature which leads Ton to Cafe Forbidden with handsome employees. Turns out, she has ties with the cafe's origins and its inhabitants.