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I'm in the Same Class as the Crazy Male Leads - By Sombe (8.5/10)

What if you were sitting in class, giggling away? Writing about three hot and crazy men obsessing over a girl that could never be you. It was wholesome and sweet and cheesy and your friends read it with you, but now you're 26. Those days of innocence are your only hint, because you look 17. You're back again, in a weirdly ideal version of life.

Now this is a regression story I can get behind.

Yeonie isn't a famous author or a depressed bitch. She lived a regular high school life....and she wasted her youth the regular way. Her job is dead end. She dyed her hair blond. Her life is colorless. She doesn't really long for high school, but she remembers being innocently happy. A real fool too rosy to prepare for the future.

Now, she's 17 again and nothing looks quite right. Her average high school is now the fanciest one in the country. The cafeteria serves pork belly. Sometimes British style tea time is on the menu! Lots of national level athletes and rich kids are hidden in the crowd. There's an ice rink and a cozy huge library and multiple pools and.....the teachers are lax? Totally chill as long as you try your best and be kind to your fellow man.

In other words it's a dreamy ~academy~ type place. Not some bog standard school.

She has the chance to change her future.

Here are the issues.

First off she doesn't remember anything. In high school she wasted all of her time writing an extremely detailed yandere harem story. A high school one. She did use her school as a baseline for it. That's why her life looks mostly the same, with ridiculously convenient add ons.

Secondly, she still has adult cravings. Yeonie struggles with a need for cigarettes as well as alcohol. Being 17 again is really awkward for her.

Thirdly, the female lead isn't here yet. Like every protagonist she arrives as a transfer. That'll take months.

Fourthly, her yandere hottie harem is populated by dangerous bastards. The student council president is a rich boy who struggles with his sociopathic tendencies. He's only pretending to be nice because his influential parents control his every move. Plus, behaving like a good son guarantees him a powerful future. One where he will undoubtedly rule. The quiet guy that always sleeps at the back of the class is an extreme stalker with a huge body. He's a national level athlete that has appeared on TV. He's not tied down by popularity and reputation like the president either. So he's more likely to act out.

Yeonie doesn't know if she'll be killed or chased out of school before the heroine distracts all the mad men.

There is a third candidate.

Cha Yihan. A popular boy with somewhat foreign looks. He's yandere number three...but Yeonie remembers almost nothing about him. He's an insecure, desperate and lonely liar who uses his bubbly attitude to keep people at a distance. Nobody knows he has top grades. Nobody knows his parents are rich. His family doesn't control him. They neglect him. So Cha Yihan hangs out with crowds of people at school, desperately trying to drown out the loneliness. Everyone assumes he's a bit of a dumb delinquent, and he's too scared to right that misunderstanding.

He's actually kind enough to carry Yeonie to the nurse when she faints.

He's a unique sort of yandere, who doesn't want to be bad. He just gets attached to Yeonie....and he gradually becomes more clingy.

Kang Sunwoo notices her fear first. He questions why she's acting friendly when she's so clearly afraid of him. She dodges and weaves and eventually they model together for the school newsletter.

Yeonie isn't the first person to notice how weird the president is, but she is the first to move past it. She feels guilty because she gave all three leads lonely lives and bad backstories.

They all do a group project, and I'm happy to say the main lead isn't obvious. It's easy to keep reading because all three boys matter.

Yeonie never tells any of them the truth, and she tries to move on with her life. Everything seems to be real, besides some new characters. Life goes on....and she's afraid they will literally murder her if her identity as "their author" comes to life.

Kang Sunwoo is in a vicegrip under his paranoid parents.

Cha Yihan spent his entire childhood crying for attention.

Kim Chanseung has to deal with people treating him like a monster because of his size. He's also got a bad reputation at school because of his social issues. Issues that were given to him to make him more "interesting".

I'd be scared too.

I'd say Cha Yihan is the scariest. He's socially competent, cute, and good at making her feel guilty. He constantly acts like a clingy boyfriend from day one, before Yeonie even opens up to him. He wants everything about Yeonie. Her happiness. Her innocence. Her sweet family. She is his escape. An angelic ride away from his uncaring family, and that's what makes him so dangerous. Yeonie isn't just the girl he wants. He can't imagine a future without her because she can fix his problems.

Not good.

Kang Sunwoo isn't very patient for a sociopath. He tries to use money and power to lure Yeonie in, but he realizes she's really fun when....they start bickering.

It's extremely cute!

These two bicker and call each other out all the time. Yeonie doesn't have to kiss butt and flirt and act cute with Mr. President. The blunter she is the better!

Indulgent yanderes have their own special charm, and I think she'd survive well with him.

Kim Chanseung is a socially stunted stalker. The Bad Choice all around. A boy who sulks about in a hoodie when he's not doing sports. He's always in the background, and Yeonie doesn't suspect she's being stalked until later. She feels awful about his confidence and communication issues, because mental illness ain't cute. Her 17 year old self definitely signed him up for a life of torture. Her pity accidentally gives him hope, and there's a chance that he's The Violent One. So we could have a villain arc.

Honestly I could see all three as the final villain.

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Corroded Cage - By Kim jong geon (9/10)

A bad boy and a bad girl. They're not on the same level, but they're about to be. Partners in crime. A killer and a shitty person. Sometimes you just might be depressed enough to associate with the lowest of the low. Then it really will be too late.

Kang Hyeri is a hot girl who used to hang out with rich delinquents.

Until their bullying killed her childhood friend.

She blames herself.

Kang Hyeri has been in the dark for a long time. Night terrors. Chain smoking. No dreams. No aspirations. Getting kicked out of her family. Poverty, then debt.

It all happened because she was naive, and she made the wrong choices when she was a teenager.

Her debt isn't going away anytime soon, so eventually she decides to kidnap a wealthy looking woman.

It's a man in drag, who is also a serial killer.

So he's a worthless hostage and he's extremely dangerous.

Great.

She locks him in the bathroom for two days.

She smokes and frets and cries and has bad dreams.

Mr. Murderer was out hunting bad people, and he's no pushover. He doesn't seem to have a vendetta or any sort of mission. If anything he's obsessed with pleasure, and murder is one of those things.

When Kang Hyeri starts beating him up he likes it.

In fact, he loves it.

He confesses his love pretty quick.

He compliments her for her choking skills.

He also jokingly calls Kang Hyeri his "husband" because she brings in money for them.

She's currently being pressured into sex work by her debtors, who beat her.

She's working hard instead, because under all the bullshit Kang Hyeri is your average cowardly girl.

Her life got fucked because she flirted with some rich guys.

It really is unfair.

Mr. Murderer actually becomes her partner first, and frankly it's perfect. He immediately becomes someone she can't live without. Someone who makes her feel normal. He starts working at the Cafe down the street, and he happily gives all the money to her.

She's worth it.

He knows they'll be a wonderful couple...

...of murderers!

He only attacks her when he wants her to face her emotions.

He makes her admit that she's really not so tough.

That she was just a kid.

A Victim, but she could be more.

If she's willing to change.

Her friend watches over her the entire time, like a ghost.

It feels like his frozen face will never leave her.

She found him inside an industrial freezer.

The bullies were never punished....so...with a little help...she decides to punish her bullies.

The debtors scream in shock when Kang Hyeri dares to stab one of them.

Mr. Murderer cleans up the rest of the mess.

So, just like that, it's over.

Kang Hyeri isn't a victim anymore. She has always felt like a murder, because of what happened to the one good boy she knew.

Now, she really is one.

She's free.

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I Will Tame the Tormented Prince in this Life - By MATSUFUJI Karuri (7/10)

I was murdered and tormented by you, but I'll save you this time! Is our protagonist an altruistic moron? Kinda. Her husband in her first life, a maddended prince, imprisoned her with multiple other wives because he did not trust them. Also, because his mind was permanently damaged due to poison. Now he's all better? Right? Yeah totally...

Radil is a handsome man with nothing but his royal blood.

Izelia is some woman from the boonies. Radil keeps scaring his potential brides away, so eventually she is chosen...as another sacrifice.

It's way worse than you think.

Radil has captured and tortured every noble lady who dared to marry him.

Izelia is the same.

She doesn't get treated any different.

Her family storms the lonely castle to save her, but she burns to death in a fire set by her husband.

She is his final kill. He choses death as well. The mad, useless, deranged, unwanted prince dies with his five spy wives. They all deserved to die too. They were spying on him.

Izelia was innocent, but it doesn't matter.

They all burn together.

Izelia's panicked family dies as well, as the burning dungeon crumbles.

Radil dies jealous.

His last wife was very loved.

He never had that.

Izelia goes back in time. She's 16 again, back in the days when she was a normal noble lady. Before her father lost their fortune.

She sees the truth.

Radil was a kind boy, but his mental health is already sliding badly.

Big brother blondie here feeds him poison and torture on a daily basis.

Why?

It makes him look good.

It gets rid of the competition.

Plus, it proves pure blood is superior.

That's why Radil is still alive.

His mumbling, bumbling existence "proves" that bastards cannot be given power.

His mother was a stupid maid who "tricked" the king with her evil temptations.

Radil is a unfortunate royal.

Something they keep around out of pity, to show everyone the "truth".

Only a man of good breeding should be king.

Izelia hugs him. She wonders how a boy with a passion for flowers could possibly become a murderer, and yeah constant poison torment will do that to a guy.

Radil was still in the wrong.

He continued the cycle of pain, but there's no denying that he's an innocent now.

Izelia comforts him once. She realizes it's selfish, but she does leave.

She just can't risk it.

She loves her family.

She wishes her ex-husband good luck, she sheds some tears, she calls blondie an abuser to his face, and she leaves.

It's all she can do.

Her life shines as it did before.

She studies the ancient art of electricity.

She works in the fields.

Her father lost all their cash again, of course.

She's just one woman.

She can't fix the future.

She can only save herself.

She receives a letter from Radil.

He's 16 now, and he needs an advisor.

He asks Izelia.

She's moved, deep down, but she decides to reject him.

When he shows up on her doorstep the choice becomes much harder.

Radil threatens to kill her family, if they get in his way.

In his mind Izelia would never refuse to help him.

She is his only light.

Izelia meets her competition. Another advisor, who finds her inferior.

Radil almost kills her too.

Radil also almost kills a maid.

He's very, very close to his breaking point.

He would never hurt Izelia though.

Not unless she asked for pain.

Izelia decides to pursue becoming an advisor seriously. Her big mouth drags her in too deep, and Radil is skilled under the murder poison.

Saving him will benefit the whole country.

What could possibly go wrong?

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Sukui Sukuware - By Kotoko (6/10)

What if you were cute enough to turn a superstar into a loser? Both characters here miss the mark. They're bland as butter, but this is a one-shot. It has the chance to develop some flavor. A rookie idol and an experienced actor. Will she use him to move up, or is their obsession mutual?

She's just a pretty face.

A rookie idol that can't dance.

Her group hates her, because shes dragging them down.

She's not even passionate.

It's just a job for her.

She's got siblings to support.

She dumps coffee on a man arguing with a woman.

He claims it's a stalker, and he's an actor working nearby.

She believes it when she sees his face.

He needs a little help.

The stalker was actually a minor actress. What a scandal? Without her one scene completed...his schedule will be a mess.

He asks nicely and he even buys her nice clothes.

Be an actress for the day!

How thrilling!

She thinks of her first love.

Her pretty face helps, but it looks like she was barking up the wrong tree. Her real talent is acting.

Houshou Aki acts like a heartless bastard, but his obsession eventually takes over his life.

Will our pretty face protagonist shoot up to stardom, or will she end up in some guys basement?

We'll have to wait and see.

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From Superfan to Stepsister - By Kumanami sae (8.5/10)

This is one of the best yandere slice of life options out there. If you're after something cute it's good enough, but I'm fully convinced that the constant fanservice for yandere lovers is on purpose. The side couple is also obviously yandere. It's about fans hanging out with cute idols. It's about a girl with an idol stepbrother. It's a harmless idol harem, with yandere syrup on top.

The premise is super simple and unserious.

Boom.

Bang.

Originally I did think this was a normal gag manga. The gimmick of constantly adding yandere stuff doesn't become obvious until about chapter 30.

At first it's just an unrealistic scenario. Where a top idol guy loves his new sister so much he constantly fawns over her.

He begs for her attention shamelessly and loves the fact that she's a fan of him etc.

The cast of characters is surprisingly big. Akato is also a fan of Noa, but now that he's an idol too he wants to succeed. He doesn't want to be less popular than Noa forever. He's also a total brat towards our main character in the beginning.

In case you haven't guessed yet he's a character that gradually becomes more possessive and erratic as the story goes on.

Not towards Noa, but towards our protagonist.

The exact same thing happens with Noa. He gets insecure and panics when he thinks she'll start admiring another man. He feels burdened by the fact that she's his stepsister, and I'm pretty sure I know what one of the plot twists will be.

It's pretty likely that Noa was planning on confessing to her before their parents got married.

This would explain why he's frustrated enough to steal kisses and cling to her as soon as he moves in.

Sumire is yandere for one of his fans. Full stop. He looks like he's about to commit murder every five minutes.

His love interest is a fan who happens to be friends with our protagonist.

She seems to enjoy setting him off and playing with his emotions too. Which is actually a little refreshing, because she's very much enjoying herself. She's not a victim. She's a dense, flighty teenager who likes hot idols. It's light. It's just not light for him.

Akato goes down the toxic and manipulative route over the course of about 60 chapters. He even coerces our protagonist into fake dating him.

I totally understand if some readers can ignore the constant yandere bombing. The art is cute and so are 70% of the chapters, but the main story is undeniably yandere-themed. I waited a long time to do this review, as I was unsure. It seems likely that this author is, at the bare minimum, a yandere fan.

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I Won’t Leave You Alone - By Daken Hiroshi (8/10)

Friendship, and a sharp pair of scissors. Our weird kid protagonists cause alot of trouble, and they deal with bullying too. Childhood friend romances are supposed to be cute, but this one hits very close to home. If you've ever been "the quiet kid" it'll hurt.

Chigusa has a fear of water, and two dead parents.

Her teachers are sick of "coddling" her, and her classmates smell blood in the water. She's on a fast track...straight to being the class weirdo.

It's unfair.

Chigusa isn't the mean one.

She's got a strong sense of justice. She's petite and cute too, but she's been isolating herself since her parents died.

Her high school life is drab and lonely.

Her awkward kindness never hits right, because that's how it really works.

Being heroic is cringe, and talking about your grief is weird.

Welcome to life.

Deal with it.

Stop being such a downer.

Sometimes, she thinks about the best friend she used to have.

The one that accepted her for who she was.

He comes back and he hugs her on sight.

She pretends.

She plays dumb.

She wants to be alone.

She knows this is the way her classmates see her.

She doesn't want to drag Iroha into her mess.

Her sweet Iroha. She could never bear to cause trouble for him, but what about the rumors.

Iroha is gorgeous. A model. He has fans from day one. People flock to him...but they run away just as fast.

He's weird about Chigusa, and he's not trying to hide it.

After he saves her it goes like this.

No isn't an option.

Iroha is nuts.

He immediately threatens to hurt himself if Chigusa refuses to be besties again.

He feels no remorse, because he gets his way.

She says yes.

This one could be pretty great.

It doesn't rush into the dating and romance part, and the protagonist has a reason. She's not some perfect girl with lots of friends. Iroha is the only one who understands her. She is the type of person who would give into loneliness, and accept a yandere boyfriend.

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P1: Thank You Very Much by Itoko (Idoll_itk)

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P2: Thank You Very Much by Itoko (Idoll_itk)

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She's the only one who can't see it by Itoko (Idoll_itk)

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Reincarnation by Itoko (Idoll_itk)

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The Ugly Wife of the Shady Duke - By Root (8/10)

A mismatched couple. In status and looks. They don't fit. It doesn't make sense. It can't be a sweet love story. Our protagonist has no idea how it happened! She's been whisked away, into power and prestige and love that could be a lie. How thrilling!

Grace and Benjamin Felton were born into very different noble lines.

Benjamin is a Duke. Closely related to the imperial line.

Grace, who he married after three short meetings, is peculiar. In that she has nothing.

Not even good looks.

Freckles. Frizz. A gaunt and tired face. Our reincarnated protagonist often looks like she's been kicked by a horse. She's not ugly. She's mostly healthy and pleased with her new form, but Duchess Grace is a mad recluse. A woman who was given to the great Duke Benjamin as a shackle. A useless wife who exists to make him less powerful on the political chess board. There's nothing more to it. It's all political.

Right?

That's what everyone thinks.

Grace locked herself away in the mansion annex for two years, and then she died suddenly. She was a mere side character in this story. Benjamin is a secondary love interest that really belongs to a Saintess.

It's very likely he's the one who murdered his paranoid, insecure bride.

Saintess Aria is a beautiful and kind hearted lady, brimming with confidence. Duchess Grace dressed all in black. She covered her fat body, and she never appeared in public with her husband.

Not for two whole entire years.

New Grace devises a quick plan.

1. Become healthier!

2. Make some money by selling tea bags. People love convenience!

3. Get divorced!

Benjamin is crazy devoted to Aria!

He acted insane throughout the entire book. She must make her own fortune and run!

He was simply unbearable. He kidnapped the Saintess. He followed her endlessly. He was always on her heels, and his gorgeous green eyes were always dead. Dead as a doornail. He looked like a zombie, and he acted like one. He was relentless. He died in the arms of the Saintess, surrounded by people desperately trying to save her from him.

He died crying for his love.

Screaming that he wanted to spend his life with "her", and it wasn't fair!

New Grace is terrified with a capital C'YA NEVER and YIKES. On top of that the maids keep trying to feed her pills and luxurious junk food. Some of the annex visitors are toxic assholes as well. Sally the pill delivery maid is kind enough, but most of the cleaners laugh about their depressing mistress.

Her tailor makes fun of her to her face.

To be clear Grace will never fit the beauty standard in this series. No, losing weight will not make her a model. She has a flat, wide chest. A larger nose, and tons of freckles. She's ordinary. Most of the cast confirms this. She is not magically gorgeous.

But.

This is a big butt.

It's hilariously inappropriate for a mere tailor to call a Duchess ordinary and unsuitable. He's the reason why Grace has been wearing nothing but black for years. He won't dress her in the latest fashion because she's too plain....

Ick!!!!

The tailor is chased out, and then his body is found mangled in the woods.

How strange.

Grace brings up the idea of divorce as soon as her business takes off. She's conflicted because Benjamin is nice and all. Maybe too nice. They're clearly not a real married couple though.

She lives in the annex.......and Benjamin isn't even allowed to enter without her permission. Which is weird, and everyone thinks it's weird, and they haven't had a kid in two years.

She often finds Benjamin walking in the gardens near her window.

Hmmm.

He immediately breaks down when she asks him to sign the papers.

He says he'll do whatever it takes to stay with her.

Which is why he's alright with being celibate, lonely, and alone at social events.

He says he'll never show her his face, as long as she stays married to him.

Which is completely insane.

Grace gives him a moment to recover, and he does. His quick mental breakdown is swept under the rug, and he acts cooperative.

Keyword.

Acts.

Benjamin says he will sign the papers.....in eight months. He can't rush it, and they must behave like a proper noble couple during this time. It must be an amicable divorce, or it will

...uh...shame the imperial family or something...

Totally!

Prince Sylvester, the man who is actually dating Aria, isn't threatened by Benjamin at all. They are very clearly not competing for Aria.

It becomes clear that Benjamin did harass Aria in the original timeline, but he did it because he wanted to ressurect Grance. Which was entirely impossible and crazy.

Grace is ordinary compared to the super beauties that sometimes appear in this one. However, it's easy to see how a man could obsess over her. As she has always been cute, shy, and small. A classic sheltered lady.

New Grace has more sense, so she won't die.

New Grace notices that a curse is poisoning her mind. Making her depressed, even when she's making healthier choices. Even when her endearing husband seems to be trying to win her over. She can barely see that through the fog.

Aria and Sylvester assist her.

Benjamin is overjoyed.

Grace was cursed for a reason.

She's special.

(Which is boring but I'm hoping it won't completely ruin the plot.)