#otomeisekai

[scalamore]

Social FYI post: Kakaopage

So I see on various social media spaces the immense hatred of KKP lately, because their anti-piracy task force, P.cok is going around and throwing DMCAs at scanlation and translation groups. There's been more anger towards them lately because every time a series is axed or unexpectedly cancelled, western readers have a tendency to blame everything on kakaopage.

So this is an information post!

Misinformation: KKP axes series Answer: The publisher axes series Kakaopage is an online distributor, not a publisher (although they do have some shares/involvement in some series) and are for the most part, an online platform to share content. They're a platform that allows anyone, from novices to big publishing houses to post their content in an easy and accessible way. Other such platforms include Naver or Ridi.

To give an example, Kakaopage is like Amazon, or Barnes and Nobles (USA bookstore), or even wattpad. They host a ton of stuff, but don't necessarily own it. Back in 2017, it was reported that for all content sold, the revenue is shared between Google Play (30 %), Kakao (20 %), and the publisher (50 %). The publisher then distributes those profits to the manhwa teams.

As part of their agreements with various publishers, the p.cok anti-piracy task force was created to stop piracy and illegal distribution. Their intent is purely to keep things to the official sources, to make sure the publishers (like DAON, D&C, Carrotoon etc) get paid to pass on to the manhwa teams.

As such, over the past few years, Kakaopage has invested tremendously in legal ways to read their stories in various countries:

Korea

China (Podo, Lehzin)

USA or "english speaking countries" (Tapas, Tappytoon, Radish, Webtoon, manta etc)

Indonesia (KKP indonesia)

Japan (Piccoma)

Thailand

Tappy France

Tappy Germany

etc Misinformation: Kakaopage doesn't care about your language/country Answer: Slight truth, but the more accurate answer is "the publishers don't care about your language/country" As one might notice, this isn't a very comprehensive list of countries. That's the point. Kakaopage and the Korean publishers don't care about their readers in low-readership countries (or continents) like South America, Africa, the middle east, India, Vietnam, or the Phillipines. Because simply, it's too much to invest in countries/languages that won't have high enough readership. So they focus on the "richer" countries to invest in, with translations and localization. They literally do not care about readers not in their list of localization/countries, as these readers would not pay for their services in the first place. Capitalist societies do not want their products out there for free, and that's what piracy is - people reading for free when they could be paying to support the original authors. Misinformation: Supporting officially is expensive!! Answer: Not really When you break it down, not really. on the KKP app, if you want to rent a chapter for 72 hrs, it's 200 coins. If you want to permanently buy a chapter "collect", it's 500 coins. 5000 coins = $4 on the app store 10000 coins = $9 on the app store, etc. Basically, if you want to collect a chapter, with the lowest tier = 5000 coins = 10 chapters = $4 ----> 25 cents per chapter. If you purchase on Tappytoon, I believe it comes out to about 35 cents per chapter If you purchase on Tapas, I heard it's around 30-40 cents per chapter? back to KKP: Now, as each chapter is 25 cents, imagine how that's distributed: 12.5 cents to the publisher, and 5 cents to KKP to host it. For each YM chapter purchased on KKP, which costs a reader 25 cents, DAON Entertainment gets 12.5 cents to split amongst Hayeonnim, Hyeyongnim, and the other staff. Yikes. For a 100 chapter series --> $25 to read it on kakaopage --> $12.5 goes to DAON to distribute to the manhwa team. That's not much per person. If we're lucky to get a physical release, I believe it's about $10 USD for 12 chapters for the YM physicals in KR. For Villains are Destined to Die, or Stepmothers Marchen, who have physical ENG releases, someone told me it's about $15 for 6-8 chapters (needs verification) Back to the webtoons: imagine, 100 people read 100 chapters on aggregate sites instead of one of the official routes: Hayeonnim and Hyeyongnim have already lost $1,250 in royalties/income from the series. from bato alone i see a chapter can have about 55K views. I'm not sure how to translate "views" to "readers", so lets arbitrarily say each chapter is read by 10,000 people internationally who for whatever reason, don't read officially. So 10,000 readers x 100 chapters at 0.12 cents each = loss of $125,000 of income for the manhwa teams for a series with 3 seasons released. Bottom line is, if you can support and want to support, it would be a good idea to. No one's forcing you to, but think of your favorite authors and artists ---!

Sources: https://www.techinasia.com/kakaotalk-launches-kakaopage-digital-content-marketplace

[realpokefairy]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO new chapter of Gold and Rubies is uppppp

I'm always so excited when a chapter goes up :)

[chutzpahhooplah]

people in the comments section of Betrayal of Dignity really said “don’t yuck someone else’s yum :/” when the yum in question was actual ableism (the male lead keeps stealing the heroine’s cane to humiliate her and generally take away her ability to get around)

[mayonness]

Otome Isekai x Text Post Meme

(Originally posted this on r/otomeisekai, but I'm posting it here too on someone's request)

[my-hobby-is-finding-the-source]

I have a challenge for you. This reddit post mentions an infamously impossible to source drawing; can you work your magic?

reddit(.)com/r/OtomeIsekai/comments/15mheiu/one_day_ill_be_an_old_lady_with_dementia_and_ill/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=2

I'm afraid not. There are powers in the earth that are older and stronger than my methods.

[avrupasya]

my contributions to the valentine's day celebrations in the otomeisekai discord server

[cherchersketch]

the webtoon ~classic~ If you ever see the comments on WEBTOON refer to any lady who attempts to steal away the ML as “Trashta”, this is the series that reference comes from. Literally the reason I first started reading was to find out how bad the OG “Trashta” actually is.

Summary Exactly what it says on the tin. Our main girl, Navier, gets divorced from her childhood sweetheart/arranged marriage partner. But she pulls an UNO Reverse on him and immediately turns around to marry the neighbouring kingdom’s ruler. It’s one of those in media res series so we’re only caught up to “present day” around Chapter 70+. In general, mostly about all the ~political intrigue~ of switching from Empress of an Empire, to Queen of the neighbouring Kingdom, as well as how the replacement takes over her job and how the ex is coping. (not well on both counts)

Tropes   - the art does a *glow-up* over time   - oh my god there’s so much plot   - who run the world? GIRLS   - a lady’s battlefield is tea parties and banquets

FL - Navier

 - a walking Defrosting Ice Queen trope. You see that image of her on the cover? That’s 80% of her face in the manhwa. Lol  - *real nobles* can’t reveal their ~FEELINGS~  - gaslight gatekeep GIRLBOSS  - trying her best

ML - Heinrey

 - from penpals-to-married in a few months. good for you, king  - the guy always falls in love first ;w;  - lowkey actually kinda sus (and then I read ahead in the novels and yea, baby boy sus af)  - not as dumb as he pretends to be  - when in doubt, turn into cute bird

that lady - Rashta

 - technically trying her best but not the sharpest knife in the drawer  - I wouldn’t say I hate her, like some trashbin-worthy family members from other series, but a lot of her actions make me facepalm  - the fandom’s Hate Sink. literally the reason it’s a hazard to mention her in r/OtomeIsekai. lololol

the ex - Sovieshu

 - how is he so dumb when he’s the Emperor  - someone get him better advisors

Rating: It’s not bad if you’re bored and enjoy the tropes The fact that I went to read ahead in the novels means I did enjoy it initially. But it was one of the first few manhwa I actually read and since then I’ve found other similar series that I prefer. Status (as of 11 July 2023) Ongoing. Season 3 just started. Having read ahead in the novel, and some spoilers, there’s still a long long way to go.

Same Same but Different  - Amina of the Lamp  - Iris: The Lady and Her Smartphone  - The Soulless Duchess

full rec list

[microwaving-tesilid-argente]

This blog is not spoiler free.

Please block the following tags: 1) roast potato 2) mash potato 3) s class heroine spoilers 4) s-class heroine spoilers if you're webtoon-only and want to avoid spoilers

Please also note that I've only read up to ~Ch 180 (Mirror Princess dungeon). Please do not spoil or even hint at anything in the rest of the story. Thank you!

For spoilers on the lastest updates, I use the tags "webnovel reactions" and "webtoon updates". I read the webtoon on Tapas, so I will be ahead of aggregators.

If you're not into my rarepair delusions, it's tagged "tes/hes" and "hestio/reed". And if you're into it, my tes/hes sideblog is @teshes-brainrot

Please don't be shy to send an ask or interact!!! The tag is pretty lonely rn and i'm doing all this in hopes of making the space more lived-in for the next person. Please don't be shy to spam like old posts. Banging pots and pans and waving smoke signals ARE YOU OUT THERE!!! PLEASE RESPOND! !

Masterlist

(Properly formatted posts in bold):

- Differences between the webnovel and webcomic (spoiler-free)

- What we know about the original Saint

- Summary of Tesilid's regression rounds (MAJOR MAJOR SPOILERS)

- Theory for what's happening with the timeloops and how this loop will unfold

- Art references (Ailette: child w pink hair) Tesilid's hair

- Playlist (Youtube link) (1st root post) (2nd root post)

- Propaganda Post (Why you should read S-Class Heroine, and also a vague mini-character summary of Tesilid) (crossposted on r/OtomeIsekai)

- tvtropes page

- ao3 link

- Ephael's morality

- (ALL W MAJOR SPOILERS) Reed's morality + summary of my general attitude towards him + more

- The ultra specific grief that this story makes me feel as a reader

- Me having a Kim Dokja moment

- Tesilid and Ailette flipping the ML-FL dynamics

- Tesilid and beauty

- Vatican trio

Vatican trio angst

Speculation about their pre-17th lives

hair braiding

Taglist for my reference: (contains spoilers)

pre-regression/early-regression tesilid: fresh potato

100th tesilid: roast potato

current loop tesilid: mash potato

speculation, theory, timeline

tesilid moodboard

Other characters' tags: grandpa, reed, ephael chaletino, hestio ligenel

mimin draws, mimin rambles (for stuff unrelated to s-class heroine), mimin trying to write

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Moments that make me lose my mind in hindsight: (ALL CONTAIN MAJOR SPOILERS)

"Right. You're on the side of this world."

Tesilid saying "i need to go to church because i have a sinful body"

"It's okay even if you forget me. Because I will come and find you."

My initial reaction to 17th Tesilid

Tesilid's shock at the reveal that Ailette is Hearthfenrir's granddaughter

Minor references (major leaps being made) to Ailette's past life (money) (food)

Ailette -> Tesilid (1) (2)

Tesilid -> Ailette (summary) (status screens)

Reed -> Ailette

"All the me's who would traded the world for you are dead" + Magic Republic fight

"What an enthusiastic welcome"

Mirror Dungeon and depressive exhaustion

Calling the same face syndrome accusations now

Hestio & Ephael's reintroductions in the 17th round

Reed in the week of regressions & start of 17th

Tesilid as an ML / vs usual ML tropes

Reaction to Valley of Heretics (Webtoon 50) Adapation

Tesilid is a big fat liar and i'm here for it

Floppy Disk Reveal arc (dungeon gate) (the actual reveal)

Mirror Princess Arc (Start)

the dynamics of their Order is going to be so funny

young tesilid is sooo cute

"it's been a long time for me, but it may not be for you"

mermaid AU thoughts

webtoon 63 cut scene thoughts ("Do you trust me?")

Strict Order as a metaphor for writer's block

Translations:

Love Catastrophe

[princess-of-the-corner]

https://www.reddit.com/r/OtomeIsekai/comments/12g1hgy/inspired_by_that_one_post_about_what_if_the_oi/

(also while you're there please check out the header and tell me that isnt shojo chloe)

First off, love the Changeling Child vibes! Don't know the series but YEAH that's a heartbreaking comic!

Secondly: You're right that's absolutely Shojo!Chloé.

[scalamore]

[Thoughts] Ch 115 - the Ch 78 part

I really want to point out this scene from Ch 78 (end of S2) I knew it looked off back then!!! MY FANGIRL SENSES WERE TINGLING.

So basically, after Rupert became Crown Prince, he and Lari were separated for "a few months", while he moved to a different palace for his crown prince training. During these few months, Lari and Tori were still at the detached one, and had slowly finished moving everything to Rupert's new Prince's palace. She then remembered the Raccoon existed, and ran back to the forest of the detached palace to look for it. To her surprise, that's where she also found Rupert, who was up resting in a tree. Of course, when they greet each other, she calls him a bit ugly because he has pretty bad under-eye bags, and he calls her dumpling (fat). But when she says she actually lost weight, he does become concerned about it (!!) and applauds her for being diligent in her exercise and duties. He asks if she's worried about his health since she asked about his studies, and she confidently says she has faith in him. He reminds her that if he fails, then she'll die too; and she acknowledges yes, but she's confident he'll succeed so she's not worried at all then leaves. This is pretty much like the novel version, except there's a bit more of a "between the lines" meaning: that Rupert is working extra hard, because he knows if he fails, that Lari will die through association with him. So even if he doubts his ability to study/succeed, Lari will always end up giving him strength and encouragement, like when they unintentionally meet in the forest

Meanwhile, I found these two panels looked... Intentional (for a lack of a better word). I basically found Lari extra lovely? with the next panel of Rupert flinching, with a focus on his stiffened lips, and the next panel is of him staring at her with an unreadable expression as she leaves.

In Ch 115, we learn that at least in the manhwa version, Rupert has already fallen for her so much, to the point where [like a beast, he wanted to kiss her]. And when you go back to Ch 78 - the scene's making makes so much sense with this addition: Rupert did find her especially lovely, after missing her and not seeing her for a few months, and to have her say kind things like having faith in him and staying by his side. With those words, he's a little surprised but looks like that triggered that 'beastly/animal-like' urge in him, to want to grab her as she was leaving, to just kiss her right there and then. He may not have realized it as [love], but Rupert is more self aware than originally thought. It also makes sense why he was so worried about becoming obsessive/possessive like the Emperor in Ch 86 and 97/98 - He just loves her that much. He WANTS to be more intimate with her, to freely touch her + hug her+ kiss her but he's afraid that'll earn Lari's hatred, so he holds back. A lot.

[i-became-the-lady-of-the-blog]

Kek

I mean Cassis and Dion have chemistry here, just saying it

https://www.reddit.com/r/OtomeIsekai/comments/qxkdz4/cassis_and_deons_confrontation_over_roxana_novel/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

[ao3feed-snape]

Surviving my Hateful Father: A guide by Harry Evans

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/O8vZ6Iy

by daniraevys

Harry Evans wakes up to find that not only is he in another world but he is also the despised Prince Hadrian from a stupid romance novel. He know his Father, Emperor Severus, will kill him once he grows up. He has to escape the royal palace before Prince Cedric, his half-brother, arrives and sets in motion the events leading to his execution.

[Or]

Severitus but with reincarnation and transmigration.

Words: 488, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, 어느날 공주가 되어버렸다 | Who Made Me A Princess (Webcomic)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, Gen, M/M

Characters: Harry Potter, Severus Snape, Lily Evans Potter, Cedric Diggory, Draco Malfoy, Tom Riddle | Voldemort, Dursley Family (Harry Potter)

Relationships: Harry Potter & Severus Snape, Lily Evans Potter/Severus Snape, Cedric Diggory & Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy/Harry Potter, Harry Potter/Tom Riddle | Voldemort

Additional Tags: no knowledge of webtoon required, Alternate Universe - The Lovely Princess (Who Made Me A Princess), Reincarnation, Transmigration, Severitus | Severus Snape is Harry Potter's Parent, OtomeIsekai, harry is transported into a romance novel, Alternate Universe - Royalty, Royal Prince Harry Potter

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/O8vZ6Iy

[dumpster-dive-reading]

Now reading- Lady Devil

I’ve heard a lot about this story from r/OtomeIsekai. Apparently, it’s a really disturbing story, kinda hard to follow, a good plot, so on and so forth.

I haven’t heard much about the plot, but I have seen the content warnings.

And I’ll start reading it today.

I mean, I’ve read Beauty and the Beasts, how bad can it be?

[hostilemuppet]

Are you familiar with Manhwa? Otomeisekai specifically? I know it was a trend in Dsmp fics to have au fics based off of some of them

i didnt read a lot of dsmp fics but i did read a couple manhwa, mostly on webtoon (sorry. surviving romance 🔛🔝) just googled what otomeisekai was and

im kinda just confused on how the heroine is not also the mc

[diamondnokouzai]

the rules on r/otomeisekai drive me insane btw theyre like "NO shounen manga!! except cale :)" brother ive word the trashiest shounen in the world involving a guy getting isekai'd into a literal otome game and youre just posting historical fantasy romance.