Angel Diary

Kargath · 08-02-2008, 12:22 AM

I want to post a recommendation for an awesome manhwa series: Angel Diary

Basic plot: The princess of Heaven has been forced into an arranged marriage with the King of Hell. She doesn't like this, and so runs away to Earth and lives there as a boy. Both the agents of heaven and hell are looking for her, but political factions within each make the search more complex than it should be. Hilarity ensues!

The best possible comparison for the feel of the series would be Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. So much of the humour is based around assumptions, suprises, mistaken identities and people being hot for each other, and it really works well.

The books also gleefully break the fourth wall repeatedly (such as characters reasoning about what the author would probably have in store). While following 'shoujo' conventions somewhat it also openly mocks them in the storyline.

Oh, and it has one of the best comic characters I've seen in a very long time - Bi-Wal.
Spoiler Below

Bi-Wal is great fun to watch - his flirtatiousness and complete lack of caring of what others think makes for great comedy whenever he's with the more 'straight fiddle' characters. Plus, he seems to know everything that's going on and why.

I'm only up to Book 4 so far, but it's very very good. BUY IT.

08-02-2008, 12:22 AM	#1
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	Angel Diary I want to post a recommendation for an awesome manhwa series: Angel Diary Basic plot: The princess of Heaven has been forced into an arranged marriage with the King of Hell. She doesn't like this, and so runs away to Earth and lives there as a boy. Both the agents of heaven and hell are looking for her, but political factions within each make the search more complex than it should be. Hilarity ensues! The best possible comparison for the feel of the series would be Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. So much of the humour is based around assumptions, suprises, mistaken identities and people being hot for each other, and it really works well. The books also gleefully break the fourth wall repeatedly (such as characters reasoning about what the author would probably have in store). While following 'shoujo' conventions somewhat it also openly mocks them in the storyline. Oh, and it has one of the best comic characters I've seen in a very long time - Bi-Wal. Spoiler Below Bi-Wal is great fun to watch - his flirtatiousness and complete lack of caring of what others think makes for great comedy whenever he's with the more 'straight fiddle' characters. Plus, he seems to know everything that's going on and why. I'm only up to Book 4 so far, but it's very very good. BUY IT.