manhwa: 13th Boy Vol 1
Hee-So believes in fate so strongly that, after falling in love with Won-Jun, a boy in her class, on sight, she decides to confess her feelings for him on national television. He accepts her feelings, but then breaks up with her with no explanation a month later, though he claims that he does it because it’s better for her. Hee-So, however, is utterly convinced that they were destined to meet, and so won’t give up. Her determination initially takes on stalker-ish, almost pathetic forms, but this is thankfully left behind before long, and Hee-So becomes more determined than clingy. Meanwhile, Whie-Young, Won-Jun’s “bad boy” friend who actually doesn’t seem to like him very much-has feelings for Hee-So due to a childhood encounter she doesn’t remember, and helps her hide the fact that they broke up to save her embarrassment.
Whie-Young apparently has supernatural powers, Hee-So has a talking cactus with a bow named Beatrice, and Whie-Young and Won-Jun have a mysterious bond, apparently supernatural in origin, with a childlike classmate named Sae-Bom. Compared to that, Hee-So’s conviction in the existence of fate and destiny being created by a popular drama she and Whie-Young were both obsessed with as small children seems absolutely normal.
The title “13th Boy” comes from the fact that Hee-So’s belief that there’s a person destined for her led to her dating 11 boys before Won-Jun, and that her relationship with Won-Jun led to her meeting the boy she was really meant to be with. From almost the first page, this seems to clearly be indicating an eventual romance between Hee-So and Whie-Young, but the end of the volume calls that into question.
The supernatural elements seem randomly inserted and the premise is only narrowly saved by the emphasis on belief in fate and destiny over a girl not being able to handle being dumped, but it’s much better than you’d expect from the premise. I found it to be very fun, despite the occasional cringing, but I have no idea where it’s going, and I’m not sure the manhwaga does, either.
Whie-Young apparently has supernatural powers, Hee-So has a talking cactus with a bow named Beatrice, and Whie-Young and Won-Jun have a mysterious bond, apparently supernatural in origin, with a childlike classmate named Sae-Bom. Compared to that, Hee-So’s conviction in the existence of fate and destiny being created by a popular drama she and Whie-Young were both obsessed with as small children seems absolutely normal.
The title “13th Boy” comes from the fact that Hee-So’s belief that there’s a person destined for her led to her dating 11 boys before Won-Jun, and that her relationship with Won-Jun led to her meeting the boy she was really meant to be with. From almost the first page, this seems to clearly be indicating an eventual romance between Hee-So and Whie-Young, but the end of the volume calls that into question.
The supernatural elements seem randomly inserted and the premise is only narrowly saved by the emphasis on belief in fate and destiny over a girl not being able to handle being dumped, but it’s much better than you’d expect from the premise. I found it to be very fun, despite the occasional cringing, but I have no idea where it’s going, and I’m not sure the manhwaga does, either.