Sep 9, 2022
If you were to look up the definition of the simile “Slow as a slug” on google, in the examples section, the name Lady Baby will show up.
I’m going to be honest, I don’t HATE this manhwa. I actually liked it a lot at first. I binged read it & kept up with all the updates. That is, until like chap 130, which is where I dropped it.
It has all the variables for a really sweet family fluff & ALSO a fairly nice revenge manhwa. What it lacks is a proper equation.
I love family fluff, but if it’s coming at the expense of the
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main plot, then I don’t want it. I read until chap 129-130 of this manhwa & even by then we aren’t any closer to cracking the case of the past timeline than we were in like S1 [Chapter 129/130 were in like S4 or S5 I believe]. This is all mostly because for about 100 or so chaps Lippe just wanders around doing stuff completely irrelevant to what’ll help her save her family (Or atleast according to the plot in the later chaps)
Lippe is somewhat of an adorable FL. Or at least her young self kinda is. But she’s also a total Mary Sue. She’s perfect (even as a toddler) which makes her borderline creepy.
Also, I hate her harem. As of S6, there are atleast like 6 or 7 people in it. Which is A LOT of people. And honestly, the story would be a lot of better if some of them did not exist. Like I’m sorry, but Lippe speaking full fluent English at age 2 (I think?) did get the point across that she’s perfect & intelligent & [insert more adjectives]. I don’t need 7 other characters expositioning her perfectness to me.
Some of them are interesting characters. But some, either don’t need to be in her harem, or need to straight up not exist.
A lot of people do not like the singing aspect of the story either, but I don’t personally mind it. Mostly because it was implied even earlier on that it’ll become somewhat significant. And it is very important. But exactly because Lippe wanders around doing filler stuff more majority of seasons 1-3, this “significant” aspect of the story takes about 100 chaps to become relevant.
Also, the way the singing aspect is written sometimes makes the manhwa come across as an early 2000s Disney channel musical.
It does not help that if the outfit Lippe was wearing in chap 109 was given a bit more layers it would look like it was straight out of an early 2000s Disney channel musical.
[Actually, if you want an example of exactly what I meant earlier about how the singing aspect is written like it’s by Disney, then just read chaps 108-110.]
Also, can we just talk about the actual ML???
Callisto appears late into the manhwa. But just like the singing plot, despite him being a very important character & also somebody who has an (almost) direct connection to a major source of conflict for Lippe (the emperor), it takes 100 chaps before he starts making a regular appearance. But even then, the story doesn’t even properly write his relevance. It more focused on his yandere-ness & how he’s possessive of Lippe.
Why????
We already have a yandere & possessive character - Yurian.
A character, who mind you, unlike Callisto, is also intriguing. Yurian’s character arc is one of the best ones in the manhwa (Not because he’s just THAT great. But mostly because other than him only 1-2 characters have proper character development…). Honestly, because of all this I thought he was the ML instead of Callisto.
But nah, he’s just harem member #3.
You know what, maybe Callisto is right to be jealous. The author poorly utilises usefulness. And also Lippe is out there collecting harem members like pokemons.
[Maybe that’s why Lippe opened that dumb toddler parlour or whatever. To earn money for poke balls.
Also, when I compare them to pokemons I genuinely mean it. Like how initially there is some struggle when you are trying to catch one, but once they are successfully in their poke ball, they’ll do ANYTHING for you? Yea, that’s like the exact process of Lippe capturing the hearts of almost all the harem members smh]
Whenever some new character gets introduced & they aren’t outright a fricking @sshole they get added to Lippe’s Pokédex. And the next thing they do is take away Callisto’s relevance & how regularly he appears (which already isn’t super regular for atleast about 100 chaps).
Believe me when I say that this manhwa has priorities & Callisto is NONE of them 💀
For one, almost all of Lippe’s harem members appear on the manhwa season covers but Callisto has appeared not even once. We are on season 6 & counting…
What’s worse is that it’s heavily implied that Callisto & Lippe were lovers in the 1st timeline. It’s even implied that he is ALSO a potential regressor. But given how sparingly he appears, the foreshadowing takes seasons.
So yea, if I were him, I’d also be locking any guy who comes to close to Lippe in a fricking shed. It’s not even about love, his character is being wasted away just like the main plot.
Also why is Harrison still relevant????
He’s not even interesting at this point, he’s borderline annoying. He’s also fricking weird for simping for a 12/13 year old (Lippe) even though he’s like 18/19 year old. The brothers try to keep him away from Lippe but he keeps coming back like a pest. And we know he’ll probably be appearing EVEN MORE cuz he’s on the S6 cover. For some reason, he’s also the only harem member who appears on 2 covers. Whereas, Callisto is out here scavenging for bits of screentime.
-You might notice I didn’t bring up Lippe’s actual character, her depth as a character, character development, etc etc.
And that’s because there is none. She’s a Mary Sue, so she doesn’t have any flaws. Which is why there is also zero character development. She’s static as heck.
-You might notice I didn’t bring up any of the side characters that aren’t the harem members.
And that’s because most of them aren’t memorable.
-You might notice I didn’t bring up much of the overarching plot.
And that’s because the story doesn’t properly bring up what it’s supposed to be until after 100 chaps. But even then, it’s weirdly paced, & isn’t even properly clarified. The major plot has something to do with the emperor & the cultural conservatism that spreads in the empire. Specially in the future after the war. Somehow, this is all related to Lippe’s family in the 1st timeline. And how currently (as of AFTER 100 chaps) Lippe is trying stop this all. A big way Lippe is trying to combat this is by popularising music for entertainment, rather than just religious choirs or something. A big risk, given if the general public does not agree with her viewpoint, she’ll probably be loosing more than just her noble status. But it’s a unique plot for a rofan manhwas such as this one.
Though all that gets thrown out the window since the story keeps focusing on building Lippe’s harem, or family filler instead. Plus, just the way it handles the whole conservatism plot line is badly done. The singing plan is badly done too. And I mean ofcourse it is, it’s a 12 year old & her fanboys/girls doing this. For a manhwa that’s so weirdly focused on different types of songs, you won’t even call it a “music genre manhwa”.
There’s also more happening in the novel & the emperor is involved in bigger sh*ts & plans.
But when will we get there?????
Season 12?????
Tbh I’d be more than interested in reading along for the main plot. But I’m dropping it because:
-The harem is annoying. SPECIALLY, Harrison. The story needs to STOP focusing on it.
-Callisto’s character got beaten to the ground
-Almost all the antagonists in this manhwa are cartoonish. Including the Emperor. Thus, I can’t take any of them seriously
-As of S5 Lippe is still 13…Please GROW UP.
-The story doesn’t even focus on the main plot most of the time, so what’s even the point.
-Somebody pointed out that in later chapters the panelling is almost ALL closeup of the characters & their upper bodies & I couldn’t unnotice it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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