#finding camellia

[mystiicmage]

Why do Manhwa MLs suck so much? Why does the predominantly female reader base excuse their toxicity (I know why; it's like a Ted Bundy situation where the guy is "hot," therefore "I cAN FiX hIm!")?

[lauraagrace]

It's the last Thursday of the month, which means it's time to feature all the shoujo, josei, manhwa, and light novels that are releasing in the month of December! 🤩

Hope you see one of your favorite manga releasing a new volume and discover a new series to try! 🥳

Please note that all dates are subject to change and that almost all information (dates and covers) are directly taken from the publisher's website!

[best-character-named-x-poll]

Best Character Named Kieran

Kieran White (Purple Hyacinth)

Kieran (The Dark Artifices)

Kieran (Fire Emblem)

Kieran Valentine (Monster High)

Kieran Bale (Finding Camellia)

Kieran Walker (In The Flesh)

Voting ended onDec 21, 2024

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[hatsumishinogu]

Gaman shite kudasai, Taikousama Vol.4

[trash-for-manhwa-and-manga]

MANTA CALENDAR FOR 2023 ♡

[jazzystudios82]

Webcomic Recommendation: Finding Camellia ♡

Summary: "Twelve-year-old street urchin Camellia is kidnapped from her mother in the dead of night by her father’s family, the honorable House Bale. Though they welcome her with warm smiles and open arms, she quickly catches on to their ulterior motive―she is to play the role of their second son, Camellius Bale, and act as a healthy substitute for their sickly heir. To make things more complicated, “Camellius” Bale’s striking beauty and adorable mannerisms capture the attention of both the crown prince and the son of Duke Ihar! Amid all the secrets and lies, Camellia swears that one day, she will reclaim the life that was stolen from her…"

Distributer: Ize Press (Yen Press Imprint)

Source: Manta Comics

Creator: Jin Soye (Original Creator)

Genre: Romance & Fantasy

CW: Info Coming Soon!

Status: Ongoing

Personal Rating: 4 out of 5 stars ⭐️

Availability: Wherever books are sold

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[maleyanderecafe]

Finding Camellia (Webcomic)

Created by: Jin Soye

Genre: Historical

Maybe it's just because I finished reading a really bad fantasy style story and I'm biased towards crossdressing, but Finding Camellia (or Please Be Patient, Grand Duke) isn't terrible. Granted, there are quite a lot of flaws in it, but it's not a horrible story. The yandere is the male lead, and while I feel like he is a bit light in terms of actual yandere actions, it's enough to at least call him an obsessive male lead.

The story starts out with Camellia being found and taken away from her mother as a young girl. She is the bastard child of the Bale family and was taken in to pretend to be Kieran Bale's younger brother as a punishment for her mother taking away something from her. As such, Camellia is forced to live as Camellius. Soon after meeting Claude, Kieran Bale is brought to a doctor from a far away land to help with his health. As such, Camellius learns her place as the next male heir of the Bale family. After a couple of years, Camellia is determined to find her mother again after completing her deal with Ms. Bale. Claude continues to grow affection towards her, unaware that she is a girl, as well as the prince, Ian, who seems fully aware that she is girl. During this time, Camellia learns that her mother is in a town next door and attempts to sneak there by dressing up as a female, only to be almost caught by Claude. At school, the teachers there as for Camellius's help in catching a criminal that has been killing high class ladies as she's pretty and could pass as a girl (maybe because she is one), and is accompanied by Ian and Claude, who teaches her how to fight with a blade. She is able to help catch the criminal, and her brother as well as Ms. Bale comes back. Ian attempts to wed Camellia, while Claude's father gets assassinated, starting a war between the two sides. The final couple of chapters have Claude finally find out that Camellia is a girl and Camellia gaining a map that shows the whereabouts of her mother.

Starting out, the story itself has actually more stuff going on in terms of building somewhat of a relationship with Camellus and Claude, but I just didn't really mention it in the summary. Callemllus/Camellia as a character is... well, as a character she does have a motive of trying to find her mother, but she lacks a backbone (for lack of a better word) since she does ultimately let people do whatever they want with her. It sort of makes sense as she's basically being blackmailed by the family to pretend to be another heir, but it's not enough for her to be this shy constantly, especially around the male lead. Normally, I do really like crossdressing stories, but for this one, everyone keeps on going on and on about how she looks like a girl. This is a standard trope in crossdressing stories, but it seems to be pointed out by everyone and... feels like it kind of defeats the purpose of crossdressing in the first place. She also does uncrossdress (for the lack of a better word) twice in with little gap in between. The first time is more reasonable since she's going off to find her mom, which of course she would want to look like a girl so that her mother would recognize her, but almost right after she's contacted by the school to (again) uncrossdress to act as bait for people who are killing women. Despite everything, I think she does have some nice characterization for some of the things she does, namely the fact that she feels empathy for those who are poorer than her (in this case the children that are used to lure her into the trap for the murderer), but I wouldn't say she's my favorite protagonist or even that I specifically like her. That might just be a preference thing though.

To be honest, I don't really like either of the male leads, which is not a good sign. Claude is the male lead, so he does have a lot of screen time, but I'm honestly struggling to think of a personality trait for him other than he is a serious looking duke that makes Camellia flustered a lot. Admittedly, he does have more character near the end where his father dies and he becomes forced to become the next Duke at a (relatively) young age, but it seems out of nowhere and used mostly to drive the rivalry between Ivan and him more. As a yandere, he feels a bit on the light side, generally being confused about his feelings about Camellia (as he has the bi panic in why he has a crush on Camellus), getting jealous over her when other guys (mostly Ivan) get close to her and giving threatening looks to people who get in her way, but he hasn't done anything specifically harmful. Ivan does even note that it's not him who is the most obsessed but rather Claude, which does make sense since he keeps on folllowing Camellia around. That being said, it's not very drastic and actually rather light. Ivan, while not a yandere, is very flirty and upfront about his feelings towards Camellia, even continually stating that she is a girl despite her refusal to admit it. He has the air of a playboy type, and is the most interesting male lead compared to Claude, since he does actually plan to marry Camellia (to protect her, in essence) and again has the power to do so since he is the prince. Personally, I like Camellia's brother Kieran the best, because while he is barely there, seems to be a good brother and I like watching him kick out both Ivan and Claude when Camellia wasn't able to.

I would say the best part of this webcomic is the artwork since it is really pretty. The story itself might be kind of wonky, but man, is it pretty.

Overall, it does seem to at least have a light yandere lead, though it's possible that he might get stronger in the future. I guess we'll have to see.

[seokwoosmole]

I'm on S4 of Finding Camellia after starting it at the beginning of this week and bingeing like 2 seasons just today. I can't stop. But I also know it'll torment me more to be caught up and have to wait for updates every week😭