Love Is an Illusion! (Korean: 사랑은 환상!, romanized: Sarang-eun Hwansang!) is a South Korean boys' love manhwa written and illustrated by Fargo. The series has an omegaverse setting and follows Hye-sung, an Omega who thought he was an Alpha until recently, and Dojin, an Alpha who cannot stand Omegas. The series was serialized online via Lezhin Comics between January 2018 and March 2021. On February 12, 2022, a sequel, Love Is an Illusion! — The Queen, began serialization.
| Love Is an Illusion! | |
|---|---|
| 사랑은 환상! Sarang-eun Hwansang! | |
| Genre | Romance, Boys' love, Omegaverse |
| Author | Fargo |
| Magazine | Lezhin |
| Original run | January 29, 2018 – March 22, 2021 |
| Collected volumes | 6 |
Plot
editHye-sung has believed he was an Alpha is whole life and dreams of marrying a rich Omega so he can have an easy life. However, after a meeting Dojin, an Omega-hating Alpha, triggers Hye-sung's heat it is revealed he was actually an Omega. Unable to accept the truth, Hye-sung decides to become an Alpha no matter what.
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by Fargo, Love Is an Illusion! was serialized on Lezhin Comics from January 29, 2018, to March 22, 2021.[1] Hye-sung and Dojin were originally side characters of Fargo's previous work, If You Hate Me So,[2] but were popular enough that they were given their own series. On February 12, 2022, a sequel, Love Is an Illusion! — The Queen, began serialization.[3]
The series is licensed for English paperback releases in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.[4]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27, 2022[5] | 978-1-63858-565-7 |
| 2 | April 18, 2023[5] | 978-1-63858-736-1 |
| 3 | July 4, 2023[5] | 978-1-63858-882-5 |
| 4 | October 10, 2023[5] | 978-1-68579-607-5 |
| 5 | February 13, 2024[5] | 978-1-68579-768-3 |
Reception
editVolume 2 of Love Is an Illusion! charted on Circana BookScan's "Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels" for April and May 2023.[6][7]
The Comic Book Resources has featured Love Is an Illusion! several times, with Jahanvi Shah including it in their "25 Must-Read Boy's Love Manhwa For BL Fans", praising that series is "known for its beautiful black-and-white art, hilarious characters, and incredibly steamy scenes."[8] In Jason Collins' round up of "17 Hot BL Webtoons Taking The Fandom By Storm" Love Is an Illusion! came in at #10 as "one of the warmest BL webtoons out there."[9]
References
edit- ^ "Love Is an Illusion!". Lezhin. Lezhin Comics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "If You Hate Me So - All-Ages Edition". Lezhin. Lezhin Comics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Love is an Illusion! - The Queen". Lezhin. Lezhin Comics. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Seven Seas To Publish Print Editions of Top-ranked Webtoons". icv2. icv2. January 6, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Series: Love is an Illusion!". Seven Seas Entertainment. Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Alverson, Brigid (May 15, 2023). "APRIL 2023 CIRCANA BOOKSCAN - TOP 20 AUTHOR, MANGA, AND SUPERHERO GRAPHIC NOVELS". icv2. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Alverson, Brigid (June 20, 2023). "MAY 2023 CIRCANA BOOKSCAN - TOP 20 AUTHOR, MANGA, SUPERHERO GRAPHIC NOVELS". icv2. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Shah, Jahanvi (July 5, 2023). "25 Must-Read Boy's Love Manhwa For BL Fans". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ Collins, Jason (July 19, 2023). "17 Hot BL Webtoons Taking The Fandom By Storm". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- Katarina, Agnes; Candra, Dewi; Mochtar, Jenny (2021). "Heteronormativity in BL Webtoons Love is an Illusion, Room to Room, and Path to You". K@ta Kita. 9 (3): 364–371. doi:10.9744/katakita.9.3.364-371. S2CID 252554305.
External links
edit- Love Is an Illusion! official website on Lezhin (in English)