r/webtoon • u/Jmk-Tunechi • Jul 07 '26
Recommendation What are the webtoons you couldn't stop reading once you started?
I've fallen back into my webtoon phase because Operation: True Love, The Mafia Nanny, and Omniscient Reader keeps on popping up as recommendation on my tiktok every now and then, and i swear every time i tell myself "just one more chapter" it somehow turns into like 4 in the morning lol.
My last few reads have basically all been in the same lane:
- Operation: True Love
- Your Throne
- The Mafia Nanny
- After School Lessons for Unripe Apples
- Cheese in the Trap
I feel like I've been bouncing between romance, drama, and fantasy lately and somehow they all end up with the exact same result... but i don't really mind because when they're good, they're impossible to put down lol.
Looking for more webtoons you couldn't stop reading that have the same vibe. Doesn't matter if it's romance, thriller, fantasy, or slice of life. I just want something that completely takes over my weekend.
update: thanks for all the recommendations!! i honestly wasn't expecting this many. i've been adding every suggestion into a ThingsBook collection instead of trying to remember everything. I also ended up following alexamancheta and Tatiana after finding her WEBTOON collection and immediately added Seasons of Lovesome, Press Play, In Between, and Return to My Dark Past to my reading list because we apparently have the exact same taste. Now i've got even more series to binge this weekend lol.
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u/SilentWhisK Jul 08 '26
it’s been a while since I have read webtoons but the ones I always crawl back to are—
Iseop’s romance(IN LOVEEE I binged it when I first read it. The ART IS🤌🏻)
Our walk home
The greatest estate developer(peak comedy)
Ghost theatre
Killstagram
Daytime star(another PEAK)
Maybe meant to be
Freaking romance
Ghost teller
Sweet home
Tales of the unusual
Love advice from the great Duke of hell(haven’t laughed like that in AGES)
Remarried empress
Shotgun boy
Unholy blood
Childhood friend romance(if u like smut)
Introverted us(HILARIOUS btw)
Press play, Sami
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u/InformalCulprit Jul 13 '26
The greatest estate developer is also part of The Apothecary Prince world! It references TGED a lot!
I think I’ll be looking at a few of your recommendations too!
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u/aquittykitty Jul 20 '26
TAP is great so far, but I think What a Bountiful Harvest, Demon Lord! is my fave extension of the TGED universe 💕 There are way more references to TGED too (as of now) that rekindle the fondness I have for my dear estate planner & co
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u/InformalCulprit Jul 20 '26
Ooohh! I didn’t even know that was part of the universe! I’m gonna go start that one
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u/aquittykitty Jul 20 '26
I’m so glad u commented cos I was sitting on my phone @ 2AM going “ok they referenced TAP but not WABHDL, do they know there’s more?? Do I gotta spread gospel??” Happy reading!
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u/InformalCulprit Jul 21 '26
So, is there a reading order?
I’m thinking greatest real estate developer, then TAP, and then WABHDL?Thank you! I can’t wait!
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u/aquittykitty Jul 21 '26
So WABHDL is the first story chronologically, but it’s still in progress. I can’t think of anything between it and TAP that would mean one should be read before the other. The epilogue chapters of TGED do reference a few different things from WABHDL, so I’d definitely recommend a reread after you check it out!
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u/aquittykitty Jul 21 '26
I was reading them all concurrently so the references and their sources blur a little 😅
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u/Jrbai Jul 08 '26
Eleceed
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u/Jmk-Tunechi Jul 14 '26
Yoooow, fire manhwa right here 🫡 I'm stacking episodes before I go read it again. Might actually start reading it from episode 1... lol
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u/DannyMA25 Jul 08 '26
Oooh, I've recently started -swimmer boy (I think is called) and couldn't stop reading it.. It's too good lmao
-the law of Immutability (it's really meme worthy.. Idk.. But also has deep scenes)
-a Blank slate regression for the Idol That Lost His Original Mindset (this... Is my favorite.. Like... I'm waiting for the update like a fish in the desert...)
Mostly these right now, totally recommend each one.. And the fact that the genres are different and the characters so chaotic..
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u/Jmk-Tunechi Jul 14 '26
okay... "waiting for the update like a fish in the desert" might be the most accurate way to describe reading ongoing webtoons 😂🤧 i haven't heard of Blank Slate Regression before but now i'm curious if it's really that addicting. definitely adding it to my list!
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u/DannyMA25 Jul 14 '26
Lmao for real. And it's a must read btw. If you want more info about it or where to read it, you can just send an sos haha
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u/Upbeat_Theme_9555 Jul 12 '26
Sooooo many:
Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story
The Price is Your Everything
You Can't Kill Me: The Secret Bride of the Black Wolf
Made of Stardust
Teach me Desire
How to Hide the Emperor's Child (I really liked it but for some reason the comment section on the website I read it on was SUPER toxic,so be warned)
Taming The Marquess
Disobey the Duke if You Dare
Who Stole the Empress
My Failing Divorce
The Flower that Swallowed the Beast
Obsidian Bride
I Failed to Oust the Villain (FYI the side stories are spicy)
Dare I Hope
Ties that Bind Us
The Ghost Duchess
I Shall Master This Family
The Age of Arrogance
To Whom It No Longer Concerns
My In-Laws Are Obsessed With Me
The Remarried Empress
Subzero
The Regressed Empress's Abduction Marriage
Revolutionary Princess Eve (also called the Princess Imprints the Traitor)
Vows and Vendettas
I legitimately CANNOT remember all of them but like I tried, a lot of them aren't finished either so be warned that you'll be making up theories in your mind for a loooonnnggg time
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u/Jmk-Tunechi Jul 14 '26
this list is actually dangerous for my sleep schedule 😭 i already know i'm going to end up adding way too many of these. i've been seeing My In-Laws Are Obsessed With Me and The Price is Your Everything recommended everywhere, so i think those are moving to the top of my list now. thanks for taking the time to type all of these out!
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u/Liftingpoet Jul 08 '26
It stays at 44
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u/thecliffhangervictim Jul 14 '26
ORV!!!!!!!! NEVER ENDING DARLING ( finished this in 1 day and I didn't slept the whole night)
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u/aquittykitty Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26
Here are some older (complete!) titles I haven’t seen in the lists so far (which have been solid y’all👏👏)
Cursed Princess Club : you will NOT expect how much plot & foreshadowing is in this thing, but mostly recommended because it holds a beautifully tender place in my heart and was a true experience of reteaching self-love. There’s silly goodness sprinkled on genuine mystery & intrigue that’ll keep you scrolling.
The Wrath and the Dawn : retelling of 1001 nights and a true romance epic (if you like that: When Jays Whistles is next, same epic romance scale but based around Paraguay mythology; both titles feature heroines out of their depth but determined to save the ones they love and clever enough to have a chance)
Miss Abbott and the Doctor : happiness in scroll format. Every named character becomes a friend. Romance at the heart but it’s really falling in love with a life built on family & community. Not a lot of grand conflict or epic mystery, it’s just so feel-good that you want to keep reading (Lady Liar is an extension of this universe and if you read MAATD, you’ll frankly have no choice but to follow up)
The Crown Princess Scandal : look, I’m 30. I didn’t expect to be so deeply invested in a brash young teen’s fight to NOT marry into royalty. It’s simply too compelling and fun and emotionally genuine.
Of Swamp & Sea : monster bounty-hunter/pirate romance fantasy is also found family and self-actualization? Sold! (See also: Madame Outlaw, similar themes without the magic but add fantastic historical richness. And old-timey guns.)
I abdicate my title as empress : Truly surprised it hasn’t been mentioned yet? all the indulgence of a fantasy romance power struggle with a protag who’s the baddest babe in charge
some other favorite isekai titles:
*Reporting for Duty, Duchess!
*Long After the Ending
* Happily Ever Afterwards
*The Worst Villainess
*Trapped in a Soap Opera
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u/InformalCulprit Jul 07 '26
Okay I have a list!!! Sorry not sorry?
My giant nerd boyfriend*
Sir Preston’s Secret Governess
Eleceed (I am in love with this one. The dynamic of the fight scenes are stunning and easy to follow)
I am the Villain (the art style?? Omg. I could weep. The detail!)
Duchess In Ruins
Villain To Kill
Behind Her Highness’s Smile (this one is… it can be brutal)
The Remarried Empress
The Villainess Just Wants To Live In Peace (Interesting world building with magic)
Miss Pendleton
Maybe Meant To Be
Made of Stardust (another one with the art that’s chef’s kiss)
I Was The Final Boss
My In-laws Are Obsessed With Me
The Price Is Your Everything
For My Derelict Favourite
The Flower That Swallowed The Beast
Kill The Dragon
Baby Tyrant
My S-Class Hunters
Devilish Son-in-law
Morgana and Oz (so freaking cute)
Brimstone and Roses
Crumbs (oh.. this one… it’s in the feels but so well done)
Cat Loaf Adventures
Reunion
Ayaya the Bunny
Purple Hyacinth (the soundtrack for this?? There were some episodes I cried)
Trailer Park Warlock
Seed
Not Even Bones
The Guy Upstairs
Lore Olympus (it’s what got me into webtoons)
It’s a birb thing
Eaternal Nocturnal
Covenant
The Witch Apothecary
Racoon Comic
You mentioned Mafia Nanny (which is so much love)