So fun! I absolutely LOVED Semantic Error when it came out and to this day it's a favourite comfort rewatch. To see if come to life as a comic is so cool. The art is absolutely gorgeous and I love the small changes they made. Can't wait to keep reading!

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

4.5 stars

I really enjoyed this first volume of this BL, college, sunshine x grumpy, enemies to lovers story. The length, for a multiple volume manga, was long (which I loved!). My only complaint is that by the end of this volume is, there is no inclining that there will be a relationship of some sort for these 2 MCs; it’s still pretty much in the hate phase (at least by 1 of them). I will be on the lookout for the next volume!

Such a refreshing manhwa! It was my second time reading this and it will not be the last. I know how their story ends and it was so lovely to be back and read Vol 1 again. It's realistic, beautiful, funny, sad and all in between. It's a journey of falling in love and I was so happy that I found this little gem. There were moments where I naturally felt frustrated with Sangwoo and Jaeyoung, but isn't this how it supposed to be? To feel uncomfortable? Bothered? You deduct, learn, try and make decisions that sometimes are selfish, sometimes are dumb or sometimes are for the sake of the things you were tought. As I said - realistic. They both compliment each other, teach and learn things from each other and it's only the beginning for them.

Thank you to Netgalley and Yen Press/Ize Press for the review copy.

One of the best comics I’ve ever read.

The dynamic between Sangwoo and Jaeyoung was beautiful. The grumpy x sunshine trope was definitely the highlight here

Nevermind Sangwoo being autistic coded, I love him. But I’m still confused about his college schedule

Give me volume 2 DAMN

I liked the set-up of this, and just love the trope of the popular guy needing the one guy in the room who's not looking at him to see him, so that was fun as well. I do think a little more urgency, especially coming to the end of the volume, would've been nice. Just something with a bit more of a hook to get me looking forward to the next volume. As it is, I think this will be catnip to anyone who loves a BL story in a university setting, and while it's more I-wanna-annoy-you than truly enemies to lovers it still has that nice little tension to it.

This was a really funny, light-hearted read about a guy who takes all the names off their group project because the others haven't contributed to it. Which then devolves into a 'rivalry' with a designer, who is in all his classes and who he needs to work with. The illustrations are amazingly done and I loved the video game-like illustrations.

Honestly, much better than I expected. Kinda stalker-ish when you really think about it, but since it’s a cute little romance I’m not gonna read too deeply into it.

Pretty solid characterization within the first volume.

The art and the flow is very easy on eyes and entertaining, but I had a level of discomfort about the character dynamics here. People read the MC as "autistic coded" and it gets briefly addressed by the text, but I think this is downplaying it a little - respectfully, I do think the MC is depicted as autistic, therefore I find the fact that the love interest continues to purposefully disrupt his routines to get under his skin actually aggravating. Coming at it from a neurodivergent angle, it looks truly bothersome as opposed to sexy rivalry dynamic, which didn't let me enjoy what otherwise could have been a pretty bratty college relationship. MC looks and feels genuinely distressed and that to me drowns out the rest of it. To each their own, of course, and I could see how it can be enjoyed by handwaving similar concerns: the art is lovely and the story is dynamic, and in isolation love interest's character is fun to poke at.

Thanks to Netgalley and Yen Press/Ize press for the review copy.

I've read this entire story before but I come back to it every once and a while. I just love how different they both are from your typical m/m romances. Book one only contains the enemies to lovers set up and has the end at more amicable terms. It's a slow burn but worth it.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for my honest review and opinion.

3 stars ⭐️

This was the beginning of what I can tell will be a heartfelt story.

Although I do not really connect with Sangwoo and find his grumpiness a bit intolerable, I love Jaeyoung and his ability to laugh, have fun, and joke around. I really hope Jaeyoung can rub off on Sangwoo because I don’t know how much longer I can take of his insufferable grumpy self.

They are the perfect blend of opposites attract. Where Sangwoo is rigid, closed off, and rude, Jaeyoung is carefree, friendly, and thoughtful (except for when he’s trying to get back at Sangwoo).

I look forward to learning more about Sangwoo’s past and what has transpired to make him act the way that he does. There must be a reason.. right?

All in all this was a very good manhwa and I’m thankful to have received an e-arc of it.

Thank you so much for the ARC!

The art in this is wonderful, the writing is excellent, and the story overall is great! The character dynamics are all fun, and the story is really interesting. I'm looking forward to reading volume 2, and checking out the novel when it comes out in English!

If this is going the way i think it's going, I'm interested to see how Jaeyoung turns things around for Sangwoo. It feels like a bit of a hard launch for a modern enemies to lovers plot, but both characters are very driven, so there's potential.

One of the best BLs out there! Art? Absolutely STUNNING. Tension? Impeccable? Hate to friends to lovers to angst?? Nicely done! One less star for the drama at the end of the story but ugh love themmm!!!

This was the first manhwa I ever read and I enjoyed it pretty much, it was lovely and funny. I'm interested in the next volumes.

I am in love with Semantic Error. The translation was great and it was just like the k-drama. I’ve been obsessed with Semantic Error for a couple of years now and having the book come out in English is sending me back into that obsession!! I can’t wait to buy a physical copy of this and buy each one as they come out! The romance between these two is so sweet and hilarious! It was an easy read and something that I think a wide variety of people could get into.

I was pretty curious about this manhwa since it's one of the most popular BLs out there. All that, only to be incredibly disappointed.

One thing about me, if I hate the characters, I'll hate the story. Sangwoo is the most self center main character I ever read about. Not only that, he was a walking stereotype for a computer science male student, hich honestly I wasn't a fan at all and it just made the story annoying rather than funny.

I really did want to enjoy it, but sadly it wasn't for me. I do hope that other people will get to enjoy it!

Thank you NetGalley for the copy Semantic Error Vol. 1, these are my honest opinions.

Lighthearted humor for everyone.
I love how well established the the two characters feel from the very start, their personality and inner thoughts are distinct and provide an exciting base for a enemies-to-lovers narrative. The romance is very slow going, which just makes it more believable (and satisfying when we get little hints of it).
The art is a particularly strong aspect of this comic, it supports the protagonist's vision of the world and provides beautiful and vivid imagery and backgrounds. I like how the artist's perspective is very clear and not only an afterthought of the story.
Overall a very strong start that reminded me of my years of group projects in university, ah, the struggle!
Can't wait to see where these two are headed!

First up, thank you for allowing me to read this one, sadly, I didn't click with it.

The art, I liked.
But the story was eh and I just didn't get where it was going, it was mostly our MC going to school/work, meets the red-haired asshold, gets in arguments, do it over again just more worse.
The characters were all horrible. Mostly had an issue with the red-haired guy (what an asshole. I get that the award ceremony was important, but more important than fucking graduating??? Stop whining and being an asshole, own up your mistakes), though I wasn't always a fan of the MC either (for various reasons).

I rarely watch the TV adaptation before reading the source material, but having finally gotten to read the manhwa for Semantic Error - I can say I’m equally as charmed by both. “Enemies to lovers” is so often mismarketed as a trope and rarely seems to work in a contemporary setting. But it does here, and it’s rooted in an initial antagonism on both sides of the romance that has a realistic cause. Though Sangwoo’s anger is much more justified in my opinion, as a real victim of the torture of a group project.

I’m already seeing where the Kdrama had to skim or skip over some of the source material for an efficient story, so I’m excited to keep reading to see how the original story fleshes out the relationship more.

Thank you to the publisher Yen Press for providing an e-ARC via NetGalley for an honest review.

A fun story that many neurodivergent people will be able to relate to. No one knows what each other will do next and I’m a fan of it not being immediately noticeable that this is BL. Can’t wait for the next one!