r/OtomeIsekai Jul 03 '25

News Aisha manhua was discontinued

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For Aisha fans, the Aisha manhua was put on an indefinite hiatus a month ago because it got too low fan ratings due to slow chapter updates. This really sucks because Aisha is honestly one of the best OIs I've ever read with gorgeous art and a very unique and amazing story.

But the author wants to keep publishing it and is looking for another company that might pick it up so for those that care please go through the manhua on these websites and support it. Scroll through and like the chapters, bookmark the manhua and please if you can buy some chapters. If you haven't heard of it before check it out on these websites and see if you might like it. Here’s a short summary:

The twins who have lost both their mother and father had got their humongous inheritance stolen by their evil stepmother. The three sons of their stepmother have a special relationship towards their non-biological sisters. Thus, a scene of love and hate occurred in this old mansion. This is a dark fairy tale of romance and vengeance.

Links

Toon tooni - English

Webtoon - French

Kuaikan - Chinese

BiliBili - Chinese

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u/HeadDoor3291 Jul 03 '25

To anyone who liked the art style there's a similar manhua (different kind of story) that I highly recommend. Name is Yin Shan Meng Tan / Dream Talking in the Hidden Mountain

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u/Excellent_Nobody_783 Jul 03 '25

He looks exactly like the male lead from Aisha

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u/azaldk Jul 03 '25

Bro you have to see the extra of this series. EVERYONE looks like the same (of coursw all handsome lol) but even the author points it out. I think she has a type

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u/PolarValentine Jul 03 '25

Same artist/author, IIRC

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u/Depressed_Siren71 If Evil, Why Hot? Nov 17 '25

I'd miss Sean a little less with this 🥲

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u/Anonemuss114 Jul 03 '25

Never heard of this, but something about this art is off putting. I think it’s the eyes that look big for how proportional the rest of the face/body is. Kinda rich considering that big eyes are a staple of anime and related stuff, but it looks weird here.

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u/13-Penguins Jul 03 '25

It’s because the rest of the face has such realistic detail/shading, so those weird proportions stand out more. It’s like the live action Alita Battle Angel where they edited in those big bug eyes.

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u/Ok-Scientist5524 Jul 03 '25

I read somewhere an interview with one of the big anime artists talking about how live action shows based on anime don’t try to make them look like the anime character “because the proportions were never human to begin with”. And it really made me think that if I saw a human being who looked like that it would be frightening. This cover confirms it lol. 😱

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u/Banana_Marmalade Recyclable Trash Jul 04 '25

That's just how animations are. If I saw Finn the human I would call Area 51

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u/IloveMyNebelungs Women’s Wrongs Supporter Jul 03 '25

I like it, it has that weird and creepy 19th century porcelain doll feel and something very macabre about it. It's definitely different.

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u/Banana_Muse Jul 03 '25

Which serves the story's purpose tbh. I like the art because it fits the plot. It's unsettling but you can't put your finger on what.

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u/Fabulous_Celery_1817 Interesting Jul 03 '25

They look like labubus to me 😭😂

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u/valtara_2 Jul 03 '25

you gotta touch some grass lmaoo 😂😭😭

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u/Fabulous_Celery_1817 Interesting Jul 03 '25

Why do I gotta touch grass 🤔. All I said was that they look like labubus to me. nothing to get pressed about

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u/valtara_2 Jul 03 '25

hey, dont take it personally. all i meant, labubus are practically the production of online influencer market. so, labubus can be called the internet's invention. something just goes popular for no good reason because ppl want what the other person has. most of the ppl dont see the hype around it, but ppl who are chronically online do go crazy about em. so you saying you saw a labubu randomly, just felt like you were online most of the time.

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u/Fabulous_Celery_1817 Interesting Jul 03 '25

Ok. The phrase might be changing. To me and my circle touch grass is actually pretty serious so I was kinda shocked when you wrote that. I guess these days it’s more mild. And labubus may have come about online, but it’s real world people that are buying it. So the explanation is a little odd. But whatevs

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

"touch grass is actually pretty serious" 💀💀💀

"to me and my circle" exactly, you and your circle of chronically online people pal.

I'm not being nice out here by not minding my own business. But I agree with the other person, comparing a capitalist micro trend to an art style of a struggling artist trying to do what they love (off putting as their art might be) that had their work discontinued (because of the time it takes to make the chapters, probably because of the detailed art might I add) in the long run does feel like it's just more incentive to this situation to keep happening and overall blegh.

Not that you are at fault or responsible, because unfortunately neither me or you can do anything about a whole sector of economy, It's just that you are chronically online (like every other redditor), and seeing you both be passive aggressive with each other while trying to pretend to make peace is annoying as fuck and guess what? The Internet is not that big of a deal so I can argue with strangers like you online.

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u/valtara_2 Jul 03 '25

i didnt meant it in a serious way. i get that real ppl are buying it and i never denied it but you seeing labubus randomly felt like you were online for a long time, thats it. again, didnt meant to offend you. touching grass is a pretty common joke, but okay.

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u/Fabulous_Celery_1817 Interesting Jul 03 '25

No worries no worries. I didn’t mean anything by my comment. Nothing negative. How odd, we’re both speaking plainly but the other sees a negative aspect in our comments. I’m not looking for a fight. Have a good day.

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u/valtara_2 Jul 03 '25

odd indeed! just wanted to ensure i didnt offend you accidentally but its cool now ig, good day to you too!

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u/Chemical_Bell_7052 Jul 03 '25

Honestly, you seem more obsessed about these things than op lol.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

hmm, I like it when things look unsettling. The comic itself is black and white and the characters look more natural. It is only the cover that looks like that.

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u/Glittering_Brain3691 Jul 03 '25

Imo it's meant to be offputting given the genre

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u/nottakentaken Jul 03 '25

It gets better once the characters grow up, the artist draws kids with ppg eyes. Honestly a bit off-putting/horror adjacent actually fits the story.

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u/_lilr3dridingh00d_ Jul 03 '25

Story is meant to be off putting

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u/Alrubirea Jul 03 '25

Well I like it

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u/GixmisCZ Jul 03 '25

gnomemaxxing

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u/Sarcastic-being Jul 03 '25

Uncanny valley vibes

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u/-Roxaaa 3D Asset Jul 03 '25

it totally worked in this story

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u/Midnight_Yymiroth Jul 03 '25

Maybe because it inherently makes you go "GRIFFITH!!!" even if you haven't read that manga.

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u/miffy_mochi Shalala ✨ Jul 04 '25

They look like Megan meets Skullpanda, but more terrifying. I would read it though, if it’s horror because I love the use of uncanny valley in horror.

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u/PolarValentine Jul 03 '25

Dude. If you don't know about this, you don't need to comment. This post is informing those who KNOW and care about Aisha's hiatus!

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u/Ssynos Jul 03 '25

Yeah, the left girl is not too bad, but the right girl is so bad, i check other art of it, some of it look like a paint on a 3d model

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u/ecilala Terminally Ill Jul 03 '25

I think that's the technique used. From all panels I've seen from the manhua. The shading is heavily close to 3d rendering of anime-style models.

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u/nottakentaken Jul 03 '25

I actually have a SpeedPaint from the artist, these aren't 3d models

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u/Professional-Scar628 Jul 04 '25

I think it's the large eyes plus the too small gap between them. The gap between the eyes should be the width of one eye to be proportional, anything less can have an interesting effect on the face.

I do think it's supposed to be unsettling though, so the artist definitely got the vibe right. Reminds me of the Big Eye paintings by Margaret Keane.

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u/DependentWorry4902 Aug 24 '25

the eyes are just fine wasn't suppose to be anime style anyways

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u/nightsongws Hidden Route Jul 03 '25

It also has that "copying photo-bashed reference too exactly" look where the shadows either don't match, or don't exist for elements that are supposed to be overlapping.

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u/janthetrashcan Jul 03 '25

I just think they're way too big and close together. Ideally the distance between the eyes should be the width of an eye.

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u/Wiigilingworm69 Jul 03 '25

I dont' know why but the other links didn't show in the post so I'll put them here too.

Webtoon - French

Kuaikan - Chinese

BiliBili - Chinese

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u/Wiigilingworm69 Jul 03 '25

A summary for those that haven't heard of it before:

The twins who have lost both their mother and father had got their humongous inheritance stolen by their evil stepmother. The three sons of their stepmother have a special relationship towards their non-biological sisters. Thus, a scene of love and hate occurred in this old mansion. This is a dark fairy tale of romance and vengeance.

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u/Hot_Couch_Potato Jul 03 '25

I'm probably just being paranoid, but Top right pic looks AI-assisted to me. Like the girl on the right has weird artefacts in her eyes, her hair drawn in two different styles (more realistic on the right and leyendecker-esque on the left, the man behind her is looking...somewhere?, the dress on the girl on the left has parts of embroidery that don't make sense (also her flowercrown has a part that can't decide if it's a thorn or a leaf)

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u/BilboTheFerret Jul 03 '25

For me it's giving sims ultra modded and traced somehow to make it look like a drawing, especially the bottom left picture. It's giving uncanny valley and it creeps me out

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u/rex_606 Divine Being Jul 03 '25

Wasn't it created in 2021? Like I remember watching tiktoks on it back then...ai wasn't accessible back then 

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u/lamyea01 Simp Jul 03 '25

I remember Aisha (well atleast the version I read) being older than 2021.

Edit: ah I was thinking of Ayesha's Secret, which seemed to have come out in 2012 and is the prequel to Aisha?

https://www.anime-planet.com/manga/ayeshahs-secret

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u/Hot_Couch_Potato Jul 03 '25

Don't know. The earliest upload that I could find of this panel is may of 2023

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u/rex_606 Divine Being Jul 04 '25

Hmm to me it looks like the artist forgot to colour 

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u/Melodic-Move-5582 Jul 03 '25 edited Jul 23 '25

I don't remember what the case is with this specific scene, but Aisha is a black and white manhua. again, it's been a while since I read this chapter (the coming of age party) but I remember it being in black and white too. so, MAYBE, the problem wasn't in the original work, but rather when someone tried to colorize this scene. maybe they asked an AI to colorize it, and it ended up with these strange traces? I don't know.

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u/SuitableDisaster3746 Aug 30 '25

Orginal image is on chapter 47 and its in Black and White

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u/Outrageous_Owl_4817 Aug 31 '25

The creator has even shared the steps of coloring and drawing their designs and had this art style even before having access to AI. The original image was black and white, and the person probably used quality-enhancing apps to improve the photo, which make the image look strange. Since the original work is black and white, sometimes it’s hard to understand the design and colors.

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u/fiahhawt Dec 08 '25

I'm surprised no one pointed out that those are two different characters (they're twin sisters) but all the characters are drawn in a near hyper-realism.

But no, Aisha is a rerun of one of the artist's older stories and this is just their art style. The AI 'issues' that you see I just don't. I think you can't process the drawings well.

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u/Professional-Fun3281 Jul 03 '25

Reddit is buggy for me at times, but I can spend points for vol 1.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

Thanks, I like the art and I am currently learning French as well.

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u/DueMathematician7866 Usurper Jul 03 '25

DAMN... really hope it gets continued in the end. It looks very neat!! ^^

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u/haikusbot Jul 03 '25

DAMN... really hope it

Gets continued in the end.

It looks very neat!!

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u/herbandpants Jul 03 '25

I haven't read Aisha yet but I did enjoy the original work "Ayeshah's secret". You can really tell how talented the artist is.

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u/Cool_Human82 Grand Duck Jul 04 '25

Same! Aisha has been on my to read list after a friend recommended it too. Amazing artwork

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u/sprayedice Jul 03 '25

Ugh one of my faves! Very haunting. Highly recommend a read, the tension is gripping.

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u/Routine_Chicken5623 Jul 03 '25

From plot to art everything was just perfect about this series. If only they released chapters regularly it would've been one of the most popular comics of all time

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u/Rough_Spinach_9745 Jul 03 '25

i dropped this because I couldn't handle it. It was too much for me to know what happened to Aida and how she was coping. It'd hurt my heart seeing her like that but knowing it was discontinued makes me sad. I hope the author finds a company that supports their publishing time since it takes a lot of time to draw so realistic such as their artstyle

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u/BeneficialSir2595 Oct 24 '25

It gets so much worse...

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u/Expensive-Method4252 Dark Past Jul 03 '25

What it got discontinued!! Man I really liked the art and the story. bummer

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u/Lemonbean Jul 03 '25

Ugh I loved this one!!

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u/azaldk Jul 03 '25

Its not otome isekai though? Just historical setting

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u/Acrobatic-Refuse6007 Shalala ✨ Jul 03 '25

even so it fits just as much as remarried empress

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u/nanameeii Jul 03 '25

I haven't read it yet but wow The art is breathtaking

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u/Commercial_Tree_765 Jul 03 '25

I don't get it. I'm pretty shure I've been reading this story back in 2016, and at the time(or +/- 1-2 years later) it was already completed. I remember reading ending. Is this another take on the story? Though I'm pretty shure art style was almost the same when I was reading this, even if they kept one of the twins secret for plot twist reasons. Is this not a 'gothic style' horror story anymore?

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u/Melodic-Move-5582 Jul 03 '25

I think you're talking about Ayeshah's Secret 

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u/Lemonbean Jul 03 '25

It’s still gothic style horror

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u/AnemoSpecter Guillotine-chan Jul 03 '25

I dropped it because of the slow update. What happened to the twins now?

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u/SeniorBaker4 If Evil, Why Hot? Jul 03 '25

WHAT

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u/UnrulyCrow Jul 03 '25

Oh no! I have been eagerly reading it on French Webtoon, I hope the authors will find a new publisher because it's a brilliant series!

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u/Amazing_Spray_1919 Jul 03 '25

Aweeee nooooo :( it was so realistic and oddly refreshing from the cookie cutter glittery teenager self insert type OI these days😞😞😞 I hope it gets an ending, even if rushed

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u/SeniorBaker4 If Evil, Why Hot? Jul 03 '25

Dude this is the second time. Is the author going to cancel it, take a year break, redo the whole story, and start from chapter 1 again 😕

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u/blairsmacaroon Jul 03 '25

wow the art is gorgeous

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u/Just_Tippsy20 Jul 03 '25

WHAT!? I just got into this manhua, this is devastating.. the last chapter was at an intense cliffhanger too☹️

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u/thirstyball Jul 03 '25

This is one of my most favourite piece of literature. I just fell on my knees in walmart. I hope they come back, it's such an amazing story

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u/JellyJuBee Jul 03 '25

I love Aisha. This will be the one I’ll have to pay for so they can continue!

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '25

I'm too afraid to check it but I am also pretty intrigued!!! 🫣

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u/Ok-Entertainer-4836 Jul 04 '25

NOO IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES💔 I wanted to collect more chapters so I can read them in one go but damn..

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u/TinyWatermelonSeed Aug 04 '25

Im just realizing this now! Noo this is so sad… I’m still caught up in the cliff hanger…

Where can I keep updated on the news?

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u/Soft_Celery1646 Oct 24 '25

Huuu, I genuinely wish it continues, I've read countless stories all my life and forgot most of them. But this one in particular etched it's way into me. Everything speaks to me. Hoping to get updates soon, I don't really mind how long it'll take, doesn't even matter to me if it takes a whole decade for a chapter to publish, as long as it continues.

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u/PutridJuggernaut2999 Jul 03 '25

reminds me of Margaret D. H. Keane and her big-eyed children

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u/SuzukiSatou Usurper Jul 03 '25

Those eyes scares me

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u/Worried_Bad1734 Jul 03 '25

I can't seem to think of a rEYEson wEYE...

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u/-Roxaaa 3D Asset Jul 03 '25

NOOOOOOOOOOO I KNEW IT BUT IM SO SAD

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u/Moe_Albatross Jul 03 '25

Wait this wasn’t finished already? I felt like the last time I read it was finished.

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u/HommeFatalTaemin Jul 04 '25

There was a shorter version of it that was finished yes. But this is a different one where it’s the same characters but the story goes differently and it’s much longer! :)

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u/Moe_Albatross Jul 04 '25

Ah! I felt the short version was a nice complete story but I’m sad I missed the chance to see the other version. I would still recommend the second version though to anyone who’s interested!

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '25

I loved the story, the development, the design, so many hollow, clichéd, and empty stories that should be canceled, and they got this one 😭

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u/HommeFatalTaemin Jul 04 '25

NO!!! This is actually so depressing!! The story is so fucking good :( I know the art here looks horrifyingly awful but i PROMISE this is the best case of “don’t judge a book by its cover” that I’ve ever seen

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u/Anxious-Stranger-197 Jul 04 '25

I’m gonna be honest, I remember reading it a long time ago and thought it already ended?? 😭

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u/Small-Brief9744 Jul 04 '25

Oh no I love this comic so much 💔

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u/PsychedelicHaru Jul 04 '25

Damn, what a shame...I haven't been keeping up with the series lately cause of the slow updates, but I really loved the earlier chapters (the later ones are also nice, but personally, I preferred the story when the chars were little kids.)

Hopefully the author can find another company, would be a shame for it to end preemptively. Sidenote, I've always thought this series would be perfect for a live action adaptation...Finn Wolfhard pre hair shaving would have made a great Sein 😂

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u/Round-Purple-485 Aug 03 '25

WAIT WHAT.. ive been waiting for new ch I thought it was just taking a long time 😞

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u/Character-Fail-1250 Aug 08 '25

As someone who is really into this manhwa and has even read it myself several times, I can honestly say that Chinese users are so indifferent to what we international users are interested in, how can they ignore such a good manhwa? This manhwa is one of the most beautiful manhwas I have read. I really wish the author could collaborate with a company because it has been a long time since we heard about this manhwa and we are really looking forward to it.

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u/Brief-Act6252 Sep 20 '25

I have been following the manhua Aisha for YEARS and I return to it every October of a new year so I can enjoy the chapters that were released all together, I wasn't aware of this and it saddens me because it's super underrated, I hope it has a comeback, even if it takes years😭😭( I am a Nana a fan I can be patient) thank you for informing, this manhua barely has any news due to it being originally Chinese

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u/luminary-dreamer Sep 27 '25

Omg i really wish they continue maybe on English websites! And I also wished the author could had updated chapters regularly

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u/Snapper_Snap Sep 27 '25

I just literally searched about why it hasn't been updating and I stumbled upon this..I get it though considering how it rarely updates

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u/Ok-Education-546 Oct 05 '25

Till now still no updates.....I want to read Chapter 76!! 😭

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u/yourlostacecard Oct 08 '25

NOOOOOOOOOOOO 😭😭😭😭😭

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u/Astarband Oct 31 '25

That's very unfortunate because I loved this OI; absolutely stunning art and the plot is so good.

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u/bksfia Nov 26 '25

And now im discovering this :( Such a beautiful art, is really a pity. I remember when i was very excited for every chapter.

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u/nottakentaken Jul 03 '25

Aisha isn't an Isekai or age reversal though? I don't see how it's an Isekai. But I really really love this comic and I really hope it doesn't get discontinued.

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u/thirstyball Jul 03 '25

people discuss non isekai titles like the remarried empress, cry or better yet beg and many others here all the time

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u/nottakentaken Jul 03 '25

I do remember seeing RE but I don't think I saw cry or better yet beg on this sub, not saying it doesn't exist, I just never saw it. That being said, non isekai should be labeled as non Isekai.

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u/Aicha_Isha01 Jul 03 '25

I thought to myself "when did I release a manhua ?"

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u/azul360 Jul 03 '25

If that isn't a manhua then that is why it got cancelled XD. That is horrifying looking!