r/webtoons • u/Stunning_Taste8845 • Jul 29 '26

Question Is this series even worth it?

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I remember reading I love Yoo like a long time ago, like right during the pandemic but it's all blur now. I wanna try re-reading but from what I heard this series hasn't really progressed at all. Its been like 290+ chapters and it's being dragged to hell. Not even most action series have this much space.

Maybe i should just re-read purple hyacinth instead

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u/Own_Assistance1436 Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

Tbh no, I enjoyed it at first when it was listed as romance but now there’s just too much drama to follow along. And yes, I would absolutely re read Purple Hyacinth.

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u/CallMePain- Jul 29 '26

That and this were some of my favorite webtoons but I stopped when I caught up and had to wait. I hate waiting and I rarely ever come back. Maybe oh maybe I’ll come back and finish purple hyacinth

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u/Own_Assistance1436 Jul 29 '26

Yeah I hate to break it to you but Purple Hyacinth is on indefinite hiatus, the author is currently dealing with their health. Nonetheless it’s still a great read.

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u/CallMePain- Jul 29 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

Is the “author is dealing with health issues” just the “McDonalds ice cream machine is broken” of authors, especially webtoons? Or is webtooning just a crazy demanding job? I mean it seems super demanding, but I feel like authors also use it for vacation because they know that fans will accept that excuse over “I’m tired and am taking time off to relax.”

Edit: this isn’t about purple hyacinth author. It’s just that your comment brought it to my attention.

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u/teddyeatsyourface Jul 29 '26

Webtoons/Manhwa and weekly Manga are especially hard on the long-term health of their creators. They essentially work non-stop, have to disregard their own physical and mental health to meet deadlines and release schedules. They meet with editors who sometimes provide feedback from the publishers who want certain things implemented which screw up the flow of the original story pace.

It's genuinely a terrible work environment, so I learned long ago that my impatience with weekly releases or hiatuses are nothing in the grand scheme of things. 😅

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u/OnionForeign9785 Jul 30 '26

If you follow their social media account it really is due to their health decline. They seem to go get medical check ups often :( hope they are able to recover!