Kingdom of the Queen was a manhwa I stumbled upon and started reading with no expectations in mind. The premise seemed un-enticing and to me, who is an avid isekai romance manhwa reader, it looked...typical. After all, it's not uncommon to find some trashy romance isekai manhwa that is mis-tagged. But, being that I was fairly bored I decided to give it a go.
The story starts off just as stated in the synopsis, four girls recieving a challenge to be queen..by the queen. The story seems to just be the adventures of these girls empowering women and completing the tests set by the queen. To be honest though, the entire 'I'm going to be queen!' thing was forgotten about by chapter 5, and the hostility started to fade by then.
The story focuses on the dynamics of the girls facing an anti-female society. Yep, you read that right. Most of the story so far is just about feminism. And the authors didn't really try to hide it. From the get go, the problem of females being limited due to their gender was brought up. And those who did happen to reach beyond those limit’s set were called witches and were to be killed. It does deal with some real life issues that women faced not only in the past but also in our modern world. Although, if you're going to read this solely for the plot, I'd suggest you look someplace else.
Overall?
This manhwa wasn't the best thing in the world but it was actually enjoyable. Keeping my enjoyment in mind, I can see that this won't appeal to male audience or those who like to read shounen-type webcomics. And, if you still think it's yuri by the end of this review, it's not. It doesn't even have any yuri bait (which was surprising considering the all female cast and the cover). In fact, there's literally no romance in the manhwa which was refreshing to see. I'd say give it a go, but don't over-hype it in your mind.
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