Finished
“Girl plays as male avatar in VR game Second Life to prove she's better than her brother.”
½ Prince
½ 王子
7.87
1,208 rank · 33,134 readers · 1,432 favorites
Shounen
Video Game
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Romance
Would You Love or Hate This?
AI-powered analysis tailored to your taste
Based on your preference for character-driven stories with layered emotional arcs, this title's exploration of identity and belonging would deeply resonate. The pacing mirrors series you've rated highly, and its thematic depth aligns with your appreciation for nuanced storytelling...
However, the slow initial episodes might test your patience given your history of dropping shows that don't hook you early. The art style shift in the middle arc could also be a concern...
Personalized to you
Honest pros & cons
Based on your library
Synopsis
Girl plays as male avatar in VR game Second Life to prove she's better than her brother.
When Feng Lan's brother encouraged her to play the virtual reality game Second Life, he told her that as a girl, she'd be doted upon. To prove that she could be a better player than him even without a handicap, she was granted her special request for a male avatar. Her adventures in this online RPG begin, as she discovers both the game and what it's like to be thought of as a boy.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 18 sampled reviews
8.7
/10
What 18 readers settled on.
94%
recommend
Score distribution
median 10
mode 10
σ 2.47
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.47 · split reception
The polarity gap
8.5 pts
Recommenders 9.5 · others 1.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.67
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Oct 2023
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “First of all, please don't bite as this is my first review. One word: BISHIES. If you don't like 'em, then don't read this. As an avid RPG player, I loved the concept. It actually reminds me alot...”
- 8 “The cool and perfect prince who fights mercilessly and bloody.. and won the hearts of majority females and some males.. is actually a girl who can't read map, and drools at the sight of food. The...”
- 9 “The first thing I remember when think about this series is that it always cracks me up. The characters all mesh well together and the crazy situations that they get into are downright hilarious....”
Verbosity
Short · 50%
Medium · 39%
Long · 11%
Read Order & Related
Explore the ½ Prince universe
Cast
See all →Gallery
See all →If you stay for this, you'll stay for these
See all →The community pairs this with
See all →Publication slate
A Manhua Publication
- Format 82 × 16 ch × vol
- Total read 10h 56m approx
- Published Jan 2007 – Jul 2014
- Source Manhua media type
- Ref. BS-M5955 catalog