Happy if You Died · review
When i started reading this one i didnt have much of an expectations for it, just thought there is gonna be a simple office romance portraying the protagonists insecurities and problem they face, and i was totally wrong. It has much more to offer than romance or drama, the romance element is not used for entertainment purposes but is used as a tool for character development, which has worked out well. There is a Time loop Sci-Fi concept which sets the underlying plot for a Rom Com Josie comic. Like many romance Webcomics this too has a great comedy tone to it, the same old exaggeratedand cartoonised reactions makes it more enjoyable to watch, the author has also used some pop culture and anime references for fun, which seems to be trending these days. In addition to comedy there is also some good character development which addresses some social issues or misconceptions.
The Plot
There is a boss who is good at doing his work but acts as a complete jerk towards others, especially his subordinates. He is always unsatisfied with his subordinates and criticises them unreasonably to the point of his subordinates cursing/swearing him to death. the female protagonist is a subordinate of this boss and is also being abused by him(verbally). One day he abuses a subordinate and she curses him to die in agony while being consoled by others, and the boss actually ends up dying, whenever someone curses the boss, he ends up dying and whenever he dies a time loop starts for the female protagonist, therefore in order to stop living in the same day forever she stops the subordinate to not curse him to die, which stops him from dying and the loop stops and the next day starts for the female protagonist, the same thing happens again and someone curses him to die and he dies and the female lead is stuck in the same day, repeating again and again, the female lead is sick of the time loop occurring again and again which is also ruining her love life. She is interested in a co-worker and he also shows some interest in her. To lead a normal life she must avoid time loops for which she needs to make sure her boss doesn't gain others curse and ends up dying.
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She struggles a lot to do this and understands that to be free of the time loop she must transform her boss from being a jerk into a nice person who treats others well, the story continues from there on and shows the events that occur after that