I adore this series, and I'm glad that webtoons are gaining traction in the publishing market. The art is beautiful. The story is precious. It's one of my absolute favorite love stories.

I LOVE this series. SO glad I got to read this once it was published. I first watched the TV show, so my expectations were quite high, and it got archived before I could download it, but reading the finished copy was just as exciting. Can't wait for the next volume!

A really fun colourful read! Angy's artstyle is really cool with their use of bright flashy colours and the coding and computer imagery throughout adds to the story so well. The main characters Sangwoo and Jaeyoung are so awful in different ways to each other it makes for a hilarious time seeing how they drive the other up the wall.

Chu Sang Woo is a very rigid, even obsessive student. One day, he refuses to include students who haven't participated in a presentation. Among them is Jae Young, a design student. He decides to take revenge.
I wasn't familiar with the weebtoon before reading the manga.
I understand Chu Sang Woo's attitude, but his desire for justice and fairness is linked to a very rigid, even obsessive and complusory attitude. He lives by precise habits. This attitude is linked to a difficulty recognizing the people around him. Jae Young is aware that he hasn't been polite, but he is affected by Chu's ability to forget him. This results in a rather strong desire for revenge.
The heroes have mixed opinions about the situation, and their relationship evolves slowly, very slowly. This slow burn suits their story very well and makes their romance, which is just beginning to develop, even more believable.

This was way more fun than I expected! The unexpected and cool representation of autism added depth to the narrative, even if its reliance on the Sheldon Cooper stereotype felt a bit overdone at times. I really loved the art style—the pictures spoke volumes, and the coloring was beautiful. The characters had fun banter, and I especially enjoyed the creative way we were taken into their minds.

First I want to thank NetGalley, the Author, the Artist and the publisher for this ARC.

Somehow I thought this was a BL enemies to lovers....
But the banter is non existing, the loathing is palpable, and Jaeyoung is very annoying, irritating, even disrespectful at times.
I get that that's the point of the story. But still, I mean, it's obvious that Sangwoo has a condition or disorder of some kind, which is no excuse for his total lack of consideration towards other people's emotional well being. But still. The way Jaeyoung is now literally bullying Sangwoo just isn't nice.
He could get so paranoid that he ends up taking his own life accidental or not. I know that is not where this story is going but still.
I see the potential, but this is not for me.

There is also a lot of dialogue or text that doesn't feel necessary to the story.
And although I do like the potential of this story and the art and some of the characters, I won't be following the rest of their story.

Semantic Error by Angy (art) and J. Soori (story) is a Korean comic centered on university students Sangwoo Choo and Jaeyoung Jang, and is a rivals to lovers BL plotline. Volume 1 depects the beginning of their contentious relationship, in which Sangwoo, a stickler for the rules, inadvertently but unrepentantly causes Jaeyoung to fail a required class while he was overseas for an award ceremony; he consequently is unable to graduate. Various other mishaps lead Jaeyoung to seek his revenge, but the more time the young men spend together, the more their relationship seems to change....

While I don't agree with every action each character takes, the delivery of the plot and character interactions are overall quite funny, especially since the reader sees both sides of the story. Sangwoo also comes across as vaguely neurodivergent (though he canonically has no formal diagnosis), so I'm curious how his character will develop in future volumes. The live action drama seems to condense the overall plotline, so I'm curious what the creators will do with the greater flexibility for development that the manhwa provides. (It would be amazing if the original novel was also translated into English for extra details!) I've enjoyed this series so far and will definitely be awaiting future volumes!

Readers who enjoy this series may also like: My Beautiful Man by Yuu Nagira and Megumi Kitano, Here U Are by Djun, To the Stars and Back by Peglo, and 2gether by JittiRain, among many others.

I stumbled upon this KDrama and fell in love with Sangwoo and Jaeyoung, so when I finally stumbled upon the manhwa it was based on, I was eager to dive back into these characters and learn more about them and this wasn't disappointing at all.

Reading about a character who is so austistic coded and no masking was such a beautiful thing to see and witness. I will go to bat for you Choo Sangwoo, every chance I can get.

This volume started great. Really getting to know Sangwoo and getting the vibes of how Jaeyoung works as well as the way their enemy relationship works and every moment of it is so delightful.

Art throughout this is amazing! I loved the art and talk for how Sangwoo was trying to figure out Jaeyoung and what he was while the other little video games bits as he dreams was stunning. It added not only to the story, but really added to Sangwoo and how he thinks about things.

I finished this quickly and was left eagerly waiting for the next volume wanting to read more of their story.

Semantic Error
-Enemies to lovers ? (I’m just assuming they become lovers by the end)
-In color
-College

The start of this manhwa I completely knew how Sangwoo felt when his group did absolutely no work on the project. So I could connect on why he would leave the others' names off, as well as liking to have a set routine. Now I’m not as bad, but in college I definitely liked having a routine especially with how many credits I was taking plus extra-curriculars.
It seems like it is slowly building up, where we are getting both the mc and ml perspective and seeing the changes that are occurring with them. I will be honest I thought it was funny when Jaeyoung continuously wore the red just to bother him and Sangwoo started to pick him out of a crowd due to that. Although I don’t think he picked up on the fact that most of Sangwoo’s dislikes are due to system bugs/errors. Maybe he will figure it out later on? I would like to see Sangwoo start to change with more interactions with Jaeyoung. Overall though, I enjoyed the art (especially with it being in color) and the direction it is going. It is progressing at a decent rate as it’s building and not feeling rushed. The ml seems to be a gray flag, at the beginning could say he is like a red flag but then starts to act like a green flag when he switches up his approach.

Quick Summary of the Series Thus Far:
Chu Sangwoo is a set in stone type of person with little room to be flexible and this is shown when he has a group project where no one contributed. So… Can you imagine what he did?
Sangwoo only put his name on the project which ruffled some feathers with the others, especially Jang Jeoyoung- who was set to graduate. Unfortunately for Jeoyoung, he failed the course which resulted in him unable to graduate and messing up his post grad plans.

These two ended up unexpectedly meeting and one Sangwoo bolts thinking Jeoyoung was going to be out for him. He then meets Jeoyoung again after he was told not to appear in front of him again but Sangwoo couldn’t even remember Jeoyoung’s appearance. After this Jeoyoung decided to basically harass Sangwoo by doing everything he hates. During this time, Jeoyoung can’t figure out why he is so bothered by Sangwoo not remembering him and Sangwoo becomes more aware of Jeoyoung. Once Sangwoo started to become aware of Jeoyoung, Jeoyoung switched things up- basically doing the opposite of what was annoying Sangwoo.

While I didn’t initially like the art so much, the story was so compelling that I ended up tracking down the rest of the manhwa and reading it within days. They’re both such wonderfully complex characters, and this is such a god start to their romance!

Let me just say WOW!
Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.
I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel and am currently waiting for my physical copy to arrive!
Overall I love how the characters are portrayed, and how the plot develops.
4/5 stars ⭐️

Could not give feedback as book was archived before Downloading, However I am interested to read it!

This was okay. The story itself was a little interesting and the art was really nice but overall, I wasn’t really invested in the story itself or the characters

A great start for an enemies-to-lovers slow burn romance!

I know for some they considered the beginning to be a bullying plot line but I honestly read it more as teasing and not that serious. I really enjoyed the art style and it's a compelling storyline I cannot wait to read and finish. I do think it starts a bit slow and when it finally does start to pick up, it ends. If I did not know that this is already a full series, I don't know if I would fully be as excited as I am to continue reading.

This was a quick read and even though I liked some aspects of it, I was still not sold on the love story at the end of the first volume.
What makes it difficult for me to root for them to end up together is the pleasure Jaeyoung was taking in messing with Sangwoo. It was very obvious that Sangwoo is autistic and I’m not sure if those moments were supposed to be funny, but if so, they really missed their mark. It was distressing to read this and I was really glad to see Jaeyoung stop being so cruel. The harassment did not endear Jaeyoung to me at all and I still didn’t like him at the end of this volume.
Fortunately, there were others interesting characters and fun scenes that I enjoyed reading about, but I’m not sure I’ll continue with this series.

Thank you to Netgalley and Yen Press! I will say that Yen Press didn’t approve me for this title until the archival date, and that is very frustrating considering that gives the reviewer a very small window to download the title.

However, Semantic Error is a very cute story with pretty art. I’ve also seen the show, so I know how the character dynamics play out. Would definitely recommend sticking with this story!

This story is great for true opposites attract and enemies to lovers readers. Their dynamic isn’t too over-the-top with many relatable and realistic moments for the reader to enjoy!

Buckle up and enjoy the slow burn!

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♟️Rating:3/5⭐
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Thank you Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review!

Reading this feels like reading a ‘palate cleanser’ where it’s not that good but it’s not that bad. The story starts off slowly at first which made it a bit challenging for me to click with any of the characters. However as the relationship between both characters become stronger, I find myself slowly rooting for both of them. The latter part of the story is definitely much tighter and better developed since it is less draggy as compared to the first half.

One of my biggest gripes for this comic is the panelling. There were only a few instances where the panelling was slightly more experimental. More often than not, the panelling follows the rigid for panels per page style. This should be fine in theory considering how there are many popular comics out there which use simple panelling. However, the lack of direction and plain background in the panels hinders the flow of reading for the readers.

Overall, I may or may not read the second volume unless I’m really bored. But I definitely recommend this if you’re in desperate need of some form of entertainment to pass time.

I had always wanting to read the source material after watching the show, and I'm really glad I did. I love the art style and the way Jaeyoung and Sangwoo interact together. Its such an enjoyable time, from start to finish.

Semantic Error follows the tried-and-tested enemies-to-lovers trope to the tee. While I initially found both Sangwoo and Jaeyoung a bit frustrating as characters, they eventually grew on me. The comic builds up their romance, showing you how their relationship develops over seemingly mundane everyday moments--from discussing movies to brainstorming ideas for their game. I did find Sangwoo's tendency to "literally" run away from his problems a little frustrating and felt it was contrived drama; however, it didn't detract too much from the overall story. The highlight of this version was definitely the art by Angy that I felt took a typical storyline and transformed it into an engaging and enjoyable read. The characters look very attractive and the colors in the video game/error scenes broke up the visual patterns in such a dynamic and vibrant way. There's plenty of material here, in my opinion, for many more volumes (even beyond Semantic Error's official ending).

funny, interesting and believable; this is everything i like in a slice of life BL. i'm refreshed by the romantic attraction not being glaringly obvious from the off, it feels realistic in a way that's surprisingly rare for BL in this category, and it makes for a really fresh feeling reading experience. i like all introduced characters, and the humour and art style is great too. all round a good time, i'll definitely be picking this and the next issues up!