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What is A Joyful Life about?

Status: Finished

Joy, an art teacher, has difficulty finding any solace in her life. She has never been at ease with her neighborhood, her family, or her job, and is always packed up and ready to go somewhere, but is always held back by life.

Things start switching around with the appearance of an old crush, Aerie, who was the first breath of fresh air in her otherwise smothering life.

Baby steps for the both of them, as they discover the value of companionship, proper relationships, and ultimately, a way to a truly Joyful Life!

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Female Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Yuri , Full Color , Love Triangle , Primarily Female Cast , Bullying , Bisexual

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Kakao Webtoon

Dallaeya

Also known as Dallae.

Status: Finished
Genres: Romance , Supernatural

Bo-Eun has recently acquired a furry little roommate named Dallae (Korean for azalea), who she met in an azalea field. Dallae has her own schedule, though, and comes and goes as she pleases. Meanwhile, Bo-Eun can’t seem to stop dreaming about a missed friendship in high school – her name is Sae-Yeon. Oddly enough, it was around the time that Dallae started showing up that Bo-Eun started having recurring dreams of Sae-Yeon...

This story has two (or is it three?) main characters, and they’re all hiding a secret from each other.

Note: Won the 3rd Lezhin Comics World Comic Contest.

Tags: Yuri , Full Color , LGBTQ+ Themes , Animals , College , Female Protagonist , Primarily Female Cast , School

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Lezhin

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Nae Jasigui Sasaenghwal

Also known as Mom, I'm Gay.

Status: Finished
Genres: Slice of Life

A gay son and a lesbian daughter.
Jin and Rin are best friends, and they each have a secret - they are both gay. Life turns upside down when both of their households find out about their sexual orientation. How will they survive despite their parents knowing?

Tags: LGBTQ+ Themes , Family Life , Yuri , Primarily Adult Cast , Boys' Love , Yandere

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Comica

Bomtoon

Comico

Naver Series

KakaoPage

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Onchojeom

Also known as Pan Focus.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Your first love. Your first kiss. Youthful shenanigans. In quiet moments, cherished nostalgia and bittersweet memories surface. With adulthood, everything gets fuzzy and lines begin to blur, but still... some things stay crystal clear. Susie Kang is a modern woman of independent thought and deeply felt emotions, eternally single but with two women always on her mind. The best friend who might-have-been, and her first crush who she never told. Life is complicated... except when it isn’t.

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Tapas

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Urijibe Nolleowa!

Also known as Ring My Bell.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Romance , Slice of Life

Hell yeah! A major publisher wants Mai Sohn to write a webcomic on relationships. But she’s struck with heartbreak as her girlfriend abruptly dumps her. It’s hard writing about relationships without being in one, so she needs to find the inspiration for love—and find it fast. And what’s up with her possibly homophobic neighbor? Why is she cool with Mai one minute and then so awkward and weird to her the next?! Can't a girl catch a break?

Note: Includes 4 extra chapters.

Tags: Female Protagonist , Yuri , LGBTQ+ Themes , Primarily Adult Cast , Full Color , Primarily Female Cast , College , Writing , Photography , Work , Love Triangle , Drawing , Religion , Bisexual

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