Manga and manhwa sequence protecting stalkers aren’t unusual. Particularly ones that try to indicate rehabilitations or clarification for his or her conduct. I Love Amy is one more, however on the similar time exhibits what occurs when the stalker Beatrice “Bibi” Reden finally ends up making a real reference to Amy Lee. Nevertheless, whereas it is a romantic comedy and there’s a trace of background explaining how Bibi and Amy acquired to be the way in which they’re, it additionally does this with out firming down what Bibi is able to doing. As a result of whereas cute and sort in her personal method, she can also be fairly unnerving in this series, and that’s what results in the humorous conditions.
Editor’s Notice: There shall be some I Love Amy spoilers from early components of the manhwa under.
I Love Amy usually exhibits issues from Bibi’s perspective, and that’s how the entire manhwa begins. She’s excitedly going to high school and pleased about it, as the brand new love of her life Peter is her classmate there. It appears harmless, till she begins working down the corridor and we see the textual content “chatter” calling her “loopy,” a “nutjob,” and mentioning how she stabbed somebody with a fork with no penalties. Idle gossip?
Nope, as a result of Bibi and her perspective itself hammers residence that she will be harmful and a menace. Earlier on this introduction, we noticed her say goodbye to an unnamed “Snowball” pet, and we then see her personal flashback of her completely preserving her rabbit after it died as a result of the issues she loves “should be along with her.” When she encounters Peter in school? He’s speaking to a lady she solely sees as a silhouette. She invitations this faceless particular person to “be pals” after which, when this lady comes over, we see she has a chair in an empty basement ready. Besides in the course of the makes an attempt to make this individual decrease their guard, the person was real. When the evening ended with each falling asleep, the lady thanked Bibi for the sleepover and mentioned she had enjoyable. After which immediately, she had a face and was Amy. Bibi notes how odd this was and thinks this was her first sleepover and expertise like this for her too.
It’s due to this rising friendship and doable love curiosity in Amy that Bibi begins to grow to be somewhat extra softened and human and I Love Amy does find yourself feeling genuinely humorous. For the primary quantity, we’re nonetheless seeing Bibi absolutely into Peter. She’s devoted to attending to him resulting from an incident the place he was variety to her. And Amy agrees to assist as her good friend! However this additionally implies that Bibi and Amy spend extra time collectively. And as they do issues like make meat pies collectively, store, and go to the seaside, it feels as if these pure interactions and pure possibilities to socialize are giving Bibi somebody who accepts her and Amy somebody who’s additionally devoting whole consideration to her in that second. (Regardless of Bibi claiming it’s all for Peter.)
It additionally means possibilities to kind of see doubtlessly redeeming moments. Whereas there may be one other person who will get concerned between Amy and Bibi, who has her personal background with Amy, it provides an opportunity for the lady everybody thinks has issues to be one thing of a hero. After we begin studying about Amy’s previous, Bibi reaches out to her a bit. And even Amy’s aunt appears a bit happy to see there actually is a brand new individual in her life, contemplating it’s bringing her niece out of her shell.
The factor concerning the I Love Amy manhwa can also be that the cliffhanger for this e book hints at even additional explanations as to how Bibi ended up the way in which that she is. It suggests one thing of a tragic parallel to Amy’s personal previous. Which makes me surprise if it’s one thing that might result in additional connection.
I Love Amy is odd in that it makes you root for the unnerving stalker to finish up with a well-intentioned, harmless younger lady, however the execution does make it work as a romantic comedy. Amy is an cute, candy, and clumsy lady who genuinely needs to assist and sees this as an opportunity to construct a brand new bond with somebody. Whereas Bibi initially sees Amy as a faceless menace, that turns into a possible ally and possibly even one thing extra as she will get an opportunity at maybe her first regular relationship. It’s actually an intriguing and entertaining learn.
I Love Amy quantity 1 is offered by way of Yen Press by way of its Ize Press imprint, and quantity 2 of the manhwa will seem on Could 19, 2026.
