Punch Drunk Love Vol. 1

Punch Drunk Love #1

by Moscareto, Okdong (Illustrator)

Get this Mature-rated Boys’ Love webtoon/manhwa in English print for the first time! A full-color romantic comedy about a soft man hoping for some hard love…and maybe getting it from the new guy at work.

Seon-woo knows he’s painfully average in every way, but he can’t help pining for the hot new manager at work, Tae-moon. There’s no way to tell if Tae-moon is even into men, or if he’s the kind of dominant lover that submissive virgin Seon-woo yearns for in his deepest fantasies. All that changes when Seon-woo catches a glimpse of Tae-moon's phone notifications during a meeting. Those steamy messages coming through confirm everything Seon-woo’s hoped for. He just needs to convince Tae-moon to give in to a night of passion, where Seon-woo will prove he can take anything Tae-moon throws at him…and then some!

Genres: Manga, Manhwa, Romance, LGBT, Queer, Yaoi, Graphic Novels

296 pages, Paperback

Published February 13, 2024

Reviews

[Bookishrealm · Rating 4 out of 5]

YOOOOOO.....

This was WILD. I feel like this was on the same level as The Dangerous Convenience Store, but the constant miscommunication made it HILARIOUS. Granted, I'm not a huge fan of miscommunication, but the way it was handled in this story made complete sense. I can't wait to get my hands on the second volume.

[✨Meli the bookworm✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the third collab between Moscareto and Okdong, and at this point I know whatever they work on is simply ✨magic✨. Seon-woo is my fav manhwa dork, and I am vicariously living through him, rooting for him to get all his depraved sex fantasies fullfilled. You go, boy! Show everyone that nerds can get all their kinky dreams come true too.😍🥰💗

Also, super excited to know there is gonna be a 3rd season!!🥳🥳
In my mind, they are doing it for me!!🥰

[Camila T 🍉 · Rating 5 out of 5]

The OTT MC, the second hand embarrassment, the clothes, the miscommunication 😂😂😂😂 it’s so good
Also, the chibis are so cute 🥺🤏

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was hilarious and ridiculous and I loved it. This could very easily have been creepy, but the author takes these recognizable tropes of miscommunication and manipulation and goes wild with them.

[Frank Chillura (OhYouRead) · Rating 5 out of 5]

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Office BL for the ultimate win! And to top it off, this was completely smutty almost BDSM. I didn’t know whether I was blushing or getting all sweaty from the heat.

I love when the MC doesn’t know how hot they are or with a little bit of a makeover, they become drop dead gorgeous. Seon-woo is that betch!!! He’s the creep, nerdy guy with no friends who is completely head over heels for office hottie Tae-moon. When he finds out that his crush is into guys, he shoots his shot… only problem is, it’s at the complete wrong time and comes off as more of a blackmail situation instead.

I need Tae-moon to realize that Seon-woo is the perfect man for him and them to ride 🍆 off into the sunset. 😂

This was 2hot2handle! Loveeeeeeeeed!!!!

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great sex
Great art
Funny character dynamics

That's all I really hope for when reading a Yaoi.

The characters aren't my favorite as just stand-alone characters, but I do love their dynamic. We don't spend too much time getting to know them as individuals in this volume, but I am hoping that in the second volume we will. I like this idea that their miscommunication is what makes them a healthier couple? It's interesting to say the least. I am looking forward to how this will play out.

It is on the spicy side!

So, if you are looking for something light and fluffy and were drawn to this art style just be prepared.

[rory (jess' version) · Rating 3 out of 5]

they took the miscommunication to a whole another level

[Clare · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the most random miscommunication ever. Also, somebody PLEASE save Seon-Woo from his fashion choices

[⭐️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

UMMM WTF THIS WAS SO HOT AND HILARIOUS!!!! The MC is a complete dirty virgin sub and he gets in a situation where the dom thinks that everything he’s doing is humiliating so the MC would leave him alone LOL. But the dom top loves the way the MC looks without glasses and scruffy fluffy hair GUHHH READ IT ITS SOOO FUNNY

Fave BL of the year and one of my new faves of all time!!!

[Cassandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sometimes, I think to myself I really should read the summaries on the back of books before I read them. This was errotica. Not really much plot at all which is fine but erotica isn't my fav. At this point both MCs are pretty awful and I don't know how I feel, the library has more so I will probably pick up the next one and decide how I truly feel in the near future.

[Ray M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was overall very light-hearted as both main characters end up in a sexual relationship due to a misunderstanding....

There's actually a lot of misunderstanding here, so uh.... if you don't like that, don't read it, but it was pretty funny.

The brown-haired ML is not my cup of tea, but maybe he'll get better in the future..

Either way I like it enough to continue it.

[Sol · Rating 1 out of 5]

What a horrific waste of paper.

Both of our main characters are some of the most insufferable people I've ever laid eyes on and this entire thing is built on miscommunication after miscommunication. Literally my worst nightmare for a plot.

Our ML literally verbally sexually harasses his boss at work as if that isn't an abhorrent crime (it's played for comedy but I was extremely grossed out), and the text is right -- he IS a creepy loser whose one silver lining in life is sexualizing and objectifying his boss in his thoughts. If he were a real person I would think he is a massive fucking weirdo. But our love interest is also a rude, horrible prick who says shit like "I don't do safe words" and constantly berates and insults other people in his head. He's an insufferable dom. And why doesn't this idiot have a work phone or have notifications for Grindr silenced during his work day? Is he stupid?

I hate both of them. I can't wait to never think about this again.

[Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review for full series.

Ok, why was this silly manga the BEST yaoi I have read in literal years! Like the MC is a silly unhinged man (the clothes 💀) but like there was character development, poignant discussion of the reality of queer love in Korea, correction of improper kink discussion, ACTUAL HEALTHY COMMUNICATION TO RESOLVE MISCOMMUNICATION. ahem. Yes. This, I think, went beyond simple BL to queer story in many ways. It healed a bit of my toxic top trauma (like when does the top ever have insecurities about his place in the relationship??? and they actually get addressed). Seriously, if you can handle the second hand embarrassment from the MC, then you need to read this.

[Michelle Easton · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m cackling so hard because this first volume is the epitome of the tag, plot what plot. I hope we get some plot in the next volume, and that this miscommunication gets solved asap.

[Tschuli · Rating 5 out of 5]

me: lets read some smut
PDL: *has me dying of laughter the entire time* (the smut was still good, but the humour was what really got me)

[Francis Dominic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh I was giddy and giggling and kicking my feet from the start. This was such a fun read. The dynamic of the two is so funny! I was audibly cackling at home. These two just need to trust each other but I truly hope Mr.TAE MOON falls fast and falls deeply!

[Shan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is PURE COMEDY GOLD, absolutely hilarious! I wanted to cry from the embarrassment I felt reading this.. There wasn’t a single chapter where I didn’t laugh or cringe. What an utterly wild and crazy story.

[Q · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seriously hilarious, I havent laughed this much reading a webtoon in ages

[Ehlana · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite everything!!!

[Autumn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was silly and spicy and just a good time. I definitely want to get vol 2 and see how things play out.

[Jennica Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

the little chibi characters are so cute when they come up. anyways if you saw i read this.. um NO YOU DIDNT

[Poisonivy_Seastars · Rating 5 out of 5]

The comedy and the misunderstandings were so— 😭😭

[Eke · Rating 3 out of 5]

truly ridiculous the way seonwoo is obsessed but i'm somewhat into it!??!?!?!?? i wanna know more!

[Anastasia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was
silly,
ridiculous,
hilarious,
a bit cringey,
OVER THE TOP,
but somehow still entertaining enough that I will continue...

[Jona Litjens❤ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5☆

[Cameo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought is was gonna be sappy and sweet - turns out it's hot and fucking hilarious!

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

O MC é comédia pura 😂😂😂

[nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

the secondhand embarrassments 😭 god this is so funny

[M]

This is the most hilarious, absurd BL smut I've ever read. The internal monologue! The fantasies! The second hand embarrassment! Top, top, top.

[sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

me cague de risa por favor es excelente lo degenerado y tierno a la vez que es seonwoo, realmente dios los crea el diablo los junta